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It looks as though last year’s clean sweep of the ARIA Awards night by local electro heroes The Presets has rubbed off on this year’s set, with crossover electro-pop acts and ITM regulars Empire Of The Sun and Ladyhawke cleaning up at last night’s ceremony.
Whilst the night was filled with traditional ARIAs fair, including commercial pop backslapping for Idol alum Jessica Mauboy and an appearance from a bewildered Robbie Williams, it was definitely a good night for credible Aussie musicians with Empire Of The Sun bagging four gongs (including the big categories of Album and Single Of The Year for Walking On A Dream), while Modular pin-up Ladyhawke picked up awards for Breakthrough Album and Single amid all that controversy. Elsewhere Hilltop Hoods nabbed Best Urban Release and those dudes with the magic touch The Presets snagged Best Dance Release for Talk Like That.
Perhaps even more entertaining than inthemix’s own live-tweets from the ceremony was watching EOTS’ head cheese Luke Steele confound the crowd with his rambling acceptance speeches and references to “Invisible Nick” (Littlemore). Bless ‘im.
Check the full list of winners below.
Album of the Year: Empire of the Sun, Walking on a Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
Single of the Year: Empire of the Sun, Walking on a Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
Breakthrough Artist Album: Ladyhawke, Ladyhawke (Modular Recordings)
Breakthrough Artist Single: Ladyhawke, My Delirium (Modular Recordings)
Best Group: Empire of the Sun, Walking on a Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
Best Female Artist: Sarah Blasko, As Day Follows Night (Dew Process)
Best Male Artist: Daniel Merriweather, Love & War (Universal Music Australia)
Best Rock Album: AC/DC, Black Ice (Albert Productions/Sony Music Entertainment)
Best Pop Release: Empire of the Sun, Walking on a Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
Best Urban Release: Hilltop Hoods, State of the Art (Golden Era/Universal Music Australia)
Best Dance Release: The Presets, Talk Like That (Modular Recordings)
Best Blues & Roots Album: C.W. Stoneking, Jungle Blues (King Hokum Records/Shock)
Best Country Album: Troy Cassar-Daley, I Love This Place (Liberation Music)
Best Independent Release: Bertie Blackman, Secrets and Lies (Forum 5/MGM)
Best Adult Contemporary Album: Josh Pyke, Chimneys Afire (Ivy League Records)
Best DVD: Sia, TV is my Parent (Monkey Puzzle/Inertia)
Best Childrens Album: The Wiggles, The Wiggles Go Bananas! (ABC Music)
Best Comedy Release: Hamish and Andy, Unessential Listening (Roadshow Music/Sony Music Entertainment)
Highest Selling Single: Jessica Mauboy, Running Back (Sony)
Highest Selling Album: AC/DC, Black Ice (Albert Productions/Sony Music Entertainment)
What's On Events
- 27th Feb : Future Music Festival 2010, Brisbane [Buy Tickets]
- 28th Feb : Future Music Festival 2010, Perth [Buy Tickets]
- 6th Mar : Future Music Festival 2010, Sydney
- 7th Mar : Future Music Festival 2010, Melbourne
- 8th Mar : Future Music Festival 2010, Adelaide [Buy Tickets]
theHordern says...
fuck aussie music is full of duds right now...... ladyhawke is the only one thats actually listenable
Jose Mourinho says...
who cares....
DastardlyD says...
Didn't Empire of the Sun rip those songs of that guy from Sneaky Sound System? I wonder how he feels about this.
djschultzy says...
WHAT ABOUT COXY ????????
kit2557 says...
They didn't rip the songs. Donnie Sloane sent the songs to them. Steele thanked him a couple of times too. But god damn Luke Steele is a fucking tool though. Those acceptance speeches made me vomit in my mouth
Eggshells says...
What was with the dance release nominees? A ratty Boom Crash Opera cover got a nomination amongst other vomitous fare. Thank God for The Presets winning to save total embarassment!! There have been many better offerings in Australian dance and electronic music this year than what was nominated here. It's embarassing for the dance music industry that those tracks were selected to represent us ...
lanesra23 says...
C.W. Stoneking, The Wiggles, Sarah Blasko deserve their awards. It is an Aria though so nothing to write home about. Few extra dollars in their pockets (like The Wiggles need more) so they won't be complaining.
mr_doobi says...
I WOULD BE EMBARRESED TO WIN AN ARIA
matzta73 says...
Australian music industry has no credibility, it's like the rest of the world gives a f#@k. Small fish in a small pond....
Space_man says...
what is wrong with you people? so negative