Music News: 2011 Aria Award Winners
The
2011 ARIA Awards were presented tonight in a star studded ceremony held
at Allphones Arena in Sydney Olympic Park before a capacity audience
comprised of members of industry heavy weights and music fans.
The
event kicked off with a “hair raising” performance by West Australian
MC, DRAPHT and included stunning performances by GOTYE and KIMBRA, BOY
& BEAR, ART vs SCIENCE, GURRUMUL with MISSY HIGGINS, CUT COPY, THE
LIVING END and GUY SEBASTIAN, as well as a surprise appearance by DELTA
GOODREM who performed a moving tribute to those artists who have passed
away over the ARIA AWARDS’ 25 year history.
It was a special
night for ARIA HALL OF FAME recipients, KYLIE MINOGUE and THE WIGGLES,
both of whom shared the night with their family and friends. PRIME
MINISTER JULIA GILLARD inducted our international pop princess, KYLIE
MINOGUE, while Killing Time star, DAVID WENHAM took on the induction
duties for THE WIGGLES.
It was a double celebration for THE WIGGLES who also took out BEST CHILDREN’S ALBUM, their tenth, for Ukulele Baby!
Sydney
quintet, BOY & BEAR, capped off a busy year by winning five ARIA
AWARDS for their critically acclaimed, self-produced, debut album,
Moonfire. The band, who has already won accolades like Rolling Stone’s
Artist to Watch of 2010 and triple j’s Unearthed Artist of the Year,
won BEST ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM, BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST – SINGLE,
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST – ALBUM, BEST GROUP and the coveted ALBUM OF THE
YEAR for 2011.
Capping off an extraordinary year, GOTYE has
taken out the much coveted ARIA AWARDS in the categories of SINGLE OF
THE YEAR, BEST POP RELEASE and BEST MALE ARTIST adding to the three
Awards (PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, BEST VIDEO and ENGINEER OF THE YEAR)
already bestowed at the ARIA Awards Nominations Event in early October,
all for the hit single, Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra).
New
Zealand born, KIMBRA, who rose to fame in 2011 for her work with GOTYE,
has taken out her first solo ARIA AWARD as BEST FEMALE ARTIST for her
debut album, Cameo Lover.
Singer/songwriter KASEY CHAMBERS has
proven that she is Australia’s official Queen of Country Music taking
out her ninth BEST COUNTRY ALBUM Award for her 5th solo album, Little
Bird.
In an ARIA AWARDS first, the legendary BILLY THORPE has
posthumously won an ARIA AWARD for his final masterpiece, Tangier.
Collecting the ARIA AWARD on the night were Billy’s wife, Lynn, and
daughters Lauren and Rusty.
Two-time ARIA AWARD winners, THE
AUDREYS, collected their third BEST BLUES AND ROOTS ALBUM, for their
third album, Sometimes the Stars.
Sydney three-piece, ART VS
SCIENCE, who in 2008 were named triple j’s Unearthed Artist of the
Year, tonight added their first ARIA AWARD to their mantles for their
debut album, The Experiment, taking out the Award for BEST INDEPENDENT
RELEASE.
West Australian MC, DRAPHT, whose album The Life of
Riley debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Album Chart, has taken out his first
ARIA AWARD for BEST URBAN ALBUM.
Three time ARIA Award winners,
THE LIVING END, added two more pointy trophies to their collection
taking out the hotly contested BEST ROCK ALBUM Award for their 6th long
player, The End is Just the Beginning Repeating. The hard-rocking
threesome also took out the inaugural ARIA Public Voted Award,
presented by HP and Intel, in the category of MOST POPULAR AUSTRALIAN
LIVE ARTIST.
Radio and TV funny men, and all round nice guys,
HAMISH & ANDY have won their second BEST COMEDY RELEASE ARIA Award,
this time for their Celebrating 50 Glorious Years Album. Sydney hard
rock outfit, FRONT END LOADER, won their first ARIA Award today taking
out the BEST HARD ROCK/HEAVY METAL ALBUM AWARD and Melbourne dance
outfit, CUT COPY, also took out their first Award for BEST DANCE
RELEASE.
Taking out the Awards for HIGHEST SELLING ALBUM of 2011
was ALTIYAN CHILDS for his self titled debut album and four-time ARIA
No. 1 Chart Award and ARIA Award winner, GUY SEBASTIAN took out the
HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE Award for Who’s That Girl?
The people
have spoken! In the Public Voted ARIA Awards presented by HP and Intel
music fans have made their voices - and choices – heard!
Last
year’s BEST ROCK ALBUM winner, BIRDS OF TOKYO, took out the Award for
MOST POPULAR AUSTRALIAN ARTIST, and (almost) honorary Australian, P!NK,
took the honours as MOST POPULAR INTERNATIONAL ARTIST as voted by the
Australian public. ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association)
proudly congratulates all the winners in the 2011 ARIA Awards season.
The
2011 ARIA AWARDS were presented by PRIME MINISTER JULIA GILLARD, DAVID
WENHAM, STEVIE NICKS, RICHARD WILKINS, CHRISSY AMPHLETT, HAMISH &
ANDY, MISSY HIGGINS, JOEL & BENJI MADDEN, NOAH TAYLOR, DELTA
GOODREM, TOM BALLARD & ALEX DYSON, IVA DAVIES, RUBY ROSE, JAMES
KERLEY, KATIE NOONAN, ADAM HILLS, RICKI-LEE COULTER, ERIN McNAUGHT and
MOLLY MELDRUM.
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