Twitter announced this morning that the red carpet arrivals at this year’s ARIA Awards will be exclusively live around the world, which is good news for overseas people interested in Australian music.
Nominations for the fine arts, artisan and best comedy categories in this year’s ARIA Awards were announced today. They will be handed out next Tuesday (October 11) at Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney, alongside the announcement of the rest of the nominations for the main awards on November 28.
EDIT: winners marked in bold
Best Cover Art
Lee McConnell for Dune Rats “The Kids Will Know It’s Bullshit” (Ratbag Records)
Nathan Cahyadi for Gang of Youths ”Go Farther In Lightness” (Mosy Recordings/Sony Music)
Nick McKinlay for Julia Jacklin “Don’t Let The Kids Win” (Liberation Music)
Mitchell Storck for Midnight Oil “The Overflow Tank”(Sony Music)
Peter Salmon-Lomas for Paul Kelly “Life is Fine” (EMI)
Engineer of the Year
Oliver Hugh Perry & Fabian Prynn for D.D Dumbo “Utopia Defeated” (Liberation Music)
John Castle for Dean Lewis “Lose My Mind” (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Adrian Breakspear for Gang of Youths “Go Farther in Lightness” (Mosy Recordings/Sony Music)
Bob Scott for Kate Miller-Heidke & Sydney Symphony Orchestra “Live at the Sydney Opera House” (ABC Music/Universal Music)
Steven Schram for Paul Kelly ”Life is Fine” (EMI)
Producer of the Year
Daniel Rankine for A.B. Original “Reclaim Australia” (Golden Era Records/UMA)
Tom Iansek for Big Scary “Animal” (Pieater/Inertia)
Oliver Hugh Perry & Fabian Prynn for D.D Dumbo “Utopia Defeated” (Liberation Music)
Gang of Youths and Adrian Breakspear for Gang of Youths “Go Farther in Lightness”(Mosy Recordings/Sony Music)
Steven Schram for Paul Kelly “Life is Fine” (EMI)
Best Classical Album
Grigoryan Brothers “Songs Without Words” (ABC Classics/Universal)
Jayson Gillham, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Northey “Medtner: Piano Concerto No. 1 | Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2” (ABC Classics/Universal Music)
Kate Miller-Heidke & Sydney Symphony Orchestra “Live at the Sydney Opera House” (ABC Music/Universal Music)
Slava Grigoryan “Bach: Cello Suites Volume I” (ABC Classics/Universal Music)
Tamara-Anna Cislowska “Elena Kats-Chernin: Unsent Love Letters – Meditations on Erik Satie” (ABC Classics/Universal Music)
Best Jazz Album
Australian Art Orchestra “Water Pushes Sand” Jazzhead (Head Records)
James Morrison & James Morrison Academy Jazz Orchestra “James Morrison with his Academy Jazz Orchestra” (ABC Jazz/Universal Music)
James Morrison, BBC Concert Orchestra, Keith Lockhart, Harry Morrison & William Morrison “The Great American Songbook” (ABC Jazz/Universal Music)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard ”Sketches Of Brunswick East” (FLIGHTLESS/Inertia)
The Vampires “The Vampires meet Lionel Loueke” (Earshift / Planet)
Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album
Australian Cast Recording featuring David Campbell “Dream Lover” (Sony Music)
Cezary Skubiszewski “Red Dog: True Blue OST” (Decca Records/Universal Music Australia)
Jessica Mauboy “The Secret Daughter (Songs from the Original TV Series)” (Sony Music)
Nigel Westlake & Sydney Symphony Orchestra, with Joseph Tawadros, Slava Grigoryan & Lior “Ali’s Wedding” (ABC Classics/Universal Music)
Richard Tognetti & Australian Chamber Orchestra “Mountain” (ABC Classics/Universal Music)
Best World Music Album
Joseph Tawadros “Live at Abbey Road” (Independent/Planet)
Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp “Songs of the Latin Skies” (KIN Music/Universal Music)
Melbourne Ska Orchestra “Saturn Return”(ABC Music / Universal)
Slava Grigoryan & Australian String Quartet “Migration” (ABC Classics/Universal Music)
Xylouris White “Black Peak” (Caroline Australia)
Best Comedy Release
Arj Barker “Get in My Head” (Universal Pictures Australasia / Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
Buddy Goode “More Rubbish” (ABC Music / Universal)
John Clarke “Clarke’s Classics” (ABC Classics/Universal Music)
Kitty Flanagan ”Seriously?” (Universal Pictures Australasia / Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
Rhys Nicholson “Rhys Nicholson Live at The Eternity Playhouse” (Century Entertainment)
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Richard Wilkins hosted this morning’s nominations event and the fine arts, artisan and best comedy award ceremonies at Art Gallery of NSW. It was streamed on 9Now, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Sydney five-piece Gang of Youths scored eight nominations for the November 28 awards. Paul Kelly received seven nominations, and was also announced as the winner of two Artisan ARIA Awards for Engineer of the Year and Best Cover Art.
