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2019 single by Thelma Plum
"Better in Blak " is a song by Australian singer/songwriter Thelma Plum , released on 26 April 2019 as the third single from her debut studio album of the same name .
In July 2019, "Better in Blak" was nominated for Film Clip of the Year at the National Indigenous Music Awards .[1] [2]
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019 , "Better in Blak" was nominated for Best Video.[3]
At the J Awards of 2019 , the song was nominated for Australian Video of the Year.[4]
At the APRA Music Awards of 2020 , "Better in Blak" was nominated for Song of the Year.[5] [6]
The song won the 2020 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition .[7]
Background
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Upon release, Plum said: "I wrote 'Better in Blak' about my experiences with people trying to take the colour from the conversation. My colour is an important part of who I am, and over the last couple of years I've had people try and tell me 'it's not about colour' when obviously to me it is."[8]
Reception
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Laura English from Music Feeds Gamilaraay woman and musician", describing it as "an emotional, cathartic song that sees honest lyrics coupled with upbeat, danceable beats".[8]
Music video
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The music video was directed by Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore and released on 28 May 2019.[9] Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 2019 .[10]
Track listing
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Digital download[11] Title 1. "Better in Blak" 3:12
Charts
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Certifications
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References
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^ "ARIA Awards: 2019 ARIA Awards nominated artists revealed" . ARIA Awards . 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019 .
^ "The J Award 2019" . Triple J Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020 .
^ Cashmere, Paul (7 April 2020). "Tones and I leads nominations for 2020 virtual APRA Awards" . Noise11 . Retrieved 11 April 2020 .
^ "2020 Awards" . APRA AMCOS . 7 April 2020. Archived from the original on 9 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020 .
^ "Thelma Plum's "Better in Blak" Wins Vanda & Young Songwriting Comp" . Billboard . 12 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021 .
^ a b English, Laura (26 April 2019). "Thelma Plum returns with new single "Better in Blak" . Music Feeds . Retrieved 16 June 2019 .
^ "Thelma Plum - Better In Blak (Official Video)" . YouTube. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019 .
^ ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners by Award – Artisan Awards – Best Video" . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 December 2019 .
^ "Better in Blak – Single by Thelma Plum on Apple Music" . Apple Music AU . 26 April 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020 .
^ "ARIA Chart Watch #562" . auspOp . 1 February 2020. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020 .
^ "Singles Accreditations Report - April 2024" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 16 May 2024 .
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