Megan McInerney, known by her stage name Meg Mac, is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. She signed to littleBIGMAN Records in 2014, locally, and

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in the United States.

Early life and education

Megan McInerney was born in

Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

, New South Wales. She went to school at the McDonald Performing Arts College in Sydney. She began a degree in digital media but soon quit this after she moved to

Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...

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, to study music at the

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. After completing her degree, she recorded "Known Better" and submitted it to

Triple J Unearthed Triple J Unearthed is an Australian digital radio station and online music discovery platform. It is a sister station of Triple J, owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Unearthed began in 1995 as a regional talent competition open to ...

. After deciding to move to

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, she headed east on a

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with a carload of friends. As they were approaching Melbourne, she discovered that

Triple J Triple J is an Australian government-funded national radio station founded in 1975 as a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). It aims to appeal to young listeners of alternative music, and plays far more Australian conten ...

, a national radio station, was planning to play her song that evening.

Musical career

2013–2017: Career beginnings and ''Low Blows''

The initial exposure to Triple J catapulted Mac's musical career. She was the Unearthed Featured Artist of the Week in 2013 and Unearthed Artist of the Year in 2014. In July 2014, Mac announced her first national headline tour to promote her debut extended play, ''

MegMac ''MegMac'' (also stylised as "MEGMAC") is the self-titled debut extended play (EP) by Australian indie pop artist Meg Mac. It was released on 12 September 2014. The EP contains four original songs and a cover of Bill Withers' “Grandma's Hands” ...

'', which was issued on 12 September that year on littleBIGMAN Records. On

, the national youth radio station, she was announced as their "Unearthed Artist of 2014", while ''Marie Claire Australia'' chose her as an "Artist to Watch" for 2015 and she received a nomination for ''Rolling Stone Australia''s "Best New Talent" Award. She was reviewed by ''The New York Times'', BuzzFeed, and Daytrotter. Mac toured supporting

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. On 15 August 2015, Mac achieved her first top 50 chart appearance with " Never Be", which entered the

ARIA Singles Chart The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ...

at No. 39. It out-peaked her first top 100 single, " Roll Up Your Sleeves", which had reached No. 80 in August 2014. At the

ARIA Music Awards of 2015 The 29th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) are a series of award ceremonies which include the 2015 ARIA Artisan Awards, ARIA Hall of Fame Awards, ARIA Fine ...

she was nominated for Best Female Artist for ''MEGMAC'' and Breakthrough Artist for " Never Be".ARIA Music Awards for Meg Mac: * Search Results 'Meg Mac': * 2015 nominations: * 2015 winners: On 26 January 2016, "Never Be" made it to No.11 on the Triple J Hottest 100. Mac's debut album '' Low Blows'' was released on 14 July 2017, and entered the ARIA Chart at No.2

2018–2021: ''Hope''

In October 2018, Mac released the single " Give Me My Name Back" which she told ''Billboard'' "is a song for those who have suffered emotional and physical abuse; it's for the women who are standing up and speaking out, those discriminated against in the LGBTQI community, the indigenous people of Australia and the children abused by the church. For everyone who has lost an important part of themselves and needs to reclaim their identity, dignity, and self-worth to move forward with their lives." Her second studio album was announced on 12 April 2019 under the title ''Hope''. In 2018, Mac collaborated with

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on ''Killer Under a Blood Moon'', produced and recorded by Jan Skubiszewski. The album was nominated for two

ARIA awards The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...

and debuted at number 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart.

2022–present

In March 2022, Mac released "Is It Worth Being Sad" with Mac saying "I was running away from my troubles. I was living in peace finally and thought I'd figured it all out, and it was all smooth sailing ahead. It was the start of sorting out my life. This song was like my first step—I didn't know it then, though." This was followed by "On My Mind" on 30 March 2022 and an Australian tour announcement, commencing in May. In July 2022, Mac announced her third studio album '' Matter of Time'', which was released on 16 September 2022. The album was proceeded by the singles "Is It Worth Being Sad", "On Your Mind", "Only Love", "Letter" and "Understand". The album debuted at number 1 on the

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. On 29 November 2022, Mac released a five-track live EP titled ''Live At Golden Retriever''. *Low Blows Australian Tour (2017) * Give Me My Name Back Tour (2018–2019) *On My Mind Tour (2022)

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as

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) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. , - ,

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

, herself , Breakthrough Independent Artist , , -

ARIA Music Awards

The

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is an annual award ceremony event celebrating the

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, ''Matter of Time'' , Best Solo Artist , , , -

J Awards

The

J Awards The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards, established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J, and which also extend to sister stations, Triple J Unearthed and Double J. The awar ...

is an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the

Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australia’s principal public service broadcaster. It is funded primarily by grants from the federal government and is administered by a government-appointed board of directors. The ABC is ...

's youth-focused radio station

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2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

, ''Low Blows'' , Australian Album of the Year , , , - ,

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

, ''Matter of Time'' , Australian Album of the Year , , , -

MTV Europe Music Awards

The

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is an award presented by

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to honour artists and music in

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, herself , Best Australian Act , , -

Music Victoria Awards

The

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is an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006. ! , - ,

, Meg Mac , Best Female Artist , , , -

National Live Music Awards

The

National Live Music Awards The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are annual Australian music awards, established by Heath Media in 2016. They were preceded by the AU Live Music Awards in the previous two years. The awards are given in categories that recognise the best ...

(NLMAs) is a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016. , - ,

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

, herself , International Live Achievement (Solo) , , - ,

, herself , Live Voice of the Year , , - ,

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

, herself , International Live Achievement (Solo) , , -

Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition

The Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition is an annual competition that "acknowledges great songwriting whilst supporting and raising money for Nordoff-Robbins" and is coordinated by

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and

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References

External links

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