APRA AMCOS has revealed that the late Helen Reddy will be honoured at this year’s APRA Music Awards via the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music.
Reddy, who passed away last September, was scheduled to receive the award in 2020, but COVID-19 forced the awards ceremony to take place via a shortened virtual format and the honour was postponed so it could be bestowed in a room full of industry peers.
The APRA Music Awards will now celebrate her legacy on April 28 when the ceremony takes place at International Convention Centre Grand Ballroom.
“I am so honoured to be accepting The Ted Albert Award on behalf of my mother who devoted her life and career to equal rights for all people,” Reddy’s daughter Traci Donat said.
“And in honouring her you honour not just her music but also what she stood for. We couldn’t be more deeply moved and grateful.”
Reddy is one of two recipients who will recieve the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music at this year's event, with the second revealed in April.
It’s also been announced today that the 2021 APRA Music Awards will be hosted by Julia Zemiro, Ziggy Ramo and Georgia Mooney with PJ Harding signing on as musical director.
Additionally, APRA Music Awards’ Most Performed Urban Work category has been replaced by two new genre categories, Most Performed Hip Hop/Rap Work and Most Performed R&B/Soul Work.
The 2021 APRA Music Awards nominees will be announced on March 25.
For more details, head to the APRA AMCOS website.
