ARIA Music Awards of 2016

2016 ARIA Music Awards
Date	23 November 2016
Venue	Star Event Centre, Sydney, New South Wales
Hosted by	The Veronicas
Most awards	Flume (8)
Most nominations	Flume (11)
Official website	www.ariaawards.com.au
Television/Radio coverage
Network	Network Ten

The 30th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) are a series of award ceremonies which include the 2016 ARIA Artisan Awards, ARIA Hall of Fame Awards, ARIA Fine Arts Awards and the ARIA Awards. The ceremony took place on 23 November at the Star Event Centre and aired on Network Ten.^[1] Flume won the most awards, with eight from eleven nominations.

Performers

• Bernard Fanning
• Crowded House
• Flume, Kai and Tove Lo
• Illy and Vera Blue
• Jimmy Barnes and Jessica Mauboy
• John Farnham
• Missy Higgins
• The Veronicas
• Troye Sivan
• Violent Soho

Nominees and winners

ARIA Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; other final nominees are listed alphabetically by artists' first name.^[2]

Album of the Year	Best Group
Flume – Skin RÜFÜS – Bloom Sia – This Is Acting The Avalanches – Wildflower Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood	Violent Soho – Waco King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Nonagon Infinity RÜFÜS – Bloom The Avalanches – Wildflower The Veronicas – "In My Blood"
Best Male Artist	Best Female Artist
Flume – Skin Bernard Fanning – Civil Dusk Guy Sebastian – "Black & Blue" Illy – "Papercuts" (featuring Vera Blue) Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood	Sia – This Is Acting Delta Goodrem – Wings of the Wild Jessica Mauboy – "This Ain't Love" Montaigne – Glorious Heights Sarah Blasko – Eternal Return
Best Adult Alternative Album	Best Adult Contemporary Album
Sarah Blasko – Eternal Return Jarryd James – Thirty One Matt Corby – Telluric Peter Garrett – A Version of Now The Temper Trap – Thick as Thieves	Bernard Fanning – Civil Dusk Bob Evans – Car Boot Sale Paul Kelly – Seven Sonnets & a Song Robert Forster – Songs to Play Tina Arena – Eleven
Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album	Best Rock Album
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Nonagon Infinity Hellions – Opera Oblivia Parkway Drive – Ire The Amity Affliction – This Could Be Heartbreak Twelve Foot Ninja – Outlier	Violent Soho – Waco Ball Park Music – Every Night the Same Dream Boy & Bear – Limit of Love Gang of Youths – Let Me Be Clear The Living End – Shift
Best Blues & Roots Album	Best Country Album
Russell Morris – Red Dirt Red Heart Jimmy Barnes – Soul Searchin' Kev Carmody – Recollections... Reflections... (A Journey) The Cat Empire – Rising with the Sun The Wilson Pickers – You Can't Catch Fish from a Train	Sara Storer – Silos Adam Brand and the Outlaws – Adam Brand and the Outlaws Bill Chambers – Cold Trail Fanny Lumsden – Small Town Big Shot The Wolfe Brothers – This Crazy Life
Best Pop Release	Best Dance Release
Flume – "Never Be like You" (featuring Kai) Illy – "Papercuts" (featuring Vera Blue) Sia – This Is Acting The Veronicas – "In My Blood" Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood	Flume – Skin Hayden James – "Just a Lover" L D R U – "Keeping Score" (featuring Paige IV) RÜFÜS – Bloom The Avalanches – Wildflower
Best Urban Album	Best Children's Album
Drapht – Seven Mirrors Citizen Kay – With the People Koi Child – Koi Child L-FRESH the Lion – Become Urthboy – The Past Beats Inside Me Like a Second Heartbeat	The Wiggles – Wiggle Town! Justine Clarke – Pyjama Jam! Pat Davern – Alexander the Elephant in Zanzibar Play School – Famous Friends: Celebrating 50 Years of Play School Sam Moran – Play Along with Sam: BEST. DAY. EVER!
Breakthrough Artist	Best Independent Release
Montaigne – Glorious Heights DMA's – Hills End L D R U – "Keeping Score" (featuring Paige IV) Olympia – Self Talk Safia – "Make Them Wheels Roll"	Flume – Skin Jarryd James – Thirty One King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Nonagon Infinity Sia – This Is Acting Violent Soho – Waco

