ARIA Awards

The ARIA Awards have locked in their hosts for 2026.

Genesis Owusu and Tame Impala lead the 2026 ARIA Awards nominations with eight each, followed by Ecca Vandal with seven.

The ARIA Award for Best Music Festival will return for a second year in 2026.

The 2026 ARIA Awards will celebrate 40 years of Australian music at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on November 18th this year.

For the first time in its history, the ARIA Hall of Fame was celebrated with a standalone televised ceremony, as six Australian music legends were inducted during a star-studded night.

The Australian Recording Industry Association has unveiled a series of updates to the 2026 ARIA Awards, including new guidelines governing the use of AI.

The special 40th anniversary edition of the ARIA Hall of Fame - a standalone event to be hosted by Myf Warhurst - will be televised nationally.

ARIA has announced six new inductees for its Hall of Fame as part of the organisation’s landmark 40th anniversary celebrations.

The ARIA Awards are celebrating 40 years in 2026, with a special Hall of Fame event set to honour six influential artists. 

The 2025 ARIA Awards had a record year of engagement, with nearly 700,000 fan votes cast across the four public categories.