ARIA Awards
The ARIA Awards are an annual award by the Australian Recording Industry Association to local musicians. They are the most important music award in Australia.
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The first edition of the ARIA Awards took place on March 2, 1987. The Australian Music Industry Association, ARIA , introduced the award to recognize “outstanding and innovative achievements in all genres of Australian music”. The first award ceremony took place in Sydney at the Sheraton Wentworth Hotel in front of 500 invited guests from the music industry. The event was moderated by Sir Elton John , but it only consisted of the award ceremony without musicians appearing. From 1990 there was also live music. The hour-long presentation of the 20 winners was recorded but not televised. It stayed that way for the first five years. There was a television broadcast only from 1992, but the event moved once to Melbourne . Before and after it took place at various venues in Sydney. Initially, a decision was made in March about the best performers and works of the previous year, in 1995 the award ceremony was postponed to October (relevant publication period ends in September).
As with comparable national music awards, there are main awards for the best releases (album, single and song) and the best performers (band, male and female musicians, new talent). In addition, awards for publications in various genres (country, jazz, indigenous music, etc.) as well as for the best producer and the best technician, the best video and the best cover design. The winners of the general categories are chosen by over 1000 representatives from the music industry. A committee made up of representatives of the record companies united in the ARIA appoints journalists, employees of the record industry, music agents, concert organizers and other musicians who are given permanent voting rights. Their names will not be made public. Previous winners can also take part in the vote. For the genre-specific categories there are separate committees with up to 100 members (“judging schools”) that decide on the prizes. Until 2009 there were also two other categories, best-selling single and best-selling album, in which the certified sales of the previous year alone were decisive. Since 2010 there have also been public votes in some categories.
The awards started with 20 categories but have changed over the years.
- A Hall of Fame was introduced as early as 1988 and an Outstanding Achievement Award was introduced for special achievements, which are, however, given irregularly. A separate ARIA Board decides on these special awards.
- The Breakthrough Artist has existed since 1989 for artists who have made their breakthrough with a single or an album. Until 1998 the award was parallel to the award for the best new talent, after that it was the sole “newcomer” award and from 2010 there was no longer any distinction between album and single and only one award was given.
- The genres have been expanded again and again and adapted to the musical development. A distinction was made between pop, rock and heavy metal; world music and dance were introduced in the mid-1990s and urban music (R&B, hip-hop, soul, funk, reggae and dancehall) was introduced in 2004.
- Until 2009 the awards were reserved exclusively for Australian musicians, in 2010 an internet vote was carried out on the most popular Australian and international musicians. The Best International Artist category has existed since 2012 and is decided on by internet voting.
- In 2010, the two categories, which were exclusively determined by sales, were abolished (best-selling single / best-selling album), and Internet voting was used for the first time. Since 2012, in addition to the best international artists, the best video, the best Australian live act and the song of the year have been decided as audience awards through public voting on the Internet.
The most successful Australian artists are the bands Silverchair and Powderfinger as well as John Farnham and Kylie Minogue , each with over 40 nominations and 17 or more awards (as of 2018).
The main award winners
The following awards have been presented in the main categories album, single and artist of the year since 1987:
1987
- Album of the Year: Whispering Jack by John Farnham
- Single of the Year: You're the Voice by John Farnham
- Best Female Artist: Jenny Morris (Single You're Gonna Get Hurt )
- Best Male Artist: John Farnham (Album Whispering Jack )
- Best Group: INXS (Single Listen like Thieves )
- Best New Talent: Crowded House (Single Don't Dream It's Over )
1988
- Album of the Year: Man of Colors by Icehouse
- Single of the Year: Beds Are Burning by Midnight Oil
- Best Female Artist: Jenny Morris (Album Body and Soul )
- Best Male Artist: John Farnham (Album Age of Reason )
- Best Group: Crowded House (Single Better Be Home Soon )
- Best New Talent: Weddings Parties Anything (Album Scorn of the Women )
1989
- Album of the Year: Temple of Low Men by Crowded House
- Single of the Year: Under the Milky Way by The Church
- Best Female Artist: Kate Ceberano (Album You've Always Got the Blues )
- Best Male Artist: Jimmy Barnes (Album Barnestorming )
- Best Group: INXS (Single Never Tear Us Apart )
- Best New Talent: Johnny Diesel and the Injectors (Single Don't Need Love )
1990
- Album of the Year: Matchbook by Ian Moss
- Single of the Year: Crying in the Chapel by Peter Blakeley
- Best Female Artist: Kate Ceberano (Album Brave )
- Best Male Artist: Ian Moss (Album Matchbook )
- Best Group: The Black Sorrows (Album Hold On to Me )
- Best New Talent: Gyan (Album Gyan )
1991
- Album of the Year: Blue Sky Mining by Midnight Oil
- Single of the Year: I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You by Absent Friends
- Best Female Artist: Wendy Matthews (Album Émigré )
- Best Male Artist: John Farnham (Album Chain Reaction )
- Best Group: Midnight Oil (Album Blue Sky Mining )
- Best New Talent: Archie Roach (Album Charcoal Lane )
1992
- Album of the Year: Baby Animals from Baby Animals
- Single of the Year: Treaty (Filthy Lucre Remix) by Yothu Yindi
- Best Female Artist: Deborah Conway (Album String of Pearls )
- Best Male Artist: Jimmy Barnes (Album Soul Deep )
- Best Group: INXS (Album Live Baby Live )
- Best New Talent: Underground Lovers (Album Underground Lovers )
1993
- Album of the Year: Hepfidelity by Diesel
- Single of the Year: The Day You Went Away by Weny Matthews
- Best Female Artist: Wendy Matthews (Album Lily )
- Best Male Artist: Diesel (Album Hepfidelity )
- Best Group: Crowded House (Single Weather with You )
- Best New Talent: Things of Stone and Wood (Single Share This Wine )
1994
- Album of the Year: The Honeymoon Is Over by The Cruel Sea
- Single of the Year: The Honeymoon Is Over by The Cruel Sea
- Best Female Artist: Wendy Matthews (Single Friday's Child )
- Best Male Artist: Diesel (Album The Lobbyist )
- Best Group: The Cruel Sea (Album The Honeymoon Is Over )
- Best New Talent: The Badloves (Single Get on Bord )
1995
- Album of the Year: Don't Ask by Tina Arena
- Single of the Year: Tomorrow by Silverchair
- Best Female Artist: Tina Arena (Album Don't Ask )
- Best Male Artist: Diesel (Album Solid State Rhyme )
- Best Group: The Cruel Sea (Album Three Legged Dog )
- Best New Talent: Silverchair (Album Frogstomp )
1996
- Album of the Year: Hourly, Daily by You Am I
- Single of the Year: Where the Wild Roses Grow by Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue
- Best Female Artist: Christine Anu (Single Come On )
- Best Male Artist: Dave Graney (Album The Soft 'n' Sexy Sound )
- Best Group: You Am I (Album Hourly, Daily )
- Best New Talent: Monique Brumby (Single Fool for You )
1997
- Album of the Year: Savage Garden by Savage Garden
- Single of the Year: Truly Madly Deeply from Savage Garden
- Song of the Year: To the Moon and Back by Savage Garden
- Best Female Artist: Monique Brumby (Single Mary )
- Best Male Artist: Paul Kelly (EP How to Make Gravy )
- Best Group: Savage Garden (Album Savage Garden )
- Best New Talent: The Superjesus (EP Eight Step Rail )
1998
- Album of the Year: Unit by Regurgitator
- Single of the Year: Torn by Natalie Imbruglia
- Best Female Artist: Natalie Imbruglia (Album Left of the Middle )
- Best Male Artist: Paul Kelly (Album Words and Music )
- Best Group: The Whitlams (Single Eternal Nightcap )
- Best New Talent: Natalie Imbruglia (Album Left of the Middle )
1999