Meanwhile, A.B. Original, Amy Shark, Illy and Jessica Mauboy all secured six nominations each.
Here are the nominations.
Apple Album of the Year
A.B. Original for “Reclaim Australia” (Golden Era Records/Universal Music Australia)
Amy Shark for “Night Thinker” (Wonderlick Recording Company)
Gang Of Youths for “Go Farther In Lightness” (Mosy Recordings/Sony Music Australia)
Illy for “Two Degrees” (ONETWO/Warner Music Australia)
Paul Kelly for “Life Is Fine” (EMI)
Best Male Artist
D.D Dumbo for “Utopia Defeated” (Liberation Music)
Dan Sultan for “Killer” (Liberation Music)
Illy for “Two Degrees” (ONETWO/Warner Music Australia)
Paul Kelly for “Life Is Fine” (EMI)
Vance Joy for “Lay It On Me” (Liberation Music)
Best Female Artist
Amy Shark for “Night Thinker” (Wonderlick Recording Company)
Jessica Mauboy “The Secret Daughter (Songs from the Original TV Series)” (Sony Music Australia)
Julia Jacklin “Don’t Let The Kids Win” (Liberation Music)
Meg Mac “Low Blows” (littleBIGMAN Records/EMI)
SIA ‘The Greatest feat. Kendrick Lamar’ (Inertia Music)
Best Dance Release
Dom Dolla & Torren Foot for ‘Be Randy’ (Club Sweat/Xelon)
Jagwar Ma for “Every Now & Then” (Future Classic)
Peking Duk for “Stranger (feat. Elliphant)” (Sony Music)
Pnau for “Chameleon” (etcetc Music)
The Kite String Tangle for “The Kite String Tangle” (Warner Music Australia/ Exist Recordings)
Best Group
A.B Original for “Reclaim Australia” (Golden Era Records/Universal Music Australia)
Gang Of Youths for “Go Farther In Lightness” (Mosy Records/Sony Music Australia)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard for “Flying Microtonal Banana” (Flightless Records/Remote Control Records)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds for “Skeleton Tree” (Bad Seed Ltd/Kobalt Music Australia)
Peking Duk for “Stranger (feat. Elliphant)” (Sony Music Australia)
Breakthrough Artist
A.B Original for “Reclaim Australia” (Golden Era Records/Universal Music Australia)
Amy Shark for “Night Thinker” (Wonderlick Recording Company)
Dean Lewis for “Waves” (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Tash Sultana for “Notion” (Lonely Lands Records/Sony Music Australia)
Tkay Maidza for “TKAY” (Dew Process)
Best Pop Release
Amy Shark for “Night Thinker” (Wonderlick Recording Company)
Dean Lewis for “Waves” (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Jessica Mauboy for “Fallin’’ (Sony Music Australia)
SIA for “The Greatest (feat. Kendrick Lamar)” (Sony Music Australia)
Vera Blue for “Perennial” (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Best Urban Album
A.B Original for “Reclaim Australia” (Golden Era Records/Universal Music Australia)
Illy for “Two Degrees” (ONETWO/Warner Music Australia)
REMI for “Divas & Demons” (House of Beige/UNFD)
Thundamentals for “Everyone We Know” (High Depth/Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Tkay Maidza for “TKAY” (Dew Process)
Best Independent Release
A.B Original for “Reclaim Australia” (Golden Era Records/Universal Music Australia)
Dan Sultan for “Killer” (Liberation Music)
SIA for “The Greatest (feat. Kendrick Lamar)” (Inertia Music)
Tash Sultana for “Notion” (Lonely Lands Records/Sony Music Australia)
Vance Joy for “Lay It On Me” (Liberation Music)
Best Rock Album
Dan Sultan for “Killer” (Liberation Music)
Dune Rats for “The Kids Will Know It’s Bullshit” (Ratbag Records)
Gang Of Youths for “Go Farther In Lightness” (Mosy Recordings/Sony Music Australia)
Polish Club for “Alrighty Alrighty” (Double Double/Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
The Preatures for “Girlhood” (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Best Adult Contemporary Album
Bernard Fanning for “Brutal Dawn” (Dew Process)
D.D Dumbo for “Utopia Defeated” (Liberation Music)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds for “Skeleton Tree” (Bad Seed Ltd/Kobalt Music Recordings)
Paul Kelly for “Life Is Fine” (EMI)
Pete Murray for “Camacho” (Sony Music Australia)
Best Country Album
Kasey Chambers for “Dragonfly” (Essence Music/Warner Music Australia)
Lee Kernaghan for “The 25th Anniversary Album” (ABC Music/Universal)
O’Shea for “61-615” (Sony Music Australia)
Shane Nicholson for “Love And Blood” (Lost Highway Australia/Universal Music Australia)
The McClymonts for “Endless” (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album
