ARIA's recap

I don't want to say I told you so, however my ARIA predictions back in September were pretty spot on this week.

So here are the winners along with some selected visuals, sounds.

Album of the Year

WINNER: Genesis Owusu — STRUGGLER (OURNESS/AWAL RECORDINGS)

DMA'S — How Many Dreams? (I OH YOU/Mushroom)

G Flip — DRUMMER (Future Classic)

Matt Corby — Everything's Fine (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

The Teskey Brothers — The Winding Way (Ivy League Records/Mushroom Group)

Best Solo Artist

WINNER: Troye Sivan — 'Rush' (EMI Music Australia)

Budjerah — '2step' by Ed Sheeran (Feat. Budjerah) (Warner Music Australia)

Dan Sultan — Dan Sultan (Liberation Records)

Dom Dolla — 'Eat Your Man' ft. Nelly Furtado (Three Six Zero/Sony Music)

G Flip — DRUMMER (Future Classic)

Genesis Owusu — STRUGGLER (OURNESS/AWAL RECORDINGS)

Jen Cloher — I Am The River, The River Is Me (Milk! Records/Remote Control Records)

Kylie Minogue — 'Padam Padam' (Liberator Music/Mushroom)

Meg Mac — Matter Of Time (EMI Music Australia)

The Kid LAROI — 'Love Again' (Columbia/Sony Music)

Best Group

WINNER: DMA'S — How Many Dreams? (I OH YOU/Mushroom)

Cub Sport — Jesus At The Gay Bar (BLVE/RKT)

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard — PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth… (Virgin Music Australia)

Parkway Drive — Darker Still (Parkway Records/Cooking Vinyl Australia)

The Teskey Brothers — The Winding Way (Ivy League Records/Mushroom Group)

Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist

WINNER: Teenage Dads — Midnight Driving (Chugg Music/MGM)

Charley — TIMEBOMBS (EMI Music Australia)

grentperez — When We Were Younger (Fast Friends/AWAL Records)

Pacific Avenue — Flowers (BMG)

Royel Otis — Sofa Kings (OURNESS)

Best Pop Release

WINNER: Kylie Minogue — 'Padam Padam' (Liberator Music/Mushroom)

Amy Shark — 'Can I Shower At Yours' (Sony Music)

Budjerah — 'Therapy' (Warner Music Australia)

Peach PRC — 'Perfect For You' (Republic Records & Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Troye Sivan — 'Rush' (EMI Music Australia)

Best Dance / Electronic Release

WINNER: MK and Dom Dolla — 'Rhyme Dust' (Area 10/Big On Blue/Sony Music UK)

FISHER & Aatig — 'Take It Off' (etcetc Music)

Golden Features — Sisyphus (Warner Music Australia)

Lastlings — Perfect World (Liberation Records)

PNAU and Troye Sivan — 'You Know What I Need' (etcetc Music)

Best Hip Hop / Rap Release

WINNER: Genesis Owusu — STRUGGLER (OURNESS/AWAL RECORDINGS)

KAHUKX — 'NOTHING TO SOMETHING' (AURA Entertainment/ADA)

Kerser — A Gift & A Kers (ABK Records/ADA)

ONEFOUR Feat. CG — 'Comma's' (Independent Releases/Tunecore (AU/NZ)/Ditto (ROW)

Tkay Maidza and Flume — 'Silent Assassin' (Dew Process/Universal Music Australia)

Best Soul / R&B Release

WINNER: Forest Claudette — 'Mess Around' (feat. EARTHGANG) (Sony Music)

Chanel Loren — 'Rollin' (Sony Music)

Jada Weazel — 'Skin' (EMI Music Australia)

KYE — 'Ribena' (Sony Music)

PANIA — 'P STANDS 4 PLAYA' (Say Less)

Best Independent Release

WINNER: Genesis Owusu — STRUGGLER (OURNESS/AWAL RECORDINGS)

Cub Sport — Jesus At The Gay Bar (BLVE/RKT)

Dan Sultan — Dan Sultan (Liberation Records)

G Flip — DRUMMER (Future Classic)

Kylie Minogue — 'Padam Padam' (Liberator Music/Mushroom)

Best Rock Album

WINNER: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard — Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushroom and Lava (Virgin Music Australia)

Bad//Dreems — HOO HA! (BMG/ADA)

DMA'S — How Many Dreams? (I OH YOU/Mushroom)

G Flip — DRUMMER (Future Classic)

Pacific Avenue — Flowers (BMG)

Best Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Album

WINNER: Parkway Drive — Darker Still (Parkway Records/Cooking Vinyl Australia)

DZ Deathrays — R.I.F.F (DZ Worldwide/The Orchard)

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard — PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth… (Virgin Music Australia)

Parkway Drive — Darker Still (Parkway Records/Cooking Vinyl Australia)

The Amity Affliction — Not Without My Ghosts (Warner Music Australia)

