LATEST NEWS…PARIS HILTON'S STAR ATTRACTION: Star Casino's Marquee Club launch attracted celebrities galore from all around the world including Ashley Simpson, Slash, Aussie's Jodi Gordon and Sharni Vinson and her Twilight boyfriend Kellan Lutz and LMFAO members to name a few. However it was serial socialite Paris Hilton who stole the show, mingling with party goers and hitting headlines for various reasons. Hilton was also spotted frolicking around Bondi Beach and shopping in Sydney over the weekend. Almost 1000 celebrity and VIP guests attended the launch while DJ Afrojack and LMFAO's RedFoo performed live at the event. The launch comes on the back of recent troubles within Star Casino over the sacking of former boss Sid Vaikunta. Sydney may be far away from the bright lights and glitzy lifestyle of Hollywood, but that didn't stop the celebs from gathering in their droves. Here's hoping the Club does well…ONE DIRECTION GO GLOBAL: UK and Irish boy band One Direction have gone global with their debut album making American music history by going to number one in the Billboard top 200 chart. The five-piece, who came third in The X Factor UK in 2010, have long tasted success in Europe but the teen heart-throbs have now taken the world by storm. Their debut single "What Makes You Beautiful" was released in November 2011 and peaked at number one in the UK and their debut album followed in November selling 138,631 copies making it the fastest selling debut album on the UK Charts in 2011. The lads will make their Australian debut with a performance at the 2012 Logie Awards in Melbourne on April during their sold out Australian tour. It just goes to show you don't need to win these big talent shows to have success, and I wish the boys every success in the future…RIP JIM STYNES: Jim Stynes has passed away following a three year battle with cancer. The former Melbourne football legend passed away in the comfort of his own home surrounded by family and friends. A State funeral was held in St Pauls Cathedral in Melbourne for the footie legend and a massive crowd gathered at Federation Square to bid a fond farewell to the icon. Stynes was remembered as a generous, loving, and caring man who was a constant inspiration to his family, friends and the public. Debuting in the Australian Football League in 1987, he played a league record of 244 consecutive games between 1987 and 1998. He served as President of the Melbourne Football from 2008, and despite being diagnosed with metastatic melanoma in 2009, he continued to work during his treatment for brain metastasis. RIP a True Football great…BEN COUSINS ON DRUG CHARGES: Former AFL star Ben Cousins is back in Perth after being released on bail following his arrest in Esperance Airport for drug charges. Cousins is best known for his 270 game career with West Coast and Richmond in the Australian Football League. During his eleven years with West Coast, earning him several of the league's highest individual awards including a Brownlow Medal and Most Valuable Player, Cousins has also been listed as one the top 50 players of all time by journalist Mike Sheahan. His football career has been marred by highly publicised incidents involving recreational drug use, traffic convictions and association with criminal elements. Cousins stated that he "has nothing to say at this time" to the waiting media at Perth Airport. He was arrested at Esperance Airport after being charged with possession of methylamphetamine with intent to sell or supply…EXTRA PROTECTION FOR COWELL: Simon Cowell has added more bodyguards to his already 24-7 protection team following a break-in to his London home. British newspaper 'The Sun' states that the X Factor boss was confronted by a female intruder wielding a brick when he went to investigate a noise in his home. It is believed that Leanne Zaloumis, 29, of Catford, South East London, was found by armed police hiding on a seven foot shelf in Cowell's wardrobe. Zaloumis appeared in court charged with aggravated