Public voted

Song of the Year	Best Video
Troye Sivan – "Youth" Flume – "Never Be like You" (featuring Kai) Hilltop Hoods – "1955" (featuring Montaigne & Thom Thum) Illy – "Papercuts" (featuring Vera Blue) Kungs vs. Cookin' on 3 Burners – "This Girl" Keith Urban – "The Fighter" (featuring Carrie Underwood) L D R U – "Keeping Score" (featuring Paige IV) Marcus Marr & Chet Faker – "The Trouble with Us" Sia – "Cheap Thrills" The Veronicas – "In My Blood"	Troye Sivan – "Youth" Acoustic (Sydney Session) Courtney Barnett – "Elevator Operator" Delta Goodrem – "Dear Life" Flume – "Never Be like You" (featuring Kai) Guy Sebastian – "Black & Blue" Hilltop Hoods – "1955" (featuring Montaigne & Thom Thum) Illy – "Papercuts" (featuring Vera Blue) King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – "People-Vultures" Sia – "Cheap Thrills" Violent Soho – "Like Soda"
Best Australian Live Act	Best International Artist
Hilltop Hoods – The Restrung Tour Courtney Barnett – National Theatre Tour Flume – St. Jerome's Laneway Festival Gang of Youths – Gang of Youths National Tour King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Nonagon Infinity Tour RÜFÜS – Bloom Tour Tame Impala – Australian Tour The Living End – Shift Tour Violent Soho – The Waco Tour You Am I – Bargain Bin Bon Vivants Tour	One Direction – Made in the A.M. and Four Adele – 25 Beyoncé – Lemonade Coldplay – A Head Full of Dreams Drake – Views and If You're Reading This It's Too Late Meghan Trainor – Title and Thank You Justin Bieber – Purpose Taylor Swift – 1989 Twenty One Pilots – Blurryface The Weeknd – Beauty Behind the Madness

Fine Arts Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; other final nominees are listed alphabetically by artists' first name.^[3]

Best Classical Album
Flight Facilities – Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Joe Chindamo & Zoe Black – The New Goldberg Variations Katie Noonan & Brodsky Quartet – With Love and Fury Nicole Car – The Kiss Richard Tognetti & Australian Chamber Orchestra – Mozart's Last Symphonies
Best Jazz Album
Vince Jones & Paul Grabowsky – Provenance Don Burrows & James Morrison – In Good Company Emma Pask – Cosita Divina Stu Hunter – The Migration The Idea of North – Ballads
Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album
Josh Pyke & the Sydney Symphony Orchestra – Live at the Sydney Opera House Kate Miller-Heidke – The Rabbits (Original Live Cast Recording) Queensland Symphony Orchestra – Gallipoli Symphony Various Artists – The Divorce (Original Cast Recording) Various Artists – Velvet (Original Cast Recording)
Best World Music Album
Melbourne Ska Orchestra – Sierra Kilo Alpha Gawurra – Ratja Yaliyali Joseph Tawadros – World Music Paul Grabowsky/Monash Art Ensemble/David Ngukurr Boy Wilfred/David Yipininy Wilfred – Nyilipidgi Seaman Dan – An Old Man of the Sea
Best Comedy Release
Roy & HG – This Sporting Life Kate Miller-Heidke – "I'm Growing a Beard Downstairs for Christmas" (featuring The Beards) Luke Heggie - You're Not Special/Anythink is Possible Matt & Alex – Play It Out

Artisan Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; other final nominees are listed alphabetically by artists' first name.^[3]

Producer of the Year
Harley Streten for Flume – Skin M-Phazes for Illy – "Papercuts" (featuring Vera Blue) Tony Buchen for Montaigne – Glorious Heights Robbie Chater and Tony Di Blasi for The Avalanches – Wildflower Alex Hope for Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood
Engineer of the Year
Eric J Dubowsky and Harley Streten for Flume – Skin Nick DiDia for Bernard Fanning – Civil Dusk M-Phazes for Illy – "Papercuts" (featuring Vera Blue) Tony Espie and Robbie Chater for The Avalanches – Wildflower Alex Hope for Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood
Best Cover Artist
Jonathan Zawada for Flume – Skin Karen Lynch for Bernard Fanning – Civil Dusk Kristen Doyle for Delta Goodrem – Wings of the Wild Jack Vanzet for RÜFÜS – Bloom Robbie Chater for Lost Art for The Avalanches – Wildflower

ARIA Hall of Fame inductee

On 5 September, it was announced that Crowded House were to be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.^[4]

References

1. "SAVE THE DATE ARIA LAUNCHES 30 YEAR CELEBRATIONS". ARIA. ARIA Awards. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
2. Zuel, Bernard (2016-10-05). "ARIA Award nominations have a hairy surprise among the Flumes and Avalanches". The Age. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
3. "The Avalanches & Flume Lead The First Batch Of 2016 ARIA Nominations". theMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
4. "Crowded House to enter ARIA Hall Of Fame". – AAP. Sydney Morning Herald. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.

External links

• Official website