It’s looking like being Chet Faker’s year in regards to the ARIA Awards, with the neo-soul crossover artist picking up three awards and nine nominations today.

It is the first time an artist has taken a clean sweep of all three Artisan Awards since Silverchair’s Diorama in 2002.

The ARIA Awards awarded their Fine Arts and Artisan awards at an event in Sydney this morning that also announced the nominations for the main awards night. As well as leading the nominations with nine nods, Faker picked up two awards indirectly in the Artisan category where his engineer Eric J Dubowsky and cover designers Tin & Ed and Faker himself — real name Nicholas Murphy — won Producer Of The Year. It is the first time an artist has taken a clean sweep of all three Artisan Awards since Silverchair’s Diorama in 2002.

The record that is making Faker the class of the 2014 field is Built On Glass, released through independent label Future Classic. In fact, independent labels have dominated this year’s nominations, with Chugg Music’s Sheppard second with seven nominations, Inertia’s Sia with six and Liberation’s Dan Sultan with five.

It’s not until you get down to artists with four nominations that you see a real major label appearance, with EMI’s 5 Seconds Of Summer and Universal’s Iggy Azalea in that category. I OH YOU’s Violent Soho has also picked up four nominations.

It’s not until you get down to artists with four nominations that you see a real major label appearance.

The other main story from this morning is Joseph Tawadros’ third win in a row for in the Best World Album category with Permission To Evaporate, making him one of the successful artists in recent ARIA Awards history. ABC Music were the label for all three of the Fine Arts Awards.

The main awards night will take place Wednesday 26 November at Sydney’s The Star, and will be broadcast on TEN. General public tickets are on sale 9am Monday 13 October through Ticketek.

 

 

ARIA AWARD NOMINATIONS

Album Of The Year

Chet Faker – Built On Glass (Future Classic)
Dan Sultan – Blackbird (Liberation Music)
Jessica Mauboy – Beautiful (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Sheppard – Bombs Away (Empire of Song/Chugg Music/MGM Distribution)
Sia – 1000 Forms Of Fear (Inertia Recordings)

Best Adult Contemporary Album

Gossling – Harvest Of Gold (Dew Process)
Kate Miller–Heidke – O Vertigo! (Cooking Vinyl Australia)
Neil Finn & Paul Kelly – Goin' Your Way (EMI)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Live From KCRW (Kobalt Label Services)
Tina Arena – Reset (EMI)

Best Blues And Roots Album

Harry Hookey – Misdiagnosed (Essence Group)
John Butler Trio – Flesh & Blood (Jarrah Records/MGM)
Russell Morris – Van Diemen's Land (Fanfare Records/EMI)
The Audreys – 'Til My Tears Roll Away (ABC Music/UMA)
The Bamboos – Fever In The Road (Pacific Theatre/Inertia)

Best Children's Album

Alex Papps – Let's Put The Beat In Our Feet (ABC Music/UMA)
Ali McGregor – Ali McGregor's Jazzamatazz (ABC Music/UMA)
Jay Laga'aia – Christmas At Jay's Place (ABC Music/UMA)
Sam Moran – Play Along With Sam: We're Gonna Dance! (6 Degrees Records)
The Wiggles – Apples & Bananas (ABC Music/UMA)

Best Comedy Release

Buddy Goode – It's A Buddy Goode Christmas (ABC Music/UMA)
Franky Walnut – The Franky Walnut Reflective Drink Coaster (One Louder Recordings/Universal Music Australia)
Ja'mie – Learning To Be Me (ABC Music)
Ronny Chieng – The Ron Way (Century Entertainment)
The Beards – The Beard Album (Independent/MGM)

Best Country Album

Adam Brand – My Side Of The Street (ABC Music/UMA)
Emma Swift – Emma Swift (Laughing Outlaw/Inertia)
Kasey Chambers – Bittersweet (Essence Group)
Keith Urban – Fuse (Capitol/EMI)
The McClymonts – Here's To You & I (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Best Dance Release

Flume & Chet Faker – Drop The Game (Future Classic)
Nicky Night Time – Everybody Together (ONELOVE/Xelon)
Peking Duk featuring Nicole Millar – High (Vicious Bitch/Universal)
RÜFÜS – Sundream (Sweat It Out/Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
The Presets – No Fun (Modular/Universal)

Best Female Artist

Adalita – All Day Venus (Liberation Music)
Iggy Azalea – The New Classic (Virgin/Universal Music Australia)
Jessica Mauboy – Beautiful (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Kasey Chambers – Bittersweet (Essence Group)
Sia – 1000 Forms of Fear (Inertia Recordings)

Best Group

5 Seconds Of Summer – 5 Seconds Of Summer (EMI)
Hilltop Hoods – Walking Under Stars (Golden Era Records/Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
RÜFÜS – Sundream (Sweat It Out/Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Sheppard – Bombs Away (Empire of Song/Chugg Music)
Violent Soho – Saramona Said (I Oh You/Illusive/UMA)

Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album

DZ Deathrays – Black Rat (I Oh You/Illusive/UMA)
High Tension – Death Beat (Cooking Vinyl Australia)
Shihad – FVEY (Warner Music NZ)
Sleepmakeswaves – Love Of Cartography (Bird's Robe Records/MGM)
The Amity Affliction – Let the Ocean Take Me (Roadrunner Records Inc)

