The Fourth
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 th ...
Music Awards (generally known as the
ARIA Music Awards
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 Austr ...
or simply
The ARIAS) was held on 26 March 1990 at the Darling Harbour Convention Centre in
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
.
Australian host
Glenn Shorrock
Glenn Barrie Shorrock (born 30 June 1944) is an English-born Australian singer-songwriter. He was a founding member of rock bands the Twilights, Axiom, Little River Band and post LRB spin-off trio Birtles Shorrock Goble, as well as being a solo ...
of
Little River Band
Little River Band (LRB) are a rock band originally formed in Melbourne, Australia, in March 1975. The band achieved commercial success in both Australia and the United States. They have sold more than 30 million records; six studio albums rea ...
was assisted by
Quincy Jones
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award n ...
, and other presenters, to distribute 24 awards.
For the first time there were live performances but the awards were not televised.
The
ARIA Hall of Fame
In music, an aria (Italian: ; plural: ''arie'' , or ''arias'' in common usage, diminutive form arietta , plural ariette, or in English simply air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrumental or orchestral accompanime ...
inducted two artists:
Percy Grainger
Percy Aldridge Grainger (born George Percy Grainger; 8 July 188220 February 1961) was an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist who lived in the United States from 1914 and became an American citizen in 1918. In the course of a long an ...
and
Sherbet.
An "Outstanding Achievement Award" was awarded to
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She has been recognised for reinve ...
.
Presenters and performers
The ARIA Awards ceremony was hosted by singer-songwriter
Glenn Shorrock
Glenn Barrie Shorrock (born 30 June 1944) is an English-born Australian singer-songwriter. He was a founding member of rock bands the Twilights, Axiom, Little River Band and post LRB spin-off trio Birtles Shorrock Goble, as well as being a solo ...
.
Presenters and performers were:
Awards
''Final nominees for only some awards are available in reliable sources.
Where not available, winners are listed.''
ARIA Awards
*Album of the Year
**
Ian Moss
Ian Richard Moss (born 20 March 1955) is an Australian rock musician from Alice Springs. He is the founding mainstay guitarist and occasional singer of Cold Chisel. In that group's initial eleven year phase from 1973 to 1984, Moss was recorde ...
– ''
Matchbook
A matchbook is a small paperboard folder (known as a matchcover) enclosing a quantity of matches and having a coarse striking surface on the exterior. The folder is opened to access the matches, which are attached in a comb-like arrangement a ...
''
***
Kate Ceberano
Catherine Yvette Ceberano ( or , born 17 November 1966) is an Australian singer and actress who performs in the soul, jazz, and pop genres, as well as in film and musicals such as '' Jesus Christ Superstar''. Her song " Pash" received a gold ...
– ''
Brave''
***
Stephen Cummings
Stephen Donald Cummings (born 13 September 1954) is an Australian rock singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of Melbourne-based rock band the Sports from 1976 to 1981, followed by a solo career which has met with critical acclaim but ha ...
– ''
A New Kind of Blue''
***
Hunters & Collectors
Hunters & Collectors are an Australian rock band formed in 1981. Fronted by founding mainstay, singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Seymour, they developed a blend of Pub rock (Australia), pub rock and funk, art-funk. Other mainstays are John ...
– ''
Ghost Nation''
***
Paul Kelly & The Messengers – ''
So Much Water So Close To Home
''So Much Water So Close to Home'' is an album by Australian rock band Paul Kelly and the Messengers and was originally released in August 1989. The title comes from a short story of the same name by author Raymond Carver. Carver died in August ...
''
*Single of the Year
**
Peter Blakeley
Peter Blakeley is an Australian white soul/adult contemporary singer and songwriter.
Blakeley was a lead singer of the Rockmelons in the mid-1980s. He launched a solo career in 1987 and had a massive hit single in Australia in 1989 with "Cryi ...
– "
Crying in the Chapel
"Crying in the Chapel" is a song written by Artie Glenn and recorded by his son Darrell Glenn. The song was released in 1953 and reached number six on the ''Billboard'' chart.
The song has also been recorded by many artists including the Orio ...
"
***
Hunters & Collectors
Hunters & Collectors are an Australian rock band formed in 1981. Fronted by founding mainstay, singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Seymour, they developed a blend of Pub rock (Australia), pub rock and funk, art-funk. Other mainstays are John ...
– "When The River Runs Dry"
***
Ian Moss
Ian Richard Moss (born 20 March 1955) is an Australian rock musician from Alice Springs. He is the founding mainstay guitarist and occasional singer of Cold Chisel. In that group's initial eleven year phase from 1973 to 1984, Moss was recorde ...
– "
Tucker's Daughter
"Tucker's Daughter" is the debut single by Australian rock singer and guitarist, Ian Moss. It was released in November 1988 almost five years after his group, Cold Chisel, had disbanded for the first time. It is co-written by Moss and Don Walke ...
