ARIA awards season is upon us again, celebrating all the finest Australian music and show-stopping breakthrough artists for another year.

The Class of ’19 noms were unleashed today and, hoo boy, are we the proudest.

Taking out a huuuuuuuge eight nominations in her first year is triple j Unearthed success story Tones And I who’s been nominated for Best Female Artist, Breakthrough Artist, Best Pop Release and Best Independent Release.

She’s also up for Song of the Year for ‘Dance Monkey,’ and a couple of artisan awards for Engineer of the Year and Producer of the Year.

Tones And I also recently broke the record for longest running single at #1 by an Australian artist, with ‘Dance Monkey’ reaching ten weeks, so there’s that.

True to form, Hilltop Hoods have raked in the noms this year again, possibly adding to the nine ARIA awards they’ve won in previous years.

The hip hop legends are up for Album of the Year, Best Group, Best Hip Hop Release, Best Video (for ‘Exit Sign’), Best Australian Live Act and Song of the Year (for ‘Leave Me Lonely’).

Thelma Plum and Julia Jacklin both copped six nominations for their stellar albums, Better In Blak and Crushing, respectively.

ARIA veterans Amy Shark, Guy Sebastian and Paul Kelly are up there, as well as triple j Unearthed faves G Flip, Baker Boy, Angie McMahon, and Kian – to just handpick a few.

Stay tuned for the winners, who will be getting announced on Wednesday 27 November.

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ARIA Award Nominated Artists 2019

Album Of The Year

Dean Lewis - A Place We Knew (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Hilltop Hoods - The Great Expanse (Hilltop Hoods/Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

RÜFÜS DU SOL - Solace (Rose Avenue Records/Sony Music Australia)

The Teskey Brothers - Run Home Slow (Ivy League Records)

Thelma Plum - Better In Blak (Warner Music Australia Pty Ltd)

Best Male Artist

Dean Lewis - A Place We Knew (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Guy Sebastian - Choir (Sony Music Australia)

Hayden James - Between Us (Future Classic)

Matt Corby - Rainbow Valley (Matt Corby/Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Paul Kelly - Nature (EMI Music Australia)

Best Female Artist

Amy Shark - Mess Her Up (Wonderlick Recording Company)

Jessica Mauboy - Little Things (Sony Music Australia)

Julia Jacklin - Crushing (Liberation Records)

Thelma Plum - Better In Blak (Warner Music Australia Pty Ltd)

Tones And I - Dance Monkey (Bad Batch Records/Sony Music)

Best Dance Release

Dom Dolla - Take It (Sweat It Out/Warner Music Australia Pty Ltd

FISHER - You Little Beauty (etcetc Music)

Peking Duk & Jack River - Sugar (Sony Music Australia)

PNAU - Solid Gold (etcetc Music)

RÜFÜS DU SOL - Solace (Rose Avenue Records/Sony Music Australia)

Best Group

5 Seconds Of Summer - Easier (Interscope / EMI Music Australia)

Birds Of Tokyo - Good Lord (EMI Music Australia)

Hilltop Hoods - The Great Expanse (Hilltop Hoods/Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

RÜFÜS DU SOL - Solace (Rose Avenue Records/Sony Music Australia)

The Teskey Brothers - Run Home Slow (Ivy League Records)

Breakthrough Artist

G Flip - About Us (Future Classic)

Stella Donnelly - Beware Of The Dogs (Stella Music/MGM)

The Teskey Brothers - Run Home Slow (Ivy League Records)

Thelma Plum - Better In Blak (Warner Music Australia Pty Ltd)

Tones And I - Dance Monkey (Bad Batch Records/Sony Music)

Best Pop Release

Amy Shark - Mess Her Up (Wonderlick Recording Company)

Dean Lewis - A Place We Knew (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Guy Sebastian - Choir (Sony Music Australia)

Thelma Plum - Better In Blak (Warner Music Australia Pty Ltd)

Tones And I - Dance Monkey (Bad Batch Records/Sony Music)

Best Hip Hop Release

Baker Boy - Cool As Hell (Danzal Baker/Island Records Australia)

Hilltop Hoods - The Great Expanse (Hilltop Hoods/Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Illy - Then What (Sony Music Australia)

Sampa The Great - Final Form (Ninja Tune/Inertia Music)

Tkay Maidza - Awake feat. JPEGMAFIA (Dew Process/Universal Music Australia)

Best Soul/R&B Release

Kaiit - Miss Shiney (Alt. Music Group/Ditto Music)

Matt Corby - Rainbow Valley (Matt Corby/Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Adrian Eagle - AOK (Adrian Eagle)

Genesis Owusu - WUTD + Vultures (Ourness/AWAL)

Tash Sultana - Can't Buy Happiness (Lonely Lands Records/Sony Music Australia)

Best Independent Release

Angie McMahon - Salt (Independent/AWAL)

G Flip - About Us (Future Classic)

Julia Jacklin - Crushing (Liberation Records)

The Teskey Brothers - Run Home Slow (Ivy League Records)

Tones And I - The Kids Are Coming (Bad Batch Records/Sony Music)

Best Rock Album

Amyl and The Sniffers - Amyl and The Sniffers (Flightless Records)

Holy Holy - My Own Pool Of Light (Wonderlick Recording Company)

Jimmy Barnes - My Criminal Record (Bloodlines)

Midnight Oil - Armistice Day: Live at The Domain, Sydney (Sony Music Australia)

Skegss - My Own Mess (Ratbag Records)

Best Adult Contemporary Album

Julia Jacklin - Crushing (Liberation Records)

Paul Kelly - Nature (EMI Music Australia)

Samantha Jade - The Magic of Christmas (Sony Music Australia)

Seeker Lover Keeper - Wild Seeds (Liberation Records)

The Paper Kites - On The Corner Where You Live (Wonderlick Recording Company)

Best Country Album

Charlie Collins - Snowpine (Mirror Music/Inertia Music)

Felicity Urquhart - Frozen Rabbit (ABC Music/Universal Music Australia)

Lee Kernaghan - Backroad Nation (ABC Music/Universal Music Australia)

Morgan Evans - Things We Drink To (Warner Music Nashville)

Sara Storer - Raindance (Universal Music Australia)

Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album

Clowns - Nature/Nurture (Damaged Record Co./Caroline Australia)

Dead Letter Circus - Dead Letter Circus (BMG)

DZ Deathrays - Positive Rising: Part 1 (I OH YOU)

King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard - Infest The Rats’ Nest (Flightless Records/Inertia Music)

Northlane - Alien (UNFD)

Best Blues & Roots Album

Dan Sultan - Aviary Takes (Liberation Records)

John Butler Trio - HOME (Jarrah Records/MGM)

King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard - Fishing For Fishies (Flightless Records/Inertia Music)

Paul Kelly - Live At Sydney Opera House (ABC Music/Universal Music Australia)

The Teskey Brothers - Run Home Slow (Ivy League Records)

For the full list of nominees and categories, head over here.