02 Feb 2012 : Adalita & The Jezabels Shortlisted For Australian Music Prize
The shortlist for this year’s Australian Music Prize has today been announced.
9 artists are in the running for a cool $30,000 in prize money and Mushroom Music is well represented with Adalita and The Jezabels both vying for top spot.
The announcement comes just days after The Jezabels reached number #9 in the Triple J Hottest 100 and took out "Album Of The Year" at the Rolling Stone awards. Adalita took out the "Best Independent Album" at the 2011 Jagermeister Independent Music Awards for her honest self-titled album late last year.
The shortlist features:
Abbe May – Design Desire
Adalita – Adalita
Boy & Bear – Moonfire
Gotye – Making Mirrors
Gurrumul – Rralaka
Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders – Hurtsville
The Jezabels – Prisoner
Kimbra – Vows
The Middle East – I Want That You Are Always Happy
The final shortlist was decided by a panel of 42 comprised of industry, artist and media judges.
The winner will be announced at an event at the Sydney Opera House Wednesday 8 February.
