International pop star Troye Sivan and Canberra-born rapper Genesis Owusu were the big winners at the 2023 ARIA Awards.
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Stars of the Australian music industry converged at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion for the awards evening on November 15.
With four wins including Best Solo Artist and Song of the Year for his hit Rush, Sivan topped off a successful week which started with two Grammy Award nominations.
Owusu won three ARIAs including Album of the Year with STRUGGLER, after leading the field with seven nominations.
Accepting the award in a live video from London where he is touring, the Ghanaian-Australian singer called for a ceasefire in Gaza and told the audience to "pay attention to what is happening in the world".
Meanwhile Kylie Minogue took home her first ARIA since 2002, winning Best Pop Release with her hit Padam Padam.
A Most Popular International Artist win for Taylor Swift cemented Australia's love for the megastar ahead of her February 2024 tour down under.
Full list 2023 ARIA Awards winners
Album of the Year
- DMA'S - How Many Dreams?
- G Flip - DRUMMER
- Genesis Owusu - STRUGGLER (winner)
- Matt Corby - Everything's Fine
- The Teskey Brothers - The Winding Way
Best Solo Artist
- Budjerah
- Dan Sultan
- Dom Dolla
- G Flip
- Genesis Owusu
- Jen Cloher
- Kylie Minogue
- Meg Mac
- The Kid LAROI
- Troye Sivan (winner)
Best Group presented by Stan
- Cub Sport
- DMA'S (winner)
- King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
- Parkway Drive
- The Teskey Brothers
Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist
- Charley
- grentperez
- Pacific Avenue
- Royal Otis
- Teenage Dads (winner)
Best Pop Release
- Amy Shark - Can I Shower At Yours
- Budjerah - Therapy
- Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam (winner)
- Peach PRC - Perfect For You
- Troye Sivan - Rush
Best Dance / Electronic Release
- FISHER & Aatig - Take It Off
- Golden Features - Sisyphus
- Lastlings - Perfect World
- MK and Dom Dolla - Rhyme Dust (winner)
- PNAU and Troye Sivan - You Know What I Need
Best Hip Hop / Rap Release
- Genesis Owusu - STRUGGLER (winner)
- KAHUKX - NOTHING TO SOMETHING
- Kerser - A Gift & A Kers
- ONEFOUR Feat. CG - Comma's
- TKay Maidza and Flume - Silent Assassin
Best Soul / R&B Release
- Chanel Loren - Rollin'
- Forest Claudette - Mess Around (feat. EARTHGANG) (winner)
- Jade Weazel - Skin
- KYE - Ribena
- PANIA - P STANDS 4 PLAYA
Best Independent Release presented by PPCA
- Cub Sport - Jesus At The Gay Bar
- Dan Sultan - Dan Sultan
- G Flip - DRUMMER
- Genesis Owusu - STRUGGLER (winner)
- Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam
Best Rock Album
- Bad//Dreems - Hoo Ha!
- DMA'S - How Many Dreams?
- G Flip - DRUMMER
- King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushroom and Lava (winner)
- Pacific Avenue - Flowers
Best Adult Contemporary Album
- Alex Lahey - The Answer Is Always Yes
- Dan Sultan - Dan Sultan (winner)
- Kate Ceberano - My Life Is A Symphony
- Mo'Ju - ORO, PLATA, MATA
- Tina Arena - Love Saves
Best Country Album
- Brad Cox - Acres
- Brooke McClymont and Adam Eckersley - Up, Down & Sideways
- Fanny Lumsden - Hey Dawn (winner)
- Henry Wagons - South Of Everywhere
- The Wolfe Brothers - Livin' The Dream
Best Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Album
- DZ Deathrays - R.I.F.F
- King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth...
