Music Victoria Awards of 2018
Date21 November 2018 (2018-11-21)[1]
VenueThe Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, Victoria[1]
Hosted byLyndelle Wilkinson and Chris Gill
Most awardsBaker Boy (4)

The Music Victoria Awards of 2018 are the 13th Annual Music Victoria Awards and consist of a series of awards, presented on 21 November 2018, during Melbourne Music Week.

The Melbourne Recital Centre hosted the event for the first time, and, also for the first time, the Victorian Government provided $10,000 to the Best Victorian Album of 2018, and $5,000 to the Best Victorian Breakthrough Act of 2018.[1]

On the 6 August 2018, a number of categories change were announced for the 2018 event.

  • The awards for Best Male and Female Act were renamed to Best Male and Female Musician accordingly.
  • The Best Solo Artist category was introduced to include gender non-conforming artists. Ten artists will be nominated, and Music Victoria's 40/40/20 gender diversity quotas will apply.
  • Best Emerging Act was renamed to Breakthrough Act.
  • The awards for Best Regional Venue and Best Regional Act were renamed to Best Regional/Outer Suburban Venue and Best Regional Act/Outer Suburban Act accordingly.
  • Best Festival award went from "general" category to "industry" voted.
  • Best Reggae or Dance Hall Act and Best Rock/Punk Album were introduced, allowing the Best Heavy Album category to more specifically celebrate metal and hard rock subgenres.
  • Best Indigenous/Aboriginal Act was renamed to The Archie Roach Foundation Award for Emerging Talent, and will now come with a cash grant and mentorship as part of the award.

Awards Executive Producer Patrick Donovan said "After each awards we survey the industry and judges to make sure the categories best reflect what is happening in Victoria in the year and the most deserved contributors to the industry are acknowledged. We are confident these changes to criteria and judging panels will result in awards that are more inclusive and better reflect outstanding achievements."[2]

To be eligibility, at least 50% of the act has been living in Victoria for the last two years. The album, single or EP must have been released between 1 September 2017 and 31 August 2018.[2]

Hall of Fame inductees

Award nominees and winners

General awards

Voted on by the public. Winners indicated in boldface, with other nominees in plain.[3][4]

Best Album Best Song
  • Baker Boy – "Marryuna"
    • Camp Cope – "The Opener"
    • Courtney Barnett – "Nameless, Faceless"
    • Laura Jean – "Girls on the TV"
    • Mojo Juju – "Native Tongue"
Best Male Musician Best Female Musician
  • Courtney Barnett
    • Erica Dunn (Tropical Fuck Storm, Mod Con, Palm Springs)
    • Laura Englert (Laura Jean)
    • Mojo Ruiz De Luzuriaga (Mojo Juju)
    • Sampa Tembo (Sampa The Great)
Best Band Best Solo Artist
Breakthrough Act of 2018 Best Live Act
Best Venue (Over 500 Capacity) Best Venue (Under 500 Capacity)
  • Northcote Social Club, Northcote

Genre Specific Awards

Voted by a select industry panel

Best Blues Album Best Country Album
  • James Ellis & The Jealous Guys – It's Ain't Texas (But It Ain't Bad)
    • Ben Mastwyk & The MillionsWinning Streak
    • Freya Josephine Hollick – Feral Fusion
    • Greta Ziller – Queen of Boomtown
    • Michael Waugh – The Asphalt & The Oval
Best Soul, Funk, R'n'B and Gospel Album Best Jazz Album
  • Sampa The Great – Birds and the BEE9
    • 30/70 – Elevate
    • The BamboosNight Time People
    • Billy Davis – A Family Portrait
    • Mildlife – Phase
  • Sam Anning SextetAcross a Field as Vast as One
    • 30/70 – Elevate
    • Barney McAllHearing the Blood
    • Menagerie – The Arrow of Time
    • Origami - Wu Xing – The 5 Elements
Best Hip Hop Act Best Electronic Act
  • Sampa the Great
Best Heavy Album Best Folk or Roots Album
  • Michael Waugh – The Asphalt & The Oval
    • Cat Canteri – Inner North
    • Lucy Wise – Winter Sun
    • Luke Plumb & The Circuit – Turn & ReTurn
    • Trouble in the Kitchen – The Score
Best Global Act Best Experimental/Avant-Garde Act
  • Senegambian Jazz Band
  • Nat Grant
    • Aviva Endean
    • Maria Moles
    • MESS Ltd
    • Romy Fox
Best Reggae or Dance Hall Act Best Rock/Punk Album

Other Awards

Voted by a select industry panel

Best Regional/Outer Suburban Venue (Over 50 Gigs a Year) Best Regional/Outer Suburban Venue (Under 50 Gigs a Year)
  • Karova Lounge, Ballarat
    • Barwon Club, South Geelong
    • Caravan Music Club, Bentleigh East
    • Sooki Lounge, Belgrave
    • The Workers Club, Geelong
  • Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan
    • Aireys Pub, Aireys
    • Inlet Blues Train, Queenscliff
    • Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
    • Wandi Pub, Wandiligong
Best Regional Act/Outer Suburban Act Best Festival
    • This Way North
  • Benny Walker
  • Freya Josephine Hollick
  • High Tension
  • Stonefield
The Archie Roach Foundation Award for Emerging Talent

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Age Music Victoria Awards 2018 Announce New Venue + Nominees Revealed And Public Voting Now Open!". Music Victoria. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 "The Age Music Victoria Awards 2018 Announce New Categories". Music Victoria. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. "Previous Nominess". Music Victoria. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. "Previous Winners". Music Victoria. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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