Q&A: Throwing Down with the AWMAs Women in Heavy Music Nominees

It’s time to start getting hyped for the Australian Women in Music Awards (AWMAs) which is set to return to Brisbane/Meanjin in October following a widely successful outing last year – which introduced us to the inaugural Women in Heavy Music category.Emmy Mack of Redhook took out the first-ever gong – which recognises a female, non-binary or GNC person who has made contributions of outstanding significance as an artist, musician, music practitioner, agent, artist or label manager, supporter and/or advocator of Heavy Music. Following a presentation to remember by OzTix’s resident hardcore enthusiast, Erin Nolan, 2023 winner Emmy reminded attendees – and the industry – of the importance of recognising all genres; especially those considered “niche” by industry dinosaurs with an acceptance speech that still rings out to this day:“…what I want people to understand is that when heavy music itself is fighting for scraps of support in our industry, the women who are so disproportionately marginalised within that space are fighting for the scraps of the scraps, so we have like double the fight on our hands.” This year, the Women in Heavy Music category returns with three more deserving entrants who have all paved their own path in [...]

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Q&A: Throwing Down with the AWMAs Women in Heavy Music Nominees

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