W.A.'s Songs of 2022

Image: (Left: Carla Geneve, Top: Dr Tasty, Right: South Summit)

Following a judging process carried out by 126 industry representatives, the winners of the 2022 WAM Song of the Year Awards were announced at a ceremony held at Freo.Social in Fremantle last night. Hosted by RTRFM queen Taylah Strano, and radio and TV personality Blake Williams, the night also featured performances from nominees including Natasha Eldridge, Siobhan Cotchin and Geraldton’s RATSALAD (who went on to take out the Punk/Hardcore category).

The big winner on the night was regional artist Dr Tasty, an emerging rapper whose winning track Hospcotch was featured on WAM’s recent regional compilation Demos From Esperance and now the 2022 grand prize winner. Former grand prize winner Carla Geneve scored the runner-up slot with Dog Eared, while pop outfit South Summit took out the second runner-up position. 

Check out the full list of winners below!

GRAND PRIZE

WINNER: Dr Tasty - Hopscotch

RUNNER-UP: Carla Geneve - Dog Eared

SECOND RUNNER-UP: South Summit - River Days

SCHOOLS 14 UNDER

WINNER: Elianie - Moonlight

SCHOOLS 15-18

WINNER: Mia June - Fish In A Bowl

ELECTRONIC

WINNER: PROJECT BEXX - Don’t Touch Me

COUNTRY

WINNER: Codee-Lee - Smoke & Mirrors

FOLK 

WINNER: Finn Pearson Band - No Apologies

OUTSTANDING REGIONAL

WINNER: Dr Tasty - Hopscotch

HIP HOP/NEW R&B

WINNER: Supathick & Adrian Dzvuke - July (featuring Keely Brittain)

EXPERIMENTAL 

WINNER: Dan Sutherland - Bridges

GLOBAL

WINNER: Kate Pass Kohesia Ensemble - Black Mountain

OUTSTANDING INDIGENOUS 

WINNER: Patrick Woodley & Lauralee Faith - Something ’bout You Baby

JAZZ 

WINNER: Artemis Orchestra - The Elephant in the Room

BLUES & ROOTS

WINNER: Angie Colman - Maths

ACT BELONG COMMIT

WINNER: Iconyx - Dawn of the Future

PUNK/HARDCORE

WINNER: RATSALAD - Chicken Lips

ROCK

WINNER: Carla Geneve - Dog Eared

HEAVY/METAL

WINNER: Darkmatter - Parasite Culture

POP

WINNER: South Summit - River Days