Wednesday, October 14, 2020

ARIA 2020 Nominations | Predictions

My picks/predictions/guesses in red and bold as below. Award ceremony to be held Wednesday November 25...

Album Of The Year

DMA'S - THE GLOW

Jessica Mauboy - Hilda

Lime Cordiale - 14 Steps To A Better You

Sampa The Great - The Return

Tame Impala - The Slow Rush


Best Male Artist

Archie Roach - Tell Me Why

Guy Sebastian - Standing With You

Ruel - Free Time

The Kid LAROI - F*ck Love

Troye Sivan - In A Dream


Best Female Artist

Amy Shark - Everybody Rise

Miiesha - Nyaaringu

Sampa The Great - The Return

Sia - Together

Tones And I - Bad Child / Can't Be Happy All The Time


Best Dance Release

Alice Ivy - Don't Sleep

Dom Dolla - San Frandisco

Flume - Rushing Back ft. Vera Blue

Northeast Party House - Shelf Life

Stace Cadet & KLP - Energy


Best Group

5 Seconds of Summer - CALM

DMA'S - THE GLOW

Lime Cordiale - 14 Steps To A Better You

Tame Impala - The Slow Rush

The Teskey Brothers - Live At The Forum


Breakthrough Artist 

Alex The Astronaut - The Theory Of Absolutely Nothing

Lime Cordiale - 14 Steps To A Better You

Mallrat - Driving Music

Miiesha - Nyaaringu

The Kid LAROI - F*ck Love


Best Pop Release

Amy Shark - Everybody Rise

Lime Cordiale - 14 Steps To A Better You

Sia - Together

Tame Impala - Lost In Yesterday

Troye Sivan - In A Dream


Best Hip Hop Release 

Baker Boy - Meditjin ft. JessB

Briggs - Always Was EP

Illy - Last Laugh

Sampa The Great - The Return

The Kid LAROI - F*ck Love


Best Soul/R&B Release

Genesis Owusu - Don't Need You

KIAN - Every Hour

Miiesha - Nyaaringu

Tash Sultana - Pretty Lady

Tkay Maidza - Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 2


Best Independent Release

Archie Roach - Tell Me Why

DMA'S - THE GLOW

Lime Cordiale - 14 Steps To A Better You

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Ghosteen

Sampa The Great - The Return


Best Rock Album

Cold Chisel - Blood Moon

DMA'S - THE GLOW

Ocean Alley - Lonely Diamond

Tame Impala - The Slow Rush

Violent Soho - Everything Is A-OK


Best Adult Contemporary Album

Archie Roach - Tell Me Why

Donny Benet - Mr Experience

Gordi - Our Two Skins

Josh Pyke - Rome

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Ghosteen


Best Country Album

Casey Barnes - Town Of A Million Dreams

Fanny Lumsden - Fallow

Jasmine Rae - Lion Side

The McClymonts - Mayhem To Madness

Travis Collins - Wreck Me


Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Chunky Shrapnel

Parkway Drive - Viva The Underdogs

Polaris - The Death Of Me

The Amity Affliction - Everyone Loves You...Once You Leave Them

The Chats - High Risk Behaviour


Best Blues & Roots Album

Busby Marou - The Great Divide

Frank Yamma - Tjukurpa: The Story

Lucky Oceans - Purple Sky

The Teskey Brothers - Live At The Forum

Tracy McNeil & The Good Life - You Be The Lightning


Best Children's Album

Diver City - Welcome To Diver City

Teeny Tiny Stevies - Thoughtful Songs For Little People

The Vegetable Plot - Season Two

The Wiggles - Choo Choo Trains, Propeller Planes & Toot Toot Chugga Chugga Big Red Car!

Tiptoe Giants - Colour The World


Best Comedy Release

Anne Edmonds - What's Wrong With You?

Bev Killick - Crummy Mummy

Celia Pacquola - All Talk

Megan Washington - Just Jesus

Tom Gleeson - Joy


Best Video 

Baker Boy - Meditjin ft. JessB

Guy Sebastian - Standing With You

Lime Cordiale - Robbery

PNAU ft. Vlossom - Lucky

Sampa The Great - Time's Up ft. Krown

Tame Impala - Is It True

The Chats - The Clap

Tones And I - Ur So F**kInG cOoL

Troye Sivan - Easy

Violent Soho - Pick It Up Again


Best Australian Live Act

Amy Shark - Amy Shark Regional Tour

Baker Boy - Falls Festival

Cold Chisel - Blood Moon Tour

DMA'S - Unplugged & Intimate

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - St. Jerome's Laneway Festival

Paul Kelly - Making Gravy 2019

PNAU - All Of Us Australian Tour

RÜFÜS DU SOL - 2019 Summer Festival Tour

Sampa The Great - The Return Australian Tour 2019

The Teskey Brothers - Run Home Slow


Song Of The Year 

5 Seconds of Summer - Teeth

Flume - Rushing Back ft. Vera Blue

Hilltop Hoods ft. Illy & Ecca Vandal - Exit Sign

Lime Cordiale - Robbery

Mallrat - Charlie

Ruel - Painkiller

Sam Fischer - This City

The Jungle Giants - Heavy Hearted

The Rubens - Live In Life

Tones And I - Never Seen The Rain


Best International Artist

Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia

Eminem - Music To Be Murdered By

Halsey - Manic

Harry Styles - Fine Line

Juice WRLD - Legends Never Die

Justin Bieber - Changes

Lewis Capaldi - Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent

Lizzo - Cuz I Love You

Taylor Swift - Folklore

The Weeknd - After Hours


Best Cover Art

Donny Benet - Mr Experience

Jessica Mauboy - Hilda

Lime Cordiale - 14 Steps To A Better You

Violent Soho - Everything Is A-OK

WASHINGTON - Batflowers


Engineer Of The Year

Alice Ivy - Don't Sleep

IAMMXO (aka Mohamed Komba) for Miiesha - Nyaaringu

Eric J Dubowsky for Ruel - Free Time

Kevin Parker for Tame Impala - The Slow Rush

Greg Wales for Violent Soho - Everything Is A-OK


Producer Of The Year

Kevin Shirley for Cold Chisel - Blood Moon

DNA & Louis Schoorl for Jessica Mauboy - Hilda

IAMMXO (aka Mohamed Komba) for Miiesha - Nyaaringu

M-Phazes for Ruel - Free Time

Kevin Parker for Tame Impala - The Slow Rush


Best Classical Album

Alicia Crossley - Muse

David Greco & Erin Helyard - Schubert:Die schöne Müllerin

Jayson Gillham, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Carter - Beethoven Piano Concertos

Richard Tognetti & Erln Helyard - Beethoven & Mozart Violin Sonatas

Slava & Sharon Grigoryan - Our Place: Duets For Cello and Guitar


Best Jazz Album

Katie Noonan - The Sweetest Taboo

Luke Howard - All That Is Not Solid

Mike Nock; Hamish Stuart; Julien Wilson; Jonathan Zwartz - This World

Nat Bartsch - Forever More

Paul Kelly & Paul Grabowsky - Please Leave Your Light On


Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album

Chelsea Cullen - I Am Woman

Dan Golding - Untitled Goose Game

Grigoryan Brothers - A Boy Called Sailboat

Matteo Zingales & Antony Partos - Mystery Road

Sally Seltmann & Darren Seltmann - The Letdown


Best World Music Album

Grace Barbe - FANN:WOMAN

Joseph Tawadros - Live At The Sydney Opera House

Melbourne Ska Orchestra - Live At The Triffid

The Crooked Fiddle Band - Another Subtle Atom Bomb

Xylouris White - The Sisypheans


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