The Empty Threats Lead SA Music Awards Nominations

The nominations for the South Australian Music Awards are here! The annual celebration of the state’s best bands, artists and industry professionals have released the finalists for his year’s award show, which will take place at Woodville Town Hall on November 8.

Leading the nominations is noise-rock post-punk five-piece The Empty Threats, who are up for an incredible six awards including Best Song, Best New Artist, Best Group and Best Release. Their film clip for 'Evil Eye’, directed by Conor Mercury, has also been recognised for Best Music Video, as well as the cover art for Monster Truck Mondays, designed by Gaz Kanata, for Best Cover Art.

Arabana, Yawuru and Marridjabin singer-songwriter Nathan May and APY Land hip-hop collective DEM MOB follow the five-piece with four nominations each. May is a contender for Best Song, Best Solo Artist, Best Release and Best Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Artist. DEM MOB’s four nods sees them recognised for Best New Artist, Best Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Artist, Best Regional Artist and Best Music Educator for their education program, Kurunpa Kunpuntjaku. Further, folk performer Alana Jagt received three nominations and nationally-celebrated rockers Bad//Dreems are up for two.

The Note is proud to partner with the SA Music Awards for this year’s People’s Choice Awards. Now, it’s your turn to vote for your favourite artists across genres of Rock, Folk, Electronic and more. The 2023 awards has seen the largest number of nominations ever, with a staggering 159 nominations across 12 categories. Voting is open now, and you can do so here!

The South Australian Music Awards will also be the flagship event for Good Music Month, the MusicSA initiative taking place this November that’ll see the state become an all-access, open-air festival throughout the month.

“South Australia is at heart a creative state and the music talent coming out of this state is incredibly exciting and I don’t envy the panel of independent judges this year!” says MusicSA CEO Christine Schloithe. “MusicSA is very proud to host these awards each year on behalf of the South Australian contemporary music industry and we wish everyone all the best in all categories.”

Don’t miss out on the fun, either! Buy tickets to the November 8 SA Music Awards show at Woodville Town Hall here.

Vote now for your favourite here.

MAJOR AWARDS NOMINATIONS

BEST SONG

Coldwave- Buster

Kultar Ahluwalia - Pen Pals featuring Jack Vaul and DJ Hob G

MANE - Breathing Again

Molly Rocket - Rabbit Hole

Nathan May - It's Gotta Start Somewhere

The Empty Threats - Evil Eye

BEST NEW ARTIST

DEM MOB

Molly Rocket

The 745

The Empty Threats

BEST REGIONAL ARTIST

Alana Jagt

Brave Mistakes

DEM MOB

Germein

Stokes

BEST GROUP

Bad//Dreems

Coldwave

Molly Rocket

Slowmango

The Empty Threats

BEST ABORIGINAL OR TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ARTIST

DEM MOB

Electric Fields

Eskatology

Nathan May

Rob Edwards

BEST SOLO ARTIST

Alana Jagt

Alexander Flood

Lucas Day

Nathan May

Ryan

BEST RELEASE

Alexander Flood - Oscillate

Bad//Dreems -Hoo Ha!

Carla Lippis & Mondo Psycho - Carla Lippis -Mondo Psycho

Molly Rocket – Syrup

Nathan May - It's Gotta Start Somewhere

Slowmango - Hypercolour Miscellaneous

The Empty Threats - Monster Truck Mondays

The Shaolin Afronauts - The Fundamental Nature of Being, Parts One-Five: Limited Edition 5 x LP

West Thebarton - Victory EP

BEST STUDIO

Cactus Cactus Sound

Forest Range Studios

Interim Recording Studios

Wizard Tone Studios

Wundenbergs

BEST STUDIO ENGINEER OR PRODUCER

Lewis Wundenberg

Lucinda Machin

Mario Spate

Matthew Schultz

Ryan Martin John