Amy Shark and Courtney Barnett lead the 2018 ARIA award nominations
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Amy Shark and Courtney Barnett lead the 2018 ARIA award nominations

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It’s been a huge year for Amy Shark and Courtney Barnett, both releasing much adored albums. Now to top it off, they are leading the pack in nominations for this year’s ARIA awards.

The annual awards ceremony, held in November this year, recognises the incredible talent of the year that was in Australian music. Some ARIA awards have already been announced, such as the award for best comedy release which went to Bridie &Wyatt from the crew at ABC’s Tonightly (RIP) for ‘Sex Pest’.

In addition to Barnett and Shark, Aussie frontrunners who are in for a number of nominations include Pnau, Tash Sultana, Dean Lewis, Peking Duk, 5 Seconds of Summer and Troye Sivan.

The late Gurrumul has received a significant number of posthumous nominations as well, with a shot at winning album of the year, best male artist and many more for his album Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow).

Aussie music fans will be also able to vote  for a number of awards, including best Australia live act and best international act.

Check out some of the ARIA nominations below:

Apple Music Album Of The Year
Amy SharkLove Monster
Courtney BarnettTell Me How You Really Feel 
GurrumulDjarimirri (Child of the Rainbow) 
PnauChanga 
Troye SivanBloom 

Best Male Artist
Dan SultanKiller Under A Blood Moon 
Dean Lewis Be Alright
Gurrumul – Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)
Troye SivanBloom
Vance JoyNation Of Two

Best Female Artist
Alison Wonderland
 – Awake 
Amy SharkLove Monster
Courtney BarnettTell Me How You Really Feel
SiaFlames 
Tash SultanaFlow State 

Best Dance Release
Alison
 Wonderland – ‘Awake’
Fisher – ‘Losing It’
Peking Duk – ‘Fire’
Pnau – ‘Go Bang’
RÜFÜS DU SOL – ‘No Place’

Best Group
5 Seconds Of Summer – Youngblood 
DMA’S – For Now 
Peking Duk – Fire  
Pnau – Go Bang 
RÜFÜS DU SOL – No Place  

Breakthrough Artist
Alex Lahey I Love You Like A Brother 
Jack River – Sugar Mountain 
Mojo JujuNative Tongue 
OdetteTo A Stranger
RuelDazed & Confused 

Best Pop Release
5 Seconds Of Summer
 – ‘Youngblood’
Amy Shark – ‘Love Monster’
Dean Lewis – ‘Be Alright’
Jack River – ‘Sugar Mountain’
Troye Sivan – ‘Bloom’

Best Urban Release 
360 – ‘Vintage Modern’
Esoterik – ‘My Astral Plane’
Hilltop Hoods – ‘Clark Griswold (feat. Adrian Eagle)’
Kerser -‘ Engraved In The Game’
Mojo Juju – ‘Native Tongue’

Best Independent Release
Angus & Julia StoneSnow
Courtney BarnettTell Me How You Really Feel 
DMA’S For Now 
Gurrumul Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)
PnauGo Bang 

Best Rock Album
Camp CopeHow To Socialise & Make Friends
Courtney BarnettTell Me How You Really Feel
DMA’SFor Now
Luca BrasiStay
Middle KidsLost Friends 

Best Adult Contemporary Album
Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile Lotta Sea Lice 
Dan Sultan Killer Under A Blood Moon
Missy HigginsSolastalgia 
OdetteTo A Stranger
Vance JoyNation Of Two 

Best Country Album
Adam Eckersley & Brooke McClymontAdam & Brooke 
Fanny LumsdenReal Class Act
Kasey Chambers & The Fireside DisciplesCampfire
The Wolfe BrothersCountry Heart 
Travis CollinsBrave & The Broken

Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album
DZ DeathraysBloody Lovely
King ParrotUgly Produce
Parkway DriveReverence
PolarisThe Mortal Coil 
West Thebarton Different Beings Being Different 

Best Blues & Roots Album
Angus & Julia StoneSnow
Emily WurramaraMilyakburra 
Mama Kin SpenderGolden Magnetic
Ruby BootsDon’t Talk About It 
Tash Sultana Flow State

Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album
Evelyn Ida Morris Acute Misfortune (Original Soundtrack)
Jessica MauboyThe Secret Daughter Season Two (Songs for the Original 7 Series) 
Jimmy BarnesWorking Class Boy: The Soundtracks
LIARS 1/1 (Original Soundtrack)
Various ArtistsMuriel’s Wedding: The Musical

Best Children’s Album
Justine Clarke The Justine Clarke Show! 
Lah-Lah10th Birthday Party 
Sam MoranSanta’s Coming! 
Teeny Tiny Stevies Helpful Songs For Little People 
The WigglesWiggle Pop!