# Music Victoria Awards of 2015

The Music Victoria Awards of 2015 are the tenth Annual Music Victoria Awards and consist of a series of awards, culminating in an awards ceremony on 11 November 2015.
For the first time, the public awards and the genre specific awards, were all presented in one event.
Immediately following the awards ceremony, Music Victoria CEO Patrick Donovan congratulated all of the nominees and winners saying, "Bringing the genre awards and public awards together was a great success as the nominees are all equally deserving. It was wonderful to see the stars of the music industry under one roof in a huge celebration that showcases the depth of our diverse music scene."

## Hall of Fame inductees

* John Farnham, AC/DC, Olivia Newton-John, Archie Roach, Palais Theatre, Sunbury Festival, The Seekers, Thunderbirds, Stan Rofe, Bill Armstrong

## Award nominees and winners
### All genre Awards

Public voted awards. Winners indicated in boldface, with other nominees in plain.
| Best Album | Best Song |
| Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit Dick Diver - Melbourne, Florida Dorsal Fins - Mind Renovation Ben Salter - The Stars My Destination Totally Mild - Down Time | Courtney Barnett - "Depreston" Courtney Barnett - "Pedestrian at Best" Pearls - "Big Shot" Jess Ribeiro – "Hurry Back to Love" The Peep Tempel - "Carol" |
| Best Male | Best Female |
| CW Stoneking Briggs Fraser A. Gorman Tom Iansek Marlon Williams | Courtney Barnett Mojo Juju Jess Ribeiro Ella Thompson Sui Zhen |
| Best Band | Best Emerging Artist |
| Courtney Barnett King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard The Peep Tempel Totally Mild Twerps | Raised By Eagles Gold Class Harts Total Giovanni Totally Mild |
| Best Live Band | Best Venue |
| The Smith Street Band The Bamboos The Drones The Peep Tempel Total Giovanni | The Corner Hotel, Richmond Howler, Brunswick Shebeen, Melbourne The Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood The Tote, Collingwood |
| Best Regional Venue | Best Regional Act |
| Theatre Royal, Castlemaine Barwon Club, Geelong Karova Lounge, Ballarat Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan The Loft, Warrnambool | Cosmic Psychos Briggs Crepes D.D Dumbo The Murlocs |
| Best Festival | |
| Golden Plains Festival Boogie St Jerome's Laneway Festival Sugar Mountain Supersense | |

### Genre Specific Awards

Industry expert panel awards
| Best Blues Album | Best Country Album |
| Fiona Boyes – Box & Dice Blue Heat - One Day Too Long Blues Mountain - Separation Street Greg Dodd & The Hoodoo Men - Movin' On Lloyd Spiegel - Double Live Set | Raised By Eagles - Diamonds inhe Bloodstream Jemma & The Clifton Hillbillies - Jemma & The Clifton Hillbillies Ben Mastwyk - Mornin', Evenin' Mustered Courage - White Lies & Melodies Marlon Williams - Marlon Williams |
| Best Soul, Funk, R'n'B and Gospel Album | Best Jazz Album |
| Emma Donovan & The Putbacks – Dawn Mojo Juju - Seeing Red / Feeling Blue Paul Kelly - The Merri Soul Sessions The Seven Ups - The Seven Ups Women of Soul - Women of Soul | Barney McAll – Mooroolbark Allan Browne Quintet – Ithaca Bound Jack Earle Big Band – Jack Earle Big Band Refraction – As We Were Paul Van Ross – Mi Alma Cuban: My Cuban Soul |
| Best Hip Hop Album | Best Electronic Act |
| Maundz - Nobody's Business Ciecmate – Limbo Tornts - No Compromise Spit & Mac - The Hourglass Lgeez - Cloud Nine | Roland Tings Andras & Oscar I'lls Total Giovanni Wabz |
| Best Heavy Album | Best Indigenous Act |
| High Tension – Bully Cuntz - Force the Zone Fuck the Fitzroy Doom Scene - Facing the Ruin King Parrot - Dead Set Ne Obliviscaris - Citadel | Emma Donovan Briggs Philly Dan Sultan Benny Walker |
| Best Global or Reggae Album | Best Experimental/Avant-Garde Act |
| Quarter Street - Quarter Street Ras Jahknow - Jah Sta Li Dub Larry Maluma - Ulemu Ruth Roshan & Tango Noir - Stories of Love & Regret T Rhythm - Reminicin | Carolyn Connors Eves Robin Fox Joe Talia Eugene Ughetti |
| Best Folk Roots Album | |
| Tolka - Our House Kate Burke & Ruth Hazleton - Declaration Suzanna Espie - Mother's Not Feeling Herself Today Oh Pep! - Living The Mae Trio - September | |