Stella Donnelly has won Western Australian Music’s (WAM) Song of the Year with ‘Boys Will Be Boys’.
The song, taken from Donnelly’s debut EP Thrush Metal, beat out songs by John Bennett, Coin Banks, Ziggy Ramo and more to take out the top prize of the night.
“Thank you so so much for my award for Song of the Year,” she said accepting the award in a video.
“I just want to thank the venues that have always given me shows, the people that book the shows, the amazing staff, and all of the other amazing musicians in Perth and WA.”
She also won the pop category with the same song while Coin Banks was victorious in the hip-hop category and Bennett took out country.
It’s been a massive 12 months for Donnelly. She just completed a successful co-headline tour with Alex The Astronaut and ‘Boys Will Be Boys’ narrowly missed out on triple j‘s Hottest 100, coming in at #102.
Check out all the winners of the WAM Awards below.
2018 WAM Award Winners
blues/roots
Carus Thompson — Lies
country
The Little Lord Street Band — Maybe I’m Just In Love
electronic
Feels — Prior Engagement
experimental
Intenso — The One
folk
Helen Shanahan — I Only Hide
heavy/metal
Bolt Gun — Man Is Wolf To Man Part 2
jazz
Harry Mitchell — Don’t Stop Here
outstanding indigenous
John Bennett — Country Is Calling
outstanding regional
John Bennett — Country Is Calling
pop
Stella Donnelly — Boys Will Be Boys
punk/hardcore
The Bob Gordons — Magic Glove
rock
JFK — A Boy & A Boy
schools 14 & under
Farraday’s Cage — The Fire Inside
schools 15-17
Figurehead — Ear To Lend
urban/hip hop
Coin Banks — Be Real (feat. Danny Martin)
world
Akolkol Dastan Gesa — Same Drum
