Courtney Barnett, Paul Kelly, Gang Of Youths & More Named On AMP Longlist

45 of Australia's best and breakout acts have been named on the 13th AMP Longlist overnight.

Albums from the likes of Courtney Barnett, Paul Kelly, Gang Of Youths, Alex Lahey, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard and Kasey Chambers have been nominated on the prestigious list, with the artists all vying for the $30,000 cash prize courtesy of principal partner, PPCA.

The list was revealed at Melbourne's National Hotel on Tuesday evening, which also featured live performances from Jen Cloher, Birdz and Gretta Ziller. 

The shortlist will be revealed in late January, before a winner is crowned in early March. 

See the full list of nominees below.

13th amp longlist

Alex Lahey - I Love You Like A Brother

Ali Barter - A Suitable Girl

Alex Cameron - Forced Witness

Beaches - Second of Spring

Ben Salter - Back Yourself

Billy Davis - A Family Portrait

Birdz - Train of Thought

BOAT SHOW - Groundbreaking Masterpiece

Boo Seeka - Never Too Soon

Brightness - Teething

Cable Ties - Cable Ties

Cameron Avery - Ripe Dreams, Pipe Dreams

The Creases - Tremolow

Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile - Lotta Sea Lice

Cub Sport - BATS

Dappled Cities - IIIII

Darcy Baylis - Intimacy & Isolation

Ecca Vandal - Ecca Vandal

EWAH & The Vision of Paradise - Everything Fades to Blue

Gang of Youths - Go Farther In Lightness

Glitter Veils - Figures in Sight

Gold Class - Drum

Gordi - Reservoir

Gretta Ziller - Queen of Boomtown

Hazel English - Just Give In/Never Going Home

Holly Throsby - After A Time

Jen Cloher - Jen Cloher

Jess Locke - Universe

Jordan Ireland With Purple Orchestra - Jordan Ireland With Purple Orchestra

Jordan Rakei - Wallflower

Kasey Chambers - Dragonfly

King Gizzard & the Wizard Lizard - Flying Microtonal Banana

Liars - TFCF

Machine Translations - Oh

Mere Women - Big Skies

Methyl Ethel - Everything Is Forgotten Nerve Quakes - A New State

Paul Kelly - Life Is Fine

Pond - The Weather

Sampa The Great - Birds and the BEE9

The Smith Street Band - More Scared Of You Than You Are Of Me

Tim Rogers - An Actor Repairs

Time For Dreams - In Time

Tornado Wallace - Lonely Planet

Underground Lovers - Staring At You Staring At Me

The Vampires - The Vampires Meet Lionel Louek