It’s a bloody good year to be either Flume or Troye Sivan, you guys.
The official list of nominations for the 2016 ARIA Awards has been released, and it’s a veritable two young gun show, with Flume absolutely cleaning up and upstart Troye Sivan not far behind.
Flume’s chart-topping second album ‘Skin‘ hauled in an eye-watering ELEVEN award nominations (which includes three art and tech awards that he’s already won, if ya can believe it), while Sivan’s debut album ‘Blue Neighbourhood‘ saw him rake in seven of his own in just his first year of award eligibility.
The pair featured heavily in the big-hitting nominations, including Album and Song Of The Year, as well as Best Male Artist and Best Video.
Elsewhere, Sia, The Avalanches, and Illy all picked up a tidy six nominations each, and psychedelic rockers King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard came in strong with 5 of their own, tying with RÜFÜS and Violent Soho.
Flume also swept the technical ARIA Awards, which were handed out as part of the nomination announcement this morning. From the three Fine Arts & Artisan awards he was nominated for, he scored all of ’em: Best Cover Art, Producer of the Year, and Engineer of the Year.
Get around the full list of nominations below:
2016 ARIA AWARD NOMINEES
BEST HARD ROCK OR HEAVY METAL ALBUM
Hellions – ‘Opera Oblivia‘
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – ‘Nonagon Infinity‘
Parkway Drive – ‘Ire‘
The Amity Affliction – ‘This Could Be Heartbreak’
12 Foot Ninja – ‘Outlier‘
BEST INDEPENDENT RELEASE
Flume – ‘Skin‘
Jarryd James – ‘Thirty One’
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – ‘Nonagon Infinity‘
Sia – ‘This Is Acting‘
Violent Soho – ‘Waco‘
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST RELEASE
DMA’s – ‘Hills End‘
L D R U – ‘Keeping Score (feat. Paige IV)i
Montaigne – ‘Glorious Heights‘
Olympia – ‘Self Talk‘
SAFIA – ‘Make Them Wheels Roll‘
BEST ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
Jarryd James – ‘Thirty One‘
Matt Corby – ‘Telluric’
Peter Garrett – ‘A Version Of Now‘
Sarah Blasko – ‘Eternal Return‘
The Temper Trap – ‘Thick as Thieves‘
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Adam Brand & the Outlaws – ‘Adam Brand & the Outlaws‘
Bill Chambers – ‘Cold Trail‘
Fanny Lumsden – ‘Small Town Big Shot‘
Sara Storer – ‘Silos‘
The Wolfe Brothers – ‘This Crazy Life‘
BEST VIDEO
Courtney Barnett – ‘Elevator Operator‘
Delta Goodrem – ‘Dear Life‘
Flume – ‘Never Be Like You (feat. Kai)‘
Guy Sebastian – ‘Black & Blue‘
Hilltop Hoods – ‘1955 (feat. Montaigne & Tom Thum)‘
Illy – ‘Papercuts (feat. Vera Blue)’
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – ‘People-Vultures’
Sia – ‘Cheap Thrills‘
Troye Sivan – ‘Youth Acoustic (Sydney Session)’
Violent Soho – ‘Like Soda‘
BEST DANCE RELEASE
Flume – ‘Skin‘
Hayden James – ‘Just a Lover‘
L D R U – ‘Keeping Score (feat. Paige IV)‘
RÜFÜS – ‘Bloom‘
The Avalanches – ‘Wildflower‘
BEST GROUP
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – ‘Nonagon Infinity‘
RÜFÜS – ‘Bloom‘
The Avalanches – ‘Wildflower’
The Veronicas – ‘In My Blood‘
Violent Soho – ‘Waco‘
BEST ROCK ALBUM
Ball Park Music – ‘Every Night The Same Dream‘
Boy & Bear – ‘Limit of Love‘
Gang of Youths – ‘Let Me Be Clear’
The Living End – ‘Shift‘
Violent Soho – ‘Waco‘
BEST BLUES & ROOTS ALBUM
Jimmy Barnes – ‘Soul Searchin’‘
Kev Carmody – ‘Recollections… Reflections… (A Journey)‘
Russell Morris – ‘Red Dirt, Red Heart‘
The Cat Empire – ‘Rising With The Sun‘
The Wilson Pickers – ‘You Can’t Catch Fish From A Train‘
BEST ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
Bernard Fanning – ‘Civil Dusk’
Bob Evans – ‘Car Boot Sale‘
Paul Kelly – ‘Seven Sonnets & a Song‘
Robert Forster – ‘Songs to Play‘
Tina Arena – ‘Eleven‘
BEST MALE ARTIST
Bernard Fanning – ‘Civil Dusk‘
Flume – ‘Skin‘
Guy Sebastian – ‘Black & Blue‘
Illy – ‘Papercuts (feat. Vera Blue)’
Troye Sivan – ‘Blue Neighbourhood‘
BEST CHILDREN’S ALBUM
Justine Clarke – ‘Pyjama Jam!’
