• Source: South Australian Music Awards

The South Australian Music Awards, also known as SA Music Awards, commonly SAM Awards, formerly Fowler's Live Music Awards (FLMA), are annual awards that exist to recognise, promote and celebrate excellence in the South Australian contemporary music industry. They take place in Adelaide, South Australia every November. The venue has varied over the years.




History


The inaugural South Australian Music Awards took place in November 2015, after having been known as the Fowler's Live Music Awards (FLMA) from 2012 to 2014, when custodianship was handed to Music SA. Fowler's Live (since 2018 and as of 2021 Lion Arts Factory) was a popular Adelaide live music venue. Major partners are as of 2019 the South Australian Government's Music Development Office (in the Department of Innovation & Skills), The Music, Moshtix & Australian Hotels Association.




Eligibility and awards






= Eligibility

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All applicants must have commercially released the entered work between the eligible period of 1 August to 31 July (of the award year). All applicants must have at least 50% of their band members residing in South Australia or they must identify and promote themselves as being South Australian. All applicants should be registered with APRA AMCOS. All entered works must be original compositions.




= Award winners

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People's choice awards are 100% voted for by the public via themusic.com.au. For the Industry and Major awards, a judging panel consisting of ten local and five national industry peers is selected each year. The panel includes a diverse range of gender, age and culture.




2012–2014: Fowler's Live Music Awards






= 2012

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The 2012 Fowler's Live Music Awards took place at Fowlers on 1 November 2012 to "recognise success and achievement over the past 12 months [and] celebrate the great diversity of original live music" in South Australia. 20 industry and five public voted awards were handed out. The winners are listed below.

Genre awards
Best Acoustic Artist – The Audreys
Best Country Artist - Tracey Pans & Claypan
Best Electronica Artist - The Killgirls
Best Folk Artist - Heather Frahn
Best Hip Hop Artist – Hilltop Hoods
Best Indie Artist – Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire!
Best Jazz Artist - Bottleneck
Best Metal Artist - Truth Corroded
Best New World Artist – Shaolin Afronauts
Best Pop Artist – Leader Cheetah
Best Punk Artist – Coerce
Best Rock Artist - Lady Strangelove
Best Emerging Blues Artist - Carla Lippis & The Martial Hearts
Best Emerging Contemporary Music Artist - Johnny McIntyre
Best Music Initiative - Moving Music
Best Music Manager - Daisy Brown
Best Music Organisation or Individual - Alice Fraser
Best Music Video – "You Should Consider Having Sex with a Bearded Man" by The Beards
Achievement Awards - Sacha Sewell, El Dorado
People's Choice Awards
Most Popular SA Release – Tales of Love & Loss by The Borderers
Most Popular SA Band / Artist - The Borderers
Most Popular Live Music Venue - The Governor Hindmarsh Hotel ("The Gov")
Most Popular SA Live Music Event – WOMADelaide
Most Popular Regional Band / Artist – Eviscerate




= 2013

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The 2013 Fowler's Live Music Awards took place in November 2013. The winners are listed below.

Genre awards
Best Acoustic Artist - Kaurna Cronin
Best Blues Artist - Don Morrison
Best Country Artist - Amber Joy Poulton
Best Electronica Artist - isima
Best Folk Artist - Heather Frahn
Best Hip Hop Artist – Jimblah
Best Indie Artist – Bad//Dreems
Best Jazz Artist - The Airbenders
Best Metal Artist - Truth Corroded
Best Pop Artist - The Beards
Best Punk Artist – The Mark of Cain
Best Rock Artist – Tracer
Best Roots Artist - The Bearded Gypsy Band
Best Music Initiative - A Band On Boat
Best Music Manager - Ricky Kradolfer (City Riots)
Best Music Organisation or Individual – Pilot Records
Best Music Video – "Desert" by Messrs
Achievement Awards - Tam & Anne Boakes
People's Choice Awards
Favourite SA produced and Recorded Artist Release of the Year– One More Tear by Echo & The Empress
Favourite SA band / Artist - Ice on Mercury
Favourite SA Live Music Venue - Governor Hindmarsh Hotel ("The Gov")
Favourite SA Live Music Event - WOMADelaide
Favourite SA Music Media Source – Rip It Up magazine




= 2014

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The 2014 Fowler's Live Music Awards took place on 13 November 2014. Organiser Peter Darwin said "It is humbling to see the level of support both within the industry and from the music loving public for the FLMA's. The event has become a great celebration, and well-deserved recognition for our quality artists!" The winners are listed below.

