Winning the AMP is a huge honour!
I would like to thank everyone from Our Golden Friend, Four Tone Artists and Ivy League Records / Mushroom here in Australia and Fire Records, ATC Live and Sub Pop Publishing overseas for supporting us. I want to also thank all the other nominees, such an amazing group to be included in. I just wanna say that being who I am in music means being subjected to an insane amount of bullshit, and a lot of the songs on this album began as a targeted reaction to the kind of situations that most bands/artists would never have to go through. So to win this award goes a long way and makes me feel less insane and alone in what I do, so thank you!
Romy Vager – RVG
Brain Worms, the highly-anticipated 3rd studio album from Melbourne post-punk band RVG, is officially the Best Australian Album of 2023.
RVG take home $30,000 prize money as the winners of the 19th SoundMerch AMP.
Commencing in 2005, the Australian Music Prize has provided a mouthpiece to the best albums in Australian contemporary music. Now in its 19th year, the prize is widely recognised as the most prestigious award for Australian recording artists.
The integrity of judging and prestige of this peer-voted prize is a major difference for the SoundMerch Australian Music Prize, focusing on creative merit over mainstream popularity. Inspired by the UK's coveted Mercury Prize, the SoundMerch Australian Music Prize is Australia's most sought after achievement within the music community, honouring the album as an art form.
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