- Parkway Drive - Darker Still (winner)
- The Amity Affliction - Not Without My Ghosts
- These New South Whales - TNSW
Best Blues & Roots Album
- Cash Savage and The Last Drinks - So This Is Love
- Katie Wighton - The End
- The Bamboos - Live At Hamer Hall With The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- The Teskey Brothers - The Winding Way (winner)
- Ziggy Alberts - DANCING IN THE DARK
Best Children's Album
- Emma Memma - Emma Memma (winner)
- Peter Combe - Planet Earth 3rd From The Sun
- Play School - Very Jazzy Street Party
- The Wiggles - Ready, Steady, Wiggle!
- Whistle & Trick - Bananas And Other Delicious Things
PUBLIC VOTED AWARDS
Best Video presented by YouTube
- Can I Shower At Yours - Amy Shark, Mitch Green
- Everybody's Saying Thursday's The Weekend - DMA'S, Joel Burrows
- Gila Monster - King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Spod
- Give You Love - Jessica Mauboy (feat. Jason Derulo), Rowena Rasmussen; Joel Rasmussen
- Good Enough - G Flip, Kyle Caulfield (winner)
- LOLA - MAY-A, Murli Dhir
- Lookin' Out - King Stingray, Sam Brumby
- Manic Dream Pixie - Peaches PRC, Kyle Caulfield
- Stay Blessed - Genesis Owusu, Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore
- Therapy - Budjerah, Murli Dhir, Made In Katana Studios
Best Australian Live Act
- Baker Boy - Regional Vic Tour
- Brad Cox - ACRES TOUR
- Budjerah - Budjerah Australian Tour
- DMA'S - DMA'S Live at Falls Festival
- Dom Dolla - Dom Dolla Australian Summer Festival Tour
- G Flip - DRUMMER Australian Tour (winner)
- Julia Jacklin - PRE PLEASURE TOUR
- King Stingray - That's Where I Wanna Be Tour
- RFS DU SOL - RFS DU SOL AUSTRALIAN 2022 TOUR
- Tame Impala - Slow Rush Tour
Song of the Year presented by YouTube
- Budjerah - Therapy
- Day1 feat. KAHUKX - MBAPPÉ
- Dean Lewis - How Do I Say Goodbye
- Joji - Die For You
- Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam
- Luude and Mattafix - Big City Life
- MK and Dom Dolla - Rhyme Dust
- R3hab and Amy Shark - Sway My Way
- The Kid LAROI - Love Again
- Troye Sivan - Rush (winner)
Most Popular International Artist
- Beyonce - Renaissance
- Drake and 21 Savage - Her Loss
- Ed Sheeran -
- Luke Combs - Gettin' Old
- Metro Boomin - Heroes & Villains
- Morgan Wallen - One Thing At A Time
- Nicki Minaj - Queens Radio
- P!NK - Trustfall
- SZA - SOS
- Taylor Swift - Midnights (winner)
Telstra ARIA Music Teacher Award
- Hank Lewerissa - Upper Coomera State College, Yugambeh Country, Gold Coast, QLD
- Jessie Copeman - Ainslie School, Ngunnawal Country, Canberra, ACT
- Peter Earl - The Music Guy, Dharug and Gundungurra Country, Blue Mountains, NSW
- Sue Lowry - Southport Special School, Yugambeh Country, Gold Coast, QLD (winner)
ARTISAN AWARDS
Best Cover Art
- Connor Dewhurst for Brad Cox - ACRES (Sony Music)
- Harry Allen - Studio Balcony for Private Function - 370HSSV 0773H (Still on Top Records)
- Jeremy Koren (Grey Ghost) - Everything Was Green - Forest Claudette (Sony Music) (winner)
- Peach PRC, Billy Zammit for Manic Dream Pixie - Peach PRC (Republic Records & Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
- Sam Netterfiled, Mia Rankin - Jesus At The Gay Bar - Cub Sport (BLVE/RKT)
Engineer - Best Engineered Release
- Dann Hume, Chris Collins, Matt Corby for Matt Corby - Everything's Fine (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
