40-657: Gela Struggler The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards , ARIA Awards , or simply the ARIAs ) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). The event has been held annually since 1987 and encompasses the general genre-specific and popular awards (these are what
80-512: A Triple J interview, stating that he hoped to release an album or EP "by July or even two months after that", adding "if I can't do it this year, I'll have two albums next year." On 4 May 2018, he further teased his debut album, stating he was "currently working on finishing up [his] album. Baker initially intended to release his debut album in mid-2019 and then August, and again in 2020. On 24 March 2021, in an interview with Triple J's Bryce & Ebony , Baker reaffirmed his intention to release
120-441: A debut album. On 16 July, a day after the release of "My Mind", Baker announced that the album would be titled Gela and revealed its release date of 15 October. Gela has been described as highly anticipated. Gela was supported by seven singles. " Cool as Hell " was released on 25 January 2019 as the album's lead single . " Meditjin ", featuring JessB , was released as the second single on 21 November 2019. "Move"
160-527: A lot of media attention and publicity on an artist, and may increase recording sales several-fold, as well as chart significance – in 2005 , for example, after Ben Lee won three awards, his album Awake Is the New Sleep jumped from No. 31 to No. 5 in the ARIA Charts , its highest position. The first five ARIA Awards were not televised, at the very first award ceremony on 2 March 1987 ,
200-453: A lot of media attention and publicity on an artist, and usually increases recording sales several-fold, as well as chart significance – in 2005 , for example, after Ben Lee won three awards, his album Awake Is the New Sleep jumped from No. 31 to No. 5 in the ARIA Charts , its highest position. In October 1995 singer-songwriter Tina Arena became the first woman to win Album of
240-555: A music site, Rocknerd, allowing public votes, before being removed from voting two days later. The 2007 ARIA Awards telecast was marred by controversy after it was revealed by the ABC 's Media Watch programme that Network Ten had used subliminal advertising during the course of the broadcast, which under the Australian Media and Broadcasting rules is illegal. Network Ten disputed the finding; however, their basis for defence
280-465: A talent manager Peter Rix and three record company executives Brian Harris, Peter Ikin and Gil Robert. Rix summarised the outcome, "the industry deserved a peer-voting Awards night and it needed to be sanctioned by" ARIA. Its "primary purpose was to strive for some sort of objective overview of excellence in recording." Rather than the ARIA board pay the entire cost of the event, "we cooked up a scheme whereby
320-592: Is Baker's skin name in Yolngu culture. Gela was supported by seven singles —" Cool as Hell ", " Meditjin ", "Move", "Ride", "My Mind", "Butterflies", and "Survive". At the J Awards of 2021 , the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. At the National Indigenous Music Awards 2022 , the album won Album of the Year. At the 2022 ARIA Music Awards , the album won Album of
360-457: Is a tall triangular pyramid made of solid stainless steel. The 1987–1989 trophies were designed by Philip Mortlock, while the 1990 design was by Mark Denning. The Channel V award which is V-shaped, and silver, or in the case of the award of 2008, red. As from 2005, The Hall of Fame trophy, from the Denning design, was golden coloured metal with ARIA printed in black near the base on two sides, on
400-413: Is it an event staged for the musicians and the people there, or is it for a TV audience?", while Daily Telegraph ' s Kathy McCabe felt the "underlying problem with the past two years' telecasts is they have tried to be all things to all people and do way too much" and advised that ARIA should get "professionals to do the job professionally, give them ample time to rehearse and allow them to protest when
440-441: Is the debut studio album by Indigenous Australian rapper Baker Boy , released on 15 October 2021 through Island Records Australia and Universal Music Australia . Gela features guest appearances from JessB , G Flip , Jerome Farah , Thando , Yirrmal , Lara Andallo, and Uncle Jack Charles , alongside production from former TZU member Pip Norman , Willie Tafa, Carl Dimataga, Morgan Jones and Farah. The album title Gela
