47-468: The Australian Music Prize (often shortened to the AMP ) is an annual award of $ 50,000 ($ 30,000 from 2005 to 2023) given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The award was made by Australian Music Prize Ltd, a sole-purpose entity sponsored by a variety of music industry figures and record companies. The AMP was established in 2005. Unlike
94-781: A 16 percent stake in Take-Two. BMG Interactive published the Grand Theft Auto video game series. The joint venture between Sony and Bertelsmann to merge both companies' music divisions was set up in August 2004. It reduced the Big Five record companies to the Big Four record companies . At that time, the company had a 21.5% share in the global music market. Sony Music and BMG remained separate in Japan, although BMG Music Japan
141-749: 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
188-633: A distinct entity until a reorganization in early 2009 folded the company into Sony Music Japan. Now part of Sony Music Entertainment after the buyout of Bertelsmann 's 50% stake in Sony BMG. BMG Music Publishing (formerly known as RCA Music Publishing ), which was not part of the Sony BMG merger, was a business of the Bertelsmann Music Group until it was sold to Universal Music Group for €1.63 billion in 2007. Universal then folded
235-557: 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
282-545: 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: a talent manager Peter Rix and three record company executives Brian Harris, Peter Ikin and Gil Robert. Rix summarised
329-459: 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
376-414: 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
423-631: The BMG Music Publishing company, the world's third largest music publisher and the world's largest independent music publisher and (since August 2004) the 50% share of the joint venture with Sony Music , which established the German American Sony BMG from 2004 to 2008. In 1994, BMG acquired Italian publisher Casa Ricordi , which had been founded in 1808. In March 1998, BMG sold its video game publisher BMG Interactive to Take-Two Interactive , with Bertelsmann taking
470-503: The BMG Publishing businesses. Also kept separate from the acquisition by Sony Corporation of America was Sony BMG's wholly owned and operated BMG Japan. Sony Music Japan remained independent from the Sony BMG joint venture, therefore BMG and Sony labelling were kept separate in Japan under the venture. During Sony BMG's buyout, BMG Japan was instead picked up by Sony Music Entertainment Japan . It briefly continued to operate as
517-628: 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 the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers (AARM) which
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#1732802000474564-620: 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 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 –
611-509: The Black Eyed Peas , Kenny Chesney , The Game , Mario , Rascal Flatts , Milli Vanilli , No Doubt , Thomas Anders , Jessica Simpson and 50 Cent as well as legends like Bob Dylan , Elvis Presley , Frank Sinatra and Roselyn Sánchez . BMG Music Publishing was the global leader in classical music and was number one in contemporary Christian music . Through international sub-publishing deals, BMG Music Publishing represented
658-936: The Cure , the Killer Barbies , Joss Stone , Tom Jobim , Vinícius de Moraes , Elvis Costello , Paul Weller , Sara Evans , Sneaker Pimps , Take That (1991–1996), Five , Westlife , D-Pryde, Louis Tomlinson , Luke Friend and Mikolas Josef . Through Zomba Music Publishing , BMG controlled the rights to Linkin Park , Britney Spears , Iron Maiden , 30 Seconds to Mars , R. Kelly , Justin Timberlake , Michael Jackson , Bowling for Soup , Daft Punk , Katatonia , Ne-Yo , Anthrax , Mudvayne , and Poison . These artists' European rights are currently controlled by Concord Music Publishing , through Imagem . The company's songwriters wrote chart-topping hits for Mariah Carey ,
705-533: 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 the Sheraton Wentworth Hotel, Sydney. There were no live performances at the early ARIAs, music for both walk on/walk off
752-531: 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 , 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
799-519: 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 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
846-638: The Troubadours , Powderfinger , Nelly , Rammstein , Milli Vanilli , Modern Talking , Slayer , Shania Twain , Nikki Webster , Ville Valo , Christina Aguilera , Kelly Clarkson , Coldplay , Yellowcard , Hum , Rob Dougan , the All-American Rejects , Clannad , Iron Maiden , Maroon 5 , Mayra Verónica , Backyard Babies , Hipster Daddy-O and the Handgrenades , Soda Stereo , Gustavo Cerati , Keane , HARD-Fi , Horace Andy ,
893-1087: The UK's Mercury Music Prize . The prize typically launches at the start of October each year and accepts entries (must be new Australian artist albums commercially released in that year) in October and November. A shortlist is announced the following February and then a winner at an event in Sydney in March. In 2023, the nominations were revealed in late November with the award announcement scheduled for early December. (1st) (2nd) (3rd) (4th) (5th) (6th) (7th) (8th) (9th) (10th) (11th) (12th) (13th) (14th) (15th) (16th) (17th) (18th) (19th) (20th) ARIA music awards Gela Struggler The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards , ARIA Awards , or simply
940-509: 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
