It was all about Blue Neighbourhood, Skin, Nonagon Infinity and Wildflower at the 2016 ARIA Awards nominations event in Sydney this morning, with all the award nominees finally being unveiled. Leading the charge this year is Flume (with 11 nominations) and Troye Sivan (7 nominations), the former’s 2016 album Skin already taking away three Artisan awards this morning (Producer of the Year, Engineer of the Year for Eric J Dubowsky and Best Cover Art).
Flume has also been confirmed to perform at the awards event next month, with more announcements still to come. Celebrating 30 years in 2016, the ARIA Awards this year are lining up to be quite a large one, as ARIA CEO Dan Rosen commented on the nature of this year’s nominees.
“2016 has been a record breaking year for Australian music with 16 Australian artists reaching the top of the ARIA Charts and the likes of Flume, Sia and Troye Sivan featuring strongly on charts and festival stages around the world.”
Check out the full list of nominees below!
The ARIA Awards will be broadcast on Channel 10 on November 23rd. For another year, the public will be able to have a say in who wins the Best International Act, Best Australian Live Act, Best Video and Apple Music Song of the Year. Head HERE to get more information!
2016 ARIA AWARD NOMINATIONS
TELSTRA ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Flume – Skin
RÜFÜS- Bloom
Sia – This Is Acting
The Avalanches – Wildflower
Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood
BEST MALE ARTIST
Bernard Fanning
Troye Sivan
Flume
Illy
Guy Sebastian
BEST FEMALE ARTIST
Delta Goodrem
Jessica Mauboy
Montaigne
Sarah Blasko
Sia
BEST DANCE RELEASE
Hayden James – Just a Lover
L D R U – “Keeping Score (ft. Paige IV)”
Flume – Skin
The Avalanches – Wildflower
RÜFÜS – Bloom
BEST GROUP
King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard – Nonagon Infinity
RÜFÜS – Bloom
The Avalanches – Wildflower
The Veronicas – “In My Blod”
Violent Soho – WACO
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
DMAs – Hills End
L D R U – “Keeping Score (ft. Paige IV)”
Montaigne – Glorious Heights
Olympia – Self Talk
SAFIA – “Make Them Wheels Roll”
BEST POP RELEASE
Sia – This Is Acting
Flume – Skin
Illy – “Papercuts (ft. Vera Blue)”
Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood
The Veronicas – “In My Blood”
BEST URBAN RELASE
Citizen Kay – With The People
Drapht – Seven Mirrors
Koi Child – Koi Child
L-FRESH THE LION – Become
Urthboy – The Past Beats Inside Me Like a Second Heartbeat
BEST INDEPENDENT RELEASE
Flume – Skin
Jarryd James – “Thirty One”
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Nonagon Infinity
Sia – This Is Acting
Violent Soho – WACO
BEST ROCK ALBUM
Boy and Bear – Limit Of Love
Ball Park Music – Every Night the Same Dream
The Living End – Shift
Gang of Youths – Let Me Be Clear
Violent Soho – WACO
BEST ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
Bernard Fanning – Civil Dusk
Bob Evans – Car Boot Sale
Paul Kelly – Seven Sonnets & A Song
Robert Forster – Songs To Play
Tina Arena – Eleven
BEST ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
Jarryd James – “Thirty One”
Matt Corby – Telluric
Peter Garrett – A Version of Now
Sarah Blasko – Eternal Return
The Temper Trap – Thick As Thieves
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Adam Brand and The Outlaws – Adam Brand and the Outlaws
Bill Chambers – Cold Trail
Fanny Lumsden – Small Town Big Shot
Sara Storer – Silos
The Wolfe Brothers – This Crazy Life
BEST HARD ROCK/HEAVY METAL ALBUM
Hellions – Opera Oblivia
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Nonagon Infinity
Parkway Drive – Ire
Amity Affliction – This Could Be Heartbreak
Twelve Foot Ninja – Outlier
BEST BLUES AND ROOTS ALBUM
Jimmy Barnes – Soul Searchin’
Kev Carmody – Recollections…Reflections…
Russell Morris – Red Dirt Red Heart
The Cat Empire – Rising With The Sun
The Wilson Pickers – You Can’t Catch Fish From a Train
BEST CHILDREN’S ALBUM
Justine Clarke – Pyjama Jam!
Pat Davern – Alexander the Elephant in Zanzibar
Play School – Famous Friends: Celebrating 50 Years of Play School
Sam Moran – Play Along With Sam: BEST. DAY. EVER!
The Wiggles – Wiggle Town!
PUBLIC VOTED AWARDS
BEST VIDEO
Delta Goodrem – “Dear Life”
Flume – “Never Be Like You (ft. Kai)”
Courtney Barnett – “Elevator Operator”
Guy Sebastian – “Black & Blue”
Hilltop Hoods – “1955 (ft. Montaigne & Tom Thum)”
Illy – “Papercuts (ft. Vera Blue)”
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – “People-Vultures”
Sia – “Cheap Thrills”
Troye Sivan – “YOUTH (Acoustic Sydney Session”
Violent Soho – “Like Soda”
BEST AUSTRALIAN LIVE ACT
Flume – St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival 2016
Gang of Youths – Gang of Youths National Tour
Hilltop Hoods – The Restrung Tour
King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard – Nonagon Infinity Tour
Tame Impala – Australian Tour
The Living End – Shift Tour
Violent Soho – The WACO Tour
You Am I – Bargain Bin Bon Vivants Tour
Courtney Barnett – National Theatre Tour
APPLE MUSIC SONG OF THE YEAR
Flume – “Never Be Like You (ft. Kai)”
Hilltop Hoods – “1955 (ft. Montaigne & Tom Thum)
Illy – “Papercuts (ft. Vera Blue)”
Keith Urban – “The Fighter (ft. Carrie Underwood)”
Sia – “Cheap Thrills”
L D R U – “Keeping Score (ft. Paige IV)”
The Veronicas – “In My Blood”
Troye Sivan – “Youth”
Kungs vs. Cookin’ On 3 Burners – “This Girl”
Marcus Marr & Chet Faker – “The Trouble With Us”
BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST
Adele – 25
Beyonce – Lemonade
Coldplay – A Head Full of Dreams
Drake – Views & If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
Meghan Trainor – Title & Thank You
Justin Bieber – Purpose
One Direction – Made in the A.M. & Four
Taylor Swift – 1989
Twenty One Pilots – Blurryface
The Weeknd – Beauty Behind the Madness
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Image: Kerrie Geier.
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