Nominees Announced For 2023 Music Victoria Awards | theMusic.com.au

Music Victoria have today unveiled the full list of nominees and Hall Of Fame inductees set to be honoured at this year’s Music Victoria Awards (MVAs).

The ceremony itself will be held at Naarm/Melbourne’s Federation Square on Tuesday October 31. 29 awards will be given out – split between 12 categories open for public voting, and 17 voted on by industry figures – alongside the Hall Of Fame induction of Kirsty Rivers (Head of Music for Creative Australia) and Mutti Mutti songwriter/activist Kutcha Edwards.

It’s noted in a press release that this year’s list was narrowed down from a record number of entrants – more than 1,200 artists, venues, festivals and presenters threw themselves in the mix. Public voting is open now (head here to sign up) with Aussie music fans able to make their voices heard until 12pm AEST on Friday October 13.

“Our experts have spoken,” Music Victoria CEO Simone Schinkel said in a statement, “and now it’s time for the public to have their say. Place your vote and let’s celebrate the Victorian music that made your year!”

See the full list of nominees for the 2023 Music Victoria awards below.

RVG – Nothing Really Changes
Miss Kaninna – Blak Britney
Forest Claudette – Mess Around (feat. EARTHGANG)
NO ZU – Liquid Love
Julia Jacklin – Love, Try Not To Let Go

Cable Ties – All Her Plans
Cash Savage and the Last Drinks – So This is Love
Jen Cloher – I Am The River, The River Is Me
Julia Jacklin – PRE PLEASURE
Teether and Kuya Neil – STRESSOR

Adalita
Forest Claudette
Gena Rose Bruce
Jen Cloher
Sarah Mary Chadwick

CAITY WATSØN
Cara Murphy
Moopie
Rakhi
Uone

Cable Ties
Folk Bitch Trio
Mindy Meng Wang 王萌 & Tim Shiel
RVG
Surprise Chef

Bones and Jones
Code Chroma
Immy Owusu
Leah Senior
Watty Thompson

Brunswick Music Festival (Wurundjeri)
Leaps and Bounds Music Festival (Wurundjeri)
Melbourne International Jazz Festival (Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung)
RISING Melbourne (Kulin Nation)
YIRRAMBOI Festival including The Archie Roach Block Party (Wurundjeri)

Boogie – Tallarook (Taungurung)
Esoteric Festival – Donald (Dja Dja Wurrung)
OK Motels – Charlton (Dja Dja Wurrung)
Port Fairy Folk Festival (Gunditjmara)
Winter Sounds – Daylesford (Dja Dja Wurrung)

Forum Melbourne (Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung)
Melbourne Recital Centre (Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung)
Northcote Theatre (Wurundjeri)
Palais Theatre – St Kilda (Boonwurrung)
The Corner Hotel – Richmond (Wurundjeri)

Brunswick Ballroom (Wurundjeri)
Northcote Social Club (Wurundjeri)
Shotkickers – Thornbury (Wurundjeri)
The Gem – Collingwood (Wurundjeri)
The Night Cat – Fitzroy (Wurundjeri)

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)

Caravan Music Club – Archies Creek (Boonwurrung)
Palais – Hepburn (Dja Dja Wurrung)
The Barwon Club Hotel – Geelong (Wadawurrung)
The Bridge Hotel – Castlemaine (Dja Dja Wurrung)
Volta – Ballarat (Wadawurrung)

Charlie Needs Braces
Jada Weazel
Kiwat Kennell
Miss Kaninna
Pirritu

Artemis Muñoz
BATTS
Jimmy from Thornbury
Katie Dey
Mathilde Anne

Black Jesus Experience
Don Glori
Mitch Tambo
Origami with Wang Zheng-Ting
The Cloud Maker

Damon Smith
Eddie Ink
Nigel Wearne
Paul Buchanan’s Voodoo Preachers
The Teskey Brothers

Charlotte Le Lievre
De Porsal
Henry Wagons
Matt Joe Gow
Nathan Seeckts

Close Counters
Lastlings
Memphis LK
The Oddness
Tim Shiel

Aviva Endean
Fia Fiell
Maria Moles
Patrick Hartono
R. Rebeiro

Dandelion Wine
Folk Bitch Trio
Katankin
Leah Senior
Lucy Wise

DEAD
FACELESS BURIAL
GELD
ISUA
The Maggie Pills

Agung Mango
Strictly D.T
Teether & Kuya Neil
VOLDY
Yung Shōgun

Don Glori
Fran Swinn
Joshua Moshe
Nat Bartsch
The Rookies

daine
Mia Wray
Mitch Tambo
Monnie
Telenova

ALETHIA
Crown Heights
JahWise
Killah Keys
Melbourne Ska Orchestra

Cable Ties
Cash Savage and the Last Drinks
CIVIC
CLAMM
RVG

30/70
Bumpy
Forest Claudette
Mo’Ju
Surprise Chef

Anna Laverty
Candice Lorrae
Gab Strum
Lucy Blomkamp
Simon Lam

Daniel Farrugia
Immy Owusu
Jen Sholakis
Joshua Moshe
Sam Teskey