{"id":311959,"date":"2025-11-27T10:18:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T10:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/311959\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T10:18:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T10:18:12","slug":"speed-barkaa-and-ninajirachi-win-big","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/311959\/","title":{"rendered":"SPEED, BARKAA and Ninajirachi Win Big"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tSydney hardcore punk band SPEED<\/a> has collected the NSW Music Prize,\u00a0Australia<\/a>\u2019s most lucrative music awards<\/a>, presented for the first time this week, while BARKAA<\/a> and Ninajirachi<\/a> continued their respective winning streaks.<\/p>\n

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\n\tEstablished by the Minns Labor government of New South Wales to \u201ccelebrate and inspire local musicians\u201d and strengthen the music industry \u201cin the face of increasing competition from overseas,\u201d the A$160,000 ($104,000) prize pool is split among three categories.<\/p>\n

\n\tSPEED nabbed top honors for Only One Mode<\/a> via Last Ride Records (AANZ) and Flatspot Records (worldwide), their debut album from 2024, which impacted the top 10 on the ARIA Albums Chart, debuting at No. 10.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe group, led by Jem Siow\u00a0(vocals),\u00a0Aaron Siow\u00a0(bass),\u00a0Josh Clayton\u00a0(guitar),\u00a0Dennis Vichidvongsa\u00a0(guitar), and\u00a0Kane Vardon\u00a0(drums), has since released the three-track EP All My Angles, with live shows rocking across Australia this December<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tAn expert panel decided Only One Mode was the release that had \u201cthe most significant impact\u201d during the voting period.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cRespectfully,\u201d reads a statement from the band, which bags the\u00a0A$80,000 ($52,000) winner\u2019s check, \u201cour culture has never been a game nor a competition. But we are honored to receive this recognition and see this as acknowledgment of the values cultivated by the passionate souls around us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMeanwhile, BARKAA was awarded the NSW First Nations Music Prize for Big Tidda (Big Apples Music\/Island Records Australia\/Universal Music Australia). Just last week, BARKAA scooped best hip hop\/rap release at the 2025 ARIA Awards<\/a>, becoming the first Indigenous female artist to do so<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter bagging a hattrick of pointy trophies last week at the ARIAs, Ninajirachi backed it up with the NSW breakthrough artist of the year award for \u201cgirl EDM\u201d (NLV Records), a salute to an emerging NSW-based artist or act who has had \u201ca groundbreaking 12 months\u201d. The homegrown EDM producer, songwriter and artist has been shining on the awards circuit in recent weeks and months, winning the Australian Music Prize, triple j\u2019s J Award for album of the year, and more. <\/p>\n

\n\tRecipients of the First Nations and breakthrough artist prizes are each awarded A$40,000 ($26,000).<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThese talented and hard-working NSW musicians deserve this recognition,\u201d comments NSW Minister for Music and the Night-time Economy John Graham. \u201cThese awards are about putting the spotlight on NSW, so fans have a chance to celebrate the local music scene. This will give these artists a big career boost, and I also hope it will inspire the next generation to aim high.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tAdds Graham, \u201cthe streaming revolution is pushing more American music to Australian listeners. This award is part of our effort support local musicians to cut through and build a fan base.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAll told, 15 acts were nominated for the prize<\/a>, delivered by Sound NSW, with winners announced Monday, Nov. 24 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia in Sydney.<\/p>\n

\n\tNSW Music Prize 2025 finalists and winners:<\/p>\n

\n\t3% \u2013 Kill the Dead<\/p>\n

\n\tBARKAA \u2013 Big Tidda<\/p>\n

\n\tKobie Dee \u2013 Chapter 26<\/p>\n

\n\tNinajirachi- girl EDM<\/p>\n

\n\tONEFOUR- Look At Me Now<\/p>\n

\n\tParty Dozen- Crime in Australia<\/p>\n

\n\tR\u00dcF\u00dcS DU SOL \u2013 Inhale \/ Exhale<\/p>\n

\n\tShady Nasty \u2013 Trek<\/p>\n

\n\tSPEED \u2013 Only One Mode (WINNER)<\/p>\n

\n\tVv Pete & Utility \u2013 Varvie World<\/p>\n

\n\tNSW Breakthrough Artist of Year 2025<\/p>\n

\n\tDon West<\/p>\n

\n\tNinajirachi (WINNER)<\/p>\n

\n\tRoyel Otis<\/p>\n

\n\tShady Nasty<\/p>\n

\n\tSPEED<\/p>\n

\n\tNSW First Nations Music Prize 2025<\/p>\n

\n\t3% \u2013 Kill the Dead<\/p>\n

\n\tBARKAA \u2013 Big Tidda (WINNER)<\/p>\n

\n\tDjanaba \u2013 Did I Stutter?<\/p>\n

\n\tStiff Gins \u2013 Crossroads<\/p>\n

\n\tZiggy Ramo \u2013 Human?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sydney hardcore punk band SPEED has collected the NSW Music Prize,\u00a0Australia\u2019s most lucrative music awards, presented for the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":311960,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[64,63,1703,71516,134,136],"class_list":{"0":"post-311959","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-awards","11":"tag-bbnews","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311959\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/311960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}