The 2023 ARIA Awards nominations have been unveiled, with the prestigious award show set to grace the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia, and it’s worth celebrating as The Orchard-distributed labels and partners have raked in an impressive 20 nominations! Among the spotlighted nominees, Cooking Vinyl’s very own King Stingray secured two nods – one for their collaboration with Sam Brumby on “Lookin’ Out,” contending for Best Video, and another for their electrifying ‘That’s Where I Wanna Be Tour,’ vying for the title of Best Australian Live Act, a journey they recently recapped on their Instagram.
The ARIA Awards also shine a bright spotlight on ABC Music, which is in the running for a total of 12 awards across six diverse categories. This includes the highly anticipated 30th album from Kate Ceberano, “My Life Is A Symphony,” a contender for Best Adult Contemporary Album, and the beloved children’s sensation, The Wiggles, with their “Ready, Steady, Wiggle!” album competing in the Best Children’s Album category.
For a comprehensive list of ARIA nominees, look no further. The Orchard’s nominees are listed below, spanning an array of musical genres and artists:
Best Dance / Electronic Release
FISHER & Aatig — “Take It Off” (etcetc Music)
PNAU and Troye Sivan — “You Know What I Need” (etcetc Music)
Best Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Album
DZ Deathrays — R.I.F.F (DZ Worldwide)
Parkway Drive — Darker Still (Parkway Records / Cooking Vinyl Australia)
Best Group
Parkway Drive — Darker Still (Parkway Records / Cooking Vinyl Australia)
Best Adult Contemporary Album
Kate Ceberano — My Life Is A Symphony (ABC Music)
Best Blues & Roots Album
Katie Wighton — The End (ABC Music)
Best Country Album
Fanny Lumsden — Hey Dawn (Cooking Vinyl Australia)
Best Children’s Album
Play School — Very Jazzy Street Party (ABC Music)
The Wiggles — Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (ABC Music)
Whistle & Trick — Bananas And Other Delicious Things (ABC Kids)
Best Video
King Stingray, Sam Brumby — “Lookin’ Out” (Cooking Vinyl Australia)
Best Australian Live Act
King Stingray — That’s Where I Wanna Be Tour (Cooking Vinyl Australia)
Best Classical Album
Australian Chamber Orchestra/Richard Tognetti — Indies & Idols (ABC Classic)
Ensemble Offspring — To Listen, To Sing — Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers (ABC Classic)
Roger Benedict and Simon Tedeschi — Dubussy — Ravel (ABC Classic)
Various Artists — Genevieve Lacey: Breathing Space (ABC Classic)
Best Jazz Album
Mike Nock — Hearing (ABC Jazz)
Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra/Benjamin Northey — Blueback — Original Motion Picture Soundtrack By Nigel Westlake (ABC Classic)
Sophie Payton (GORDI), Jason Fernandez — RIDE — Music From the Film (ABC Music)
