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.