2021 ARIA Music Awards

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2021 ARIA Music Awards
Date24 November 2021
Venue Taronga Zoo, Sydney, New South Wales
Hosted by Linda Marigliano
Most awards Genesis Owusu (4)
Most nominations
Website ariaawards.com.au
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The 2021 ARIA Music Awards are the 35th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) and consist of a series of awards, including the 2021 ARIA Artisan Awards, ARIA Fine Arts Awards and the ARIA Awards. The ARIA Awards ceremony occurred on 24 November 2021 in partnership with YouTube Music and streamed live on YouTube, [1] and broadcast via 9Now. [2] [3] The main ceremony was hosted by Linda Marigliano at the Taronga Zoo. [4]

Contents

The 2021 ARIA Awards inaugurated a new category, ARIA Award for Best Artist, which replaced the categories of Best Female Artist and Best Male Artist. [2] This change is designed to ensure that the ARIA Awards reflect and embrace equality and the true diversity of the music industry in 2021. In making this change the number of nominees for Best Artist were ten. [5] Nominations were announced on ARIA's YouTube channel on 20 October, in a livestream hosted by Brooke Boney. [6] Both the Avalanches and Budjerah had eight nominations, while Genesis Owusu received seven, [7] and Amy Shark had six. [8] Owusu won four categories. [9] No ARIA Hall of Fame inductee was announced. [9] At the split ceremony Boney presented a total of 18 trophies, starting with Music Teacher of the Year on Today in the morning, 16 categories at the Pre-Show (which she hosted at Taronga Zoo), [10] and the inaugural Best Artist at the main ceremony. [4]

Performers

Performers for the ARIA Awards ceremony:

Artist(s)Song(s)Ref.
The Kid Laroi "Stay" [3] [11]
Amy Shark "Love Songs Ain't for Us" [12]
Rüfüs Du Sol "Alive" [3]
Genesis Owusu "Waitin' on Ya", "The Other Black Dog", "Don't Need You" [4] [13]
Budjerah "Missing You" [3]
Gretta Ray "Love Me Right" [3]

Presenters

Presenters for the ARIA Awards ceremony:

Artist(s)Award(s)Ref.
Brooke Boney
  • Best Group
  • Best Rock Album
  • Best Blues & Roots Album
  • Best Children's Album
  • Best Classical Album
  • Best Country Album
  • Best Dance Release
  • Best Jazz Album
  • Best Adult Contemporary Album
  • Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album
  • Best World Music Album
  • Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album
  • Best Cover Art
  • Engineer of the Year
  • Producer of the Year
  • Best International Artist
  • Music Teacher of the Year
  • Best Artist
 [4]
Linda Marigliano & Masked Wolf Best Soul/R&B Release
Lime Cordiale Best Independent Release
Charli XCX Best Pop Release
Bryce Mills & Ebony Boadu Best Hip Hop Release
Baker Boy & Peach PRC Best Video
Troye Sivan Song of the Year
Ed Sheeran Breakthrough Artist
The Wiggles Best Live Act
Vera Blue & Ruel Album of the Year

ARIA Hall of Fame inductee

There were no inductees

Nominees and winners

The nominees were announced on 20 October 2021 with winners presented on 24 November 2021. [7] [8]

ARIA Awards

Winners indicated in boldface, with other nominees in plain. [2] [14]

Full list of nominees
Album of the Year Best Artist
Best Group Breakthrough Artist
Best Adult Contemporary Album Best Blues & Roots Album
Best Children's Album Best Country Album
Best Dance Release Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album
Best Hip Hop Release Best Independent Release
Best Pop Release Best Rock Album
Best Soul/R&B Release

Public voted

Winners indicated in boldface, with other nominees in plain. [2] [14]

Song of the Year Best Video
Best Australian Live Act Best International Artist
Music Teacher of the Year

Fine Arts Awards

Winners indicated in boldface, with other nominees in plain. [2] [14]

Best Classical Album
Best Jazz Album
Best World Music Album
Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album

Artisan Awards

Winners indicated in boldface, with other nominees in plain. [2] [14]

Producer of the Year
Engineer of the Year
Best Cover Art

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