2010 ARIA Award winners!


After an exciting lead-up to the 2010 ARIA Awards that has seen the presentation of sixteen ARIA ‘Genre’ Awards, four ARIA Artisan Awards and the induction of five bona fide music legends at a heartfelt ARIA Hall of Fame event, ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) is proud to announce the final winners of the 2010 ARIA Awards season.

Before a capacity audience comprised of members of industry heavy weights and music fans, the final eleven ARIA Awards were presented in style at a dazzling event at Australia’s most iconic venue – the Sydney Opera House on Sunday 7 November 2010 (broadcast on Network Ten).

Capping off an extraordinary year, brother / sister act ANGUS & JULIA STONE have taken out the much coveted ARIA Award in the category of ALBUM OF THE YEAR. With thirteen lovingly crafted songs reflecting a myriad of emotions, the album is Down the Way, which peaked at No. 1 on the ARIA Album Chart and has been an unstoppable force. ANGUS & JULIA STONE have also won the ARIA Award in the category of SINGLE OF THE YEAR for Big Jet Plane, a beautifully understated song with a dreamy string arrangement that has captured hearts. The siblings also won an ARIA Award on Friday night in the category of BEST ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM and proving that their talent lies beyond writing and performing, ANGUS & JULIA STONE also won two ARIA Artisan Awards in September for PRODUCER OF THE YEAR and BEST COVER ART.

Singer / songwriter WASHINGTON has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that her star is swiftly on the rise. She has taken out her first two ARIA Awards in the categories of BEST FEMALE ARTIST and BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST for her sensational debut album, I Believe You Liar. With wordy, twisty, clever pop lyrics about love she has a voice that has bought grown men to tears. Hailed by songwriters of the calibre of Paul Kelly and Tim Finn, this original troubadour is destined to make hearts sing and faces smile.

If WASHINGTON is the Queen, then her King has been crowned. DAN SULTAN has been named BEST MALE ARTIST on the back of his electrifying album Get Out While You Can. Already the winner in the BEST BLUES AND ROOTS ALBUM category for 2010, Sultan’s second album is a romp through rockabilly, blues, soul, roots, country and swing. The album shot to Number 1 on the Independent Australian album charts and remains one of the highest selling independent releases in the country today. All hail the new King!

Atmospheric pop outfit THE TEMPER TRAP have won their first ever ARIA Award in the category of BEST GROUP for the glittering single Love Lost from their widely acclaimed album Conditions. Currently taking the world by storm they have also won an Award in the inaugural Public Voted ARIA Awards presented by V Energy Drink. As voted by the people, THE TEMPER TRAP has won in the category of MOST POPULAR AUSTRALIAN SINGLE for their majestic anthem Sweet Dispositon.

Winning her second ARIA Award for 2010 is the enormously talented artist known as SIA. On Friday night she won the ARIA Award for BEST POP RELEASE. Now SIA has won the ARIA Award in the category of BEST INDEPENDENT RELEASE for her brilliant album We Are Born. With a collection of thirteen pop gems (including the impossibly catchy Clap Your Hands), this is an upbeat, joyous album that reflects a free spirit and a future so bright, she’ll have to wear shades.

The people have spoken! In the inaugural Public Voted ARIA Awards presented by V Energy Drink music fans have made their voices – and choices – heard!

In a fitting finale to their phenomenal music career, Australia’s biggest band has won two of the four publicly voted ARIA Awards, presented by V Energy Drink. With the sun about to set on one of the most beloved bands in Australian history, the Awards for most MOST POPULAR AUSTRALIAN ARTIST and MOST POPULAR AUSTRALIAN ALBUM, as voted by the Australian people, have gone to POWDERFINGER for their final studio album Golden Rule. With a whopping, grand total of eighteen ARIA Awards under their belt, and too many accolades to list, POWDERFINGER we salute you!

The inaugural ARIA Public Voted Award, presented by V Energy Drink, in the category of MOST POPULAR INTERNATIONAL ARTIST has gone to North London quartet MUMFORD AND SONS. With a gutsy, old-time sound that marries the magic of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young with the might of Kings of Leon, their incredible energy has drawn Australian music fans in to their circle of songs, to the warmth of their stories, and to their magical community of misty-eyed men.

The 2010 ARIA Awards were held for the first time at Australia’s most iconic venue – the Sydney Opera House.

NSW Minister for Major Events, Kevin Greene, said the NSW Government through Events NSW is thrilled to support the ARIA Awards, this year for the first time taking place at the iconic Sydney Opera House.

“Sydney Opera House provides a spectacular backdrop to showcase Australia’s best music talent to the world. The ARIAs are a highly anticipated event on Australia’s music calendar and their profile and nation-wide recognition as our country’s premier industry awards reinforces Sydney’s place as the number one destination to stage prestigious and coveted events,” Mr Greene said.

“Our global city is the natural home for the ARIA Awards. We are the hub for Australia’s recording industry with the four major record labels having their headquarters in Sydney. The NSW music sector directly employs around 8,000 people, 42 percent of employment in the sector national,” he said.

Mr Greene added that like the artists receiving Awards tonight, Sydney had also scooped Awards’ accolades. “Last month, Sydney was named Best Festival and Events City in the world by the 2010 International Festivals and Events Association.”

ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) proudly congratulates all the winners in the 2010 ARIA Awards season.

