We're barrelling towards the end of the year which can only mean one thing: it's ARIA Awards season.
The 2023 ARIA Awards nominations were revealed on Thursday morning (21 September) via a YouTube livestream, and a heap of legends have nabbed nods for their excellent work over the last 12 months.
There are some big sweeps and hot contests among the ARIA nominations, so let's dig into who's looking to take home a big pointy award this year.
Who's nabbed the most noms?
The one artist looking to truly clean up at the ARIAs this year (as he did back in 2021) is none other than the roach himself, Genesis Owusu.
The Ghanian-Australian creative visionary is up for a whopping seven nominations for his second record STRUGGLER, including Album Of The Year, Best Solo Artist, Best Independent Release and Best Hip Hop/Rap Release.
Hot on Genny Wu's heels are Dom Dolla, G Flip and Troye Sivan with six nods each, including competing with him for Best Solo Artist.
It's been a whopping year for Dom Dolla, who dropped an unreal collab with Nelly Furtado among everything else.
He's a four-time nominee, one-time ARIA winner (in 2020 for 'San Frandisco') so it's unsurprising he's looking at taking home the chocolates for Best Australian Live Act, and both Best Dance/Electronic and the public-voted Song Of The Year for 'Rhyme Dust' with MK.
2023 has been nothing short of a rush for Troye Sivan. Perth's pop prince is capping it all off with a home run of ARIA nominations, including Best Pop Release, Best Produced Release, Best Engineered Release and also has his eye on Best Electronic/Dance Release and Song Of The Year.
This isn't Troye's first rodeo, either. He's previously been nominated for a whopping 13 awards, taking home two public-voted awards in 2016 for 'Youth' from Blue Neighbourhood.
It's undeniable that G Flip has also had a huge year with a move to Los Angeles, releasing their sophomore album DRUMMER and finding a whole new legion of fans with their appearances on Selling Sunset with partner Chrishell Stause.
After being nominated three times before with no wins, they're doubling their P.B. with six nods, including Album Of The Year, Best Australian Live Act, Best Rock Album and Best Video.
Plus, shout-out to Tkay Maidza and Flume, who are nominated for their buzzy joint 'Silent Assassin'.
ARIA favourites...
Young soul sensation Budjerah could continue his winning streak. After claiming the 2021 Breakthrough Artist Award and 2022 Best Soul/R&B Release for Conversations, he's scored five nominations.
Ditto DMA'S, who have been nominated many times in the past but walked away empty-handed. You've gotta 'Believe' the Hottest 100 of Like A Version toppers could come good this year.
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are up for four trophies but are the ones to beat in the Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal category, having won twice before (in 2016 and 2020).
The prolific rockers are in the running again with *deep breath* PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth.
Another ARIA favourite with four nominations is Kylie Minogue, and it could be the first time in 20 years she brings home a pointy trophy.
The Australian queen of pop has won 17 ARIAs since 1988 but the runaway viral success of 'Padam Padam' is looking down the barrel of four potential wins: Best Solo Artist, Best Pop Relesase, Best Independent Release, and the public-voted Song of the Year.
...And first-timers
Pop darlings Cub Sport and Peach PRC could both taste ARIAs glory for the first time, with three nods each. It'd be a fitting win given both are part of only a handful of Australians to reach #1 on the ARIA Album Charts so far this year.
It's all first-timers up for the hotly contested Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Award (named after the late, great Mushroom mogul) with indie rockers Teenage Dads, Pacific Avenue and Royel Otis squaring off against pop newcomer Charley and DIY soul charmer grentperez.
We're also stoked to see nods for electronic siblings Lastlings, drill king KAHUKX, and the young Soul/R&B guns Forest Claudette, Jada Weazel, PANIA, KYE, and Chanel Loren.
But wait… there's more.
Four-time ARIA winners The Teskey Brothers are looking to add to their collection with four nominations, while Dan Sultan's excellent self-titled album has him in the running for three awards.
That includes the Best Solo Artist award, which has faced criticism since the ARIAs scrapped gendered categories in 2021. While it's still majority male - with two non-binary and female artists in the mix of 2023 nominees - it does feel like some progress.
The pool includes Genesis Owusu, G Flip, Budjerah, returning favourite The Kid LAROI, Meg Mac for her comeback album Matter Of Time, and Jen Cloher's empowering I Am The River, The River Is Me.
Melbourne band Jet are to be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, 20 years on from their world-storming debut album Get Born, which scored six ARIA wins and topped triple j's Hottest 100 with mega-hit 'Are You Gonna Be My Girl?'.