Genre awards
Best Acoustic Artist - Timberwolf
Best Blues Artist - Lazy Eye
Best Country Artist - Sandra Humphries
Best Electronica Artist – Tkay Maidza
Best Hip Hop Artist – Allday
Best Indie Artist - Sparkspitter
Best Jazz Artist – Ross McHenry
Best Metal Artist - Truth Corroded
Best Pop Artist - The Beards
Best Punk Artist - Paper Arms
Best Rock Artist - Bad//Dreems
Best Roots Artist - Shaolin Afronauts
SA Songwriters(s) of the Year - Bad//Dreems
Best Music Initiative - The Porch Sessions
Best Music Manager - Jason North & Greg Shaw
Best Music Organisation or Individual – The Jam Room
Best Music Video – "Grace" by Timberwolf
Achievement Awards - Ross McHenry and Gordon Andersen
People's Choice Awards
Favourite SA Song of the year – "Tempest" by Julia Henning
Favourite SA band / artist - Julia Henning
Favourite SA live music venue - Governor Hindmarsh Hotel ("The Gov")
Favourite SA live music event - WOMADelaide
Favourite SA music media source - Rip It Up magazine




2015–present: SAM Awards






= 2015

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The 2015 South Australian Music Awards took place on 10 November 2015. The Ryan Freeman Live Music Award, created in honour of Ryan Freeman, a live music fan who died in 2009, was awarded to Kelly Menhennett who also received $4000 to assist her career. 2015 marks Music SA's inaugural custodianship of the rebranded awards. The winners are listed below.

Genre awards
Best Release - Tkay Maidza
Best Female - Tkay Maidza
Best Male – Timberwolf
Best Group – Grenadiers
Best New Artist – Skies
Best Song - Tkay Maidza
Best Songwriter - Chris Panousakis (Timberwolf)
Best Live Act - Bad//Dreems
Best Music Video - "Switch Lanes"[ Tkay Maidza (directed by Sachio Cook)
Best Cover Art - Skies (Cover art by Jack Vanzet)
Best Producer – Motez
Best Manager - 5/4 Entertainment
Best Music Venue - The Governor Hindmarsh Hotel
Best Festival / Music Event – WOMADelaide
Most Popular Artist - Truth Corroded
Ryan Freeman Live Music Award - Kelly Menhennett
Fowler's Live Achievement Award - Robert Dunstan, BSide Magazine (for sustained contribution to the local music industry)




= 2016

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The 2016 South Australian Music Awards took place on 10 November 2016. The winners are listed below.

Genre awards
Best Release - Bad//Dreems
Best Female – MANE
Best Male - Jesse Davidson
Best Group - Bad//Dreems
Best Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island Artist – A.B. Original
Best New Artist - A.B Original
Best Song - Tkay Maidza
Best Music Video – "Kazoo" by God God Dammit Dammit (directed by Aaron Schuppan)
Best Cover Art - Brokers (Cover art by James Packer)
Best Manager - Craig Lock
Best Music Venue - Grace Emily Hotel
Best Festival / Music Event - WOMADelaide
Best Engineer - Tom Barnes
Best Studio - Mixmasters Studios
Ryan Freeman Live Music Award - Kaurna Cronin
Lifetime Achievement Award - Gary Burrows
Best International Collaboration – "Do It Right" by Tkay Maidza (with Martin Solveig)
Public Voted Categories
Most Popular Blues/Roots Artist - Ben Ford-Davies
Most Popular Country Artist - Max Savage
Most Popular Electronic Artist – Motez
Most Popular Experimental / Avant-garde Artist – Sparkspitter
Most Popular Folk / Acoustic Artist - Ben Ford-Davies
Most Popular Heavy Artist - Stabbitha & The Knifey Wifeys
Most Popular Hip Hop Artist – Koolta
Most Popular Jazz Artist - Adam Page & Ben Todd




= 2017

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The 2017 South Australian Music Awards took place on 9 November 2017 at the Thebarton Theatre. The winners are listed below.

