2014 ARIA nominations revealed

2014 ARIA nominations revealed
Image: Sheppard

This has proven to be a bumper year for Australian music with 11 local artists topping the album charts for a total of 19 out of the 41 weeks thus far, with Justice Crew claiming nine of those alone – breaking the record for an Australian act. Australian acts also broke into the US charts with three number one hits for the first time in 30 years.

Following all of this excitement, this week saw the announcement of the ARIA nominees for 2014, and not to be outdone they had some milestones of their own.

Chet Faker is the early frontrunner, he has already taken out all three Artisan Awards for Best Producer, Best Engineer and Best Cover Art for his debut album Built On Glass – the first time an album has done this since 2002. Along with these three awards Faker also amassed a further six nominations.

Coming in a close second for total nominations were Sheppard with seven, followed by Sia with six, Dan Sultan with five, and finally, 5 Seconds of Summer, Iggy Azalea and Violent Soho rounding out the local contingency with four nominations each.

The biggest shock of the nominations is the inclusion of Angus and Julia Stone’s self-titled album in the Best Rock Album category alongside the likes of Jimmy Barnes, Ball Park Music and Kingswood.

Here’s our rundown of the top categories at this year’s ARIAs.

Album of the Year

  • Chet Faker – Built on Glass
  • Dan Sultan – Blackbird
  • Jessica Mauboy – Beautiful
  • Sheppard – Bombs Away
  • Sia – 1000 Forms of Fear

Best Male Artist

  • Chet Faker
  • Dan Sultan
  • Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
  • Guy Sebastian
  • Vance Joy

Best Female Artist

  • Adalita
  • Iggy Azalea
  • Jessica Mauboy
  • Kasey Chambers
  • Sia

Song of the Year

  • 5 Seconds of Summer – She Looks So Perfect
  • Guy Sebastian – Like A Drum
  • Havana Brown – Warrior
  • Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX – Fancy
  • Joel Fletcher & Savage – Swing
  • Justice Crew – Que Sera
  • Nathaniel – You
  • Sheppard – Geronimo
  • Sia – Chandelier
  • Taylor Henderson – Borrow My Heart

Breakthrough Artist

  • 5 Seconds of Summer
  • Andy Bull
  • Chet Faker
  • Iggy Azalea
  • The Kite Stringe Tangle

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