ARIA Music Awards of 2004
The 18th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply the ARIAs) were held on 17 October 2004 at the Sydney Superdome within the Sydney Olympic Complex. The ceremony, hosted by Rove McManus and produced by Roving Enterprises for Network Ten, was held for the first time on a Sunday night and averaged 1.39 million viewers.[1][2] The 2004 ARIA Fine Arts Awards had been presented at a ceremony weeks earlier.[3]
Awards
Winners highlighted in bold, with nominees, in plain, below them.[1]
ARIA Awards
- Album of the Year
- Single of the Year
- Jet – "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
- Eskimo Joe – "From the Sea"
- John Butler Trio – "Zebra"
- Missy Higgins – "Scar"
- Pete Murray – "So Beautiful"
- Best Male Artist
- John Butler – Sunrise Over Sea
- Alex Lloyd – Distant Light
- Tim Rogers – Spit Polish
- Dan Kelly – Sing the Tabloid Blues
- Pete Murray – "So Beautiful"
- Best Female Artist
- Best Group
- Highest Selling Album
- Highest Selling Single
- Best Breakthrough Artist – Album
- Best Breakthrough Artist – Single
- Jet – "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
- The Cat Empire – "Days Like These"
- Missy Higgins – "Scar"
- Dallas Crane – "Dirty Hearts"
- Little Birdy – "Relapse"
- Best Adult Contemporary Album
- Paul Kelly – Ways & Means
- Diesel – Singled Out
- Jimmy Little – Life's What You Make It
- george – Unity
- Lisa Miller – Version Originale
- Best Blues & Roots Album
- John Butler Trio – Sunrise Over Sea
- Ash Grunwald – I Don't Believe
- Jim Conway's Big Wheel – Little Story
- Xavier Rudd – Solace
- Jeff Lang – Whatever Makes You Happy
- Best Children's Album
- Hi-5 – Holiday
- Amica - Life Is Fun
- The Hooley Dooleys – Wonderful
- The Saddle Club – Friends Forever
- The Wiggles – Top of the Tots
- Best Comedy Release
- Scared Weird Little Guys – Bits and Pieces
- Lee Perry & Gary Eck – The Hollywood Motel
- Reg Reagan – Am I Ever Gonna See the Biff Again?
- Tripod – About an Hour of Song in an Hour...Again
- Tripod – Live - Fegh Maha
- Best Country Album
- Kasey Chambers – Wayward Angel
- Adam Brand – Get Loud
- Melinda Schneider – Family Tree
- Troy Cassar-Daley – Borrowed and Blue
- Slim Dusty – Columbia Lane - the Last Sessions
- Best Dance Release
- Infusion – "'Girls Can Be Cruel"
- Cam Farrar – Wasted
- NuBreed – The Original
- Cut Copy – "Future"
- Mr Timothy – "I Am Tha 1"
- Best Independent Release
- Best Music DVD
- Midnight Oil – Best of Both Worlds
- Grinspoon – 23 Hours of Waiting Around
- You Am I – The Cream & the Crock
- INXS – I'm Only Looking
- Pete Murray – Passing Time
- Best Pop Release
- Missy Higgins – "Scar"
- Delta Goodrem – "Not Me, Not I"
- Kylie Minogue – Body Language
- Pete Murray – "So Beautiful"
- The Dissociatives – The Dissociatives
- Best Rock Album
- Best Urban Release
Artisan Awards
- Best Cover Art
- James Hackett – The Dissociatives – The Dissociatives
- Peter Barrett & Eskimo Joe – Eskimo Joe – A Song Is a City
- James Bellesini, Love Police – The Vines – Winning Days; – You Am I – The Cream & The Crock
- Mathematics – Kasey Chambers – Wayward Angel
- Tom Walker – John Butler Trio – Sunrise Over Sea
- Best Video
- James Hackett – The Dissociatives – "Somewhere Down the Barrel"
- Paul Butler, Scott Walton & 50/50 – Spiderbait – "Black Betty"
- Claudia Castle – Pete Murray – "So Beautiful"
- Nash Edgerton – The Sleepy Jackson – "Good Dancers"
- Squareyed Films – Missy Higgins – "Scar"
- Engineer of the Year
- Paul McKercher, Eskimo Joe – Eskimo Joe – A Song Is a City
- Andy Baldwin – The Cat Empire – The Cat Empire
- Brent Clark – Alex Lloyd – Distant Light
- Matt Lovell – Jebediah – Braxton Hicks
- Phil McKellar – Sunk Loto – Between Birth and Death
- Robyn Mai – John Butler Trio – Sunrise Over Sea
- Producer of the Year
- Paul McKercher, Eskimo Joe – Eskimo Joe – A Song Is a City
- Andy Baldwin & The Cat Empire – The Cat Empire – The Cat Empire
- Daniel Johns & Paul Mac – The Dissociatives – The Dissociatives
- John Butler – John Butler Trio – Sunrise Over Sea
- Paul McKercher & Pete Murray – Pete Murray – "So Beautiful"
Fine Arts Awards
For the first time, in 2004, the ARIA Fine Arts Awards were presented at a separate ceremony held weeks earlier.[3]
- Best Classical Album
- Teddy Tahu Rhodes – The Voice
- Diana Doherty – Souvenirs
- Sara Macliver, Sally-Anne Russell – Bach Arias and Duets
- William Barton, Queensland Orchestra – Sculthorpe:Songs of Sea and Sky
- Gerard Williams, Sinfonia Australis – Beethoven Complete Piano Concertos
- Best Jazz Album
- The Necks – Drive By
- Alister Spence Trio – Flux
- Michelle Nicolle – The Crying Game
- Mike Nock's Big Small Band – Big Small Band Live
- Paul Grabowsky – Tales of Time and Space
- Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Recording
- David Bridie – Nautical Forlorn
- Australian Chamber Orchestra – Musical Renegades
- Decoder Ring – Somersault OST
- Elizabeth Drake – Japanese Story
- Various – Australian Idol Final 12
- Best World Music Album
- Seaman Dan – Perfect Pearl
- Jane Rutter, Slava Grigoryan – Brazil
- Joseph Tawadros – Storyteller
- Mohamed Bangoura – Djembe Kan
- Saltwater Band – Djarridjarri - Blue Flag
ARIA Hall of Fame inductee
1970s members of Little River Band: Beeb Birtles, David Briggs, Graeham Goble, George McArdle, Derek Pellicci and Glenn Shorrock, were inducted into the Hall of Fame.[4] The later members including fellow Australian, John Farnham, and US-based musicians, were not included in this induction.[4] Due to a 2002 legal ruling on their right to use the band's name—two US-based members held the trademark—they performed as Classic Lineup of the Little River Band or Little River Band – Classic Lineup (sources vary).[4] Shorrock had already been inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1991 and Farnham was inducted, for his solo work, in 2003.[5]
Performers
The following artists performed on stage during the 2004 ARIA Awards:
- Delta Goodrem
- Eskimo Joe
- Guy Sebastian
- Kasey Chambers
- Jet
- John Butler Trio
- Missy Higgins
- Pete Murray
- Shannon Noll
- Spiderbait
Channel V Oz Artist of the Year award
See also
References
- 1 2 "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2004: 18th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ↑ "Australia 2004 ARIA Awards". ALLdownunder.com. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
- 1 2 "ARIA Awards 2009 : About: Fine Arts & Artisan Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- 1 2 3 Sams, Christine (12 September 2004). "ARIAs reunite Little River Band". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 12 December 2009.
- ↑ "ARIA Awards 2009 : History: Winners by Award: Hall of Fame". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 December 2009.