Australian Music prize: RVG beat Troye Sivan and Genesis Owusu to $30,000 award

Romy Vager says winning album Brain Worms was a reaction to experiences she faced as a trans woman in music

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Melbourne alternative band RVG has won the $30,000 Australian Music prize (AMP) for their third album Brain Worms, beating shortlisted artists including Troye Sivan and 2021 winner Genesis Owusu.

Inspired by the UK’s Mercury prize, the AMP focuses “entirely on artistic merit” and aims to “discover, reward and promote new Australian music of excellence”.

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