Airbourne for “Breaking Outta Hell” (Spinefarm Records/Caroline Australia)
Frenzal Rhomb for “Hi-Vis High Tea” (Caroline Australia)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard for “Murder Of The Universe” (FLIGHTLESS/Inertia)
Northlane for “Mesmer” (UNFD/Warner Music Australia)
Sleepmakeswaves for “Made of Breath Only” (Bird’s Robe Records/MGM)
Best Blues & Roots Album
All Our Exes Live In Texas for “When We Fall” (ABC Music/Universal Music)
Archie Roach for “Let Love Rule” (Liberation Music)
Busby Marou for “Postcards From The Shell House” (Warner Music Australia)
Paul Kelly & Charlie Owen for “Death’s Dateless Night” (Gawdaggie/Universal Music Australia)
Tash Sultana for “Notion” (Lonely Lands Records/Sony Music)
Best Children’s Album
Jimmy Barnes for “Och Aye the G’Nu!” (ABC Music/Universal)
Lah-Lah for “Having Fun!” (Sony Music)
Peter Combe for “Live It Up” (Peter Combe Music/Planet)
The Idea of North, Lior & Elena Kats-Chernin for “A Piece of Quiet [The Hush Collection, Vol 16]” (ABC Music/Universal)
The Wiggles for “The Wiggles Duets” (ABC Music/Universal)
Public voted awards
Best Video
Amy Shark for ‘Drive You Mad (Wonderlick Recording Company)
Bliss N Eso for ‘Moments (feat. Gavin James)’ (Illusive)
Client Liaison for ‘A Foreign Affair’ (Dot Dash Recordings/Remote Control Records)
Client Liaison for ‘Off White Limousine’ (Dot Dash Recordings/Remote Control Records)
Dean Lewis for ‘Waves’ (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Gang Of Youths for ‘The Deepest Signs, the Frankest Shadows’ (Mosy Recordings/Sony Music)
Illy for ‘You Say When (feat. Marko Penn)’ (ONETWO/Warner Music Australia)
Jessica Mauboy for ‘Fallin’’ (Sony Music Australia)
Kirin J Callinan for ‘S.A.D’ (EMI)
SIA for ‘The Greatest (feat. Kendrick Lamar)’ (Inertia Music)
Best Australian Live Act
Client Liaison (Dot Dash Recordings/Remote Control Records)
Flume (Future Classic)
Gang Of Youths (Mosy Recordings/Sony Music)
Illy (ONETWO/Warner Music Australia)
Jessica Mauboy (Sony Music)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard (FLIGHTLESS/Inertia)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (Bad Seed Ltd / Kobalt Music Recordings)
Peking Duk (Sony Music)
Tash Sultana (Lonely Lands Records/Sony Music)
Violent Soho (I OH YOU)
Apple Music Song of the Year
Amy Shark for ‘Adore’ (Wonderlick Recording Company)
Bliss N Eso for ‘Moments (feat. Gavin James)’ (Illusive)
Dean Lewis for ‘Waves’ (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Guy Sebastian for ‘Set In Stone’ (Sony Music Australia)
Illy for ‘Catch 22 (feat. Anne-Marie)’ (ONETWO/Warner Music Australia)
Jessica Mauboy for “Fallin” (Sony Music Australia)
Peking Duk for ‘Stranger (feat. Elliphant)’ (Sony Music Australia)
Pnau for ‘Chameleon’ (etc etc Music)
SIA for ‘The Greatest (feat. Kendrick Lamar)’ (Inertia Music)
Starley for ‘Call On Me (Ryan Riback Remix)’ (Tinted Records/Universal)
Best International Artist
Adele for “25” (XL Recordings/Inertia)
Bruno Mars for “24K Magic” (Atlantic Records/Warner Music)
Ed Sheeran for “÷” and “Loose Change” (Warner Music)
Harry Styles for self-titled album “Harry Styles” (Columbia/Sony Music Australia)
Kendrick Lamar for “DAMN” and “Untitled Unmastered” (Interscope/Universal Music Australia)
Lorde for “Melodrama” (Universal Music International/Universal)
Metallica for “Hardwired…To Self-Destruct” (Virgin/EMI)
Shawn Mendes for “Illuminate” (Island Records/Universal Music Australia)
The Rolling Stones for “Blue & Lonesome” (Polydor Records/Universal Music Australia)
The Weeknd for “Starboy” (Universal Music International/Universal)
Music Teacher of the Year (new award)
Julie Layt (Cresent Lagoon State School, Rockhampton QLD 4700)
Stephen Mcewan (Bellarine Secondary College, Drysdale VIC 3200)
Renee McCarthy (Woodcroft College, Morphett Vale SA 5162)
Alex Manton (Asquith Girls High School, Asquith NSW 2077)
Outstanding Digital Service (new award)
Apple Music
Bandcamp
iTunes
Spotify
YouTube
Outstanding Digital Service
Not that comparing art to each other and choosing the ‘best’ has ever made sense to me, but this a particularly dumb award. The services cover 4 different needs (streaming, discovery, digital purchase, and music videos on demand) and are good for different things. Can Spotify even beat Apple Music in an award show where the latter is a sponsor?
