The Music Victoria Awards of 2020 are the 15th Annual

Music Victoria Awards The Music Victoria Awards (previously known as The Age EG Awards and The Age Music Victoria Awards) are an annual awards night celebrating music from the Australian state of Victoria. They commenced in 2006 and are awarded in Melbourne Music W ...

and consist of a series of awards, presented on 8 December 2020. For the first time, an ''Outstanding Woman in Music Award'' and ''Best Producer Award'' will be awarded.

Hall of Fame inductees

Mary Mihelakos Mary Mihelakos is an Australian music promoter and journalist. In 2020 she was inducted into the Music Victoria hall of fame. Career Mihelakos began working as a volunteer for Melbourne radio station 3RRR when she was 14, helping with administr ...

and Chris Wilson Mary Mihelakos has worked the across the entire spectrum of the industry – running her own PR company, booking a wide range of venues, music editor of ''Beat'', the Sticky Carpet columnist for ''

The Age ''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria (Australia), Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Austral ...

'' and running the

for a number of years. Mihelakos mortgaged her home to co-deliver the first Aussie BBQ showcases at SXSW – an initiative now adopted for industry events around the world to spotlight Australian acts. Chris Wilson is a blues singer, harmonica player, guitarist and saxophonist. After his beginnings in Sole Twister,

Harem Scarem Harem Scarem is a Canadian hard rock/melodic hard rock band from Toronto, Ontario. Harem Scarem initially (the early 1990s) achieved popularity in their native Canada and Japan. The band was active from 1987 to 2008, and again from 2013 after ...

and Paul Kelly and The Coloured Girls, Chris Wilson went on to front his own bands as Crown of Thorns and released a series of acclaimed albums. Wilson passed away on 16 January 2019, aged 63, after a battle with

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Award nominees and winners

General awards

Voted on by the public. Winners indicated in boldface, with other nominees in plain.

Genre Specific Awards

Voted by a select industry panel

Other Awards

Voted by a select industry panel

References

External links

* {{Music Victoria Awards 2020 in Australian music 2020 music awards Music Victoria Awards