Adam Brand, Amber Lawrence & Casey Barnes Among ARIA Award Nominees

12 October 2022 | 11:29 am | Brenton Harris

Rüfüs Du Sol lead all nominees for the 2022 ARIA Awards, with the globe-conquering dance act receiving seven nominations to stand out from a diverse and talented pool of nominees.

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Rüfüs Du Sol lead all nominees for the 2022 ARIA Awards, with the globe-conquering dance act receiving seven nominations to stand out from a diverse and talented pool of nominees. 

Rüfüs Du Sol are nominated in several major categories including Album of the Year and Best Dance/Electronic Release for Surrender, Best Group and Best Pop Release for On My Knees. 

Joining Rüfüs Du Sol with nominations in multiple categories are pub-punks Amyl and The Sniffers, DJ/producer Flume, rapper Baker Boy, singer/songwriter Vance Joy and modern pop superstar The Kid Laroi.  

Amyl and The Sniffers' six nominations cap off a monumental breakthrough year for the group, with their debut album Comfort to Me in the running for the coveted Album of the Year nod, as well as Best Rock Album and Best Group.

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12-time ARIA Award winner Flume puts a cap on a massive year with his six nominations including the heralded Best Solo Artist, Best Pop Release and Best Dance/Electronic Release categories.

Baker Boy,  The Kid LAROI and Vance Joy scored five nominations, while fellow previous ARIA Awards winner, Sydney-born singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin has also scored four nominations alongside King Stingray, Gang Of Youths and Luude.

A celebration of the best in homegrown music, the 2022 ARIA Awards will feature 27 categories and will take place on Thursday, 24 November at The Hordern Pavilion on Gadigal land. The awards will be co-hosted by eight-time ARIA Awards-winner, Aussie-born international icon Natalie Imbruglia, and internationally loved singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi

The first live, in-person ARIA Awards show since 2019, the 2022 ARIA Awards will be available to watch live and free across Australia on Channel 9 and 9Now and streamed internationally across YouTube.  

Speaking about the opportunity to host the awards, Imbruglia offered: “I am beyond excited to be returning home to Australia to co-host this year’s ARIA Awards. This November marks the 25th anniversary of my first album, Left Of The Middle, so it will be a celebration for me in many ways. It will be a fun night with Lewis Capaldi as my co-host and honouring all the incredible Australian artists this year. Cannot wait to see you there on 24 November.”

The full list of nominees can be found below. 

2022 ARIA AWARDS NOMINATED ARTISTS


Album of the Year presented by Neumann

Amyl and The SniffersComfort To Me(Virgin Music Australia)

Baker BoyGela(Island Records/Universal Music Australia)

Gang Of YouthsAngel In Realtime.(Mosy Recordings/Sony Music)

King StingrayKing Stingray(Cooking Vinyl/The Orchard)

RÜFÜS DU SOLSurrender(Rose Avenue Records/Warner Music)


Best Solo Artist

Baker Boy– Gela (Island Records/Universal Music Australia)

BudjerahConversations(Warner Music Australia)

Courtney BarnettThings Take Time, Take Time(Milk! Records/Remote Control Records)

Daniel JohnsFutureNever(BMG/ADA)

FlumePalaces(Future Classic)

Julia JacklinPRE PLEASURE(Liberation Records/Mushroom Group)

RuelGrowing Up Is____(RCA/Sony Music)

The Kid LAROIThousand Miles(Columbia/Sony Music)

Thelma PlumMeanjin(Warner Music Australia)

Vance JoyIn Our Own Sweet Time(Liberation Records/Mushroom Group)


Best Group

Amyl and The SniffersComfort To Me(Virgin Music Australia)

Gang Of YouthsAngel in Realtime.(Mosy Recordings/Sony Music)

King StingrayKing Stingray(Cooking Vinyl/The Orchard)

Midnight OilResist(Sony Music)

RÜFÜS DU SOLSurrender(Rose Avenue Records/Warner Music)


Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist

Beddy RaysBeddy Rays(Independent/Ditto Music)

Bella Taylor SmithLook Me In The Eyes(EMI Music Australia)

Harvey SutherlandBoy(Clarity Recordings/Virgin Music Australia)

King StingrayKing Stingray(Cooking Vinyl/The Orchard)

LuudeDown Under(ft. Colin Hay) (Sweat It Out/Warner Music)


Best Pop Release

FlumeSay Nothing(feat. May-A) (Future Classic)

RÜFÜS DU SOLOn My Knees(Rose Avenue Records/Warner Music)

The Kid LAROIThousand Miles(Columbia/Sony Music)

Thelma PlumMeanjin(Warner Music Australia)

Vance JoyClarity(Liberation Records/Mushroom Group)


Best Dance / Electronic Release 

Confidence ManTilt(I OH YOU/Mushroom)

FlumePalaces(Future Classic)

Harvey SutherlandBoy(Clarity Recordings/Virgin Music Australia)

LuudeDown Under(ft. Colin Hay) (Sweat It Out/Warner Music)

RÜFÜS DU SOLSurrender(Rose Avenue Records/Warner Music)


Best Hip Hop / Rap Release 

Baker BoyGela(Island Records/Universal Music Australia)

BarkaaBlak Matriarchy(Bad Apples Music/Island Records Australia)

ChillinitFamily Ties(420 Family / Virgin Music Australia)

Day1MBAPPÉ(feat. KAHUKX) (db Music / Warner Music Australia)

The Kid LAROI& Fivio Foreign –Tokyo to Paris(Columbia/Sony Music)


Best Soul / R&B Release

BudjerahConversations(Warner Music Australia)

Emma Donovan & The PutbacksUnder These Streets(Cooking Vinyl Australia/The Orchard)

KIANSHINE(EMI Music Australia)

Vanessa AmorosiCity Of Angels(Scream Louder/MGM)


Best Independent Release presented by PPCA

Archie RoachOne Song(Bloodlines/Mushroom Group)

Ball Park MusicWeirder & Weirder(Prawn Records/Inertia Music)

Courtney BarnettThings Take Time, Take Time(Milk! Records/Remote Control Records)

Genesis OwusuGTFO(Ourness)

Julia JacklinPRE PLEASURE(Liberation Records/Mushroom Group)


Best Rock Album

Amyl and The SniffersComfort To Me(Virgin Music Australia)

Ball Park MusicWeirder & Weirder(Prawn Records/Inertia Music)

Gang Of YouthsAngel in Realtime.(Mosy Recordings/Sony Music)

King StingrayKing Stingray(Cooking Vinyl/The Orchard)

Spacey JaneHere Comes Everybody(AWAL Recordings)


Best Adult Contemporary Album

Alex the AstronautHow To Grow A Sunflower Underwater(Warner Music Australia)

Julia JacklinPRE PLEASURE(Liberation Records/Mushroom Group)

Missy HigginsTotal Control(Eleven: A Music Company / Universal Music Australia)

Vance JoyIn Our Own Sweet Time(Liberation Records/Mushroom Group)

Vika & LindaThe Wait(Bloodlines/Mushroom Group)


Best Country Album

Adam BrandAll Or Nothing(ABC Music)

Amber LawrenceLiving for the Highlights(ABC Music)

Andy GolledgeStrength of a Queen(I OH YOU/Mushroom)

Casey BarnesLight It Up(Casey Barnes Entertainment/ Chugg Music)

Georgia State LineIn Colour(Cheatin Heart Records/Virgin Music Australia)


Best Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Album

Dune RatsReal Rare Whale(BMG/ADA)

NorthlaneObsidian(Believe/Rocket)

ShihadOld Gods(Warner Music NZ)

The ChatsGet Fucked(Bargain Bin Records / The Chats via Ingrooves)

ThornhillHeroine(UNFD/The Orchard)


Best Blues & Roots Album

Charlie CollinsUndone(Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

The BamboosHard Up(BMG/ADA)

