Music Victoria Awards of 2019

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Music Victoria Awards of 2019
Date20 November 2019 (2019-11-20) [1]
VenueThe Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, Victoria [1]
Hosted byLyndelle Wilkinson and Chris Gill
Most awards The Teskey Brothers (4)
Most nominations Sampa The Great, The Teskey Brothers, Tropical Fuck Storm, Gordon Koang (5) [1]
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The Music Victoria Awards of 2019 are the 14th Annual Music Victoria Awards and consist of a series of awards, presented on 22 November 2019, during Melbourne Music Week. The Award for The Best Global Act changed its name to Best Intercultural Act. [2]

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Hall of Fame inductees

Now entering its 40th year, PBS (Progressive Broadcasting Service) was conceived in 1979 as a community, member-based radio station unimpeded by commercial interests and dedicated to sharing and promoting diverse music not heard on other stations. [1]

Vika and Linda Bull have forged diverse pathways into soul, gospel, blues, country and the island music of their Tongan ancestry. They have spawned eight albums of their own, as well as illuminating studio and concert performances by Paul Kelly, Rockwiz, C.W. Stoneking, Deborah Conway, Kasey Chambers and many more. [1] They were inducted by Kate Ceberano. [3]

Outstanding Achievement award

Award nominees and winners

General awards

Voted on by the public. Winners indicated in boldface, with other nominees in plain. [4] [5]

Best Victorian AlbumBest Victorian Song
Best Male MusicianBest Female Musician
  • Erica Dunn (Tropical Fuck Storm, Palm Springs, Mod Con, Harmony)
Best BandBest Solo Artist
  • The Teskey Brothers
    • King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
    • Amyl and the Sniffers
    • Cash Savage and The Last Drinks
    • Tropical Fuck Storm
Breakthrough Victorian Act of 2019Best Live Act
Best Venue (Over 500 Capacity)Best Venue (Under 500 Capacity)

Genre Specific Awards

Voted by a select industry panel

Best Blues AlbumBest Country Album
  • Opelousas - Opelousified
    • Anna Scionti - Orphan Diary
    • Catfish Voodoo - Cookin' With…
    • Julian James - Silver Spade
    • TK Reeve - Wanna Feel Good
  • Matt Joe Gow - Break, Rattle and Roll
    • Kate Alexander + Hana Brenecki - Don't You Have Better Things to Do?
    • Mick Thomas' Roving Commission - Coldwater DFU
    • Nathan Seeckts - The Heart of the City
    • Sean McMahon - You Will Know When You're There
Best Electronic ActBest Experimental/Avant-Garde Act
  • Sui Zhen
    • CORIN
    • DJ Plead
    • Kirkis
    • Rings Around Saturn
Best Folk or Roots AlbumBest Heavy Album
  • The Maes - The Maes
    • Cat & Clint - The Days That Used to Be
    • Lucie Thorne - KITTY & FRANK
    • Roolya Boolya - Running to You
    • The Teskey Brothers - Run Home Slow
  • Suldusk - Lunar Falls
    • Blackhelm - Dark Clouds of the Inferno
    • Religious Observance - Utter Discomfort
    • Uboa - The Origin of My Depression
    • Vexation - Journey Beyond Mortality
Best Hip Hop ActBest Intercultural Act
  • Sampa The Great
    • Cool Out Sun
    • DRMNGNOW
    • Kaiit
    • Remi
Best Jazz AlbumBest Reggae or Dance Hall Act
  • Andrea Keller - Transients Vol. 1
    • Adam Simmons - The Usefulness of Art
    • Adam Spiegl - Melancholiac
    • Spirograph Studies - Kindness, Not Courtesy
    • Various Artists - Sunny Side Up
  • Echo Drama
    • Jah Tung
    • Quashani Bahd
    • Shottaz
    • Yaw Faso
Best Rock/Punk AlbumBest Soul, Funk, R'n'B and Gospel Album
  • Allysha Joy - Acadie: Raw
    • Clever Austin - Pareidolia
    • Cool Out Sun - Cool Out Sun
    • Laneous - Monstera Deliciosa
    • The Putbacks - The Putbacks

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)
  • Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
    • The Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine
    • Caravan Music Club, Malvern East
    • Sooki Lounge, Belgrave
    • Karova Lounge, Ballarat
  • Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan
    • Ullumbura Theatre, Bendigo
    • Malt Shed, Wangaratta
    • Blues Train, Queenscliff
    • Halls Gap Hotel, Halls Gap
Best Regional Act/Outer Suburban ActBest Festival
  • The Teskey Brothers
    • Stonefield
    • Kian
    • Maya Rose
    • The Kite Machine
The Archie Roach Foundation Award for Emerging Talent
    • Key Hoo
  • Allara Briggs Pattison
  • DRMNGNOW
  • Kalyani & Isha
  • Robert K Champion

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Music Victoria Announce the 2019 Music Victoria Award Nominees and Hall of Fame Inductees + Public Voting Now Open!". Music Victoria. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Major changes for 2019 Music Victoria Awards". The Music Network. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Here's What Went Down at the 2019 Music Victoria Awards". The Music AU. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Previous Nominess". Music Victoria. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Previous Winners". Music Victoria. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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