ARIA 2019 Nominations | Predictions, Results, How I went...

In mid October I posted my predictions, now with the awards being held last night, how did I go?

Here are all the winners in red from last night...

Album of the Year (correctly guessed)

WINNER: Dean Lewis – A Place We Knew
Hilltop Hoods - The Great Expanse
RÜFÜS DU SOL – Solace
The Teskey Brothers - Run Home Slow
Thelma Plum- Better In Blak

Best Male Artist (incorrectly guessed, Paul Kelly)

WINNER: Dean Lewis - A Place We Knew
Guy Sebastian – Choir
Hayden James - Between Us
Matt Corby - Rainbow Valley
Paul Kelly - Nature

Best Female Artist (correctly guessed)

WINNER: Tones And I – ‘Dance Monkey’
Amy Shark – ‘Mess Her Up’
Jessica Mauboy – ‘Little Things’
Julia Jacklin - Crushing
Thelma Plum - Better In Blak

Best Dance Release (incorrectly guessed, PNAU)

WINNER: RÜFÜS DU SOL- Solace
Dom Dolla – ‘Take It’
FISHER – ‘You Little Beauty’
Peking Duk & Jack River – ‘Sugar’
PNAU – ‘Solid Gold’

Best Group (incorrectly guessed, Birds of Tokyo)

WINNER: The Teskey Brothers - Run Home Slow
5 Seconds Of Summer – ‘Easier’
Birds Of Tokyo – ‘Good Lord’
Hilltop Hoods - The Great Expanse
RÜFÜS DU SOL - Solace

Breakthrough Artist (correctly guessed)

WINNER: Tones And I - Dance Monkey
G Flip - About Us
Stella Donnelly - Beware Of The Dogs
The Teskey Brothers - Run Home Slow
Thelma Plum - Better In Blak

Best Pop Release (correctly guessed)

WINNER: Tones And I – ‘Dance Monkey’
Amy Shark – ‘Mess Her Up’
Dean Lewis - A Place We Knew
Guy Sebastian – ‘Choir’
Thelma Plum - Better In Blak

Best Hip Hop Release (incorrectly guessed, Hilltop Hoods)

WINNER: Sampa The Great – ‘Final Form’
Baker Boy – ‘Cool As Hell’
Hilltop Hoods – The Great Expanse
Illy – ‘Then What’
Tkay Maidza – ‘Awake’ feat. JPEGMAFIA

Best Soul/R&B Release (incorrectly guessed, Matt Corby)

WINNER: Kaiit – ‘Miss Shiney’
Matt Corby - Rainbow Valley
Adrian Eagle – ‘AOK’
Genesis Owusu – ‘WUTD + Vultures’
Tash Sultana – ‘Can't Buy Happiness’

Best Independent Release (correctly guessed)

WINNER: Tones And I - The Kids Are Coming
Angie McMahon - Salt
G Flip - About Us
Julia Jacklin – Crushing
The Teskey Brothers - Run Home Slow

Best Rock Album (incorrectly guessed, Holy Holy)

WINNER: Amyl and The Sniffers - Amyl and The Sniffers
Holy Holy - My Own Pool Of Light
Jimmy Barnes - My Criminal Record
Midnight Oil - Armistice Day: Live at The Domain, Sydney
Skegss - My Own Mess

Best Adult Contemporary Album (correctly guessed)

WINNER: Paul Kelly – Nature
Julia Jacklin – Crushing
Samantha Jade - The Magic of Christmas
Seeker Lover Keeper - Wild Seeds
The Paper Kites - On The Corner Where You Live

Best Country Album (incorrectly guessed, Sara Storer)

WINNER: Morgan Evans - Things That We Drink To
Charlie Collins - Snowpine
Felicity Urquhart - Frozen Rabbit
Lee Kernaghan - Backroad Nation
Sara Storer - Raindance

Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album (correctly guessed)

WINNER: Northlane– Alien
Clowns - Nature/Nurture
Dead Letter Circus - Dead Letter Circus
DZ Deathrays - Positive Rising: Part 1
King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard - Infest The Rats’ Nest

Best Blues & Roots Album (incorrectly guessed, John Butler Trio)

WINNER: The Teskey Brothers - Run Home Slow
Dan Sultan - Aviary Takes
John Butler Trio – HOME
King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard - Fishing For Fishies
Paul Kelly - Live At Sydney Opera House

Best Children's Album (incorrectly guessed, The Wiggles)

WINNER: Dan Sultan - Nali & Friends
Kamil Ellis and Ensemble Offspring - Classic Kids: Music For The Dreaming
Regurgitator's Pogogo Show - The Really Really Really Really Boring Album
The Beanies - Imagination Station
The Wiggles - Party Time!

Best Comedy Release (incorrectly guessed, Sammy J)

WINNER: Arj Barker – Organic
Carl Barron - Drinking With A Fork
Chris Lilley - Lunatics (Official Soundtrack)
Sammy J - Symphony In J Minor
Veronica & Lewis - Sex Flex: A Rap Guide To Fornication

Public Voted ARIA Awards

Best Australian Live Act (correctly guessed)

WINNER: Hilltop Hoods - The Great Expanse World Tour
Amy Shark - Amy Shark Australian Tour
Baker Boy - Cool As Hell Tour
Electric Fields - 2000 And Whatever Tour
Gang Of Youths - Say Yes To Life Tour
Keith Urban - Graffiti U Tour 2019
King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard - King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Australian Tour 2019
Midnight Oil - Midnight Oil
Peking Duk - Peking Duk's Biggest Tour Ever… So Far
The Teskey Brothers - The Teskey Brothers - Intimate Venue Tour

Best Video (incorrectly guessed, Tones and I)

WINNER: Guy Sebastian – ‘Choir’
Baker Boy – ‘Cool As Hell’
Briggs – ‘Life Is Incredible’ feat. Greg Holden
G Flip – ‘Drink Too Much’
Hilltop Hoods – ‘Exit Sign’ feat. Illy & Ecca Vandal
Jessica Mauboy – ‘Little Things’
PNAU – ‘Solid Gold’
Sampa The Great – ‘Final Form’
Thelma Plum – ‘Better In Blak’
Tones And I – ‘Dance Monkey’

Song Of The Year (incorrectly guessed, Tones and I)

WINNER: Guy Sebastian – ‘Choir’
5 Seconds Of Summer – ‘Easier’
Amy Shark – ‘Mess Her Up’
Birds Of Tokyo – ‘Good Lord’
Dean Lewis – ‘7 Minutes’
Hilltop Hoods – ‘Leave Me Lonely’
Kian – ‘Waiting’
Morgan Evans – ‘Day Drunk’
Ocean Alley – ‘Confidence’
Tones and I – ‘Dance Monkey’

Best International Artist (incorrectly guessed, Post Malone)

WINNER: Taylor Swift – Lover
Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next
Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go
Ed Sheeran - No.6 Collaborations Project
George Ezra - Staying At Tamara’s
Khalid - Free Spirit
P!nk - Hurts 2B Human
Post Malone - Hollywood’s Bleeding
Shawn Mendes - Shawn Mendes
Travis Scott - Astroworld

Music Teacher of the Year

WINNER: Antonio Chiappetta (St Andrews College, Marayong, NSW)
Bel Skinner (North Regional TAFE, WA)
Julie Rennick (Gunnedah Conservatorium, NSW)
Lee Strickland (Narbethong State Special School, QLD)