A.B. ORIGINAL CLEAN UP AT SA MUSIC AWARDS

On Friday evening, the South Australian Music Awards were held at the prestigious Norwood Concert Hall in Adelaide. A.B. Original cleaned up at the ceremony taking out the “Best New Artist” and and “Best Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Artist” categories.

Trials was at the ceremony to accept the awards, attributing the early success of A.B. Original to the strength of their community.

2016 sam awards winners

best Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artist

A.B. Original

best new artist

A.B. Original

best release

Bad//Dreems – Dogs At Bay

best male artist

Jesse Davidson

best female artist

Mane

best group

Bad//Dreems

best song

Tkay Maidza – Ghost

best music video

Aaron Schuppan for God God Dammit Dammit’s Kazoo

best cover art

James Packer for Brokers Resettler

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

Tkay Maidza

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