ARIA Awards

With seven chances, Genesis Owusu leads the pack heading into the 2023 ARIA Awards, set for Nov. 17 at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion.

There is now an additional step in determining who takes home the industry-voted ARIA Awards.

A number of categories are expanded to allow more Aussie artists to submit for nominations and "help shine a greater light on local artists."

A panel of respected Australian industry figures gathered for a wide-ranging discussion on the eligibility criteria for the 2023 ARIA Awards.

Baker Boy, aka Danzal Baker, the one-time young Australian of the year, was the undisputed hero of the night with five pointed trophies.

ARIA has introduced a new award in a bid to encourage more big brands and creative agencies to use Aussie music in their ad campaigns.

The HoF, once a standalone event which was later absorbed into the ARIAs, will be missing from the agenda for the second consecutive year.

When the ARIA board made its decision, and the call came “it was a complete shock to me,” Waller recounts in Fear at the Top.

Any number of ARIAs would cap a remarkable year for Rüfüs Du Sol, the Sydney electronic trio of Jon George, James Hunt and Tyrone Lindqvist.

TMN caught up with co-founders Andy Van Dorsselaer and John Course for a trip down memory lane and to chart the big moments in Vicious.