The nominees for the 2024 Music Victoria Awards are here – after a record-breaking amount of entrants.
The selection of nominees highlights the industry’s dedication to recognising the musicians, venues, festivals and professionals who have played a vital role in shaping Victoria’s music scene.
Not long since winning Best Victorian Breakthrough Act in 2019, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer G Flip collects three nominations this year. They’re up for Best Album, Best Solo Artist, and Best Pop Work.
Best Emerging Artists from 2013, Hiatus Kaiyote, are this year nominated for Best Group.
It’s been a great year for Melbourne-based electronic DJ and producer Ninajirachi. 2024 comes close to its end with even more good news, with nominations for Best DJ, Best Producer and Best Electronic Work. Meanwhile, International pop sensation Tones And I scores a Best Pop Work nod.
Best Song sees the likes of Good Morning, Kaiit, Miss Kaninna, DRMNGNOW and Jess Ribero lining up, and solo acts are acknowledged with nominees Maple Glider, Audrey Powne, Lucy Wise, G Flip and Simona Castricum.
It’s been a rough year for the festival sector. Those putting in the ingenuity and hard work it takes to put these events together are recognised through Best Metro Festival, including Flippin’ the Bird (Frankston), Luliepalooza (Abbotsford), Melbourne International Jazz Festival, St Kilda Festival, Yo CiTY CONNECT: AFRO-FUTURE (Abbotsford).
Best Regional Venue/Presenter nominees are recognised this year too, for their innovative ways of creating live music experiences for locals and travellers alike.
“Every year I’m excited about the Music Victoria Awards. This is one of my favourite parts of the job,” Music Victoria CEO Simone Schinkel says. “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.”
Voting for the public is open until 1 October.
The 2024 Music Victoria Awards take place at The Edge in Fed Square (Melbourne) on 24 October.
Music Victoria Awards 2024 Nominees
Publicly-Voted Categories
Best Song Or Track
DRMNGNOW - Ngarwu
Good Morning - Excalibur
Jess Ribeiro - Summer of Love
Kaiit - Space
Miss Kaninna - Pinnacle Bitch
Best Album
Angie McMahon - Light, Dark, Light Again
Gregor - Satanic Lullabies
G Flip - DRUMMER
The Belair Lip Bombs - Lush Life
The Vovos - Lilla Gubben
Best Solo Artist
Audrey Powne
G Flip
Lucy Wise
Maple Glider
Simona Castricum
Best DJ
Aldonna
DJ PGZ
IN2STELLAR
Ninajirachi
Tinika
Best Group
Cool Sounds
Gut Health
Hiatus Kaiyote
Mindy Meng Wang 王萌 & Sui Zhen
RVG
Best Regional Act
Baraka The Kid
Eliza Hull
Juno Mamba
Leah Senior
ZÖJ
Industry-Voted Categories
Best Musician
Cheryl Durongpisitkul
Erica Tucceri
Hudson Whitlock
Lewis Coleman
Lucky Pereira
Best Producer
Bonnie Knight
Lauren Coutts
Nao Anzai
Ninajirachi
Theo Carbo
Amplify Award
Among The Restless
Magdalia
Naavikaran
R.em.edy
Saint Ergo
Diaspora Award
Amaru Tribe
Hand to Earth
Jarabi Band
Mindy Meng Wang 王萌 & Sui Zhen
Wild Gloriosa
Best Blues Work
Checkerboard Lounge
Lloyd Spiegel
Nigel Wearne
Opelousas
The McNaMarr Project
Best Country Work
Hana & Jessie-Lee’s Bad Habits
Matt Joe Gow & Kerryn Fields
Patrick Wilson
Sweet Talk
The Counterfeit
Best Electronic Work
Hybrid Man
Ninajirachi
Simona Castricum
Smilk
Spoonbill
Best Experimental Or Avant-Garde Work
Duré Dara and Speak Percussion
Hand to Earth
Hantu
Monica Lim
Panghalina
Best Folk Work
Ernest Aines
Evan & Mischa
Lucy Wise
Mickey & Michelle
The Bashevis Singers
Best Heavy Work
Diploid
Pizza Death
Religious Observance
Suldusk
The Incantus
Best Hip Hop Work
Baraka the Kid
FLY BOY JACK
MAMMOTH. & Eric Spice
Srirachi
Yung Shōgun
Best Jazz Work
Finn Rees
Helen Svoboda
James Sherlock Trio
Michelle Nicolle
Vanessa Perica Orchestra
Best Pop Work
Blusher
Gretta Ray
G Flip
The Cat Empire
Tones and I
Best Reggae Or Dancehall Work
JahWise
Killah Keys
Melbourne Ska Orchestra
Rick Howe
Shottaz
Best Rock Or Punk Work
Dr Sure's Unusual Practice
ENOLA
Porpoise Spit
The Belair Lip Bombs
The Vovos
Best Soul, Funk, Rnb Or Gospel Work
EMEREE
Emma Volard
Mildlife
Squid Nebula
Tekoa
Best Metro Festival
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)
Best Regional Festival
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)
Best Large Venue (Metro)
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)
Best Small Venue (Metro)
Northcote Social Club (Wurundjeri)
MOTH - Mornington Peninsula (Bunurong)
Kindred Bandroom - Footscray (Wurundjeri)
Lulie Tavern - Collingwood (Wurundjeri)
The JazzLab - Brunswick (Wurundjeri)
Best Regional Venue Or Presenter (Over 50 Gigs)
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)
Best Regional Venue Or Presenter (Under 50 Gigs)
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)
