2022 Music Victoria Award Nominees Announced

The annual Music Victoria Awards have shared their nominees in the Industry-Voted division, with the ceremony taking place next month.

Voted by over 200 acclaimed music judges on Australian radio, including triple j, Double J, Unearthed, JOY, KISS FM, RRR, PBS, SYN, FBI Radio, Triple M, and many more, plus more music industry heavy hitters, such as key stakeholders, music festivals, print and online media, and leading cultural organisations, including Creative Victoria, City Of Melbourne, Support Act, Support Act, APRA AMCOS, Arts Access Victoria, The Push, Multicultural Arts Victoria, and Black Musicians Alliance Australia among the judges.

The range of diversity among the nominees represents the epic Victorian musical landscape.

A new partner of Music Victoria, MAV (Multicultural Arts Victoria), is sponsoring the renamed MAV Diasporas Award (previously Best Global/Intercultural), which is an award created for, by and with culturally and linguistically diverse musicians. 

The 2022 Industry-Voted Awards prizes are enormous, with new additions from Fender and Jackson - Fender American Vintage II Stratocaster 57, two Pro Series Jackson guitars, and a Pro Series Jackson bass up for grabs. Another prize is from Ableton; they have a professional development package to support two category winners. Lastly, Bakehouse will again provide rehearsal packages for the community categories.

Check out the full list of the Industry-Voted nominees below:

THE ARCHIE ROACH FOUNDATION AWARD FOR EMERGING TALENT

Bumpy
Carissa Nyalu
Jess Hitchcock
MpathSoul - Monica Jasmine Karo
Pirritu 

ARTS ACCESS AMPLIFY AWARD

Batts
Between Mirrors
Evelyn Ida Morris 
Nat Bartsch
Saint Ergo

MAV DIASPORAS AWARD

Ajak Kwai
Black Jesus eXperience
Charles Maimarosia
Hand to Earth
Vanessa Estrada 

BEST BLUES WORK

Checkerboard Lounge
Damon Smith 
High Ace
The Black Sorrows
The McNamarr Project

BEST COUNTRY WORK

Georgia State Line
Lachlan Bryan and The Wildes
Michael Waugh
Sherry Rich
The Weeping Willows 

BEST ELECTRONIC WORK

Harvey Sutherland
OK EG
Papaphilia
Puscha
Various Asses 

BEST EXPERIMENTAL OR AVANT-GARDE WORK

Cat Hope
Female Wizard
Nina Buchanan
Rama Parwata
The Amplified Elephants 

BEST FOLK WORK

Above The Bit
Austral
Charm of Finches 
Kerryn Fields
Ruby Gill 

BEST HEAVY WORK

Diploid
ISUA
Jalang
Outright
Rinuwat 

BEST HIP-HOP WORK

Jaal
Nomad
MAMMOTH. & Silentjay
SO.Crates
Yung Shōgun 

BEST JAZZ WORK

Barney McAll
Claire Cross
Johannes Luebbers Dectet
Peter Knight
Sam Anning 

BEST POP WORK

Confidence Man
June Jones
Mug
Telenova
The Stroppies 

BEST REGGAE AND DANCEHALL WORK

Jah Tung
JahWise
Nicky Bomba
Shottaz 

BEST ROCK/PUNK WORK

Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice
Pinch Points
Jaala
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever 

SOUL, FUNK, R&B & GOSPEL WORK

Kutcha Edwards
Lance Ferguson
Mo’Ju
Nikodimos
Zretro 

BEST PRODUCER

Alice Ivy
Gab Strum
Oscar Dawson
Stuart Mackenzie
Tim Shiel 

Check out the Music Victoria website for more information on the Public-Voted categories, which are:

Best Album
Best Song
Best Group 
Best DJ (NEW)
Best Solo Artist
Best Metro Festival (NEW)
Best Regional Festival (NEW)
Best Large Venue (Metro)
Best Small Venue (Metro)
Best Regional Act
Best Regional Venue/Presenter (Established)
Best Regional Venue/Presenter (under 50 gigs a year)