The Teskey Brothers with Orchestra VictoriaLive At Hamer Hall(Ivy League Records/Mushroom Group)

ThornbirdThornbird(Thornbird/MGM)

William CrightonWater and Dust(ABC Music)


Best Children's Album

Benny TimeBenny and Friends(Independent)

Teeny Tiny SteviesHow To Be Creative(ABC Music)

The BeaniesLet's Go!(ABC Music)

The WigglesReWiggled(ABC Music)

Van-Anh NguyenThe Princess And The Piano(Universal Music Australia)


PUBLIC VOTED AWARDS


Best Video presented by YouTube 

Apple Crumble– Lime Cordiale, Joe Neathway (Chugg Music)
Blak Matriarchy– Barkaa, Selina Miles (Bad Apples Music/Island Records Australia)

Down Under (ft. Colin Hay)– Luude, Peter Hume (Sweat It Out / Warner)

Every Side Of You– Vance Joy, William Bleakley (Liberation Records/Mushroom Group)

GTFO– Genesis Owusu, Uncle Friendly (Rhett Wade-Ferrell) (Ourness)

Hertz– Amyl and The Sniffers, John Angus Stewart (Virgin Music Australia)

I Don't Wanna Leave– RÜFÜS DU SOL, Katzki (Rose Avenue Records/Warner Music)

Lydia Wears A Cross– Julia Jacklin (Liberation Records/Mushroom Group)

Say Nothing (feat. MAY-A)– Flume (Future Classic)

Wish You Well(feat. Bernard Fanning)– Baker Boy, Macario De Souza (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)


Best Australian Live Act presented by Heaps Normal

Amy SharkSee U Somewhere Australia Tour 2022 (Wonderlick Recording Company)

Amyl and The Sniffers– Comfort To Me Tour 2022 (Virgin Music Australia)

Baker BoyGela Tour (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

BudjerahThe Conversations Australian Tour (Warner Music Australia)

Gang Of Youths–Angel in Realtime. (Mosy Recordings/Sony Music)

Genesis Owusu– Genesis Owusu & The Black Dog Band (Ourness)

Midnight Oil– RESIST. THE FINAL TOUR. 2022 (Sony Music)

The Kid LAROI– End Of The World Tour (Columbia/Sony Music)

The Wiggles– The OG Wiggles Reunion / Fruit Salad TV Big Show Tour (ABC Music)

Thelma Plum– The Meanjin Tour (Warner Music Australia)


Song of the Year presented by YouTube

Clinton Kane– I Guess I'm In Love(Columbia/Sony Music)

Dean LewisHurtless(Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

FlumeSay Nothing(feat. MAY-A) (Future Classic)

JojiGlimpse Of Us(88rising/Warner Records)

Jolyon Petch feat. ReiganDreams(TMRW)

LuudeDown Under(ft. Colin Hay) (Sweat It Out/Warner)

RÜFÜS DU SOLOn My Knees(Rose Avenue Records/Warner Music)

The Kid LAROIThousand Miles(Columbia/Sony Music)

Tones And ICloudy Day(Bad Batch Records/Sony Music)

Vance JoyClarity(Liberation Records/Mushroom Group)


Most Popular International Artist

ABBAVoyage(Universal Music Group/Polar Music International)

Adele30(Columbia/Sony Music)
Billie EilishHappier Than Ever(Darkroom/Interscope Records/Universal Music Group)

DrakeCertified Lover Boy(OVO/Republic/Universal Music Group)

Ed Sheeran=(Atlantic Records/Warner Music)

Harry StylesHarry's House(Columbia/Sony Music)

Jack HarlowCome Home The Kids Miss You(Atlantic Records/Warner Music)

Lil Nas XMontero(Columbia/Sony Music)

Post MaloneTwelve Carat Toothache(Mercury/Republic/Universal Music Group)

Taylor SwiftRed (Taylor's Version)(Republic/Universal Music Group)