Genre awards
Best Group - A.B. Original
Best Male Artist – DyspOra
Best Female Artist - Tkay Maidza
Best Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Artist - A.B. Original
Best New Artist - Heaps Good Friends
Best Release – Reclaim Australia by A.B. Original
Best Song – "January 26" by A.B. Original featuring Dan Sultan
Best Music Video - "January 26" by A.B. Original featuring Dan Sultan (Directed by Richard Coburn)
Best Cover Art - Stuart Highway by The Bitter Darlings (cover art by Henry Stentiford)
Best Manager - Craig Lock
Best Music Venue - Grace Emily Hotel
Best Festival / Music Event - Porch Sessions
Best Engineer - Tom Barnes
Best Studio - Chapel Lane Studios
Ryan Freeman Live Music Award - Robert Dunstan
Best International Collaboration - House of Songs Project
Lifetime Achievement Award - The Governor Hindmarsh Hotel
Public Voted Categories
Most Popular Blues/Roots Artist - Wanderers
Most Popular Country Artist - The Bitter Darlings
Most Popular Electronic Artist - Abbey Howlett
Most Popular Experimental / Avant-garde Artist - Timberwolf
Most Popular Folk Artist - The Winter Gyspy
Most Popular Heavy Artist - Ice On Mercury
Most Popular Hip Hop Artist - A.B. Original
Most Popular Jazz Artist - Ross McHenry
Most Popular Pop Artist – Rachael Leahcar
Most Popular Punk Artist - Young Offenders
Most Popular Rock Artist - Bad//Dreems
Most Popular World Music Artist - Adam Page




= 2018

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The 2018 South Australian Music Awards was hosted by Zan Rowe and took place at Thebarton Theatre on 8 November 2018. The winners are listed below.

Genre awards
Best Group – West Thebarton
Best Solo Artist – MANE
Best New Artist – Adrian Eagle
Best Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island Artist - A.B. Original
Best Release - Different Beings Being Different by West Thebarton
Best Song –"Bible Camp" by West Thebarton
Best Music Video – "Better" by Mallrat (Directed by Rory Pippan – Young Black Youth)
Best Cover Art - Neon Tetra (Cover art by Jack Fenby)
Best Manager - Craig Lock
Best Music Venue – Crown and Anchor Hotel
Best Studio - Ghostnote Recording Studio
Best Engineer - Mario Spate
Best Music Festival / Event - A Day of Clarity
Best International Collaboration – Zephyr Quartet
Ryan Freeman Live Music Award - Max Savage
Lifetime Achievement Award - Tam Boakes
Public Voted Categories
Most Popular Blues/Roots Award - Ollie English
Most Popular Country Award - The Heggarties
Most Popular Electronic Award - Motez
Most Popular Experimental Award - Abbey Howlett
Most Popular Folk Award - Laura Hill
Most Popular Heavy Award - Dirty Pagans and Hidden Intent
Most Popular Hip Hop Award - Tkay Maidza
Most Popular Jazz/Art Music Award - Adam Page
Most Popular Pop Award - Heaps Good Friends
Most Popular Punk Award - Young Offenders
Most Popular Rock Award - West Thebarton
Most Popular World Music Award - The Coconut Kids




= 2019

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The 2019 South Australian Music Awards took place in Bonython Hall at the University of Adelaide on 22 November 2019. Kelly Menhennett, Jimblah, Stellie, Jess Day, Horror My Friend and Electric Fields gave live performances.
There were a few changes in 2019. The APRA/AMCOS Emily Burrows Award, instituted in 2001 in memory of Emily Burrows, a former APRA AMCOS membership representative and compliance officer and awarded to a South Australian artist or band, was included in the ceremony. The "World Music" category was replaced with "Soul/Funk/RnB", and the "Best Engineer" category was split into "Best Live Engineer" and "Best Studio Engineer".
The winners are listed below.

