Amyl & The Sniffers, Ziggy Ramo And More Announced In 2021 J-Award Nominees

The annual J Awards have unveiled their nominees across the categories for the year, with albums, singles and videos amongst the accolades set to be distributed in honour of Ausmusic Month.

The 30 nominees across the board include the likes of Amyl & The Sniffers and Baker Boy (fresh from their stint at the massive Play On Victoria gig over the weekend), as well as tonnes of other local faves like Genesis Owusu, Teenage Joans, Haitus Kaiyote, Ngaiire and more.

The annual Done Good award will also be handed out - recognising the work that artists and organisations have done to better the music industry as a whole. Nominees include the likes of covid industry relief organisation Support Act, and Aus on-hold music advocated Jack River.

Winners will be announced throughout the day on triple j. Check out the full list on nominees below.

triple j Australian Album of the Year

Amyl and The Sniffers – Comfort To Me

The Avalanches – We Will Always Love You

Baker Boy - Gela

Genesis Owusu – Smiling With No Teeth

Gretta Ray – Begin To Look Around

Holy Holy – Hello My Beautiful World

Middle Kids – Today We’re The Greatest

Ruby Fields – Been Doin’ It For A Bit

RÜFÜS DU SOL - Surrender

Tones And I – Welcome To The Madhouse

Unearthed Artist of the Year

1300

Blanke

Hope D

King Stingray

Teenage Joans

Double J Australian Artist of the Year

Amyl and The Sniffers

The Avalanches

Emma Donovan & The Putbacks

Hiatus Kaiyote

Ngaiire

triple j and RAGE Australian Music Video of the Year

Genesis Owusu – ‘The Other Black Dog’ Dir. Riley Blakeway

Jerome Farah – ‘Concrete Jungle Fever’ Dir. Sanjay De Silva

King Stingray – ‘Milkumana’ Dir. King Stingray & Sam Brumby

Triple One – ‘BLOOD RAVE’ Dir. Serwah Attafuah

Ziggy Ramo – ‘Little Things [Ft. Paul Kelly]’ Dir. Ziggy Ramo

Done Good Award

Concrete Surfers

Digi Youth Arts

Jack River

Jaguar Jonze

Support Act