National Indigenous Music Awards 2024

National Indigenous Music Awards 2024
Date	10 August 2024 (2024-08-10)
Venue	Darwin Amphitheatre, Northern Territory, Australia
Most wins	Barkaa (2
Most nominations	The Kid LAROI, Barkaa (3)
Website	nima.musicnt.com.au
Television/radio coverage
Network	NITV and SBS On Demand[1]

The National Indigenous Music Awards 2024 are the 21st annual National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs), which took place on 10 August 2024. Nominations were announced on 19 July 2024.^[1]

Performers

Performers at the event were:^[1][2]

• Jessica Mauboy
• 3%
• Dan Sultan
• Miss Kaninna
• Emily Wurramara
• Birdz and Fred Leone
• Jamahl Yami^[3]
• Arrkula Yinbayarra (Shellie Morris and Eleanor Dixon Trio.) - "All Together We Sing"

Hall of Fame inductee

• Sammy Butcher^[4][5]

Triple J Unearthed National Indigenous Winner

• Jamahl Yami^[3]

Awards

The nominations were revealed on 19 July 2024.^[1] Winners indicated in boldface, with other nominees in plain.^[5]

Artist of the Year

Artist	Result
3%	Nominated
Barkaa	Won
Budjerah	Nominated
Electric Fields	Nominated
Emma Donovan	Nominated
King Stingray	Nominated

New Talent of the Year

Artist	Result
Andrew Gurruwiwi Band	Nominated
Becca Hatch	Won
Jada Weazel	Nominated
James Range Band	Nominated
South Summit	Nominated

Album of the Year

Artist and album	Result
Dan Sultan – Dan Sultan	Won
Emma Donovan – Til My Song Is Done	Nominated
Jessica Mauboy – Yours Forever	Nominated
The Kid Laroi – The First Time	Nominated
Troy Cassar-Daley – Between the Fires	Nominated

Film Clip of the Year

Artist and song	Result
Andrew Gurruwiwi Band – "Yaa Djamarrkuli"	Nominated
Barkaa – "We Up"	Won
Emily Wurramara – "Magic Woman Dancing"	Nominated
Rona. – "Aperleye"	Nominated
The Kid Laroi – "Bleed"	Nominated

Song of the Year

Artist and song	Result
3% – "Our People"	Won
Barkaa – "We Up"	Nominated
Budjerah – "Video Game"	Nominated
Christine Anu – "Waku - Minaral a Minalay"	Nominated
Electric Fields - "One Milkali (One Blood)"	Nominated
The Kid Laroi - "Bleed"	Nominated

Community Clip of the Year

Artist and song	Result
Broome Youth and Families Hub – "BME YOUNGNZ"	Nominated
Bulman School & Community – "Malnganarra"	Nominated
Bulman School & Community - "Nidjarra"	Won
Cabbo Crew & Desert Pea Media - "Wanna Go Home"	Nominated
Miihi Mirri-Dha & Desert Pea Media - "'Diamond in the Rough"	Nominated
The Hill & Desert Pea Media - "Butterfly"	Nominated

Indigenous Language Award

Artist and song	Result
Electric Fields - "Anpuru Maau Kutjpa"	Won
Rrawun Maymuru - "Yolngu"	Won

References

1. Mary Varvaris (19 July 2024). "The Kid LAROI & Barkaa Lead National Indigenous Music Awards Nominations". The Music. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
2. Phoebe Blogg (29 June 2024). "Line-up announced for 20th National Indigenous Music Awards". National Indigenous Times. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
3. "Jamahl Yami Will Play At The 2024 NIMAs". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
4. Parkinson, (A)manda (10 August 2024). "National Indigenous Music awards 2024: Barkaa wins artist of the year". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
5. Charles, Bronte (10 August 2024). "Check out the full list of winners of the National Indigenous Music Awards 2024". NITV. Retrieved 11 August 2024.