MIIESHA NOMINATED IN FIVE CATEGORIES AT THE 2020 ARIA AWARD NOMINATIONS
One of the most important new voices in Australian music, Miiesha has today been nominated in five categories at the 2020 ARIA Award nominations event.
The breakout artist takes home nominations for Best Female, Breakthrough Artist, Best Soul/R&B, Engineer of The Year and Producer of The Year – a true testament to the power of her storytelling, the gravity of her voice and the impact she has made as an artist since the release of her striking debut collection Nyaaringu.
Miiesha hails from the small Aboriginal community of Woorabinda in Central Queensland. Since making her debut in mid-2019, Miiesha has released a string of mesmerising singles – ‘Black Privilege’, ‘Drowning’, ‘Twisting Words’ and ‘Hold Strong’. These songs later came together as part of her fearless debut album Nyaaringu, which was one of 2020’s most affecting and critically lauded albums.
In a short space of time, she’s made an indelible impression – recently, she has picked up the 2020 NIMA (National Indigenous Music Awards) for Best New Talent, the Levi’s Music Prize, a triple j Feature Album slot, and the Queensland Music Awards awarded her the Remote Region Prize for her single “Drowning”. In August, Miiesha released her first ever remix collaborations – ‘Blood Cells’ featuring Briggs and ‘Hold Strong’ featuring Hoodzy, Jess B & Jesswar – listen to the remixes HERE.
Her critically acclaimed and widely praised debut collection Nyaaringu, will be available for the first time on vinyl on October 30.
PRE-ORDER NYAARINGU ON VINYL HERE
Released in June, and driven by statement singles in ‘Black Privilege’, ‘Drowning’ and ‘Twisting Words’, Nyaaringu garnered rave reviews for Miiesha and was named feature album on radio stations across the country including Triple J, FBI, RRR and 4ZZ. Nyaaringu has since amassed over two million global streams and become one of the most important Australian albums in recent memory.
Praise for Miiesha
“This might just be the perfect album for our times” - BROADSHEET
“Consider it a testament to Miiesha’s skill as a writer and performer then that this record has more energy and life than the work some musicians release decades into their career.” - JUNKEE
“Every once in a while there comes a new voice that captivates, matching understated grace with powerful impact. This year, that voice belongs to Woorabinda artist Miiesha.” – THE BIG ISSUE
“an album of resilience and empowerment” – THE BIG ISSUE
“Nyaaringu is a celebration of tradition that is steeped in modernity, an admission of pain characterised by strength – a singular, stylish and powerful debut.”
– THE SATURDAY PAPER
In much the same way as an artist exhibits a collection of works, Miiesha has assembled a collection of songs to make up Nyaaringu, all tied together through the common themes of her life, her community and her people. Her late Grandmother's interludes provide a powerful thread between the tracks, highlighting the passing down of knowledge from Elders through the generations.
"Nyaaringu is a collection of stories that I feel I wanted to tell or that I needed to speak on. For me it represents my journey and where I'm at now coming from Woorabinda. The interludes in the collection are recordings of my Grandmother speaking. For me she was and always will stay with me as the strongest voice in my life so I felt she had to be a part of this with me."
