Troye Sivan’s Rush wins big at the 2023 ARIA Awards

• International sensation Troye Sivan takes home the most ARIA Awards in 2023 with a total of four: Song of the Year Presented by YouTube, Best Solo Artist, Engineer – Best Engineered Release (Styalz Fuego), Producer – Best Produced Release presented by Neumann (Styalz Fuego)
• Genesis Owusu wins three ARIA Awards with Album of the Year, Best Hip Hop/Rap Release, Best Independent Release presented by PPCA.
• G Flip and Forest Claudette win two ARIA Awards
• Kylie Minogue wins Best Pop Release for Padam Padam
• Jet inducted into the Hall Of Fame

 

OFFICIAL ARIA AWARD IMAGES: HERE (Includes Red Carpet, Show and Winners Portraits)

GETTY IMAGES: HERE (Includes Red Carpet, Show and Winners Portraits)

International icon and home-grown hero Troye Sivan has cleaned up at the 2023 ARIA Awards in partnership with YouTube after receiving four awards for his hit single Rush in tonight’s ceremony at the Hordern Pavillion on Gadigal land.

Hot off his two Grammy Award nominations (Best Pop Dance Recording and Best Music Video) and returning to Sydney for the 2023 ARIA Awards, Sivan lit up the red carpet on arrival and presented the Award for Best Video presented by YouTube ARIA Award. Hailed as “the perfect popstar” by TIME thanks to his hit single Rush, Troye Sivan has capped off an incredible year, adding to his list of ARIA wins with a combined total of six Awards.

Broadcasting live from London, Genesis Owusu took home three ARIA Awards with Album of the Year, Best Hip Hop/Rap Release, and Best Independent Release presented by PPCA for his highly anticipated and critically acclaimed album STRUGGLER.

G Flip once again cemented themselves as one of Australia’s most loved artists, smashing out an epic performance of hit songs Good Enough and The Worst Person Alive, in addition to taking home two ARIA Awards for Best Australian Live Act and Best Video (Kyle Caulfield).

In a huge night for Forest Claudette, they won their first ever ARIA Award with Best Soul/R&B Release with Mess Around and Best Cover Art (Jeremy Koren (Grey Ghost) & Michelle Grace Hunder). 

Other winners include Kylie Minogue for Best Pop Release, Taylor Swift for Most Popular International Artist, Dan Sultan for Best Adult Contemporary Album, DMA’S for Best Group Presented by Stan, Emma Memma for Best Children’s Album, Fanny Lumsden for Best Country Album, MK & Dom Dolla for Best Dance/Electronic Release, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard for Best Rock Album, Joseph Tawadros for Best World Music Album, Teenage Dads for Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist, Parkway Drive for Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album, The Teskey Brothers for Best Blues & Roots Album, The Vampires featuring Chris Abrahams for Best Jazz Album, and John Farnham: Finding The Voice (Music From The Feature Documentary) for Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album presented by Stan. The full list of winners can be found at the bottom of this release.

In a beautiful moment, Irish singer-songwriter Dermont Kennedy presented the Telstra ARIA Music Teacher Award to Sue Lowry of Southport Special School, Yugambeh Country, Gold Coast.

Viewers were treated to a dazzling evening celebrating the best in Australian music with performances by G Flip, Budjerah, DMA’S, Brad Cox, Fanny Lumsden, Jessica Mauboy, Meg Mac, Peach PRC, and a celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop with a medley performance including Bliss n Eso, BARKAA, 1200 Techniques, DJ Krissy, and Sound Unlimited Posse featuring KYE.

Among the presenters handing out the evening’s Awards were Troye Sivan, Dolly Parton (via video), Dermot Kennedy, Baker Boy, Claudia Karvan, Christian Wilkins, Dylan Alcott, Marcia Hines, Cub Sport, Jack River, Jessica Mauboy, Joel Corry, Kate Ceberano, Missy Higgins, Ruel, Pia Miranda, Poppy Reid, Smallzy, Hau Latukefu, Gretta Ray, Meg Mac and triple j’s Bryce and Concetta.

