Nyaaringu

Nyaaringu
Studio album by
Miiesha
Released29 May 2020 (2020-05-29)
StudioMiddle Arm and Sunshine Recorder Studios
Label
ProducerIAMMXO (aka Mohamed Komba)[1]
Singles from Nyaaringu
  1. "Black Privilege"
    Released: 28 June 2019[2]
  2. "Drowning"
    Released: 9 August 2019[3]
  3. "Twisting Words"
    Released: 27 February 2020[4]
  4. "Hold Strong"
    Released: 3 May 2020[5]

Nyaaringu is the debut studio album by Australian singer and songwriter Miiesha, released digitally on 29 May 2020. Following its physical release in August 2020, the album peaked at number 28 on the ARIA charts.[6]

Speaking about the album, Miiesha said "Nyaaringu is a collection of stories that I feel I wanted to tell or that I needed to speak on. For me it represents my journey and where I'm at now coming from Woorabinda. The interludes in the collection are recordings of my Grandmother speaking. For me she was and always will stay with me as the strongest voice in my life, so I felt she had to be a part of this with me."[7] Nyaaringu is a phrase meaning "what happened" in the Pitjantjatjara language.[8]

At the National Indigenous Music Awards 2020, the album was nominated for Album of the Year.[9][10] At the 2020 ARIA Music Awards it won Best Soul/R&B Release.[11]

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  2. ^ ""Black Privilege" - single". Apple Music. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. ^ ""Drowning" - single". Apple Music. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. ^ ""Twisting Words" - single". Apple Music. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Miiesha releases new single "Hold Strong" ahead of debut collection". NME. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  6. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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  9. ^ "Announcement: National Indigenous Music Awards Finalists Unveiled". noise11. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  10. ^ "National Indigenous Music Awards 2020: Baker Boy wins second artist of the year title". the Guardian. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  11. ^ "And the 2020 ARIA Awards Go To…". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 25 November 2020.