# 2024 ARIA Music Awards

The 2024 ARIA Music Awards were the 38th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) and consist of a series of awards, including the 2024 ARIA Awards, ARIA Artisan Awards, ARIA Fine Arts Awards and ARIA Hall of Fame. The ARIA Awards ceremony was held on 20 November 2024, broadcast on Nine Network and live-streamed via YouTube and Stan from Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Gadigal.

## Performers

* Amy Shark - "Two Friends" and "Beautiful Eyes"
* Cyril (with Budjerah and Becca Hatch) - "Stumblin' In"
* Ava Max - "Spot a Fake", "Kings & Queens", "Sweet but Psycho" and "Forever Young"
* The Kid Laroi - "Girls" and "The First Time"
* 3%, Jessica Mauboy and Julian Hamilton from The Presets - "Won't Stop" and "Our People"
* Troy Cassar-Daley and Kasey Chambers - "Let's Ride"
* Kane Brown - Miles on It"
* Teen Jesus and The Jean Teasers - "I Used to Be Fun"
* Angie McMahon - "Letting Go"
* Pixies - "Where Is My Mind?"
* Missy Higgins (with Amy Shark, G Flip, Gretta Ray and Angie McMahon) - "The Second Act", "The Special Two", "Scar"

## ARIA Hall of Fame inductee

Singer-songwriter Missy Higgins was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.

## Nominees and winners

Nominations were announced on 26 September 2024 via ARIA's YouTube channel, hosted by Renee Bargh.

### ARIA Awards

Full list of nominees :
| Album of the Year | Best Solo Artist |
| Troye Sivan – Something to Give Each Other Amy Shark – Sunday Sadness Angie McMahon – Light, Dark, Light Again Kylie Minogue – Tension Royel Otis – Pratts & Pain | Troye Sivan – Something to Give Each Other Amy Shark – Sunday Sadness Angie McMahon – Light, Dark, Light Again Dom Dolla – "Saving Up" Emma Donovan – Till My Song Is Done Kylie Minogue – Tension The Kid Laroi – The First Time [Deluxe Version] Tkay Maidza – Sweet Justice Tones And I – Beautifully Ordinary Troy Cassar-Daley – Between the Fires |
| Best Group | Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist |
| Royel Otis – Pratts & Pain 3% – Kill the Dead Hiatus Kaiyote – Love Heart Cheat Code Rüfüs Du Sol – "Music Is Better" Speed – Only One Mode | Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers – I Love You 3% – Kill the Dead Becca Hatch – Mayday Kita Alexander – Young in Love Sycco – Zorb |
| Best Adult Contemporary Album | Best Blues & Roots Album |
| Emily Wurramara – Nara Angus & Julia Stone – Cape Forestier Crowded House – Gravity Stairs Emma Donovan – Til My Song Is Done Fanning Dempsey National Park – The Deluge | Mia Dyson – Tender Heart Checkerboard Lounge – Sun Sessions Dope Lemon – Kimosabè Georgia Mooney – Full of Moon The Paper Kites – At the Roadhouse |
| Best Children's Album | Best Country Album |
| Bluey – Dance Mode! Emma Memma – Twirly Tunes Josh Pyke – It's Gonna Be a Great, Great Day! The Wiggles – Wiggle and Learn: 100 Educational Songs for Children Zindzi & the Zillionaires – Zindzi & the Zillionaires | Troy Cassar-Daley – Between the Fires Casey Barnes – Mayday Henry Wagons – The Four Seasons James Johnston – Raised Like That Tori Forsyth – All We Have Is Who We Are |
| Best Dance/Electronic Release | Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album |
| Dom Dolla – "Saving Up" Confidence Man – "I Can't Lose You" Cyril – "Stumblin' In" Fisher featuring Kita Alexander – "Atmosphere" Rüfüs Du Sol – "Music is Better" | Speed – Only One Mode C.O.F.F.I.N – Australia Stops Dune Rats – If It Sucks, Turn It Up Polaris – Fatalism Teenage Jones – The Rot That Grows Inside My Chest |
| Best Hip Hop/Rap Release | Best Independent Release |
| 3% – Kill the Dead Kobie Dee – Chapter 26 Lithe – "Fall Back" Onefour – "Natural Habitat" The Kid Laroi – The First Time [Deluxe Version] | Angie McMahon – Light, Dark, Light Again Emily Wurramara – Nara Kylie Minogue – Tension Miss Kaninna – "Blak Britney" Royel Otis – Pratts & Pain |
| Best Pop Release | Best Rock Album |
| Troye Sivan – Something to Give Each Other Amy Shark – Sunday Sadness Jessica Mauboy – Yours Forever Kylie Minogue – Tension The Kid Laroi – "Girls" | Royel Otis – Pratts & Pain Angie McMahon – Light, Dark, Light Again Grinspoon – Whatever, Whatever King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Flight b741 Middle Kids – Faith Crisis Pt 1 |
| Best Soul/R&B Release | Best Use of an Australian Recording in an Advertisement |
| Tkay Maidza – Sweet Justice Forest Claudette – Jupiter Milan Ring – Mangos Miss Kaninna – "Blak Britney" Pania – We Still Young | JK-47 – Cancer Council: End the Trend (Bolster Group) Eurogliders – realestate.com.au: Keep Moving (72andSunny) Kobie Dee – NRL & AFL: Warriors and Storytellers (Fox Sports Australia) Tones and I – Qantas Olympics: Already Proud (Howatson+Company) The Beefs – Speedo International: Go Full Speedo (Collider/Mirimar) |

