Flume dominates 2016 ARIA Award nominations

Four-time ARIA award winning producer Flume has scored 11 nominations for the 2016 ARIA Awards.

The nominations, which were announced today, also saw pop wunderkind Troye Sivan sweep seven nominations, while rapper and producer Illy scored six nominations for his breakthrough 2016 hit, Papercuts.

Sia and The Avalanches also picked up six nominations this year, including the Telstra Album Of The Year award.

“2016 has been a record breaking year for Australian music with 16 Australian artists reaching the top of the ARIA Charts and the likes of Flume, Sia and Troye Sivan featuring strongly on charts and festival stages around the world. This success is celebrated today with the winners of the Fine Arts, Artisan & Best Comedy Awards and the announcement of the nominated artists for the 2016 ARIA Awards Connected By Telstra,” said Dan Rosen, CEO of ARIA.

“Congratulations to all of theartists honoured today as winners in the Fine Arts, Artisan & Best Comedy Categories. These winners show that the high quality of artistic achievement in the Australian music scene is spread across a wide range of genres.We can’t wait to continue our celebrations of 30 glorious years of ARIA.”

This year’s ARIAs will see two new awards introduced into the category, including Apple Music Song of the Year, and the Best International Artist category. For the first time this year, the recipients of both awards will be determined online through fan vote, with the Best International Artist category solely determined on Twitter.

The 2016 ARIA Awards, presented by Telstra, will take place at The Star Sydney on Wednesday November 23. Flume will be the headliner performer at this year’s awards, while Crowded House has been confirmed to receive an induction into the ARIA Hall of Fame.

2016 ARIA Awards Full Nominees List:

ELEVEN NOMINATIONS

Flume

Producer Of The Year – WINNER

Engineer Of The Year – WINNER

Best Cover Art – WINNER

Telstra Album Of The Year

Best Male Artist

Best Dance Release

Best Independent Release

Best Pop Release

Apple Music Song of the Year

Best Australian Live Act

Best Video

SEVEN NOMINATIONS

Troye Sivan

Telstra Album Of The Year

Best Male Artist

Best Pop Release

Apple Music Song Of The Year

Best Video

Engineer Of The Year

Producer Of The Year

SIX NOMINATIONS

Illy

Best Male Artist

Best Pop Release

Apple Music Song Of The Year

Best Video

Engineer Of The Year

Producer Of The Year

Sia

Telstra Album Of The Year

Best Female Artist

Best Independent Release

Best Pop Release

Apple Music Song Of The Year

Best Video

The Avalanches

Telstra Album Of The Year

Best Dance Release

Best Group

Engineer Of The Year

Producer Of The Year

Best Cover Art

FIVE NOMINATIONS

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Best Group

Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album

Best Independent Release

Best Australian Live Act

Best Video

RÜFÜS

Telstra Album Of The Year

Best Dance Release

Best Group

Best Australian Live Act

Best Cover Art

Violent Soho

Best Group

Best Independent Release

Best Rock Album

Best Australian Live Act

Best Video

FOUR NOMINATIONS

Bernard Fanning

Best Male Artist

Best Adult Contemporary Album

Best Cover Art

Engineer Of The Year

THREE NOMINATIONS

Delta Goodrem

Best Female Artist

Best Video

Best Cover Art

Hilltop Hoods

Apple Music Song of the Year

Best Australian Live Act

Best Video

L D R U

Breakthrough Artist

Best Dance Release

Apple Music Song of the Year

Montaigne

Best Female Artist

Breakthrough Artist

Producer Of The Year

The Veronicas

Best Group

Best Pop Release

Apple Music Song of the Year

TWO NOMINATIONS

Courtney Barnett –Best Australian Live Act andBest Video,Gang Of Youths –Best Australian Live Act andBest Rock Album,Guy Sebastian –Best Male Artist andBest Video,Jarryd James –Best Adult Alternative Album andBest Independent Release,KateMiller-Heidke –Best Comedy Release andBest Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album,Sarah Blasko –Best Adult Alternative Album andBest Female Artist,The Living End –Best Australian Live Act andBest Rock Album

ONE NOMINATION

Flight Facilities – Best Classical Album – WINNER

Vince Jones & Paul Grabowsky – Best Jazz Album – WINNER

Josh Pyke & the Sydney Symphony Orchestra – Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album – WINNER

Melbourne Ska Orchestra – Best World Music Album – WINNER

Roy & HG – Best Comedy Release – WINNER

Adam Brand and the Outlaws –Best Country Album,Adele –Best International Artist,Ball Park Music –Best Rock Album,Beyonce –Best International Artist,Bill Chambers –Best Country Album,Bob Evans –Best Adult Contemporary Album,Boy & Bear –Best Rock Album,Citizen Kay –Best Urban Album,Coldplay –Best International Artist,DMA’s–Breakthrough Artist,Don Burrows & James Morrison –Best Jazz Album,Drake –Best International Artist,Drapht –Best Urban Album,Emma Pask –Best Jazz Album,Fanny Lumsden –Best Country Album,Gawurra –Best World Music Album,Hayden James –Best Dance Release,Hellions –Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album,Jessica Mauboy –Best Female Artist,Jimmy Barnes –Best Blues & Roots Album,Joe Chindamo & Zoe Black –Best Classical Album,Joseph Tawadros –Best World Music Album,Justin Bieber –Best International Artist,Justine Clarke –Best Children’s Album,Katie Noonan & Brodsky Quartet –Best Classical Album,Keith Urban feat. Carrie Underwood –Apple Music Song of the Year,Kev Carmody –Best Blues & Roots Album,Koi Child –Best Urban Album,Kungs vs. Cookin’ On 3 Burners –Apple Music Song of the Year,L-FRESH The LION –Best Urban Album,Luke Heggie –Best Comedy Release,Marcus Marr & Chet Faker –Apple Music Song of the Year,Matt & Alex –Best Comedy Release,Matt Corby –Best Adult Alternative Album,Meghan Trainor –Best International Artist,Nicole Car –Best Classical Album,Olympia –Breakthrough Artist,One Direction –Best International Artist,Parkway Drive –Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album,Pat Davern –Best Children’s Album,Paul Grabowsky | Monash Art Ensemble | David Ngukurr Boy Wilfred | David Yipininy Wilfred –Best World Music Album,Paul Kelly –Best Adult Contemporary Album,Peter Garrett –Best Adult Alternative Album,Play School –Best Children’s Album,Queensland Symphony Orchestra –Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album,Richard Tognetti | Australian Chamber Orchestra –Best Classical Album,Robert Forster –Best Adult Contemporary Album,Russell Morris –Best Blues & Roots Album,Safia –Breakthrough Artist,Sam Moran –Best Children’s Album,Sara Storer –Best Country Album,Seaman Dan –Best World Music Album,Stu Hunter –Best Jazz Album,Tame Impala –Best Australian Live Act,Taylor Swift –Best International Artist,The Amity Affliction –Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album,The Cat Empire –Best Blues & Roots Album,The Idea of North –Best Jazz Album,The Temper Trap –Best Adult Alternative Album,TheWeeknd–Best International Artist,The Wiggles –Best Children’s Album,The Wilson Pickers –Best Blues & Roots Album,The Wolfe Brothers –Best Country Album,Tina Arena –Best Adult Contemporary Album,Twelve Foot Ninja –Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album,twenty one pilots –Best International Artist,Urthboy –Best Urban Album,Various Artists – The Divorce (Original Cast Recording) –Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album,Various Artists – Velvet (Original Cast Recording) –Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album,You Am I –Best Australian Live Act