AUSTRALIA (CelebrityAccess) – The 2022 Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Awards are on the calendar, and the complete list of nominees announced today (October 12). Australia’s musical “night of nights” is set for November 24, partnering with YouTube for worldwide streaming. For 2022, the ARIA Awards will move to The Hordern Pavilion for the awards’ first large-scale in-person broadcast event since the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year’s hybrid event at Taronga Zoo accumulated more than 1.7 million YouTube views.
“In 2022, we are absolutely thrilled to bring the ARIA Awards back to a full-scale, television event packed with the performances, glitz, and glamour that Australian music fans know and love,” comments ARIA CEO – Annabelle Herd.
Australian royalty Natalie Imbruglia and Scotland’s favorite son, Lewis Capaldi, announced the ARIA nomination shortlist via live stream and will also act as co-hosts for the event.
With seven nods, Rüfüs Du Sol leads the pack. Amyl and The Sniffers, and Flume (real name Harley Streten) come in second and third, respectively, with six nods each. Baker Boy, Vance Joy, and the Kid LAROI each grab five.
The recognition comes at the end of a remarkable year for Rüfüs Du Sol, the electronic group out of Sydney that consists of Jon George, James Hunt, and Tyrone Lindqvist, including a headlining set of shows at LA’s Banc of California Stadium in support of their latest release, Surrender. The album hit No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, and the trio grabbed their first Grammy award in the electronic and dance category.
Amyl & The Sniffers, led by the raw and expressive Amy Taylor, snagged the No. 2 spot on the ARIA Albums Chart and cracked the Billboard Top 20 with Comfort To Me.
Genesis Owusu, The Kid LAROI, and Rüfüs Du Sol were among the big winners at the 2021 show, in which the awards platform dumped the gender-based categories and moved away from its long-time home, The Star.
The ARIA Awards began in 1987 and is a series of award nights to “recognize excellence and innovation in all genres of Australian music” with an annual ceremony. The ARIA Hall of Fame began in 1988 and “honors Australian musicians’ achievements [that] have had a significant impact in Australia or around the world.”
2022 ARIA AWARDS NOMINEES (For the full list of 27 categores, click HERE)
Album of the Year
Amyl and the Sniffers – Comfort to Me
Baker Boy – Gela
Gang of Youths – Angel in Realtime
King Stingray – King Stingray
Rüfüs Du Sol – Surrender
Best Solo Artist
Baker Boy – Gela
Budjerah – Conversations
Courtney Barnett – Things Take Time, Take Time
Daniel Johns – FutureNever
Flume – Palaces
Julia Jacklin – Pre Pleasure
Ruel – Growing Up Is ____
The Kid Laroi – Thousand Miles
Thelma Plum – Meanjin
Vance Joy – In Our Own Sweet Time
Best Group
Amyl and the Sniffers – Comfort to Me
Gang of Youths – Angel in Realtime
King Stingray – King Stingray
Midnight Oil – Resist
Rüfüs Du Sol – Surrender
Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist Award
Beddy Rays – Beddy Rays
Bella Taylor Smith – Look Me in the Eyes
Harvey Sutherland – Boy
King Stingray – King Stingray
Luude – Down Under (featuring Colin Hay)
Best Pop Release
Flume – Say Nothing (feat. May-A)
Rüfüs Du Sol – On My Knees
The Kid Laroi – Thousand Miles
Thelma Plum – Meanjin
Vance Joy – Clarity
Best Dance/Electronic Release
Confidence Man – Tilt
Flume – Palaces
Harvey Sutherland – Boy
Luude – Down Under (featuring Colin Hay)
Rüfüs Du Sol – Surrender
Best Hip-Hop/Rap Release
Baker Boy – Gela
Barkaa – Blak Matriarchy
Chillinit – Family Ties
Day 1 – Mbappé (featuring Kahukx)
The Kid Laroi and Fivio Foreign – Tokyo to Paris
Best Soul/R&B Release
Budjerah – Conversations
Emma Donovan and the Putbacks – Under These Streets
Kian – Shine
Vanessa Amorosi – City of Angels
Best Independent Release
Archie Roach – One Song
Ball Park Music – Weirder & Weirder
Courtney Barnett – Things Take Time, Take Time
Genesis Owusu – GTFO
Julia Jacklin – Pre Pleasure
Best Rock Album
Amyl and the Sniffers – Comfort to Me
Ball Park Music – Weirder & Weirder
Gang of Youths – Angel in Realtime
King Stingray – King Stingray
Spacey Jane – Here Comes Everybody
Best Adult Contemporary Album
Alex the Astronaut – How to Grow a Sunflower Underwater
Julia Jacklin – Pre Pleasure
Missy Higgins – Total Control
Vance Joy – In Our Own Sweet Time
Vika & Linda – The Wait
Best Country Album
Adam Brand – All Or Nothing
Amber Lawrence – Living for the Highlights
Andy Golledge – Strength of a Queen
Casey Barnes – Light It Up
Georgia State Line – In Colour
Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album
Dune Rats – Real Rare Whale
Northlane – Obsidian
Shihad – Old Gods
The Chats – Get Fucked
Thornhill – Heroine
Best Blues & Roots Album
Charlie Collins – Undone
The Bamboos – Hard Up
The Teskey Brothers with Orchestra Victoria – Live at Hamer Hall
Thornbird – Thornbird
William Crighton – Water and Dust
Best Children’s Album
Benny Time – Benny and Friends
Teeny Tiny Stevies – How To Be Creative
The Beanies – Let’s Go!
The Wiggles – ReWiggled
Van-Anh Nguyen – The Princess and the Piano