burglary with intent of GBH. Luckily no one was harmed in the incident…HAPPY BIRTHDAY GAGA: Never one to shy away from the spotlight, Lady Gaga has recently announced that she will no longer speak to the media during an interview with Oprah Winfrey. The pop star who turned 26 during the week told Winfrey that she plans to go on a media blackout during the coming months. "Other than this interview Oprah, I do not intend on speaking to anyone for a very long time.. No press, no television." Gaga has one of the most loyal fan bases in the music industry but despite her roaring success she has never been devoured by the fame monster. Gaga has created some of the most crazed and bizarre media explosions in recent years, be it from outrageous meat dresses or hatching from an egg on the red carpet, the world is going to be a quiet place if she succeeds in her media blackout. Nevertheless the world will watch in anticipation…MEGAN FOX PREGNANT?: According to reports in the USA, actress Megan Fox is expecting her first baby with husband Brian Austin Green. The couple are reportedly thrilled, a source told America's Star magazine "They just found out and are incredibly excited." The source added "It's still early, so they are only telling family members and close friends." The Transformers actress already has some parenting skills as she is stepmother to husband Brian's nine year old son Kassius. Fox and Green married in a private ceremony in Hawaii in June 2010. The insider also added that Fox is thrilled to be expecting a child of her own. "Megan used to only be concerned with her career, but now her family comes first." If the reports are true, a huge congratulations to you both…VICTORIA BECKHAM LIKE YOU AND ME: Victoria Beckham has claimed that her super slim figure matches that of the general public. The average British female sports size is a sixteen but despite this, the former Spice Girl (whose diet consists of steamed fish and raw vegetables and easily fits into a size six dress) claims she represents the general public. It's fairly evident that the star may used to fit that physique during her Spice Girl days sporting a healthy ten to twelve dress size. But in recent years her dieting and weight has made her one of the leanest women in Hollywood. The star who gave birth to her fourth child in July, last showed off her toned body in a recent Harpers Bazaar Magazine shoot for swim wear. The fashion designer is so convinced that she represents the norm that she has started basing her designs on her own measurements and has replaced models with her own body when it comes to fitting dresses for her clothing line…HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMA: The name Pattie Mallette may not ring a bell with most people, but the twitter world has exploded with "Happy Birthday Pattie" trending worldwide. Mallette is Justin Bieber's mother and the millions of Beliebers around the world have taken to social networking sites to wish her well on her birthday. Raising Bieber as a single mother, she has stood by her son through his whole career and is a driving force behind all his success. Justin's fans seem very grateful with the woman responsible for him with messages like "Happy Birthday Pattie. Thanks for giving birth to the sexiest creature on earth," and more genuine messages like "Happy Birthday Pattie. You've created and raised a beautiful son. He has turned from a boy to a young man. You did a good job." So I'll jump on the bandwagon here Happy Birthday Pattie Mallette…
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2011 ARIA AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) have announced the Nominees in all categories along with the details of the 2011 ARIA Awards to be staged at Allphones Arena, Sydney Olympic Park, on Sunday, 27 November, 2011. This year's nominations are an exciting mix of both new and established artists and set the scene for what will be a milestone celebration of 25 years of Australian music history.

