The annual ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) Music Awards are back once again!
This year's ceremony is slated to be held on 24 November 2021 at 7.30 PM AEDT (4.30 PM SGT/PHT), and will be streamed live from Sydney on ARIA's official YouTube channel.
Nominations for the award show were unveiled via a YouTube livestream on 20 October. Acts from all over the world were included on the roster, with Australian singer-songwriter Amy Shark and Ghanaian-Australian act Genesis Owusu leading with 6 nominations each. Other nominees include The Kid LAROI, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Doja Cat, Olivia Rodrigo, and more.
Check out the full list of nominees below:
Album Of The Year
Amy Shark - Cry Forever
Genesis Owusu - Smiling with No Teeth
Midnight Oil and First Nations Collaborators - The Makarrata Project
The Avalanches - We Will Always Love You
Tones And I - Welcome to the Madhouse
Best Artist
Amy Shark - Cry Forever
Budjerah - Budjerah (EP)
Genesis Owusu - Smiling with No Teeth
Keith Urban - The Speed Of Now Part 1
Kylie Minogue - Disco
Masked Wolf - 'Astronaut In The Ocean'
Ngaiire - 3
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - 'Stay'
Tones And I - Welcome to the Madhouse
Vance Joy - 'Missing Piece'
Best Dance Release
Cosmo's Midnight - Yesteryear
Dom Dolla - 'Pump The Brakes'
Jolyon Petch - 'Dreams'
KLP & Stace Cadet - 'People Happy'
RÜFÜS DU SOL - 'Alive'
Best Group
AC/DC - Power Up
Gang Of Youths - 'The Angel of 8th Ave.'
Midnight Oil and First Nations Collaborators - The Makarrata Project
RÜFÜS DU SOL - 'Alive'
The Avalanches - We Will Always Love You
Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist
Budjerah - Budjerah (EP)
Gretta Ray - Begin To Look Around
Masked Wolf - 'Astronaut In The Ocean'
MAY-A - Don't Kiss Ur Friends
Ngaiire - 3
Best Pop Release
Amy Shark - Cry Forever
The Avalanches - We Will Always Love You
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - 'Stay'
Tones And I - 'Fly Away'
Vance Joy - 'Missing Piece'
Best Hip Hop Release
B Wise - jamie
Genesis Owusu - Smiling with No Teeth
Masked Wolf - 'Astronaut In The Ocean'
The Kid LAROI - 'WITHOUT YOU'
Youngn Lipz - Area Baby
Best Soul/R&B Release
Budjerah - Budjerah (EP)
Hiatus Kaiyote - Mood Valiant
Ngaiire - 3
Tash Sultana - Terra Firma
Tkay Maidza - Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 3
Best Independent Release
Archie Roach - The Songs Of Charcoal Lane
Ball Park Music - Ball Park Music
Emma Donovan & The Putbacks – Crossover
Genesis Owusu - Smiling with No Teeth
Vance Joy - 'Missing Piece'
Best Rock Album
AC/DC - Power Up
Ball Park Music - Ball Park Music
Holy Holy - Hello My Beautiful World
Middle Kids - Today We're The Greatest
Midnight Oil and First Nations Collaborators - The Makarrata Project
Best Adult Contemporary Album
Big Scary – Daisy
Crowded House - Dreamers Are Waiting
Kylie Minogue - Disco
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Carnage
Odette - Herald
Best Country Album
Brad Cox - My Mind's Projection
Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham - The Song Club
Shane Nicholson - Living In Colour
The Wolfe Brothers - Kids On Cassette
Troy Cassar-Daley - The World Today
Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album
Alpha Wolf - A Quiet Place To Die
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound
Tropical F**k Storm - Deep States
Yours Truly - Self Care
A. Swayze & the Ghosts - Paid Salvation
Best Blues & Roots Album
Archie Roach - The Songs Of Charcoal Lane
Emma Donovan & The Putbacks – Crossover
Josh Teskey & Ash Grunwald - Push The Blues Away
Martha Marlow - Medicine Man
Ziggy Alberts - Searching For Freedom
Best Children's Album
Amber Lawrence - The Kid's Gone Country 2
