Finalists have been announced for the inaugural Environmental Music Prize. The $20,000 AUD prize celebrates songwriters inspiring action on climate and conservation. The 24 finalists were selected from over 200 entries.
The list of finalists was put together by a panel of industry professionals, including Montaigne, Anna Lunoe, and Heidi Lenffer (Cloud Control), and representatives of triple j, Double J, APRA AMCOS, and Nightlife Music. Climate campaigners representing Greenpeace, WWF, Australian Youth Climate Coalition, Ocean Impact Organisation, Green Music Australia and School Climate Strikers also had a say.
Public voting is open now until midnight, Sunday, 15th May. Listen to all the nominees in the Spotify playlist below and vote for your three favourite songs now.
Environmental Music Prize Finalists
- Billy Otto ‘Can’t Take The Ocean Out Of Me’
- Briggs & Tim Minchin ‘Housefyre’
- Ciaran Gribbin ‘What If’
- Eskimo Joe ‘Say Something’
- Holy Holy ‘Hello My Beautiful World’
- Holy Holy ‘Port Road’
- In Hearts Wake ‘Worldwide Suicide’
- Jack River ‘We Are The Youth’
- Jess Ribeiro ‘In Love With This Place’
- King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard ‘If Not Now, Then When?’
- King Stingray ‘Hey Wanhaka’
- L-Fresh The Lion ‘Mother’
- Lime Cordiale ‘Addicted To The Sunshine’
- Little Green ‘The Night’
- Paul Kelly ‘Sleep Australia Sleep’
- Reverend Bones ‘The Sky Was Blue (The Bushfire Song)’
- Rory Phillips ‘The Truth’
- Sage Roadknight ‘Voices’
- Small Island Big Song ‘Ta’u Tama’
- Tambah Project ‘Our Song’
- The Boy of Many Colors ft. Emily Wurramara ‘When a Tree Falls’
- Virtual Choir by The Bowerbird Collective ‘World Migratory Bird Day’
- What So Not ft. Evan Giia ‘Messin’ Me Up’
- William Crighton ft. William Barton & Julieanne Crighton ‘Your Country’
