The ARIA Awards 2021 has wrapped and what a present!
This yr was an unforgettable one, with all the ceremony streamed as a digital present in partnership with YouTube — and there have been many noteworthy moments via the two-hour livestream.
Main the best way with 4 wins out of six nominations is hip-hop newcomer Genesis Owusu. The Ghanaian-Australian singer from Canberra gained the largest accolades in Aussie music, taking dwelling Album Of The Yr for Smiling With No Tooth. The 23-year-old additionally gained Finest Hip Hop Launch and Finest Impartial Launch. And he opened the awards with a medley of his hits.
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Sydney-born worldwide celebrity The Child LAROI had a stellar yr and it was capped off with two ARIA wins. The 18-year-old — actual identify Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard — gained Finest Artist and Finest Pop Launch for his 3x platinum single ‘Keep’. He additionally carried out the hit on the ceremony.
“How good is Australian music?” Child LAROI mentioned as his acceptance speech was aired for the viewers. “Tonight has been such an unbelievable night time. I really feel so blessed and overwhelmed with the love and help and it is unbelievable that I am getting this a lot love particularly from dwelling. Which means the world to me. Beginning this, that is all I ever wished to do, convey up the tradition and present the world how good Australian music was.”
Rising star Budjerah additionally took to the stage on the night time, performing hit his most up-to-date hit ‘Lacking You’. The Indigenous singer-songwriter — actual identify Budjerah Slabb — from Fingal Head in NSW additionally took dwelling the inaugural Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist award for his self-titled EP — an award that was offered to him by worldwide celebrity Ed Sheeran.
“I need to say my mother and father my mum and my dad who journey with me. I did not count on to cry however I am crying and I sound bizarre,” Budjerah mentioned in his acceptance speech.
“That is unbelievable. And thanks to Michael. I solely spoke to him twice however he opened numerous doorways for me. And I simply can’t consider this. Thanks.”
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ARIA Awards Corridor of Fame inductees through the years