Leading the nominations for 2011 are two first-time nominees and one former BEST MALE ARTIST, all of whom have received seven nominations a-piece for their outstanding work.

Sydney quintet, BOY & BEAR, has received seven ARIA AWARD nominations for the critically acclaimed, self-produced, debut album, Moonfire. The 2010 Rolling Stone Artist To Watch and Triple J Unearthed Artist of the Year has been acknowledged by industry peers in the categories of BEST ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM, BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST - SINGLE, BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST - ALBUM, SINGLE OF THE YEAR (Feeding Line), BEST GROUP, the coveted ALBUM OF THE YEAR and PRODUCER OF THE YEAR.

West Australian MC, DRAPHT, whose album The Life of Riley debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Album Chart, has proven to be a big hit with the ARIA voting academy with a total of seven nominations. The Life of Riley is nominated for BEST URBAN ALBUM, SINGLE OF THE YEAR (Rapunzel), BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST - SINGLE, BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST - ALBUM, MOST POPULAR AUSTRALIAN ARTIST, BEST MALE ARTIST and ENGINEER OF THE YEAR (Dave Parkin). These nominations complement his two nominations in the Jagermeister Independent Music Awards.

Even though his album, Making Mirrors, missed the Awards' eligibility period, GOTYE, aka WALLY DE BACKER, has scored an incredible seven nominations for the beautiful Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra) with four of these nominations in the categories of HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE, SINGLE OF THE YEAR, BEST POP RELEASE and BEST MALE ARTIST. At the nominations event on 12 October, the single also scooped three Awards in the ARIA ARTISAN categories of BEST VIDEO (Natasha Pincus for Starkraving Productions), ENGINEER OF THE YEAR (Francois Tetaz) and the esteemed PRODUCER OF THE YEAR award for WALLY DE BACKER.

Two time ARIA Award winner, GEOFFREY GURRUMUL YUNIPINGU, has scored six nominations for his sophomore album, Rrakala, in the categories of BEST INDEPENDENT RELEASE, BEST MALE ARTIST, ALBUM OF THE YEAR, BEST COVER ART (Carlo Santone) and BEST VIDEO (Carlo Santone). Geoffrey was also the winning nominee in the BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM category, which was announced at the nominations event on 12 October (see below for further details).

Eight time ARIA Award winners, ESKIMO JOE, have received six nominations in the categories of BEST ROCK ALBUM, BEST GROUP, ALBUM OF THE YEAR, ENGINEER OF THE YEAR (Matt Lovell), BEST VIDEO (Bart Borghesi) and PRODUCER OF THE YEAR.

Building on 2010's success for West Australia's BIRDS OF TOKYO culminating in the 2010 ARIA Award for Best Rock Album, 2011 has delivered a massive five nominations in the categories of HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE (Plans), HIGHEST SELLING ALBUM (Birds of Tokyo), MOST POPULAR AUSTRALIAN ARTIST, BEST GROUP and SINGLE OF THE YEAR (Plans) for the band.

In a poignant first in the ARIA Awards' 25 year history, and a profound coda to a truly legendary career, the immortal BILLY THORPE has picked up a staggering four nominations with his final masterpiece, Tangier. Billy's final album has picked up four nominations in the categories of BEST ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM, BEST COVER ART (Aaron Hayward and David Homer - Debaser), ENGINEER OF THE YEAR (Greg Clarke) and PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (Daniel Denholm).

Pop-soul singer and multiple ARIA Award winner, GUY SEBASTIAN, has also picked up four nominations for his hit single, Who's that Girl (feat Eve). Guy is recognised in the categories of HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE, BEST POP RELEASE, SINGLE OF THE YEAR and MOST POPULAR AUSTRALIAN ARTIST.

There are a total of six artists spanning the musical spectrum who have received three nominations apiece in the 2011 ARIA AWARDS.

With one of the most hotly anticipated albums this year is Byron Bay quartet, THE JEZABELS, who have received nods in the categories of BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST - SINGLE, BEST INDEPENDENT RELEASE and SINGLE OF THE YEAR. It's been a great year for THE JEZABELS who are also in contention for two awards at the Jagermeister Independent Music Awards, to be announced later tonight in Melbourne.

Four time ARIA AWARD winner, KEITH URBAN, has jagged three nominations in the BEST COUNTRY ALBUM, HIGHEST SELLING AUSTRALIAN ALBUM and MOST POPULAR AUSTRALIAN ARTIST categories as does ARIA HALL OF FAME inductee, Nick Cave's GRINDERMAN, which has received nominations in the categories of BEST ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM, BEST GROUP and ALBUM OF THE YEAR.

Also receiving three nominations in the 25th Anniversary ARIA Awards is multiple ARIA Award winner JOSH PYKE in the categories of BEST MALE ARTIST, ENGINEER OF THE YEAR (Wayne Connolly) and PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (with Wayne Connolly) as well as Melbourne's CUT COPY for their 3rd studio album, Zonoscope, which won the ARTISAN AWARD for BEST COVER ART (Alter) as well as picking up nods in the categories of BEST DANCE RELEASE and ALBUM OF THE YEAR.

In a break from tradition, the Awards in the ARIA FINE ARTS categories - BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM, BEST JAZZ ALBUM, BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM and BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK/CAST/SHOW ALBUM - as well as BEST MUSIC DVD were also handed out.

