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Musicians Making A Difference (MMAD)
share nominations for the
2020 National Live Music Awards

NLMAs online ceremony tickets
now on sale!

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Today the National Live Music Awards and Musicians Making A Difference (MMAD) are thrilled to reveal the nominees for the first ever Musicians Making A Difference Live Award, honouring those from the live music industry who have created positive social change using the power of music to do so, this could be in a variety of ways; online, in their community or in the wider Australian community.

Among the nominees, the philanthropic Peking Duk were nominated for their recent various fundraising efforts including during the bushfire crisis and with Support Act as well as their performance at Firefight Australia.

E^ST has received a nomination for her recent album ‘I’m Doing It’, the open and honest lyrics talking about mental health as well as her open discussions around mental health and online performances. 

Mushroom Vision earned themselves a nomination for The Sound, the TV program broadcast on the ABC, profiling music and uniting the industry to showcase live music and bringing positive change during COVID-19 when live performances were not possible in person. 

Guy Sebastian also earned himself a nomination as well, for the incredible working being done not only by The Sebastian Foundation but for his contributions to Firefight Australia and raising 200k with The Sony Foundation.

Sydney’s L-Fresh the Lion rounds out the nominations, for his contributions to social change in the community, both in South West Sydney and through his performances and outreach. 

Managing Director and Co-Founder of Musicians Making a Difference (MMAD),Dominic Brook, said of today’s nomination announcement, “It’s been incredible to partner with the National Live Music Awards in 2020 for the first ever Musicians Making A Difference Live Award. We know it’s been a very tricky year for all live performers and it’s a great pleasure to partner with NLMAs and recognise just some of the fantastic work that the Australian Music industry and our artists do outside of making great music.”

Recently the National Live Music Award announced their full list of nominations, including Sampa The Great, Brisbane’s Ball Park Music, up-and-coming hip hop artist Genesis Owusu, Tropical Fuck Storm and WAAX to name just a few.

See the full list of nominees and celebrate their incredible achievements in live music below.

National Live Music Awards Director Larry Heath, said of today’s announcement, “We’re thrilled to partner with MMAD for this very special award. The five nominees have made an unquantifiable impact across the last 7 months, and you can expect to see this as a theme through the whole ceremony: celebrating those who have helped buoy the live industry during these difficult times. Congratulations to all the deserving nominees.”

The NLMAs will be streamed around Australia and the world through partners Dailymotion on October 20th, and a special invite-only socially distanced gala will be held exclusively and simultaneously at The Triffid in Brisbane. Free & VIP tickets to the live stream are available now at nlmas.oztix.com.au.

Those watching from home also have a chance to win the “Ultimate Stay-at-Home #NLMAs Experience” courtesy of Panhead & Red Octopus. Head to nlmas.com.au/win for more details. 

The 2020 National Live Music Awards are presented by Brisbane City Council, Oztix, Dailymotion, Musicians Making A Difference (MMAD), Panhead Custom Ales, Jameson, Red Octopus Custom Print, Heath Media, FV By Peppers and national media partners The Music Network.

The event’s regional media partners are 2SER (NSW), BMA (ACT), Edge Radio 99.3 FM (TAS), Foldback Media N.T., SYN Media (VIC) and Three D Radio (SA). 

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The 2020 NLMAs Nominees

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Musicians Making A Difference Live Award

E^ST
Guy Sebastian
L-Fresh the Lion
Mushroom Vision
Peking Duk

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— STATE AND TERRITORY AWARDS —

Voting open at nlmas.com.au/vote until 24th September.

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About MMAD

Musicians Making A Difference (MMAD) is an Australian charity that uses the power of music to create long term social and community change, reaching over 20,000 at risk young Australians every year across 15 communities, and a further 1.5 million people through online initiatives.

MMAD provides creative support to children and young people who may be vulnerable, marginalised or at-risk of serious harm through challenges such as homelessness, mental illness, inequality, exclusion from school, family breakdown, drug and alcohol dependency and poverty. We empower graduates to rise up, break the cycle and create social change.

For more details on Musicians Making A Difference (MMAD) head to mmad.org.au

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About the National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia’s diverse and successful live industry, celebrating the diversity and success of the Australian live scene – recognising the best vocal talents and musicians alongside the best venues, events and festivals.

The awards, now in their fifth year, contain both national and state focused categories, voted on by the live industry (including fellow musicians, media, venues, bookers), with select public voted categories. Performances between 1st September 2019 and 31st August 2020 were considered in the nomination process, and both physical and digital performances were eligible for the 2020 awards.

For more details, head to nlmas.com.au.

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AMNPLIFY – DB