2015 ARIA Music Awards
| 2015 ARIA Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 November 2015 |
| Venue | Star Event Centre, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Most awards | Tame Impala (5) |
| Most nominations | Courtney Barnett (8) |
| Website | ariaawards |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Network Ten |
The 29th 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 2015 ARIA Artisan Awards, ARIA Hall of Fame Awards, ARIA Fine Arts Awards and the ARIA Awards. The latter ceremony took place on 26 November at the Star Event Centre and aired on Network Ten.[1]
The final nominees for ARIA Award categories were announced on 7 October as well as nominees and winners for Fine Arts Awards and Artisan Awards.[2][3] ARIA opened the public-voted categories Song of the Year, Best International Act, Best Australian Live Act and Best Video, which includes Twitter live vote for Best Australian Live Act.[2] Tame Impala won the most awards with five trophies from six nominations, while Courtney Barnett received the most final nominations with eight categories and won four.[2][4] Tina Arena was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame at the ceremony.[5]
2015 ARIA Hall of Fame inductee
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Tina Arena, May 2012
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Performers
The following artists performed at the ARIA Music Awards:[6][7]
- Conrad Sewell
- Flight Facilities
- Hermitude
- Jarryd James
- Jessica Mauboy
- Nathaniel
- Peking Duk
- The Veronicas
- Vance Joy
- Tina Arena
- Ed Sheeran
Presenters
The following presenters handed out trophies at the ceremony:[8]
- Ed Sheeran presented Song Of The Year
- Joel Creasey presented Best Children's Album and Best Comedy Release
- Guy Sebastian presented Best Pop Release
- Sheppard presented Best Group
- Catherine Britt presented Best Adult Contemporary Album
- Adam Brand and Jasmine Rae presented Best Country Album
- Iva Davies presented Album Of The Year
- Veronica & Lewis presented Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album
- Ian Moss presented Best Rock Album
- Rove McManus presented Best Female Artist
- Scott Tweedie and Olivia Phyland presented Best Australian Live Act
- Kylie Minogue inducts Tina Arena into the ARIA Hall Of Fame
ARIA Hall of Fame inductee
On 25 October ARIA announced that Tina Arena was due to be inducted into their Hall of Fame.[5] To further honour her, and previous inductees, the ARIA Hall of Fame Walk was established on 6 November with Arena as the first artist to be featured.[6] At the ceremony she was introduced by Kylie Minogue, also a Hall of Fame inductee, and was presented the trophy by cyclist, Cadel Evans.[4][8] Arena performed a new version of her 1994 song, "Chains", which featured Jessica Mauboy and the Veronicas on co-lead vocals.[4] Arena released the performance as a single, which debuted at No. 14 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[9]
In her acceptance speech Arena wanted to "acknowledge that ladies over 40 are still in the game" she specifically named Minogue, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez and Annie Lennox; she continued "Keep doing what you're doing, ladies, because we will decide when it's time for us to stop."[4] She also voiced her concern about support for local artists by broadcasters, "Radio please don't try and meet your Australian quotas because you have to, exceed them because you really want to".[4]
Multiple winners and nominees
- Tame Impala – 5 wins from 6 nominations
- Courtney Barnett – 4 wins from 8 nominations
- Vance Joy – 1 win from 7 nominations
- Jarryd James – 1 win from 5 nominations
- Hermitude – 7 nominations
- Gang of Youths – 5 nominations
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 |
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| Best Male Artist | Best Female Artist |
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| Breakthrough Artist | Best Independent Release |
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| Best Adult Contemporary Album | Best Blues & Roots Album |
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| Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album | Best Rock Album |
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| Best Urban Album | Best Country Album |
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| Best Pop Release | Best Dance Release |
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| Best Children's Album | Best Comedy Release |
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| Song of the Year[note 1] | Best Video[note 1] |
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| Best Australian Live Act[note 1] | Best International Artist[note 1] |
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Fine Arts Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; other final nominees are listed alphabetically by artists' first name. Winners were announced on 7 October.[10]
| Best Classical Album |
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| Best Jazz Album |
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| Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album |
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| Best World Music Album |
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Artisan Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; other final nominees are listed alphabetically by artists' first name. Winners were announced on 7 October.[10]
| Best Cover Art |
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| Engineer of the Year |
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| Producer of the Year |
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See also
Notes
References
- ^ "ARIA Awards confirm 2015 venue and date". Staff Writer. themusic.com.au. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d "2015 ARIA Awards Connected by Telstra Nominated Artists Revealed". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 7 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ Williams, Tom (30 September 2015). "Tame Impala, Courtney Barnett & More Land Early 2015 ARIA Award Nominations". musicfeeds.com.au. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Aria awards 2015: Tame Impala take top gongs as Tina Arena calls out ageism". The Guardian. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ a b c "One of the Greatest Australian Voices of all Time, Tina Arena to Be Inducted in the ARIA Hall of Fame". Australian Recording Industry Association. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ a b McCabe, Kathy (6 November 2015). "ARIA Hall of Fame inductee Tina Arena demands local artists get more backing from industry". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "The Worldwide Phenomenon That Is Ed Sheeran Confirmed to Perform at the 2015 ARIA Awards Connected by Telstra". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 7 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Kylie Is Coming Home for the ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 13 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Tina Arena". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ a b Baroni, Nastassia (7 October 2015). "Courtney Barnett, Hermitude, Tame Impala Lead 2015 ARIA Award Nominations". musicfeeds.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.