"We’re honoured and humbled by it and grateful for the recognition," bass player Mark Wilson told ABC's Jess Maguire, reflecting on the band's early years and how an iPod commercial skyrocketed their profile.
The winners will be unveiled on Wednesday 15 November as part of the ARIA Awards, taking place at the Hordern Pavilion on Gadigal Land.
Until then, here's the full list of 2023 nominees.
Album of the Year
DMA'S — How Many Dreams? (I OH YOU/Mushroom)
G Flip — DRUMMER (Future Classic)
Genesis Owusu — STRUGGLER (OURNESS/AWAL RECORDINGS)
Matt Corby — Everything's Fine (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
The Teskey Brothers — The Winding Way (Ivy League Records/Mushroom Group)
Best Solo Artist
Budjerah — '2step' by Ed Sheeran (Feat. Budjerah) (Warner Music Australia)
Dan Sultan — Dan Sultan (Liberation Records)
Dom Dolla — 'Eat Your Man' ft. Nelly Furtado (Three Six Zero/Sony Music)
G Flip — DRUMMER (Future Classic)
Genesis Owusu — STRUGGLER (OURNESS/AWAL RECORDINGS)
Jen Cloher — I Am The River, The River Is Me (Milk! Records/Remote Control Records)
Kylie Minogue — 'Padam Padam' (Liberator Music/Mushroom)
Meg Mac — Matter Of Time (EMI Music Australia)
The Kid LAROI — 'Love Again' (Columbia/Sony Music)
Troye Sivan — 'Rush' (EMI Music Australia)
Best Group
Cub Sport — Jesus At The Gay Bar (BLVE/RKT)
DMA'S — How Many Dreams? (I OH YOU/Mushroom)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard — PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth… (Virgin Music Australia)
Parkway Drive — Darker Still (Parkway Records/Cooking Vinyl Australia)
The Teskey Brothers — The Winding Way (Ivy League Records/Mushroom Group)
Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist
Charley — TIMEBOMBS (EMI Music Australia)
grentperez — When We Were Younger (Fast Friends/AWAL Records)
Pacific Avenue — Flowers (BMG)
Royel Otis — Sofa Kings (OURNESS)
Teenage Dads — Midnight Driving (Chugg Music/MGM)
Best Pop Release
Amy Shark — 'Can I Shower At Yours' (Sony Music)
Budjerah — 'Therapy' (Warner Music Australia)
Kylie Minogue — 'Padam Padam' (Liberator Music/Mushroom)
Peach PRC — 'Perfect For You' (Republic Records & Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Troye Sivan — 'Rush' (EMI Music Australia)
Best Dance / Electronic Release
FISHER & Aatig — 'Take It Off' (etcetc Music)
Golden Features — Sisyphus (Warner Music Australia)
Lastlings — Perfect World (Liberation Records)
MK and Dom Dolla — 'Rhyme Dust' (Area 10/Big On Blue/Sony Music UK)
PNAU and Troye Sivan — 'You Know What I Need' (etcetc Music)
Best Hip Hop / Rap Release
Genesis Owusu — STRUGGLER (OURNESS/AWAL RECORDINGS)
KAHUKX — 'NOTHING TO SOMETHING' (AURA Entertainment/ADA)
Kerser — A Gift & A Kers (ABK Records/ADA)
ONEFOUR Feat. CG — 'Comma's' (Independent Releases/Tunecore (AU/NZ)/Ditto (ROW)
Tkay Maidza and Flume — 'Silent Assassin' (Dew Process/Universal Music Australia)
Best Soul / R&B Release
Chanel Loren — 'Rollin' (Sony Music)
Forest Claudette — 'Mess Around' (feat. EARTHGANG) (Sony Music)
Jada Weazel — 'Skin' (EMI Music Australia)
KYE — 'Ribena' (Sony Music)
PANIA — 'P STANDS 4 PLAYA' (Say Less)
Best Independent Release
Cub Sport — Jesus At The Gay Bar (BLVE/RKT)
Dan Sultan — Dan Sultan (Liberation Records)
G Flip — DRUMMER (Future Classic)
Genesis Owusu — STRUGGLER (OURNESS/AWAL RECORDINGS)
Kylie Minogue — 'Padam Padam' (Liberator Music/Mushroom)
Best Rock Album
Bad//Dreems — Hoo Ha! (BMG/ADA)
DMA'S — How Many Dreams? (I OH YOU/Mushroom)
G Flip — DRUMMER (Future Classic)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard — Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushroom and Lava (Virgin Music Australia)
Pacific Avenue — Flowers (BMG)
Best Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Album
DZ Deathrays — R.I.F.F (DZ Worldwide/The Orchard)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard — PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth… (Virgin Music Australia)
