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National Indigenous Music Awards 2016
The National Indigenous Music Awards 2016 were the 13th annual National Indigenous Music Awards. The nominations were announced on 31 July 2016 and the awards ceremony was held on 6 August 2016.[1] The theme for this year's award was Protest Songs. The year, celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Wave Hill walk-off the 40th anniversary of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1976 and 25 years since the release of Yothu Yindi's Tribal Voice.[2] Performers
Hall of Fame InducteeKutcha Edwards is an indigenous Australian singer and songwriter, born in Balranald, New South Wales in 1965. He is a member of the Stolen Generations, and was removed from his parents at the age of 18 months. He is a Mutti Mutti man. He was named Indigenous Person of the Year at the 2001 NAIDOC Awards. He has released four studio albums between 2001-2015. Triple J Unearthed National Indigenous Winner
Kuren (aka Curtis Kennedy) is an 18 year old producer, of the Wiradjuri people. Kuren uploaded "Home" featuring Ben Alessi in May 2016 onto Triple J Unearthed and has collaborated with Allday, Sophie Lowe and Banks.[3] AwardsArtist of the Year
New Talent of the Year
Album of the Year
Film Clip of the Year
Song of the Year
Cover Art of the Year
Traditional Song of the Year
Community Clip of the Year
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