Celebrating Sydney’s best emerging music, arts and culture each year, as voted by you. Explore this year’s winners across 9 categories.

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Artist of the year

Stelly G

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Stelly G stands against a black backdrop lit up with green and yellow light. She is wearing a flowing dress that extends out from her in all directions.

Best eats

Khamsa Eatery

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A top-down photograph of some of the dishes from Khamsa Eatery.

Song of the year

Vv Pete, UTILITY, Kelman Duran - Bacardi Papi

The cover art for the Vv Pete song showing Vv Pete looking flirty sandwiched between two muscular men.

Best music program

Lazy Thinking Live

A photograph of a crowd inside Lazy Thinking watching live music.

Best music video

BARKAA - We Up

A still from BARKAA's video where she's driving in the car with a friend looking joyous. She's wearing a white top and green floral short, hoop earrings. Her friend wears a cap and white shirt both appear to be laughing

Next big thing

DEVAURA

A photo of DEVAURA sitting in a black dress against a backdrop lit up by red light. She is sitting next to a human shaped mannequin made of shredded paper wearing a suit.

Best live act

DEVAURA

Devaura performs live, she's wearing a sleeveless black top with bold accessorie, hair in movement. She's mid song in the crowd.

Best arts program

Blacktown Shorts Film Festival (Blacktown Arts)

A photo of a screen being projected in an intiamte venue. On the rojection we see to people walking down the street seemingly in mid conversation, their expressions are curious and playful.

Record of the year

Marcus Whale - Ecstasy

The album cover of Marcus Whale's album. A long-exposure photograph of Marcus in motion on stage, lit up by a single white spotlight.

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