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The Aria Awards are just around the corner!

With Aussie music's night of nights coming up on the 26th of November I thought I would create a post on who I think will win in most of the category.


Australian music rocks at the moment and the world is paying full attention. Award nights are great for showcasing the talent that we have in this country and for discovering new artists to listen to. However remember that these nominees are only a small pinch of the talent that we have, so don't forget to support the acts that are still climbing the music ladder. Who knows they might be the next big thing at the 2016 Arias!




Telstra Album Of The Year


Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit (Milk! Records/Remote Control)

Flight Facilities - Down To Earth (Future Classic)

Hermitude - Dark Night Sweet Light (Elefant Traks)

Tame Impala – Currents (Modular / Universal Music Australia)

Vance Joy - Dream Your Life Away (Liberation Music)




Best Female Artist


Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit (Milk! Records / Remote Control)

Jessica Mauboy - Can I Get A Moment? (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)

Meg Mac - MEGMAC EP (littleBIGMAN / Inertia)

Megan Washington - There There (Mercury Australia / Universal Music Australia)

Sia - Elastic Heart (Inertia Recordings)




Best Male Artist


#1 Dads – Nominal (Pieater / Inertia) Daniel Johns – Talk (Eleven / EMI)

Guy Sebastian - Tonight Again (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)

Jarryd James - Do You Remember (Jarryd James Music / Dryden Street Limited)

Vance Joy - Dream Your Life Away (Liberation Music)




Best Group


5 Seconds of Summer – LiveSOS (EMI)

AC/DC - Rock Or Bust (Alberts / Sony Music Entertainment Australia)

Hermitude - Dark Night Sweet Light (Elefant Traks / Inertia Music)

Tame Impala – Currents (Modular / Universal Music Australia)

The Preatures - Blue Planet Eyes (Mercury Australia / Universal Music Australia)




Breakthrough Artist presented by PPCA


Conrad Sewell - Start Again (300 Entertainment / Warner Music Australia)

Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit (Milk! Records / Remote Control)

Gang of Youths - The Positions (Verge / Sony Music Entertainment Australia)

Jarryd James - Do You Remember (Jarryd James Music / Dryden Street Limited)

Meg Mac - Never Be (littleBIGMAN / Inertia)




Best Pop Release


Conrad Sewell - Start Again (300 Entertainment / Warner Music Australia)  

Jarryd James - Do You Remember (Jarryd James Music / Dryden Street Limited)

Sia - Elastic Heart (Inertia Recordings)

Tame Impala - Let It Happen (Modular / Universal Music Australia)

Vance Joy - Dream Your Life Away (Liberation Music)




Best Independent Release


Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit (Milk! Records / Remote Control)

Hermitude - Dark Night Sweet Light (Elefant Traks / Inertia Music)

Jarryd James - Do You Remember (Jarryd James Music / Dryden Street Limited)

Paul Kelly presents The Merri Soul Sessions - Paul Kelly presents The Merri Soul Sessions (Gawd Aggie Recordings)

Vance Joy - Dream Your Life Away (Liberation Music)




Best Rock Album


Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit (Milk! Records / Remote Control)

Dead Letter Circus – Aesthesis (UNFD)

Gang of Youths - The Positions (Verge / Sony Music Entertainment Australia)

Tame Impala – Currents (Modular / Universal Music Australia)

The Preatures - Blue Planet Eyes (Mercury Australia / Universal Music Australia)




Best Adult Contemporary Album


John Farnham & Olivia Newton-John - Two Strong Hearts (Sony Music Entertainment Australia) 

Megan Washington - There There (Mercury Australia / Universal Music Australia)

Oh Mercy - When We Talk About Love (EMI)

Paul Kelly presents The Merri Soul Sessions - Paul Kelly presents The Merri Soul Sessions (Gawd Aggie Recordings / Universal Music Australia)

Szymon –Tigersapp (EMI / Eloper Music)




Best Blues And Roots Album


C.W. Stoneking - Gon’ Boogaloo (King Hokum Records / Caroline Australia)

Marlon Williams - Marlon Williams (Caroline Australia)

The Black Sorrows - Endless Sleep (Head Records)

The Waifs - Beautiful You (Jarrah Records / MGM)

Tim Rogers & The Bamboos - The Rules of Attraction (Warner Music Australia)




