Voting for the publicly-voted award categories is now open and closes on Tuesday, 1 October.
G Flip, Hiatus Kaiyote, Ninajirachi (Credit: Callum Walker Hutchinson, Rocket, Billy Zammit)
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.
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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…”
• DRMNGNOW - Ngarwu
• Good Morning - Excalibur
• Jess Ribeiro - Summer of Love
• Kaiit - Space
• Miss Kaninna - Pinnacle Bitch
• Angie McMahon - Light, Dark, Light Again
• Gregor - Satanic Lullabies
• G Flip - DRUMMER
• The Belair Lip Bombs - Lush Life
• The Vovos - Lilla Gubben
• Audrey Powne
• G Flip
• Lucy Wise
• Maple Glider
• Simona Castricum
• Aldonna
• DJ PGZ
• IN2STELLAR
• Ninajirachi
• Tinika
• Cool Sounds
• Gut Health
• Hiatus Kaiyote
• Mindy Meng Wang 王萌 & Sui Zhen
• RVG
• Baraka The Kid
• Eliza Hull
• Juno Mamba
• Leah Senior
• ZÖJ
• Cheryl Durongpisitkul
• Erica Tucceri
• Hudson Whitlock
• Lewis Coleman
• Lucky Pereira
• Bonnie Knight
• Lauren Coutts
• Nao Anzai
• Ninajirachi
• Theo Carbo
• Among The Restless
• Magdalia
• Naavikaran
• R.em.edy
• Saint Ergo
• Amaru Tribe
• Hand to Earth
• Jarabi Band
• Mindy Meng Wang 王萌 & Sui Zhen
• Wild Gloriosa
• Checkerboard Lounge
• Lloyd Spiegel
• Nigel Wearne
• Opelousas
• The McNaMarr Project
• Hana & Jessie-Lee’s Bad Habits
• Matt Joe Gow & Kerryn Fields
• Patrick Wilson
• Sweet Talk
• The Counterfeit
• Hybrid Man
• Ninajirachi
• Simona Castricum
• Smilk
• Spoonbill
• Duré Dara and Speak Percussion
• Hand to Earth
• Hantu
• Monica Lim
• Panghalina
• Ernest Aines
• Evan & Mischa
• Lucy Wise
• Mickey & Michelle
• The Bashevis Singers
• Diploid
• Pizza Death
• Religious Observance
• Suldusk
• The Incantus
• Baraka the Kid
• FLY BOY JACK
• MAMMOTH. & Eric Spice
• Srirachi
• Yung Shōgun
• Finn Rees
• Helen Svoboda
• James Sherlock Trio
• Michelle Nicolle
• Vanessa Perica Orchestra
• Blusher
• Gretta Ray
• G Flip
• The Cat Empire
• Tones and I
• JahWise
• Killah Keys
• Melbourne Ska Orchestra
• Rick Howe
• Shottaz
• Dr Sure's Unusual Practice
• ENOLA
• Porpoise Spit
• The Belair Lip Bombs
• The Vovos
• EMEREE
• Emma Volard
• Mildlife
• Squid Nebula
• Tekoa
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• Northcote Social Club (Wurundjeri)
• MOTH - Mornington Peninsula (Bunurong)
• Kindred Bandroom - Footscray (Wurundjeri)
• Lulie Tavern - Collingwood (Wurundjeri)
• The JazzLab - Brunswick (Wurundjeri)
• 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)
• 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)