With just over six weeks until the 25th Anniversary ARIA Awards, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) today announced the Nominees in all categories.
This year’s nominations are an exciting mix of both new and established artists and set the scene for what will be a milestone celebration of 25 years of Australian music history.
2011 ARIA AWARD FINALISTS
Album of the Year
Boy & Bear – Moonfire
Cut Copy – Zonoscope
Eskimo Joe - Ghosts of the Past
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Rrakala
Grinderman – 2
Single of the Year
Birds of Tokyo - Wild at Heart
Boy & Bear - Feeding Line
Drapht- Rapunzel
Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra)
Guy Sebastian - Who's That Girl (feat. Eve)
The Jezabels - Dark Storm
Best Male Artist
Drapht - The Life of Riley
Gareth Liddiard - Strange Tourist
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Rrakala
Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra)
Josh Pyke - No One Wants a Lover
Best Female Artist
Adalita – Adalita
Clare Bowditch - Are You Ready Yet?
Kasey Chambers - Little Bird
Kimbra - Cameo Lover
Washington - Holy Moses
Best Group
Birds of Tokyo - Wild at Heart
Boy & Bear – Moonfire
Eskimo Joe - Ghosts of the Past
Grinderman – 2
The Living End - The Ending Is Just The Beginning Repeating
Breakthrough Artist – Album
Boy & Bear – Moonfire
Drapht - The Life of Riley
Gypsy & The Cat – Gilgamesh
Oh Mercy - Great Barrier Grief
The Middle East - I Want That You Are Always Happy
Breakthrough Artist – Single
Boy & Bear - Feeding Line
Drapht – Rapunzel
Havana Brown - We Run The Night
The Jezabels - Dark Storm
Zoe Badwi - Freefallin’
Best Independent Release
Art vs Science - The Experiment
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Rrakala
John Butler Trio - Live At Red Rocks
Tex Perkins & The Dark Horses - Tex Perkins & The Dark Horses
The Jezabels - Dark Storm
Best Adult Alternative Album
Boy & Bear – Moonfire
Grinderman – 2
Little Red - Midnight Remember
Seeker Lover Keeper - Seeker Lover Keeper
The Panics - Rain On The Humming Wire
Best Adult Contemporary Album
Billy Thorpe - Billy Thorpe's Tangier
Colin Hay - Gathering Mercury
Damien Leith – Roy
John Farnham – Jack
Mark Seymour and the Undertow – Undertow
Best Blues & Roots Album
Backsliders - Starvation Box
Blue King Brown - Worldwize Part 1 - North & South
John Butler Trio - Live At Red Rocks
The Audreys - Sometimes The Stars
The Waifs – Temptation
Best Children’s Album
Dirtgirlworld - Dig It
Hi-5 - Turn The Music Up
Holly Throsby - See!
Play School - Let's Play Together
The Wiggles - Ukulele Baby!
Best Comedy Release
Adam Hills - Inflatable
Buddy Goode - The One and Only Buddy Goode
Hamish & Andy - Celebrating 50 Glorious Years
Josh Thomas - Josh Thomas 'Surprise': Warehouse Comedy Festival
Tim Minchin – Tim Minchin & The Heritage Orchestra
Best Country Album
Jasmine Rae - Listen Here
Kasey Chambers - Little Bird
Keith Urban - Get Closer
Shane Nicholson - Bad Machines
Troy Cassar-Daley – Live
Best Dance Release
Bag Raiders - Bag Raiders
Cut Copy – Zonoscope
Miami Horror – Illumination
Pnau - Soft Universe
The Potbelleez - From The Music
Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album
Coerce - Ethereal Surrogate Saviour
Cosmic Psychos - Glorius Barsteds
Dream On Dreamer – Heartbound
Floatingme – Floatingme
Front End Loader – Ritardando
Best Pop Release
Architecture in Helsinki - Moment Bends
Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra)
Guy Sebastian - Who's That Girl (feat. Eve)
Gypsy & The Cat – Gilgamesh
Washington - Holy Moses
Best Rock Album
Children Collide- Theory Of Everything
Eskimo Joe - Ghosts Of The Past
Jebediah – Kosciuszko
Papa Vs Pretty - United In Isolation
The Living End - The Ending Is Just The Beginning Repeating
Best Urban Album
Drapht - The Life Of Riley
Illy - The Chase
Koolism - The ‘Umu
Phrase – Babylon
Vents - Marked For Death
Highest Selling Album
Altiyan Childs - Altiyan Childs
Angus & Julia Stone - Down The Way
Birds Of Tokyo - Birds of Tokyo
Keith Urban - Get Closer
Various - He Will Have His Way - The Songs of Tim & Neil Finn
Highest Selling Single
Birds of Tokyo – Plans
Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)
Guy Sebastian - Who's that Girl (feat. Eve)
Havana Brown - We Run The Night
Jessica Mauboy - Saturday Night (feat. Ludacris)
2011 ARIA AWARD PUBLIC VOTED NOMINEES
Most Popular Australian Artist
Altiyan Childs
Angus & Julia Stone
Birds of Tokyo
Drapht
Guy Sebastian
Jessica Mauboy
John Farnham
Justice Crew
Keith Urban
Stan Walker
Most Popular International Artist
Adele
Chris Brown
Jennifer Lopez
Jessie J
Ke$ha
Lady Gaga
LMFAO
P!nk
Pitbull
Rihanna
