The 2010 ARIA Awards Nominations were announced at a ceremony in Sydney yesterday arvo and suffice to say, the list is pretty predictable. If you are into inoffensive pop and rock that sounds perfect in the background at a dinner party, then overall ARIA has just the aural recipe for you.
In the Album of the Year category, the omnipresent Megan Washington will duke it out with Tame Impala, while Angus & Julia Stone and Birds of Tokyo will ask Triple J listeners – how much do you love us baby? Single of the Year adds the Tempter Trap to pretty much the same list of nominees. Best female artist throws up few surprises, with Clare Bowditch, Lisa Mitchell, Sia and hello again, Megan Washington up there. Best male artist gets some cred with Dan Kelly and Dan Sultan up against the white bread major label pop of Guy Sebastian. Powderfinger refuse to retire gracefully with a nomination for Best Group, while many of the best ‘indie’ release nominations wouldn’t be there without Richard Kingsmill anointing them for Triple J high rotation. We can all look forward to another cringe-worthy ceremony on November 7th where all Sydney’s supplies of Bolivian marching powder will all suddenly end up in the one general area.
The 2010 ARIA Awards nominations:
Album of the Year:
Angus & Julia Stone – Down The Way (Original Matters/EMI)
Birds of Tokyo – Birds Of Tokyo (EMI)
Sia – We Are Born (Monkey Puzzle/Inertia)
Tame Impala – Innerspeaker (Modular Recordings)
Washington – I Believe You Liar (Mercury/UMA)
Single of the Year:
Angus & Julia Stone – Big Jet Plane (Original Matters/EMI)
Birds of Tokyo – Plans (EMI)
Sia – Clap Your Hands (Monkey Puzzle/Inertia)
The Temper Trap – Love Lost (Liberation Music)
Washington – How To Tame Lions (Mercury/UMA)
Best Female Artist:
Clare Bowditch – Modern Day Addiction (Island/UMA)
Kylie Minogue – Aphrodite (Mushroom Records/Warner Music)
Lisa Mitchell – Oh! Hark! (Warner Music Australia)
Sia – We Are Born (Monkey Puzzle/Inertia)
Washington – I Believe You Liar (Mercury/UMA)
Best Male Artist:
Dan Kelly – Dan Kelly’s Dream (Shock)
Dan Sultan – Get Out While You Can (MGM)
Guy Sebastian – Like It Like That (Sony Music)
John Butler – April Uprising (Jarrah Records/MGM)
Paul Dempsey – Fast Friends (EMI)
Best Group:
Angus & Julia Stone – Down The Way (Original Matters/EMI)
Birds of Tokyo – Birds Of Tokyo (EMI)
Powderfinger – Golden Rule (UMA)
Tame Impala – Innerspeaker (Modular Recordings)
The Temper Trap – Love Lost (Liberation Music)
Best Independent Release:
Art vs Science – Magic Fountain (Green/MGM)
Dan Sultan – Get Out While You Can (MGM)
Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Rush to Relax (Suppression Records/Shock)
John Butler Trio – April Uprising (Jarrah Records/MGM)
Sia – We Are Born (Monkey Puzzle/Inertia)
Breakthrough Artist:
Amy Meredith – Restless (Sony Music)
Cloud Control – Bliss Release (Ivy League Records/Universal)
Philadelphia Grand Jury – Hope is for Hopers (Normal People Making Music/Boomtown/Shock)
Tame Impala- Innerspeaker (Modular Recordings)
Washington – I Believe You Liar (Mercury/UMA)
Best Urban Album:
Bliss N Eso – Running on Air (Illusive Sounds)
Lowrider – Round the World (Illusive Sounds)
M-Phazes – Good Gracious (Obese Records)
Space Invadas – Soul-Fi (Invada/Inertia)
Urthboy – Spitshine (Elefant Traks/Inertia)
Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album:
Airbourne – No Guts, No Glory (EMI)
Dead Letter Circus – This is the Warning (Warner Music Australia)
Parkway Drive – Deep Blue (Resist Records/Shock)
The Amity Affliction – Youngbloods (Boomtown/Shock)
Violent Soho – Violent Soho (Liberation Music)
Best Pop Release:
Bluejuice – Head of the Hawk (Dew Process/Universal Music)
