Spacey Jane Wins Big At The WAMAwards
With WA Music Week in full swing, WA's finest music exports and up-and-comers headed to Perth's historic His Majesty's Theatre on Tuesday night to celebrate the very best of 2020 at the WAMAwards. The prestigious evening was a testament to the shining talent streaming out of Western Australia's vibrant and resilient music scene.
Leading the way with a massive four award wins was Fremantle success story Spacey Jane who took out awards for Best Pop Act, Most Popular Act, Best Single for Booster Seat, and a tied win with WA music royalty Tame Impala for Best Album, with their release Sunlight. Not far behind was the evergreen Grace Barbé, taking home three awards including Best Global Music Act, Best Vocalist and Best Bassist. Mojo's Bar continued its reign as WA's most-loved live music spot, taking out the award for Most Popular Venue for the seventh year in a row.
The coveted 2020 Golden WAMi was awarded to the highly deserving Will Backler of RTRFM. Working tirelessly both on and off the mic, Will's contributions as RTRFM's Music & Program Director, Interviews Coordinator and Head of Training provide countless opportunities for WA artists and industry, whilst championing the broad diversity of talent WA has to offer.
The night also paid tribute in honouring this year's two Hall of Fame inductees, Paul McCarthy (RIP) and Fitzroy XPress. Members of McCarthy's last band Circus performed in tribute to the legendary singer/songwriter and Fitzroy Xpress also took to the stage in celebration of their achievement.
Keeping up the energy up throughout the night were stellar live performances from winners Adrian Dzvuke, Bexx, MissGenius, Noah Dillon, Tanya Ransom and nominees Nika Mo and Alter Boy. Topping the evening off with a bang was a special full-band performance - their first in 12 months - from multi-WAMAward winning Tame Impala, leaving the audience ecstatic at the rare opportunity to witness our own international music phenomenon in a theatre setting.
WA MUSIC AWARDS | GENRE & INDUSTRY
BEST ALBUM
TAME IMPALA
SLOW RUSH
BEST ALBUM
SPACEY JANE
SUNLIGHT
BEST BLUES/ROOTS ACT
MATTY T WALL
BEST COUNTRY ACT
SIOBHAN COTCHIN
BEST EP
NOAH DILLON
EVERYTHING MELTS
BEST EXPERIMENTAL ACT
RACHAEL DEASE
BEST FOLK ACT
JACK DAVIES & THE BUSH CHOOKS
BEST HIP-HOP ACT
ADRIAN DZVUKE
BEST INDIGENOUS ACT
MISSGENIUS
BEST JAZZ ACT
DANIEL SUSNJAR AFRO-PERUVIAN JAZZ GROUP
BEST LIVE ELECTRONIC ACT
YOUR GIRL PHO
BEST LIVE ELECTRONIC ACT
BEXX
BEST METAL/HEAVY ACT
BOLT GUN
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS MR PRISM
BEST POP ACT
SPACEY JANE
BEST PUNK/HARDCORE ACT
DENNIS COMETTI
BEST REGIONAL ACT
TANYA RANSOM
BEST ROCK ACT
THE SOUTHERN RIVER BAND
BEST SINGLE
SPACEY JANE
BOOSTER SEAT
BEST R&B/FUNK/SOUL ACT
GRIEVOUS BODILY CALM
BEST GLOBAL MUSIC ACT
GRACE BARBÉ
LABEL OF THE YEAR
BLUE GREY PINK
GOLDEN WAMI
WILL BACKLER
WA MUSIC AWARDS | CRAFT
BEST BASSIST
GRACE BARBÉ
BEST ELECTRONIC PRODUCER
SLUMBERJACK
BEST LIVE SOUND ENGINEER
JEREMY BESTE
BEST BRASS/STRING/WOODWIND INSTRUMENTALIST
GEMMA FARRELL
(Gemma Farrell Quintet, Artemis Orchestra, Namora Nonet)
BEST GUITARIST
GUY GHOUSE
(Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse)
BEST STUDIO SOUND ENGINEER/PRODUCER
ANDY LAWSON
(Debaser Studios)
BEST DRUMMER/PERCUSSIONIST
Talya Valenti
(Bolt Gun, Stella Donnelly)
BEST KEYS/SYNTH ARTIST
JOSIAH PADMANABHAM
(Grievous Bodily Calm)
BEST VOCALIST
GRACE BARBÉ
WA MUSIC AWARDS | PUBLIC VOTED
MOST POPULAR ACT
SPACEY JANE
MOST POPULAR NEW ACT
ELECTRIC STATE
MOST POPULAR LIVE ACT
ELECTRIC STATE
MOST POPULAR VENUE
MOJO'S BAR
MOST POPULAR LIVE OR STREAMING MUSIC EVENT
Nannup Music Festival