WAMAwards 2019: Your guide to this year's Public Voting nominations (and how to vote)

TO VOTE IN ALL OF 2019'S WAMAWARDS PUBLIC VOTING FIELDS, HEAD HERE.

Every year, as a part of the annual WAMFest and WAMCon celebrations, the WAMAwards reward and honour the best of West Australia's flourishing music scene. This year, one defined by the international domination of WA-raised musicians like Stella Donnelly and Carla Geneve, the WAMAwards represent something bigger: a chance to recognise those who have helped push WA music not just within the state, but on a larger national scale and then internationally too, whether it be those in-front of the cameras familiar to most, or those working behind-the-scenes to make sure it happens.

It should be no surprise then that Carla Geneve is this year's most-nominated artist, but a strong contingent of West Australian musicians follow hot on her heels - Jamilla, Demon Days, Sly Withers and Stella Donnelly all come in with four or more nominations each, while Grace Barbe, Grievous Bodily Calm, Miss Genius, Nika Mo, Noah Dillon, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets and Spacey Jane each come in with three nominations too. 

While many of the categories are voted by a collection of industry members, this year sees the return of the WAMAwards public voting, which makes a comeback - presented by Pilerats, mind you - to give the power to the people in a handful of the ceremony's most acclaimed awards. This year, public voting is open for five awards: Most Popular Live Act, Most Popular New Act, Most Popular Venue and the all-new Most Popular Act, a winner-of-winners-type award that'll go to the act chosen to have the greatest contribution to WA Music this year. Public Award voting closes at 11.59PM on Thursday, October 10th.

MOST POPULAR ACT

Carla Geneve
Daybreak
Dulcie
Flossy
Grievous Bodily Calm
Methyl Ethel
POND
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
Sly Withers
Spacey Jane
Stella Donnelly

MOST POPULAR LIVE ACT

Carla Geneve
Daybreak
Demon Days
Grace Barbe
Grievous Bodily Calm
Jack Davies
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
Sly Withers
Southern River Band
Spacey Jane
Stella Donnelly

MOST POPULAR NEW ACT

Adrian Dzvuke
Butter
Dulcie
Flewnt
Gazey
MissGenius
New Nausea
Nika Mo
Noah Dillon
Sara Sal

MOST POPULAR MUSIC EVENT

Blues at Bridgetown
Fairbridge Festival
Falls Festival
Nannup Music Festival
Origin
Perth International Arts Festival
RTRFM’s In The Pines
State Of The Art Festival

MOST POPULAR VENUE

Badlands Bar
Ellington Jazz Club
Freo.Social
Mojo’s Bar
Rosemount Hotel
The Bird
The Duke Of George
The Sewing Room

TO VOTE IN ALL OF 2019'S WAMAWARDS PUBLIC VOTING FIELDS, HEAD HERE.

To vote in all of this year's WAMAwards public voting fields, click through the hyperlink above. However, to find more information on each act nominated for each award - or to nominate exclusively in an individual award field - head to the links below.

2019 WAMAwards: Most Popular Act

2019 WAMAwards: Most Popular Live Act

2019 WAMAwards: Most Popular New Act

2019 WAMAwards: Most Popular Music Event

2019 WAMAwards: Most Popular Venue

This year's WAMAwards will take place on Thursday, October 31st, at the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Perth. Find the full list of nominees below.

2019 WAMAwards Nominations List: 

BEST BLUES AND ROOTS ACT

Dan Howls
Kat Wilson Trio
Lincoln MacKinnon
The Floors
Tom Fisher & The Layabouts

BEST COUNTRY ACT

Helen Townsend
Ralway Bell
Savannah & The Strays
The Little Lord Street Band

BEST EXPERIMENTAL ACT

Eduardo Cossio
Intenso
Moon Project
Samarobryn

BEST FOLK ACT

Jack Davies and The Bush Chooks
Nika Mo
Racoo
Tanaya Harper

BEST HIP HOP ACT

Downsyde
Hyclass
Mali Jo$e
Miss Genius
T$oko

BEST INDIGENOUS ACT

Bradley Hall
Flewnt
MissGenius
The Struggling Kings

BEST JAZZ ACT

Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group
Gemma Farrell Quintet
Harry Mitchell Quartet
Kate Pass Kohesia Ensemble

BEST LIVE ELECTRONIC ACT

Feels
Jamilla
Priscilla
Your Girl Pho

BEST METAL/HEAVY ACT

Boltgun
Depravity
Skullcave
Tangled Thoughts Of Leaving

BEST POP ACT

Priscilla
Spacey Jane
Stella Donnelly
Your Girl Pho

BEST PUNK/HARDCORE ACT

Cold Meat
Nerve Quakes
Sly Withers
The Wolfbats

BEST REGIONAL ACT

Blue Child Collective
Brayden Sibbald
Dawn Barrington
Grand Casual
Tracey Barnett

BEST ROCK ACT

Carla Geneve
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
Sly Withers
The Floors
The Volcanics

BEST URBAN ACT

Demon Days
Hyclass
Jamilla
Superego

BEST WORLD ACT

Grace Barbe
Juliana Areias
Soukouss Internationale
Tara Tiba

BEST ALBUM

Calmly – Calmly
Greivious Bodily Calm – Repel
Methyl Ethel – Triage
Stella Donnelly – Beware Of The Dogs

BEST EP

Carla Geneve – Carla Geneve
Jack Davies and The Bush Chooks – Cleaning The Dishes
Nika Mo – November
Yomi Ship – Pyramids of Yanaguni
Slumberjack - Sarawak

BEST SINGLE

Jamilla – Bloom
Noah Dillon – Don’t Act Like You Know
Carla Geneve – Things Change
Demon Days – Hands-Free

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Jamilla – Bloom
Airline Food – Axe Murderer
Gazey – Sleep
Carla Geneve – Things Change
Demon Days – Daria’s Smile

LABEL OF THE YEAR

Group Therapy Records
Rhubarb Records
Women Of Music Production Perth
Tone List

GOLDEN WAMi

Andrew Ryan
Hayley-Jane Ayres
Nigel Bird
Paul Sloan
Tenille Elkins

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