2018 ARIA PRODUCER OF THE YEAR WINNER, AMY SHARK LEADS THE NOMINATIONS
GURRUMUL WINS BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM AND BEST COVER ART AND SECURES SEVEN ARIA AWARD NOMINATIONS
THE 2ND ANNUAL ARIA MUSIC TEACHER OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY TELSTRA NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
APPLE MUSIC GIVES FANS THE POWER TO DETERMINE WINNER OF SONG OF THE YEAR AWARD
Today, with just seven weeks to go, the countdown is on for the 2018 ARIA Awards with Apple Music. At the nominations event held earlier at The Art Gallery of New South Wales, ARIA announced the nominees in all categories, with the winners to be revealed at The Star Event Centre, Sydney on Wednesday, 28th November 2018. The Awards Ceremony will be broadcast around Australia on the Nine Network, hosted by Keith Urban.
Highlights of the ceremony included Gurrumul posthumously winning two ARIA Awards for Best World Music Album and Best Cover Art, along with receiving seven nominations. His album “Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)” debuted at #1 on the ARIA Charts, making Australian chart history by becoming the first Indigenous language album to debut at #1.
It was also an exciting day for Gold Coast’s Amy Shark, leading the nominations tally with nine. The singer-songwriter has been nominated for Apple Music Album Of The Year, Best Australian Live Act, Best Female Artist, Best Pop Release, Best Video, Apple Music Song Of The Year, Producer Of The Year, Engineer Of The Year and Best Cover Art. The two time ARIA Award winner has had huge success with her 2x platinum single “I Said Hi” and her critically acclaimed debut album “Love Monster”, which came in at #1 on the ARIA Album Charts.
Melbourne’s Courtney Barnett follows closely behind with eight nominations for her second studio album “Tell Me How You Really Feel.” Released by her own independent label Milk! Records, it reached #2 on the ARIA Charts and since the release, Barnett has toured her record globally and graced the stages of The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, The Jimmy Kimmel Show, Seth Meyers and CBS Saturday Morning.
Celebrated Australian dance trio Pnau were nominated for seven ARIAs for their fifth studio album “Changa.” The album features 4x Platinum single “Chameleon”, plus “Go Bang” which was a Top 10 ARIA single.
Gearing up to head out on a headline US tour, Tash Sultana has commanded world attention with the release of the highly-anticipated debut album “Flow State.” Nominated for six Awards, the ARIA #2 charting album also cracked the top 10 in the Billboard Top Albums Chart at #8 and an impressive #3 on the Billboard Independent Album Chart.
Dean Lewis has today picked up five nominations for this year’s ARIA Awards. The Sydney artist’s 3x Platinum single “Be Alright” spent five consecutive weeks at #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart and is currently in it’s eighth week at #1 on the Australian airplay charts. The track has also scored major global radio and playlist support, having been streamed over 175 million times.
Also securing five nominations are 2017’s Apple Music Song Of The Year winners Peking Duk. Nominated for this Award again this year, as well as Best Australian Live Act, Best Dance Release, Best Video and Best Group, their track “Fire” reached Platinum status with over 20 million streams in Australia.
5 Seconds Of Summer and Troye Sivan have both scored four nominations for this year’s ARIAs. 5 Seconds Of Summer’s track “Youngblood” peaked at #1 on the ARIA Charts, spending eight consecutive weeks at the top. Their album “Youngblood” also reached the top of the ARIA Albums Chart. Troye Sivan’s sophomore album “Bloom” peaked at #3, making it Sivan’s highest-charting studio album in his home country.
Today, ARIA welcomes Apple Music back for the 2018 ARIA Awards and confirms their support across two of the event’s most highly-anticipated categories, Song Of The Year and Album Of The Year.
With Apple Music, ARIA is giving fans the power to determine the winner of the coveted Song Of The Year award. From today until 21 November, fans can cast their vote by simply listening to their favourite song on Apple Music.*
Check out all the nominees for Apple Music Song Of The Year HERE
Following today’s nominations announcement, music fans will now be able to access songs, albums and specially curated playlists that celebrate the 2018 ARIA Awards nominees on Apple Music.
Denis Handlin AO, ARIA Chairman and Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment Australia and New Zealand and President, Asia said: “On behalf of the ARIA Board, congratulations to all of today's winners in the Fine Arts, Artisan & Best Comedy categories. It is a very talented group of artists and creative contributors, and we celebrate their outstanding achievement by winning an ARIA Award in their particular genre or craft.
