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Here’s how many ARIA Awards 2021 nominations all your favs got!

The 2021 ARIA Awards have just announced their nominees, celebrating the best in Australian music of the last 12 months. Like last year, this year’s event will stream live on YouTube around the world. Amy Shark and Genesis Owusu (pictured) have topped the nominations list with 6 a piece. Here’s the full list of how…

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Here are your ARIAs 2019 Winners and all the red carpet action

The best of the best in Australian music flocked to Sydney’s The Star to celebrate the industry’s greatest achievements for 2019. Sweeping the awards gala was Tones and I, who took home four of her eight nominations. An incredible feat for someone who was, under a year ago, busking on the streets and living out of her…

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Photo Gallery: 2019 ARIA Awards Red Carpet – Star Event Centre, Sydney (27.11.19)

The stars were out in force for the 2019 ARIA Awards with international stars Dua Lipa, Khalid, Halsey walking the red carpet along with fan favourite, Tone and I at The Star Casino.

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Interview: Thelma Plum on her debut album Better In Blak, Paul Kelly and her six ARIA nominations.

Thelma Plum is up for six ARIA nominations off the back of her debut studio album Better In Blak. With nominations including Best Album of the Year, Best Female Artist, Breakthrough Artist and Best Pop Release, Thelma is planted firmly into Australian music’s biggest awards night. We caught up with her to chat about her album…

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What it’s like interviewing on the ARIA Red Carpet for the first time

The 2018 ARIAs have well and truly gone, but that night was one to remember! November 28th, 2018 marks the date I was lucky enough to report at my first red carpet event and now it’s time to do a tell-all on the experience: Interviewing some of Australia’s biggest names in music can seem like…

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Amy Shark, Gurrumul and Ball Park Music and more score ARIA Artisan nominations

The ARIA Awards have announced the nominees for this year’s Artisan, Fine Arts and Best Comedy categories. With titles such as Best Classical Album, Best Jazz Album, Best World Music Album, along with Producer Of The Year, Engineer Of The Year, Best Cover Art and Best Comedy up for grabs. Topping the list are Amy Shark, Gurrumul…

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Passenger (UK) on busking and touring with Ed Sheeran at the ARIA Red Carpet

Whilst walking the red carpet at the 2015 ARIA Awards, UK artist Passenger caught up with the AU to speak about his current supporting slot on Ed Sheeran’s tour and what it’s like playing stadium shows with the fellow Brit, as well as his bond with Australia. Passenger also talks about his love for busking…

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Nicole Millar (Sydney) chats about her new single “Wait” and party boys Peking Duk on the ARIA Red Carpet

the AU caught up with Sydney artist Nicole Millar, who has been busy writing and traveling across the world in the past twelve months, on the red carpet at the recent ARIA Awards. Watch the video below as she talks about steering clear from the bad influence of Peking Duk , and the release of her debut single…

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KLP (Sydney) talks summer gigs and celebrating the Australian music industry on the ARIA Red Carpet

Sydney producer and vocalist, KLP, took some time to chat to the AU on the ARIA red carpet last week about the importance of embracing and celebrating the Australian music industry. She also fills us in on her busy summer schedule, performing a string of live shows and supporting Neon Indian and Art vs Science. Watch…

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The Meeting Tree (Sydney) comment on police presence at One Day Only Festival on ARIA red carpet

Sydney duo The Meeting Tree – one of several projects part of music collective One Day – were nominated for Best “Urban” Album at the ARIAs this year, and while the “Godfathers of Australian Dance Music” did the rounds on the red carpet, the AU thought it best to catch up with them to talk…

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Gang of Youths (Sydney) worship Lee Lin Chin and compare the music industry to Mad Max on the ARIA red carpet

Sydney band Gang of Youths have been unstoppable this year, releasing a commanding debut LP with The Positions and touring relentlessly throughout the year. With all their success, it was only right that they stop and reminisce about the higher power that got them this position: Lee Lin Chin, and where better to do it…

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Reuben Styles from Peking Duk (ACT) talks about their two ARIA noms, Matt McGorry and SAFIA

Fresh from the announcement that Peking Duk were down for two ARIA nominations – Best Dance Release and Song of the Year for “Take Me Over” – I sat down with Reuben Styles from the Canberra duo to talk about the nominations, the brilliant video for “Say My Name” featuring Matt McGorry (as well as…

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