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#1732772245094480-408: Is usually being referred to as "the ARIA awards") as well as Fine Arts Awards and Artisan Awards (held separately from 2004 ), Achievement Awards and ARIA Hall of Fame – the latter were held separately from 2005 to 2010 but returned to the general ceremony in 2011 . For 2010, ARIA introduced public voted awards for the first time. Winning, or even being nominated for, an ARIA award results in
520-680: The ARIA Awards would be funded by individual record companies buying tickets for a dinner." Rix and his group approached ARIA board members, Paul Turner (also managing director of WEA) and Brian Smith (BMG's managing director) then-chairperson of ARIA. After several months of arguing for the change, Rix was appointed chair of "a committee to convene the inaugural ARIA Awards". Starting with the first ceremony, on 2 March 1987, ARIA administered its own entirely peer-voted ARIA Music Awards, to "recognise excellence and innovation in all genres of Australian music" with an annual ceremony. Initially included in
560-473: The Association of Australian Record Manufacturers (AARM) which was formed in 1956. It later included smaller record companies representing independent acts/labels and has over 100 members. Australian TV pop music show Countdown presented its own annual awards ceremony, Countdown Music and Video Awards , which were co-produced by Carolyn James (also known as Carolyn Bailey) from 1981 to 1984 and, in
600-536: The Sheraton Wentworth Hotel, Sydney. There were no live performances at the early ARIAs, music for both walk on/walk off was supplied by a nightclub dj, Rick Powell. All subsequent ceremonies were held in Sydney except the 1992 event at World Congress Centre, Melbourne . For 2010 , ARIA introduced public voted awards for the first time. Winning, or even being nominated for, an ARIA award results in
640-634: The Year for Don't Ask (1994) and Song of the Year for " Chains ". Before the ceremony the album had achieved 3× platinum (for shipment of 210,000 copies) and by year's end it was 8× platinum (560,000 copies) and had topped the end of year albums chart . In 1983, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) was established by the six major record companies then operating in Australia, EMI , Festival Records , CBS (now known as Sony Music ), RCA (now known as BMG ), WEA (now known as Warner Music ) and PolyGram (now known as Universal) replacing
680-410: The Year , Best Solo Artist , Best Hip Hop Release/Rap Release , Best Mixed Album and Best Cover Art . At the 2022 Music Victoria Awards , the album won Best Victorian Album. Baker's debut album follows several years of releasing stand-alone singles. On 18 January 2019, Triple J published a piece detailing their most anticipated albums of the year, which featured Baker's forthcoming debut on
720-508: The academy. The only artists eligible to vote are winners and nominees from the previous year's awards. The ARIA Awards are given in four fields: ARIA Awards (for general and genre categories), Fine Arts, Artisan and Public Vote. With the exception of the Public Vote field, all award winners and nominees are determined by either a "voting academy" or a "judging school"; the nominees for the public voted categories are determined by ARIA with
760-451: The category's inception, as from 1988 except 2000 and 2021 (no inductees), ARIA Outstanding Achievement Awards (periodically, first in 1988 ), ARIA Special Achievement Awards (periodically, first awarded in 1989 ), ARIA Lifetime Achievement Awards (periodically, first awarded in 1991 ) and ARIA Icon Awards (first in 2013 ). Originally artists were inducted into the Hall of Fame at
800-913: The ceremony on 26 November 2009, its digital channel, GO! , aired the 2011 ARIA Music Awards on 27 November 2011. In 2023, the ceremony will air live on Stan with a delayed broadcast on Nine Network and YouTube . At the 1988 ceremony a fracas developed between band manager, Gary Morris, accepting awards for Midnight Oil , and former Countdown compere, Ian "Molly" Meldrum , who was presenting. They conflicted over visiting United Kingdom artist, Bryan Ferry , who had also presented an award. Morris objected to Ferry's presence and insulted him, Meldrum defended Ferry and then scuffled with Morris. Also in that year Midnight Oil were nominated for Best Indigenous Record for Diesel and Dust despite having no Indigenous members. Morris objected to that decision by ARIA, "an Indigenous Award should go to an indigenous band." In 1995 electronic music group, Itch-E and Scratch-E , won
