ARIA Music Awards of 2018


The 32nd Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards are a series of award ceremonies which include the 2018 ARIA Artisan Awards, ARIA Hall of Fame Awards, ARIA Fine Arts Awards and the ARIA Awards. The ARIA Awards ceremony was held on 28 November 2018 and broadcast from the Star Event Centre, Sydney around Australia on the Nine Network.
On 25 September 2018 it was announced that Keith Urban would host the event. Final nominations were provided on 11 October 2018. At the same time ARIA presented trophies for the winners of the Artisan and Fine Arts awards. In total Amy Shark won four categories from nine nominations, while Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu posthumously won four from seven nominations.
Country music singer-songwriter and musician, Kasey Chambers, was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame by Paul Kelly. Fellow singers, Missy Higgins, Kate Miller-Heidke, and Amy Sheppard provided their rendition of "Not Pretty Enough". Chambers, who had also won her ninth Best Country Album for Campfire, performed the answer song, "Ain't No Little Girl".

Performers

Performers for the ARIA Awards ceremony:
ArtistSong
Rita Ora"Let You Love Me"
5 Seconds of Summer"Youngblood"
Amy Shark"I Said Hi"
Courtney Barnett"Charity"
Keith Urban"Parallel Line" / "The Fighter"
Dean Lewis"Be Alright"
Kate Miller-Heidke, Amy Sheppard and Missy Higgins / Kasey Chambers"Not Pretty Enough" / "Ain't No Little Girl"
George Ezra"Shotgun"

ARIA Hall of Fame inductee

When Kasey Chambers was announced as the ARIA Hall of Fame inductee, in mid-November, she responded, "I am so proud to have been able to create the music I love in a way that has always felt so true and authentic to me and to have it reach so many people. is one of the greatest honours I could possibly imagine and I am so humbled to get the chance on the night to share the journey this little country singer from the Nullarbor has actually had."
At the ceremony Chambers was inducted by sometime collaborator, producer and fellow Hall of Famer, Paul Kelly, who recited a specially written poem for her and then accompanied her on keyboards. Fellow singers, Missy Higgins, Kate Miller-Heidke, and Amy Sheppard provided their rendition of Chambers' track, "Not Pretty Enough" and she responded with "Ain't No Little Girl". In her acceptance speech she referenced her parents, "My mum has taught me over the years that being a bitch doesn't make you strong, and being strong doesn't make you a bitch. It's knowing the difference between the two My dad said to me once, 'just don’t be a dickhead'. It's been the best advice to follow … You don't have to drag other people down to get to the top."

Nominees and winners

ARIA Awards

Public voted

Fine Arts Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; other final nominees are listed alphabetically by artists' first name.
Best Classical Album

Best Jazz Album
  • Jonathan Zwartz – Animarum
  • * Barney McAll – Hearing the Blood
  • * Elixir feat. Katie Noonan – Gratitude and Grief
  • * Jake Mason Trio – The Stranger in the Mirror
  • * James Morrison, Patti Austin, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Northey – Ella and Louis
    • Best World Music Album
  • Gurrumul – Djarimirri
  • * Joseph Tawadros – The Bluebird, the Mystic and the Fool
  • * Melbourne Ska Orchestra – Ska Classics
  • * Mista Savona – Havana Meets Kingston
  • * Xylouris White – Mother
    • Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album
  • Jimmy Barnes – Working Class Boy: The Soundtracks
  • *Evelyn Ida Morris – Acute Misfortune
  • *Jessica Mauboy – '
  • *Liars – 1/1
  • *Various artists – Muriel's Wedding: The Musical
    • Best Comedy Release
  • Bridie and Wyatt, Tonightly with Tom Ballard – Sex Pest '
  • * Akmal Saleh – Transparent
  • * Aunty Donna – Aunty Donna the Album
  • * Lawrence Mooney – Moonman
  • * Luke Heggie – Tiprat''

    • Artisan Awards

    Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; other final nominees are listed alphabetically by artists' first name.
    Producer of the Year

    Engineer of the Year
  • Burke Reid for Courtney Barnett – Tell Me How You Really Feel
  • * Dann Hume & M-Phazes for Amy Shark – "I Said Hi"
  • * Holly Rankin, Xavier Dunn & John Castle for Jack River – Sugar Mountain
  • * Sam Cromack for Ball Park Music – Good Mood
  • * Ted Howard, Robin Mai & Matthew Cunliffe for Gurrumul – Djarimirri
    • Best Cover Artist
  • Caiti Baker for Gurrumul – Djarimirri
  • * Ben Lopez for Tash Sultana – Flow State
  • * Dean Hanson for Ball Park Music – Good Mood
  • * Jonathan Zawada for The Presets – Hi Viz
  • * Steve Wyper for Amy Shark – Love Monster