Amy Shark is ‘All Loved Up’ with trophies after cleaning out the 32nd annual ARIA Awards, which proved "2018 has been an amazing year for women in music," as she put it at the winners podium for Best Female Artist.

It was one of three pointy trophies that ARIA Shark, as we’re now calling Amy, took home at the glitzy ceremony, hosted at The Star in Sydney on Wednesday night. Her chart-topping full-length debut Love Monster claimed the sought-after Album of the Year Award, and the 32yo also took out Best Pop Release, for the second year running, giving a shout-out to Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus and Jack Antonoff during her acceptance speech.

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Set to perform two huge all ages shows next year, Amy Shark also performed at the ceremony, ascending from a dangling platform to deliver ‘I Said Hi'. The Double Platinum single saw Dann Hume and M-Phazes named as Producers of the Year at the ARIA Artisan and Fine Arts Awards last month. That means Amy Billings, as the Gold Coast native’s now well-worn passport reads, now has six ARIAs to her name, after scoring her first two last year.

Arguably Melbourne’s biggest international star, Courtney Barnett gave a raw performance of ‘Charity’ from her second LP Tell Me How You Really Feel, which was awarded Best Rock Album and Engineer of the Year for Burke Reid’s work on the record, bringing her career tally to six ARIA wins.

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Tash Sultana’s debut album Flow State – a record the busker-turned-globetrotting performer wrote, produced, arranged, and played 16 instruments on – earned the 23yo's first ever ARIA Award, accepting the Best Blues & Roots Album via video ('cos the shredder's on tour, naturally).

It was a huge night for Ruel – his single ‘Dazed & Confused’ beat out Jack River, Alex Lahey, Mojo Juju, and Odette to the Breakthrough Artist award. At just 16 years old, he’s the youngest solo artist ever to win an ARIA, and the boy wonder is planning to have a big night celebrating.

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Other victors included Hilltop Hoods, claiming Best Urban Release for their Adrian Eagle-assisted dad rap ‘Clark Griswold’; Vance Joy picked up his second ever ARIA, with his second album Nation of Two scoring Best Adult Contemporary Album, promising he'll "hopefully write some music next year"; Parkway Drive’s Reverence roared away with Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album, and PNAU scored Best Dance Release for their Changa belter ‘Go Bang’.

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There was plenty of tears in the room for the late, great Gurrumul. The Double J Australian Artist of the Year was honoured with Best Male Artist and Best Independent Release for his posthumous album Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow), which made chart history when it became the first album in Indigenous language to debut at #1. A.B. Original rapper Briggs, Courtney Barnett, and Jessica Mauboy also led a touching musical tribute, performing ‘Wulminda’ alongside Gurrumul’s daughter Jasmine Yunupingu.

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Dean Lewis proved to be a people’s favourite; his tear-jerking anthem (and Amy Shark fave) ‘Be Alright’ topping the publicly voted Best Music Video category. 5 Seconds of Summer’s army of fans ensured they took home the publicly voted Best Australian Live Act and Song of the Year, for ‘Youngblood’ – a song they opened the ceremony with.

Ahead of her induction into the ARIA Hall of Fame, Kasey Chambers received a standing ovation for her performance of ‘Not Pretty Enough’, with help from a who’s who of homegrown talent: Missy Higgins, Kate Miller-Heidke, Amy Sheppard, and Paul Kelly. She also scored Best Country Album for Campfire and offered some sound career advice: "Being a bitch doesn’t make you strong, and to be strong doesn’t make you a bitch... Just don't be a dickhead."



She wasn’t even nominated but Montaigne made a real splash on the red carpet. Two years after winning her first ARIA with ‘PEOPLE OVER PROFIT’ written on her chest, the Sydney artists arrived with ‘STOP ADANI’ scrawled on her cheeks – a protest to the Carmichael coal mine in Central Queensland.

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ARIA Awards 2018 winners

Album Of The Year

WINNER: Amy Shark - Love Monster

Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

Gurrumul - Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)

PNAU - Changa

Troye Sivan – Bloom

Best Male Artist

WINNER: Gurrumul - Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)

Dan Sultan - Killer Under A Blood Moon

Dean Lewis – ‘Be Alright’

Troye Sivan - Bloom

Vance Joy - Nation Of Two



Best Female Artist

WINNER: Amy Shark - Love Monster

Alison Wonderland - Awake

Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

Sia & David Guetta – ‘Flames’

Tash Sultana - Flow State



Best Dance Release

WINNER: PNAU – ‘Go Bang’

Alison Wonderland - Awake

Fisher – ‘Losing It’

Peking Duk – ‘Fire’

RÜFÜS DU SOL – ‘No Place’

Best Group

WINNER: 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood

DMA’S - For Now

Peking Duk – ‘Fire’

PNAU – ‘Go Bang’

RÜFÜS DU SOL – ‘No Place’