I would also like to congratulate all of the nominees announced today for the 2018 ARIA Awards with Apple Music. We are excited to offer Australian music fans a truly unique and memorable experience for the 32nd Annual ARIA Award celebrations, together with Apple Music and other partners.
We look forward to a wonderful night of awards, music and magic moment performances at The Star, Sydney.”
Dan Rosen, ARIA Chief Executive, added: “2018 has been another remarkable year for Australian artists both at home and across the globe. The artists honoured today as winners in the Fine Arts, Artisan and Best Comedy Categories show that the high quality of artistic achievement in the Australian music scene is spread across a wide range of genres.
The Artisan Award winners exemplify that hard work, innovation and creativity is not limited to those who play the music but also those who contribute to the recordings behind the scenes. It is also with great excitement and anticipation that we look forward to November 28 when we reveal the winners of the remaining categories and bring more ARIA magic moments to the stage.”
Slava Grigoryan took out the title in the Best Classical Album category for “Bach Cello Suites Volume II”. This marks Grigoryan’s fourth win from 17 ARIA nominations, either on his own or as a member of the Grigoryan Brothers or shared with other artists, and follows up his win for Best Classical Album for “Bach Cello Suites Volume I” in 2017.
Best World Music Album was won by Gurrumul for his posthumously released album “Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)”. The album, presenting traditional songs from his Yolngu life, was his first #1 ARIA album, making him only the second Indigenous artist to have a number one album.
Bridie and Wyatt from Tonightly with Tom Ballard were awarded the 2018 ARIA Award for Best Comedy Release for “Sex Pest.”
It was the release “Animarum” by Jonathan Zwartz that received the 2018 ARIA award for Best Jazz Album. Four years on from his last album “The Remembering and Forgetting of the Air”, this marked his second ARIA award nomination and the first win for this well respected jazz artist.
The nominees for the ARIA Music Teacher Of The Year Award, sponsored by Telstra and supported by The Song Room, were also announced today. Now in its second year, the award recognises music teachers for their passion and hard work in educating Australian children to play and love music.
The finalists announced are Becky Hall from Education Institute, Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Scott Maxwell from Grant High School in Mount Gambier, Dean Harawira from Nerang State High School in Nerang, Gold Coast and Deborah Skelton from Caladenia Primary School in Canning Vale, Perth. ARIA congratulates the teachers and the schools for this wonderful achievement. To vote for your favourite ARIA Music teacher, visit www.ariamusicteacheraward.com.au
Ausmusic T-shirt Day is a massive nation-wide celebration of Australian music that reminds us how lucky we are to have such a strong local music scene, with some of the world’s best artists coming out of our backyard. Join triple j, ARIA and Support Act by wearing your favourite Aussie band t-shirt on Friday November 16.
Support Act would like to encourage artists and music fans to get involved by visiting supportact.org.au from Monday 15 October, where you can register as individual or a team, make a donation, post and share your best band t-shirt pics using the hashtag #ausmusictshirtday. Fundraising efforts will help Support Act expand its new Wellbeing Helpline as well providing ongoing crisis relief services to musicians in need.
For anyone who doesn’t have an Ausmusic T-shirt – no worries. Visit your favourite artist’s website and check out their merch store or purchase a specially commissioned t-shirt from Levis, with all proceeds to benefit Support Act.
The 2017 ARIA Awards returned to the Nine Network and was a TV ratings success - delivering a 31% increase in audience numbers, the biggest audience since 2010, and winning its time slot in total people and all demographics, including both 25-54s and under 55s. #ARIAs was also the #1 event on social media for the evening, trending at #1 on Twitter nationally and in every capital city in Australia, and peaking at #2 around the world. This year’s Awards Ceremony will be broadcast once again on the Nine Network.
This year fans will have the chance to vote in the categories of Best Australian Live Act, Best International Act, Apple Music Song Of The Year and Best Video. For more information on the publicly voted awards, visit ariaawards.com.au/public-voting.
Fans can cast their vote for Apple Music Song Of The Year by streaming their favourite song on Apple Music. This is in addition to being able to vote via ariaawards.com.au/public-voting. See voting terms and conditions for eligible play votes*.
