The gauntlet has been officially thrown, the Top 50 nominees for the [V] Oz Artist 2013 have been unveiled, featuring 50 of our finest homegrown artists, including Alison Wonderland, Birds Of Tokyo, Dead Letter Circus, Iggy Azalea, and more.
In its seventeenth year, the [V] Oz Artist has become something of an institution of the Australian music industry. The award’s purpose is simple: find Australia’s favourite act, as voted by the fans, forgoing the usual racket of consulting “music industry honchos.”
The winner, selected out of a longlist of 50 (the most recent of which readers can check out below), is then announced on Channel [V], and reigns supreme as Australia’s favourite artist for the next year, and you put them there.
“We want to know just which local artist gets the most spins on your playlist,” said the organisers “[what] has you front and centre at their gigs and generally just floats your boat.” Channel [V] have made it clear that this award is about two things: the music and the fans.
The Top 50 for 2013 were announced this morning on The Riff, with names long-familiar to fans of the award — Hilltop Hoods, The Presets, Guy Sebastian — as well as a whole host of new blood. The list makes it clear that 2013 has been a big year of Aussie music.
Capping off the list is the 2013 Wildcard entry, once again as voted by you. This year’s [V] Oz Artist Wildcard is none other than 5 Seconds Of Summer. Making their way from small clubs in Sydney to sharing the stage with One Direction, 2013 has been a mega year for these boys
Starting Tuesday, 8th October, artists who are low on votes will slowly be eliminated from the list. Channel [V] will be announcing which artists are at risk of receiving the chop throughout each day, leaving fans until 8pm to save them from elimination by voting at the Channel [V] website.
Besides getting the chance to see your favourite artist join the awesome ranks of previous winners like Seth Sentry, Silverchair, and 360, there’s now even more incentive to get online and vote for your favourite Australian artist.
Channel [V] have announced that every vote cast for the [V] Oz Artist 2013 will put the voter in the draw to win $10,000!
The Top 4 finalists will be announced on 10:30am Saturday, 24th November live on The Riff, with the winner of [V] Oz Artist 2013 revealed on Saturday, 7th December. Jump on the Channel [V] website and get voting now!
[V] Oz Artist 2013 – TOP 4 Announcement Live On The Riff
10.30am EDT Saturday, 23rd November 2013
Channel [V], only on Foxtel
[V] Oz Artist Award 2013 Top 50 Nominees
1. 5 Seconds of Summer
2. Alison Wonderland
3. Ball Park Music
4. Big Scary
5. Birds Of Tokyo
6. Bliss N Eso
7. Boy & Bear
8. British India
9. Chet Faker
10. Cloud Control
11. Clubfeet
12. Dead Letter Circus
13. Delta Goodrem
14. Empire Of The Sun
15. Flight Facilities
16. Flume
17. Guy Sebastian
18. Havana Brown
19. Hilltop Hoods
20. Iggy Azalea
21. Illy
22. Jagwar Ma
23. Jessica Mauboy
35. RüFüS
36. Samantha Jade
37. San Cisco
38. Seth Sentry
39. Sheppard
40. Snakadaktal
24. Jinja Safari
41. Something For Kate
25. Justice Crew
26. Karnivool
27. Matt Corby
28. Midnight Juggernauts
29. Owl Eyes
30. Papa vs Pretty
31. Parkway Drive
32. Pez
33. Reece Mastin
34. Ricki-Lee
42. Tame Impala
43. The Amity Affliction
44. The Preatures
45. The Presets
46. The Rubens
47. The Veronicas
48. Timomatic
49. Tonight Alive
50. Vance Joy