"
***
Max Q – "
Way of the World"
***
The Black Sorrows
The Black Sorrows are an Australian blues rock band formed in 1983 by mainstay vocalist Joe Camilleri (ex-Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons), who also plays saxophone and guitar. Camilleri has used various line-ups to record 17 albums, with five reaching ...
– "
Chained to the Wheel
"Chained to the Wheel" is a song by Australian blues and rock band The Black Sorrows. It was released as the third single from their fifth studio album '' Hold On to Me''. It was a big hit, peaking at 9 on the ARIA Charts.
At the ARIA Music Awar ...
"
*Highest Selling Album
**
Diesel
Diesel may refer to:
* Diesel engine, an internal combustion engine where ignition is caused by compression
* Diesel fuel, a liquid fuel used in diesel engines
* Diesel locomotive, a railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engin ...
– ''
Johnny Diesel & the Injectors''
*Highest Selling Single
**
Kate Ceberano
Catherine Yvette Ceberano ( or , born 17 November 1966) is an Australian singer and actress who performs in the soul, jazz, and pop genres, as well as in film and musicals such as '' Jesus Christ Superstar''. Her song " Pash" received a gold ...
– "
Bedroom Eyes"
*Best Group
**
The Black Sorrows
The Black Sorrows are an Australian blues rock band formed in 1983 by mainstay vocalist Joe Camilleri (ex-Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons), who also plays saxophone and guitar. Camilleri has used various line-ups to record 17 albums, with five reaching ...
– ''
Hold On to Me''
***
1927 – "
Compulsory Hero"
***
Boom Crash Opera – ''
These Here Are Crazy Times''
***
Johnny Diesel & The Injectors – ''
Johnny Diesel & the Injectors''
***
Hunters & Collectors
Hunters & Collectors are an Australian rock band formed in 1981. Fronted by founding mainstay, singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Seymour, they developed a blend of Pub rock (Australia), pub rock and funk, art-funk. Other mainstays are John ...
– ''
Ghost Nation''
*Best Female Artist
**
Kate Ceberano
Catherine Yvette Ceberano ( or , born 17 November 1966) is an Australian singer and actress who performs in the soul, jazz, and pop genres, as well as in film and musicals such as '' Jesus Christ Superstar''. Her song " Pash" received a gold ...
– ''
Brave''
***
Robyne Dunn – ''Labour of Liberty''
***
Gyan – ''
Gyan''
***
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She has been recognised for reinve ...
– ''
Enjoy Yourself''
***
Jenny Morris – ''
Shiver
Shivering (also called shuddering) is a bodily function in response to cold and extreme fear in warm-blooded animals. When the core body temperature drops, the shivering reflex is triggered to maintain homeostasis. Skeletal muscles begin to s ...
''
*Best Male Artist
**
Ian Moss
Ian Richard Moss (born 20 March 1955) is an Australian rock musician from Alice Springs. He is the founding mainstay guitarist and occasional singer of Cold Chisel. In that group's initial eleven year phase from 1973 to 1984, Moss was recorde ...
– ''
Matchbook
A matchbook is a small paperboard folder (known as a matchcover) enclosing a quantity of matches and having a coarse striking surface on the exterior. The folder is opened to access the matches, which are attached in a comb-like arrangement a ...
''
***
Peter Blakeley
Peter Blakeley is an Australian white soul/adult contemporary singer and songwriter.
Blakeley was a lead singer of the Rockmelons in the mid-1980s. He launched a solo career in 1987 and had a massive hit single in Australia in 1989 with "Cryi ...
– "
Crying in the Chapel
"Crying in the Chapel" is a song written by Artie Glenn and recorded by his son Darrell Glenn. The song was released in 1953 and reached number six on the ''Billboard'' chart.
The song has also been recorded by many artists including the Orio ...
"
***
Joe Camilleri
Joseph Vincent Camilleri, (born 21 May 1948) aka Jo Jo Zep or Joey Vincent, is a Maltese Australian singer-songwriter and musician. Camilleri has recorded as a solo artist and as a member of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and The Black Sorrows. Jo Jo ...
– "Angel Dove"
***
Stephen Cummings
Stephen Donald Cummings (born 13 September 1954) is an Australian rock singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of Melbourne-based rock band the Sports from 1976 to 1981, followed by a solo career which has met with critical acclaim but ha ...
– ''
A New Kind of Blue''
***
Paul Kelly – ''
So Much Water So Close To Home
''So Much Water So Close to Home'' is an album by Australian rock band Paul Kelly and the Messengers and was originally released in August 1989. The title comes from a short story of the same name by author Raymond Carver. Carver died in August ...
