[1] As part of Triple J's 30th anniversary celebrations in 2005, the station inaugurated a single "J Award" to be given for "an album of outstanding achievement as an Australian musical work of art and for its creativity, innovation, musicianship and contribution to Australian music.
"[1] Any Australian album released independently or through a record company, or sent to Triple J in consideration for airplay, is eligible for the J Award.
[1] The J Award judging panel is headed by Triple J's Music Director Richard Kingsmill.
It combines a lot of different influences which sound contemporary, fun and refreshing today.
I'd like to remind everyone that Led Zeppelin were criticised early in their career for stealing from blues greats, as were the Rolling Stones, and Dylan was seen as a Woody Guthrie imitator when he started out.