| 2018 ARIA Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 28 November 2018 |
| Venue | Star Event Centre, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Most awards | |
| Most nominations | Amy Shark (9) |
| Website | ariaawards |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Nine Network |
The 32nd Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) are a series of award ceremonies which include the 2018 ARIA Artisan Awards, ARIA Hall of Fame Awards, ARIA Fine Arts Awards and the ARIA Awards. The ARIA Awards ceremony was held on 28 November 2018 and broadcast from the Star Event Centre, Sydney around Australia on the Nine Network.[1]
On 25 September 2018 it was announced that Keith Urban would host the event.[2][3] Final nominations were provided on 11 October 2018.[4] At the same time ARIA presented trophies for the winners of the Artisan and Fine Arts awards.[5] In total Amy Shark won four categories from nine nominations, while Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu posthumously won four from seven nominations.[1][6]
Country music singer-songwriter and musician, Kasey Chambers, was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame by Paul Kelly.[1][6] Fellow singers, Missy Higgins, Kate Miller-Heidke, and Amy Sheppard provided their rendition of "Not Pretty Enough".[6] Chambers, who had also won her ninth Best Country Album for Campfire, performed the answer song, "Ain't No Little Girl".
- ^ a b c Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) (28 November 2018). "And the ARIA Award Goes To..." Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "KEITH URBAN TO HOST 2018 ARIA AWARDS". auspOp. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Keith Urban to host the 32nd Annual ARIA Awards". The Music Network. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ Harmon, Steph (10 October 2018). "Aria awards 2018: Amy Shark and Courtney Barnett lead nominations". the Guardian. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) (11 October 2018). "2018 ARIA Award Nominees Announced". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ a b c Harmon, Steph (28 November 2018). "Aria awards 2018: Amy Shark, Gurrumul and Kasey Chambers win big in moving ceremony". Guardian Australia. Retrieved 28 November 2018.