Public voting for this year's Music Victoria Awards has officially opened, with shortlisted nominees for all remaining categories revealed earlier tonight at the second-ever live-streamed Industry Awards event.

The remaining 16 industry-voted award categories and the seven public-voted award categories will be presented at the 17th annual Music Victoria Awards in December.

Tonight's Industry Awards also saw the announcement of the industry-voted winners for Victoria's best producers, venues, festivals and women in music.

Those taking home wins for the night included Charlotte Abroms, the recipient of the Outstanding Woman In Music Award, Eilish Gilligan for Best Producer, First-time virtual festival winner, Isol-Aid was awarded 2021 Best Festival, while Northcote Social Club and Melbourne Recital Centre - Elisabeth Murdoch Hall scored best Metropolitan venues. Reigning regional venue champions, Theatre Royal, Castlemaine and first-time nominees, Vine Hotel, Wangaratta also won their respective Outer Suburban/Regional venue categories.

So how do I get involved in the public-voted awards, you ask?

Check out the full list of nominees below and then head to the Music Victoria website to cast your vote. You'll have until midnight Friday 5 November to vote and you'll also automatically go into the draw to win a prize pack valued at $550, containing goodies from 3RRR 102.7FM, PBS 106.7 FM, Noisy Ritual, Brick Lane and Yamaha. How good is that?!

Music Victoria Awards Nominees (public-voted)

BEST ALBUM

Nominees:

Alice Ivy - Don't Sleep

The Avalanches - We Will Always Love You

Emma Donovan & The Putbacks - Crossover

Gordon Koang - Unity

Hiatus Kaiyote - Mood Valiant

BEST GROUP 

Nominees:

The Avalanches

Emma Donovan and The Putbacks

Hiatus Kaiyote

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Mildlife

BEST SONG

Alex Lahey & Gordi - Dino's

Alice Skye - Party Tricks

The Avalanches - Wherever You Go

Geoffrey O'Connor & Jonnine - For As Long As I Can Remember

Hiatus Kaiyote - Red Room

BEST SOLO ARTIST

Nominees:

Alice Ivy

Baker Boy

Blake Scott

G Flip

Gordon Koang

Kylie Auldist

Liz Stringer

Maple Glider

Mia Wray

Sampa the Great

BEST BREAKTHROUGH ACT

Nominees:

Ashwarya

Blake Scott

Cry Club

Maple Glider

Shouse

BEST MUSICIAN

Nominees:

Amanda Roff (Time For Dreams, Harmony)

Andrea Keller

Davey Lane (Solo, You Am I)

Emma Donovan

Erica Dunn (Tropical Fuck Storm, MOD CON)

G Flip

Lance Ferguson (The Bamboos)

Mindy Meng Wang

Nai Palm (Hiatus Kaiyote)

Stu Mackenzie (King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard)

BEST LIVE ACT

Nominees:

Amyl and The Sniffers

Cable Ties

Kee'ahn

Mildlife

RVG