Other winners at the ARIAs included Tkay Maidza (best soul/R&B release), Middle Kids (best rock album), Crowded House (best adult contemporary album), Troy Cassar-Daley (best country album), Tropical F**K Storm (best hard rock/heavy metal album), Archie Roach (best blues & roots album), Taylor Swift (for the fan-voted category most popular international) while “Dance Monkey” producer Konstantin Kersting won a pair of Artisan Awards.
Sheeran penned and performed a song for Gudinski, “Visiting Hours,” which appears on his latest album, = (equals). In one of the special moments of the evening, Ed Sheeran presented the category in a special video tribute to the late Gudinski, who passed away suddenly March 2, at the age of 68.Įarlier this year, Sheeran made the trip to Melbourne to appear on stage a state memorial for his close friend, a giant of Australia’s music scene. Indeed, Gudinski tapped the teen singer and songwriter to perform on the second edition of Music From the Home Front, which aired in April, on ANZAC Day eve.īudjerah recently signed with Mushroom Music Publishing, the company Gudinski built. Lauded as one of the country’s finest new voices, Budjerah was actually identified by the late Gudinski as a star-in-waiting. That category was recently renamed as a tribute to the Mushroom Group founder and chairman, and for his tireless championing of new talent. Due to the pandemic and the knock-on challenges with cross-border travel, the ceremony was presented as a virtual one, streaming live on YouTube and the Nine Network’s domestic digital channel NineNow.Īlso on the night, the inaugural Michael Gudinski breakthrough artist award was presented, with Budjerah taking the honors. 1 album, Sydney electronic trio Rüfüs Du Sol scooped best group and best dance release, for Surrender. Earlier this month, he snagged best artist at the Australia’s National Indigenous Music Awards 2021.įresh from their third Grammy nomination, and a third ARIA No. In LAROI’s homeland, “Stay” is triple-platinum certified, and its 14-week run at the top is the third longest reign in ARIA Charts history. He continued, “starting this, all I wanted to do was just bring up the culture, and show the world how Australian music was.” “It’s incredible that I’m getting this much love, especially from home. “How good is Australian music,” enthused LAROI (real name Charlton Howard) after winning best artist. The Kamilaroi rapper and singer won best artist and best pop release for his hit “Stay,” with Justin Bieber, a single that dominated the Billboard 100, Global 200 and the ARIA Charts. Just hours after securing his first Grammy Award nomination, The Kid LAROI bagged a pair of ARIA Awards. Last week, his critically lauded LP won a brace of J Awards, including Australian album of the year.