Best Country Album


Catherine Britt – Boneshaker (Lost Highway Australia / Universal Music Australia)

Lee Kernaghan - Spirit Of The Anzacs (ABC Music / Universal Music Australia)

Mustered Courage - White Lies and Melodies (Lost Highway Australia / Universal Music Australia)

Shane Nicholson - Hell Breaks Loose (Lost Highway Australia / Universal Music Australia)

Troy Cassar-Daley - Freedom Ride (Liberation Music)




Best Dance Release


Alison Wonderland – Run (EMI)

Flight Facilities - Down To Earth (Future Classic)

Hayden James - Something About You (Future Classic)

Peking Duk - Take Me Over feat. SAFIA (Vicious Bitch / Universal Music Australia)

Rüfüs - You Were Right (Sweat It Out / Sony Music Entertainment Australia)




Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album


Born Lion - Final Words (FOUR|FOUR / Universal Music Australia)

In Hearts Wake – Skydancer (UNFD)

King Parrot - Dead Set (EVP Recordings / Rocket Distribution)

Northlane – Node (UNFD)

Thy Art Is Murder - Holy War (UNFD) 




Best Urban Album


Citizen Kay – Demokracy (Asphalt Records / MGM)

Hiatus Kaiyote - Choose Your Weapon (Flying Buddha / Sony Music Masterworks)

Seth Sentry - Strange New Past (High Score Records / Inertia)

The Meeting Tree - R U A Cop (Verge / Sony Music Entertainment Australia)

Tuka - Life Death Time Eternal (EMI)



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Best Australian Live Act


5 Seconds Of Summer - Rock Out With Your Socks Out Tour (EMI)

Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit Album Tour (Milk! Records / Remote Control)

Gang of Youths - Gang of Youths National Tour (Verge / Sony Music Entertainment Australia)

Hermitude - Dark Night Sweet Light Tour (Elefant Traks / Inertia Music)

Hilltop Hoods - Cosby Sweater Australian Tour (Golden Era Records / Universal Music Australia)

Nick Cave - Nick Cave Australian Tour (Bad Seed / Kobalt Label Services)

Paul Kelly presents The Merri Soul Sessions - Paul Kelly Presents The Merri Soul Sessions Tour (Gawd Aggie Recordings / Universal Music Australia)

Sheppard - The Bombs Away Tour (Chugg Music & Empire Of Song / MGM Distribution)

The Preatures - The Cruel Tour (Mercury Australia / Universal Music Australia)

Vance Joy - Dream Your Life Away Tour (Liberation Music)


Best Video

Prad Senanayake for Alison Wonderland - U Don’t Know feat. Wayne Coyne (EMI)

Charlie Ford for Courtney Barnett - Pedestrian At Best (Milk! Records / Remote Control)

Lorin Askill for Daniel Johns - Aerial Love (Eleven / EMI)

Anthony Rose for Delta Goodrem – Wings (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)

Clemens Habicht for Flume - Some Minds feat. Andrew Wyatt (Future Classic)

Kess Broekman-Dattner for Hermitude - Through The Roof feat. Young Tapz (Elefant Traks / Inertia Music)

Duncan Toombs for Lee Kernaghan - Spirit Of The Anzacs (ABC Music / Universal Music Australia)

Filmery for Shane Nicholson - Secondhand Man (Lost Highway Australia)

Luci Schroder for Vance Joy – Georgia (Liberation Music)

Matt Sharp & Daniel James for The Veronicas - You Ruin Me (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)


Song Of The Year


Conrad Sewell - Start Again (300 Entertainment / Warner Music Australia)

Grace - You Don’t Own Me feat. G-Eazy (RCA / Sony Music Entertainment Australia)

Iggy Azalea - Trouble feat. Jennifer Hudson (Mercury Australia / Universal Music Australia)

Jarryd James - Do You Remember (Jarryd James Music / Dryden Street Limited)

Marlisa - Stand By You (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)

Nathaniel - Live Louder (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)

Peking Duk - Take Me Over feat. SAFIA (Vicious Bitch/Universal Music Australia)

Sia - Elastic Heart (Inertia Recordings)

The Veronicas - You Ruin Me (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)

Vance Joy – Georgia (Liberation Music)