Gang Of Youths, AB Original, Amy Shark and Paul Kelly were the toast of the town last night at the ARIA Awards, claiming most of the major awards between them. Lorde provided one of many performance highlights on the night, singing two tracks, Liability and Green Light from her Grammy Award nominated album Melodrama. Daryl Braithwaite was his usual humble self in accepting his Hall of Fame recognition, before Vera Blue and Guy Sebastian joined him on stage to sing his monster hit The Horses. One of the most deserving winners on the night was Renee McCarthy of Woodcroft College, Morphett Vale SA, who won the inaugural Music Teacher of the Year award. Paul Kelly was joined by habitual award winner AB Original, Dan Sultan and Short Black Opera for a stirring Dumb Things. UK pop star Harry Styles, sans boy band played a tune called Kiwi, and in a fitting tribute to the recently passed George and Malcolm Young, Jimmy Barnes led a rockin’ band featuring Diesel and Davey Lane in a spirited version of AC/DC’s High Voltage to wrap up the night.
HERE’S A LIST OF WINNERS
Album Of The Year
Gang Of Youths – Go Farther In Lightness
Best Male Artist
Paul Kelly
Best Female Artist
Sia
Best Dance Release
Pnau – ‘Chameleon’
Best Group
Gang Of Youths
Breakthrough Artist
Amy Shark
Best Pop Release
Amy Shark – Night Thinker
Best Urban Album
A.B. Original – Reclaim Australia
Best Independent Release
A.B. Original – Reclaim Australia
Best Rock Album
Gang Of Youths – Go Farther In Lightness
Best Adult Contemporary Album
Paul Kelly – Life Is Fine
Best Country Album
Kasey Chambers -Dragonfly
Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album
Northlane – Mesmer
Best Blues & Roots Album
All Our Exes Live In Texas -When We Fall
Best Children’s Album
Jimmy Barnes – Och Aye the G’Nu!
Best Video
Bliss N Eso – ‘Moments (feat. Gavin James)’
Best Australian Live Act
Illy
Song Of The Year
Peking Duk- ‘Stranger (feat. Elliphant)’
Best International Artist
Harry Styles
Music Teacher of the Year
Renee McCarthy (Woodcroft College, Morphett Vale SA)
ARTISAN AWARDS
Producer Of The Year
Gang Of Youths and Adrian Breakspear – Gang Of Youths’ Go Farther In Lightness
Engineer Of The Year
Steven Schram – Paul Kelly’s Life Is Fine
Best Cover Art
Peter Salmon-Lomas – Paul Kelly’s Life Is Fine
ARIA FINE ARTS AWARDS
Best Classical Album
Slava Grigoryan – Bach: Cello Suites Volume I
Best Jazz Album
James Morrison, BBC Concert Orchestra, Keith Lockhart, Harry Morrison & William Morrison -The Great American Songbook
Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album
Nigel Westlake & Sydney Symphony Orchestra, with Joseph Tawadros, Slava Grigoryan & Lior -Ali’s Wedding
Best World Music Album
Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp – Songs of the Latin Skies
Best Comedy Release
John Clarke – Clarke’s Classics