### Public voted

| Best Video | Song of the Year |
| Tones And I, Nick Kozakis and Sela Vai for Tones And I – "Dance with Me" Macario de Souza for Amy Shark – "Beautiful Eyes" Will Hamilton-Coates for Miss Kaninna – "Blak Britney" Jack Shepherd for Lime Cordiale – "Cold Treatment" Zac Dov Wiesel for Confidence Man – "I Can't Lose You" Michael O'Halloran (ONYX Film) for Budjerah – "Is It Ever Gonna Make Sense" Katzki for Rüfüs Du Sol – "Lately" Jack Rudder, Jem Siow, Thomas Elliot for Speed – "Real Life Love" Josh Harris for Peach PRC – "Time of My Life" John Angus Stewart for Amyl and the Sniffers – "U Should Not Be Doing That" | G Flip – "The Worst Person Alive" Cyril – "Stumblin' In" Dom Dolla – "Saving Up" Fisher featuring Kita Alexander – "Atmosphere" Jessica Mauboy featuring Jason Derulo – "Give You Love" Kylie Minogue – "Tension" Lithe – "Fall Back" Royel Otis – "Murder on the Dance Floor" – triple j Like A Version The Kid Laroi – "Nights Like This" Troye Sivan – "Got Me Started" |
| Best Australian Live Act | Best International Artist |
| Missy Higgins – The Second Act Tour 2024 Angie McMahon – Making It Through Tour Barkaa – Barkaa Confidence Man – Laneway Festival Dirty Three – Love Changes Everything Tour Dom Dolla – Australian Tour 2023 King Stingray – Regional Run 2024 Royel Otis – Pratts & Pain Tour Rüfüs Du Sol – 2024 Australian Summer Tour Dates Tones and I – P!nk supported by Tones and I | Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department Ariana Grande – Eternal Sunshine Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess Charli XCX – Brat Drake – For All the Dogs Olivia Rodrigo – Guts Tate McRae – Think Later Travis Scott – Utopia Zach Bryan – Zach Bryan |
| Music Teacher of the Year ||
| Nathaniel Miller (Bulman School, Bulman Community, Arnhem Land, NT) Casey Allen (PLC Sydney, Croydon, Eora Nation, NSW) Hayley Wedding (Seaview High School, Seacombe Heights, Kaurna Land, SA) Susan Sukkar (Petersham Public School, Lewisham, Eora Nation, NSW) ||

### Fine Arts Awards

* Best Classical Album
* Sophie Hutchings – A World Outside
* Australian Chamber Orchestra/Richard Tognetti – Beethoven Symphonies 1, 2 & 3 'Eroica'
* Grigoryan Brothers – Amistad – Music for Two Guitars
* Orava Quartet – ORAWA
* Veronique Serret – Migrating Bird
* Best Jazz Album
* Mildlife – Chorus
* Audrey Powne – From the Fire
* Elixir (featuring Katie Noonan, Zac Hurren & Ben Hauptmann) – A Small Shy Truth
* Tourismo – Torque
* Vanessa Perica Orchestra – The Eye is the First Circle
* Best World Music Album
* Dobby – Warrangu: River Story
* Christine Anu – Waku: Minaral a Minalay
* Joseph Tawadros – The Virtue of Signals
* Radical Son – Bilambiyal
* Soweto Gospel Choir & Groove Terminator – History of House
* Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album
* Various Artists – Faraway Downs
* Ack Kinmonth – Scarygirl
* Harlow – This is Harlow (Music From Paper Dolls)
* Helena Czakja – Nemesis (Original Series Soundtrack)
* Jackson Milas – The Way, My Way

### Artisan Awards

* Best Produced Release
* Chris Collins for Royel Otis – Pratts & Pain
* Crowded House & Steven Schram for Crowded House – Gravity Stairs
* Dom Dolla for Dom Dolla – "Saving Up"
* Fisher for Fisher featuring Kita Alexander – "Atmosphere"
* Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore and Peter Mayes for Empire of the Sun – Ask That God
* Best Engineered Release
* Chris Collins for Royel Otis – Pratts & Pain
* Dom Dolla for Dom Dolla – "Saving Up"
* Eric J Debowsky for Angus & Julia Stone – Cape Forestier
* Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore and Peter Mayes for Empire of the Sun – Ask That God
* Tony Buchen for Mildlife – Chorus
* Best Cover Art
* Daniel Boyd and Nomad Create for 3% – Kill the Dead
* Giulia McGauran & Sam Chirnside for Tones and I – Beautifully Ordinary
* Louis Leimbach for Lime Cordiale – Enough of the Sweet Talk
* Michael Bryers for Troy Cassar-Daley – Between the Fires
* Tomas Shanahan for Mildlife – Chorus