Dan Sultan, Jessica Mauboy Lead National Indigenous Music Awards

It’s been a solid year for traditional and contemporary Indigenous artists around the country, and this year’s National Indigenous Music Awards has seen Dan Sultan take out three awards with his new record and Jessica Mauboy win National Artist Of The Year for the second consecutive year.

Following a whirlwind headline tour with a slew of sold-out dates, Sultan took home National Album, Song and Cover Art Of The Year for Blackbird, with fellow Victorian and “unofficial Mayor of Shepparton” Briggs scoring the New talent Award, which tipped the scales in Victoria’s favour, seeing the state take out four of the seven national awards.

National Community Clip Of The Year was awarded to Desert Sevenz from the remote NT community of Ampilatwatja for Fly Back Home.

And National Film Clip Of The Year went to North East Arnhem Land band East Journey, who are in the midst of prepping for a tour with Yothu Yindi next year.

For his contributions to the music industry, Munkimuk, aka Mark Munk Ross, was inducted to the NIMA Hall of Fame.

2014 National Indigenous Music Award Winners

National Artist Of The Year

Jessica Mauboy

National Album Of The Year

Dan Sultan - Blackbird

National Song Of The Year

Dan Sultan - The Same Man

National New Talent Of The Year

Briggs

Briggs. Pic by Glenn Campbell

National Cover Art Of The Year

Dan Sultan – Blackbird (artwork by Ken Taylor)

National Film Clip Of The Year

East Journey  - Bright Lights Big City

Director/Filmmaker Naina Sen

Executive Producer Susan Sandery

Community Clip Of The Year

Desert Sevenz Song - Fly Back Home

Community - Ampilatwatja, NT

NT School Band Of The Year

Rockstar Band

Rockstar band. Pic by Glenn Campbell

NT Traditional Music Award Of The Year

Jaydron Nundhirribala, Roland Nundhirribala, Grant Nundhirribala, and Lindsay Gameraidj

NIMA Hall of Fame
Munkimuk aka Mark Munk Ross

Tjintu Desert Band perform. Pic by Glenn Campbell