2014 ARIA Awards Connected By Telstra | Nominated artists revealed

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With less than seven weeks until the 2014 ARIA Awards Connected By Telstra, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) today announced the nominees in all categories, with the winners to be announced at The Star, Sydney on Wednesday, November 26, 2014.

This year’s ARIA Awards Connected By Telstra are supported by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency Destination NSW, Telstra, The Star, David Jones, Qantas and PPCA, and will be broadcast on TEN on Wednesday, November 26.

ARIA Chairman and Chairman & CEO of Sony Music Entertainment Australia & New Zealand and President, Asia, Denis Handlin, AM said “On behalf of the ARIA Board I would like to congratulate all of the winners announced today in the Fine Arts and Artisan categories, as well as those artists nominated for the 2014 ARIA Awards Connected By Telstra. Each of the nominees and winners truly demonstrate the influence and creativity of Australian music and we look forward to celebrating a wonderful showcase on 26 November at The Star, Sydney.

ARIA Awards were presented to the recipients of three ARIA Artisan Award categories (Producer Of The Year, Engineer Of The Year and Best Cover Art) and four ARIA Fine Arts Awards categories (Best World Music Album, Best Jazz Album, Best Classical Album and Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album) at the Nominations Event – they became the first of many artists to be acknowledged by their peers for their creative contributions over the last 12 months.

Highlights of the ceremony included Chet Faker’s album ‘Built On Glass’ scooping all three Artisan awards. This is the first time an artist has won all three Artisan Award categories since 2002 when Silverchair’s ‘Diorama’ achieved the same feat. ARIA praises Joseph Tawadros for being the proud recipient of the Best World Album ARIA Award for the third year in a row after accepting an ARIA Award for his latest album ‘Permission To Evaporate’ at the 2014 ARIA Nominations Event. ARIA also congratulates ABC Music, who have a lot to celebrate today with their artists winning all four 2014 ARIA Fine Arts Awards.

ARIA Chief Executive Officer, Dan Rosen, added “2014 has been another remarkable year for Australian artists both at home and across the globe. The artists honoured today as winners in the Fine Arts and Artisan Categories show that the high quality of artistic achievement in the Australian music scene is spread across a wide range of genres. The Artisan Award winners exemplify that hard work, innovation and creativity is not limited to those who play the music but also those who contribute to the recordings behind the scenes. It is also with great excitement and anticipation that we announce the nominated artists in the further 18 categories that will help create more ARIA magic moments.

Assistant Minister for Tourism and Major Events, Katrina Hodgkinson said, “Congratulations to the ARIA Awards Fine Arts and Artisan category winners, and to each of the nominees announced today in the lead up to the Awards on 26 November.

The NSW Government, through our tourism and major events agency Destination NSW, is delighted to support the ARIA Awards, the most prestigious awards ceremony for the Australian music industry,” Ms Hodgkinson said.

This year has been remarkable for the success of Australian artists both here and around the world. Locally there have been eleven #1 Australian albums so far in 2014 with Australian artists holding the #1 spot on the ARIA Album chart for 19 out of 40 weeks. From newcomers like Chet Faker and Sheppard, to legends like INXS, Jimmy Barnes and our beloved Kylie Minogue, it’s been a magnificent year to see a diverse range of musicians soar to the top of the charts.

Sydney group Justice Crew became the outright record holder for the most weeks at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart by an Australian act with ‘Que Sera’ spending nine weeks at #1, beating the record of eight weeks previously held jointly by Austen Tayshus’s ‘Australiana’, Savage Garden’s ‘Truly, Madly, Deeply’ and Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’.

Australia’s musical influence around the world continues to grow – Iggy Azalea, 5 Seconds Of Summer and Sia have all topped the charts in several countries including the US Billboard Chart. Already 2014 has been the best year for Australian musicians in the US since 1981 and this was highlighted when Iggy Azalea joined The Beatles as the only act to rank at #1 and #2 simultaneously with their first two Hot 100 hits in the US.