- Album of the Year: Internationalist from Powderfinger
- Single of the Year: The Day You Come by Powderfinger
- Best Female Artist: Natalie Imbruglia (Single Wishing I Was There )
- Best Male Artist: Tim Rogers (Album What Rhymes with Cars and Girls )
- Best Group: The Living End (Album The Living End )
- Breakthrough Artists:
- The Living End - Album The Living End
- Alex Lloyd - single Lucky Star
- Taxiride - Single Get Set
2000
- Album of the Year: Reflector by Killing Heidi
- Single of the Year: Don't Call Me Baby from Madison Avenue
- Best Female Artist: Kasey Chambers (Single The Captain )
- Best Male Artist: Alex Lloyd (Album Black the Sun )
- Best Group: Killing Heidi (Album Reflector )
- Breakthrough Artists:
- Killing Heidi - Album Reflector
- Madison Avenue - Single Don't Call Me Baby
2001
- Album of the Year: Odyssey Number Five by Powderfinger
- Single of the Year: My Happiness by Powderfinger
- Best Female Artist: Kylie Minogue (Album Light Years )
- Best Male Artist: Nick Cave (Album No More Shall We Part )
- Best Group: Powderfinger (Album Odyssey Number Five )
- Breakthrough Artists:
- The Avalanches - Album Since I Left You
- The Avalanches - Single Frontier Psychiatrist
2002
- Album of the Year: Barricades & Brickwalls by Kasey Chambers
- Single of the Year: Can't Get You Out of My Head by Kylie Minogue
- Best Female Artist: Kasey Chambers (Album Barricades & Brickwalls )
- Best Male Artist: Alex Lloyd (Album Watching Angels Mend )
- Best Group: Silverchair (Album Diorama )
- Breakthrough Artists:
2003
- Album of the Year: Vulture Street by Powderfinger
- Single of the Year: Born to Try by Delta Goodrem
- Best Female Artist: Delta Goodrem (Album Innocent Eyes )
- Best Male Artist: Alex Lloyd (Song Coming Home )
- Best Group: Powderfinger (Album Vulture Street )
- Breakthrough Artists:
- Delta Goodrem - Innocent Eyes album
- Delta Goodrem - Single Born to Try
2004
- Album of the Year: Get Born by Jet
- Single of the Year: Are You Gonna Be My Girl by Jet
- Best Female Artist: Kasey Chambers (Album Wayward Angel )
- Best Male Artist: John Butler (Album Sunrise over Sea )
- Best Group: Jet (Album Get Born )
- Breakthrough Artists:
- Jet - Get Born album
- Jet - Single Are You Gonna Be My Girl
2005
- Album of the Year: The Sound of White by Missy Higgins
- Single of the Year: Catch My Disease by Ben Lee
- Best Female Artist: Missy Higgins (Album The Sound of White )
- Best Male Artist: Ben Lee (Album Awake Is the New Sleep )
- Best Group: Eskimo Joe (Single Older Than You )
- Breakthrough Artists:
- Missy Higgins - Album The Sound of White
- End of Fashion - Single O Yeah
2006
- Album of the Year: Tea and Sympathy by Bernard Fanning
- Single of the Year: Black Fingernails, Red Wine by Eskimo Joe
- Best Female Artist: Clare Bowditch (Album What Was Left )
- Best Male Artist: Bernard Fanning (Album Tea and Sympathy )
- Best Group: Wolfmother (Album Wolfmother )
- Breakthrough Artists:
- Wolfmother - Album Wolfmother
- Youth Group - Single Forever Young
2007
- Album of the Year: Young Modern by Silverchair
- Single of the Year: Straight Lines from Silverchair
- Best Female Artist: Missy Higgins (Album On a Clear Night )
- Best Male Artist: Gotye (Album Mixed Blood )
- Best Group: Silverchair (Album Young Modern )
- Breakthrough Artists:
- Sneaky Sound System - Album Sneaky Sound System
- Operator Please - Single Just a Song About Ping Pong
2008
- Album of the Year: Apocalypso from the presets
- Single of the Year: Sweet About Me by Gabriella Cilmi
- Best Female Artist: Gabriella Cilmi (Album Lessons to Be Learned )
- Best Male Artist: Nick Cave (Album Dig, Lazarus, Dig !!! )
- Best Group: The Presets (Album Apocalypso )
- Breakthrough Artists:
- Gabriella Cilmi - Album Lessons to Be Learned
- Gabriella Cilmi - Single Sweet About Me
2009
- Album of the Year: Walking on a Dream by Empire of the Sun
- Single of the Year: Walking on a Dream from Empire of the Sun
- Best Female Artist: Sarah Blasko (Album As Day Follows Night )
- Best Male Artist: Daniel Merriweather (Album Love & War )
- Best Group: Empire of the Sun (Album Walking on a Dream )
- Breakthrough Artists:
- Ladyhawke - Album Ladyhawke
- Ladyhawke - Single My Delirium
2010
