2021 Nominees & Finalists
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.
2021 Major Award Nominees
Best Song
Presented by APRA / AMCOS
George Alice – Teenager
Motez – Reset
Stellie – 22 Pieces
Teenage Joans – Something About Being Sixteen
Wolf & Cub – Blue State
Best New Artist
Presented by WOMADelaide
Teenage Joans
Mum Friends
Rocky’s Pride & Joy
Tilly Tjala Thomas
Jess Johns
MARLON x RULLA
Best Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Artist
Presented by CASM
Dem Mob
MARLON x RULLA
Rob Edwards
Tilly Tjala Thomas
Best Group
Presented by Derringers
Bermuda Bay
Teenage Joans
The Empty Threats
TOWNS
The Mondays
Best Solo Artist
Presented by Media Arts Lawyers
George Alice
MANE
Motez
Stellie
Tom West
Best Release
Presented by themusic.com.au
MANE – Coping Mechanisms
Motez – Reset
Pinkish Blu – People Just Do Good Things Sometimes
Stellie – Stellie (Self Titled)
Teenage Joans – Taste Of Me
Tom West – I’m Livin’
2021 Industry Award Nominees
Best Studio
Presented by Adelaide Music Collective
Chapel Lane Studios
Electric Ant Records
Stone Shed Studio
Wizard Tone Studios
Wundenbergs Recording Studio
Best Studio Engineer / Producer
Presented by SAE Institute Adelaide
Cactus Sound (Ryan Martin John)
Jarred Nettle
Kiah Gossner
Lewis Wundenberg
Suture Mastering
Best Live Technician
Presented by Novatech
Dagger’s Production (Nathan D’Agostino)
Lisa Lane Collins
Luke Hancock
Michael Wickens
Patrick Lockwood
Peter Wing
Best Venue
Presented by AHA SA Branch
Grace Emily Hotel
Jive
Lion Arts Factory
The Wheatsheaf Hotel
Unibar ADL
Vintage Vulture
Best Major Festival / Event
Presented by Moshtix
Adelaide Guitar Festival
Beer & BBQ Homebrewed
Summer Sounds Festival
The Local
WOMADelaide
Best Small Festival / Event
Presented by Pirate Life
Folkloria Festival
Garden Daze
One 12 Festival
Space Jams South Coast Tour
Utopian State
Best Manager
Presented by AAM
Planet Shhh
Rachel Whitford (27 Music)
Sebastian James (27 Music)
Sian Walden (Little Acorn Music)
Diana Sautelle
Best Cover Art
Presented by Version Design
Wolf & Cub – Nil (Luke Byrne)
The Mondays – No Sugar Sprite (Arkadia Visuals)
Kaurna Cronin – Aloft In Blue (Julie Thornberg – Thorsoee)
Heaps Good Friends –Up Close and Personal (Ashley Giles)
Holas May – Block Letter (Angus Smith/ Angvs)
Teenage Joans – Taste Of Me (Samuel Graves & Eve Burner)
Best Music Video
Presented by Alpha Box & Dice
Slowmango – Thairade (Kasper Schmidt Mumm & Emmaline Zanelli)
Teenage Joans – Something About Being Sixteen (Jack Bielby & Thomas Schaefer)
TOWNS – Swimming (Jack Bielby & Thomas Schaefer)
Neofix – Freedom (Neofix)
Glowing – Poppy (Harry Nathan)
Best Innovation
Presented by CityMag
Against The Grain – ATG Sessions
Play/Pause/Play – The Sounds of South Australia Podcast
Summer Sounds Festival
WOMADelaide x NSS Academy
Carclew Music At Work
Best Music Educator
Presented by SAMII
Abbey Howlett
Alison Hams
Ben Smith
Jess Day
Julian Ferraretto
Paige Court
Matt Gully
2020 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS FINALISTS
Blues/Roots Award
– presented by UniBar
Cal Williams Jr
Mojo Dingo
Sean Kemp
Sturt Avenue
Trav Collins
Country Award
– presented by Grace Emily Hotel
Jimmybay
Mark Curtis and the Flannelettes
Matt Ward
Michaela Jenke
Ricky Albeck & the Belair Line Band
Electronic Award
– presented by Fat Controller
Jack Truant
Kelly Matejcic, Krunk & Restricted
Motez
Stace Cadet
V O E
Experimental Award
– presented by The Lab
Georgia Oatley
Slowmango
SODA
Sons of Zoku
The Empty Threats
Folk Award
– presented by Wheatsheaf Hotel
Alison Newman
B.S Roberts
Jess Johns
Siberian Tiger
Trent Worley
Heavy Award
– presented by ARMI
Alt.
Dirty Pagans
Kitchen Witch
NO NO NO NO NO
SIGNV/S
Hip Hop Award
– presented by The Gov
Boffa
Dem Mob
East Av3
GOLDN
Stefan Rossi
Jazz Music Award
– presented by Gilbert St Hotel
Chelsea Lee
Christina Guala Saxophone Quartet
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Max Grynchuk Big Band
Pop Award
– presented by Lion Arts Factroy
G-Nation
George Alice
Kyan Burns
Lilac Cove
Rachael Leahcar
Punk Award
– presented by Three D Radio
AGAPANTHER
Bitchspawn
LOLA
Teenage Joans
Wing Defence
Rock Award
– presented by Jive
Druid Fluids
Lily Rose
Oscar The Wild
TOWNS
Wolf & Cub
Soul/ Funk/ RnB Award
– presented by Woodville Town Hall
Dino Jag
Dojo Rise
LilyMay
Mum Thinks Blue
Wanderers
Major Partners: Music Development Office, The Music, Australian Hotels Association