This year's ARIA AWARD for BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM was a hard fought battle between former ARIA Award nominees RICHARD TOGNETTI (VIOLIN), AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, KARIN SCHAUPP & FLINDERS QUARTET and TEDDY TAHU RHODES and newcomers LATITUDE 37 with fellow newcomer, SALLY WHITWELL, taking out the top honour with her Mad Rush: Piano Music of Philip Glass album.

The BEST JAZZ ALBUM category saw three first time nominees, ALLAN BROWNE, MARC HANNAFORD AND SAM ANNING, KRISTIN BERARDI and THE JAZZGROOVE MOTHERSHIP ORCHESTRA and SARAH McKENZIE, as well as last year's winner THE IDEA OF NORTH, go head to head with the ARIA AWARD ultimately going to ELIXIR FEATURING KATIE NOONAN for their First Seed Ripening release.

This year's BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK/CAST/SHOW ALBUM was won by CHRIS LILLEY for his Angry Boys official soundtrack album, beating out fellow nominees JED KURZEL, STEPHEN PIGRAM AND ALAN PIGRAM AND ALEX LLOYD, SYDNEY SYMPHONY AND CAST CONDUCTED BY ALEXANDER BRIGER and VARIOUS ARTISTS - MARY POPPINS AUSTRALIAN CAST RECORDING.

The fourth ARIA FINE ARTS Award handed out was for BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM which was won by ARIA AWARD winner GEOFFREY GURRUMUL YUNUPINGU, giving him his third ARIA Award. Fellow nominees in this category included DAVID BRIDIE, HEIN ARUMISORE, JACOB RUMBIAK, RONNY KARENI & DONNY ROEM, SALTWATER BAND, SHAOLIN AFRONAUTS and brothers SLAVA & LEONARD GRIGORYAN and JOSEPH & JAMES TAWADROS.

The final Award handed out at the Sydney Theatre was for BEST MUSIC DVD which was won by two time ARIA Award winner and ARIA HALL OF FAME inductee, AC/DC, for their AC/DC - Live at River Plate release beating stiff competition from POWDERFINGER, ROCKWIZ, TEX PERKINS and VARIOUS - TRIPLE J ONE NIGHT STAND.

Artists who have been nominated for two ARIA AWARDS each in the 25th Anniversary ARIA AWARDS are ALTIYAN CHILDS (Altiyan Childs), ANGUS & JULIA STONE (Down the Way), ART vs SCIENCE (The Experiment), CHILDREN COLLIDE (Theory of Everything, Loveless), GYPSY & THE CAT (Gilgamesh),HAVANA BROWN (We Run the Night), JESSICA MAUBOY (Saturday Night feat. Ludacris), JOHN BUTLER TRIO (Live at Red Rocks), KASEY CHAMBERS (Little Bird), KIMBRA (Cameo Lover), OH MERCY (Great Barrier Grief), TEX PERKINS (as a solo artist and with TEX PERKINS & THE DARK HORSES), THE LIVING END (The Ending is Just the Beginning Repeating), WASHINGTON (Holy Moses) and a seventeen-time ARIA Award winner and ARIA HALL OF FAME inductee, JOHN FARNHAM.

Performers on the night will include Gotye, Drapht, Boy & Bear, and many more!

As part of ARIA's 25th Anniversary celebrations, Australian music fans will be given the chance to have their say in Australian music's night of nights by casting a vote in three Public Voted categories brought to you by HP and Intel.
MOST POPULAR AUSTRALIAN ARTIST and MOST POPULAR INTERNATIONAL ARTIST return again in 2011, with voting lists determined by the top selling products in the eligibility period (1 September 2010 to 31 August 2011).

The 25th Anniversary ARIA Awards will also see the introduction of a brand new category - MOST POPULAR AUSTRALIAN LIVE ARTIST. This Award will celebrate one Australian artist's ability to enthral and capture fans as they tour this country from top to bottom. Music lovers will have the opportunity to vote for any Australian artist that performed live in Australia during the voting window (1 October 2010 to 30 September 2011).

