| J Awards of 2021 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 18 November 2021 | |||
| Venue | Australia | |||
| Website | abc | |||
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The J Awards of 2021 are the seventeenth annual J Awards, established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J.
The eligibility period for releases took place between November 2020 and October 2021. The nominations were announced on 1 November 2021.[1][2] The winners were announced on 18 November 2021 with Genesis Owusu winning two awards.[3]
The nominees for albums, chosen for their creativity, musicianship and contribution to Australian music.[3]
| Artist | Album | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Amyl and the Sniffers | Comfort to Me | Nominated |
| The Avalanches | We Will Always Love You | Nominated |
| Baker Boy | Gela | Nominated |
| Genesis Owusu | Smiling with No Teeth | Won |
| Gretta Ray | Begin to Look Around | Nominated |
| Holy Holy | Hello My Beautiful World | Nominated |
| Middle Kids | Today We're The Greatest | Nominated |
| Ruby Fields | Been Doin' It for a Bit | Nominated |
| Rüfüs Du Sol | Surrender | Nominated |
| Tones and I | Welcome to the Madhouse | Nominated |
The artists who impressed Double J with their musical excellence and contribution to Australian music.
| Artist | Result |
|---|---|
| Amyl and the Sniffers | Nominated |
| The Avalanches | Won |
| Emma Donovan & The Putbacks | Nominated |
| Hiatus Kaiyote | Nominated |
| Ngaiire | Nominated |
This award celebrates creativity, originality and technical excellence in music videos.
| Director | Artist and Song | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Riley Blakeway | Genesis Owusu – "The Other Black Dog" | Won |
| Sanjay De Silva | Jerome Farah – "Concrete Jungle Fever" | Nominated |
| King Stingray and Sam Brumby | King Stingray – "Milkumana" | Nominated |
| Serwah Attafuah | Triple One – "Blood Rave" | Nominated |
| Ziggy Ramo | Ziggy Ramo featuring Paul Kelly – "Little Things" | Nominated |
Five artists that have risen through the ranks of Unearthed and are set for massive things in 2022.
| Artist | Result |
|---|---|
| 1300 | Nominated |
| Blanke | Nominated |
| Hope D | Nominated |
| King Stingray | Won |
| Teenage Joans | Nominated |
The You Done Good Award recognises an individual, group or business in the Australian music scene who has gone above-and-beyond and done something real good this year.
| Artist | Notes | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Concrete Surfers | For booking gigs at local footy games to prove a point. | Nominated |
| Digi Youth Arts | For launching the inaugural BLAKSOUND music conference | Nominated |
| Jack River | For sparking the Our Soundtrack Our Stories movement | Nominated |
| Jaguar Jonze | For advocating for systemic change and the support of abuse victims in the Australian music industry | Won |
| Support Act | For mental health services and COVID relief for the Australian music industry | Nominated |
