360 Leads 2012 ARIA Nominations

Melbourne's 360 has blitzed the ARIA nominations in 2012, picking up six chances to win a gong on the night, including a number of the big ones. The Aussie hip hop chart topper was already given a nod in this morning's Artisan awards, with Styalz Fuego picking up the Best Producer award for his work on 360's Falling & Flying album.

Unsurpisingly, Gotye and The Jezabels were not far behind 360, with five nominations apiece.

Earlier this week 360 racked up a year in the ARIA Albums Chart with Falling & Flying, and talking to theMusic.com.au at the nominations he described the 52 weeks as "crazy".

"My whole life's just flipped upside down... [the year] has gone really, really quickly. I was surprised when they said it had been a year in the top 50."

He said that the album's longevity could be put down to, "Having a really good team behind me, like at EMI stuff like that. Having a real big machine behind me has been a real good thing. And just making the honest music as well, the younger kids really connect with it a lot more."

Check out the full list of nominees here:

Album of the Year:

360 – Falling & Flying (Soulmate/EMI)
Gotye – Making Mirrors (Samples 'n' Seconds Records / Eleven: A Music Company/Universal Music Australia)
Missy Higgins – The Ol' Razzle Dazze (Eleven: A Music Company / Universal Music Australia)
The Jezabels – Prisoner (The Jezabels / MGM)
The Temper Trap – The Temper Trap (Liberation Music)

Best Male Artist:

360 – Falling & Flying (Soulmate / EMI)
Angus Stone – Broken Brights (Capitol / EMI)
Gotye – Making Mirrors (Samples 'n' Seconds Records / Eleven: A Music Company/Universal Music Australia)
Guy Sebastian – Battle Scars (Sony Music)
Keith Urban – For You (Capitol / EMI)
Matt Corby – Into The Flame (Mercury / UMA)

Best Female Artist:

Jessica Mauboy – Gotcha (Sony Music)
Kimbra – Vows (Warner Music Australia)
Lanie Lane – To The Horse (Ivy League Records)
Missy Higgins – The Ol' Razzle Dazzle (Eleven: A Music Company / Universal Music Australia)
Washington – Insomnia (Mercury / UMA)

Best Group:

Boy & Bear – Big Man (Island/UMA)
Cold Chisel – No Plans (Warner Music Australia)
Hilltop Hoods – Drinking From The Sun (Island/UMA)
The Jezabels – Prisoner (The Jezabels / MGM)
The Temper Trap – The Temper Trap (Liberation Music)

Breakthrough Artist – Release:

360 – Falling & Flying (Soulmate / EMI)
Alpine – A Is For Alpine (Ivy League Records)
Lanie Lane – To The Horses (Ivy League Records)
Matt Corby – Brother (Mercury / UMA)
San Cisco – Awkward (Island City Records / MGM)

Best Independent Release:

Dappled Cities – Lake Air (Hub The Label / Inertia)
Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp – Songs of the Southern Skies (Kin Music)
San Cisco – Awkward (Island City Records / MGM)
The Bamboos – Medicine Man (Inertia Recordings)
The Jezabels - Prisoner (The Jezabels / MGM)

Best Adult Contemporary Album:

Darren Hayes – Secret Codes And Battleships (Mercury / UMA)
Husky – Forever So (Liberation Music)
Josh Pyke – Only Sparrows (Ivy League Records)
Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp – Songs of the Southern Skies (Kin Music)
Missy Higgins – The Ol' Razzle Dazzle (Eleven: A Music Company / Universal Music Australia)

Best Blues & Roots Album:

Angus Stone – Broken Brights (Capitol / EMI)
Jeff Lang – Carried In Mind (ABC Music)
Lanie Lane – To The Horses (Ivy League Records)
Mia Dyson – The Moment (Black Door Records / MGM)
Paul Green & The Other Colours – Behind The Stars (ABC Music)

Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album:

Buried In Verona – Notorious (UNFD / Warner)
DZ Deathrays – Bloodstreams (I OH YOU/Illusive Sounds)
Frenzal Rhomb – Smoko at the Pet Food Factory (How much did I fucking pay for this records?)
House Vs Hurricane – Crooked Teeth (UNFD / Warner)
Sleepmakeswaves - …and so we destroyed everything (Birds Robe Records / GREEN)

Best Pop Release:

Gotye – Making Mirrors (Samples 'n' Seconds Records / Eleven: A Music Company/Universal Music Australia)
Guy Sebastian – Battle Scars (Sony Music)
Jessica Mauboy – Gotcha (Sony Music)
Kimbra – Vows (Warner Music Australia)
San Cisco – Awkward (Island City Records / MGM)

Best Rock Album:

Children Collide – Monument (UMA)
Cold Chisel – No Plans (Warner Music Australia)
Oh Mercy – Deep Heat (EMI)
The Jezabels – Prisoner (The Jezabels / MGM)
The Temper Trap – The Temper Trap (Liberation Music)

