ARIA Music Awards: ARIA Awards 2023 Nominees
by S Samayanka | Updated Nov 15, 2023
ARIA Music Awards
The ARIA Music Awards often called the ARIA Awards, are like a big party for Australian music. Every year since 1987, these awards celebrate the best music in Australia. Imagine getting a gold star for making great music—that's what an ARIA Award is like!
There are different awards for all kinds of music, from rock to pop to hip-hop. They even have awards for the people who make the music sound amazing, like the producers and engineers. Winning an ARIA Award is super special. It also makes the music more famous, so more people listen to it and buy it.
ARIA Awards 2023 Nominees
Nominees for Album of the Year
1
How Many Dreams?
DMA'S
I OH YOU/Mushroom
2
DRUMMER
G Flip
Future Classic
3
STRUGGLER
Genesis Owusu
OURNESS / AWAL RECORDINGS
4
Everything's Fine
Matt Corby
Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia
5
The Winding Way
The Teskey Brothers
Ivy League Records / Mushroom Group
S.No
Title
Artist
Record Label
Nominees for Song of the Year presented by YouTube
1
Budjerah
Warner Music Australia Pty Ltd
2
MBAPPE
Day1 Feat. KAHUKX
db Music / Warner Music Australia
3
How Do I Say Goodbye
Dean Lewis
Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia
4
Die For You
Joji
88rising/Warner Records
5
Padam Padam
Kylie Minogue
Liberator Music/Mushroom
6
Big City Life
Luude & Mattafix
Sweat It Out/Warner Music Australia
7
Rhyme Dust
MK & Dom Dolla
Area10/Big On Blue / Sony Music UK
8
Sway My Way
R3hab & Amy Shark
Wonderlick/Kobalt Music Publishing
9
Love Again
The Kid LAROI
Columbia / Sony Music
10
Rush
Troye Sivan
EMI Music Australia
S.No
Title
Artist
Record Label
Therapy
Nominees for Best Solo Artist
1
2step - Ed Sheeran (feat. Budjerah)
Ed Sheeran
Warner Music Australia Pty Ltd
2
Dan Sultan
Dan Sultan
Liberation Records
3
Eat Your Man
Dom Dolla
Three Six Zero / Sony Music
4
STRUGGLER
Genesis Owusu
OURNESS / AWAL RECORDINGS
5
I Am the River, The River Is Me
Jen Cloher
Milk! Records/Remote Control Records
6
Padam Padam
Kylie Minogue
Liberator Music/Mushroom
7
Matter Of Time
Meg Mac
EMI Music Australia
8
Love Again
The Kid LAROI
Columbia / Sony Music
9
Rush
Troye Sivan
EMI Music Australia
S.No
Title
Artist
Record Label
Nominees for Best Group
1
Jesus At The Gay Bar
Cub Sport
BLVE / RKT
2
How Many Dreams?
DMA'S
I OH YOU/Mushroom
3
PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night...
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Virgin Music Australia
4
Darker Still
Parkway Drive
Parkway Records/Cooking Vinyl Australia
5
The Winding Way
The Teskey Brothers
Ivy League Records / Mushroom Group
S.No
Title
Artist
Record Label
Nominees for Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist
1
TIMEBOMBS
Charley
EMI Music Australia
2
When We Were Younger
grentperez
Fast Friends / AWAL Recordings
3
Flowers
Pacific Avenue
BMG
4
Sofa Kings
Royel Otis
Ourness
5
Midnight Driving
Teenage Dads
Chugg Music/MGM
S.No
Title
Artist
Record Label
Nominees for Best Independent Release
1
Jesus At The Gay Bar
Cub Sport
BLVE / RKT
2
Dan Sultan
Dan Sultan
Liberation Records
3
DRUMMER
G Flip
Future Classic
4
STRUGGLER
Genesis Owusu
OURNESS / AWAL RECORDINGS
5
Padam Padam
Kylie Minogue
Liberator Music/Mushroom
S.No
Title
Artist
Record Label
Nominees for Best Adult Contemporary Album
1
The Answer Is Always Yes
Alex Lahey
Liberation Records
2
Dan Sultan
Dan Sultan
Liberation Records
3
My Life Is A Symphony
Kate Ceberano
ABC Music / The Orchard
4
ORO, PLATA, MATA
Mo'Ju
Virgin Music Australia
5
Love Saves
Tina Arena
Positive Dream/ADA
S.No
Title
Artist
Record Label
Nominees for Best Blues & Roots Album
1
So This Is Love
Cash Savage and the Last Drinks
Mistletone
2
The End
Katie Wighton
ABC Music / The Orchard
3
Live at Hamer Hall With The Melbourne Symphony
The Bamboos
BMG/ADA
4
The Winding Way
The Teskey Brothers
Ivy League Records / Mushroom Group
5
DANCING IN THE DARK
Ziggy Alberts
Commonfolk Records / Ingrooves
S.No
Title
Artist
Record Label
Nominees for Best Children's Album
1
Emma Memma
Emma Memma
GYROstream
2
Planet Earth 3rd From The Sun
Peter Combe
Universal Music Australia
3
Very Jazzy Street Party
Play School
ABC Music / The Orchard
4
Ready, Steady, Wiggle!