Australian music fans will be given the opportunity to determine who will take home these PUBLICLY VOTED ARIA AWARDS brought to you by HP and Intel. The winners of these three Awards, as determined by Australian music fans, will be announced during the 2011 ARIA Awards on Sunday, 27 November.

Fans can now go to www.ariaawards.com.au/hpmostpopular and cast their vote to determine the Most Popular Voted ARIA Awards across all three categories. Fans can also vote from www.facebook.com/aria.official or www.facebook.com/Hpaustralia

HP Australia will also be giving you the chance to vote in person at the following locations and win a trip to the ARIA Awards as the official HP Blogger:

13 to 16 October: Chadstone, Melbourne
20 to 23 October: Chadstone, Melbourne
27 to 30 October: Castle Towers, Sydney
3 to 6 November: Chatswood Chase, Sydney
10 to 13 November: Broadway, Sydney
17 to 20 November: Broadway, Sydney

For the latest ARIA Awards news check the official website: www.ariaawards.com.au

2011 ARIA Awards
Sunday, 27 November, 2011
Allphones Arena
Sydney Olympic Park

2.00pm - 4.00pm - Red Carpet arrivals
4.30pm - 8.30pm - ARIA Awards

GENERAL PUBLIC TICKETS:
Go on sale at 9.00am on Monday, 17 October, 2011, from Ticketek - www.ticketek.com.au or phone 132 849
Ticket Price - $75.00
*All prices include GST and booking fees, but transaction fees & credit card charges may apply

INDUSTRY TICKETS:
Go on sale at 9.00am on Monday, 17 October, 2011
For all enquiries please contact Evelyn Parker - evelyn@markpopemusic.com
Ticket Price - $495.00 (incl GST)

2011 ARIA AWARD FINALISTS

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Boy & Bear - Moonfire (Island Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Cut Copy - Zonoscope (Modular Recordings)
Eskimo Joe - Ghosts of the Past (Warner Music Australia)
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Rrakala (Skinnyfish Music/MGM Distribution)
Grinderman - 2 (Mute/EMI Music Australia)

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Birds of Tokyo - Wild at Heart (EMI Music Australia)
Boy & Bear - Feeding Line (Island Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Drapht- Rapunzel (The Ayems/Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra) (Samples 'n' Seconds Records/Eleven: A Music Company)
Guy Sebastian - Who's That Girl (feat. Eve) (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
The Jezabels - Dark Storm (MGM Distribution)

BEST MALE ARTIST
Drapht - The Life of Riley (The Ayems/Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Gareth Liddiard - Strange Tourist (Shock Entertainment)
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Rrakala (Skinnyfish Music/MGM Distribution)
Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra) (Samples 'n' Seconds Records/Eleven: A Music Company)
Josh Pyke - No One Wants a Lover (Ivy League Records)

BEST FEMALE ARTIST
Adalita - Adalita (Liberation Music)
Clare Bowditch - Are You Ready Yet? (Island Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Kasey Chambers - Little Bird (Liberation Music)
Kimbra - Cameo Lover (Warner Music Australia)
Washington - Holy Moses (Mercury Australia/Universal Music Australia)

BEST GROUP
Birds of Tokyo - Wild at Heart (EMI Music Australia)
Boy & Bear - Moonfire (Island Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Eskimo Joe - Ghosts of the Past (Warner Music Australia)
Grinderman - 2 (Mute/EMI Music Australia)
The Living End - The Ending Is Just The Beginning Repeating (Dew Process/Universal Music Australia)

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST - ALBUM
Boy & Bear - Moonfire (Island Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Drapht - The Life of Riley (The Ayems/Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Gypsy & The Cat - Gilgamesh (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Oh Mercy - Great Barrier Grief (EMI Music Australia)
The Middle East - I Want That You Are Always Happy (Spunk/EMI Music Australia)

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST - SINGLE
Boy & Bear - Feeding Line (Island Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Drapht - Rapunzel (The Ayems/Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Havana Brown - We Run The Night (Island Australia/Universal Music Australia)
The Jezabels - Dark Storm (MGM Distribution)
Zoe Badwi - Freefallin' (Neon Records/Warner Music Australia)

