If the strength
of Australian music lies in its diversity, then
the domestic music community is in very strong
shape indeed.
In a wide open year where the big winners could
come from left of field, the ARIA Awards voting
academy has delivered one of the most eclectic
set of nominees to date, who will be featured in
TEN’s broadcast of the ARIA Awards on Sunday October
29 at 7.30pm.
Announced today
in Sydney, this year’s ARIA
Awards nominees includes artists as diverse as
Augie March, Hilltop Hoods, Wolfmother, Bob Evans,
Clare Bowditch, Human Nature, Troy Cassar-Daley,
The Grates, The Living End, Youth Groupand the
Veronicas. There are plenty of new
faces making
their ARIA Awards nominations debut and an exciting
collection of artists, both new and established,
who have received multiple nominations.
A number of artists have each received 5 ARIA
Award nominations. Bernard Fanning, an artist who
is already a multi ARIA Award winner courtesy of
Powderfinger, has been nominated 5 times (plus
2 Artisan Nominations) for his debut solo
album Tea and Sympathy. Hip-hop super
heroes Hilltop Hoods cap off an extraordinary year
with 5 nominations
as does the globetrotting trio Wolfmother who have
taken Australian music fans by storm with their
fusion of prog metal rock. Winners in last year’s
Best Group category, Eskimo Joe have stormed in
with 5 nominations (plus 2 Artisan Nominations)
for their chart-topping album Black Fingernails,
Red Wine.
The category of
Best Female Artist features an intriguing crop
of performers
including
three
relatively
new female artists - Clare Bowditch,
Holly Throsby and Jen Cloher, who
have all received maiden
nominations.
Australia’s previously nominated R&B
queen Jade MacRae returns alongside perenial ARIA
Award winner Kasey Chambers.
Adding to the girl power is glamour pop duo The
Veronicas who have received 3 nominations
for their
hit album The Secret Life Of...
The 2006 ARIA Award Artisan winners were
announced today at the nominations event in the
categories
of Producer of the Year, Engineer of the Year,
Best Video and Best Cover Art and artisans representing
two of the finest Australian albums of the year
have dominated. ARIA is proud to announce that
Eskimo Joe have received the ARIA Award in the
coveted Producer of the Year category for their
critically acclaimed best seller Black
Fingernails, Red
Wine. The Engineer of the Year for the 2nd
year in a row is Matt Lovell for
his
work
on
that record. Production
company Head Pictures have taken out the ARIA
Award for best Video for Bernard Fanning’s
whimsical “Wish You Well” film clip. And Debaser
has won the ARIA Award for best cover art for his Tea And Sympathy
The 2006 ARIA Awards
will be held on Sunday October 29, at Acer Arena
and
will be broadcast on Network
Ten
from
7.30pm. General public tickets are on
sale next Monday, September 19, from Ticketek.
Don’t miss the sparkling 20th anniversary
of the ARIA Awards.
Nominations in
the big categories:
Best Blues and Roots Album
Bernard Fanning - Tea and Sympathy
Lior - Doorways Of My Mind
The Audreys - Between Last Night and Us
The Flood - The Late Late Show
Xavier Rudd - Food In The Belly
Best Dance Release
Dirty South - Dirty South EP
Paul Mac - Panic Room
Sneaky Sound System - “I Love It”
The Presets - Beams
TV Rock feat. Seany B - “Flaunt It”
Best Urban Release
Bliss N Eso - Up Jumped The Boogie
Hilltop Hoods - The Hard Road
Jade MacRae - Jade MacRae
Phrase - Talk With Force
Weapon X And Ken Hell - Sneakerpimpin’ Ain’t Easy
Highest Selling Single
Kate DeAraugo - “Maybe Tonight”
Lee Harding - “Wasabi”
Shannon Noll - “Shine”
TV Rock featuring Seany B - “Flaunt It”
Youth Group - “Forever Young”
Highest Selling Album
Bernard Fanning - Tea and Sympathy
Human Nature - Reach Out: The Motown Album
Pete Murray - See The Sun
Rogue Traders - Here Come the Drums
The Veronicas - The Secret Life Of...
Best Music DVD
Hilltop Hoods - The Calling Live
Eskimo Joe - Eskimo Joe - The DVD
Kylie Minogue - Showgirl - The Greatest Hits Tour
Missy Higgins - If You Tell Me Yours, I’ll Tell
You Mine
The Go-Betweens - That Striped Sunlight Sound
Best Rock Album
Augie March - Moo, You Bloody Choir
Eskimo Joe - Black Fingernails, Red Wine
The Living End - State of Emergency
Wolfmother - Wolfmother
You Am I - Convicts
Best Adult Contemporary Artist
Bob Evans - Suburban Songbook
Human Nature - Reach Out: The Motown Record
Tex, Don & Charlie - All Is Forgiven
The Whitlams - Little Cloud
She Will Have Her Way: The
Songs of Tim & Neil Finn
Best Pop Release
Ben Lee - “Into The Dark”
Josh Pyke - Feeding The Wolves
Rogue Traders - Here Come The Drums
Shannon Noll - Lift
The Veronicas - The Secret Life Of...
Best Independent Release
Ben Lee - We’re All In This Together
Gotye - Like Drawing Blood
Hilltop Hoods - The Hard Road
John Butler Trio - Live At St Gallen
Lior - Doorways Of My Mind
Best Country Album
Adam Brand - What A Life
Anne Kirkpatrick - Showman’s Daughter
Catherine Britt - Too Far Gone
Lee Kernaghan - The New Bush
Troy Cassar-Daley - Brighter Day
Breakthrough Artist - Single
Gyroscope - “Fast Girl”
Hilltop Hoods - “Clown Prince”
Sneaky Sound System - “I Love It”
TV Rock feat. Seany B - “Flaunt It”
Starky - “Hey Bang Bang”
Youth Group - “Forever Young”
Breakthrough Artist - Album
Hilltop Hoods - The Hard Road
Rogue Traders - Here Come The Drums
The Grates - Gravity Won’t Get You High
The Veronicas - The Secret Life Of...
Wolfmother - Wolfmother
Best Group
Augie March - Moo, You Bloody Choir
Eskimo Joe - Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Rogue Traders - Here Come The Drums
The Living End - State of Emergency
Wolfmother - Wolfmother
Best Male Artist
Bernard Fanning - Tea and Sympathy
Ben Lee - We’re All In This Together
Bob Evans - Suburban Songbook
Dan Kelly - Pirate Radio
Pete Murray - See The Sun
Best Female Artist
Clare Bowditch - What Was Left
Holly Throsby - Under the Town
Jade MacRae - Jade MacRae
Jen Cloher - Dead Wood Falls
Kasey Chambers - Nothing At All
Single of the year
Augie March - “One Crowded Hour”
Bernard Fanning - “Watch Over Me”
Eskimo Joe - “Black Fingernails, Red Wine”
Wolfmother - “Minds Eye”
Youth Group - “Forever Young”
Album of the Year
Augie March - Moo, You Bloody Choir
Bernard Fanning - Tea and Sympathy
Eskimo Joe - Black Fingernails, Red Wine
The Sleepy Jackson - Personality
Wolfmother - Wolfmother
