The 31st annual ARIA Awards are all over, red rover and Gang of Youths have gone farther in Award-ness while A.B. Original continued their winning streak.

Dave Le’aupepe and the gang’s triumphant second album Go Farther In Lightness scooped the prestigious Album of the Year award, in which the frontman gave an articulate speech shouting out fellow winners, his Jewish ancestors, and the Pacific Island community ("we're not just useful on the footy field".)

The West Sydney-bred band also earned Best Rock Album and Best Group, bringing the first-time ARIA winners’ trophy tally to four (including their earlier Artisan win for Producer of the Year alongside Adrian Breakspear). They also rolled out a passionate performance of ‘What Can I Do If The Fire Goes Out?’ for the gathered glitz and glamsters at the Star in Sydney.

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A.B. Original pretty much have the acceptance speech thing down pat. After taking home our own coveted J Award last week, Briggs and Trials walked away with two pointy trophies for their politically charged Reclaim Australia: Best Urban Release and Best Independent Release. "Whose big ideas was this?" joked Briggs accepting the latter. "The point of this whole record was to spark an idea and a change and an expectation of what an Indigenous artist could be," he continued, also dedicating the award in loving memory to Dr G Yunupingu.

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As well as hitting the podium, the duo joined old mates Dan Sultan and Paul Kelly on the performance stage for a thumping rendition of ‘Dumb Things’, earning the first standing ovation of the evening. The Gravy Man also picked up four ARIAs behind Life Is Fine, the first #1 album of his 40-plus career. 20 years on from being inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, tonight brings Kelly’s career tally to 16 ARIA wins.

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Amy Shark capitalised on an incredible year-long run to global stardom with not only an enchanting performance of ‘Adore’, the Hottest 100 #2 song that catapulted her to wider attention. She also beat out Tkay Maidza, Tash Sultana, Dean Lewis, and A.B. to the Breakthrough Artist award and claimed Best Pop Release to boot. "If you're a struggling musician watching at home - keep at it," she encouraged from the podium.

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Peking Duk’s Elliphant-assisted banger ‘Stranger’ won the people’s vote for Song of the Year. Adam and Reuben also teamed up with Jessica Mauboy for a performance of the song, mashed with the singer’s own ‘Fallin’. As always, the Canberra twosome were a highlight of the red carpet.

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Other notable winners include Illy, edging out favourites like Flume, King Gizzard, Violent Soho, Gang of Youths, and Tash Sultana to the Best Australian Live Act; Northlane nabbed their first Update: second ever ARIA with their surprise-released fourth album Mesmer (backing up their 2015 win for Node); Sia netted her 23rd ARIA for ‘The Greatest’ (featuring Kendrick Lamar: obviously absent), and Bliss N Eso collected Best Music Video for ‘Moments’.

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PNAU opened the ceremony with a hyper-kinetic version of ‘Chameleon’, which later topped the Dance category. Other performance highlights included Lorde delivering a Melodrama mash of 'Liability' and ‘Green Light’ with serious star wattage; Daryl Braithwaite marking his induction into the Hall of Fame by belting out ‘The Horses’ with Vera Blue, Guy Sebastian, and Jimmy ‘scream-meme’ Barnes. Barnsey also led an all-star tribute honouring late AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young and his older brother/Easybeat/songwriter-producer extraordinaire George Young.

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ARIA Awards 2017 winners

Album of the Year:

WINNER: Gang Of Youths - Go Farther In Lightness (Mosy Recordings/Sony Music Australia)

A.B. Original - Reclaim Australia (Golden Era Records/Universal Music Australia)

Amy Shark - Night Thinker EP (Wonderlick Recording Company)

Illy - Two Degrees (ONETWO/Warner Music Australia)

Paul Kelly - Life Is Fine (EMI)

Best Male Artist:

WINNER: Paul Kelly - Life Is Fine (EMI)

D.D Dumbo - Utopia Defeated (Liberation Music)

Dan Sultan - Killer (Liberation Music)

Illy - Two Degrees (ONETWO/Warner Music Australia)

Vance Joy - 'Lay It On Me' (Liberation Music)

Best Female Artist:

WINNER: Sia ‘The Greatest feat. Kendrick Lamar’ (Inertia Music)

Amy Shark - Night Thinker EP (Wonderlick Recording Company)