The Wiggles
ABC Music / The Orchard
5
Bananas and Other Delicious Things
Whistle & Trick
ABC Kids / The Orchard
S.No
Title
Artist
Record Label
Nominees for Best Country Album
1
Acres
Brad Cox
Sony Music
2
Up, Down & Sideways
Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley
Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia
3
Hey Dawn
Fanny Lumsden
Cooking Vinyl Australia/The Orchard
4
South Of Everywhere
Henry Wagons
Cheatin’ Hearts Records / Spunk Records
5
Livin' The Dream
The Wolfe Brothers
BMG/ADA
S.No
Title
Artist
Record Label
Nominees for Best Dance / Electronic Release
1
Take It Off
FISHER & Aatig
etcetc Music Pty Ltd
2
Sisyphus
Golden Features
Warner Music Australia
3
Perfect World
Lastlings
Liberation Records
4
Rhyme Dust
MK & Dom Dolla
Area10/Big On Blue / Sony Music UK
5
You Know What I Need
PNAU & Troye Sivan
etcetc Music Pty Ltd
S.No
Title
Artist
Record Label
Nominees for Best Pop Release
1
Can I Shower At Yours
Amy Shark
Sony Music
2
Therapy
Budjerah
Warner Music Australia Pty Ltd
3
Padam Padam
Kylie Minogue
Liberator Music/Mushroom
4
Perfect For You
Peach PRC
Republic Records and Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia
5
Rush
Troye Sivan
EMI Music Australia
S.No
Title
Artist
Record Label
Nominees for Best Rock Album
1
Hoo Ha!
Bad//Dreems
BMG/ADA
2
How Many Dreams?
DMA'S
I OH YOU/Mushroom
3
DRUMMER
G Flip
Future Classic
4
Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushroom And Lava
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Virgin Music Australia
5
Flowers
Pacific Avenue
BMG
S.No
Title
Artist
Record Label
Nominees for Best Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Album
1
R.I.F.F.
DZ Deathrays
DZ Worldwide / The Orchard
2
PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night...
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Virgin Music Australia
3
Darker Still
Parkway Drive
Parkway Records/Cooking Vinyl Australia
4
Not Without My Ghosts
The Amity Affliction
Warner Music Australia
5
TNSW
These New South Whales
Damaged Records / Inertia Music
S.No
Title
Artist
Record Label
Nominees for Best Hip Hop / Rap Release
1
STRUGGLER
Genesis Owusu
OURNESS / AWAL RECORDINGS
2
NOTHING TO SOMETHING
KAHUKX
AURA Entertainment/ADA
3
A Gift & A Kers
Kerser
ABK Records/ADA
4
Comma's
ONEFOUR Feat. CG
Independent Releases / Tunecore (AU/NZ ), Ditto (ROW)
5
Silent Assassin
Tkay Maidza, Flume
Dew Process/Universal Music Australia
S.No
Title
Artist
Record Label
Nominees for Best Soul / R&B Release
1
Rollin'
Chanel Loren
Sony Music
2
Mess Around (feat. EARTHGANG)
Forest Claudette
Sony Music
3
Skin
Jada Weazel
EMI Music Australia
4
Ribena
KYE
Sony Music
5
P STANDS 4 PLAYA
PANIA
Say Less
S.No
Title
Artist
Record Label
Nominees for Best Video
1
Can I Shower At Yours
Amy Shark
Sony Music
Joel Burrows
2
Everybody's Saying Thursday's The Weekend
DMA'S
I OH YOU/Mushroom
Spod
3
Gila Monster
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Virgin Music Australia
Rowena Rasmussen ; Joel Rasmussen
4
Give You Love (feat. Jason Derulo)
Jessica Mauboy & Jason Derulo
Warner Music Australia
Kyle Caulfield
5
Good Enough
G Flip
Future Classic
Murli Dhir
6
LOLA
MAY-A
Arcadia Music / Sony Music
Sam Brumby
7
Lookin' Out
King Stingray
Cooking Vinyl Australia/The Orchard
Kyle Caulfield
8
Manic Dream Pixie
Peach PRC
Republic Records and Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia
Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore
9
Stay Blessed
Genesis Owusu
OURNESS / AWAL RECORDINGS
Murli Dhir; Made In Katana Studios
10
Therapy
Budjerah
Warner Music Australia Pty Ltd
Murli Dhir; Made In Katana Studios
S.No
Title
Artist
Record Label
Director(s)
Nominees for Best Australian Live Act
1
Regional Vic Tour
Baker Boy
Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia
2
ACRES TOUR
Brad Cox
Sony Music
3
Budjerah Australian Tour
Budjerah
Warner Music Australia Pty Ltd
4
DMA'S Live at Falls Festival
DMA'S
I OH YOU/Mushroom
5
Dom Dolla Australian Summer Festival Tour
Dom Dolla
Three Six Zero / Sony Music
6
DRUMMER Australian Tour
G Flip
Future Classic
7
PRE PLEASURE
Julia Jacklin
Liberation Records
8
