The Kid LAROI, Royel Otis, Middle Kids and RUFUS DU SOL lead the nominations for the 2024 J Awards as Triple j kicks off Ausmusic Month this November.
The J Awards, now in its 20th year, is the broadcaster’s annual recognition of the best in Australian Music, from the country’s biggest international breakouts to the hottest emerging acts. More than 25 local artists have scored a nomination for their contribution to Australian Music over the past year.
Winners of the five award categories – triple j Australian Album of the Year, Unearthed Artist of the Year, Double J Australian Artist of the Year, triple j and rage Australian Music Video of the Year, and Australian Live Act of the Year – will be announced on Thursday, 14 November.
November marks Triple j month-long celebration of all things Aussie music, starting with the J Award Nominees and 24 hours of all local artists spinning across Triple j, Double J and triple j Unearthed.
Like A Version and Live at the Wireless will also feature a stacked line-up of Australian talent, all month long, and there’s Ausmusic T-Shirt Day on Thursday 28 November, raising critical funds for the Australian music industry via Support Act.
Check out the 2024 J Award Nominees below and listen to Triple J on the radio, online or on the Triple J app, and connect via Instagram, TikTok and YouTube as we get around all the very best music made right here in our own backyard this November.
2024 J Award Nominees
Triple j Album of the Year
3% - Kill The Dead
Amyl and the Sniffers - Cartoon Darkness
Middle Kids - Faith Crisis Pt 1
Nick Ward - House With The Blue Door
Royel Otis – Pratts & Pain
RUFUS DU SOL - Inhale/Exhale
SPEED – ONLY ONE MODE
Sycco – Zorb
The Buoys - Lustre
The Kid LAROI - The First Time
Unearthed Artist of the Year
aleksiah
Ben Gerrans
Lithe
Maanyung
The Belair Lip Bombs
Double J Australian Artist of the Year
Amyl and the Sniffers
DOBBY
Emily Wurramurra
Missy Higgins
Nick Cave
Triple j and rage Music Video of the Year
3% – Won’t Stop [Ft. Jessica Mauboy] – Dir: Nick Rae And Jordan Ruyi Blanch
Amyl And The Sniffers – U Should Not Be Doing That – Dir: John Angus Stewart
Emily Wurramara – Lordy Lordy [Ft. Tasman Keith] – Dir: Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore
Nick Ward - Shooting Star – Dir: Nick Ward & Charles Buxton-Leslie
Party Dozen - Coup De Gronk – Dir: VERSUS
Live Act of the Year
Angie McMahon
Confidence Man
SPEED
Teenage Dads
What So Not