Also returning this year is the opportunity for music fans to decide an ARIA winner exclusively via Twitter for the Best International Artist Category. Last year, more than 5.5 Million Tweets determined the winner for this category and we are encouraging fans to do it all over again. Fans can start voting for their favourite International Artist at 11 pm AEDT today by heading to Twitter using the following hashtags:
#ARIASCAMILACABELLO #ARIASDRAKE #ARIASEDSHEERAN #ARIASEMINEM #ARIASIMAGINEDRAGONS #ARIASKHALID #ARIASPINK #ARIASPOSTMALONE #ARIASSAMSMITH #ARIASTAYLORSWIFT
And that's not the only way to celebrate the #ARIAs on Twitter. Twitter Australia will be unveiling eleven custom Twitter emojis for this year's ARIA Awards, with the first emoji live and ready to Tweet from today. Tweets including the hashtag #ARIAs will generate a custom ARIA Awards emoji. The remaining 10 emojis will honour the nominees of the Best International Artist category and will be unveiled in the coming weeks.
Kicking off from 2:30pm AEDT Wednesday, 28 November, Twitter will also be streaming the ARIAs Red Carpet live coverage from Sydney and will be available to logged-in and logged-out users on Twitter and connected devices globally. Fans can access the Red Carpet coverage at live.twitter.com/arias or on @ARIA_Official
ARIA would like to thank Apple Music and partners Destination NSW, Nine Network, Swarovski, Pepsi Max, Telstra, The Star, PPCA and The Art Gallery Of NSW for hosting today’s event.
ARIA would also like to take this opportunity to thank Host Richard Wilkins from Network Nine’s Today Show and presenters ARIA Award winner Adrian Breakspear, Double J’s Gemma Pyke, Tim Blackwell from Nova’s Drive show, Mike E and Emma from the Edge 96.1, Ben & Liam from triple j Breakfast, Smallzy from Nova’s Smallzy’s Surgery, Jaben Ryan from the HIT Network and Robbie Buck from ABC 702.
2018 ARIA Awards with Apple Music | Wednesday, November 28th, The Star Event Centre, Sydney
Broadcast on the Nine Network
#ARIAs
*Vote for the Apple Music Song Of The Year by playing your favourite song on Apple Music.
Listen to the nominated songs for more than 30 seconds from the Apple Music Song Of The Year playlist.
*Eligible votes include those from Australian Apple Music members who play nominees' songs for a minimum of 30 seconds on Apple Music between 8 am AEDT 11 October through 11:59 pm AEDT 21 November 2018. The following are excluded from voting: remixes of nominated songs; all plays in radio stations; plays in playlists other than the Apple Music Song of the Year playlist; plays within library; plays less than 30 seconds. Maximum one vote per nominated song per day per Apple Music member applicable.
THE 2018 ARIA AWARDS WITH APPLE MUSIC NOMINATIONS LEADERBOARD
NINE NOMINATIONS
Amy Shark
SEVEN NOMINATIONS
Gurrumul
Pnau
SIX NOMINATIONS
Tash Sultana
FIVE NOMINATIONS
Dean Lewis
Peking Duk
FOUR NOMINATIONS
5 Seconds Of Summer
Troye Sivan
TWO NOMINATIONS
Alison Wonderland
Client Liaison
Dan Sultan
Gang Of Youths
Odette
RÜFÜS DU SOL
The Presets
ONE NOMINATION
360
Adam Eckersley & Brooke McClymont
Akmal Saleh
Alex Lahey
Aunty Donna
Barney McAll
Bridie and Wyatt, Tonightly With Tom Ballard
Camp Cope
Conrad Sewell
Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile
DZ Deathrays
Elixir feat. Katie Noonan
Emily Wurramara
Esoterik
Evelyn Ida Morris
Fanny Lumsden
Fisher
Greta Bradman, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Chamber Singers, Luke Dollman
Hilltop Hoods
Jake Mason Trio
James Morrison, Patti Austin, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Northey
Jessica Mauboy
Jimmy Barnes
Jonathan Zwartz
Joseph Tawadros
Justine Clarke
Kasey Chambers & The Fireside Disciples
Kerser
King Parrot
Lah-Lah
Lawrence Mooney
LIARS
Luca Brasi
Luke Heggie
Mama Kin Spender
Melbourne Ska Orchestra
Middle Kids
Missy Higgins
Mista Savona
Parkway Drive
Paul Kelly
Polaris
Ray Chen
Ruby Boots
Ruel
Sally Whitwell
Sam Moran
Sheppard
Sia
Slava Grigoryan
Tamara-Anna Cislowska, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Fritzsch
Teeny Tiny Stevies
The Wiggles
The Wolfe Brothers
Travis Collins
