# 2013 ARIA Music Awards

The 27th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) were a series of award ceremonies which included the 2013 ARIA Artisan Awards, ARIA Hall of Fame Awards, ARIA Fine Arts Awards and ARIA Awards. The latter ceremony occurred on 1 December at the Star Event Centre, and was telecast on Nine Network's channel Go! at 7:30pm.
The final nominees for ARIA Award categories were announced on 14 October as well as nominees and winners for Fine Arts Awards and Artisan Awards. Public votes were used for the categories, "Song of the Year", "Best Australian Live Act", "Best International Artist" and "Best Video".
Also on 1 December ARIA inducted Air Supply into their Hall of Fame; ARIA also created a new award category, ARIA Industry Icon, which was awarded to promoter and record label owner, Michael Gudinski.

## Performers

The following artists performed at the ARIA Music Awards.
* Flume
* Tame Impala
* Birds of Tokyo
* Vance Joy
* Bliss n Eso
* Jessica Mauboy
* Samantha Jade
* Sheppard
* The Potbelleez
* Stafford Brothers
* Alison Wonderland
* Alicia Keys
* Lorde

## ARIA Hall of Fame Inductee

* Air Supply – Upon the announcement of the group's induction into ARIA Hall of Fame, Russell Hitchcock, one of the two founders with Graham Russell, declared "[i]t is a great honour for us, and it was something that was totally unexpected". The pair were due to return to Australia for the ceremony and "have fun with everybody and we want to say thank you to all who participated in our ARIA Hall of Fame induction".

## Nominees and winners
### ARIA Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; other final nominees are listed alphabetically by artists' first name.
| Album of the Year | Best Group |
| Tame Impala – Lonerism Birds of Tokyo – March Fires Flume – Flume Guy Sebastian – Armageddon Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Push the Sky Away | Tame Impala – Lonerism Birds of Tokyo – March Fires Boy & Bear – Harlequin Dream Empire of the Sun – Ice on the Dune Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Push the Sky Away |
| Best Male Artist | Best Female Artist |
| Flume – Flume Guy Sebastian – Armageddon Keith Urban – "Little Bit of Everything" Matt Corby – "Resolution" Paul Kelly – Spring and Fall | Jessica Mauboy – "To the End of the Earth" Abbe May – Kiss My Apocalypse Emma Louise – vs Head vs Heart Missy Higgins – "Set Me on Fire" Sarah Blasko – I Awake |
| Breakthrough Artist – Release | Best Independent Release |
| Flume – Flume Big Scary – Not Art RÜFÜS – Atlas The Rubens – The Rubens Vance Joy – God Loves You When You're Dancing | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Push the Sky Away Big Scary – Not Art San Cisco – San Cisco Sheppard – "Let Me Down Easy" The Drones – I See Seaweed |
| Best Adult Contemporary Album | Best Blues & Roots Album |
| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Push the Sky Away Bob Evans – Familiar Stranger Clare Bowditch – The Winter I Chose Happiness Josh Pyke – The Beginning and the End of Everything Sarah Blasko – I Awake | Russell Morris – Sharkmouth Archie Roach – Into the Bloodstream Mama Kin – The Magician's Daughter Melbourne Ska Orchestra – Melbourne Ska Orchestra The Cat Empire – Steal the Light |
| Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album | Best Rock Album |
| Karnivool – Asymmetry Airbourne – Black Dog Barking Northlane – Singularity The Amity Affliction – Chasing Ghosts Thy Art Is Murder – Hate | Tame Impala – Lonerism Birds of Tokyo – March Fires Boy & Bear – Harlequin Dream The Drones – I See Seaweed The Rubens – The Rubens |
| Best Urban Album | Best Country Album |
| Illy – Bring It Back Bliss n Eso – Circus in the Sky Horrorshow – King Amongst Many Seth Sentry – This Was Tomorrow Urthboy – Smokey's Haunt | Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson – Wreck & Ruin Jasmine Rae – If I Want To Lee Kernaghan – Beautiful Noise Sara Storer – Lovegrass Troy Cassar-Daley and Adam Harvey – The Great Country Songbook |
| Best Children's Album | Best Comedy Release |
| Justine Clarke – A Little Day Out with Justine Clarke Giggle and Hoot – Claw Tapping Tunes Jay Laga'aia – Ten in the Bed Sam Moran – Play Along with Sam The Wiggles – Taking Off | Tom & Alex – The Bits We're Least Ashamed of Colin Buchanan – The TGIF Songs of Colin Buchanan Housos – Live Sammy J and Randy – Bin Night Pauly Fenech – Pauly's Shorts |
| Best Pop Release | Best Dance Release |
| Guy Sebastian – Armageddon Empire of the Sun – Ice on the Dune San Cisco – San Cisco The Preatures – "Is This How You Feel?" Vance Joy – God Loves You When You're Dancing | Flume – Flume Jagwar Ma – Howlin' The Potbelleez – "Saved in a Bottle" The Presets – Pacifica RÜFÜS – Atlas |
| Song of the Year | Best Video |
| Matt Corby – "Resolution" Birds of Tokyo – "Lanterns" Bombs Away (featuring The Twins) – "Party Bass" Flume – "Holdin On" Guy Sebastian – "Get Along" Justice Crew – "Best Night" Samantha Jade – "What You've Done to Me" Stafford Brothers (featuring Lil Wayne & Christina Milian) – "Hello" Timomatic – "Parachute" Vance Joy – "Riptide" | Samantha Jade – "Firestarter" – Christopher Frey Birds of Tokyo – "Lanterns" – Josh Logue Flight Facilities (featuring Christine Hoberg) – "Clair De Lune" – Dave Ma Flume – "Holdin On" – Joe Nappa Justice Crew – "Best Night" – Marc Furmie Matt Corby – "Resolution" – Bryce Jepson Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – "Jubilee Street" – John Hillcoat San Cisco – "Fred Astaire" – Andrew Nowrojee Timomatic – "Parachute" – Marc Furmie & Elisa Mercurio Vance Joy – "Riptide" – Dimitri Basil |
| Best Australian Live Act | Best International Artist |
| Guy Sebastian Birds of Tokyo Flume Karnivool Keith Urban Matt Corby Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Paul Kelly and Neil Finn Tame Impala The Drones | One Direction Birdy Bruno Mars Ed Sheeran Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Michael Bublé Mumford & Sons Of Monsters and Men P!nk Taylor Swift |

