G Flip, Hiatus Kaiyote, Ninajirachi Dominate Music Victoria Awards Nominations

The 2024 Music Victoria Awards are coming up fast, with this year’s nominees announced today from a list of record-breaking entrants.

As always, the Music Victoria Awards recognise musicians, venues, festivals, and professionals who keep the state’s music scene alive and thriving.

Up for three awards at this year’s event is G Flip, who’s been nominated for Best Album, Best Solo Artist and Best Pop Work, the former and latter categories for their album DRUMMER. After winning Best Emerging Artist in 2013, Hiatus Kaiyote are up for Best Group, while Ninajirachi has been nominated for Best DJ, Best Producer and Best Electronic Work (for Girl EDM).

Elsewhere, Tones And I has been nominated for Best Pop Work (for Beautifully Ordinary), and artists including Mindy Meng Wang, The Belair Lip Bombs, and The Vovos have been nominated for two awards each. Other nominees at this year’s Music Victoria Awards include Jess Ribeiro, Miss Kaninna, Kaiit, Maple Glider, and more.

This year’s award ceremony will be held on Thursday, 24 October, at The Edge at Federation Square. You can view the full list of nominees below and cast your vote for the public-voted categories before Tuesday, 1 October, here.

In a statement, Simone Schinkel, the CEO of Music Victoria, said of this year’s nominees: “Every year, I’m excited about the Music Victoria Awards. This is one of my favourite parts of the job. 2024 has been our biggest year of nominations, and it’s been a tough choice for the judging panels. Now it’s the public’s turn to cast their votes…”

MUSIC VICTORIA AWARDS CATEGORIES

PUBLIC VOTED

BEST SONG OR TRACK presented by PBS

•    DRMNGNOW - Ngarwu
•    Good Morning - Excalibur
•    Jess Ribeiro - Summer of Love
•    Kaiit - Space
•    Miss Kaninna - Pinnacle Bitch

BEST ALBUM presented by Triple R

•    Angie McMahon - Light, Dark, Light Again
•    Gregor - Satanic Lullabies
•    G Flip - DRUMMER
•    The Belair Lip Bombs - Lush Life
•    The Vovos - Lilla Gubben

BEST SOLO ARTIST presented by Triple R

•    Audrey Powne
•    G Flip
•    Lucy Wise
•    Maple Glider
•    Simona Castricum

BEST DJ presented by City of Melbourne

•    Aldonna
•    DJ PGZ
•    IN2STELLAR
•    Ninajirachi
•    Tinika

BEST GROUP presented by PBS

•    Cool Sounds
•    Gut Health
•    Hiatus Kaiyote
•    Mindy Meng Wang 王萌 & Sui Zhen
•    RVG

BEST REGIONAL ACT presented by Pullman Melbourne on the Park

•    Baraka The Kid
•    Eliza Hull
•    Juno Mamba
•    Leah Senior
•    ZÖJ

INDUSTRY VOTED

BEST MUSICIAN presented by JMC

•    Cheryl Durongpisitkul
•    Erica Tucceri
•    Hudson Whitlock
•    Lewis Coleman
•    Lucky Pereira

BEST PRODUCER presented by AON

•    Bonnie Knight
•    Lauren Coutts
•    Nao Anzai
•    Ninajirachi
•    Theo Carbo

AMPLIFY AWARD presented by Arts Access Victoria

•    Among The Restless
•    Magdalia
•    Naavikaran
•    R.em.edy
•    Saint Ergo

DIASPORA AWARD

•    Amaru Tribe
•    Hand to Earth
•    Jarabi Band
•    Mindy Meng Wang 王萌 & Sui Zhen
•    Wild Gloriosa

BEST BLUES WORK presented by The Blues Train

•    Checkerboard Lounge
•    Lloyd Spiegel
•    Nigel Wearne
•    Opelousas
•    The McNaMarr Project

BEST COUNTRY WORK

•    Hana & Jessie-Lee’s Bad Habits
•    Matt Joe Gow & Kerryn Fields
•    Patrick Wilson
•    Sweet Talk
•    The Counterfeit

