Last year, with the global pandemic decimating the arts industry around the world, we decided not to hold our annual Artists of the Year awards. Although COVID is still with us, and restrictions and lockdowns continue to wreak havoc on the arts, artists have managed to be inventive and resilient, creating exciting, innovative work for digital platforms as well as performing live and continuing to record. And so we felt that as a sign of support for the wonderful work that artists have been able to create in 2021, we would once again celebrate the Limelight Australian and International Artists of the Year, despite the cancellations and postponements caused by the coronavirus.

Artists of the Year

As in recent years, we will be presenting both Critics’ and...