- Dom Dolla for Dom Dolla - Eat Your Man (Three Six Zero/Sony Music)
- Eric J Dobowsky, Sam Teskey, Wayne Connelly for The Teskey Brothers - The Winding Way (Ivy League Records/Mushroom Group)
- Simon Cohen, Dave Hammer for Genesis Owusu - STRUGGLER (OURNESS/AWAL RECORDINGS)
- Styalz Fuego for Troye Sivan - Rush (EMI Music Australia) (winner)
Producer - Best Produced Release presented by Neumann
- Andrew Klippel and Dave Hammer for Genesis Owusu - STRUGGLER (OURNESS/AWAL RECORDINGS)
- Dom Dolla for Dom Dolla - Eat Your Man (Three Six Zero/Sony Music)
- Matt Corby, Chris Collins, Nat Dunn, Alex Henrikssen for Matt Corby - Everything's Fine (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
- M-Phazes for Ruel - 4th Wall (RCA/Sony Music)
- Styalz Fuego for Troye Sivan - Rush (EMI Music Australia) (winner)
FINE ARTS AWARD
Best Classical Album
- Australian Chamber Orchestra/Richard Tognetti - Indies & Idols (ABC Classic/The Orchard) (winner)
- Ensemble Offspring - To Listen, To Sing - Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers (ABC Classic/The Orchard)
- Neil Gaiman and FourPlay String Quartet - Signs Of Life (Instrumental Recordings/Inertia Music)
- Roger Benedict and Simon Tedeschi - Dubussy - Ravel (ABC Classic/The Orchard)
- Various Artists - Genevieve Lacey: Breathing Space (ABC Classic/The Orchard)
Best Jazz Album
- Lance Gurisik - Cull Portal (33 Sides/Inertia Music)
- Mike Nock - Hearing (ABC Jazz/The Orchard)
- Sinj Clarke - The Height Of Love (Inertia Music)
- Surprise Chef - Education & Recreation (Big Crown Records/Inertia Music)
- The Vampires featuring Chris Abrahams - Nightjar (Earshift/Planet) (winner)
Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album presented by Stan
- Brett Aplin and Burkhard Dallwitz - Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Independent)
- Helena Czajka - Unseen Skies (Original Score Soundtrack) (BMG)
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra/Benjamin Northey - Blueback - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack By Nigel Westlake (ABC Classic/The Orchard)
- Sophie Payton (GORDI), Jason Fernandez - RIDE - Music From the Film (ABC Music/The Orchard)
- Various Artists - John Farnham: Finding The Voice (Music From The Feature Documentary) (Wheatley Records/Sony Music) (winner)
Best World Music Album
- Byron Mark - Odyssey (Bug Sonic Records)
- East of West - Moving Home (East of West Music)
- Joseph Tawadros - Those Who Came Before Us (Independent/The Planet Company) (winner)
- Mick Dick - Id of RA (Crusty Dub)
- Songs of Disappearance - Australian Frog Calls (Bowerbird Collective/MGM)
OUR SOUNDTRACK OUR ADS
Best Use of an Australian Recording in an Advertisement (duration of 2 minutes or less)
- Google: Helping You Help Others - 72andSunny, Baker Boy (winner)
- Tourism Australia: Come and Say G'Day - M&C Saatchi Sydney, King Stingray
- Tourism WA: Walking On A Dream - The Brand Agency, Empire Of The Sun
- Wilk Turkey: Music 101 - BRING Agency, Matt Corby
Best Use of an Australian Recording in an Advertisement (over 2 minutes duration)
- Australian Marine Conservation Society: Voice of the Sea - INNOCEAN Australia, John Williamson (winner)
- Sim Sessions: Blessed - Bolster Group, Becca Hatch
- Tourism Australian: G'day Short Film - M&C Saatchi Sydney, King Stingray
- Vodka Cruiser: The Solo Project - BRING Agency, The Veronicas