triple j have announced the nominees for the 2012 J Awards. The annual J Awards consist of three categories: Album of the Year, Music Video of the Year, and Unearthed Act of the Year.
This year’s nominees are:
Album of the Year:
Tame Impala – Lonerism
Alpine – A Is For Alpine
Hemitude – HyperParadise
Ball Park Music – Museum
The Rubens – The Rubens
Music Video of the Year:
Alpine – Hands
Gotye – Easy Way Out
Flight Facilities – Foreign Language
Kirin J Callinan – Way II War
Bertie Blackman – Boy
Hilltop Hoods – Rattling The Keys To The Kingdom
Unearthed Act of the Year:
Flume
The Rubens
Chance Waters
Kingswood
Thelma Plum
A judging committee comprised of members of the triple j music team will decide the winners. Winners will be announced in the last week of November.
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