| ARIA Award for Best Solo Artist | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |
| First award | 2021 |
| Currently held by | Ninajirachi, I Love My Computer (2025) |
| Most wins | Troye Sivan (2) |
| Most nominations | The Kid Laroi (5) |
| Website | ariaawards |
The ARIA Award for Best Solo Artist, is an award first presented at the 2021 ARIA Music Awards as ARIA Award for Best Artist. It is handed out by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), an organisation whose aim is "to advance the interests of the Australian record industry." [1]
In 2021, the previous categories of Best Male Artist and Best Female Artist were combined to ensure that the ARIA Awards reflect and embrace equality and the true diversity of the music industry. In making this change the number of final nominees for Best Artist was ten. [2]
The category was renamed to Best Solo Artist in 2022, still with ten final nominees. [3]
Troye Sivan became the first artist to win multiple times with his second consecutive win in 2024. The Kid Laroi has the most nominations with five, having been nominated at every ceremony since the award's inception, while Kylie Minogue has the most nominations without a win with four. Canadian singer Justin Bieber, one of the inaugural winners along with The Kid Laroi as a co-lead artist on "Stay", is the only non-Australian nominee.