Miss Kaninna has shared a post on social media where she reflected on Amyl And The Sniffers’ Amy Taylor’s impact on her career and, by extension, her life.

The proud Yorta Yorta, Dja Dja Wurrung, Kalkadoon, and Yirendali woman and Naarm/Melbourne-based artist just wrapped up a touring slot opening for the punk rockers across Australia, ripping it up in venues like the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Hordern Pavilion, and The Tivoli.

In her post, Miss Kaninna highlighted Taylor’s don’t-give-a-fuck energy and body positivity and how those factors empowered her. Along with a video of herself on stage with Amyl And The Sniffers performing Tiny Bikini, Miss Kaninna looked back on the 2023 release of her single, Pinnacle Bitch.

“I posted [videos of] myself shaking my ass in clothes I felt confident and comfortable in and found a lot of empowerment and freedom in doing so,” she wrote.

However, after the song’s release, Miss Kaninna says she received “shitloads” of nasty messages and comments from “men around the country,” who told her she wasn’t a good role model for young girls. She continued:

These messages and comments were really hurtful and made me ashamed of my body and ashamed of who I wanted to be.

Growing up in Tassie, I never felt comfortable or safe [wearing] bikinis to the beach or ‘sexy’ clothes which showed [too] much skin in public. Moving to Melbourne and releasing ‘Pinnacle Bitch’ was an opportunity for me to get out of my comfort zone and own my sexuality in a safe environment. It’s my body, [and] it’s my choice.

Writing that she started to feel shame from the relentless online bullying, Miss Kaninna found inspiration in Amy Taylor.

But after the relentless comments and slut shaming. I started to feel ashamed. The pressure of the patriarchy was breaking me and I regretted the release of ‘Pinnacle Bitch’.

And then I saw Amy. I saw her non apologetic … fuck you attitude.. I saw her talent and I thought fuck it. If she can do it. So can I. And from that day forward I have NEVER second guessed myself about what I wear.

You can check out the post below.

Amyl And The Sniffers’ latest album, Cartoon Darkness, is their cheekiest (and funniest), but there’s also a sense of melancholy behind the songs.

Tiny Bikini, in particular, explores bodily autonomy and peels back the layers of voyeurism and hypocrisy in the music industry (and it’s probably the most fun song you’ve heard about swimwear).

In recent Miss Kaninna news, she was the first-ever independent Indigenous woman to be nominated for an ARIA Award for a debut single.

She said of the achievement, “I’m so honoured to finally be able to announce that I'm the first-ever Aboriginal woman to be nominated for an ARIA for her debut single.

“Blak Britney has changed my life so much over the past year, and I’m so grateful for all the love and support. It’s not only a win for myself and my mob but for all First Nations people all over the globe.”

Speaking to The Music in September, Miss Kaninna spoke about how the success of tracks like Blak Britney saw her regarded as a hip-hop artist despite her musical dexterity.

“I feel like people are now catching on that I don’t want to be boxed in and that just labelling me as a hip-hop artist doesn’t really fit,” she said. “It’s been nice to be recognised the way that I’ve been seeing myself.”

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