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Ninajirachi Wins 2026 NSW Music Prize
Australian DJ and producer Ninajirachi has won the 2026 New South Wales Music Prize for her debut album, *I Love My Computer*. The A$80,000 award recognises her growing success and the album’s links to her upbringing on the NSW Central Coast.
Ninajirachi, whose real name is Nina Wilson, has also won five AIR Awards, three ARIAs and the Australian Music Prize over the past year. Hip-hop group 3% received the A$40,000 First Nations Music Prize, while BOY SODA won the A$40,000 breakthrough artist award; the total prize pool was A$160,000.
In short
- Ninajirachi wins A$80,000 for *I Love My Computer*.
- 3% and BOY SODA each receive A$40,000 awards.
- The NSW Music Prize launched in 2025.
Explained simply
The New South Wales Music Prize is an Australian award recognising music connected with the state of New South Wales. Its winners receive prize money, and separate awards recognise First Nations music and breakthrough artists.
Ninajirachi is the stage name of Nina Wilson, a DJ and producer from the NSW Central Coast. Her debut album, I Love My Computer, draws on her upbringing there; the prize sits alongside other Australian music awards she has received.