ARIA have announced the 2012 nominees who will compete to reign supreme in one of 20 categories. Also announced are this years winners of the fine arts and artisan awards.
For those that don't want to read the extensive list of nominees, here's a little breakdown. That loveable, cheeky son of gun (my tongue is in my cheek) 360 dominates the nominations for 2012. Six categories bear his name, ALBUM OF THE YEAR, BEST URBAN ALBUM BEST AUSTRALIAN LIVE ACT, BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST - RELEASE and BEST MALE ARTIST. His collaboration with GOSSLING, Boys Like You, is one of ten nominees up for SONG OF THE YEAR.
Gotye is up for five nominations including, ALBUM OF THE YEAR, BEST POP RELEASE for Making Mirrors, BEST AUSTRALIAN LIVE ACT and BEST MALE ARTIST. His Dad, Frank De Backer has won BEST COVER ART alongside Wally for their work on Making Mirrors. Another star of the Gotye machine, the genius Francois Tetaz has very deservedly won ENGINEER OF THE YEAR for Making Mirrors.
Thats my wrap for further information checkout the list below.
Album of the Year 360 - Falling & Flying (Soulmate/EMI) Gotye - Making Mirrors (Samples 'n' Seconds Records / Eleven: A Music Company/Universal Music Australia) Missy Higgins - The Ol' Razzle Dazze (Eleven: A Music Company / Universal Music Australia) The Jezabels - Prisoner (The Jezabels / MGM) The Temper Trap - The Temper Trap (Liberation Music)
Best Male Artist 360 - Falling & Flying (Soulmate / EMI) Angus Stone - Broken Brights (Capitol / EMI) Gotye - Making Mirrors (Samples 'n' Seconds Records / Eleven: A Music Company/Universal Music Australia) Guy Sebastian - Battle Scars (Sony Music) Keith Urban - For You (Capitol / EMI) Matt Corby - Into The Flame (Mercury / UMA)
Best Female Artist Jessica Mauboy - Gotcha (Sony Music) Kimbra - Vows (Warner Music Australia) Lanie Lane - To The Horse (Ivy League Records) Missy Higgins - The Ol' Razzle Dazzle (Eleven: A Music Company / Universal Music Australia) Washington - Insomnia (Mercury / UMA)
Best Group Boy & Bear - Big Man (Island/UMA) Cold Chisel - No Plans (Warner Music Australia) Hilltop Hoods - Drinking From The Sun (Island/UMA) The Jezabels - Prisoner (The Jezabels / MGM) The Temper Trap - The Temper Trap (Liberation Music)
Breakthrough Artist - Release 360 - Falling & Flying (Soulmate / EMI) Alpine - A Is For Alpine (Ivy League Records) Lanie Lane - To The Horses (Ivy League Records) Matt Corby - Brother (Mercury / UMA) San Cisco - Awkward (Island City Records / MGM)
Best Independent Release Dappled Cities - Lake Air (Hub The Label / Inertia) Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp - Songs of the Southern Skies (Kin Music) San Cisco - Awkward (Island City Records / MGM) The Bamboos - Medicine Man (Inertia Recordings) The Jezabels - Prisoner (The Jezabels / MGM)
Best Adult Contemporary Album Darren Hayes - Secret Codes And Battleships (Mercury / UMA) Husky - Forever So (Liberation Music) Josh Pyke - Only Sparrows (Ivy League Records) Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp - Songs of the Southern Skies (Kin Music) Missy Higgins - The Ol' Razzle Dazzle (Eleven: A Music Company / Universal Music Australia)
Best Blues & Roots Album Angus Stone - Broken Brights (Capitol / EMI) Jeff Lang - Carried In Mind (ABC Music) Lanie Lane - To The Horses (Ivy League Records) Mia Dyson - The Moment (Black Door Records / MGM) Paul Green & The Other Colours - Behind The Stars (ABC Music)
Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album Buried In Verona - Notorious (UNFD / Warner) DZ Deathrays - Bloodstreams (I OH YOU/Illusive Sounds) Frenzal Rhomb - Smoko at the Pet Food Factory (How much did I fucking pay for this records?) House Vs Hurricane - Crooked Teeth (UNFD / Warner) Sleepmakeswaves - ...and so we destroyed everything (Birds Robe Records / GREEN)
Best Pop Release Gotye - Making Mirrors (Samples 'n' Seconds Records / Eleven: A Music Company/Universal Music Australia) Guy Sebastian - Battle Scars (Sony Music) Jessica Mauboy - Gotcha (Sony Music) Kimbra - Vows (Warner Music Australia) San Cisco - Awkward (Island City Records / MGM)
Best Rock Album Children Collide - Monument (UMA) Cold Chisel - No Plans (Warner Music Australia) Oh Mercy - Deep Heat (EMI) The Jezabels - Prisoner (The Jezabels / MGM) The Temper Trap - The Temper Trap (Liberation Music)
Best Urban Album 360 - Falling & Flying (Soulmate / EMI) Hilltop Hoods - Drinking From The Sun (Golden Era/Island/UMA) Katalyst - Deep Impressions (Invada / Remote Control Records) The Bamboos - Medicine Man (Inertia Recordings) The Herd - Future Shade (Elefant Traks / Inertia)
Best Children's Album Bananas In Pyjamas - Playtime (ABC Music) dirtgirlworld - dirtgirl rocks the planet (kidindy) Hi-5 - Sing It Loud (Sony Music) Rhys Muldoon - I'm Not Singing (ABC Music) The Wiggles - Surfer Jeff (ABC Music)
Best Comedy Release Anthony Salame - Is This thing On? (Punchline Comedy) Arj Barker - Joy Harvest (Punchline Comedy) Buddy Goode - Unappropriate (ABC Music) Sammy J - Skinny Man, Modern World (Words And Music Entertainment/Buxstock) The Beards - Having A Beard Is The New Not Having A Beard (MGM)
Best Country Album Beccy Cole - Songs and Pictures (Sony Music) Catherine Britt - Always Never Enough (ABC Music) McAlister Kemp - Country Proud (ABC Music) The McClymonts - Two Worlds Collide (UMA) Troy Cassar-Daley - Home (Liberation Music)
Best Dance Release Havana Brown - When The Lights Go Out (Island/UMA) Hermitude - Hyperparadise (Elefant Traks / Inertia) Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl feat. Georgi Kay - In My Mind (Neon Records) Knife Party - Rage Valley (Earstorm / Neon Records / Warner Music Australia) Sneaky Sound System - From Here To Anywhere (Modular Recordings
2012 ARIA AWARD PUBLIC VOTED NOMINEES
ARIA Song of the Year 360 feat. Gossling - Boys Like You (EMI) Delta Goodrem - Sitting On Top Of The World (Sony Music) Guy Sebastian - Don't Worry Be Happy (Sony Music) Hilltop Hoods Featuring Sia - I Love It (Universal Music Australia) Jessica Mauboy & Stan Walker - Galaxy (Sony Music) Justice Crew - Boom Boom (Sony Music) Matt Corby - Brother (Universal Music Australia) Reece Mastin - Good Night (Sony Music) Ricki-Lee - Do It Like That (EMI) Timomatic - Set It Off (Sony Music)
Best International Artist Adele (XL/NE) Bruno Mars (ATL/WAR) Coldplay (CAP/EMI) David Guetta (VIR/EMI) Ed Sheeran (WAR) Florence + the Machine (ISL/UMA) LMFAO (INR/UMA) Michael Buble (RFS/WAR) One Direction (SYCO/SME) The Black Keys (NONE/WAR)
Best Australian Live Act 360 (Soulmate / EMI) Cold Chisel (Warner Music Australia) Dirty Three (Anchor & Hope/ Remote Control Records) Gotye (Samples 'n' Seconds Records / Eleven: A Music Company / Universal Music Australia) Hilltop Hoods (Golden Era / Island / UMA) Hoodoo Gurus (Sony Music) Kate Miller-Heidke (Sony Music) The Bamboos (Inertia Recordings) The Jezabels - Prisoner (The Jezabels / MGM) The Living End (Dew Process/Universal Music Australia)