Empire of the Sun – Half Mast (EMI)
Guy Sebastian – Like It Like That (Sony Music)
Kylie Minogue – Aphrodite (Warner Music Australia)
Sia – We Are Born (Monkey Puzzle/Inertia)
Best Jazz Album:
Dick & Christa Hughes – Twenty First Century Blues (ABC Music)
James Morrison & The Idea Of North – Feels Like Spring (ABC Jazz)
Joe Chindamo – Another Place Some Other Time (Jazzhead/MGM)
Joseph Tawadros – The Hour of Separation (Independent/Planet)
The Necks – Silverwater (Fish of Milk/Shock)
Best Country Album:
Adam Harvey – Both Sides Now (Sony Music)
Catherine Britt – Catherine Britt (ABC Music)
Jason Walker – Ceiling Sun Letters (Laughing Outlaw/Inertia)
Lee Kernaghan – Planet Country (ABC Music)
The McClymonts – Wrapped Up Good (UMA)
Best Music DVD:
Birds of Tokyo – The Broken Strings Tour DVD (MGM)
Bliss N Eso- Flying Colours Live (Illusive Sounds)
Josh Pyke – The Lighthouse (Ivy League)
Various – Sound Relief (Liberation Music)
Various – Before Too Long: triple j’s Tribute to Paul Kelly (ABC Music)
Best Comedy:
Andrew Hanson, Chris Taylor & Craig Shuftan – The Blow Parade (ABC Music)
Arj Barker Forever (Beyond Home Entertainment, Punchline Comedy)
Heath Franklin – Heath Franklin’s Chopper: Make Deadsh*ts History (Beyond Home Entertainment, Punchline Comedy)
Jimeoin – Jimeoin on Ice Live (Beyond Home Entertainment, Punchline Comedy)
The Bedroom Philosopher – Songs from the 86 Tram (Nanpop Records/Shock)
Best Adult Alternative Album:
Angus & Julia Stone – Down The Way (Original Matters/EMI)
Basement Birds – Basement Birds (Basement Birds)
Clare Bowditch – Modern Day Addiction (Island/UMA)
The Cat Empire – Cinema (EMI)
Washington – I Believe You Liar (Mercury/UMA)
Whitley – Go Forth, Find Mammoth (Dew Process/Universal Music)
Best Dance Release:
Art vs Science – Magic Fountain (Green/MGM)
Miami Horror – Sometimes (EMI)
Midnight Juggernauts – The Crystal Axis (Siberia/Inertia)
Pendulum – Immersion (Warner Bros UK)
Yolanda Be Cool and Dcup – We No Speak Americano (Sweat it Out/Central)
Best Rock Album:
Birds of Tokyo – Birds Of Tokyo (EMI)
Cloud Control – Bliss Release (Ivy League Records/Universal)
Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Rush to Relax (Suppression Records/Shock)
Powderfinger – Golden Rule (UMA)
Tame Impala – Innerspeaker (Modular Recordings)
And for the first time in the history of the ARIAs, some non-industry types ( aka the Australian public ) will be given the chance to vote in four new categories.
Most Popular Australia single:
Brian McFadden -Just Say So
Gabriella Cilmi – On A Mission
Guy Sebastian – Like It Like That
Guy Sebastian – Art of Love (featuring Jordin Sparks)
Kate Miller-Heidke – The Last Day on Earth
Stan Walker – Black Box
The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition
Vanessa Amorosi – This is Who I am
Vanessa Amorosi – Mr. Mysterious
Yolanda Be Cool & Dcup- We Speak No Americano
Most Popular Australian album:
Angus & Julia Stone – Down The Way
Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream
Guy Sebastian- Like It Like That
Jimmy Barnes – The Rhythm and the Blues
John Butler Trio – April Uprising
Kate Miller-Heidke -Curiouser
Powderfinger – Golden Rule
Stan Walker – Introducing
The Temper Trap – Conditions
Vanessa Amorosi – Hazardous
Most popular International artist:
Beyonce
Black Eyed Peas
David Guetta
Eminem
Jason Derulo
Katy Perry
Ke$ha
Lady Gaga
Michael Bublé
Mumford & Sons
Owl City
Rod Stewart
Susan Boyle
Taylor Swift
Train
The nominees for the first three catagories are determined by the final the top selling singles and albums of the eligible period. And nominees from the final Award for Most Popular Australian artist are pooled from the finalists in 26 categories of this year’s ARIA Awards.