Jessica Mauboy - The Secret Daughter (Songs from the Original TV Series) (Sony Music Australia)

Julia Jacklin - Don’t Let The Kids Win (Liberation Music)

Meg Mac - Low Blows (littleBIGMAN Records/EMI)

Best Dance Release:

WINNER: PNAU - ‘Chameleon’ (etcetc Music)

Dom Dolla & Torren Foot - ‘Be Randy’ (Club Sweat/Xelon)

Jagwar Ma - Every Now & Then (Future Classic)

Peking Duk - ‘Stranger' (feat. Elliphant) (Sony Music)

The Kite String Tangle - The Kite String Tangle (Warner Music Australia/ Exist Recordings)

Best Group:

WINNER: Gang Of Youths - Go Farther In Lightness (Mosy Recordings/Sony Music Australia)

A.B. Original - Reclaim Australia (Golden Era Records/Universal Music Australia)

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Flying Microtonal Banana (Flightless Records/Remote Control Records)

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree (Bad Seed Ltd/Kobalt Music Australia)

Peking Duk - ‘Stranger' (feat. Elliphant) (Sony Music)

Breakthrough Artist:

WINNER: Amy Shark - Night Thinker EP (Wonderlick Recording Company)

A.B. Original - Reclaim Australia (Golden Era Records/Universal Music Australia)

Dean Lewis - 'Waves' (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Tash Sultana - Notion EP (Lonely Lands Records/Sony Music Australia)

Tkay Maidza - TKAY (Dew Process)

Best Pop Release:

WINNER: Amy Shark - Night Thinker EP (Wonderlick Recording Company)

Dean Lewis - 'Waves' (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Jessica Mauboy - 'Fallin’ (Sony Music Australia)

Sia - 'The Greatest' (feat. Kendrick Lamar) (Sony Music Australia)

Vera Blue - Perennial (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Best Urban Album:

WINNER: A.B. Original - Reclaim Australia (Golden Era Records/Universal Music Australia)

Illy - Two Degrees (ONETWO/Warner Music Australia)

REMI - Divas & Demons (House of Beige/UNFD)

Thundamentals - Everyone We Know (High Depth/Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Tkay Maidza - TKAY (Dew Process)

Best Independent Release:

WINNER: A.B. Original - Reclaim Australia (Golden Era Records/Universal Music Australia)

Dan Sultan - Killer (Liberation Music)

Sia - 'The Greatest' (feat. Kendrick Lamar) (Sony Music Australia)

Tash Sultana - Notion EP (Lonely Lands Records/Sony Music Australia)

Vance Joy - 'Lay It On Me' (Liberation Music)

Best Rock Album:

WINNER: Gang Of Youths - Go Farther In Lightness (Mosy Recordings/Sony Music Australia)

Dan Sultan - Killer (Liberation Music)

Dune Rats - The Kids Will Know It’s Bullshit (Ratbag Records)

Polish Club - Alright Already (Double Double/Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

The Preatures - Girlhood (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Best Adult Contemporary Album:

WINNER: Paul Kelly - Life Is Fine (EMI)

Bernard Fanning - Brutal Dawn (Dew Process)

D.D Dumbo - Utopia Defeated (Liberation Music)

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree (Bad Seed Ltd/Kobalt Music Recordings)

Pete Murray - Camacho (Sony Music Australia)

Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album:

WINNER: Northlane - Mesmer (UNFD/Warner Music Australia)

Airbourne - Breaking Outta Hell (Spinefarm Records/Caroline Australia)

Frenzal Rhomb - Hi-Vis High Tea (Caroline Australia)

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Murder Of The Universe (FLIGHTLESS/Inertia)

Sleepmakeswaves - Made of Breath Only (Bird’s Robe Records/MGM)

Best Blues & Roots Album:

WINNER: All Our Exes Live In Texas - When We Fall (ABC Music/Universal Music)

Archie Roach - Let Love Rule (Liberation Music)

Busby Marou - Postcards From The Shell House (Warner Music Australia)

Paul Kelly & Charlie Owen - Death’s Dateless Night (Gawdaggie/Universal Music Australia)

Tash Sultana - Notion EP (Lonely Lands Records/Sony Music Australia)

Best Children's Album:

WINNER: Jimmy Barnes - Och Aye the G’Nu! (ABC Music/Universal)

Lah-Lah - Having Fun! (Sony Music)

Peter Combe - Live It Up (Peter Combe Music/Planet)

The Idea of North, Lior & Elena Kats-Chernin - A Piece of Quiet [The Hush Collection, Vol 16] (ABC Music/Universal)

The Wiggles - The Wiggles Duets (ABC Music/Universal)

Music Teacher of the Year:

WINNER: Renee McCarthy (Woodcroft College, Morphett Vale SA 5162)

Julie Layt (Crescent Lagoon State School, Rockhampton QLD 4700)

Stephen Mcewan (Bellarine Secondary College, Drysdale VIC 3200)

Alex Manton (Asquith Girls High School, Asquith NSW 2077)

Best Country Album:

WINNER: Kasey Chambers for “Dragonfly” (Essence Music/Warner Music Australia)

Lee Kernaghan - The 25th Anniversary Album (ABC Music/Universal)

O’Shea - 61-615 (Sony Music Australia)

Shane Nicholson - Love And Blood (Lost Highway Australia/Universal Music Australia)

The McClymonts - Endless (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Public Voted Awards

Best Video:

WINNER: Bliss N Eso for ‘Moments (feat. Gavin James)’ (Illusive)

Jessica Mauboy for ‘Fallin’’ (Sony Music Australia)

Amy Shark for ‘Drive You Mad’ (Wonderlick Recording Company)

Client Liaison for ‘A Foreign Affair’ (Dot Dash Recordings/Remote Control Records)

Client Liaison for ‘Off White Limousine’ (Dot Dash Recordings/Remote Control Records)

Dean Lewis for ‘Waves’ (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Gang Of Youths for ‘The Deepest Signs, the Frankest Shadows’ (Mosy Recordings/Sony Music)

Illy for ‘You Say When (feat. Marko Penn’) (ONETWO/Warner Music Australia)

Kirin J Callinan for ‘S.A.D’ (EMI)

Sia for ‘The Greatest (feat. Kendrick Lamar)’ (Inertia Music)

Best Australian Live Act:

WINNER: Illy (ONETWO/Warner Music Australia)

Gang Of Youths (Mosy Recordings/Sony Music)

Client Liaison (Dot Dash Recordings/Remote Control Records)

Flume (Future Classic)

Jessica Mauboy (Sony Music)

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard (FLIGHTLESS/Inertia)

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (Bad Seed Ltd / Kobalt Music Recordings)

Peking Duk (Sony Music)

Tash Sultana (Lonely Lands Records/Sony Music)

Violent Soho (I OH YOU)

Song Of The Year:

WINNER: Peking Duk for ‘Stranger (feat. Elliphant)’ (Sony Music Australia)

Amy Shark for ‘Adore’ (Wonderlick Recording Company)

Bliss N Eso for ‘Moments (feat. Gavin James)’ (Illusive)

Dean Lewis for ‘Waves’ (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Guy Sebastian for ‘Set In Stone’ (Sony Music Australia)

Illy for ‘Catch 22 (feat. Anne-Marie)’ (ONETWO/Warner Music Australia)

Jessica Mauboy for ‘Fallin’ (Sony Music Australia)

PNAU for ‘Chameleon’ (etc etc Music)

Sia for ‘The Greatest (feat. Kendrick Lamar)’ (Inertia Music)

Starley for ‘Call On Me (Ryan Riback Remix)’ (Tinted Records/Universal)

Best International Artist:

WINNER: Harry Styles for self titled album “Harry Styles” (Columbia/Sony Music Australia)

Adele for “25” (XL Recordings/Inertia)

Bruno Mars for “24K Magic” (Atlantic Records/Warner Music)

Ed Sheeran for “÷” and “Loose Change” (Warner Music)

Kendrick Lamar for “DAMN” and “Untitled Unmastered” (Interscope/Universal Music Australia)

Lorde for “Melodrama” (Universal Music International/Universal)

Metallica for “Hardwired...To Self-Destruct” (Virgin/EMI)

Shawn Mendes for “Illuminate” (Island Records/Universal Music Australia)

The Rolling Stones for “Blue & Lonesome” (Polydor Records/Universal Music Australia)

The Weeknd for “Starboy” (Universal Music International/Universal)