The hairies aren't done with yet.

By now we're used to seeing the ARIA Awards dominated by clean-cut electronic and electro-pop artists who are the new pop royalty. There's Flume, who once again leads the pack with 11 nominations (three of which he's already been declared the winner), Troye Sivan, with seven, and Rufus, who have five – all of them including an album of the year nomination in their packs.

Though in Gen Y-bashing theory they spend all their time in studios or on laptops, eyes fixed to screens, there's a healthy glow about them which suggests they're doing more outdoor gigs and giant festivals than dank underground clubs.

And whether it's Olympia, Jessica Mauboy or Delta Goodrem (three of the nominees for best female act) or six-times nominated Sia and the Veronicas (who have among their nominations candidates for the song of the year), no one would suggest the ingesting of any "herbal" or chemical products has played a part in their music.