840-619: The concept behind the record, which sees Baker Boy coming to terms with the sudden fame he's experienced in the past few years, while still maintaining close ties to his family and community in Arnhem Land ." Andrew McMillen of the Australian praised the album as "impressive and versatile", writing that Baker "balance[d] poppy accessibility with battle-ready fierceness and deeper messages." Other musicians ARIA Hall of Fame Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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#1732772245094880-477: The discretion of the ARIA Board. Genre categories are judged by "voting schools" that consist of 40–100 representatives from that genre. The remaining generalist categories are the "voting academy", which, in 2009, consisted of 1106 representatives from across the music industry. Members of the academy are kept secret. Membership is by invitation only. An individual record company may have up to eight members on
920-520: The fans of Uncanny X-Men, "screeching dismay and derision every time their heroes were denied a prize. Finally, when INXS were announced Best Group and Michael Hutchence walked towards the stage, X-Men fans unfurled a 2-metre banner reading: '@*l! OFF POCK FACE'". After that ceremony ARIA withdrew their support for the Countdown awards. Meanwhile, four music industry representatives had met in Sydney:
960-444: The host, Elton John , advised the industry to keep them off television "if you want these Awards to stay fun". In June of that year Countdown still had its own awards ceremony, which was televised, "so there was no thought of going to TV." The first televised ARIA Awards ceremony occurred in 1992, all subsequent ceremonies were televised. They were broadcast on Network Ten from 2002 to 2008 and returned in 2010. Nine Network aired
1000-688: The inaugural award for "Best Dance Release" for their single, "Sweetness and Light". Band member, Paul Mac thanked Sydney's ecstasy dealers for their help. One of the sponsors of the awards, that year, was the National Drug Offensive. In 2005 Mac explained that he did not expect to win and so had not prepared a speech. His speech was bleeped for the TV broadcast. During the 2004 voting process, former 3RRR radio DJ Cousin Creep (also known as Craig Barnes), published his user name and password on
1040-446: The latter two years, in collaboration with ARIA. ARIA provided peer voting for some awards, while Countdown provided coupons in the related Countdown Magazine for viewers to vote for populist awards. At the 1985 Countdown awards ceremony, held on 14 April 1986, fans of INXS and Uncanny X-Men scuffled during the broadcast and as a result ARIA decided to hold their own awards. Australian music journalist, Anthony O'Grady , described
1080-543: The list. A representative for him detailed the album's musicality, revealing it would include " dancehall , traditional , trap , G-Funk and your original Baker Boy styles ." On 25 January 2020, in an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald ' s Craig Mathieson , Baker discussed his intention to release an album before the end of the year, stating: "Finishing an album is one of my main priorities for this year. It's almost finished, so I want everyone to get ready for what's going to happen." On 27 March, Baker premiered
1120-407: The public choosing the winner. In the following tables, all the categories are listed in order of the year they were first given; any box in the "last awarded" column that says "N/A" is a current award. The years are linked to their corresponding ceremony and the ordinal numbers beside the year correspond to the order they were presented. ARIA Hall of Fame inductees have been installed annually from
1160-487: The record companies just sit down at a meeting and decide which one of their acts are going to win this year and all, that sort of thing. It's like a promotion thing." He specifically pointed to Gabriella Cilmi 's winning six trophies in 2008 , "like that girl who won everything... who only had one song. It's a great song but, I mean, I'd rather see a little longevity first... I wish her luck and everything but you just don't, especially with kids that young." The 2010 telecast
1200-466: The same awards ceremonies, it established the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1988, it held separate annual ceremonies from 2005 to 2010, the Hall of Fame returned to the general ceremony in 2011. The ARIA Hall of Fame "honours Australian musicians' achievements [that] have had a significant impact in Australia or around the world". The first ceremony, in 1987, featured Elton John as the compere and was held at