Telstra ARIA Music Teacher Award

David Collins-White– Haberfield Public School, Haberfield, Eora Nation, NSW

Jane Nicholas– Willandra Primary School, Seville Grove, Noongar Land, WA

Kath Dunn– Wollondilly Public School, Goulburn, Gundungurra Land, NSW

Matt Orchard– Apollo Bay P-12 College, Apollo Bay, Gadubanud Territory, VIC


ARTISAN AWARDS


Best Cover Art

Adnatefor Baker Boy –Gela(Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Giulia Giannini McGauranfor Alex the Astronaut –How To Grow A Sunflower Underwater(Warner Music Australia)

Jonathan Zawadafor Flume –Palaces(Future Classic)

Kayla Flett,Gabi Coulthurst&Dimathaya Burarrwangafor King Stingray –King Stingray(Cooking Vinyl Australia/The Orchard)

Seshanka Samarajiwa,Zain Ayub&Tasman Keithfor Tasman Keith –A Colour Undone(AWAL Recordings Ltd)


Mix Engineer - Best Mixed Album


CassianforRÜFÜS DU SOLSurrender(Rose Avenue Records/Warner Music)

Dann Hume&Eric J DubowskyforBudjerahConversations(Warner Music Australia)

Eric J DubowskyforFlumePalaces(Future Classic)

Paul McKercherforBall Park MusicWeirder & Weirder(Prawn Records/Inertia Music)

Pip Norman,Andrei Eremin&Dave HammerforBaker Boy– Gela(Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)



Producer - Best Produced Album presented byNeumann

Amyl and the Sniffers&Dan LuscombeforAmyl and The SniffersComfort To Me(Virgin Music Australia)

Courtney Barnett&Stella MozgawaforCourtney BarnettThings Take Time, Take Time(Milk! Records/Remote Control Records)

FlumePalaces(Future Classic)

Pip Norman,Rob Amoruso,Morgan Jones, Carl Dimataga,Willie Tafa&Jerome FarahforBaker BoyGela(Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

RÜFÜS DU SOLSurrender(Rose Avenue Records/Warner Music)


FINE ARTS AWARD


Best Classical Album

Amy Dickson,Colin Currie,Lothar Koenigs,Yvonne Kenny,David Zinman,Sydney Symphony Orchestra,Markus Stenz&Melbourne Symphony OrchestraRoss Edwards: Frog and Star Cycle / Symphonies 2 & 3(ABC Classic)

Lachlan SkipworthChamber Works, Vol. 2(Cygnus Arioso)

Luke HowardAll of Us(Mercury KX/Universal Music Australia)

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Sir Andrew DavisThe Enchanted Loom: Orchestral works By Carl Vine(ABC Classic)

Tamara-Anna Cislowska& Guests –Duet(ABC Classic)


Best Jazz Album

Barney McAll– Precious Energy (Extra Celestial Arts)

Mike Nock,Hamish Stuart,Julien Wilson&Jonathan ZwartzAnother Dance(Lionsharecords/The Planet Company)

MildlifeLive From South Channel Island([PIAS] Australia/Inertia Music)

Sam AnningOaatchapai(Earshift Music/The Planet Company)

SpringtimeSpringtime(Virgin Music Australia)


Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album

Australian Chamber Orchestra&Richard TognettiRiver(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (ABC Classic)

Brett AplinNo Mercy, No Remorse(Original Score) (Independent)

In Hearts WakeGreen Is The New Black(UNFD/The Orchard)

Maria Alfonsine with Itunu PepperAkoni(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (MADBS Composing Palace)

Matteo ZingalesA Fire Inside(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (ABC Music)


Best World Music Album

Australian Art Orchestra,Daniel Wilfred,Sunny Kim,Peter Knight&Aviva EndeanHand to Earth(AAO Recordings/The Planet Company)

Joseph Tawadros with William BartonHistory Has A Heartbeat(Independent/The Planet Company)

Mista SavonaHavana Meets Kingston Part 2(ABC Music)

ParvynSa(Parvyn Music/Gaga Digi)

William Barton & Véronique SerretHeartland(ABC Classic)