General Awards
Best Group - Horror My Friend
Best Solo Artist - Adrian Eagle
Best Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island Artist – Electric Fields
Best New Artist - Jess Day
Best Release - "A-OK" by Adrian Eagle
Best Song – "Turned Loose" by Horror My Friend
Best Music Video - "Wedding" by Horror My Friend (Directed by Ryan Sahb)
Best Cover Art - "Caffeine" by Dress Code (Cover art by Jack Fenby)
Best Manager - Alex Karatassa
Best Music Festival / Event - Stonecutters / Porchland
Best Music Venue – Lion Arts Factory
Best Studio - Wundenberg's Recording and Rehearsal Studios
Best Engineer - Mario Spate
Best International Collaboration – Slava and Lenny Grigoryan with Beijing Duo as part of the Adelaide Guitar Festival
Lifetime Achievement Award – Neville Clark
People's Choice Awards
Blues/Roots Award - Ollie English
Country Award - The Cut Snakes
Electronic Award - Electric Fields
Experimental Award - Sons of Zöku
Folk Award - Ukulele Death Squad
Heavy Award - Hidden Intent
Hip Hop Award – Elsy Wameyo
Jazz Music Award - Adam Page
Pop Award – Germein
Punk Award - Wing Defence
Rock Award - TOWNS
Soul/Funk/RnB Award - Wanderers




= 2020

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The 2020 South Australian Music Awards took place on 3 November 2020 at UniBar Adelaide. The inaugural presentation of a new award, the Innovation Award, was presented by CityMag magazine. The winners are listed below.

General Awards
Best Group - Wing Defence
Best Solo - Jess Day
Best Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander - Jessica Wishart
Best New Artist - Siberian Tiger & Slowmango
Best Release - "Soulitude" by Motez & Friends by Wing Defence
Best Song - "Affection" by Jess Day
Best Music Video - "Soulitude" by Motez (Motez, Pilot Studio, Mapped Design, Daggers Production, Kelsey Pedler)
Best Cover Art - "Shaping Distant Memories" by Lost Woods (cover art by Todd Fischer)
Best Manager - Matthew Khabbaz
Best Innovation - play / pause / play
Best Music Educator - Nick O'Connor (Northern Sound System)
Best Studio - Ghostnote
Best Studio Engineer / Producer - Mario Spate
Best Live Technician - Luke Hancock
Best Small Festival/Event - The Porch Sessions
Best Major Festival/Event – St Jerome's Laneway Festival Adelaide
Best Venue - Lion Arts Factory
Best International Collaboration Award - "Maula Ya Ali" by Farhan Shah and Udan Khatola with Ustad Islamuddin Meer sahib.
Community Achievement Award - Craig Armstrong
Emily Burrows Award - Seabass
People's Choice Awards
Blues & Roots - Ollie English
Country - Jessica Wishart
Electronic - Motez
Experimental - Sons of Zöku
Folk- Naomi Keyte
Heavy - NO NO NO NO NO
Hip Hop - We Move Like Giants
Jazz - Django Rowe
Pop - Germein
Punk - Wing Defence
Rock - TOWNS
Soul/Funk/RnB - Wanderers




= 2021

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The 2021 South Australian Music Awards took place on 18 November 2021 at the Old Adelaide Gaol.

