ARIA Nominations and Predictions 2013

The ARIA's have been announced (to coincide with the day I return from Asia - maybe not) so here they are and my predictions for who will win in red (let's just say Flume - I think you will have some new decorations in your bedroom):

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Birds of Tokyo - March Fires
Flume - Flume
Guy Sebastian - Armageddon
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Push the Sky Away
Tame Impala - Lonerism

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST

Big Scary
Flume
Rufus
The Rubens
Vance Joy

BEST MALE ARTIST

Flume
Guy Sebastian
Keith Urban
Matt Corby
Paul Kelly

BEST FEMALE ARTIST

Abbe Mae
Emma Louise
Jessica Mauboy
Missy Higgins
Sarah Blasko

BEST GROUP

Boy & Bear
Birds of Tokyo
Empire of the Sun
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Tame Impala

BEST INDEPENDENT RELEASE

Big Scary - Not Art
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Push the Sky Away
San Cisco - San Cisco
Sheppard - Let Me Down Easy
The Drones - I See Seaweed

BEST ADULT CONTEMPORARY

Bob Evans - Familiar Stranger
Clare Bowditch - The Winter I Chose Happiness
Josh Pyke - The Beginning and the End of Everything
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Push the Sky Away
Sarah Blasko - I Awake

BEST BLUES & ROOTS ALBUM 

Archie Roach - Into the Bloodstream
Mama Kin - The Magician's Daughter
Melbourne Ska Orchestra - Melbourne Ska Orchestra
Russell Morris - Sharkmouth
The Cat Empire - Steal the Light

BEST CHILDREN'S ALUBM

Giggle & Hoot - Claw Tapping Tunes
Jay Laga'aia - Ten in the Bed
Justine Clarke - A Little Day Out With ...
Sam Moran - Play Along With Sam
The Wiggles - Taking Off!

BEST COMEDY RELEASE

Housos - Live
Sammy J & Randy - Bin Night
Pauly Fenech - Pauly's Shorts
Tom & Alex - The Bits We're Least Ashamed Of
Various - Colin Buchanan's TGIF Songs

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

Jasmine Rae - If I Want To
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson - Wreck & Ruin
Lee Kernaghan - Beautiful Noise
Sara Storer - Lovegrass
Troy Cassar-Daley & Adam Harvey - The Great Country Songbook

BEST DANCE RELEASE

Flume - Flume
Jagwar Ma - Howlin'
The Pobelleez - Saved in a Bottle
The Presets - Pacifica
Rufus - Atlas

BEST POP RELEASE 

Empire of the Sun - Ice on the Dune
Guy Sebastian - Armageddon
San Cisco - San Cisco
The Preatures - Is This How You Feel?
Vance Joy - God Loves You When You're Dancing

BEST ROCK ALBUM 

Birds of Toyko - March Fires
Boy & Bear - Harlequin Dream
Tame Impala - Lonerism
The Drones - I See Seaweed
The Rubens - The Rubens

BEST HARD ROCK/HEAVY METAL ALUBM

Airbourne - Black Dog
Karnivool - Asymmetry
Northlane - Singularity
The Amity Affliction - Chasing Ghosts
Thy Art is Murder - Hate

BEST URBAN ALBUM

Bliss N Eso - Circus in the Sky
Horrorshow - King Amongst Many
Illy - Bring It Back
Seth Sentry - This Was Tomorrow
Urthboy - Smokey's Haunt