Struggler

Struggler
Two blocks of darker red separated by a line of lighter red with a black border
Studio album by
Genesis Owusu
Released18 August 2023
Studio
Genre
Length37:58
Label
Producer
Genesis Owusu chronology
Smiling with No Teeth
(2021) 		Struggler
(2023)
Singles from Struggler
  1. "Leaving the Light"
    Released: 19 May 2023[1]
  2. "Tied Up!"
    Released: 12 July 2023[2]
  3. "Survivor"
    Released: 1 December 2023[3]

Struggler is the second studio album by Australian musician Genesis Owusu, released on 18 August 2023 through Ourness.[1] The album was supported with a world tour, across North America, Europe and Australia between October and December 2023.[4]

At the 2023 ARIA Music Awards, the album won Album of the Year, Best Independent Release and Best Hip Hop/Rap Release and was nominated for Best Produced Release, Best Engineered Release and Best Solo Artist.[5][6] At the 2023 J Awards, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[7] The album was nominated for the 2023 Australian Music Prize.[8]

At the AIR Awards of 2024, the album was nominated for Independent Album of the Year and Best Independent Hip Hop Album or EP, while the album was nominated for Independent Publicity Team of the Year and Independent Marketing Team of the Year.[9]

"Survivor" was added to the tracklisting on 1 December 2023.

  1. ^ a b "Genesis Owusu Announces New Album Struggler, Shares "Leaving the Light": Stream". Consequence. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Genesis Owusu is 'Tied Up!' on new single". NME. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Genesis Owusu Is a "Survivor" on New Song: Stream". Consequence of Sound. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference NME announce was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Nominees Announced for 2023 ARIA Awards". Music Feeds. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  6. ^ "ARIA Awards 2023: Troye Sivan takes home four awards, tearful G Flip wins two. Here's the full list of winners". ABC News. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Check out all the nominees for the 2023 J Awards". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  8. ^ Brandle, Lars (28 November 2023). "Troye Sivan Shortlisted for 2023 Australian Music Prize". Billboard. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  9. ^ "2024 AIR Awards Nominees: Genesis Owusu, Cub Sport, RVG, Teen Jesus & More". The Music. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.