Triple J Reveals Stacked 2020 J Award Nominees List

2 November 2020 | 8:44 am | Staff Writer

The winners will be announced this month!

The 2020 J Award nominees have today been announced with some of Australia's biggest acts featured. 

The coveted Australian Album Of The Year category includes a mix of established and burgeoning talent including Tame Impala (The Slow Rush), DMA'S (The Glow), Ball Park Music (Ball Park Music), Spacey Jane (Sunlight), Alice Ivy (Don't Sleep) and Lime Cordiale (14 Steps To A Better You).

As well as picking up an Australian Album Of The Year nomination, Gordi has also been selected in the Double J Artist Of The Year category, alongside Archie Roach, Washington, L-FRESH The LION and Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever.


Up and coming rapper JK-47 has also picked up two nominations, featuring in the Australian Album Of The Year and Unearthed Artist Of The Year lists, with the latter also featuring Jaguar Jonze, Mia Rodriguez, Sycco and Yours Truly.

Check out all of the categories and nominees below.

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The winners of the 2020 J Awards will be revealed on Thursday 19 November, on triple j, triple j Unearthed and Double J.

Triple j Australian Album Of The Year

Alice Ivy - Don’t Sleep

Ball Park Music - Ball Park Music

DMA’S - The Glow

Gordi - Our Two Skins

JK-47 - Made For This

Lime Cordiale -14 Steps To A Better You

Miiesha - Nyaaringu

Spacey Jane - Sunlight

Tame Impala - The Slow Rush

The Kid LAROI - F*ck Love 


Double J Artist Of The Year

Archie Roach

Gordi

L-FRESH The LION

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

Washington


Unearthed Artist Of The Year

Jaguar Jonze

JK-47

Mia Rodriguez

Sycco

Yours Truly


Triple J & Rage Australian Music Video Of The Year

OneFour - Welcome To Prison (Directed by Jon Baxter and Nick Stevens) 

Sampa The Great - Time’s Up feat. Krown (Directed by Sanjay De Silva)

Tasman Keith - Billy Bad Again (Directed by Joey Hunter)

Tkay Maidza - Don’t Call Again feat. Kari Faux (Directed by Tkay Maidza and Jordan Kirk)

Violent Soho - Pick It Up Again (Directed by Dan Graetz)

Done Good Award

Fire Fight Australia: For raising over $11 million for bushfire relief through an epic stadium concert and live television broadcast

Isol-Aid: For their innovation in producing over 30 online music festivals with local and international artists to raise money during COVID

Lucas Sutton: The 15 year old who got Aussie bands like Violent Soho, Dune Rats, Tired Lion and more behind a Support Act charity raffle

Mushroom Group/MCH: For bringing music to the masses during COVID via Music From The Home Front, The State Of Music and The Sound
Ziggy Ramo: for his leadership and advocacy of First Nations people during the Black Lives Matter movement in Australia

Tame Impala

Alice Ivy

Ball Park Music

DMA'S

Gordi

JK-47

Lime Cordiale

Miiesha

Spacey Jane

The Kid LAROI

Archie Roach

L-FRESH The LION

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

Washington

Jaguar Jonze

Mia Rodriguez

Sycco

Yours Truly

OneFour

Sampa The Great

Tasman Keith

Tkay Maidza

Violent Soho