Any Takers on who’ll be the 2018 ARIA Hall Of Fame Inductee or Two?
Colleen Hewitt, Probably the only 1970’s Pop/Country Star Left still not in there.
Boom Crash Opera, Iconic Melbourne Rock Band who had Successful Songs and Albums since the Mid-80’s.
Pseudo Echo, Why are’nt the Hall Of Fame Listening to the 1980’s Group who put Australian Dance Music On the Map?
Screaming Jets, Why Not? They’ve been making Essential Rock Anthems since the Early 1990’s.
We’ll find out soon.
Colleen Hewitt is a great suggestion. I’d also suggest Kate Ceberano, Jon English (posthumously) and Doug Parkinson.
Looks like this year’s awards ceremony won’t be open to the public. The only way fans can get closest to the awards is to buy a VIP party ticket, which allows you to watch the red carpet before watching a live feed of the awards ceremony at Rock Lily at The Star in Sydney. Book here
EDIT: Grill’d is giving away 16 double passes to this month’s ARIA Awards. Enter here
British pop singer Rita Ora will perform at this month’s ARIA Awards according to today’s Herald Sun.
Country music star Kasey Chambers will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at the ARIA Awards ceremony.
That’s Ridiculous, What about Colleen Hewitt???
Seriously?
I watched a promo of the aria awards and i was wondering what time will the coverage start?
straight after the red carpet coverage 
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7:30PM Wednesday 28 November on Nine!
Wednesday 28 November at 7:30pm
Red Carpet from 2pm on 9Now
Keith Urban, Rita Ora, 5 Seconds of Summer and George Ezra join a who’s who of Australian music and special guests for a night of unforgettable performances.
Nine is home to the 32nd Annual ARIA Awards with Apple Music , hosted by Keith Urban, next Wednesday, November 28, at 7.30pm on Nine and 9Now.
The ARIA Awards are the flagship event on the Australian music calendar – a chance to celebrate the very best talent our country has to offer. This year’s awards will have performances by superstars Keith Urban, 5 Seconds of Summer, Rita Ora and George Ezra , Amy Shark, Dean Lewis and Courtney Barnett.
With four ARIA nominations, 5 Seconds of Summer are undoubtedly one of the biggest bands in the world right now. Their recent hit single Youngblood peaked at number one on the ARIA charts and spent eight consecutive weeks at the top, and they also topped the ARIA album charts. Not only have they been hugely successful locally, their latest album has also topped the US Billboard charts, making it their third consecutive number one album in the USA.
It has been over a decade since host Keith Urban graced the stage for the ARIAs. With 14 ARIA platinum-selling singles and albums, he has earned five ARIA Awards. With so many great hits, including songs from his new album Graffiti U , which debuted at number two on the charts, Urban’s performance will be a real treat for viewers.
British pop sensation Rita Ora has taken the world by storm with her pop anthems. Following a sold-out European tour, Ora’s latest release, Let Me Love You , has put her in the UK history books for the most Top 10 singles from a British female artist. Her global hit, Your Song , became a triple-platinum seller in Australia and was also a Top 10 single in the UK.
George Ezra recently scored big time with his triple platinum award-winning song Shotgun – his first number one single in Australia, which spent five weeks on top of the ARIA charts. Ezra will be joining the 2018 ARIA Awards with a special performance.
These artists will be joined by a lineup of multi-ARIA nominated Australian artists who will also be performing, including Amy Shark who has an impressive nine ARIA nominations , Courtney Barnett with eight nominations and Dean Lewis with five nominations. There will also be a special performance by 2018 ARIA Hall of Fame inductee, Kasey Chambers.
Australian music legend Gurrumul is up for seven nominations on the night after already winning two ARIA Awards for Best World Music Album and Best Cover Art. Musical trio Pnau are also up for seven nominations, Tash Sultana with six nominations and Peking Duk with five nominations.
Presenters on the night will include Troye Sivan, Rita Ora, Jimmy Barnes, Conrad Sewell, George Ezra, Jessica Mauboy, Sophie Monk, Vance Joy, Richard Wilkins, Dave Le’Aupepe, Peking Duk and many others.
Australian music’s night of nights will begin with the ARIA Awards red carpet hosted by radio stars Tanya Hennessy and Angus O’Loughlin from the Hit Network and will be available for streaming from 2.00pm on 9now and Twitter.
Good that they didn’t waste too much time on the red carpet arrivals and got stuck straight into the show.
The entertaining Tony Martin should be the announcer rather than tired old Richard Wilkins.
Yeah, Richard Wilkins sounds a bit like a grandpa trying to sound cool. Not sure Tony Martin is exactly a better voice for the music and artists of 2018.
Maybe someone like Smallzy or Ash London would be better for the voice overs. Or someone in comedy like Tommy Little or Matt Okine.
Seems odd that the broadcast is delayed by about an hour, so some of the winners and audience are tweeting as it happens but the official ARIA Twitter is posting reactions as the awards are shown delayed on Nine.
How awesome was the performance by Kasey Chambers? And the collaboration by Kate Miller-Heidke, Missy Higgins and Amy Sheppard from Sheppard.
And Paul Kelly’s poem. Superb.
I don’t understand why Music Teacher of the Year makes it to the telecast but the Country award won by Kasey Chambers and Dance award won by Pnau were awarded in the ad breaks and only shown for a couple of seconds. They are well known artists and deserved more screen time.
Acceptance speeches for the awards given in the ad breaks were posted in full on ARIA’s Twitter account.
The warning to Aboriginal and Torres Islander viewers about the image of the late Gurrumul should have been shown right at the start, before the red carpet arrivals, and not after the first ad break.
Keith Urban did a good job as a first time host, hope he’s back next year.
Wh? Was he shown in that first part of the show?