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Tickets for next month’s awards at The Star went on sale at Ticketek this morning. The event will again start at 5pm AEDT and finish at 10pm with a dinner break between two sessions, meaning another delayed telecast on Nine.
Lorde has been confirmed to perform at this month’s ARIA Awards. She will be in the country for her Melodrama world tour (the final Australian concert is November 26 at Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl).
The final line-up of performers for this month’s ARIA Awards has been confirmed:
Daryl Braithwaite (Hall of Fame inductee)
Paul Kelly
Amy Shark
Dan Sultan
A.B. Original
Gang of Youths
Jessica Mauboy
Peking Duk
Pnau
Harry Styles
Lorde
Presenters this year include Fleetwood Mac co-founder and drummer Mick Fleetwood, Vance Joy, Boy George, Flume, Jimmy Barnes and Julia Michaels.
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More Australian and International presenters announced:
- INXS
- Pitch Perfect 3 star Rebel Wilson along with her co-stars Brittany Snow, Anna Camp
- Ruby Rose
- Josh Pyke
- Seth Sentry
- Katie Noonan
- Sophie Monk
- Zane Lowe.
ARIA AWARDS
Harry Styles, Lorde and Rebel Wilson join a who’s who of Australian music and special guests in a night of unforgettable performances
Channel Nine, Australia’s home of entertainment, presents the 31st Annual ARIA Awards with Apple Music tonight from 7.30PM, with the red carpet presented by Twitter to be available for streaming from 2.00PM at https://www.9now.com.au/arias.
The ARIA Awards, Australian music’s night of nights, celebrate the very best talent our country has to offer, as well as some special international superstar guests. Harry Styles and Lorde will join us for a great evening of live performances presented by Nine’s entertainment guru, Richard Wilkins.
Harry Styles is on a world tour following the success of his self-titled debut album, which has hit number one on the ARIA charts and others around the world, marking his re-emergence following One Direction. His first single, Sign of the Times, has been certified double platinum and his second single, Kiwi, is rocketing up the charts.
New Zealand-born Lorde has taken the world by storm with her pop anthems. Her album Melodrama has gone gold in Australia and is fast approaching one billion streams on Apple Music, while Green Light, the single, has reached triple platinum sales in Australia.
They will be joined by a lineup of top Australian performers, including nominated artists Jessica Mauboy, Gang of Youths, A.B. Original, Peking Duk, Pnau, Amy Shark, Paul Kelly and more. There will also be a special performance by 2017 ARIA Hall of Fame inductee, Daryl Braithwaite.
Rebel Wilson and INXS will be among the headlining presenters for the evening, alongside Grammy and ARIA-winning sensation Flume, co-founder of Fleetwood Mac, Mick Fleetwood, in-demand songwriter Julia Michaels, rock legend Jimmy Barnes and singer-songwriter Vance Joy, among many others.
For the full lineup of presenters and music acts, please visit https://www.ariaawards.com.au/.
Looks like it is the same Twitter live streaming available at 2.30pm AEDT at at live.twitter.com/arias or on @ARIA_official. Twitter’s live ARIAs Red Carpet coverage will be hosted by Ash London from Hit Network’s ‘Ash London Live’, comedian Joel Creasey and Australian model, actress, singer and social influencer Alli Simpson.
Brilliant opener by Pnau and live performance by Paul Kelly with Dan Sultan and A.B. Original.
How annoying is Richard Wilkins voice?
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Always has been and so are his corny lines.
The fabulous Jess Mauboy and tasty Peking Duk. Good dad joke, Dickie. 
The collaboration from Jess and Peking Duk was good though.
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Daryl Braithwaite doing The Horses with Guy Sebastian and Vera Blue gave me goosebumps.
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I think the 2017 ARIA Awards are depressing. It just shows how much Australian music has declined over the years…
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I feel as though Richard Wilkins hosted tonight’s Arias, but what happened to Nick Bennett?
What’s he got to do with the ARIAs?
He does the drive shift on Talking Lifestyle.
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