ARIA awards 2015: Courtney Barnett and Tame Impala win big; Tina Arena is now a hall of famer
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (ARIA awards) this year has finally come to close. Tina Arena has been officially inducted in the Hall of Fame. Courtney Barnett, Tame Impala and other Australian acts win big at the prestigious awarding ceremony.
The event was held at The Star in Sydney on Nov. 26, Thursday and is attended by the most prominent acts in the music industry.
Tame Impala bagged the coveted Album of the Year plum as well as the award for Best Group and Best Rock Album. Indie artist Courtney Barnett on the other hand also bannered the ceremony winning 3 out of her 8 nominations. She was crowned as the Best Female Artist, Breakthrough Artist of the year and Best Independent Release.
One of the highlights in the star-studded event is the induction of Tina Area in the Australian music Hall of Fame. She performed a show-stopping performance of her hit song “Chains” together with Jessica Mauboy and The Veronicas to celebrate the feat.
Crowd favorite 5 Seconds of Summer broke public voting records and officially took home the prize in the Best Australian Live Act category.
Here is a list of winners for other categories:
Vance Joy - Best Male Artist
Conrad Sewell’s “Start again” - Song Of The Year
Oh Mercy’s “When we talk about love” - Best Adult Contemporary Album
C.W. Stoneking “Gon Boogaloo” - Best Blues and Roots Album
Sam Moran’s “Play along with Sam: Boo!” - Best Children’s Album
Matt Okine’s “Live at the Enmore Theatre” - Best Comedy Release
Shane Nicholson’s “Hell Breaks Loose” - Best Country Album
Jarryd James’ “Do you remember” - Best Pop Release
Rufus’ “You Were Right” - Best Dance Release
Northlane’s “Node” - Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album
One Direction - Best International Artist
Seth Sentry’s “Strange new past” - Best Urban Album
The Veronica’s “You ruin me” ( with Matt Sharp and Daniel James) - Best Video
Lee Kernaghan “Spirit of the anzacs” - Outstanding Achievement Award
Ed Sheeran’s “X” - Diamond Award
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