Rolling Stone Awards
Having topped the US charts, won three Arias and been nominated for four Grammy awards in 2014, Aussie songwriter Sia continues her rise with a nomination for Album of the Year at the 6th annual Rolling Stone Awards. Facing tough competition from fellow nominees the Preatures, the Church and Shihad, can Sia own every awards show covering 2014? The winner of this and eight other awards will be announced at a star-studded ceremony on Wednesday February 25th at Sydney’s Fox Studios. This Awards tops off a great year for Rolling Stone since the original editorial team took the magazine independent shortly before the last Awards, publishing the iconic title under the name Paper Riot.
The Rolling Stone Awards, celebrating the best in Australasian entertainment in 2014, will be a different beast this year, with an exciting new venue and new sponsors. There will be the usual free-flowing rivers of booze and delicious food as well as a feature performance from Single Of The Year nominee Ecca Vandal, with more to be announced.
Melbourne MC Remi tops the nominations list with four nods (Album of the Year, Best New Talent, Best Independent Release and Music Video of the Year), while Sydney band the Preatures (Album of the Year, Best Live Act and Music Video of the Year) and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard (Album of the Year, Best Independent Release and Live Act of the Year) both have three nominations.
Of the nine awards to be handed out on the evening, six have been voted for by a panel of Rolling Stone critics. The winners will be celebrated in the April issue of Rolling Stone, on sale March 5th.
Readers can vote for their favourite Single Of The Year online at rollingstoneaus.com/awards, where you can check out photos and video from last year’s massive Awards party.
The nominees are:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
(presented by Pistonhead Lager)
The Delta Riggs – Dipz Zebazios
Sia – 1000 Forms Of Fear
The Preatures – Blue Planet Eyes
Dan Sultan – Blackbird
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Oddments
The Harpoons – Falling For You
Remi – Raw X Infinity
The Church – Further/Deeper
Shihad – FVEY
C.W. Stoneking – Gon’ Boogaloo
BEST NEW TALENT
(presented by ASUS)
Meg Mac
Tkay Maidza
Courtney Barnett
Bad//Dreems
Harts
Remi
Gang Of Youths
DMA’s
D.D. Dumbo
5 Seconds Of Summer
Harry Hookey
BEST INDEPENDENT RELEASE
Dan Sultan – Blackbird
Total Control – Typical System
The Smith Street Band – Throw Me In The River
Remi – Raw X Infinity
Jack Ladder & the Dreamlanders – Playmates
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Oddments
Augie March – Havens Dumb
Davey Lane – Atonally Young
The Delta Riggs – Dipz Zebazios
C.W. Stoneking – Gon’ Boogaloo
Jane Tyrrell – Echoes in the Aviary
MOVIE OF THE YEAR
The Babadook
The Rover
These Final Hours
What We Do In The Shadows
The Mule
ACTOR OF THE YEAR
(presented by Uppercut Deluxe)
Essie Davis – The Babadook
Guy Pearce – The Rover
Sarah Snook – These Final Hours
Jemaine Clement – What We Do In The Shadows
Taika Waititi – What We Do In The Shadows
Joel Edgerton – Felony
Russell Crowe – The Water Diviner
Jai Courtney – Felony
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
To be voted for by
Rolling Stone readers
LIVE ACT OF THE YEAR
Violent Soho
The Smith Street Band
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
The Preatures
Shihad
Hilltop Hoods
The Delta Riggs
Kingswood
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
(presented by Definitive Technology)
Ecca Vandal – “White Flag”
Remi – “Livin’”
Sheppard – “Geronimo”
The Preatures – “Somebody’s Talking”
Gang Of Youths – “Poison Drum”
Sia – “Chandelier”
Peking Duk Featuring Nicole Millar – “High”
The Veronicas – “You Ruin Me”
Steve Smyth – “Written Or Spoken”
THE ROLLING STONE AWARD
Recognising an outstanding contribution to popular culture. Previous winners include Paul Kelly, Cold Chisel and Michael Gudinski, and Peter Noble.
To be voted for by the Rolling Stone team.