2022 SA Music Awards Winners

Acknowledgement of Country
The SAM Awards acknowledges the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains, the traditional custodians of this land. We acknowledge their continuing culture and pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

2022 MAJOR AWARD WINNERS

Best Song

presented by Hindley St Music Hall 

Elsy Wameyo – River Nile

 

Best New Artist

– presented by WOMADelaide

LOLA

 

Best Regional Artist

– presented by Alpha Box & Dice

Tilly Tjala Thomas

 

Best Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Artist

– presented by CASM

MARLON X RULLA

 

Best Group

– presented by Pirate Life

Electric Fields

 

Best Solo Artist

– presented by Adelaide Music Collective

Elsy Wameyo

 

Best Release

– presented by Derringers

Elsy Wameyo – Nilotic

 

 

 

2022 INDUSTRY AWARD WINNERS

Best Studio

– presented by SAE Institute

Wundenberg’s Recording Studio

 

Best Studio Engineer / Producer

– presented by SAE Institute

Elsy Wameyo

 

Best Live Technician

– presented by SAE Institute

Lachlan Sheehan

 

Best Venue

– presented by AHA (SA Branch)

Jive

 

Best Regional Venue/Activation

– presented by AHA (SA Branch)

Big Easy Radio

 

Best Major Festival / Event

– presented by Novatech

Spin Off Festival

 

 

Best Small Festival / Event

– presented by SAE Institute

Space Jams

Best Manager

– presented by Association of Artist Managers (AAM)

Sian Walden (Little Acorn Music)

 

Best Cover Art

– presented by SAE Institute

Paloma Ellery – SONS OF ZÖKU (SÜN)

 

Best Music Video

– presented by SAE Institute

Elsy Wameyo & Richard Coburn – Elsy Wameyo (Nilotic)

 

Best Innovation

– presented by SAE Institute

Porch Records

 

Best Music Educator

– presented by SAMii

Adelaide Youth Orchestras

 

 

2022 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS WINNERS

Blues/Roots Award

– presented by JIVE

Cal Williams Jr

 

Country Award

– presented by Grace Emily Hotel

Ella & Sienna

 

Electronic Award

– presented by themusic.com

Motez

 

Experimental Award

– presented by The Lab

SONS OF ZÖKU

 

Folk Award

– presented by The Wheatsheaf Hotel

Ukulele Death Squad

 

Heavy Award

– presented by ARMI

SwordfishTrombone

Hip Hop Award

– presented by The Gov

We Move Like Giants

 

Jazz Music Award

– presented by Gilbert Street Hotel

The Shaolin Afronauts

 

Pop Award

– presented by Lion Arts Factory

Electric Fields

Punk Award

– presented by Three D Radio

Teenage Joans 

 

Rock Award

– presented by UniBar ADL

TOWNS

 

Soul/ Funk/ RnB Award

– presented by Woodville Town Hall

WANDERERS

2022 SPECIAL AWARDS WINNERS

APRA AMCOS Emily Burrows Award

Molly Rocket

 

MusicSA Community Award

Northern Sound System

 

UNESCO City of Music Collaboration Award

Adelaide Guitar Festival: Origination

Neville Clarke Award

– presented by SAE Institute

Thessa Louren

Neville Clarke Award

– presented by TAFE SA

Lucinda Machin

 

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