Parkway Drive — Darker Still (Parkway Records/Cooking Vinyl Australia)
The Amity Affliction — Not Without My Ghosts (Warner Music Australia)
These New South Whales — TNSW (Damaged Records/Inertia Music)
Best Adult Contemporary Album
Alex Lahey — The Answer Is Always Yes (Liberation Records)
Dan Sultan — Dan Sultan (Liberation Records)
Kate Ceberano — My Life Is A Symphony (ABC Music/The Orchard)
Mo'Ju — ORO, PLATA, MATA (Virgin Music Australia)
Tina Arena — Love Saves (Positive Dream/ADA)
Best Blues & Roots Album
Cash Savage and The Last Drinks — So This Is Love (Mistletone)
Katie Wighton — The End (ABC Music/The Orchard)
The Bamboos — Live At Hamer Hall With The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (BMG/ADA)
The Teskey Brothers — The Winding Way (Ivy League Records/Mushroom Group)
Ziggy Alberts — DANCING IN THE DARK (Commonfolk Records/Ingrooves)
Best Country Album
Brad Cox — Acres (Sony Music)
Brooke McClymont and Adam Eckersley — Up, Down & Sideways (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Fanny Lumsden — Hey Dawn (Cooking Vinyl Australia/The Orchard)
Henry Wagons — South Of Everywhere (Cheatin' Hearts Records/Spunk Records)
The Wolfe Brothers — Livin' The Dream (BMG/ADA)
Best Children's Album
Emma Memma — Emma Memma (GYROstream)
Peter Combe — Planet Earth 3rd From The Sun (Universal Music Australia)
Play School — Very Jazzy Street Party (ABC Music/The Orchard)
The Wiggles — Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (ABC Music/The Orchard)
Whistle & Trick — Bananas And Other Delicious Things (ABC Kids/The Orchard)
PUBLIC VOTED AWARDS
Best Video
Can I Shower At Yours — Amy Shark, Mitch Green (Sony Music)
Everybody's Saying Thursday's The Weekend — DMA'S, Joel Burrows (I OH YOU/Mushroom)
Gila Monster — King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Spod (Virgin Music Australia)
Give You Love — Jessica Mauboy (feat. Jason Derulo), Rowena Rasmussen; Joel Rasmussen (Warner Music Australia)
Good Enough — G Flip, Kyle Caulfield (Future Classic)
LOLA — MAY-A, Murli Dhir (Arcadia Music, Sony Music)
Lookin' Out — King Stingray, Sam Brumby (Cooking Vinyl Australia, The Orchard)
Manic Dream Pixie — Peaches PRC, Kyle Caulfield (Republic Records and Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Stay Blessed — Genesis Owusu, Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore (OURNESS/AWAL RECORDINGS)
Therapy — Budjerah, Murli Dhir, Made In Katana Studios (Warner Music Australia)
Best Australian Live Act
Baker Boy — Regional Vic Tour (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Brad Cox — ACRES TOUR (Sony Music)
Budjerah — Budjerah Australian Tour (Warner Music Australia)
DMA'S — DMA'S Live at Falls Festival (I OH YOU/Mushroom)
Dom Dolla — Dom Dolla Australian Summer Festival Tour (Three Six Zero/Sony Music)
G Flip — DRUMMER Australian Tour (Future Classic)
Julia Jacklin — PRE PLEASURE TOUR (Liberation Records)
King Stingray — That's Where I Wanna Be Tour (Cooking Vinyl Australia/The Orchard)
RÜFÜS DU SOL – RUFUS DU SOL AUSTRALIAN 2022 TOUR (Rose Avenue Records/Warner Music)
Tame Impala — Slow Rush Tour (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Song of the Year
Budjerah — 'Therapy' (Warner Music Australia)
Day1 feat. KAHUKX — 'MBAPPÉ' (db Music/Warner Music Australia)
Dean Lewis — 'How Do I Say Goodbye' (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Joji — 'Die For You' (88rising/Warner Records)
Kylie Minogue — 'Padam Padam' (Liberator Music/Mushroom)
Luude and Mattafix — 'Big City Life' (Sweat It Out/Warner Music Australia)
MK and Dom Dolla — 'Rhyme Dust' (Area10/Big On Blue/Sony Music UK)
R3hab and Amy Shark — 'Sway My Way' (Wonderlick/Kobalt Music Publishing)
The Kid LAROI — 'Love Again' (Columbia/Sony Music)
Troye Sivan — 'Rush' (EMI Music Australia)
Most Popular International Artist
Beyoncé — Renaissance (Columbia/Sony Music)