- Album of the Year: Down the Way by Angus & Julia Stone
- Single of the Year: Big Jet Plane by Angus & Julia Stone
- Best Female Artist: Washington (Album I Believe You Liar )
- Best Male Artist: Dan Sultan (Album Get Out While You Can )
- Best Group: The Temper Trap (Album Love Lost )
- Breakthrough Artist: Washington (Album I Believe You Liar )
2011
- Album of the Year: Moonfire by Boy & Bear
- Single of the Year: Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye feat. Kimbra
- Best Female Artist: Kimbra (Album Cameo Lover )
- Best Male Artist: Gotye (Single Somebody That I Used to Know featuring Kimbra)
- Best Group: Boy & Bear (Album Moonfire )
- Breakthrough Artist: Boy & Bear (Album Moonfire / Single Feeding Line )
2012
- Album of the Year: Making Mirrors by Gotye
- Song of the Year: Brother by Matt Corby
- Best Female Artist: Kimbra (Album Vows )
- Best Male Artist: Gotye (Album Making Mirrors )
- Best Group: The Temper Trap (Album The Temper Trap )
- Breakthrough Artist: 360 (Album Falling & Flying )
2013
- Album of the Year: Lonerism by Tame Impala
- Song of the Year: Resolution by Matt Corby
- Best Female Artist: Jessica Mauboy (Album To the End of the Earth )
- Best Male Artist: Flume (Album Flume )
- Best Group: Tame Impala (Album Lonerism )
- Breakthrough Artist: Flume (Album Flume )
2014
- Album of the Year: 1000 Forms of Fear by Sia
- Song of the Year: She Looks So Perfect from 5 Seconds of Summer
- Best Female Artist: Sia (Album 1000 Forms of Fear )
- Best Male Artist: Chet Faker (Album Built on Glass )
- Best Group: Sheppard (Album Bombs Away )
- Breakthrough Artist: Iggy Azalea (Album The New Classic )
2015
- Album of the Year: Currents by Tame Impala
- Song of the Year: Start Again by Conrad Sewell
- Best Female Artist: Courtney Barnett (Album Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit )
- Best Male Artist: Vance Joy (Album Dream Your Life Away )
- Best Group: Tame Impala (Album Currents )
- Breakthrough Artist: Courtney Barnett (Album Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit )
2016
- Album of the Year: Skin by Flume
- Song of the Year: Youth by Troye Sivan
- Best Female Artist: Sia (Album This Is Acting )
- Best Male Artist: Flume (Album Skin )
- Best Group: Violent Soho (Album Waco )
- Breakthrough Artist: Montaigne (Album Glorious Heights )
2017
- Album of the Year: Go Farther in Lightness by Gang of Youths
- Song of the Year: Stranger by Peking Duk feat. Elliphant
- Best Female Artist: Sia (Song: The Greatest with Kendrick Lamar )
- Best Male Artist: Paul Kelly (Album Life Is Fine )
- Best Group: Gang of Youths (Album Go Farther in Lightness )
- Breakthrough Artist: Amy Shark (Album Night Thinker )
2018
- Album of the Year: Love Monster by Amy Shark
- Song of the Year: Youngblood from 5 Seconds of Summer
- Best Female Artist: Amy Shark (Album Love Monster )
- Best Male Artist: Gurrumul (Album Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow) )
- Best Group: 5 Seconds of Summer (Song Youngblood )
- Breakthrough Artist: Ruel (Song Dazed & Confused )
2019
- Album of the Year: A Place We Knew by Dean Lewis
- Song of the Year: Choir by Guy Sebastian
- Best Female Artist: Tones and I (Song Dance Monkey )
- Best Male Artist: Dean Lewis (Album A Place We Knew )
- Best Group: The Teskey Brothers (Album Run Home Slow )
- Breakthrough Artist: Tones and I (Song Dance Monkey )
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- ^ Australian Music Award History , Birthday Trivia, accessed March 9, 2019
- ↑ History - Winners by Year at ARIA (2010) ( Memento from September 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ ARIA's Retrospective , Dave Higgo Higgins, I Like Your Old Stuff, November 16, 2018
- ^ Judging Academy Policy at ARIA (2009) ( Memento from July 19, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b c ARIA Awards History - Winners By Year , ARIA database, accessed March 8, 2019
- ↑ Australian ARIA Awards , All Down Under, January 10, 2019
- ↑ Hip hop is now on top at the ARIA Awards , The Conversation, November 29, 2013
- ↑ About ARIA Awards , ARIA Awards homepage, as of 2018, accessed on March 9, 2019
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Recording of the first ARIA Awards ceremony in 1987 (video)