BEST INDEPENDENT RELEASE
Art vs Science - The Experiment (Green/MGM Distribution)
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Rrakala (Skinnyfish Music/MGM Distribution)
John Butler Trio - Live At Red Rocks (Jarrah Records/MGM Distribution)
Tex Perkins & The Dark Horses - Tex Perkins & The Dark Horses (Dark Horses Records/Inertia)
The Jezabels - Dark Storm (MGM Distribution)

BEST ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
Boy & Bear - Moonfire (Island Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Grinderman - 2 (Mute/EMI Music Australia)
Little Red - Midnight Remember (Liberation Music)
Seeker Lover Keeper - Seeker Lover Keeper (Dew Process/Universal Music Australia)
The Panics - Rain On The Humming Wire (Dew Process/Universal Music Australia)

BEST ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
Billy Thorpe - Billy Thorpe's Tangier (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Colin Hay - Gathering Mercury (Compass Records/Planet/MGM Distribution)
Damien Leith - Roy (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
John Farnham - Jack (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Mark Seymour and the Undertow - Undertow (Liberation Music)

BEST BLUES & ROOTS ALBUM
Backsliders - Starvation Box (Fuse)
Blue King Brown - Worldwize Part 1 - North & South (Lion House Records/MGM Distribution)
John Butler Trio - Live At Red Rocks (Jarrah Records/MGM Distribution)
The Audreys - Sometimes The Stars (ABC Music)
The Waifs - Temptation (Jarrah Records/MGM Distribution)

BEST CHILDREN'S ALBUM
Dirtgirlworld - Dig It (Kidindy)
Hi-5 - Turn The Music Up (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Holly Throsby - See! (ABC Music)
Play School - Let's Play Together (ABC Music)
The Wiggles - Ukulele Baby! (ABC Music)

BEST COMEDY RELEASE
Adam Hills - Inflatable (Universal Pictures)
Buddy Goode - The One and Only Buddy Goode (ABC Music)
Hamish & Andy - Celebrating 50 Glorious Years (Roadshow Music)
Josh Thomas - Josh Thomas 'Surprise': Warehouse Comedy Festival (Madman Entertainment/Warehouse Comedy Festival)
Tim Minchin - Tim Minchin & The Heritage Orchestra (Navel/Inertia)

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Jasmine Rae - Listen Here (ABC Music)
Kasey Chambers - Little Bird (Liberation Music)
Keith Urban - Get Closer (EMI Music Australia)
Shane Nicholson - Bad Machines (Liberation Music)
Troy Cassar-Daley - Live (Liberation Music)

BEST DANCE RELEASE
Bag Raiders - Bag Raiders (Modular Recordings)
Cut Copy - Zonoscope (Modular Recordings)
Miami Horror - Illumination (EMI Music Australia)
Pnau - Soft Universe (etcetc Music/Ministry of Sound/Universal Music Australia)
The Potbelleez - From The Music (Vicious/Universal Music Australia)

BEST HARD ROCK/HEAVY METAL ALBUM
Coerce - Ethereal Surrogate Saviour (Green/MGM Distribution)
Cosmic Psychos - Glorius Barsteds (Missing Link/Fuse)
Dream On Dreamer - Heartbound (We Are Unified Pty Ltd)
Floatingme - Floatingme (Cross Section/Inertia)
Front End Loader - Ritardando (Weeping Anus Records/MGM Distribution)

BEST POP RELEASE
Architecture in Helsinki - Moment Bends (Modular Recordings)
Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra) (Samples 'n' Seconds Records/Eleven: A Music Company)
Guy Sebastian - Who's That Girl (feat. Eve) (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Gypsy & The Cat - Gilgamesh (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Washington - Holy Moses (Mercury Australia/Universal Music Australia)

BEST ROCK ALBUM
Children Collide- Theory Of Everything (Universal Music Australia)
Eskimo Joe - Ghosts Of The Past (Warner Music Australia)
Jebediah - Kosciuszko (Dew Process/Universal Music Australia)
Papa Vs Pretty - United In Isolation (EMI Music Australia)
The Living End - The Ending Is Just The Beginning Repeating (Dew Process/Universal Music Australia)

