Helen Reddy to posthumously receive Ted Albert Award at 2021 APRA Awards
Helen Reddy, the late, iconic singer whose rousing hit ‘I Am Woman’ became a feminist anthem, will be recognised with the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music at the 2021 APRA Music Awards.
Announced early Monday, Reddy will be one of two recipients of the accolade, one of the highest honours in the Australian music industry.
The posthumous honour was meant to be bestowed to Reddy in 2020, TIO understands, but with the pandemic forcing APRA’s hand, organisers decided to wait until 2021 when the award could be presented in a room full of industry peers.
Helen Reddy’s daughter Traci Donat will accept the award on her behalf of her mother, who passed away 29th September, 2020, at the age of 78.
In a statement Donat notes that Reddy “devoted her life and career to equal rights for all people. And in honouring her you honour not just her music but also what she stood for. We couldn’t be more deeply moved and grateful.”
Reddy’s life was retold in the 2019 biopic I Am Woman, which followed her journey to the U.S. and recounted her signature song, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972 and earned her a Grammy Award.
Check out Helen Reddy performing ‘I Am Woman’:
As previously reported, the 2021 APRAs is set to take place 28th April at the International Convention Centre Grand Ballroom on Darling Harbour as a live industry event.
Also announced today are the hosts. All three of them: Ziggy Ramo, Julia Zemiro and Georgia Mooney.
In another change from the usual program, chart-leading songwriter and producer PJ Harding (PKA Thief) takes over from Kate Miller Heidke as Musical Director.
Also, the Most Performed Urban Work category is booted and replaced with two new genre categories: Most Performed Hip Hop / Rap Work and Most Performed R&B / Soul Work
This article originally appeared on The Industry Observer, which is now part of The Music Network.