WAM song of the year awards were held on the weekend, and the winners are in.

The grand prize was taken by Umpire for their song Streamers. The band took away $5000 in cash, a publishing deal with Shock, a recording package and 500 CD run. You can have a listen to it here

The prize was awarded by the minister for mental health, Hon. Dr Graham Jacobs MLA. Whilst introducing the new Mentally Healthy category, The Minister discussed the importance of music in the prevention and treatment of mental health issues before awarding the prize to Black Bored Minds for their track I’m not Scared

The full list of winners is here:
Rock:
Sugar Army Acute
Pop:
Umpire Streamers
Heavy:
Voyager Total Existence Failure
Café:
Minute 36 Era Quondam
Experimental:
Tangled Thoughts Of Leaving A Vexing Predicament
Electronic/Dance:
Scott Tomlinson They Wanna Dance
Mentally Healthy:
Black Bored Minds I’m Not Scared
Urban:
Mathas Skyhawks
World / Folk:
Michael Strong And The Ghost Anyway Son Of A Son Of A King
Regional:
Simon And Tammy London Spirit Calling
Schools <14 Yrs
Convict X Everything
Schools >14 Yrs
King George Rocket Ship
Blues And Roots:
Divcraft Lover Don’t You Wanna
Country:
Timothy Nelson Sleeping Alone
Jazz:
Tilman Robinson Thinking Without Thinking
Indigenous:
Black Poet Here I Go
Popular Vote:
The Words Run For The Hills