Closing out the show in spectacular style were the 2023 ARIA Hall of Fame inductees: Jet.

Hosted by Brooke Boney and Tommy Little, the ARIA Awards streamed live across Stan, followed by a special presentation on Channel 9 from 7.30pm with performances and moments also available on the @ARIA.official YouTube channel. 

ARIA CEO, Annabelle Herd, said: “We are so proud of tonight’s result: a true reflection of the excellence in Australian music, a celebration of the genuinely diverse range of artists we should be thrilled to call our own, and an exciting glimpse of the sheer success our incredible industry can achieve in the near future. Congratulations to all the winners, the nominees, and everyone who supported this year’s ARIA Awards in any way. Most of all, thank you.”

NSW Minister for the Arts, Minister for Music and the Night-time Economy and Minister for Jobs and Tourism, John Graham, said: “As the state’s first Minister for Music, I am thrilled to join ARIA in congratulating the winners of the 2023 ARIA Awards. We are determined to bring live music back and encourage more of our home-grown talent to light up venues across the state, just like the artists being acknowledged tonight at these awards. We’re providing direct financial support and changing rules that have held back live performance, and I want to thank ARIA for the leadership they have shown in supporting our ambition for the music industry.”

Mel Silva, VP, Google Australia on behalf of YouTube said: “Aussie music had a cracking year and tonight we got to see the best of it. Huge congrats to all the winners and nominees, and special thanks to the performers who made the show so great. We are so proud of the partnership between YouTube and ARIA and love being part of an Awards night that celebrates home-grown talent and shows it to the world. My highlights were seeing everyone who rocked out in the #JetAirGuitar challenge on YouTube Shorts and the amazing 50 Years of Hip Hop celebration, with live broadcast elements filmed on the Google Pixel 8 Pro, and all of it is available to watch on YouTube.”

The 2023 ARIA Awards in partnership with YouTube are proudly supported by the NSW Government through Destination NSW.

 

2023 ARIA AWARDS WINNERS LIST

Wednesday, 15 November.

Album of the Year

DMA’S - How Many Dreams? (I OH YOU/Mushroom)

G Flip - DRUMMER (Future Classic)

Genesis Owusu - STRUGGLER (OURNESS/AWAL RECORDINGS)

Matt Corby - Everything’s Fine (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

The Teskey Brothers - The Winding Way (Ivy League Records/Mushroom Group)

 

Best Solo Artist

Budjerah - 2step - Ed Sheeran (Feat. Budjerah) (Warner Music Australia)

Dan Sultan - Dan Sultan (Liberation Records)

Dom Dolla - Eat Your Man (Three Six Zero/Sony Music)

G Flip - DRUMMER (Future Classic)

Genesis Owusu - STRUGGLER (OURNESS/AWAL RECORDINGS)

Jen Cloher - I Am The River, The River Is Me (Milk! Records/Remote Control Records)

Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam (Liberator Music/Mushroom)

Meg Mac - Matter Of Time (EMI Music Australia)

The Kid LAROI - Love Again (Columbia/Sony Music)

Troye Sivan - Rush (EMI Music Australia)

 

Best Group presented by Stan

Cub Sport - Jesus At The Gay Bar (Cub Sport/Believe)

DMA’S - How Many Dreams? (I OH YOU/Mushroom)

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth… (Virgin Music Australia)

Parkway Drive - Darker Still (Parkway Records/Cooking Vinyl Australia)

The Teskey Brothers - The Winding Way (Ivy League Records/Mushroom Group)

 

Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist

Charley - TIMEBOMBS (EMI Music Australia)

grentperez - When We Were Younger (Fast Friends/AWAL Records)

Pacific Avenue - Flowers (BMG)

Royal Otis - Sofa Kings (OURNESS)

