the AU's 2013 ARIA Awards Predictions (Part Two)

This Sunday, the 2013 ARIA Award winners will be announced. Will be there live on the red carpet so stay tuned for all the latest on our Twitter page and on the website! We asked our contributors to vote on who they thought would take home the trophies and here’s who they selected… alongside some of our editor’s picks! The AU Crew pick is more about who they think WILL win, while the Editor’s pick is more about who we think SHOULD win. Here’s part two of two…

Best Pop Release

AU Crew Pick: Vance Joy — God Loves You When You’re Dancing
Editor’s Pick: The Preatures — Is This How You Feel

Best Rock Album

AU Crew Pick: Tame Impala — Lonerism
Editor’s Pick: The Drones — I See Seaweed

Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album

AU Crew Pick: Karnivool — Asymmetry
Editor’s Pick: Karnivool — Asymmetry

Best Urban Album

AU Crew Pick: Bliss n Eso — Circus In The Sky
Editor’s Pick: Bliss n Eso — Circus In The Sky

Best Children’s Album

AU Crew Pick: The Wiggles – Taking Off!
Editor’s Pick: The Wiggles – Taking Off!

Best Comedy Release

AU Crew Pick: Tom & Alex – The Bits We’re Least Ashamed Of
Editor’s Pick: Sammy J & Randy – Bin Night

Album of the Year

AU Crew Pick: Flume – Flume
Editor’s Pick: Tame Impala – Lonerism

Breakthrough Artist

AU Crew Pick: Flume
Editor’s Pick: Flume

Best Male Artist

AU Crew Pick: Flume
Editor’s Pick: Flume

Best Female Artist

AU Crew Pick: Emma Louise
Editor’s Pick: Emma Louise

Best Group

AU Crew Pick: Tame Impala
Editor’s Pick: Tame Impala

Best Independent Release

AU Crew Pick: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Push the Sky Away
Editor’s Pick: Big Scary – Not Art

The 27th Annual ARIA Awards takes place on Sunday, December 1 at The Star Event Centre, and screens on GO!

Larry Heath

Founding Editor and Publisher of the AU review. Currently based in Toronto, Canada. You can follow him on Twitter @larry_heath or on Instagram @larryheath.