2023 Music Victoria Awards

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2023 Music Victoria Awards
Date31 October 2023
Venue Federation Square
Most nominationsCable Ties, Forest Claudette, RVG (3)
  2022  · Music Victoria Awards

The 2023 Music Victoria Awards are the 18th Annual Music Victoria Awards. The ceremony took place on 31 October 2023. The nominees were announced on 14 September 2023 [1] Public voting was open from 14 September until 13 October. [2]

Contents

Hall of Fame inductees

Award nominees and winners

Winners indicated at the top and in boldface, with other nominees in plain. [1] [3]

Public Voted Awards

Best AlbumBest Song or Track
  • Julia Jacklin – "Love, Try Not to Let Go"
  • Forest Claudette (featuring EARTHGANG)– "Mess Around"
  • Miss Kaninna – "Blak Britney"
  • NO ZU – "Liquid Love"
  • RVG – "Nothing Really Changes"
Best GroupBest DJ
  • Cable Ties
  • Folk Bitch Trio
  • Mindy Meng Wang (王萌) & Tim Shiel
  • RVG
  • Surprise Chef
  • Cara Murphy
  • CAITY WATSØN
  • Moopie
  • Rakhi
  • Uone
Best Solo ArtistBest Regional Act
  • Watty Thompson
  • Bones and Jones
  • Code Chroma
  • Immy Owusu
  • Leah Senior
Best Metro FestivalBest Regional Festival
  • Port Fairy Folk Festival (Gunditjmara)
  • Boogie – Tallarook (Taungurung)
  • Esoteric Festival – Donald (Dja Dja Wurrung)
  • OK Motels in Charlton (Dja Dja Wurrung)
  • Winter Sounds – Daylesford (Dja Dja Wurrung))
Best Large Venue (Metro)Best Small Venue (Metro)
  • Brunswick Ballroom (Wurundjeri)
  • Northcote Social Club (Wurundjeri)
  • Shotkickers – Thornbury (Wurunjderi)
  • The Gem – Collingwood (Wurundjeri)
  • The Night Cat – Fitzroy (Wurundjeri)
Best Regional Venue/Presenter (over 50 gigs a year)Best Regional Venue/Presenter (under 50 gigs a year)
  • Caravan Music Club in Archies Creek (Boonwurrung)
  • Palais Hepburn (Dja Dja Wurrung)
  • The Barwon Club Hotel in Geelong (Wadawurrung)
  • The Bridge Hotel – Castlemaine (Dja Dja Wurrung)
  • Volta – Ballarat (Wadawurrung)
  • Meeniyan Town Hall – South Gippsland (Bunurong)
  • The Minerva Ballaarat (Wadawurrung)
  • The Blues Train – Bellarine Peninsula (Wadawurrung)
  • Trash Cult – Bendigo (Dja Dja Wurrung)
  • The Vine Hotel – Wangaratta (Bpangerang)

Industry Voted Awards

Arts Access Amplify Award
(for Deaf and Disabled acts)
The Archie Roach Foundation Award for Emerging Talent
(for First Peoples entrants only)
  • Katie Dey
  • Artemis Muñoz
  • Batts
  • Jimmy from Thornbury
  • Mathilde Anne
  • Charlie Needs Braces
  • Jada Weazel
  • Kiwat Kennell
  • Miss Kaninna
  • Pirritu
Best MusicianBest Producer
  • Immy Owusu
  • Daniel Farrugia
  • Jen Sholakis
  • Joshua Moshe
  • Sam Teskey
Best Blues WorkBest Country Work
Best Electronic WorkBest Experimental Act or Avant-Garde Work
  • Maria Moles
  • Aviva Endean
  • Fia Fiell
  • Patrick Hartono
  • R. Rebeiro
Best Folk WorkBest Heavy Work
  • ISUA
  • Dead
  • Faceless Burial
  • GELD
  • The Maggie Pills
Best Hip Hop WorkBest Jazz Work
  • Agung Mango
  • Strictly D.T
  • Teether & Kuya Neil
  • Voldy
  • Yung Shōgun
  • Joshua Moshe
  • Don Glori
  • Fran Swinn
  • Nat Bartsch
  • The Rookies
Best Pop WorkBest Reggae and Dancehall Work
Best Rock/Punk WorkSoul, Funk, RNB & Gospel Work
  • Cable Ties
  • Cash Savage and the Last Drinks
  • Civic
  • CLAMM
  • RVG
MAV Diasporas Award
(Culturally and Linguistically Diverse entrants only)

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