The 2020 Australian Music Prize Winner Has Been Revealed

3 March 2021 | 2:16 pm | Staff Writer

And the winner is...

Pic by Grant Spanier

Pic by Grant Spanier

The Avalanches' We Will Always Love You has been announced as the winner of the 2020 Australian Music Prize.

Also nominated for the highly-coveted award and its accompanying $20,000 cash prize was Alice Ivy, Blake Scott, Emma Donovan & The Putbacks, Fanny Lumsden, Gordon Koang, Miiesha, Tame Impala and Ziggy Ramo.

"We’re so thrilled to be the winners of the prestigious AMP Award and be amongst the esteemed winners of the past,” The Avalanches said.

“We’d love to thank everyone involved in making this award happen especially Sound Merch, also to the many people who helped us put this record together. A truly special day for us and we’re so grateful."

Australian Music Prize founder Scott Murphy added: "Winning The AMP this time is a 'mean feat' as there were plenty of great contenders so I congratulate The Avalanches on winning the 16th AMP, you deserve it. I'd like to thank all our judges and partners for pulling off our 16th prize during difficult times."

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Last year saw Sampa The Great take out the prize with her album, The Return. Sampa The Great previously won the award with her Birds & The BEE9 in 2017. Other winners include AB Original, Gurrumul, Courtney Barnett and The Jezabels.