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Jessica Mauboy, Empire Of The Sun and AC/DC Up For Aria Awards

by Paul Cashmere - October 8 2009

Jessica Mauboy, Empire of the Sun and AC/DC have been nominated for ARIA Awards.

Mauboy has the lead with seven nominations while Empire Of The Sun are up for six gongs.

AC/DC have also made the nominations list for the very first time with a potentially four ARIA’s going to the band if they win this year.

AC/DC were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1988 but have never won an award.

2009 ARIA Awards Nominees

Highest Selling Australian Single
Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
Evermore – Hey Boys and Girls (Warner Music Australia)
Jessica Mauboy – Running Back (Sony Music Entertainment)
Jessica Mauboy – Burn (Sony Music Entertainment)
Wes Carr – You (Sony Music Entertainment)

Highest Selling Australian Album
AC/DC – Black Ice (Albert Productions/Sony Music Entertainment)
Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
Hilltop Hoods – State Of The Art (Golden Era/Universal Music Australia)
Jessica Mauboy – Been Waiting (Sony Music Entertainment)
The Presets – Apocalypso (Std Edition) (Modular Records/Universal Music Australia)

Best Blues and Roots Album
Ash Grunwald – Fish Out Of Water (Delta Groove/Shock Entertainment)
C.W. Stoneking – Jungle Blues (King Hokum/Shock Entertainment)
Pete Murray – Chance To Say Goodbye (Sony Music Entertainment)
The Waifs – Live From The Union Of Soul (Jarrah Records/MGM)
The Wilson Pickers – The Land Of The Powerful Owl (ABC Music/Universal Music Australia)

Best Children’s Album
Bindi – Bindi Kidfitness 2 – Jungle Dance Party (EMI Music Australia)
Georgie Parker – Here Comes The Sun (ABC Music/Roadshow)
The Fairies – Princess Perfect (ABC Music/Roadshow)
The Saddle Club – Best Friends (Shock Entertainment)
The Wiggles – Go Bananas! (ABC Music/Roadshow)

Best Dance Release
Hook N Sling – The Best Thing (2008) (Hussle/Universal Music Australia)
Sneaky Sound System – 2 (Whack Records/MGM)
The Presets - Talk Like That (Modular/Universal Music Australia)
Tommy Trash Feat. Mr Wilson – Need Me To Stay (Hussle/Universal Music Australia)
Zoe Badwi – Release Me (Warner Music Australia)

Best Urban Album
Astronomy Class – Pursuit Of Happiness (Elefant Traks/Inertia)
Hilltop Hoods – State Of The Art (Golden Era/Universal Music Australia)
Horrorshow – The Grey Space (Elefant Traks/Inertia)
Pez – A Mind Of My Own (Soulmate Records/Inertia)
Phrase - Clockwork (Universal Music Australia)

Best Independent Release
Bertie Blackman – Secrets and Lies (Forum 5/MGM)
C.W. Stoneking – Jungle Blues (King Hokum/Shock Entertainment)
Dappled Cities – Zounds (Speak N Spell/Inertia)
Sneaky Sound System – 2 (Whack Records/MGM)
The Drones – Havilah (ATP Recordings/MGM)

Best Music DVD
Jimmy Barnes - Live At The Enmore (Liberation/Universal Music Australia)
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson – Rattlin’ Bones Max Sessions (Liberation/Universal Music Australia)
Sia - TV Is My Parent (Monkey Puzzle Records/Inertia)
The Cat Empire – Live At The Bowl (Virgin/EMI Music Australia)
Various – Rockwiz – Salutes the Bowl (Liberation/Universal Music Australia)

Best Rock Album
AC/DC – Black Ice (Albert Productions/Sony Music Entertainment)
Eskimo Joe – Inshalla (Mushroom Records/Warner Music Australia)
Jet – Shaka Rock (Virgin/EMI Music Australia)
The Drones – Havilah (ATP Recordings/MGM)
The Temper Trap – Conditions (Liberation/Universal Music Australia)