Muriel’s Wedding: The Musical The Original Cast Recording
West Thebarton
Xylouris White
2018 ARIA AWARD NOMINATED ARTISTS
Winners to be announced Wednesday, November 28th, The Star, Sydney
Apple Music Album Of The Year
Amy Shark - Love Monster (Wonderlick Recording Company)
Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel (Milk! Records/Remote Control Records)
Gurrumul - Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow) (SFM/MGM)
Pnau - Changa (etcetc Music)
Troye Sivan - Bloom (EMI)
Best Male Artist
Dan Sultan - Killer Under A Blood Moon (Liberation Records)
Dean Lewis - Be Alright (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Gurrumul - Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow) (SFM/MGM)
Troye Sivan - Bloom (EMI)
Vance Joy - Nation Of Two (Liberation Records)
Best Female Artist
Alison Wonderland - Awake (EMI)
Amy Shark - Love Monster (Wonderlick Recording Company)
Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel (Milk! Records/Remote Control Records)
Sia - Flames (What A Music Ltd, Under Exclusive Licence to Warner Music Group)
Tash Sultana - Flow State (Lonely Lands Records/Sony Music)
Best Dance Release
Alison Wonderland - Awake (EMI)
Fisher - Losing It (etcetc Music)
Peking Duk - Fire (Sony Music)
Pnau - Go Bang (etcetc Music)
RÜFÜS DU SOL - No Place (Sony Music)
Best Group
5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood (Capitol UK/EMI)
DMA’s - For Now (I OH YOU)
Peking Duk - Fire (Sony Music)
Pnau - Go Bang (etcetc Music)
RÜFÜS DU SOL - No Place (Sony Music)
Breakthrough Artist
Alex Lahey - I Love You Like A Brother (Nicky Boy Records/Caroline Australia)
Jack River - Sugar Mountain (I OH YOU)
Mojo Juju - Native Tongue (ABC Music/Universal Music Australia)
Odette - To A Stranger (EMI)
Ruel - Dazed & Confused (RCA Records/Sony Music)
5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood (Capitol UK/EMI)
Amy Shark - Love Monster (Wonderlick Recording Company)
Dean Lewis - Be Alright (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Jack River - Sugar Mountain (I OH YOU)
Troye Sivan - Bloom (EMI)
Best Independent Release
Angus & Julia Stone - Snow (Angus & Julia Stone Pty Ltd/EMI)
Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel (Milk! Records/Remote Control Records)
DMA’S - For Now (I OH YOU)
Gurrumul - Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow) (SFM/MGM)
Pnau - Go Bang (etcetc Music)
Best Adult Contemporary Album
Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile - Lotta Sea Lice (Milk! Records/Remote Control Records)
Dan Sultan - Killer Under A Blood Moon (Liberation Records)
Missy Higgins - Solastalgia (Eleven: A Music Company/EMI Music)
Odette - To A Stranger (EMI)
Vance Joy - Nation Of Two (Liberation Records)
Best Country Album
Adam Eckersley & Brooke McClymont - Adam & Brooke (Lost Highway Australia /Universal Music Australia)
Fanny Lumsden - Real Class Act (Red Dirt Road/AWAL)
Kasey Chambers & The Fireside Disciples - Campfire (Essence Group Entertainment. Marketed and distributed by Warner Music Australia Pty Ltd)
The Wolfe Brothers - Country Heart (ABC Music/Universal Music Australia)
Travis Collins - Brave & The Broken (ABC Music/Universal Music Australia)
Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album
DZ Deathrays - Bloody Lovely (I OH YOU)
King Parrot - Ugly Produce (EVP Recordings/Rocket)
Parkway Drive - Reverence (Resist Records/Cooking Vinyl Australia)
Polaris - The Mortal Coil (Resist Records/Cooking Vinyl Australia)
West Thebarton - Different Beings Being Different (Domestic La La/Sony Music Entertainment)
Best Blues & Roots Album
Angus & Julia Stone - Snow (Angus & Julia Stone Pty Ltd/EMI)
Emily Wurramara - Milyakburra (Wantok Musik/MGM)
Mama Kin Spender - Golden Magnetic (ABC Music/Universal Music Australia)
Ruby Boots - Don’t Talk About It (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Tash Sultana - Flow State (Lonely Lands Records/Sony Music)
Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album
Evelyn Ida Morris - Acute Misfortune (Original Soundtrack) (ABC Music/Universal Music Australia)
