Indie-rockers Swapmeet led last night’s major SA Music Awards categories, taking home Best Song for ‘I Know’, Best Release for their album Mount Zero and the People’s Choice Award for rock.

The band were unable to attend last night’s ceremony at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre as they were performing in London’s Windmill venue on a world tour that included sold-out tour dates throughout Australia and in New York.

About the win, the band said they “grew up in South Australia, made our records in South Australia, and we will continue to pay homage to the unceded land that has given us so much opportunity”.

Meanwhile, nationally celebrated First Nations hip hop trio DEM MOB became the most awarded band in SA Music Awards history, adding to their 13 wins in four years.

Last night, they collected three gongs: Best Regional Artist and Best Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Artist in the Major categories, and Best Music Educator in the Industry Awards.

Hip-hop artist Elsey Wameyo also took home three awards, including the major Best Solo Artist award, the People’s Choice Award for hip hop and Best Music Video for her video ‘Wameyo ‘, which she said she filmed part of in Kenya.

Also in the major award categories, the Tullamarines won Best New Artist and Best Cover Art for their EP Safety Blanket, which included photography by Adelaide local Jack Fenby.

WOMADelaide took out Best Large Music Festival, and Hindley Street Music Hall was named Best Live Music Venue.

MAJOR AWARDS

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INDUSTRY AWARDS

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS

• Ellie Moffatt (SAE Creative Media Institute)
• Felicity Slee (TAFE SA)