BEST ELECTRONIC WORK

•    Hybrid Man
•    Ninajirachi
•    Simona Castricum
•    Smilk
•    Spoonbill

BEST EXPERIMENTAL OR AVANT-GARDE WORK

•    Duré Dara and Speak Percussion
•    Hand to Earth
•    Hantu
•    Monica Lim
•    Panghalina

BEST FOLK WORK

•    Ernest Aines
•    Evan & Mischa
•    Lucy Wise
•    Mickey & Michelle
•    The Bashevis Singers

BEST HEAVY WORK

•    Diploid
•    Pizza Death
•    Religious Observance
•    Suldusk
•    The Incantus

BEST HIP HOP WORK

•    Baraka the Kid
•    FLY BOY JACK
•    MAMMOTH. & Eric Spice
•    Srirachi
•    Yung Shōgun

BEST JAZZ WORK

•    Finn Rees
•    Helen Svoboda
•    James Sherlock Trio
•    Michelle Nicolle
•    Vanessa Perica Orchestra

BEST POP WORK

•    Blusher
•    Gretta Ray
•    G Flip
•    The Cat Empire
•    Tones and I

BEST REGGAE OR DANCEHALL WORK

•    JahWise 
•    Killah Keys
•    Melbourne Ska Orchestra
•    Rick Howe
•    Shottaz

BEST ROCK OR PUNK WORK

•    Dr Sure's Unusual Practice
•    ENOLA
•    Porpoise Spit
•    The Belair Lip Bombs
•    The Vovos

BEST SOUL, FUNK, RNB OR GOSPEL WORK

•    EMEREE
•    Emma Volard
•    Mildlife
•    Squid Nebula
•    Tekoa

BEST METRO FESTIVAL presented by Brick Lane Brewing

•    Flippin' the Bird - Frankston (Bunurong)
•    LuliePalooza - Abbotsford (Wurundjeri)
•    Melbourne International Jazz Festival (Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung)
•    St Kilda Festival (Boon Wurrung)
•    Yo CiTY CONNECT: AFRO-FUTURE - Abbotsford (Wurundjeri)

BEST REGIONAL FESTIVAL presented by Brick Lane Brewing

•    Beyond the Valley - Golden Plains (Wadawurrung)
•    Loch Hart Music Festival (Kirrae Whurrung)
•    NYE On The Hill Bass Coast (Bunurong)
•    Port Fairy Folk Festival (Gunditjmara)
•    Queenscliff Music Festival (Wadawurrung)

BEST LARGE VENUE (Metro) presented by Oztix

•    Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre (Wurundjeri and Bunurong) 
•    Forum Melbourne (Wurundjeri and Bunurong) 
•    Northcote Theatre (Wurundjeri) 
•    Palais Theatre - St Kilda (Bunurong)
•    The Corner Hotel - Richmond (Wurundjeri)

BEST SMALL VENUE (Metro) presented by Oztix

•    Northcote Social Club (Wurundjeri)
•    MOTH - Mornington Peninsula (Bunurong)                              
•    Kindred Bandroom - Footscray (Wurundjeri)                         
•    Lulie Tavern - Collingwood (Wurundjeri)                              
•    The JazzLab - Brunswick (Wurundjeri)

BEST REGIONAL VENUE OR PRESENTER (Over 50 Gigs) presented by Oztix

•    The Barwon Club Hotel - Geelong (Wadawurrung)
•    The Bridge Hotel - Castlemaine (Dja Dja Wurrung)
•    The Coolroom at the Northern Arts Hotel - Castlemaine (Dja Dja Wurrung)
•    Torquay Hotel - (Wadawarrung)
•    Volta - Ballarat (Wadawurrung)

BEST REGIONAL VENUE OR PRESENTER (Under 50 gigs) presented by Oztix

•    The Blues Train - Bellarine Peninsula (Wadawurrung)
•    Meeniyan Town Hall - South Gippsland (Bunurong)
•    The Sound Doctor  - Anglesea (Wadawurrung)
•    The Gallery of Good - Trafalgar (Gunaikurnai)
•    OK Motels - Charlton (Dja Dja Wurrung), Ballarat (Wadawurrung), Shepparton (Yorta Yorta)