Triple j has kicked off Ausmusic Month with the reveal of this year’s J Awards nominees.
Now in its 18th year, the annual J Awards celebrate the finest talent in Australian music.
The nominees were revealed today, with the winners set to be confirmed on Thursday, November 17th, across triple j, triple j Unearthed and Double J.
To mark the nominees announcement, it will be Australian music only on triple j, triple j Unearthed and Double J all day today.
You can check out the full list of 2022 J Award nominees below, with Flume, Sampa The Great and King Stingray leading the way with two nods apiece.
For more information, head to the triple j website.
2022 J AWARD NOMINEES
triple j Australian Album of the Year
- Eliza & The Delusionals – Now & Then
- Flume – Palaces
- Gang Of Youths – angel in realtime.
- Julia Jacklin – PRE PLEASURE
- King Stingray – King Stingray
- Meg Mac – Matter Of Time
- Northlane – Obsidian
- Sampa The Great – As Above, So Below
- Spacey Jane – Here Comes Everybody
- Stand Atlantic – f.e.a.r.
Double J Australian Artist of the Year
- Courtney Barnett
- HAAi
- King Stingray
- Midnight Oil
- Sampa The Great
Unearthed Artist of the Year
- Elsy Wameyo
- grentperez
- JACOTÉNE
- South Summit
- SPEED
triple j and rage Australian Music Video of the Year
- 1300 – ‘Oldboy’ Dir. Raghav Rampal
- Confidence Man – ‘Holiday’ Dir. W.A.M. Bleakley
- Flume– ‘Say Nothing [Ft. MAY-A]’ Dir. Michael Hili
- Party Dozen– ‘Macca The Mutt [Ft. Nick Cave]’ Dir. VERSUS (Tanya Babic & Jason Sukadana)
- RONA.– ‘Closure [Ft. Helena]’ Dir. Dylan River
Done Good Award
- David Herington: Unsung legend, assisting flood affected communities
- Eliza Hull: Muso & inclusion and access advocate for people with a disability
- Jake Taylor (In Hearts Wake): Fighting for climate action through music and film
- Kobie Dee: Enriching First Nations communities on tour, in workshops and podcasts
- Raising Their Voices: For their landmark report on industry sexual harassment and discrimination
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