### Fine Arts Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
* Best Classical Album
* Sally Whitwell – All Imperfect Things: Solo Piano Music of Michael Nyman
* Amy Dickson, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Catch Me If You Can
* David Hansen – Rivals: Arias for Farinelli & Co.
* Jane Sheldon – North + South
* Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Nigel Westlake – Missa Solis: Requiem for Eli
* Best Jazz Album
* The Idea of North – Smile
* Andrea Keller – Family Portraits
* Jonathan Zwartz – The Remembering & Forgetting of the Air
* Renée Geyer – Swing
* Tommy Emmanuel and Martin Taylor – The Colonel & the Governor
* Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album
* Paul Kelly, James Ledger, Genevieve Lacey & ANAM Musicians – Conversations with Ghosts
* David Bridie – Satellite Boy
* Nick Cave and Warren Ellis – Lawless
* Tina Arena – Symphony of Life
* Various Artists – triple j's One Night Stand
* Best World Music Album
* Joseph Tawadros – Chameleons of the White Shadow
* Airileke – Weapon of Choice
* Rasa Duende – Improvisations
* Shellie Morris & The Borroloola Songwomen – Together We Are Strong – Ngambala Wigi Li – Wun the Song Peoples Sessions
* Various – Mélodie Française

### Artisan Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
* Best Cover Art
* Aaron Hayward and David Homer (Debaser) – Empire of the Sun – Ice on the Dune
* Glen Hannah – Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson – Wreck & Ruin
* Graeme Base – The Cat Empire – Steal the Light
* Justin Maller – Bliss n Eso – Circus in the Sky
* Kevin Parker & Leif Podhajsky – Tame Impala – Lonerism
* Engineer of the Year
* Virginia Read – Sally Whitwell – All Imperfect Things
* Dann Hume – Alpine – Seeing Red
* Kevin Parker – Tame Impala – Lonerism
* Nicky Bomba, Robin Mai – Melbourne Ska Orchestra – Melbourne Ska Orchestra
* Peter Mayes – Empire of the Sun – Ice on the Dune
* Producer of the Year
* Harley Streten – Flume – Flume
* Kevin Parker – Tame Impala – Lonerism
* Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes and Jonathan Sloan – Empire of the Sun – Ice on the Dune
* Virginia Read – Sally Whitwell – All Imperfect Things
* Wayne Connolly and Boy and Bear – Boy and Bear – Harlequin Dream