That's Where I Wanna Be Tour
King Stingray
Cooking Vinyl Australia/The Orchard
9
RÜFÜS DU SOL AUSTRALIAN 2022 TOUR
RÜFÜS DU SOL
Rose Avenue Records/Warner Music
10
Slow Rush Tour
Tame Impala
Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia
S.No
Title
Artist
Record Label
Nominees for Best Classical Album
1
Indies & Idols
Australian Chamber Orchestra / Richard Tognetti
ABC Classic / The Orchard
2
To Listen, To Sing – Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers
Ensemble Offspring
ABC Classic / The Orchard
3
Signs Of Life
Neil Gaiman & FourPlay String Quartet
Instrumental Recordings / Inertia Music
4
Debussy – Ravel
Roger Benedict & Simon Tedeschi
ABC Classic / The Orchard
5
Genevieve Lacey: Breathing Space
Various Artists
ABC Classic / The Orchard
S.No
Title
Artist
Record Label
Nominees for Best Jazz Album
1
Cull Portal
Lance Gurisik
33 Sides / Inertia Music
2
Hearing
Mike Nock
ABC Jazz / The Orchard
3
The Height Of Love
Sinj Clarke
Inertia Music
4
Education & Recreation
Surprise Chef
Big Crown Records / Inertia Music
5
Nightjar
The Vampires featuring Chris Abrahams
Earshift/Planet
S.No
Title
Artist
Record Label
Nominees for Best World Music Album
1
Odyssey
Byron Mark
Bug Sonic Records
2
Moving Home
East of West
East of West Music
3
To Those Who Came Before Us
Joseph Tawadros
Independent / The Planet Company
4
Id of RA
Mick Dick
Crusty Dub
5
Songs of Disappearance
Bowerbird Collective / MGM
-
S.No
Title
Artist
Record Label
Nominees for Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album
1
Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Brett Aplin & Burkhard Dallwitz
Independent
2
Unseen Skies (Original Score Soundtrack)
Helena Czajka
BMG
3
Blueback – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Nigel Westlake
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra / Benjamin Northey
ABC Classic / The Orchard
4
RIDE - Music From the Film
Sophie Payten (GORDI), Jason Fernandez
ABC Music / The Orchard
5
John Farnham: Finding The Voice (Music from the Feature Documentary)
Various Artists
Wheatley Records / Sony Music
S.No
Title
Artist
Record Label
Nominees for Best Cover Art
1
370HSSV 0773H - Private Function
Still on Top Records
2
Acres - Brad Cox
Connor Dewhurst
Sony Music
3
Everything Was Green - Forest Claudette
Sam Netterfield, Mia Rankin
Sony Music
4
Jesus At The Gay Bar - Cub Sport
Peach PRC, Billy Zammit
Republic Records and Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia
5
Manic Dream Pixie - Peach PRC
Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore
Republic Records and Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia
S.No
Title
Artist
Record Label
Harry Allen - Studio Balcony
Nominees for Engineer - Best Engineered Release
1
Eat Your Man
Dom Dolla
Three Six Zero / Sony Music
2
Everything's Fine
Matt Corby
Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia
3
Rush
Troye Sivan
EMI Music Australia
4
STRUGGLER
Genesis Owusu
OURNESS / AWAL RECORDINGS
5
The Winding Way
The Teskey Brothers
Ivy League Records / Mushroom Group
S.No
Title
Artist
Record Label
Nominees for Producer - Best Produced Release
1
4th Wall
Ruel
RCA / Sony Music
2
Eat Your Man
Dom Dolla
Three Six Zero / Sony Music
3
Everything's Fine
Matt Corby
Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia
4
Rush
Troye Sivan
EMI Music Australia
5
STRUGGLER
Genesis Owusu
OURNESS / AWAL RECORDINGS
S.No
Title
Artist
Record Label
Nominees for Most Popular International Artist
1
Renaissance
Beyonce
Columbia / Sony Music
2
Her Loss
Drake & 21 Savage
Republic Records / Universal Music Australia
3
-
Ed Sheeran
Atlantic UK / Warner Music Australia
4
Gettin' Old
Luke Combs
Columbia Nashville / Sony Music
5
Heroes & Villains
Metro Boomin
Republic Records / Universal Music Australia
6
One Thing At A Time
Morgan Wallen
Mercury Nashville / Universal Music Australia
7
Queen Radio
Nicki Minaj
Universal Records USA / Universal Music Australia
8
Trustfall
P!nk
RCA / Sony Music
9
SOS
SZA
RCA / Sony Music
10
Midnights
Taylor Swift
Universal Records USA / Universal Music Australia
S.No
Title
Artist
Record Label
