Emerging talent reigns supreme as the 2016 Age Music Victoria Awards nominees are announced and public voting opens, with rising stars Camp Cope and Alex Lahey claiming multiple mentions while rock veterans The Drones are also up for multiple awards.
It’s been a massive year for aforementioned newcomers, dropping debut releases and scoring not only national but international acclaim in a short period of time, with both vying for Best Song and Best Emerging Act while Camp Cope eye off Best Album, Best Band, and Lahey lands a Best Female Artist nomination.
The Drones’ massive 12 months in support of LP Feelin Kinda Free sees them up for five awards, with Kylie Auldist nominated in two categories, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Olympia and more scoring praise.
Voting is now open for the public voted categories until Nov 4, with the 11 genre-based category winners decided by a panel of industry experts.
The winners will be named during the official awards ceremony at 170 Russell on Nov 16, during Melbourne Music Week – with a massive afterparty also locked down to celebrate. Tickets available here.
The Age Music Victoria Awards 2016 Nominees
BEST ALBUM
Camp Cope – Camp Cope
The Drones – Feelin Kinda Free
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Nonagon Infinity
NO ZU – Afterlife
Olympia – Self Talk
BEST BAND
Camp Cope
Dorsal Fins
The Drones
Gold Class
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
BEST SONG
Cable Ties – Same For Me
Camp Cope – Jet Fuel Can’t Melt Steal Beams
The Drones – Taman Shud
Alex Lahey – You Don’t Think You Like People Like Me
Teeth & Tongue – Dianne
BEST FEMALE ARTIST
Kylie Auldist
Jess Cornelius
Alex Lahey
Olympia
Ella Thompson
BEST MALE ARTIST
Briggs
Al Montfort (Terry, Total Control, Dick Diver, UV Race)
Remi
CW Stoneking
Henry Wagons
BEST EMERGING ACT
Cable Ties
Camp Cope
Alice Ivy
Alex Lahey
Loose Tooth
BEST LIVE BAND
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
King Parrot
The Drones
Eddy Current Suppression Ring
The Peep Tempel
BEST REGIONAL ACT
The Drones
D.D Dumbo
The Murlocs
Orb
CW Stoneking
BEST VENUE (OVER 500 CAPACITY)
170 Russell
Corner Hotel
The Croxton Bandroom
Forum Melbourne
Melbourne Recital Centre
BEST VENUE (UNDER 500 CAPACITY)
The Curtin
The Gasometer Hotel
Howler
The Old Bar
The Tote
BEST REGIONAL VENUE
The Barwon Club Hotel, Geelong
The Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine
Karova Lounge, Ballarat
The Loft, Warrnambool
Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan
BEST FESTIVAL
Boogie Festival
Cherry Rock
Meredith Music Festival
Paradise Music Festival
Sugar Mountain
PUBLIC VOTED CATEGORIES
BEST HEAVY ALBUM
Acolyte – Shades Of Black
Be'Lakor – Vessels
King – Reclaim The Darkness
Shepparton Airplane – Shepparton Airplane
Tyranamen – Tyranamen
BEST FOLK OR ROOTS ALBUM
John Flanagan – There's Another Way To Where You're Going
Oh Pep! – Stadium Cake
Dan Parsons – Valleywood
Leah Senior – Summer's On The Ground
Tin Pan Orange – Love Is a Dog
BEST EXPERIMENTAL OR AVANT GARDE ACT
Harriet Morgan
Inland (Alex Garsden and Rohan Drape)
Joel Stern
Nik Kennedy
Robin Fox
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Bill Jackson – The Wayside Ballads Vol. 2
Matt Joe Gow – Seven Years
Sal Kimber & The Rolling Wheel – Southern Light
Sean McMahon & The Moonmen – Shiner
Tracy McNeil & The Goodlife – Thieves
BEST HIP-HOP ALBUM
Discourse - Megalomaniac
Dylan Joel – Authentic Lemonade
Milwaukee Banks – Deep Into The Night
Plutonic Lab – Deep Above The Noise
Scotty Hinds – Hindsight
BEST ELECTRONIC ACT
András
Client Liaison
Harvey Sutherland
NO ZU
Sui Zhen
BEST JAZZ ALBUM
ATM 15 – Human Music
Brenton Foster – Two Cities
Luke Howard – The Electric Night Descends
Peter Knight – Way Out West
Mike Nock and Tony Gould – Monash Sessions
BEST ABORIGINAL ACT
Dave Arden
Emma Donovan
Kutcha Edwards
Lady Lash
Benny Walker
BEST GLOBAL OR REGGAE ALBUM
Bashka – Fihi ma Fihi
Black Jesus Experience – Cradle Of Humanity
Malcura – Malcura
Melbourne Ska Orchestra – Sierra Kilo Alpha
San Lazaro – La Despedida
BEST SOUL, FUNK, R’N’B OR GOSPEL ALBUM
30/70 – Cold Radish Coma
Kylie Auldist – Family Tree
Billy Davis – Bad Ending
Deep Street Soul – Come Alive!
The Sugarcanes – The Sugarcanes
BEST BLUES ALBUM
Nick Charles – The River Flows
Mike Elrington – Two Lucky Stars
Pugsley Buzzard – Skin And Teeth
Steve Boyd's Rum Reverie – Healers and Howlers
The New Savages – Goin' Over The River
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