Teenage Dads - Midnight Driving (Chugg Music/MGM)

 

Best Pop Release

Amy Shark - Can I Shower At Yours (Sony Music)

Budjerah - Therapy (Warner Music Australia)

Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam (Liberator Music/Mushroom)

Peach PRC - Perfect For You (Republic Records & Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Troye Sivan - Rush (EMI Music Australia)

 

Best Dance / Electronic Release

FISHER & Aatig - Take It Off (etcetc Music)

Golden Features - Sisyphus (Warner Music Australia)

Lastlings - Perfect World (Liberation Records/Mushroom)

MK and Dom Dolla - Rhyme Dust (Area 10/Big On Blue/Sony Music UK)

PNAU and Troye Sivan - You Know What I Need (etcetc Music)

 

Best Hip Hop / Rap Release

Genesis Owusu - STRUGGLER (OURNESS/AWAL RECORDINGS)

KAHUKX - NOTHING TO SOMETHING (AURA Entertainment/ADA)

Kerser - A Gift & A Kers (ABK Records/ADA)

ONEFOUR Feat. CG - Comma’s (Independent Releases/Tunecore (AU/NZ)/Ditto (ROW)

TKay Maidza and Flume - Silent Assassin (Dew Process/Universal Music Australia)

 

Best Soul / R&B Release

Chanel Loren - Rollin’ (Sony Music)

Forest Claudette - Mess Around (feat. EARTHGANG) (Sony Music)

Jada Weazel - Skin (EMI Music Australia)

KYE - Ribena (Sony Music)

PANIA - P STANDS 4 PLAYA (Say Less)

 

Best Independent Release presented by PPCA

Cub Sport - Jesus At The Gay Bar (Cub Sport/Believe)

Dan Sultan - Dan Sultan (Liberation Records / Mushroom)

G Flip - DRUMMER (Future Classic)

Genesis Owusu - STRUGGLER (OURNESS/AWAL RECORDINGS)

Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam (Liberator Music/Mushroom)

 

Best Rock Album

Bad//Dreems - Hoo Ha! (BMG/ADA)

DMA’S - How Many Dreams? (I OH YOU/Mushroom)

G Flip - DRUMMER (Future Classic)

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushroom and Lava (Virgin Music Australia)

Pacific Avenue - Flowers (BMG)

 

Best Adult Contemporary Album

Alex Lahey - The Answer Is Always Yes (Liberation Records / Mushroom)

Dan Sultan - Dan Sultan (Liberation Records/ Mushroom)

Kate Ceberano - My Life Is A Symphony (ABC Music/The Orchard)

Mo’Ju - ORO, PLATA, MATA (Virgin Music Australia)

Tina Arena - Love Saves (Positive Dream/ADA)

 

Best Country Album

Brad Cox - Acres (Sony Music) Brooke McClymont and Adam Eckersley - Up, Down & Sideways (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Fanny Lumsden - Hey Dawn (Cooking Vinyl Australia/The Orchard)

Henry Wagons - South Of Everywhere (Cheatin’ Hearts Records/Spunk Records)

The Wolfe Brothers - Livin’ The Dream (BMG/ADA)

 

Best Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Album

DZ Deathrays - R.I.F.F (DZ Worldwide/The Orchard)

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth… (Virgin Music Australia)

Parkway Drive - Darker Still (Parkway Records/Cooking Vinyl Australia)

The Amity Affliction - Not Without My Ghosts (Warner Music Australia)

These New South Whales - TNSW (Damaged Records/Inertia Music)

 

Best Blues & Roots Album

Cash Savage and The Last Drinks - So This Is Love (Mistletone)

Katie Wighton - The End (ABC Music/The Orchard)

The Bamboos - Live At Hamer Hall With The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (BMG/ADA)

The Teskey Brothers - The Winding Way (Ivy League Records/Mushroom Group)

Ziggy Alberts - DANCING IN THE DARK (Commonfolk Records/Ingrooves)

 