General Awards
Best Group - Teenage Joans
Best Solo - Motez
Best Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander - Tilly Tjala Thomas
Best New Artist - Teenage Joans
Best Release - Taste of Me by Teenage Joans
Best Song - "Something About Being Sixteen" by Teenage Joans
Best Music Video - "Poppy" by Glowing (Harry Nathan)
Best Cover Art - "Taste of Me" by Teenage Joans (cover art by Samuel Graves & Eve Burner)
Best Manager - Rachel Whitford
Best Innovation - WOMADelaide x NSS Academy
Best Music Educator - Alison Hams
Best Studio - Chapel Lane Studios & Wundenberg's Recording Studio (tie)
Best Studio Engineer / Producer - Kiah Gossner
Best Live Technician - Lisa Lane Collins
Best Small Festival/Event - Space Jams South Coast Tour
Best Major Festival/Event – WOMADelaide
Best Venue - Jive
Special Awards
City of Adelaide Exceptional Live Performance Award - Teenage Joans
Adelaide Unesco City of Music Best International Collaboration - Lazaro Numa
Emily Burrows Award - Tilly Tjala Thomas
Rosanna and Neville Clark Award - Ryan Martin John And Aidan Cibich
Music SA Community Achievement Award - Mick Wordley
People's Choice Awards
Blues & Roots - Cal Williams Jr
Country - Ricky Albeck & The Belair Line Band
Electronic - Motez
Experimental - Sons of Zöku
Folk - Siberian Tiger
Heavy - Kitchen Witch
Hip Hop - Boffa
Jazz - Chelsea Lee
Pop - G-Nat!on
Punk - Teenage Joans
Rock - TOWNS
Soul/Funk/RnB - Mum Thinks Blue




= 2022

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The 2022 award-winners were:

Best Song – "River Nile" by Elsy Wameyo
Best Group – Electric Fields




= 2023

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The 2023 South Australian Music Awards took place on 8 November 2023.

Hall of Fame - Paul Kelly
Best New Artist - The Empty Threats
Best Regional Artist - DEM MOB
Best Aboriginal Or Torres Strait Islander Artist - DEM MOB
Best Solo Artist - Alana Jagt
Best Song -The Empty Threats "Evil Eye"
Best Release - Slowmango Hypercolour Miscellaneous
Best Group - Bad//Dreems
Best Manager - Rachel Whitford
Best Regional Live Music Venue or Live Music Activation - Adelaide Guitar Festival - On The Road 2023
Best Live Music Venue - Crown & Anchor
Best Studio - Wundenbergs
Best Cover Art - Kaspar Schmidt Mumm & The Bait Fridge - 'Hypercolour Miscellaneous' By Slowmango
Best Music Video - Conor Mercury Movies for "Bills" By Carla Geneve
Best Music Educator - Kurunpa Kunpuntjaku (DEM MOB)
Best Studio Engineer/Producer - Lewis Wundenberg
Best Live Technician - Nathan D'agostino
Best Small Music Festival or Event - Some Shine Festival
Best Major Music Festival or Event - Vintage Vibes Festival
Most Popular Blues & Roots - Dojo Rise
Most Popular Country - Mark Curtis And The Flannelettes
Most Popular Electronic - Electric Fields
Most Popular Experimental or Art Music - SONS OF ZOKU
Most Popular Folk- Ukulele Death Squad
Most Popular Heavy - Stabbitha and the Knifey Wifeys
Most Popular Hip Hop - DEM MOB
Most Popular Jazz - 5 Sided Cube
Most Popular Pop - The Tullamarines
Most Popular Punk - Teenage Joans
Most Popular Rock - Mums Favourite
Most Popular Soul, Funk or RnB - Mum Thinks Blue
Neville Clark Award - Todd Pergallini & Jase Ess
Emily Burrows Award - DEM MOB
Best International Collaboration - Adam Page
Community Achievement Award - Girls Rock! Adelaide




= 2024

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2024 awardees included:

Hall of Fame – Guy Sebastian
Best New Artist – Aleksiah (Alexia Damokas)
Best Solo Artist – Aleksiah
Most Popular Pop Artist – Aleksiah
Emily Burrows Award – Aleksiah
Best Song – "Ceiling Fan" by Swapmeet
Best Release – Oxalis, by Swapmeet
Best Group – Teenage Joans
Best Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Artist – Electric Fields
Best Regional Artist – DEM MOB
best live music venue – Crown & Anchor
Best Large Music Festival – Adelaide Beer & BBQ Festival
Best Small Music Festival – Space Jams
Best Studio Engineer or Producer – Lucinda Machin
Artists' Manager Award – Rachel Whitford
Neville Clark Award, for song production graduates – Matt Stasinowsky and Joshua Rocca
Community Achievement Award – The Sisters of Invention




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