These New South Whales — TNSW (Damaged Records/Inertia Music)

Best Adult Contemporary Album

WINNER: Dan Sultan — Dan Sultan (Liberation Records)

Alex Lahey — The Answer Is Always Yes (Liberation Records)

Kate Ceberano — My Life Is A Symphony (ABC Music/The Orchard)

Mo'Ju — ORO, PLATA, MATA (Virgin Music Australia)

Tina Arena — Love Saves (Positive Dream/ADA)

Best Blues & Roots Album

WINNER: The Teskey Brothers — The Winding Way (Ivy League Records/Mushroom Group)

Cash Savage and The Last Drinks — So This Is Love (Mistletone)

Katie Wighton — The End (ABC Music/The Orchard)

The Bamboos — Live At Hamer Hall With The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (BMG/ADA)

Ziggy Alberts — DANCING IN THE DARK (Commonfolk Records/Ingrooves)

Best Country Album

WINNER: Fanny Lumsden — Hey Dawn (Cooking Vinyl Australia/The Orchard)

Brad Cox — Acres (Sony Music)

Brooke McClymont and Adam Eckersley — Up, Down & Sideways (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Henry Wagons — South Of Everywhere (Cheatin' Hearts Records/Spunk Records)

The Wolfe Brothers — Livin' The Dream (BMG/ADA)

PUBLIC VOTED AWARDS

Best Video

WINNER: 'Good Enough' — G Flip, Kyle Caulfield (Future Classic)

'Can I Shower At Yours' — Amy Shark, Mitch Green (Sony Music)

'Everybody's Saying Thursday's The Weekend' — DMA'S, Joel Burrows (I OH YOU/Mushroom)

'Gila Monster' — King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Spod (Virgin Music Australia)

'Give You Love' — Jessica Mauboy (feat. Jason Derulo), Rowena Rasmussen; Joel Rasmussen (Warner Music Australia)

'LOLA' — MAY-A, Murli Dhir (Arcadia Music, Sony Music)

'Lookin' Out' — King Stingray, Sam Brumby (Cooking Vinyl Australia, The Orchard)

'Manic Dream Pixie' — Peaches PRC, Kyle Caulfield (Republic Records and Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

'Stay Blessed' — Genesis Owusu, Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore (OURNESS/AWAL RECORDINGS)

'Therapy' — Budjerah, Murli Dhir, Made In Katana Studios (Warner Music Australia)

Best Australian Live Act

WINNER: G Flip — DRUMMER Australian Tour (Future Classic)

Baker Boy — Regional Vic Tour (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Brad Cox — ACRES TOUR (Sony Music)

Budjerah — Budjerah Australian Tour (Warner Music Australia)

DMA'S — DMA'S Live at Falls Festival (I OH YOU/Mushroom)

Dom Dolla — Dom Dolla Australian Summer Festival Tour (Three Six Zero/Sony Music)

Julia Jacklin — PRE PLEASURE TOUR (Liberation Records)

King Stingray — That's Where I Wanna Be Tour (Cooking Vinyl Australia/The Orchard)

RÜFÜS DU SOL – RUFUS DU SOL AUSTRALIAN 2022 TOUR (Rose Avenue Records/Warner Music)

Tame Impala — Slow Rush Tour (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Song of the Year

WINNER: Troye Sivan — 'Rush' (EMI Music Australia)

Budjerah — 'Therapy' (Warner Music Australia)

Day1 feat. KAHUKX — 'MBAPPÉ' (db Music/Warner Music Australia)

Dean Lewis — 'How Do I Say Goodbye' (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Joji — 'Die For You' (88rising/Warner Records)

Kylie Minogue — 'Padam Padam' (Liberator Music/Mushroom)

Luude and Mattafix — 'Big City Life' (Sweat It Out/Warner Music Australia)

MK and Dom Dolla — 'Rhyme Dust' (Area10/Big On Blue/Sony Music UK)

R3hab and Amy Shark — 'Sway My Way' (Wonderlick/Kobalt Music Publishing)

The Kid LAROI — 'Love Again' (Columbia/Sony Music)

Most Popular International Artist

WINNER: Taylor Swift — Midnights (Universal Records USA/Universal Music Australia)

Beyoncé — Renaissance (Columbia/Sony Music)

Drake and 21 Savage — Her Loss (Republic Records/Universal Music Australia)

Ed Sheeran — — (Atlantic UK/Warner Music Australia)

Luke Combs — Gettin' Old (Columbia Nashville/Sony Music)

Metro Boomin — Heroes & Villains (Republic Records/Universal Music Australia)

Morgan Wallen — One Thing At A Time (Mercury Nashville/Universal Music Australia)

Nicki Minaj — Queens Radio (Universal Records USA/Universal Music Australia)

P!NK — Trustfall (RCA/Sony Music)

SZA — SOS (RCA/Sony Music)