Best Independent Release

Chet Faker – Built On Glass (Future Classic)
Dan Sultan – Blackbird (Liberation Music)
Sheppard – Bombs Away (Empire of Song/Chugg Music/MGM Distribution)
Vance Joy – Mess Is Mine (Liberation Music)
Violent Soho – Saramona Said (I Oh You/Illusive/UMA)

Best Male Artist

Chet Faker – Built On Glass (Future Classic)
Dan Sultan – Blackbird (Liberation Music)
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul & The Sydney Symphony Orchestra: His Life And Music (ABC Music/UMA)
Guy Sebastian – Come Home With Me (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Vance Joy – Mess Is Mine (Liberation Music)

Best Pop Release

5 Seconds Of Summer – 5 Seconds Of Summer (EMI)
Andy Bull – Sea Of Approval (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Justice Crew – Que Sera (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Sheppard – Bombs Away (Empire of Song/Chugg Music/MGM Distribution)
Sia – 1000 Forms of Fear (Inertia Recordings)

Best Rock Album

Angus & Julia Stone – Angus & Julia Stone (EMI)
Ball Park Music – Puddinghead (Stop Start Music)
Dan Sultan – Blackbird (Liberation Music)
Jimmy Barnes – 30:30 Hindsight (Liberation Music)
Kingswood – Microscopic Wars (Dew Process)

Best Urban Album

360 – Utopia (Forthwrite/EMI)
Hilltop Hoods – Walking Under Stars (Golden Era Records/Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Iggy Azalea – The New Classic (Virgin/Universal Music Australia)
Illy – Cinematic (Warner Music Australia)
Thundamentals – So We Can Remember (Obese Records)

Breakthrough Artist

5 Seconds Of Summer – 5 Seconds Of Summer (Capitol/EMI)
Andy Bull – Sea Of Approval (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Chet Faker – Built On Glass (Future Classic)
Iggy Azalea – The New Classic (Virgin/Universal Music Australia)
The Kite String Tangle – Vessel EP (Warner Music Australia)

Outstanding Digital Service

iTunes
JB Hi Fi Now
Spotify
Vevo
YouTube

PUBLICLY VOTED AWARDS

Vote here

Best Australian Live Act

Boy & Bear (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Dan Sultan (Liberation Music)
John Butler Trio (Jarrah Records/MGM)
Keith Urban (EMI)
Melbourne SKA Orchestra (ABC Music/UMA)
RÜFÜS (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Tame Impala (Universal Music Australia)
The Preatures (Mercury Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
The Presets (Modular/Universal)
Violent Soho (I Oh You/Illusive/UMA)

Best International Artist

Avicii – True (PM:AM/Universal Music Australia)
Beyoncé – Beyoncé (Columbia)
Coldplay – Ghost Stories (Parlophone)
Ed Sheeran – X (Atlantic UK)
Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP2 (Interscope Geffen/Universal Music Australia)
Jason Derulo – Tattoos (Warner Bros US)
Katy Perry – Prism (EMI)
Lorde – Pure Heroine (Universal Music NZ/Universal Music Australia)
One Direction – Midnight Memories (Syco Music)
Pharrell Williams – G I R L (Columbia)

Best Video

Ben Young for John Butler Trio – Only One (Jarrah Records/MGM)
Charlie Ford for Courtney Barnett – Avant Gardener (Milk! Records/Inertia)
Dan Graetz for Violent Soho – Covered In Chrome (I Oh You/Illusive/UMA)
Sia Furler & Daniel Askill for Sia – Chandelier (Inertia Recordings)
Lawrence Lim for Jessica Mauboy – Never Be The Same (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Lawrence Lim for Justice Crew – Que Sera (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Renny Wijeyamohan for Busby Marou – My Second Mistake (Warner Music Australia)
Christian J Henrich & Nicholas Rabone for Bluejuice – SOS (Dew Process)
Toby & Pete for Chet Faker – Talk Is Cheap (Future Classic)
Toby Morris for Sheppard – Geronimo (Empire of Song/Chugg Music/MGM Distribution)

Song of the Year

5 Seconds of Summer – She Looks So Perfect (EMI)
Guy Sebastian – Like A Drum (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Havana Brown – Warrior (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX – Fancy (Virgin/Universal Music Australia)
Joel Fletcher featuring Savage – Swing (Hustle Recordings/Ministry of Sound)
Justice Crew – Que Sera (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Nathaniel – You (DNA Songs/Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Sheppard – Geronimo (Empire of Song/Chugg Music/MGM Distribution)
Sia – Chandelier (Inertia Recordings)
Taylor Henderson – Borrow My Heart (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)

FINE ARTS AWARDS WINNERS

Best Classical Album

Lior/Sydney Symphony Orchestra/Westlake – Compassion (ABC Classics/Universal Music Australia)

Best Jazz Album

Paul Grabowsky Sextet – The Bitter Suite (ABC Jazz/UMA)

Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu/Sydney Symphony Orchestra – Gurrumul: His Life And Music (ABC Music/UMA)

Best World Music Album

Joseph Tawadros – Permission To Evaporate (ABC Music/UMA)

ARTISAN AWARDS WINNERS

Engineer of the Year

Eric J Dubowsky for Chet Faker – Built On Glass (Future Classic)

Producer Of The Year

Nicholas Murphy for Chet Faker – Built On Glass (Future Classic)

Best Cover Art

Tin & Ed for Chet Faker – Built On Glass (Future Classic)