The Winners of the BandLab NME Awards 2022 in Australia and The All-New Asia Categories

The winners of the BandLab NME Awards 2022's Australia
and Asia-exclusive categories were announced today by NME. The Kid LAROI,
Genesis Owusu, Warren Hue, and Subsonic Eye lead the pack — see the whole list
of winners and nominees below.

Last month, NME announced the nominees for the Australia categories of the Awards, which this year are sponsored by renowned music creation platform BandLab, as well as a slate of all-new Southeast Asian categories. And now the wait is over: these winners will compete in the BandLab NME Awards 2022's equivalent worldwide categories, which will take place on 2nd March at London's O2 Academy Brixton.

Genesis Owusu takes up the title for Best Album By An Australian Artist for his critically praised debut 'Smiling With No Teeth.' Subsonic Eye, a Singaporean indie rock band, won Best Album By An Asian Artist for their third studio album, 'Nature Of Things.' The Kid LAROI's popular track 'Stay,' featuring Justin Bieber, has won Best Song By An Australian Artist, while Indonesian rapper Warren Hue's 'Omomo Punk,' has won Best Song By An Asian Artist.

Best Band From Australia goes to Amyl & The Sniffers, who are a live force to be reckoned with, while Best Band From Asia goes to Filipino nine-piece Ben&Ben. Tkay Maidza gets Best Solo Act From Australia, while Pyra, the inventor of Thai ‘dystopian pop’, receives Best Solo Act From Asia. Last but not the least, Yolngu surf rockers King Stingray take home the award for Best New Act From Australia, while Singaporean bedroom pop phenomenon Shye takes home the award for Best New Act From Asia.

The winners for the
Australia categories of the BandLab NME Awards 2022 are:

Best Album By An Australian Artist

Alice Skye, ‘I Feel Better But I Don’t Feel Good’

Amyl & The Sniffers, ‘Comfort To Me’

Baker Boy, ‘Gela’

Genesis Owusu, ‘Smiling With No Teeth’ – WINNER

Ngaiire, ‘3’

Best Song By An Australian Artist

Gang Of Youths, ‘The Man Himself’

Miiesha, ‘Damaged’

King Stingray, ‘Get Me Out’

The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, ‘Stay’ – WINNER

Tkay Maidza & Baby Tate, ‘Kim’

Best Band From Australia

Amyl & The Sniffers – WINNER

The Goon Sax

Hiatus Kaiyote

King Stingray

Middle Kids

Best Solo Act From Australia

Baker Boy

Genesis Owusu

Jaguar Jonze

The Kid LAROI

Tkay Maidza – WINNER

Best New Act From Australia

Budjerah

King Stingray – WINNER

Ruby Fields

Sycco

Youngn Lipz

The winners for the
Asia categories of the BandLab NME Awards 2022 are:

Best Album By An Asian Artist

BAP., ‘Momo’s Mysterious Skin’

Ben&Ben, ‘Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno’

No Good, ‘Punk Gong’

Subsonic Eye, ‘Nature Of Things’ – WINNER

Zild, ‘Huminga’

Best Song By An Asian Artist

FORCEPARKBOIS, ‘Lotus’

Grrrl Gang, ‘Honey Baby’

Pyra, Ramengvrl & Yayoi Daimon, ‘Yellow Fever’

Warren Hue, ‘Omomo Punk’ – WINNER

Note: Yeule was withdrawn as a nominee at the artist’s request

Best Band From Asia

Ben&Ben – WINNER

Lomba Sihir

No Good

Senyawa

Subsonic Eye

Best Solo Act From Asia

Pamungkas

Pyra – WINNER

Reese Lansangan

Zild

Note: Yeule was withdrawn as a nominee at the artist’s request

Best New Act From Asia

Alec Orachi

Ena Mori

Shye – WINNER

The Filters

Warren Hue

BandLab NME Award categories are created to honour the
finest of today's music, entertainment, and pop culture. Categories have been
divided into two broad bands: Global and Regional, to reflect NME's global
reach and to support artists from all over the world. Artists from Southeast
Asian countries, Australia, and the United Kingdom will be nominated in
categories devoted to their own areas (Asia, Australia, and the United
Kingdom), while artists from other countries will be nominated in the Global
categories. Artists who have been nominated for Regional awards may also be
considered for Global awards.