Sydney’s beloved community station FBi Radio has announced the nominees for the 2018 edition of its annual Sydney Music, Arts & Culture (SMAC) Awards.
Now in its 10th year, the SMAC Awards will again honour the best of Sydney’s music, art and culture scenes, across nine distinct categories.
Music-wise, the likes of Jack River, Phantastic Ferniture and B Wise are up for Record Of The Year, while The Presets, Julia Jacklin, Slim Set, Shady Nasty, Kwame and Kota Banks are all nominated for Best Song.
The likes of Milan Ring, 100 and CLYPSO are up for the Next Big Thing award, while the Best Live Act category features musos like DIN, Dispossessed and Sampa The Great.
See the full list of 2018 nominees, below.
The 2017 SMAC Awards saw local indie-rockers Cloud Control pick up Record Of The Year for their album Zone, while Best Song went to Rainbow Chan’s ‘Let Me’.
2018 SMAC voting is open to the public, and will close at 5pm Wednesday, 13th February.
Winners will be announced during an invite-only ceremony at Sydney’s Carriageworks (and live on FBi 94.5FM) on Tuesday, 26th February.
To vote, head to the FBi website.
FBi SMAC Award Nominees, 2018
RECORD OF THE YEAR
B Wise – Area Famous
Retiree – House Or Home
NASHO – NASHO
Phantastic Ferniture – Phantastic Ferniture
DEN – Deep Cell
Jack River – Sugar Mountain
BEST SONG
The Presets – Martini
Julia Jacklin – Body
Slim Set – Cooked
Shady Nasty – Jewellery
Kwame – Wow
Kota Banks – Zoom
NEXT BIG THING
The Kid Laroi
Kwame
Slim Set
Milan Ring
100
CLYPSO
BEST LIVE ACT
DIN
Slim Set
Dispossessed
Freda & Jackson
100
Sampa The Great
BEST EATS
Cavalier 2.0
Sáng by Mabasa
Paperbark
Lankan Filling Station
Bella Brutta
A1 Canteen
BEST MUSIC EVENT
Mad Racket
Soft Centre
Pavlovabar
Heaps Gay Queertopia
Psyched As
Newtown Festival
BEST ARTIST
Leila El Rayes
Justin Shoulder
Nadia Hernández
Shireen Taweel
Shahmen Suku aka Radha La Bia
Talia Smith
BEST ARTS PROGRAM
The Countess Report
Desire Lines
Sissy Ball
Parramatta Artist Studios
Campbelltown Arts Centre – Real Real
Artspace – 52 Artists 52 Actions
BEST ON STAGE
Urban Theatre Projects – Right Here. Right Now.
Blackie Blackie Brown
Bangarra Dance Company – Dark Emu
Yarramadoon
A Harp In The South
The Howling Girls