1240-460: The same ceremony as the ARIA Awards, in 2005 the inaugural ARIA Icons: Hall of Fame ceremony was held separately with another inductee at the later ARIA Awards ceremony — from 2008 to 2010 the ARIA Hall of Fame ceremony was a stand-alone event with no later inductees. From 2011 the Hall of Fame ceremony was held at the same time as the ARIA Awards. The ARIA award trophy, used since 1990,
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1280-424: The seventh and final single. On 19 July 2021, Baker made an appearance as a guest host on eighth episode of the ninth series of Have You Been Paying Attention? , during which he discussed his forthcoming album and the release of his single "My Mind". According to Rolling Stone Australia , Gela ' s front cover features "striking artwork by iconic street artist Adnate [that] perfectly encapsulates
1320-433: The single "Move" on Triple J's Sally & Erica . In an accompanying interview, he revealed details of the album, saying he was "super-pumped" about it, and was "three or two" songs away from completing it. During recording for the album alongside various producers, Baker worked 14-hour days from 10am to midnight ( AEST ). On 13 April 2018, Baker first teased a debut album alongside the premiere of "Mr. La Di Da Di" in
1360-531: The specified period. For bands, at least half the members of the group must meet this requirement. If a recording refers to both an individual and a band (for example, Dan Kelly & the Alpha Males), it must be nominated only the basis of the individual or the band, not mixed or both. Some categories have further requirements as specified below: Sales awards are judged by an independent audit . The Hall of Fame and Lifetime Achievement awards are awarded at
1400-419: The third side is the award title (ARIA ICONS: HALL OF FAME), awardee name and date printed on a plaque. To see the full article for a particular year, please click on the year link. 1 ^ Rolf Harris was stripped of his induction in 2014 after being convicted for indecent assault. Highest number of awards received by an artist with the number of their nominations: Gela (album) Gela
1440-427: The words just don't work". In 2011 Dallas Crane 's vocalist and guitarist, Dave Larkin hoped for improvement from ARIA and the telecast, "[s]o gross was last year's 'stubby-on-the-opera-house-steps' screaming match, that it still burns a brutal reflux just thinking what horrible depths our embattled industry and its unfortunate viewership plummeted to on that grievous evening of small screen hell" and felt their main flaw
1480-483: Was criticised by Media Watch , demonstrating an ignorance of the rules. Tony Cohen , a record producer and audio engineer for Nick Cave and the Cruel Sea , who won three Artisan Awards in mid-1990s, described the ARIA Board's determination of general award winners, "I find them a bit hypocritical those ARIAs. I mean, the awards for the technical people are quite honest but the ones for the actual artists, basically
1520-463: Was criticised in media reports: Crikey 's Neil Walker decried the "infamously shambolic Sydney Opera House fiasco", The Punch 's Rebekah Devlin speculated on it being the worst ever telecast, "it felt like we'd stumbled into some raging A-list party and we definitely weren't invited [...] Guests who were there said it was a great night, but it reignites the debate of what the Arias are actually all about…
1560-407: Was released as the third single on 27 March 2020. "Ride", featuring Yirrmal , was released as the fourth single on 25 March 2021. "My Mind", featuring G Flip , was released on 15 July 2021 as the album's fifth single. "Butterflies" was released on 17 September 2021 as the album's sixth single. "Survive", featuring Uncle Jack Charles , was released alongside the album on 15 October 2021 as
1600-893: Was that the "ARIAs never seem to take enough time or pride educating the masses on our local industry legends ... There never seems to be enough reference or homage paid to great Aussie pop and rock trailblazers who made and continue to make Australian music what it is today". To be eligible, a release must be commercially available within the specified period for a given year. Material must be previously unrecorded, thus ruling out most live albums. A recording can be nominated within multiple categories, but only one genre category (for example, an album could not be simultaneously nominated for Best Pop Release and Best Dance Release). Re-released recordings are not eligible and compilations are not eligible. Artists must either be Australian citizens , or have applied for or attained permanent resident status and have resided in Australia for at least six months within
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