The ARIAs are the flagship event of the Australian music calendar - a celebration of all that is great and popular in local music.
The ARIA Awards are open to product released by ARIA members (ARIA is the Australian Record Industry Association) ARIA members can be artists, record companies, CD distributors, manufacturers, etc. Each year, all ARIA members are contacted by the ARIA Awards Coordinator with details on how to submit recordings for consideration by the ARIA Awards judging panel. If you wish to join ARIA so you can enter recordings in the ARIA Awards, note that membership applications generally close off in the middle of June each year, and only memberships current and approved on that date may enter recordings in the Awards.
The annual ARIA Awards cover a range of categories which are determined by voting, more detail can be found here: About the Awards. Most of the categories are voted for by the ARIA Voting Academy, which is reviewed each year and made up of a diverse range of over 1,000 music industry professionals. Some of the specialist music categories, like heavy metal or jazz, are voted by a genre expert category panel with specialist music experience. There are several public voting categories which anyone can vote for via the ARIA website, and some specialist categories which are selected by the ARIA board such as the ARIA Hall of Fame recipients. ARIA Staff don’t choose who wins ARIA Awards.
If you work in the music industry and would like to be involved in having a say about who wins a career-defining ARIA award, or you know someone who would make a great Voting Academy Member, put your suggestions forward now!
The annual ARIA Awards cover a range of categories which are determined by voting, more detail can be found here: About the Awards. Most of the categories are voted for by the ARIA Voting Academy, which is reviewed each year and made up of a diverse range of over 1,000 music industry professionals. Some of the specialist music categories, like heavy metal or jazz, are voted by a genre expert category panel with specialist music experience. There are several public voting categories which anyone can vote for via the ARIA website, and some specialist categories which are selected by the ARIA board such as the ARIA Hall of Fame recipients. ARIA Staff don’t choose who wins ARIA Awards.
If you work in the music industry and would like to be involved in having a say about who wins a career-defining ARIA award, or you know someone who would make a great Voting Academy Member, put your suggestions forward now!
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Officially there is no dress code. It's the music industry so pretty much anything goes and you certainly won't be turned away for not dressing up enough. Or too much. Have a look at our gallery's history section to see what guests have worn to past events and that should give you a pretty good idea of what people wear.
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The ARIAs are the flagship event of the Australian music calendar - a celebration of all that is great and popular in local music.
The very first ARIA Awards were held in 1987 at the Sheraton Wentworth Hotel in Sydney, recognising excellence and innovation across all genres of Australian music. Those very first ARIAs were hosted by Sir Elton John and winners included INXS, Crowded House and a young John Farnham. Since that time the ARIA Awards have developed into Australia's pinnacle Awards ceremony, forging careers and playing host to countless memorable moments and performances.
Did you know that several categories in the ARIA Awards are judged by the ARIA Voting Academy, made up of 1,000 of your peers from every area of the music industry? There are also categories which are judged by genre category expert panels and some are determined by popular vote. If you would like to be involved in having a say about who wins a career-defining ARIA award, or you know someone who would make a great ARIA Voting Academy Member, put your suggestions forward now! You can always brush up on how the ARIA Awards work here.
