Courtney BarnettContinuing her conquering of the rock world, Courtney Barnett has taken out four of the five awards she was nominated for at last night's The Age Music Victoria Awards, among them Best Song and Best Album.
Barnett picked up the gong for Best Song with Depreston, though Pedestrian At Best was also nominated in the same category. She also scored nods for Best Female, going up against Mojo Juju and Jess Ribeiro, and Best Band, going up against King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Twerps and Totally Mild.
Other major winners of the night included bluesman C.W. Stoneking winning the award for Best Male, punk lads The Smith Street Band winning Best Live Band, ocker rockers Cosmic Psychos winning Best Regional Act and Golden Plains picking up the gong for Best Festival. Other than Barnett, Emma Donovan and Raised By Eagles both picked up multiple awards — Donovan for Best Soul, Funk, R'n'B And Gospel Album with The Putbacks and one for Best Indigenous Act, and Raised By Eagles for Best Emerging Artist and Best Country Album.
Awards aside, Barnett, Harts, Marlon Williams, Briggs, Ecca Vandal and more all delivered stellar performances at the packed out 170 Russell.
Check out the full list of winners below.
the age music victoria awards 2015 winners
Best Album
Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit – Courtney Barnett
Best Song
Depreston – Courtney Barnett
Best Male Artist
C.W. Stoneking
Best Female Artist
Courtney Barnett
Best Emerging Artist
Raised By Eagles
Best Live Band
The Smith Street Band
Best Band
Courtney Barnett
Best Regional Act
Cosmic Psychos
Best Regional Venue
Theatre Royal
Best Venue
Corner Hotel
Best Festival
Golden Plains
Best Blues Album
Box & Dice – Fiona Boyes
Best Country Album
Diamonds in the Bloodstream – Raised By Eagles
Best Soul, Funk, R'n'B and Gospel Album
Dawn – Emma Donovan & The Putbacks
Best Jazz Album
Mooroolbark – Barney McAll
Best Hip-Hop Album
Nobody's Business - Maundz
Best Electronic Act
Roland Tings
Best Heavy Album
Bully – High Tension
Best Indigenous Act
Emma Donovan
Best Global or Reggae Album
Quarter Street – Quarter Street
Best Folk Roots Album
One House – Tolka
Best Experimental/Avant-Garde Act
Carolyn Connors






