"Miss Shiney" is a song made by Australian recording artist
Kaiit
Kaiit ( ) is the performance name of Kaiit Bellamia Waup (born 29 October 1997, Papua New Guinea), who is a neo soul singer-songwriter based in Australia. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, they won the inaugural Best Soul/R&B Release category f ...
. The song was released on 3 May 2019.
Kaiit said the song is about writer's block and self-doubt. "This track is more of a reminder for me, something I listen to when I'm trippin' and need something to remind me that I got this! You that girl, and people heal from my words!"
The song won Best Unpublished Work at the 2019
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 Albert Music and APRA AMCOS. The competition awards a ...
.
At the
ARIA Music Awards of 2019
The ARIA Music Awards of 2019 are the 33rd Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) and consist of a series of awards, including the 2019 ARIA Artisan Awards, ARI ...
, the song won the ARIA award for Best Soul/R&B Release.
Reception
Chris Singh from The AU review listed the track as the single of the day calling the song "charming" saying the song is a "confident jam which speaks of self-reflection and staying grounded in the face of self-doubt.".
Wonderland Magazine said "As the first few funk-filled guitar riffs reverberate and an effortlessly sharp 'do, do, do, do' pierces the air, you know you're in for something special."
References
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2019 singles
2019 songs
ARIA Award-winning songs