Triple J announce the 2018 J Award nominees

Triple J have announced the nominees for the 2018 J Awards. With categories covering Album of the Year, Double J Artist of the Year, Unearthed Artist of the Year and Music Video of the Year. It's been an incredible year for Australian music and this year's nominees further cements that.

The winners will be announced by Veronica & Lewis on triple j from 4pm Fri 23 Nov.

triple j Australian Album of the Year nominees Amy Shark, Love Monster Camp Cope, How to Socialise & Make Friends Courtney Barnett, Tell Me How You Really Feel DMA’S, For Now Hockey Dad, Blend Inn Middle Kids, Lost Friends Ocean Alley, Chiaroscuro Polaris, The Mortal Coil RÜFÜS DU SOL, Solace Tash Sultana, Flow State

Double J Artist of the Year nominees Gurrumul John Butler Trio Mojo Juju Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Sampa the Great

Unearthed Artist of the Year nominees Angie McMahon G Flip Kian Kwame Slowly Slowly

Australian Music Video of the Year nominees, co-presented by Rage B Wise ‘Feel Something’                                                                Director: JÁEN Collective DZ Deathrays ‘Like People’                                                          Director: Guss Mallman Golden Vessel ‘Bigbright {Ft. Elkkle, E^st & Duckwrth}’     Director: Harry Deadman Mojo Juju ‘Native Tongue’                                                           Director: Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore Sampa The Great ‘Black Girl Magik {Ft. Nicole Gumbe}’   Director: Sanjay De Silva