The 2010 ARIA Awards were hosted by NATALIE BASSINGTHWAIGHTE and DYLAN LEWIS. In their final live television performance POWDERFINGER shared the performance stage with DAN SULTAN, GUY SEBASTIAN, ANGUS & JULIA STONE, JOHN BUTLER TRIO, SIA, WASHINGTON and BIRDS OF TOKYO. Actor ERIC STONESTREET (from the smash hit Network Ten comedy Modern Family), Silverchair’s CHRIS JOANNOU, OPERATOR PLEASE, RICKI LEE, STAN WALKER, PHIL JAMIESON, JESSICA MAUBOY, CLARE BOWDITCH, JASON DERULO, TIM ROGERS, BOB KATTER (Independent Member for Kennedy), ANDREW HANSEN and JULIAN MORROW from THE CHASER, KASEY CHAMBERS, FUZZY, MYF WARHURST, JAMES MATHISON, AXLE WHITEHEAD, RONAN KEATING, YUMI STYNES, GEOFF HUEGILL, KELSEY MARTINOVICH, LARA BINGLE, MTV’s RUBY ROSE and DARREN McMULLEN, STEVE KILBEY, MARCIA HINES, CONNIE MITCHELL and CARMEN ELECTRA took on presenting duties on the night.

The 2010 ARIA Awards were broadcast on Network Ten at 8.30pm on Sunday, 7 November.

The 2010 ARIA Awards was a FremantleMedia Australia production for the Australian Recording Industry Association.

For all details of 2010 ARIA Award winners please see below or go to www.ariaawards.com.au.

SUNDAY, 7 NOVEMBER, 2010
2010 ARIA AWARDS
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
Broadcast on Network Ten at 8.30pm on Sunday, 7 November
“MTV at the 2010 ARIA Awards Red Carpet” broadcast on MTV on Sunday 7 November at 6:30pm

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WINNERS OF THE 2010 ARIA AWARDS

Album of the Year
Angus & Julia Stone – Down The Way (Original Matters/EMI)

Single of the Year
Angus & Julia Stone – Big Jet Plane (Original Matters/EMI)

Best Female Artist
Washington – I Believe You Liar (Mercury/UMA)

Best Male Artist
Dan Sultan – Get Out While You Can (MGM)

Best Group
The Temper Trap – Love Lost (Liberation Music)

Best Independent Release
Sia – We Are Born (Monkey Puzzle/Inertia)

Breakthrough Artist
Washington – I Believe You Liar (Mercury/UMA)

2010 ARIA AWARD PUBLIC VOTED NOMINEES

V Energy Drink proudly presents the first ever ARIA Popular Voted Awards

Most Popular Australian Single
The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition (Liberation Music)

Most Popular Australian Album
Powderfinger – Golden Rule (UMA)

Most Popular Australian Artist
Powderfinger – Golden Rule (UMA)

Most Popular International Artist
Mumford and Sons

2010 ARIA AWARD – GENRE CATEGORY WINNERS

Presented Friday, 5 November

Best Pop Release
Sia – We Are Born (Monkey Puzzle/Inertia)

Best Rock Album
Birds of Tokyo – Birds of Tokyo (EMI)

Best Adult Alternative Album
Angus & Julia Stone – Down The Way (Original Matters/EMI)

Presented Thursday, 4 November 2010

Best Country Album
The McClymonts – Wrapped Up Good (UMA)

Best Adult Contemporary Album
Crowded House – Intriguer (UMA)

Best Comedy Release
Andrew Hansen, Chris Taylor & Craig Schuftan – The Blow Parade (ABC Music)

Best Classical Album
Paul Dyer and Australian Brandenburg Orchestra – Tapas – Tastes Of The Baroque (ABC Classics)

Presented Wednesday, 3 November 2010

Best Jazz Album
James Morrison & The Idea Of North – Feels Like Spring (ABC Jazz)

Best Dance Release
Yolanda Be Cool and Dcup – We No Speak Americano (Sweat it Out/Central Station Records)

Best Urban Album
M-Phazes – Good Gracious (Obese Records)

Tuesday, 2 November, 2010

Best Blues & Roots Album
Dan Sultan – Get Out While You Can (MGM)

Best Children’s Album
The Wiggles – Let’s Eat! (ABC Music)

Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show
Various – Before Too Long: Triple J’s Tribute to Paul Kelly (ABC Music)

Monday, 1 November, 2010

Best Hard Rock/ Heavy Metal Album
Parkway Drive – Deep Blue (Resist Records/Shock)

Best Music DVD
Various – Sound Relief (Liberation Music)

Best World Music Album
Mamadou Diabate, Bobby Singh & Jeff Lang – Djan Djan (ABC Music)

2010 ARIA ARTISAN AWARD NOMINEES – WINNERS ANNOUNCED SEPTEMBER

Best Video
Kris Moyes – Sia, Clap Your Hands (Monkey Puzzle/Inertia)

Engineer of the Year
Wayne Connolly – Paul Dempsey, Fast Friends (EMI)

Producer of the Year
Angus & Julia Stone – Angus & Julia Stone, Black Crow, For You, Santa Monica Dream,
Yellow Brick Road, Walk It Off, Hush (Original Matters/EMI)

Best Cover Art
Angus & Julia Stone – Angus & Julia Stone, Down The Way (Original Matters/EMI)

2010 ARIA HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Models
The Loved Ones
John Williamson
Johnny Young
The Church