ARIA Awards season is officially upon us (Oscar, who?), with the full list of Aussie musicians vying for the iconic and very pointy trophy being revealed.
The nominees for the 2024 ARIA Awards were announced in a YouTube livestream on Thursday morning, with Royel Otis leading the pack and collecting a whopping total of eight nominations.
The Sydney duo — who were inescapable for the better part of this year thanks to their viral cover of “Murder on The Dance Floor” — received nods in major categories like Album of the Year and Best Rock Album (for their debut project PRATTS & PAIN), as well as Best Group.
Most notably, that very cover (you know, the one that had us collectively swooning), was also nominated for Song Of The Year, marking the first time a Like A Version cover has ever been in contention for an ARIA Award.
Royel Otis are joined in the Album of The Year category by fellow nominees Amy Shark (for Sunday Sadness), feeler of the rush Troye Sivan (for Something To Give Each Other), Angie McMahon (for Light, Dark, Light Again) and THEE Kylie Minogue (for Tension).
Coasting off that sweet “Padam” buzz, Ms. Minogue was among the most-nominated artists this year, receiving five nods including for Best Pop Release and Best Solo Artist.
The latter category also includes shouts for Sivan, Tones And I, Tkay Maidza, and Dom Dolla, while the Best Group category names Royel, Hiatus Kaiyote, and RÜFÜS DU SOL, among others.
Dom Dolla had a particularly good run, too, picking up six nominations across categories like Best Dance / Electronic Release for “Saving Up” — where he sits alongside Fisher and Confidence Man — and Song of The Year.
That category is perhaps the most competitive, with Sivan’s “Got Me Started” going up against “Murder On The Dance Floor”, “Tension” and G Flip’s “The Worst Person Alive”, among others.
Outside of those major categories, specific genres got their shout with Jessica Mauboy, ONEFOUR and Casey Barnes named in the Best Pop, Best Hip Hop/Rap, and Best Country categories, respectively.
For their part, Angus & Julia Stone got a nod for Best Adult Contemporary Album, while Dune Rats and Teenage Jones will vie for Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album.
On the global front, brat summer continues its reign in the southern hemisphere with Charli XCX named alongside ARIA-ana Grande (see what I did there?), Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, and Olivia Rodrigo for Most Popular International Artist. The pop girls stay winning.
Such a bustling and starry list of nominees is a testament to the thriving state of Aussie music throughout 2024, but with only so many wins to be awarded, I propose a Cady from Mean Girls moment where we break that pointy trophy into morsels for everyone to share.
This year’s ARIA Awards ceremony will be held at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on November 20, and will be broadcast the same day on Stan. Peep the full list of nominees in major categories below.
2024 Aria Award Nominations
Album of the Year
Amy Shark – Sunday Sadness
Angie McMahon — Light, Dark, Light Again
Kylie Minogue — Tension
Royel Otis — PRATTS & PAIN
Troye Sivan — Something To Give Each Other
Song of the Year
CYRIL – Stumblin’ In (Spinnin’ Records/WMA)
Dom Dolla – Saving Up (Three Six Zero/Sony Music)
FISHER Feat. Kita Alexander – Atmosphere (etcetc Music)
G Flip – The Worst Person Alive (Future Classic)
Jessica Mauboy Feat. Jason Derulo – Give You Love (Warner Music Australia)
Kylie Minogue – Tension (Mushroom Music/BMG)
Lithe – Fall Back (GSL, GYROstream)