BEST URBAN ALBUM
Drapht - The Life Of Riley (The Ayems/Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Illy - The Chase (Obese Records)
Koolism - The 'Umu (Invada/Inertia)
Phrase - Babylon (Marlin Records/ Universal Music Australia)
Vents - Marked For Death (Golden Era Records)

HIGHEST SELLING ALBUM
Altiyan Childs - Altiyan Childs (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Angus & Julia Stone - Down The Way (EMI Music Australia)
Birds Of Tokyo - Birds of Tokyo (EMI Music Australia)
Keith Urban - Get Closer (EMI Music Australia)
Various - He Will Have His Way - The Songs of Tim & Neil Finn (EMI Music Australia)

HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE
Birds of Tokyo - Plans (EMI Music Australia)
Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra) (Samples 'n' Seconds Records/Eleven: A Music Company)
Guy Sebastian - Who's that Girl (feat. Eve) (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Havana Brown - We Run The Night (Island Australia/Universal Music Australia)
Jessica Mauboy - Saturday Night (feat. Ludacris) (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)

2011 ARIA FINE ARTS AWARD WINNERS

BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM: Sally Whitwell - Mad Rush: Piano Music of Philip Glass (ABC Classics)
BEST JAZZ ALBUM: Elixir featuring Katie Noonan - First Seed Ripening (ABC Music)
BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK/CAST/SHOW ALBUM: Chris Lilley - Angry Boys - Official Soundtrack Album (ABC Music)
BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM: Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Rrakala (Skinnyfish Music/MGM Distribution)
BEST MUSIC DVD: AC/DC - AC/DC - Live at River Plate (Albert Productions)
BEST COVER ART: Alter - Cut Copy, Zonoscope (Modular Recordings)
BEST VIDEO: Natasha Pincus for Starkraving Productions - Gotye, Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra) (Samples 'n' Seconds Records/Eleven: A Music Company)
ENGINEER OF THE YEAR: Francois Tetaz - Gotye, Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra) (Samples 'n' Seconds Records/Eleven: A Music Company)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR: Wally De Backer - Gotye, Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra) (Samples 'n' Seconds Records/Eleven: A Music Company)

2011 ARIA AWARD PUBLIC VOTED NOMINEES
Public Voted categories brought to you by HP and Intel

MOST POPULAR AUSTRALIAN ARTIST
Altiyan Childs (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Angus & Julia Stone (EMI Music Australia)
Birds of Tokyo (EMI Music Australia)
Drapht (The Ayems/Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Guy Sebastian (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Jessica Mauboy (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
John Farnham (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Justice Crew (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Keith Urban (EMI Music Australia)
Stan Walker (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)

MOST POPULAR INTERNATIONAL ARTIST
Adele (XL/Inertia)
Chris Brown (Jive/Sony Music Australia)
Jennifer Lopez (Universal Music Australia)
Jessie J (Universal Music Australia)
Ke$ha (RCA Records/Sony Music)
Lady Gaga (Universal Music Australia)
LMFAO (Universal Music Australia)
P!nk (La Face/Sony Music Australia)
Pitbull (J Records/Sony Music Australia)
Rihanna (Universal Music Australia)

MOST POPULAR AUSTRALIAN LIVE ARTIST

Votes will not be restricted to a pre determined pool of nominees. Rather, the general public will be provided with an opportunity to vote for any Australian artist that performed live in Australia during the relevant period (ie 1 October 2010 to 30 September 2011), using three free-text fields. The fields will be titled ARTIST (with an auto suggest feature), VENUE/FESTIVAL, and MONTH. Only the artist field will be mandatory.

This voting feature will be available on the ARIA Awards website, ARIA's Official facebook page and the HP Australia facebook page. Votes will close at 6pm Friday 25 November. Votes will be collated by ARIA's social media partner We Are Social (WAS).

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