Pat Davern – ‘Alexander the Elephant in Zanzibar‘
Play School – ‘Famous Friends: Celebrating 50 Years of Play School‘
Sam Moran – ‘Play Along With Sam: Best. Day. Ever!‘
The Wiggles – ‘Wiggle Town!‘
BEST URBAN ALBUM
Citizen Kay – ‘With The People‘
Drapht – ‘Seven Mirrors‘
Koi Child – ‘Koi Child‘
L-Fresh the Lion – ‘Become‘
Urthboy – ‘The Past Beats Inside Me Like A Second Heartbeat‘
BEST FEMALE ARTIST
Delta Goodrem – ‘Wings of the Wild‘
Jessica Mauboy – ‘This Ain’t Love’
Montaigne – ‘Glorious Heights’
Sarah Blasko – ‘Eternal Return‘
Sia – ‘This Is Acting‘
BEST POP RELEASE
Flume – ‘Never Be Like You (feat. Kai)‘
Illy – ‘Papercuts (feat. Vera Blue)’
Sia – ‘This Is Acting‘
The Veronicas – ‘In My Blood‘
Troye Sivan – ‘Blue Neighbourhood‘
BEST AUSTRALIAN LIVE ACT
Courtney Barnett
Flume
Gang of Youths
Hilltop Hoods
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
RÜFÜS
Tame Impala
The Living End
Violent Soho
You Am I
BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST
Adele – ‘25′
Beyoncé – ‘Lemonade‘
Coldplay – ‘A Head Full of Dreams‘
Drake – ‘Views‘ & ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late‘
Meghan Trainor – ‘Title‘ & ‘Thank You‘
Justin Bieber – ‘Purpose‘
One Direction – ‘Made in the A.M.‘ & ‘Four‘
Taylor Swift – ‘1989‘
Twenty One Pilots – ‘Blurry Face‘
The Weeknd – ‘Beauty Behind the Madness‘
TELSTRA ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Flume – ‘Skin’
RÜFÜS – ‘Bloom‘
Sia – ‘This Is Acting’
The Avalanches – ‘Wildflower‘
Troye Sivan – ‘Blue Neighbourhood‘
APPLE MUSIC SONG OF THE YEAR
Flume – ‘Never Be Like You (feat. Kai)’
Hilltop Hoods – ‘1955 (feat. Montaigne & Tom Thum)’
Illy – ‘Papercuts (feat. Vera Blue)’
Kungs vs Cookin’ on 3 Burners – ‘This Girl‘
Keith Urban feat. Carrie Underwood – ‘The Fighter‘
L D R U – ‘Keeping Score (feat. Paige IV)’
Marcus Marr & Chet Faker – ‘The Trouble With Us‘
Sia – ‘Cheap Thrills‘
The Veronicas – ‘In My Blood‘
Troye Sivan – ‘Youth‘
The 2016 ARIA Awards are scheduled to be handed out on November 23rd at the Star Event Centre in Sydney. The ceremony is set to be broadcast across the country on Channel Ten.
Photo: C Flanigan/Getty.
