Empire Of The Sun Sweep The ARIAs

Empire Of The Sun dominated last night’s ARIA music awards, winning the coveted Album of the Year gong as well as Single of the Year, Best Group, Best Pop Release, Best Music Video, Best Cover Art and Best Producer (with Sneaky Soundsystem’s Donnie Sloan and Pnau’s Peter Mayes).

Other big winners included Pip Brown aka Ladyhawke for Breakthrough Artist and Breakthrough Single of the year while Sarah Blasko and Daniel Merriweather took out Best Female and Male Artist respectively. But the night belonged to Emperor Steele and “Invisible Nick”, a duo who tried to bring drama back to pop music…and succeeded. Congratulations boys.

2009 ARIA Awards Winners

Album of the Year
Empire of the Sun – Walking on a Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)

Single of the Year
Empire of the Sun – Walking on a Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)

Breakthrough Artist Album
Ladyhawke – Ladyhawke (Modular Recordings)

Breakthrough Artist Single
Ladyhawke – My Delirium (Modular Recordings)

Best Group
Empire of the Sun – Walking on a Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)

Best Female Artist
Sarah Blasko – As Day Follows Night (Dew Process)

Best Male Artist
Daniel Merriweather – Love & War (Universal Music Australia)

Best Rock Album
AC/DC – Black Ice (Albert Productions/Sony Music Entertainment)

Best Pop Release
Empire of the Sun – Walking on a Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)

Best Urban Release
Hilltop Hoods – State of the Art (Golden Era/Universal Music Australia)

Best Dance Release
The Presets – Talk Like That (Modular Recordings)

Best Blues & Roots Album
C.W. Stoneking – Jungle Blues (King Hokum Records/Shock)

Best Country Album
Troy Cassar-Daley – I Love This Place (Liberation Music)

Best Independent Release
Bertie Blackman – Secrets and Lies (Forum 5/MGM)

Best Adult Contemporary Album
Josh Pyke – Chimney’s Afire (Ivy League Records)

Best DVD
Sia – TV is my Parent (Monkey Puzzle/Inertia)

Best Children’s Album
The Wiggles – The Wiggles Go Bananas! (ABC Music)

Best Comedy Release
Hamish and Andy – Unessential Listening (Roadshow Music/Sony Music Entertainment)

Highest Selling Single
Jessica Mauboy – Running Back (Sony)

Highest Selling Album
AC/DC – Black Ice (Albert Productions/Sony Music Entertainment)

2009 ARIA Awards Artisan Winners

Best Cover Art
Aaron Hayward & David Homer, Debaser – Empire Of The Sun, Walking On A Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)

Best Video
Josh Logue for Mathematics – Empire Of The Sun, Walking On A Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)

Engineer of the Year * Note two equal winners *
DJ Debris – Hilltop Hoods, State Of The Art (Golden Era/Universal Music Australia)
Greg Wales – You Am I, Dilettantes (Virgin/EMI Music Australia)

Producer of the Year
Empire Of The Sun and Donnie Sloan with Peter Mayes – Empire Of The Sun, Walking on A Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)

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