Breakthrough Artist

WINNER: Ruel - Dazed & Confused

Alex Lahey - I Love You Like A Brother

Jack River - Sugar Mountain

Mojo Juju - Native Tongue

Odette - To A Stranger



Best Pop Release

WINNER: Amy Shark - Love Monster

5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood

Dean Lewis – ‘Be Alright’

Jack River - Sugar Mountain

Troye Sivan - Bloom

Best Urban Release

WINNER: Hilltop Hoods – ‘Clark Griswold’ (feat. Adrian Eagle)

360 - Vintage Modern

Esoterik - My Astral Plane

Kerser - Engraved In The Game

Mojo Juju - Native Tongue

Best Independent Release

WINNER: Gurrumul - Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)

Angus & Julia Stone - Snow

Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

DMA’S - For Now

PNAU – ‘Go Bang’



Best Rock Album

WINNER: Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

Camp Cope - How To Socialise & Make Friends

DMA’S - For Now

Luca Brasi - Stay

Middle Kids - Lost Friends

Best Adult Contemporary Album

WINNER: Vance Joy - Nation Of Two

Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile - Lotta Sea Lice

Dan Sultan - Killer Under A Blood Moon

Missy Higgins - Solastalgia

Odette - To A Stranger



Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album

WINNER: Parkway Drive - Reverence

DZ Deathrays - Bloody Lovely

King Parrot - Ugly Produce

Polaris - The Mortal Coil

West Thebarton - Different Beings Being Different

Best Blues & Roots Album

WINNER: Tash Sultana - Flow State

Angus & Julia Stone - Snow

Emily Wurramara - Milyakburra

Mama Kin Spender - Golden Magnetic

Ruby Boots - Don’t Talk About It

Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album

WINNER: Jimmy Barnes - Working Class Boy: The Soundtracks

Evelyn Ida Morris - Acute Misfortune (Original Soundtrack)

Jessica Mauboy - The Secret Daughter Season Two (Songs for the Original 7 Series)

LIARS - 1/1 (Original Soundtrack)

Various Artists - Muriel’s Wedding: The Musical (The Original Cast Recording)

Best Country Album

WINNER: Kasey Chambers & The Fireside Disciples - Campfire

Adam Eckersley & Brooke McClymont - Adam & Brooke

Fanny Lumsden - Real Class Act

The Wolfe Brothers - Country Heart

Travis Collins - Brave & The Broken

Best Children's Album

WINNER: Justine Clarke - The Justine Clarke Show!

Lah-Lah - 10th Birthday Party

Sam Moran - Santa’s Coming!

Teeny Tiny Stevies - Helpful Songs For Little People

The Wiggles - Wiggle Pop!

Public Voted ARIA Awards

Song Of The Year

WINNER: 5 Seconds Of Summer – ‘Youngblood’

Amy Shark – ‘I Said Hi’

Angus & Julia Stone – ‘Chateau’

Conrad Sewell – ‘Healing Hands’

Dean Lewis – ‘Be Alright’

Peking Duk – ‘Fire/Reprisal’

PNAU – ‘Go Bang’

Sheppard – ‘Coming Home’

Troye Sivan – ‘My My My!’

Vance Joy – ‘Lay It On Me’

Best Video

WINNER: Dean Lewis – ‘Be Alright’

Amy Shark – ‘I Said Hi’

Client Liaison – ‘Survival In The City’

Courtney Barnett – ‘Need A Little Time’

Gang Of Youths – ‘The Heart Is A Muscle’

Mojo Juju – ‘Native Tongue’

Peking Duk – ‘Fire’

PNAU – ‘Go Bang’

Tash Sultana – ‘Salvation’

The Presets – ‘Do What You Want’

Best Australian Live Act

WINNER: 5 Seconds Of Summer - Meet You There Tour

Amy Shark - Love Monster Tour

Client Liaison - Expo Liaison

Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel National Tour

Dean Lewis - 2017 National Tour

Gang Of Youths - 2017 National Tour

Paul Kelly - Life Is Fine Tour 2017

Peking Duk - The Wasted Tour

PNAU - Changa Australian Tour

Tash Sultana - Homecoming Tour

Best International Artist

WINNER: Camila Cabello - Camila

Drake – Scorpion and More Life

Ed Sheeran - ÷

Eminem - Revival and Kamikaze

Imagine Dragons - Evolve

Khalid - American Teen

P!nk - Beautiful Trauma

Post Malone - Beerbongs & Bentleys and Stoney

Sam Smith - The Thrill Of It All

Taylor Swift - Reputation

Music Teacher of the Year

WINNER: Scott Maxwell (Grant High School, Mount Gambier SA 5209)

Becky Hall (Education Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne VIC 3052)

Dean Harawira (Nerang State High School, Gold Coast QLD 4211)

Deborah Skelton (Caladenia Primary School, Canning Vale WA 6155)