| Environmental Music Prize | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| First awarded | 2022 |
| Last awarded | Current |
| Website | environmentalmusicprize |
The Environmental Music Prize is a prize launched in partnership with Green Music Australia. It aims to celebrate and amplify powerful music videos that inspire action for climate and conservation.[1] It was launched during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in November 2021 and is a call-to-action for artists to use their voice both on and off stage.[2] The Environmental Music Prize is a quest to find a theme song to inspire action on climate and conservation.[3]
To eligible for the inaugural prize, Australian citizens and residents could apply between November 2021 and February 2022) if they had released an original work in the last 5 years that 1) referenced nature or an environmental issue in its lyrics, or in the visual content of its music video and 2) inspires us to protect the environment with a message of hope or a call-to-action, or highlights the urgency of action.[2]
Between February and April 2022, a shortlisting committee composed of music ambassadors, environmental leaders and impact partners selected the 24 finalists.[2] Public Voting commenced on Earth Day, 22 April 2022 and closed on 22 May 2022.[2]
In June 2022, King Gizzard were announced as winners and donated the $20,000 prize money to The Wilderness Society.[2]
| Title | Artist | Result |
|---|---|---|
| "If Not Now, Then When?" | King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard | Won |
| "Addicted to the Sunshine" | Lime Cordiale | Nominated |
| "Can't Take The Ocean Out of Me" | Billy Otto | Nominated |
| "Hello My Beautiful World" | Holy Holy | Nominated |
| "Hey Wanhaka" | King Stingray | Nominated |
| "Housefyre" | Briggs & Tim Minchin | Nominated |
| "In Love with This Place" | Jess Ribeiro | Nominated |
| "Messin' Me Up" | What So Not featuring Evan Giia | Nominated |
| "Mother" | L-FRESH the Lion featuring Moza and Mirrah | Nominated |
| "Our Song" | Tambah Project (Nidala Barker, Kyle Lionhart & Billy Otto) | Nominated |
| "Port Road" | Holy Holy | Nominated |
| "Say Something" | Eskimo Joe | Nominated |
| "Sky Was Blue - The Bushfire Song" | Reverend Bones | Nominated |
| "Sleep Australia Sleep" | Paul Kelly | Nominated |
| "Ta'u Tama" | Small Island Big Song | Nominated |
| "The Night" | Little Green | Nominated |
| "The Truth" | Rory Phillips | Nominated |
| "Voices" | Sage Roadknight | Nominated |
| "We Are the Youth" | Jack River | Nominated |
| "What If" | Ciaran Gribbin | Nominated |
| "When a Tree Falls" | The Boy of Many Colors featuring Emily Wurramara | Nominated |
| "World Migratory Bird Day Virtual Choir" | Bowerbird Collective & The East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership | Nominated |
| "Worldwide Suicide" | In Hearts Wake | Nominated |
| "Your Country" | William Crighton featuring William Barton & Julieanne Crighton | Nominated |
In January 2023, entries were open to Australian citizens and residents who had released an original song and music video between 1 January 2020 and 28 Feb 2023.
The submitted works must: • Reference nature or an environmental issue in its lyrics, or in the visual content of its music video. • Connect us to the natural world, encourage us to reflect, or inspire us to protect the environment. • Be submitted as a music video on Youtube that is publicly available to watch and share.
Finalists were announced on 22 April 2023 (Earth Day), with public voting to open after that. The winner was announced on 13 June 2023.[4][5][6]
| Title | Artist | Result |
|---|---|---|
| "Stoney Creek" | Xavier Rudd | Won |
| "Losing Wild" | Anya Anastasia | Nominated |
| "Smoke and Mirrors" | Beckah Amani | Nominated |
| "Lady Blue" | Emily Wurramara | Nominated |
| "Go" | Flume | Nominated |
| "Gentle" | Georgia Mae | Nominated |
| "Golden Chains" | Hazel Mei | Nominated |
| "Being Human" | Jen Cloher | Nominated |
| "Milkumana" | King Stingray | Nominated |
| "Singing Up Country" | Kutcha Edwards | Nominated |
| "Warrior" | Meraki Mae | Nominated |
| "Rising Seas" | Midnight Oil | Nominated |
| "Change Has to Come" | Mo'Ju | Nominated |
| "Vessel" | SheisArjuna | Nominated |
| "End of the World" | Sunfruits | Nominated |
| "Willow Tree" | Tash Sultana | Nominated |
| "The Godwit and Curlew" | The Bowerbird Collective | Nominated |
| "Back On Country" | Troy Cassar-Daley | Nominated |
| "Mararradj" | Wildfire Manwurrk | Nominated |
| "Backburner" | Wildheart | Nominated |
| "Forever After" | Woodes | Nominated |
| "Together" | Ziggy Alberts | Nominated |