Best Video 360, Boys Like you (Soulmate / EMI) Luci Schroder - Alpine - Hands (Ivy League Rcords) Animal Logic - Hilltop Hoods, I Love It (Golden Era/Island/UMA) Brent "Quincy" Buchanan - The Grindhouse - Jackson Firebird, Cock Rockin' (Warner Music Australia) Emma Tomelty - Hermitude, Speak Of The Devil (from the album "Heperparadise") (Elefant Traks / Inertia) Darcy Prendergast - Kate Miller-Heidke - Kate Miller-Heidke - I'll Change Your Mind (Sony Music) Josh Logue - Lanie Lane - Oh Well, That's What You Get Falling In Love With a Cowboy (Ivy League Records) Natasha Pincus- Missy Higgins - Everyone's Waiting (Eleven: A Music Company / Universl Music Australia) Sam Bennetts - Bluejuice, Act Yr Age (Dew Process / Universal Music Australia) Josh Logue -The Rubens - My Gun (Ivy League Records)
2012 ARIA FINE ARTS AWARD NOMINEES - WINNERS IN BOLD
Best Classical Album Jose Carbo with Slava & Leonard Grigoryan - My Latin Heart (ABC Classics) Orchestra of the Antipodes - Bach: Brandenburg Concertos (ABC Classics) Sally Whitwell - The Good, The Bad and The Awkward (ABC Classics) Sydney Symphony, Vladimir Ashkenazy - Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius (Decca/ABC Classics) William Barton - Kalkadungu (ABC Classics)
Best Jazz Album Barney McAll - Graft (Jazzhead/MGM Distributon) Grace Knight - Keep Cool Fool (ABC Music) James Morrison - Snappy Too (Morrison Records) McGann - Wending (Rufus/Universal Music) Sarah McKenzie - Close Your Eyes (ABC Music) Steven Rossitto - Night & Day (ABC Music)
Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album Jane Rutter - An Australian In Paris (ABC Classics) Jon English & The Original Cast of The Rock Show - The Rock Show (Ambition / EMI) Rockwiz - Rockwiz Christmas Album (Liberation Music) triple j - Straight To You: triple j's Tribute To Nick Cave (ABC Music) Various Artists - The Sapphires - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Sony Music)
Best World Music Album Dead Can Dance - Anastasis (Liberation Music) Joseph Tawadros - Concerts of the Greater Sea (ABC Classics) Nicky Bomba's Bustamento - Intrepid Adventures To The Lost Riddim Island (Vitamin Records / Transmitter Records) Sarah Calderwood - As Night Falls (ABC Music) Warren H Williams & The Warumungu Songmen - Winanjjara: The Song Peoples Sessions (ABC Music)
2012 ARIA ARTISAN AWARD NOMINEES - WINNERS IN BOLD
Best Cover Art Christopher Doyle - The Jezabels 'Prisoner' (The Jezabels / MGM) Debaser - 360, Falling & Flying (Soulmate / EMI) Frank De Backer (Artwork & Handwriting) & Wally De Backer- Making Mirrors (Samples 'n' Seconds Records / Eleven: A Music Company / Universal Music Australia) Rennie Ellis - Oh Mercy, Deep Heat (EMI)
Engineer of the Year Francois Tetaz for Gotye - Making Mirrors (Samples 'n' Seconds Records / Eleven: A Music Company / Universal Music Australia) Lachlan Mitchell - The Jezabels 'Prisoner' (The Jezabels / MGM) Matt Fell - Tim Freedman, Australian Idel (Sony Music) Scott Horscroft & Phillip Threlfall - 360, Falling & Flying (Soulmate / EMI) Wayne Connolly - Josh Pyke, Only Sparrows (Ivy League Records)
Producer of the Year Chong Lim - Sarah McKenzie Close Your Eyes (ABC Music) Lachlan Mitchell -The Jezabels 'Prisoner' (The Jezabels/MGM) Lanie Lane - Lanie Lane To The Horses (Ivy League Records) Styalz Fuego - 360, Falling & Flying (Soulmate / EMI) Virginia Read - Sally Whitwell, The Good The Bad and The Awkward (ABC Classics)
The ARIA Awards will be held on November 29th at Sydney Entertainment Centre.
