Entries are now open for the South Australian Music (SAM Awards), which return in November to recognise, promote and celebrate excellence in the local contemporary music industry.
The annual awards are a stand-out feature on the UNESCO Adelaide City Of Music's event calendar and the winners will be announced at a presentation ceremony in November.
Online entries across a range of categories run until 12 August, so musicians can nominate now for a chance to be recognised in the elite company of previous winners such as A.B. Original and Tkay Maidza. Fans may also enter their favourite act via the new SAM website, www.southaustralianmusicawards.com.au.
Once again, the award categories will include both People’s Choice Awards, voted by the public, and SAM Awards, selected by a judging panel of local and national industry peers, awarded on 8 November at the music industry's night of nights – the SAM Awards Gala Ceremony.
An innovation for the 2018 awards is the removal of the Best Male and Best Female categories, to be replaced with Best Group and Best Solo Artist.
2018 South Australian Music Awards Categories & Judges
PEOPLE'S CHOICE
BLUES & ROOTS ArtistCOUNTRY Artist
ELECTRONIC Artist
EXPERIMENTAL Artist
FOLK Artist
HEAVY Artist
HIP HOP Artist
JAZZ Artist
POP Artist
PUNK Artist
ROCK Artist
WORLD MUSIC Artist
SAM AWARDS
INDUSTRY AWARDS:
Best StudioBest Engineer
Best Music Festival/Event
Best Music Venue
Best Manager
Best Cover Art
Best Music Video
MAJOR AWARDS:
Best SongBest New Artist
Best Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Artist
Best Group
Best Solo Artist
Best Release
JUDGES
Alice Fraser (Laneway Festival)Ben Martin (Golden Era Records)
Courtney Duka (Yewth Mag/ 5/4 Entertainment)
Dan Rankine (Funkoars/A.B. Original)
Jade O’Donahue (Three D Radio)
Jason North (Truthinc Records/Heavy SA)
Kelly Menhennett (Musician)
Motez (Musician)
Sharni Honor (Porch Sessions)
Spoz (Spoz’s Rant)
Nick Findlay (Director of Music, Triple J)
Grant Gillies (Publisher, GAGA Music)
Jess Beston (Director, Tiny Monster)
Rebecca Young (Manager, Collective Artists)
Richard Moffat (Festival Programmer, Groovin’ The Moo)
