HERE COME THE ARIA NOMINEES

The votes have been tallied and nominations are in. Yes, today marks the announcement of the nominees in the 2012 ARIA Awards.
A raft of amazing Aussie artists are represented in this year’s nominations pool, none more so than rapper 360, who leads the field with six nominations.
Both Gotye and The Jezabels follow with five nominations apiece, with Hilltop Hoods and Lanie Lane collecting four nods and a raft of other artists (including Jessica Mauboy, Guy Sebastian, Matt Corby and The Temper Trap) picking up three nominations apiece.
The winners in each of the categories will be announced at the official ARIA Awards ceremony, to be held at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on Thursday November 29. The ceremony will be telecast on the GO! Channel.
Here’s some of the noms we think you’d like to know about.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
360 – Falling & Flying
Gotye – Making Mirrors
Missy Higgins – The Ol’ Razzle Dazzle
The Jezabels – Prisoner
The Temper Trap – The Temper Trap

BEST FEMALE ARTIST
Missy Higgins – The Ol’ Razzle Dazzle
Kimbra – Vows
Lanie Lane – To The Horse
Jessica Mauboy – Gotcha
Washington – Insomnia

BEST MALE ARTIST
360 – Falling & Flying
Matt Corby – Into The Flame
Gotye – Making Mirrors
Guy Sebastian – Battle Scars
Angus Stone – Broken Brights
Keith Urban – For You

BEST GROUP
Boy & Bear – Big Man
Cold Chisel – No Plans
Hilltop Hoods – Drinking From The Sun
The Jezabels – Prisoner
The Temper Trap – The Temper Trap

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST – RELEASE
360 – Falling & Flying
Alpine – A Is For Alpine
Matt Corby – Brother
Lanie Lane – To The Horses
San Cisco – Awkward

BEST INDEPENDENT RELEASE
The Bamboos – Medicine Man
Dappled Cities – Lake Air
The Jezabels – Prisoner
Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp – Songs of the Southern Skies
San Cisco – Awkward

BEST POP RELEASE
Gotye – Making Mirrors
Kimbra – Vows
Jessica Mauboy – Gotcha
San Cisco – Awkward
Guy Sebastian – Battle Scars

BEST DANCE RELEASE
Havana Brown – When The Lights Go Out
Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl feat. Georgi Kay – In My Mind
Hermitude – Hyperparadise
Knife Party – Rage Valley
Sneaky Sound System – From Here To Anywhere

BEST URBAN ALBUM
360 – Falling & Flying
The Bamboos – Medicine Man
The Herd – Future Shade
Hilltop Hoods – Drinking From The Sun
Katalyst – Deep Impressions

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Catherine Britt – Always Never Enough
Troy Cassar-Daley – Home
Beccy Cole – Songs and Pictures
McAlister Kemp – Country Proud
The McClymonts – Two Worlds Collide

BEST ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
Darren Hayes – Secret Codes And Battleships
Missy Higgins – The Ol’ Razzle Dazzle
Husky – Forever So
Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp – Songs of the Southern Skies
Josh Pyke – Only Sparrows

PUBLIC VOTED NOMINEES

ARIA SONG OF THE YEAR
360 feat. Gossling – Boys Like You
Matt Corby – Brother
Delta Goodrem – Sitting On Top Of The World
Hilltop Hoods Featuring Sia – I Love It
Justice Crew – Boom Boom
Reece Mastin – Good Night
Jessica Mauboy & Stan Walker – Galaxy
Ricki-Lee – Do It Like That
Guy Sebastian – Don’t Worry Be Happy
Timomatic – Set It Off

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST
Adele
The Black Keys
Michael Buble
Coldplay
Florence + the Machine
David Guetta
LMFAO
Bruno Mars
One Direction
Ed Sheeran

A full list of this year’s ARIA nominees is available at the official ARIA AWARDS WEBSITE.

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