The 2015 ARIA Awards have been doled out, the after parties have fizzled out and memories have been made and lost.
Tame Impala cemented their place as Australian music’s current (ahem) kings by nabbing three awards, including the ‘big one’ of Album of the Year, while relative newcomer Courtney Barnett laid claim to the queen’s throne with three gongs of her own.
Quote of the night also goes to Tame Impala, with Kevin Parker saying of their scooping the Best Group award, “Did we just beat AC/DC in something?”
ARIA Awards 2015 list of winners
Album of the year: Tame Impala – Currents
Song of the year: Conrad Sewell – Start Again
Best female artist: Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
Best male artist: Vance Joy – Dream Your Life Away
Best group: Tame Impala – Currents
Breakthrough artist: Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
Best international artist: One Direction – Four
Best Australian live act: 5 Seconds Of Summer – Rock Out With Your Socks Out Tour
Best dance release: Rüfüs – You Were Right
Best hard rock/heavy metal album: Northlane – Node
Best independent release: Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
Best pop release: Jarryd James – Do You Remember
Best rock album: Tame Impala – Currents
Best urban album: Seth Sentry – Strange New Past
Best adult contemporary album: Oh Mercy – When We Talk About Love
Best blues and roots album: CW Stoneking – Gon’ Boogaloo
Best children’s album: Sam Moran – Play Along With Sam: BOO!
Best comedy release: Matt Okine – Live at the Enmore Theatre
Best country album: Lee Kernaghan – Spirit Of The Anzacs
Best video: Matt Sharp & Daniel James for The Veronicas – You Ruin Me
TOP IMAGE: Kevin Parker, driving force behind multiple ARIA Awards winners Tame Impala. (Via: Christian Bertrand / Shutterstock.com)