The 2014 ARIA Awards Connected By Telstra will again give Australian music fans the chance to have their say in who takes home an ARIA Award, with four publicly voted awards: Song Of The Year, Best International Act, Best Australian Live Act and Best Video. For more information on the 2014 ARIA Awards Connected By Telstra publicly voted awards, visit ariaawards.com.au/public-voting/

Stay tuned for further announcements of performers and presenters for the 2014 ARIA Awards Connected By Telstra in coming weeks, including the full program of events for ARIA Week, which is back bigger and better in 2014. Featuring the Electronic Music Conference (EMC), the popular ARIA Masterclass, and curated showcases by FasterLouder, Inertia, Sony Music, triple j, Warner Music and Universal Music and more to be announced, ARIA Week ensures that music fans and venues around Sydney are going to be spoilt for musical choice in the lead up to the 2014 ARIA Awards Connected By Telstra.

2014 ARIA Awards Connected By Telstra | 
Wednesday, November 26, 2014

The Star, Sydney | Broadcast on TEN

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Album Of The Year

Chet Faker – Built On Glass (Future Classic)
Dan Sultan – Blackbird (Liberation Music)
Jessica Mauboy – Beautiful (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Sheppard – Bombs Away (Empire of Song/Chugg Music/MGM Distribution)
Sia – 1000 Forms of Fear (Inertia Recordings)

Best Adult Contemporary Album

Gossling – Harvest Of Gold (Dew Process)
Kate Miller – Heidke – O Vertigo! (Cooking Vinyl Australia)
Neil Finn & Paul Kelly – Goin’ Your Way (EMI)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Live From KCRW (Kobalt Label Services)
Tina Arena – Reset (EMI)

Best Blues And Roots Album

Harry Hookey – Misdiagnosed (Essence Group)
John Butler Trio – Flesh & Blood (Jarrah Records/MGM)
Russell Morris – Van Diemen’s Land (Fanfare Records/EMI)
The Audreys – ‘Til My Tears Roll Away (ABC Music/UMA)
The Bamboos – Fever In The Road (Pacific Theatre/Inertia)

Best Children’s Album

Alex Papps – Let’s Put The Beat In Our Feet (ABC Music/UMA)
Ali McGregor – Ali McGregor’s Jazzamatazz (ABC Music/UMA)
Jay Laga’aia – Christmas at Jay’s Place (ABC Music/UMA)
Sam Moran – Play Along With Sam: We’re Gonna Dance! (6 Degrees Records)
The Wiggles – Apples & Bananas (ABC Music/UMA)

Best Comedy Release

Buddy Goode – It’s A Buddy Goode Christmas (ABC Music/UMA)
Franky Walnut – The Franky Walnut Reflective Drink Coaster (One Louder Recordings/Universal Music Australia)
Ja’mie – Learning To Be Me (ABC Music)
Ronny Chieng – The Ron Way (Century Entertainment)
The Beards – The Beard Album (Independent/MGM)

Best Country Album

Adam Brand – My Side Of The Street (ABC Music/UMA)
Emma Swift – Emma Swift (Laughing Outlaw/Inertia)
Kasey Chambers – Bittersweet (Essence Group)
Keith Urban – (FuseCapitol/EMI)
The McClymonts – Here’s To You & I (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Best Dance Release

Flume & Chet Faker – Drop The Game (Future Classic)
Nicky Night Time – Everybody Together (ONELOVE/Xelon)
Peking Duk feat. Nicole Millar – High (Vicious Bitch/Universal)
RUFUS – Sundream (Sweat It Out/Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
The Presets – No Fun (Modular/Universal)

Best Female Artist

Adalita – All Day Venus (Liberation Music)
Iggy Azalea – The New Classic (Virgin/Universal Music Australia)
Jessica Mauboy – Beautiful (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Kasey Chambers – Bittersweet (Essence Group)
Sia – 1000 Forms of Fear (Inertia Recordings)

Best Group

5 Seconds Of Summer – 5 Seconds Of Summer (EMI)
Hilltop Hoods – Walking Under Stars (Golden Era Records/Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
RUFUS – Sundream (Sweat It Out/Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Sheppard – Bombs Away (Empire of Song/Chugg Music)
Violent Soho – Saramona Said (I Oh You/Illusive/UMA)

Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album

DZ Deathrays – Black Rat (I Oh You/Illusive/UMA)
High Tension – Death Beat (Cooking Vinyl Australia)
Shihad – FVEY (Warner Music NZ)
Sleepmakeswaves – Love Of Cartography (Bird’s Robe Records/MGM)
The Amity Affliction – Let the Ocean Take Me (Roadrunner Records Inc)

