Cop a Squiz at the 2019 Music Victoria Award Winners
Last night Music Victoria celebrated its 2019 awards. The event, proudly presented by Triple R and our mates at PBS, featured a tonne of awesome winners from across the state. Congrats to all!
Scroll down to check out the full list of winners, or kick back and hit play on Channel 31's live video stream of the whole night. (Definitely worth it, even if you just want to bask the co-hosting prowess of PBS presenter Lyndelle Wilkinson and our very own Chris Gill.)
PUBLIC-VOTED WINNERS
The Premier’s Prize for the Best Victorian Album of 2019
The Teskey Brothers – Run Home Slow
Best Band
The Teskey Brothers
Best Song
The Teskey Brothers – 'So Caught Up'
Best Solo Artist
Courtney Barnett
Best Male Musician
Paul Kelly
Best Female Musician
Erica Dunn (Tropical F*ck Storm, Palm Springs, MOD CON, Harmony)
The Premier’s Prize for the Best Victorian Breakthrough Act of 2019
G Flip
Best Live Act
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Best Small Venue
Northcote Social Club, Northcote
Best Large Venue
Forum, Melbourne
INDUSTRY-VOTED WINNERS
Best Festival
Golden Plains
Best Regional/Outer Suburban Act
The Teskey Brothers
Best Regional/Outer Suburban Venue (Over 50 gigs per year)
Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
Best Regional/Outer Suburban Venue (Under 50 gigs per year)
Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan
Archie Roach Foundation Award for Emerging Talent
Key Hoo
Best Blues Album
Opelousas – Opelousified
Best Country Album
Matt Joe Gow – Break, Rattle And Roll
Best Electronic Act
Sui Zhen
Best Experimental or Avant-Garde Act
Naretha Williams
Best Folk or Roots Album
The Maes – The Maes
Best Heavy Album
Suldusk – Lunar Falls
Best Hip Hop Act
Sampa The Great
Best Intercultural Act
Përolas
Best Jazz Album
Andrea Keller – Transients Vol. 1
Best Reggae and Dancehall Act
Echo Drama
Best Rock/Punk Album
Tropical F*ck Storm – Braindrops
Best Soul, Funk, Gospel or RnB Album
Allysha Joy – Acadie: Raw
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
PBS 106.7FM and Vika & Linda Bull