Best Adult Contemporary Album
Bob Evans – Goodnight, Bull Creek! (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
David Campbell - Good Lovin! (Sony Music Entertainment)
Josh Pyke – Chimney’s Afire (Ivy League/Universal Music Australia)
Little Birdy – Confetti (Eleven Music/Universal Music Australia)
Paul Dempsey – Everything Is True (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)

Best Pop Release
Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
Jessica Mauboy – Been Waiting (Sony Music Entertainment)
Kate Miller-Heidke – Curiouser (Sony Music Entertainment)
Ladyhawke – Ladyhawke (Modular Records/Universal Music Australia)
Sarah Blasko – As Day Follows Night (Dew Process/Universal Music Australia)

Best Comedy Release
Dave Hughes – Dave Hughes Is Handy (Liberation/Universal Music Australia)
Hamish & Andy - Unessential Listening (Roadshow/Sony Music Entertainment)
Rodney Rude – Goes The Growl (DVD) (EMI Music Australia)
The BBQ Kings – The Fellowship Of The Grill (ABC Music/Universal Music Australia)
Tripod - For The Love Of God! (Liberation/Universal Music Australia)

Best Country Album
Felicity Urquhart – Landing Lights (Shock Entertainment)
Jasmine Rae – Look It Up (ABC Music/Universal Music Australia)
Keith Urban - Defying Gravity (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
Shane Nicholson – Familiar Ghosts (Liberation/Universal Music Australia)
Troy Cassar-Daley – I Love This Place (Liberation/Universal Music Australia)

Breakthrough Artist – Single
Art Vs Science - Art Vs Science (Green/MGM)
Bluejuice – Broken Leg (Dew Process/Universal Music Australia)
Jessica Mauboy – Running Back Feat. Flo Rida (Sony Music Entertainment)
Ladyhawke – My Delirium (Modular Records/Universal Music Australia)
Lisa Mitchell – Coin Laundry (Scorpio Music/Warner Music Australia)

Breakthrough Artist – Album
C.W. Stoneking – Jungle Blues (King Hokum/Shock Entertainment)
Jessica Mauboy – Been Waiting (Sony Music Entertainment)
Ladyhawke – Ladyhawke (Modular Records/Universal Music Australia)
Lisa Mitchell – Wonder (Scorpio Music/Warner Music Australia)
The Temper Trap – Conditions (Liberation/Universal Music Australia)

Best Group
AC/DC – Black Ice (Albert Productions/Sony Music Entertainment)
Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
Eskimo Joe – Inshalla (Mushroom Records/Warner Music Australia)
Hilltop Hoods – State Of The Art (Golden Era/Universal Music Australia)
The Drones – Havilah (ATP Recordings/MGM)

Best Male Artist
Bob Evans – Goodnight, Bull Creek! (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
C.W. Stoneking – Jungle Blues (King Hokum/Shock Entertainment)
Daniel Merriweather – Love & War (Universal Music Australia)
Josh Pyke – Chimney’s Afire (Ivy League/Universal Music Australia)
Paul Dempsey – Everything Is True (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)

Best Female Artist
Jessica Mauboy – Been Waiting (Sony Music Entertainment)
Kate Miller-Heidke – Curiouser (Sony Music Entertainment)
Ladyhawke – Ladyhawke (Modular Records/Universal Music Australia)
Lisa Mitchell – Wonder (Scorpio Music/Warner Music Australia)
Sarah Blasko – As Day Follows Night (Dew Process/Universal Music Australia)

Single of the Year
Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
Hilltop Hoods – Chase That Feeling (Golden Era/Universal Music Australia)
Kate Miller-Heidke – The Last Day On Earth (Sony Music Entertainment)
Ladyhawke – My Delirium (Modular Records/Universal Music Australia)
The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition (Liberation/Universal Music Australia)

Album of the Year
AC/DC – Black Ice (Albert Productions/Sony Music Entertainment)
Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
Eskimo Joe – Inshalla (Mushroom Records/Warner Music Australia)
Sarah Blasko – As Day Follows Night (Dew Process/Universal Music Australia)
The Temper Trap – Conditions (Liberation/Universal Music Australia)