Best Independent Release

Chet Faker – Built On Glass (Future Classic)
Dan Sultan – Blackbird (Liberation Music)
Sheppard – Bombs Away (Empire of Song/Chugg Music/MGM Distribution)
Vance Joy – Mess Is Mine (Liberation Music)
Violent Soho – Saramona Said (I Oh You/Illusive/UMA)

Best Male Artist

Chet Faker – Built On Glass (Future Classic)
Dan Sultan – Blackbird (Liberation Music)
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra: His Life And Music (ABC Music/UMA)
Guy Sebastian – Come Home With Me (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Vance Joy – Mess Is Mine (Liberation Music)

Best Pop Release

5 Seconds Of Summer – 5 Seconds Of Summer (EMI)
Andy Bull – Sea Of Approval (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Justice Crew – Que Sera (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Sheppard – Bombs Away (Empire of Song/Chugg Music/MGM Distribution)
Sia – 1000 Forms of Fear (Inertia Recordings)

Best Rock Album

Angus & Julia Stone – Angus & Julia Stone (EMI)
Ball Park Music – Puddinghead (Stop Start Music)
Dan Sultan – Blackbird (Liberation Music)
Jimmy Barnes – 30:30 Hindsight (Liberation Music)
Kingswood – Microscopic Wars (Dew Process)

Best Urban Album

360 – Utopia (Forthwrite/EMI)
Hilltop Hoods – Walking Under Stars (Golden Era Records/(Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Iggy Azalea – The New Classic (Virgin/Universal Music Australia)
Illy – Cinematic (Warner Music Australia)
Thundamentals – So We Can Remember (Obese Records)

Breakthrough Artist

5 Seconds Of Summer – 5 Seconds Of Summer (Capitol/EMI)
Andy Bull – Sea Of Approval (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Chet Faker – Built On Glass (Future Classic)
Iggy Azalea – The New Classic (Virgin/Universal Music Australia)
The Kite String Tangle – Vessel EP (Warner Music Australia)

Outstanding Digital Service

iTunes
JB Hi Fi Now
Spotify
Vevo
YouTube

PUBLICLY VOTED AWARDS

Best Australian Live Act

Boy & Bear (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Dan Sultan (Liberation Music)
John Butler Trio (Jarrah Records/MGM)
Keith Urban (EMI)
Melbourne SKA Orchestra (ABC Music/UMA)
RUFUS (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Tame Impala (Universal Music Australia)
The Preatures (Mercury Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
The Presets (Modular/Universal)
Violent Soho (I Oh You/Illusive/UMA)

Best International Artist

Avicii – True (PM:AM/Universal Music Australia)
Beyonce – Beyonce (Columbia)
Coldplay – Ghost Stories (Parlophone)
Ed Sheeran – X (Atlantic UK)
Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP2 (Interscope Geffen/Universal Music Australia)
Jason Derulo – Tattoos (Warner Bros US)
Katy Perry – Prism (EMI)
Lorde – Pure Heroine (Universal Music NZ/Universal Music Australia)
One Direction – Midnight Memories (Syco Music)
Pharrell Williams – G I R L (Columbia)

Best Video

Ben Young for John Butler Trio – Only One (Jarrah Records/MGM)
Charlie Ford for Courtney Barnett – Avant Gardener (Milk! Records/Inertia)
Dan Graetz for Violent Soho – Covered In Chrome (I Oh You/Illusive/UMA)
Sia Furler and Daniel Askill for Sia – Chandelier (Inertia Recordings)
Lawrence Lim for Jessica Mauboy – Never Be The Same (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Lawrence Lim for Justice Crew – Que Sera (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Renny Wijeyamohan for Busby Marou – My Second Mistake (Warner Music Australia)
Christian J Henrich & Nicholas Rabone for Bluejuice – SOS (Dew Process)
Toby & Pete for Chet Faker – Talk Is Cheap (Future Classic)
Toby Morris for Sheppard – Geronimo (Empire of Song/Chugg Music/MGM Distribution)

Song of the Year

5 Seconds of Summer – She Looks So Perfect (EMI)
Guy Sebastian – Like A Drum (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Havana Brown – Warrior (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX – Fancy (Virgin/Universal Music Australia)
Joel Fletcher feat. Savage – Swing (Hustle Recordings/Ministry of Sound)
Justice Crew – Que Sera (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Nathaniel – You (DNA Songs/Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Sheppard – Geronimo (Empire of Song/Chugg Music/MGM Distribution)
Sia – Chandelier (Inertia Recordings)
Taylor Henderson – Borrow My Heart (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)