The
ARIA Music Award
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austra ...
for Best Dance Release, is an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, which recognises "the many achievements of
Aussie artists across all music genres", since 1987. It is handed out by the
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade association representing the Australian recording industry which was established in the 1970s by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing ...
(ARIA), an organisation whose aim is "to advance the interests of the Australian record industry."
To be eligible, the recording (an album or single) must have been commercially released. The award is presented to an artist within the
dance genre. The accolade is voted for by a judging school, which comprises between 40 and 100 members of representatives experienced in this genre, and is given to a solo artist, group, production team or various artist compilation, who is either from Australia or an Australian resident.
The award for Best Dance Release was first presented to
Itch-E and Scratch-E
Itch-E and Scratch-E are an Australian electronic music group formed in 1991 by Paul Mac (a.k.a. Itch-E, Mace) and Andy Rantzen (a.k.a. Scratch-E, Boo Boo), both playing keyboards and samples. The duo recorded as Boo Boo & Mace! during the la ...
in 1995 for their single, "
Sweetness and Light
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[ Note: ARIA introduces the 1995 Awards page with a summary section that includes "The Best Pop/Dance Release was this year split into two categories, won by Tina Arena and Itch-e & Scratch-e respectively".
The main listing of the awards does not show any information on 'The Best Dance Release' category. However, the winners and nominees were published in ARIA's 1996 Yearbook.][McFarlane]
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Future Sound of Melbourne
Future Sound of Melbourne (also known as FSOM) is an Australian electronic group formed in Melbourne in 1990.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1996, they won the award for ARIA Award for Best Dance Release for their album, ''Chapter One''.
Career
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won the award for their album ''Chapter One''.
Pnau
Pnau ( ) is an Australian dance music trio originating from Sydney. The trio, a duo before 2016, consists of the musicians Nick Littlemore (vocals, production), Peter Mayes (guitar, production) and Sam Littlemore (production), with the latter j ...
has won the award the most times, with three wins. They are also tied with
Rüfüs Du Sol
Rüfüs Du Sol, stylised as RÜFÜS DU SOL and formerly known as simply Rüfüs (stylized RÜFÜS) from 2010 to 2018, is an Australian alternative dance group from Sydney, that consists of Tyrone Lindqvist, Jon George and James Hunt. Their debu ...
for most nominations, with six nominations each.
[ARIA Award previous winners. ]
Winners and nominees
In the following table, the winner is highlighted in a separate colour, and in boldface; the nominees are those that are not highlighted or in boldface.
References
External links
The ARIA Awards Official website
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