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

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 one of two…

Best Video

AU Crew Pick: Flume – Holdin On
Editor’s Pick: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Jubilee Street

Song Of The Year

AU Crew Pick: Flume – Holdin On
Editor’s Pick: Vance Joy – Riptide

Best Australian Live Act

AU Crew Pick: Matt Corby
Editor’s Pick: Tame Impala or Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (TIE)

Best International Artist

AU Crew Pick: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Editor’s Pick: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Best Adult Contemporary Album

AU Crew Pick: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Push the Sky Away
Editor’s Pick: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Push the Sky Away

Best Blues and Roots Album

AU Crew Pick: Melbourne Ska Orchestra – Self Titled
Editor’s Pick: Archie Roach – Into The Bloodstream

Best Country Album

AU Crew Pick: Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson – Wreck & Ruin
Editor’s Pick: Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson – Wreck & Ruin

Best Dance Release

AU Crew Pick: Flume — Flume
Editor’s Pick: Flume — Flume

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.