Jessica Mauboy - The Secret Daughter Season Two (Songs for the Original 7 Series) (Sony Music)
Jimmy Barnes - Working Class Boy: The Soundtracks (BLOODLINES)
LIARS - 1/1 (Original Soundtrack) (Mute/Inertia)
Various Artists - Muriel’s Wedding: The Musical (The Original Cast Recording) (Global Creatures/Sony Music)
Justine Clarke - The Justine Clarke Show! (ABC KIDS/Universal Music Australia)
Lah-Lah - 10th Birthday Party (Stella Projects/Sony Music)
Sam Moran - Santa’s Coming! (Sony Music)
Teeny Tiny Stevies - Helpful Songs For Little People (ABC KIDS/Universal Music Australia)
The Wiggles - Wiggle Pop! (ABC KIDS/Universal Music Australia)
PUBLIC VOTED AWARDS
Apple Music Song Of The YearBest Video
Amy Shark - I Said Hi (Wonderlick Recording Company)
Client Liaison - Survival In The City (Warner Music Australia Pty Ltd)
Courtney Barnett - Need A Little Time (Milk! Records/Remote Control Records)
Dean Lewis - Be Alright (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Gang Of Youths - The Heart Is A Muscle (Mosy Recordings/Sony Music)
Mojo Juju - Native Tongue (ABC Music/Universal Music Australia)
Peking Duk - Fire (Sony Music)
Pnau - Go Bang (etcetc Music)
Tash Sultana - Salvation (Lonely Lands Records/Sony Music)
The Presets - Do What You Want (Modular/EMI)
Best International Artist
Camila Cabello - Camila (Syco/Epic/Sony Music)
Drake - Scorpion & More Life (Republic/Universal Music)
Ed Sheeran - ÷ (Warner Music)
Eminem - Revival & Kamikaze (Interscope/Universal Music)
Imagine Dragons - Evolve (Interscope/Universal Music)
Khalid - American Teen (RCA/Sony Music)
P!nk - Beautiful Trauma (RCA/Sony Music)
Post Malone - Beerbongs & Bentleys & Stoney (Universal Music)
Sam Smith - The Thrill Of It All (Capitol/EMI)
Taylor Swift - Reputation (Big Machine/Universal Music)
Music Teacher of the Year
Becky Hall (Education Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne VIC 3052)
Scott Maxwell (Grant High School, Mount Gambier SA 5209)
Dean Harawira (Nerang State High School, Gold Coast QLD 4211)
Deborah Skelton (Caladenia Primary School, Canning Vale WA 6155)
2018 ARTISAN AWARDS | NOMINATED ARTISTS
Best Cover Art
WINNER: CAITI BAKER FOR GURRUMUL - DJARIMIRRI (CHILD OF THE RAINBOW) (SFM/MGM)
Producer Of The Year
WINNER: DANN HUME & M PHAZES FOR AMY SHARK - I SAID HI (WONDERLICK RECORDING COMPANY)
FINE ARTS AWARDS | NOMINATED ARTISTS
Best Classical AlbumGreta Bradman, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Chamber Singers, Luke Dollman - Home (Decca Classics Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Ray Chen - The Golden Age (Decca Classics Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Sally Whitwell - Philip Glass: Complete Etudes For Solo Piano (ABC Classics/Universal Music Australia)
Slava Grigoryan - Bach Cello Suites Volume II (ABC Classics/Universal Music Australia)
Tamara-Anna Cislowska, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Fritzsch - Into Silence: Pärt | Vasks | Górecki | Pelēcis (ABC Classics/Universal Music Australia)
Best Jazz Album
WINNER: JONATHAN ZWARTZ - ANIMARUM (JONATHAN ZWARTZ/PLANET/MGM)
Barney McAll - Hearing The Blood (Extra Celestial Arts)
Elixir feat. Katie Noonan - Gratitude And Grief (KIN MUSIC/Universal Music Australia)
Jake Mason Trio - The Stranger In The Mirror (Soul Messin' Records/Inertia Music)
James Morrison, Patti Austin, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Northey - Ella And Louis (ABC Jazz/Universal Music Australia)
Jonathan Zwartz - Animarum (Jonathan Zwartz/Planet/MGM)
Best World Music Album
WINNER: GURRUMUL - DJARIMIRRI (CHILD OF THE RAINBOW) (SFM/MGM)
Gurrumul - Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow) (SFM/MGM)
Joseph Tawadros - The Bluebird, The Mystic and The Fool (Independent/Planet)
Melbourne Ska Orchestra - Ska Classics (ABC Music/FOUR FOUR/Universal Music Australia)
Mista Savona - Havana Meets Kingston (ABC Music/Universal Music Australia)
Xylouris White - Mother (ABC Music/Universal Music Australia)
BEST COMEDY RELEASE | NOMINATED ARTISTS
WINNER: BRIDIE AND WYATT, TONIGHTLY WITH TOM BALLARD - SEX PEST (ABC MUSIC/UNIVERSAL)
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