Royel Otis – Murder on the Dance Floor – triple j Like A Version (ABC Music/The Orchard)
The Kid LAROI – Nights Like This (Columbia Records/Sony Music)
Troye Sivan – Got Me Started (EMI Music Australia)
Best Solo Artist
Amy Shark – Sunday Sadness
Angie McMahon – Light, Dark, Light Again
Dom Dolla – Saving Up
Emma Donovan – Till My Song Is Done
Kylie Minogue – Tension
The Kid LAROI – THE FIRST TIME [DELUXE VERSION]
Tkay Maidza – Sweet Justice
Tones And I – Beautifully Ordinary
Troy Cassar-Daley – Between The Fires
Troye Sivan – Something To Give Each Other
Best Group
3% – KILL THE DEAD
Hiatus Kaiyote – Love Heart Cheat Code
Royel Otis – PRATTS & PAIN
RÜFÜS DU SOL – Music is Better
SPEED – Only One Mode
Best Pop Release
Amy Shark – Sunday Sadness
Jessica Mauboy – Yours Forever
Kylie Minogue – Tension
The Kid LAROI – Girls
Troye Sivan – Something To Give Each Other
Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist
3% – KILL THE DEAD
Becca Hatch – MAYDAY
Kita Alexander – Young In Love
Sycco – Zorb
Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers – I Love You
Best Dance / Electronic Release
Confidence Man – I CAN’T LOSE YOU
CYRIL – Stumblin’ In
Dom Dolla – Saving Up
FISHER Feat. Kita Alexander – Atmosphere
RÜFÜS DU SOL – Music is Better
Best Hip Hop / Rap Release
3% – KILL THE DEAD
Kobie Dee – Chapter 26
Lithe – Fall Back
ONEFOUR – Natural Habitat
The Kid LAROI – THE FIRST TIME (DELUXE VERSION)
Best Soul / R&B Release
Forest Claudette – Jupiter
Milan Ring – Mangos
Miss Kaninna – Blak Britney
PANIA – WE STILL YOUNG
Tkay Maidza – Sweet Justice
Best Independent Release
Angie McMahon – Light, Dark, Light Again
Emily Wurramara – NARA
Kylie Minogue – Tension
Miss Kaninna – Blak Britney
Royel Otis – PRATTS & PAIN
Best Rock Album
Angie McMahon – Light, Dark, Light Again
Grinspoon – whatever, whatever
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Flight b741
Middle Kids – Faith Crisis Pt 1
Royel Otis – PRATTS & PAIN
Best Adult Contemporary Album
Angus & Julia Stone – Cape Forestier
Crowded House – Gravity Stairs
Emily Wurramara – NARA
Emma Donovan – Til My Song Is Done
Fanning Dempsey National Park – The Deluge
Best Country Album
Casey Barnes – Mayday
Henry Wagons – The Four Seasons
James Johnston – Raised Like That
Tori Forsyth – All We Have Is Who We Are
Troy Cassar-Daley – Between The Fires
Best Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Album
C.O.F.F.I.N – Australia Stops
Dune Rats – If It Sucks, Turn It Up
Polaris – Fatalism
SPEED – Only One Mode
Teenage Jones – The Rot That Grows Inside My Chest
Best Blues & Roots Album
Checkerboard Lounge – SUN Sessions
Dope Lemon – Kimosabè
Georgia Mooney – Full Of Moon
Mia Dyson – Tender Heart
The Paper Kites – At The Roundhouse
Best Australian Live Act
Angie McMahon – Making It Through Tour
Barkaa – BARKAA
Confidence Man – Laneway Festival
Dirty Three – Love Changes Everything Tour
Dom Dolla – DOM DOLLA AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2023
King Stingray – Regional Run 2024
Missy Higgins – The Second Act Tour 2024
Royel Otis – Royel Otis PRATTS & PAIN Tour
RÜFÜS DU SOL – RÜFÜS DU SOL 2024 Australian Summer Tour Dates
Tones And I – P!nk Supported By Tones And I
Most Popular International Artist
Ariana Grande – Eternal Sunshine
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard And Soft
Chappell Roan – The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess
Charli XCX – BRAT
Drake – For All The Dogs
Olivia Rodrigo – Guts
Tate McRae – Think Later
Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department
Travis Scott – Utopia
Zach Bryan – Zach Bryan
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