Drake and 21 Savage — Her Loss (Republic Records/Universal Music Australia)
Ed Sheeran — - (Atlantic UK/Warner Music Australia)
Luke Combs — Gettin' Old (Columbia Nashville/Sony Music)
Metro Boomin — Heroes & Villains (Republic Records/Universal Music Australia)
Morgan Wallen — One Thing At A Time (Mercury Nashville/Universal Music Australia)
Nicki Minaj — Queens Radio (Universal Records USA/Universal Music Australia)
P!NK — Trustfall (RCA/Sony Music)
SZA — SOS (RCA/Sony Music)
Taylor Swift — Midnights (Universal Records USA/Universal Music Australia)
ARIA Music Teacher Award
Hank Lewerissa — Upper Coomera State College, Yugambeh Country, Gold Coast, QLD
Jessie Copeman — Ainslie School, Ngunnawal Country, Canberra, ACT
Peter Earl — The Music Guy, Dharug and Gundungurra Country, Blue Mountains, NSW
Sue Lowry — Southport Special School, Yugambeh Country, Gold Coast, QLD
ARTISAN AWARDS
Best Cover Art
Connor Dewhurst for Brad Cox — ACRES (Sony Music)
Harry Allen — Studio Balcony for Private Function — 370HSSV 0773H (Still on Top Records)
Jeremy Koren (Grey Ghost) for Everything Was Green — Forest Claudette (Sony Music)
Peach PRC, Billy Zammit for Manic Dream Pixie — Peach PRC (Republic Records & Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Sam Netterfiled, Mia Rankin for Jesus At The Gay Bar — Cub Sport (BLVE/RKT)
Engineer — Best Engineered Release
Dann Hume, Chris Collins, Matt Corby for Matt Corby — Everything's Fine (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Dom Dolla for Dom Dolla — 'Eat Your Man' (Three Six Zero/Sony Music)
Eric J Dobowsky, Sam Teskey, Wayne Connelly for The Teskey Brothers — The Winding Way (Ivy League Records/Mushroom Group)
Simon Cohen, Dave Hammer for Genesis Owusu — STRUGGLER (OURNESS/AWAL RECORDINGS)
Styalz Fuego for Troye Sivan — 'Rush' (EMI Music Australia)
Producer — Best Produced Release
Andrew Klippel and Dave Hammer for Genesis Owusu — STRUGGLER (OURNESS/AWAL
RECORDINGS)
Dom Dolla for Dom Dolla — 'Eat Your Man' (Three Six Zero/Sony Music)
Matt Corby, Chris Collins, Nat Dunn, Alex Henrikssen for Matt Corby — Everything's Fine (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
M-Phazes for Ruel — 4th Wall (RCA/Sony Music)
Styalz Fuego for Troye Sivan — 'Rush' (EMI Music Australia)
FINE ARTS AWARD
Best Classical Album
Australian Chamber Orchestra/Richard Tognetti — Indies & Idols (ABC Classic/The Orchard)
Ensemble Offspring — To Listen, To Sing — Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers (ABC Classic/The Orchard)
Neil Gaiman and FourPlay String Quartet — Signs Of Life (Instrumental Recordings/Inertia Music)
Roger Benedict and Simon Tedeschi — Dubussy — Ravel (ABC Classic/The Orchard)
Various Artists — Genevieve Lacey: Breathing Space (ABC Classic/The Orchard)
Best Jazz Album
Lance Gurisik — Cull Portal (33 Sides/Inertia Music)
Mike Nock — Hearing (ABC Jazz/The Orchard)
Sinj Clarke — The Height Of Love (Inertia Music)
Surprise Chef — Education & Recreation (Big Crown Records/Inertia Music)
The Vampires featuring Chris Abrahams — Nightjar (Earshift/Planet)
Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album
Brett Aplin and Burkhard Dallwitz — Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Independent)
Helena Czajka — Unseen Skies (Original Score Soundtrack) (BMG)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra/Benjamin Northey — Blueback — Original Motion Picture Soundtrack By Nigel Westlake (ABC Classic/The Orchard)
Sophie Payton (GORDI), Jason Fernandez — RIDE — Music From the Film (ABC Music/The Orchard)
Various Artists — John Farnham: Finding The Voice (Music From The Feature Documentary) (Wheatley Records/Sony Music)
Best World Music Album
Byron Mark — Odyssey (Bug Sonic Records)
East of West — Moving Home (East of West Music)
Joseph Tawadros — Those Who Came Before Us (Independent/The Planet Company)
Mick Dick — Id of RA (Crusty Dub)
Songs of Disappearance — Australian Frog Calls (Bowerbird Collective/MGM)