Bluey The Album - Bluey
Diver City - Dance Silly
The Wiggles - Lullabies With Love
Various Artists - The Moon, The Mouse & The Frog: Lullabies from Northern Australia
Best Video
24k - Tkay Maidza, Nicholas Muecke
Astronaut In The Ocean - Masked Wolf, Daniele Cernera
could cry just thinkin about you (Full Version) - Troye Sivan & Jesse Gohier-Fleet
Dance - Julia Stone, Jessie Hill
First Nation - Midnight Oil ft. Jessica Mauboy & Tasman Keith, Robert Hambling
Higher - Budjerah, Mick Soiza
Love Songs Ain't for Us - Amy Shark, James Chappell
Missing Piece - Vance Joy, Annelise Hickey
The Divine Chord - The Avalanches, Jonathan Zawada
Won't Sleep - Tones and I, Nick Kozakis, Liam Kelly
Best Australian Live Act
Amy Shark - Cry Forever Tour 2021
Ball Park Music - The Residency
Budjerah - Budjerah 2021 Aus Tour
Genesis Owusu - Smiling With No Teeth Album Tour
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Micro Tour
Lime Cordiale - Relapse Tour
Midnight Oil and First Nations Collaborators - Makarrata Live
The Avalanches - The Avalanches Live
The Teskey Brothers - The Teskey Brothers (Headline Shows + Festivals)
Thelma Plum - Homecoming Queen Tour
Song of the Year
Amy Shark Feat. Keith Urban - Love Songs Ain't For Us
Dean Lewis - Falling Up
Hooligan Hefs - Send It!
Keith Urban & Pink - One Too Many
Masked Wolf - Astronaut In The Ocean
Sam Fischer & Demi Lovato - What Other People Say
Spacey Jane - Booster Seat
The Kid LAROI with Miley Cyrus - Without You
Tones and I - Fly Away
Vance Joy - Missing Piece
Most Popular International
Ariana Grande - Positions
Doja Cat - Planet Her
Justin Bieber - Justice
Kanye West - Donda
Luke Combs - What You See Ain't Always What You Get
Machine Gun Kelly - Tickets To My Downfall
Miley Cyrus - Plastic Hearts
Olivia Rodrigo - Sour
Pop Smoke - Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon
Taylor Swift - Evermore
Music Teacher Award
Aaron Silver - Wodonga Primary School, Regional VIC
Ashley Baxter - Pimlico State High School, Townsville QLD
Daniel Wilson - Star Struck, Newcastle NSW
Zoë Barry - Sacred Heart School, Melbourne VIC
Best Cover Art
Ngaiire Joseph & Dan Segal for Ngaiire - 3
Eben Ejdne for Odette - Herald
Kofi Anash & Bailey Howard for Genesis Owusu - Smiling With No Teeth
Jonathan Zawada for The Avalanches - We Will Always Love You
Giulia Giannini McGauran & Mitchell Eaton for Tones and I - Welcome to the Madhouse
Engineer Of The Year
Chris Collins
Eric J Dubowsky
Konstantin Kersting
Matt Corby
Tony Espie
Producer Of The Year
Andrew Klippel, Dave Hammer
Konstantin Kersting
M-Phazes
Matt Corby
Robert Chater
Best Classical Album
Christian Li - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Emily Sun & Andrea Lam - Nocturnes
Genevieve Lacey and Marshall McGuire - Bower
Grigoryan Brothers - This is Us: A Musical Reflection of Australia
Nat Bartsch - Hope
Best Jazz Album
Australian Art Orchestra, Reuben Lewis, Tariro Mavondo & Peter Knight - Closed Beginnings
Kristen Beradi, Sean Foran & Rafael Karlen - Haven
Mildlife - Automatic
Petra Haden & The Nick Haywood Quintet - Songs from my Father
Vazesh - The Sacred Key
Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album
Angus & Julia Stone - Life Is Strange
Antony Partos - Rams (Original Motion Picture Score)
Caitlin Yeo, Maria Alfonsine, Damian de Boos-Smith - Wakefield Season One Official Soundtrack
Sia - Music: Songs From And Inspired By The Motion Picture
Yve Blake - Fangirls
Best World Music Album
Bob Weatherall & Halfway, with William Barton - Restless Dream
Bukhu - Bukhchuluun Ganburged - The Journey
Eishan Ensemble - Project Masnavi
Joseph Tawadros - Hope In An Empty City
Kuya James - ISA
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