2011 Aria Awards Nominations Announced

With just over six weeks until the 25th Anniversary ARIA Awards, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) today announced the Nominees in all categories along with the details of the 2011 ARIA Awards to be staged at Allphones Arena, Sydney Olympic Park, on Sunday, 27 November, 2011.

Also announced today were the winners in four ARIA ARTISAN AWARD categories, four ARIA FINE ARTS categories and BEST MUSIC DVD – the first of many artists to be acknowledged by their peers for their creative contributions over the preceding 12 months.

This year’s nominations are an exciting mix of both new and established artists and set the scene for what will be a milestone celebration of 25 years of Australian music history. After a one year absence, the HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE and HIGHEST SELLING ALBUM categories make a welcome return as well as BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST – SINGLE and BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST – ALBUM (which were merged last year into one Breakthrough Artist category).

In what is sure to once again be a hit among music lovers, Australian fans are given the opportunity to vote in three categories – MOST POPULAR AUSTRALIAN ARTIST, MOST POPULAR INTERNATIONAL ARTIST and MOST POPULAR AUSTRALIAN LIVE ARTIST, brought to you by HP and Intel, with voting details for these categories set out below.

The impressive list of nominees this year includes ADALITA (who is also nominated for four Awards, and is performing at tonight’s Jagermeister Independent Music Awards), ADAM HILLS, ALLAN BROWNE, MARC HANNAFORD and SAM ANNING; ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI, BACKSLIDERS, BAG RAIDERS, BLUE KING BROWN, BUDDY GOODE, CLARE BOWDITCH, COERCE, COLIN HAY, COSMIC PSYCHOS, DAMIEN LEITH, DAVID MICHOD/FLOOD PROJECTS, DIRTGIRLWORLD, DREAM ON DREAMER, FLOATINGME, FRONT END LOADER, GARETH LIDDIARD, GUY FRANKLIN, HAMISH & ANDY, HE WILL HAVE HIS WAY – VARIOUS ARTISTS, HI-5, HOLLY THROSBY, ILLY, JASMINE RAE, JEBEDIAH, JED KURZEL, JOSH THOMAS, JUSTICE CREW, KEN DONE, KOOLISM, LITTLE RED, MARK SEYMOUR AND THE UNDERTOW, MARY POPPINS AUSTRALIAN CAST RECORDING, MIAMI HORROR, PAPA VS PRETTY, PHRASE, PLAY SCHOOL, PNAU (also nominated for two Awards in tonight’s Jagermeister Independent Music Awards), POWDERFINGER, ROCKWIZ, SEEKER LOVER KEEPER, SHANE NICHOLSON, STAN WALKER, THE AUDREYS, THE MIDDLE EAST, THE PANICS, THE POTBELLEEZ, THE WAIFS, THE WIGGLES, TIM MINCHIN, TRIPLE J – VARIOUS, TROY CASSAR-DALEY, VENTS and ZOE BADWI.

Australian music fans will be given the opportunity to determine who will take home these PUBLICLY VOTED ARIA AWARDS brought to you by HP and Intel. The winners of these three Awards, as determined by Australian music fans, will be announced during the 2011 ARIA Awards on Sunday, 27 November.

Fans can now go to www.ariaawards.com.au/hpmostpopular and cast their vote to determine the Most Popular Voted ARIA Awards across all three categories. Fans can also vote from www.facebook.com/aria.official or www.facebook.com/Hpaustralia

HP Australia will also be giving you the chance to vote in person at the following locations and win a trip to the ARIA Awards as the official HP Blogger:

13 to 16 October: Chadstone, Melbourne
20 to 23 October: Chadstone, Melbourne
27 to 30 October: Castle Towers, Sydney
3 to 6 November: Chatswood Chase, Sydney
10 to 13 November: Broadway, Sydney
17 to 20 November: Broadway, Sydney

2011 ARIA Awards – Sunday, 27 November, 2011 – Allphones Arena -Sydney Olympic Park

2.00pm – 4.00pm – Red Carpet arrivals
4.30pm – 8.30pm – ARIA Awards

GENERAL PUBLIC TICKETS go on sale at 9.00am on Monday, 17 October, 2011, from Ticketek – www.ticketek.com.au or phone 132 849
Ticket Price – $75.00