Music Victoria Awards of 2020
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| Music Victoria Awards of 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 December 2020[1] |
| Hosted by | Lyndelle Wilkinson and Chris Gill[1] |
| Most wins | Sampa the Great (4) |
| Most nominations | Sampa the Great (8) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | PBS 106.7FM, 3RRR & Channel 31[2] |
The Music Victoria Awards of 2020 are the 15th Annual Music Victoria Awards 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.[1]
Mary Mihelakos has worked across the entire spectrum of the industry – running her own PR company, booking a wide range of venues, being music editor of Beat, the Sticky Carpet columnist for The Age and running the Music Victoria Awards 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.[2]
Chris Wilson is a blues singer, harmonica player, guitarist and saxophonist. After his beginnings in Sole Twister, Harem Scarem and Paul Kelly and The Coloured Girls, Chris Wilson went on to front his bands as Crown of Thorns and released a series of acclaimed albums. Wilson died on 16 January 2019, aged 63, after a battle with pancreatic cancer.[2]