National Live Music Awards of 2018

The National Live Music Awards of 2018 are the third National Live Music Awards in Australia. The event took place on 6 December 2018. The event moved its gala event to Brisbane – following events in Sydney and Melbourne in the last two years.
The 2018 event introduced a new award for Best Live Music Photographer in Australia and a Hall of Fame equivalent, titled the Live Legends. Live Country or Folk Act was renamed to Live Country Act. The state based All Ages Achievement expanded to all states and territories, from only NSW and Victoria in 2017. The event was streamed live and for free via Netgigs.

Live Legends

Magic Dirt

National awards

Nominations and wins below.
Live Act of the Year

Artist	Result
Baker Boy	Won
Camp Cope	Nomitated
High Tension	Nomitated
WAAX	Nomitated
West Thebarton	Nomitated

Live Voice of the Year

Artist	Result
Caiti Baker	Nomitated
Georgia Maq	Nomitated
Karina Utomo	Nomitated
Kira Puru	Nomitated
Stella Donnelly	Won

Best New Act

Artist	Result
A. Swayze & the Ghosts	Nomitated
Alex the Astronaut	Nomitated
Baker Boy	Nomitated
Tropical Fuck Storm	Won
WAAX	Nomitated

Live Bassist of the Year

Artist	Result
Annie Siegmann	Nomitated
Isobel D'Cruz Barnes	Won
Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich	Nomitated
Nick Brown	Nomitated
Zoe Hauptmann	Nomitated

Live Drummer of the Year

Artist	Result
Dave Mudie	Nomitated
Jen Sholakis	Won
Sarah Thompson	Nomitated
Shauna Boyle	Nomitated
Tim Commandeur	Nomitated

Live Guitarist of the Year

Artist	Result
Aife Larkin	Nomitated
Gareth Liddiard	Won
Jen Cloher	Nomitated
Jenny Mckechnie	Nomitated
Plini Roessler-Holgate	Nomitated

Live Instrumentalist of the Year

Artist	Result
Erica Dunn	Nomitated
Hannah Marjorie Crofts	Nomitated
Kat Mear	Nomitated
Kirsty Tickle	Nomitated
Luke Liang	Won

Live Blues and Roots Act of the Year

Artist	Result
All Our Exes Live in Texas	Won
Cash Savage and the Last Drinks	Nomitated
C.W. Stoneking	Nomitated
Dan Sultan	Nomitated
John Butler Trio	Nomitated

Live Country Act of the Year

Artist	Result
Brad Butcher	Nomitated
Fanny Lumsden	Nomitated
Freya Josephine Hollick	Nomitated
Hana & Jessie Lee's Bad Habits	Nomitated
Marlon Williams	Won

Live Electronic Act of the Year

Artist	Result
Alice Ivy	Nomitated
Electric Fields	Won
ShockOne	Nomitated
The Kite String Tangle	Nomitated
The Presets	Nomitated

Live Hard Rock Act of the Year

Artist	Result
Amyl and the Sniffers	Nomitated
Cable Ties	Nomitated
High Tension	Nomitated
Luca Brasi	Nomitated
Tropical Fuck Storm	Won

Live Hip Hop Act of the Year

Artist	Result
A.B. Original	Nomitated
Baker Boy	Won
Genesis Owusu	Nomitated
Sampa The Great	Nomitated
Tkay Maidza	Nomitated

Live Pop Act of the Year

Artist	Result
Ali Barter	Nomitated
Amy Shark	Nomitated
Confidence Man	Won
Stella Donnelly	Nomitated
The Preatures	Nomitated

Live R&B or Soul Act of the Year

Artist	Result
Caiti Baker	Nomitated
Kira Puru	Nomitated
Mojo Juju	Won
The Bamboos	Nomitated
The Sugarcanes	Nomitated

Best Live Music Festival or Event

Festival or Event	Result
A Festival Called Panama	Nomitated
Bigsound	Nomitated
Dark Mofo, Tasmania	Won
Falls Festival	Nomitated
Yours and Owls	Nomitated

Best Live Photographer of the Year

Festival or Event	Result
Jess Gleeson	Won
Kane Hibberd	Nomitated
Lauren Connelly	Nomitated
Michelle Grace Hunder	Nomitated
Naomi Beveridge	Nomitated

International Live Achievement

Band	Result
Camp Cope	Nomitated
Gang of Youths	Won
Methyl Ethel	Nomitated
Peking Duk	Nomitated
West Thebarton	Nomitated

International Live Achievement

Group	Result
Alex Lahey	Nomitated
Amy Shark	Nomitated
Courtney Barnett	Won
Stella Donnelly	Nomitated
Tash Sultana	Nomitated

Industry Achievement

Name	Result	Notes
Camp Cope	Nomitated	For speaking out against venues and festivals who program problematic acts and don't aim for a gender balance.
Girls Rock! Australia	Won	A national network of girls rock camps. Each program is independently run by a team of musicians and educators passionate about empowering girls, trans and gender-diverse young people through music education and mentorship.
Helen Marcou	Nomitated	Helen's continued involvement and leadership in supporting live music via the SLAM and Safer Venues activities has been so successful that her ideas have been highly influential across the entire country, not just in Victoria.
Milk! Records	Nomitated	Not since Michael Gudinski established Mushroom Records in 1970's has there been such awareness raised and conversations started re Independent vs major release/distribution, and this is all thanks to the amazing Jen Cloher, Courtney Barnett and their team at Milk!
Sharni Honor	Nomitated	One of the industry's brightest lights is Sharni Honor in Adelaide, who is responsible for creating The Porch Sessions, The Porch Sessions Tour and Porchland Festival – providing a wealth of opportunities for emerging musicians.

People's Choice awards

Best Live Act of the Year

Artist	Result
A Swayze and the Ghosts	Nomitated
Ball Park Music	Nomitated
Dean Lewis	Nomitated
Ecca Vandal	Nomitated
Electrik Lemonade	Nomitated
Hockey Dad	Nomitated
Mojo Juju	Nomitated
Rackett	Nomitated
Sampa the Great	Nomitated
The Cat Empire	Won

Best Live Voice of the Year

Artist	Result
Alex the Astronaut	Nomitated
Amy Shark	Nomitated
Angie McMahon	Nomitated
Carla Geneve	Nomitated
Harry James Angus	Won
Kira Puru	Nomitated
Marie Devita	Nomitated
Stella Donnelly	Nomitated
Thando	Nomitated
Timothy James Bowen	Nomitated

State and Territory awards

Note: Wins only.