2009 ARIA Awards – Artisan Nominees

Best Cover Art
Aaron Hayward & David Homer – Debaser – Empire Of The Sun, Walking On A Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
C.W. Stoneking – C.W. Stoneking, Jungle Blues (King Hokum/Shock Entertainment)
Mathematics – Eskimo Joe, Inshalla (Mushroom Records/Warner Music Australia)
Sarah Larnach – Ladyhawke, Ladyhawke (Modular/Universal Music Australia)
Sharon Chai – Sarah Blasko, As Day Follows Night (Dew Process/Universal Music Australia)

Best Video
Head Pictures, Damon Escott & Stephen Lance – Sarah Blasko, All I Want (Dew Process/Universal Music Australia)
Josh Logue for Mathematics – Empire Of The Sun, Walking On A Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
Josh Logue for Mathematics – Empire Of The Sun, We Are The People (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
Mark Alston – Kate Miller-Heidke, The Last Day On Earth (Sony Music Entertainment)
Sam Bennetts – Bluejuice, Broken Leg (Dew Process/Universal Music Australia)

Engineer of the Year
DJ Debris – Hilltop Hoods, State Of The Art (Golden Era/Universal Music Australia)
Greg Wales – You Am I, Dilettantes (Virgin/EMI Music Australia)
Jimi Maroudas – Eskimo Joe, Inshalla (Mushroom Records/Warner Music Australia)
Peter Mayes – Empire Of the Sun, Walking On A Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
Steve Schram – Little Birdy, Confetti (Eleven/Universal Music Australia)

Producer of the Year
Empire Of The Sun and Donnie Sloan with Peter Mayes – Empire Of The Sun, Walking on A Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
Forrester Savell – Karnivool, Sound Awake (Cymatic Records/Sony Music Entertainment)
Suffa – Hilltop Hoods, State Of The Art (Golden Era/Universal Music Australia)
Tim Powles – Regular John, The Peaceful Atom Is A Bomb (DIFRNT Music (Universal Music Australia)
Wayne Connolly & Paul Dempsey – Paul Dempsey, Everything Is True (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)

2009 ARIA Fine Arts Awards – Nominees

Best Classical Album
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra/Paul Dyer – Handel: Concerti Grossi Opus 6 (ABC Classics/Universal Music Australia)
Australian Chamber Orchestra – Classical Destinations II (DECCA/Universal Music Australia)
Emma Matthews – Emma Matthews in Monte Carlo (ABC Classics/Universal Music Australia)
Slava and Leonard Grigoryan – Distance (Which Way Music/Fuse Music Group)
Teddy Tahu Rhodes/David Hobson – You’ll Never Walk Alone (ABC Classics/Universal Music Australia)
The Goldner String Quartet – Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets (ABC Classics/Universal Music Australia)

Best Jazz Album
Dale Barlow, George Coleman Jr, Mark Fitzgibbon, Sam Anning – Treat Me Gently (Jazz Head/MGM)
Kate Ceberano/Mark Isham – Bittersweet (ABC Jazz/Universal Music Australia)
Katie Noonan – Blackbird (Sony Music Entertainment)
Mark Isaacs Resurgence Band – Tell It Like It Is (ABC Jazz/Universal Music Australia)
Michelle Nicolle – The Loveliest Night (ABC Jazz/Universal Music Australia)

Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album
Amanda Brown – Son Of A Lion – Original Soundtrack (THINK/Fuse Music Group)
Soundtrack – Balibo (ABC Music/Universal Music Australia)
Soundtrack – Samson & Delilah (ABC Music/Universal Music Australia)
Soundtrack – East Of Everything Series Two Soundtrack Album (ABC Music/Universal Music Australia)
Tex Perkins and Murray Paterson – Beautiful Kate (Level Two Music/Shock Entertainment)

Best World Music Album
Fiona Joy Hawkins – Blue Dream (ABC Music/Universal Music Australia)
Kamerunga – The Push (Kamerunga Records/Planet Distribution)
Seaman Dan – Sailing Home (Steady Steady Music/MGM)
Warren Fahey – Australia: Folk Songs & Bush Verse (ABC Music/Universal Music Australia)
Wicked Beat Soundsystem – Dreaming (Wicked Beat Records/Inertia)

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