Best Children's Album

Emma Memma - Emma Memma (GYROstream)

Peter Combe - Planet Earth 3rd From The Sun (Universal Music Australia)

Play School - Very Jazzy Street Party (ABC Music/The Orchard) The Wiggles - Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (ABC Music/The Orchard)

Whistle & Trick - Bananas And Other Delicious Things (ABC Kids/The Orchard)

 

PUBLIC VOTED AWARDS

 

Best Video presented by YouTube

Can I Shower At Yours - Bolster, Amy Shark (Sony Music)

Everybody’s Saying Thursday’s The Weekend - DMA’S, Joel Burrows (I OH YOU/Mushroom)

Gila Monster - King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Spod (Virgin Music Australia)

Give You Love - Jessica Mauboy (feat. Jason Derulo), Rowena Rasmussen; Joel Rasmussen (Warner Music Australia)

Good Enough - G Flip, Kyle Caulfield (Future Classic)

LOLA - MAY-A, Murli Dhir (Arcadia Music, Sony Music)

Lookin’ Out - King Stingray, Sam Brumby (Cooking Vinyl Australia, The Orchard)

Manic Dream Pixie - Peaches PRC, Kyle Caulfield (Republic Records and Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Stay Blessed - Genesis Owusu, Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore (OURNESS/AWAL RECORDINGS)

Therapy - Budjerah, Murli Dhir, Made In Katana Studios (Warner Music Australia)

 

Best Australian Live Act

Baker Boy - Regional Vic Tour (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Brad Cox - ACRES TOUR (Sony Music)

Budjerah - Budjerah Australian Tour (Warner Music Australia)

DMA’S - DMA’S Live at Falls Festival (I OH YOU/Mushroom)

Dom Dolla - Dom Dolla Australian Summer Festival Tour (Three Six Zero/Sony Music)

G Flip - DRUMMER Australian Tour (Future Classic)

Julia Jacklin - PRE PLEASURE TOUR (Liberation Records)

King Stingray - That’s Where I Wanna Be Tour (Cooking Vinyl Australia/The Orchard)

RÜFÜS DU SOL – RÜFÜS DU SOL AUSTRALIAN 2022 TOUR (Rose Avenue Records/Warner Music)

Tame Impala - Slow Rush Tour (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

 

Song of the Year presented by YouTube

Budjerah - Therapy (Warner Music Australia)

Day1 feat. KAHUKX - MBAPPÉ (db Music/Warner Music Australia)

Dean Lewis - How Do I Say Goodbye (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Joji - Die For You (88rising/Warner Records)

Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam (Liberator Music/Mushroom)

Luude and Mattafix - Big City Life (Sweat It Out/Warner Music Australia)

MK and Dom Dolla - Rhyme Dust (Area10/Big On Blue/Sony Music UK)

R3hab and Amy Shark - Sway My Way (Wonderlick/Kobalt Music Publishing)

The Kid LAROI - Love Again (Columbia/Sony Music) Troye Sivan - Rush (EMI Music Australia)

 

Most Popular International Artist

Beyonce - Renaissance (Columbia/Sony Music)

Drake and 21 Savage - Her Loss (Republic Records/Universal Music Australia)

Ed Sheeran - (Atlantic UK/Warner Music Australia)

Luke Combs - Gettin’ Old (Columbia Nashville/Sony Music)

Metro Boomin - Heroes & Villains (Republic Records/Universal Music Australia)

Morgan Wallen - One Thing At A Time (Mercury Nashville/Universal Music Australia)

Nicki Minaj - Queens Radio (Universal Records USA/Universal Music Australia)

P!NK - Trustfall (RCA/Sony Music)

SZA - SOS (RCA/Sony Music)

Taylor Swift - Midnights (Universal Records USA/Universal Music Australia)

 