Nominees for Best Use of an Australian Recording in an Advertisement (duration of 2 minutes or less)
1
Google: Helping You Help Others
Baker Boy
72andSunny
2
Tourism WA: Walking On A Dream
Empire Of The Sun
The Brand Agency
3
Tourism Australia: Come and Say G’day
King Stingray
M&C Saatchi Sydney
4
Wild Turkey: Music 101: Trust Your Spirit
Matt Corby
BRING Agency
S.No
Title
Artist
Advertisement Agency
Nominees for Telstra ARIA Music Teacher Award
1
Hank Lewerissa
Upper Coomera State College, Upper Coomera QLD
Upper Coomera, QLD
2
Jessie Copeman
Ainslie School, Braddon ACT
Braddon, ACT
3
Peter Earl
Numerous schools in the Blue Mountains / Western Sydney region, Bullaburra NSW
Bullaburra, NSW
4
Sue Lowry
Southport Special School, Southport QLD
Southport, QLD
S.No
Teacher
School
Location
Nominees for Best Use of an Australian Recording in an Advertisement (over 2 minutes duration)
1
Sims Sessions: Blessed
Becca Hatch
Bolster Group
2
Australian Marine Conservation Society: Voice of the Sea
John Williamson
INNOCEAN Australia Pty Ltd
3
Tourism Australia: G'day Short Film
King Stingray
M&C Saatchi Sydney
4
Vodka Cruiser: The Solo Project
The Veronicas
BRING Agency
S.No
Title
Artist
Advertisement Agency
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ARIA Awards 2023
The ARIA Awards 2023 is a big music event happening in Australia. It's like a music party where musicians and singers get special prizes for their awesome music. This year, a super cool singer named Genesis Owusu got the most nominations, which means he might win lots of awards.
There are different categories for awards, like Best Song, Best Album, and Best Video. People can vote for their favorite songs and artists to help decide who wins. It's a bit like a big music competition.
Some other cool things happening at the ARIA Awards are the ARIA Artisan Awards and the ARIA Fine Arts Awards. These are like extra-special awards for people who make music sound amazing, like music producers and engineers.
Plus, there's a special place called the ARIA Hall of Fame where really famous musicians get special recognition for their awesome careers.
ARIA Awards 2023 Date
The ARIA Awards 2023 ceremony is airing on November 15, 2023. It's like a big music party where they give awards to the best Australian musicians and their awesome music. So, mark your calendar for that special day when they celebrate the tunes that make us dance and sing.
Where to Watch the ARIA Awards 2023?
You can watch the ARIA Awards 2023 on the Nine Network. If you can't watch it on TV, you can also see it live on YouTube and Stan. They'll be showing all the excitement from the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Gadigal. So, you can pick your favorite way to tune in and enjoy the magic of music.
ARIA Hall of Fame
The ARIA Hall of Fame is like a special club for the most legendary musicians in Australia. It's where they honor and celebrate the artists who've made incredible music throughout their careers. It's a bit like getting a lifetime achievement award.
In 2023, the rock band Jet got the special honor of being inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. This is a big deal because it means they've left a huge mark on Australian music. They join other music icons who've been inducted over the years.
How to Vote For ARIA Awards 2023?
- Visit the ARIA Awards website. (www.aria.com)
- Look for the categories you want to vote in, like Song of the Year or Best Video.
- Click on the category you like.
- Choose your favorite artist or song from the list.
- Click on the artist or song you want to vote for.
- Follow the instructions to submit your vote.
ARIA Awards 2023 Nominees - FAQs
The ARIA Awards 2023 are a major music event in Australia where artists receive awards for their outstanding music.
Genesis Owusu received the most nominations in 2023.
There are various categories, including Best Song, Best Album, and Best Video.
Winners can be decided by public votes in some categories, making it a bit like a music competition.
These awards recognize the behind-the-scenes experts who make music sound amazing, such as producers and engineers.