Best Urban Album:

360 – Falling & Flying (Soulmate / EMI)
Hilltop Hoods – Drinking From The Sun (Golden Era/Island/UMA)
Katalyst – Deep Impressions (Invada / Remote Control Records)
The Bamboos – Medicine Man (Inertia Recordings)
The Herd – Future Shade (Elefant Traks / Inertia)

Best Children's Album:

Bananas In Pyjamas – Playtime (ABC Music)
dirtgirlworld – dirtgirl rocks the planet (kidindy)
Hi-5 – Sing It Loud (Sony Music)
Rhys Muldoon – I'm Not Singing (ABC Music)
The Wiggles – Surfer Jeff (ABC Music)

Best Comedy Release:

Anthony Salame – Is This thing On? (Punchline Comedy)
Arj Barker – Joy Harvest (Punchline Comedy)
Buddy Goode – Unappropriate (ABC Music)
Sammy J – Skinny Man, Modern World (Words And Music Entertainment/Buxstock)
The Beards – Having A Beard Is The New Not Having A Beard (MGM)

Best Country Album:

Beccy Cole – Songs and Pictures (Sony Music)
Catherine Britt – Always Never Enough (ABC Music)
McAlister Kemp – Country Proud (ABC Music)
The McClymonts – Two Worlds Collide (UMA)
Troy Cassar-Daley – Home (Liberation Music)

Best Dance Release:

Havana Brown – When The Lights Go Out (Island/UMA)
Hermitude – Hyperparadise (Elefant Traks / Inertia)
Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl feat. Georgi Kay – In My Mind (Neon Records)
Knife Party – Rage Valley (Earstorm / Neon Records / Warner Music Australia)
Sneaky Sound System – From Here To Anywhere (Modular Recordings)

2012 ARIA AWARD PUBLIC VOTED NOMINEES

ARIA Song of the Year:

360 feat. Gossling – Boys Like You (EMI)
Delta Goodrem – Sitting On Top Of The World (Sony Music)
Guy Sebastian – Don't Worry Be Happy (Sony Music)
Hilltop Hoods Featuring Sia – I Love It (Universal Music Australia)
Jessica Mauboy & Stan Walker – Galaxy (Sony Music)
Justice Crew – Boom Boom (Sony Music)
Matt Corby – Brother (Universal Music Australia)
Reece Mastin – Good Night (Sony Music)
Ricki-Lee – Do It Like That (EMI)
Timomatic – Set It Off (Sony Music)

Best International Artist:

Adele (XL/NE)
Bruno Mars (ATL/WAR)
Coldplay (CAP/EMI)
David Guetta (VIR/EMI)
Ed Sheeran (WAR)
Florence + the Machine (ISL/UMA)
LMFAO (INR/UMA)
Michael Buble (RFS/WAR)
One Direction (SYCO/SME)
The Black Keys (NONE/WAR)

Best Australian Live Act:

360 (Soulmate / EMI)
Cold Chisel (Warner Music Australia)
Dirty Three (Anchor & Hope/ Remote Control Records)
Gotye (Samples 'n' Seconds Records / Eleven: A Music Company / Universal Music Australia)
Hilltop Hoods (Golden Era / Island / UMA)
Hoodoo Gurus (Sony Music)
Kate Miller-Heidke (Sony Music)
The Bamboos (Inertia Recordings)
The Jezabels – Prisoner (The Jezabels / MGM)
The Living End (Dew Process/Universal Music Australia)

Best Video:

Alex Weltlinger – 360, Boys Like you (Soulmate / EMI)
Luci Schroder - Alpine – Hands (Ivy League Rcords)
Animal Logic – Hilltop Hoods, I Love It (Golden Era/Island/UMA)
Brent “Quincy” Buchanan – The Grindhouse – Jackson Firebird, Cock Rockin' (Warner Music Australia)
Emma Tomelty – Hermitude, Speak Of The Devil  (Elefant Traks/Inertia)
Darcy Prendergast - Kate Miller-Heidke – Kate Miller-Heidke – I'll Change Your Mind (Sony Music)
Josh Logue - Lanie Lane – Oh Well, That's What You Get Falling In Love With a Cowboy (Ivy League Records)
Natasha Pincus- Missy Higgins - Everyone's Waiting (Eleven: A Music Company / Universal Music Australia)
Sam Bennetts – Bluejuice, Act Yr Age (Dew Process / Universal Music Australia)
Josh Logue -The Rubens, My Gun (Ivy League Records)

The ARIA Awards will take place at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on Thursday 29 November.

Havana Brown spoke to theMusic.com.au following the event about what homeland recognition means to her, considering she splits her time between here and America. See the video below, and stay tuned for more videos interviews with the likes of 360, Alpine, Josh Pyke and Lanie Lane.