Telstra ARIA Music Teacher Award

Hank Lewerissa - Upper Coomera State College, Yugambeh Country, Gold Coast, QLD

Jessie Copeman - Ainslie School, Ngunnawal Country, Canberra, ACT

Peter Earl - The Music Guy, Dharug and Gundungurra Country, Blue Mountains, NSW

Sue Lowry - Southport Special School, Yugambeh Country, Gold Coast, QLD

 

ARTISAN AWARDS

 

Best Cover Art

Connor Dewhurst for Brad Cox - ACRES (Sony Music)

Harry Allen - Studio Balcony for Private Function - 370HSSV 0773H (Still on Top Records)

Jeremy Koren (Grey Ghost) and Michelle Grace Hunder - Everything Was Green - Forest Claudette (Sony Music)

Peach PRC, Billy Zammit for Manic Dream Pixie - Peach PRC  (Republic Records & Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Sam Netterfiled, Mia Rankin - Jesus At The Gay Bar - Cub Sport (Cub Sport/Believe)

 

Engineer - Best Engineered Release

Dann Hume, Chris Collins, Matt Corby for Matt Corby - Everything’s Fine (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Dom Dolla for Dom Dolla - Eat Your Man (Three Six Zero/Sony Music)

Eric J Dobowsky, Sam Teskey, Wayne Connelly for The Teskey Brothers - The Winding Way (Ivy League Records/Mushroom Group)

Simon Cohen, Dave Hammer Julian Sudek for Genesis Owusu - STRUGGLER (OURNESS/AWAL RECORDINGS)

Styalz Fuego for Troye Sivan - Rush (EMI Music Australia)

 

Producer - Best Produced Release presented by Neumann

Andrew Klippel and Dave Hammer for Genesis Owusu - STRUGGLER (OURNESS/AWAL RECORDINGS)

Dom Dolla for Dom Dolla - Eat Your Man (Three Six Zero/Sony Music)

Matt Corby, Chris Collins, Nat Dunn, Alex Henrikssen for Matt Corby - Everything’s Fine (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

M-Phazes for Ruel - 4th Wall (RCA/Sony Music)

Styalz Fuego for Troye Sivan - Rush (EMI Music Australia)

 

FINE ARTS AWARD

 

Best Classical Album

Australian Chamber Orchestra/Richard Tognetti - Indies & Idols (ABC Classic/The Orchard)

Ensemble Offspring - To Listen, To Sing - Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers (ABC Classic/The Orchard)

Neil Gaiman and FourPlay String Quartet - Signs Of Life (Instrumental Recordings/Inertia Music)

Roger Benedict and Simon Tedeschi - Dubussy - Ravel (ABC Classic/The Orchard)

Various Artists - Genevieve Lacey: Breathing Space (ABC Classic/The Orchard)

 

Best Jazz Album

Lance Gurisik - Cull Portal (33 Sides/Inertia Music)

Mike Nock - Hearing (ABC Jazz/The Orchard)

Sinj Clarke - The Height Of Love (Inertia Music)

Surprise Chef - Education & Recreation (Big Crown Records/Inertia Music)

The Vampires featuring Chris Abrahams - Nightjar (Earshift/Planet)

 

Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album presented by Stan

Brett Aplin and Burkhard Dallwitz - Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Independent)

Helena Czajka - Unseen Skies (Original Score Soundtrack) (BMG)

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra/Benjamin Northey - Blueback - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack By Nigel Westlake (ABC Classic/The Orchard)

Sophie Payton (GORDI), Jason Fernandez - RIDE - Music From the Film (ABC Music/The Orchard)

Various Artists - John Farnham: Finding The Voice (Music From The Feature Documentary) (Wheatley Records/Sony Music)

 

Best World Music Album

Byron Mark - Odyssey (Bug Sonic Records)

East of West - Moving Home (East of West Music)

Joseph Tawadros - Those Who Came Before Us (Independent/The Planet Company)

Mick Dick - Id of RA (Crusty Dub)

Songs of Disappearance - Australian Frog Calls (Bowerbird Collective/MGM)

 

 

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