987-485: The business of recorded music, Bertelsmann continued its strong presence in other areas of the music industry by establishing BMG Rights Management, which specializes in music rights management and by representing artists and authors. It is mainly active in European markets. The basis of the company was formed through BMG's decision to withhold selected European music catalogues from the former Sony BMG joint venture and
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#17328020004741034-439: The catalogues of Famous Music Publishing, Walt Disney , Roadrunner Records , Leiber & Stoller , Fremantle Media , Pete Waterman , and Malaco Records in various territories. BMG Music Publishing acquired Complete Music in 2006. Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing was BMG Music Publishing's Christian publisher and owned over 60,000 copyrights. Like with other assets of BMG Music Publishing acquired by Universal Music, it
1081-400: 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
1128-520: 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 the same awards ceremonies, it established the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1988, it held separate annual ceremonies from 2005 to 2010,
1175-634: The company into Universal Music Publishing Group , and the BMG name was retired. The company had been headquartered at 245 Fifth Avenue in New York , and had 36 offices in 25 countries. BMG Music Publishing controlled over one million copyrights. Writers/artists signed to the company included: Elvis Presley , Ann Wilson , Todd Terry , Julieta Venegas , Anastacia , Kylie Minogue , Jaguares , Diana Yukawa , Kent , Alcazar , Gloria Trevi , Angélica María , Dido , Lee Ryan , Ai Uemura , Julieta Venegas ,
1222-478: 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
1269-690: 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
1316-448: 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 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
1363-459: The more mainstream ARIA Music Awards , the AMP aims to encourage Australian music of excellence – the prize's stated aim is to "financially reward and increase exposure for an Australian artist (or group of artists) who have produced and commercially released what specially appointed judges vote is the best contemporary music album in any one calendar year". In this sense, the AMP is broadly comparable to
1410-648: 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 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
1457-408: 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
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1504-489: 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
1551-412: 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 the fans of Uncanny X-Men, "screeching dismay and derision every time their heroes were denied
1598-463: 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,
1645-531: 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
1692-458: 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: Bertelsmann Music Group Bertelsmann Music Group ( BMG )
1739-428: 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
1786-473: Was a division of a German media company Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Sony Corporation of America on 1 October 2008. Although it was established in 1987, the music company was formed as RCA/Ariola International in 1985 as a joint venture to combine the music label activities of RCA 's RCA Records division and Bertelsmann's Ariola Records and its associated labels which include Arista Records . It consisted of
1833-483: 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
1880-464: 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…
1927-485: 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 the latter two years, in collaboration with ARIA. ARIA provided peer voting for some awards, while Countdown provided coupons in
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1974-402: 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 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
2021-538: Was originally founded with capital support of KKR , and later became a wholly owned subsidiary of Bertelsmann. It now serves as a division within Bertelsmann and as a replacement to the defunct Bertelsmann Music Group. Between 1995 and 2000, music companies were found to have used illegal marketing agreements such as minimum advertised pricing to artificially inflate prices of compact discs in order to end price wars by discounters such as Best Buy and Target in
2068-443: Was renamed to Universal Music Brentwood-Benson. It is nowadays managed by Capitol CMG Publishing, Universal Music's christian publishing operations under Capitol Christian Music Group . After Sony bought out Bertelsmann's share in Sony BMG, Bertelsmann was allowed to keep the rights to several recordings from the former joint venture and rights to BMG trademark. These songs served as the foundation to BMG Rights Management. The company
2115-498: 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 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
2162-894: 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
2209-538: Was wholly owned by Sony BMG. On 27 March 2006, the New York Times reported that Bertelsmann was looking to raise money by leveraging some of its media assets and that executives from both companies were in talks about possibly altering the current venture. In 2008, Bertelsmann sold its 50% share of Sony BMG to Sony Corporation of America for a total of $ 1.5 billion and the company was renamed back to Sony Music Entertainment Inc. While officially withdrawing from
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