''
*Best New Talent
**
Gyan – ''
Gyan''
***
The Hummingbirds
The Hummingbirds were an Australian indie pop and jangle pop band from Sydney, who formed in 1986 from Bug Eyed Monsters. They were one of the most highly regarded outfits to emerge from Sydney's inner-city scene during the late 1980s and were ...
– ''
loveBUZZ
''loveBUZZ'' is the debut album released by Australian rock band The Hummingbirds.
The album was released on the rooART label in 1989. It peaked at #31 on the national album charts. The album eventually reached sales of approximately 40,000 ...
''
***
Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard, often simply called the Vineyard, is an island in the Northeastern United States, located south of Cape Cod in Dukes County, Massachusetts, known for being a popular, affluent summer colony. Martha's Vineyard includes the s ...
– ''Martha's Vineyard''
***
Tall Tales and True
Tall Tales and True were an Australian three piece band from Sydney formed in the early 1980s by Perth born musician, Matthew de la Hunty. They're best known for their 1992 album, ''Revenge!'', which peaked inside the ARIA top 50.
Biography 198 ...
– ''Shiver''
***
Tania Bowra – ''Heaven and Earth''
*Breakthrough Artist – Album
**
Ian Moss
Ian Richard Moss (born 20 March 1955) is an Australian rock musician from Alice Springs. He is the founding mainstay guitarist and occasional singer of Cold Chisel. In that group's initial eleven year phase from 1973 to 1984, Moss was recorde ...
– ''
Matchbook
A matchbook is a small paperboard folder (known as a matchcover) enclosing a quantity of matches and having a coarse striking surface on the exterior. The folder is opened to access the matches, which are attached in a comb-like arrangement a ...
''
***
Gyan – ''
Gyan''
***
Johnny Diesel & The Injectors – ''
Johnny Diesel & The Injectors''
***
The Hummingbirds
The Hummingbirds were an Australian indie pop and jangle pop band from Sydney, who formed in 1986 from Bug Eyed Monsters. They were one of the most highly regarded outfits to emerge from Sydney's inner-city scene during the late 1980s and were ...
– ''
loveBUZZ
''loveBUZZ'' is the debut album released by Australian rock band The Hummingbirds.
The album was released on the rooART label in 1989. It peaked at #31 on the national album charts. The album eventually reached sales of approximately 40,000 ...
''
***
Max Q – ''
Max Q''
*Breakthrough Artist – Single
**
Ian Moss
Ian Richard Moss (born 20 March 1955) is an Australian rock musician from Alice Springs. He is the founding mainstay guitarist and occasional singer of Cold Chisel. In that group's initial eleven year phase from 1973 to 1984, Moss was recorde ...
– "
Tucker's Daughter
"Tucker's Daughter" is the debut single by Australian rock singer and guitarist, Ian Moss. It was released in November 1988 almost five years after his group, Cold Chisel, had disbanded for the first time. It is co-written by Moss and Don Walke ...
"
***
Girl Overboard – "I Can't Believe"
***
Gyan – "
Wait
Wait or WAIT may refer to:
Music
* Wait (musician), British town pipers
Albums and EPs
* ''Wait'' (The Polyphonic Spree EP), by The Polyphonic Spree
* ''Wait'' (Emanuel Nice EP), a 2002 EP released by the band Emanuel Nice
* ''Wait'' (Stee ...
"
***
The Hummingbirds
The Hummingbirds were an Australian indie pop and jangle pop band from Sydney, who formed in 1986 from Bug Eyed Monsters. They were one of the most highly regarded outfits to emerge from Sydney's inner-city scene during the late 1980s and were ...
– "Blush"
***
Max Q – "
Way of the World"
*Best Country Album
**
John Williamson – ''
Warragul
Warragul is a town in Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne. Warragul lies between the Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the Mount Baw Baw Plateau of the Great Dividing Range to the north. As of the , the town had a population of 19,8 ...
''
***
Slim Dusty
Slim Dusty, AO MBE (born David Gordon Kirkpatrick; 13 June 1927 – 19 September 2003) was an Australian country music singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. He was an Australian cultural icon and one of the country's most awarded stars, ...
&
Anne Kirkpatrick
Anne Kirkpatrick (born 4 July 1952) is an Australian country music singer. She is the daughter of country singers Slim Dusty and Joy McKean.
Biography
She also has a brother, David Kirkpatrick, who is an accomplished singer-songwriter. The ...
– ''Two Singers, One Song''
***
Ted Egan
Edward Joseph Egan (born 6 July 1932) is an Australian folk musician and a former public servant who served as Administrator of the Northern Territory from 2003 to 2007.
Early life
Egan was born in Coburg, Victoria, moving to the Northern Terr ...
– ''This Land Australia''
***
The Flying Emus – ''Postcards From Paradise''
***
The Happening Thang
The Happening Thang was an Australian country pop group formed in 1984 and the founding members were Andrew Travers, Catherine Wearne, Rose Pearse, Stuart Crysell and David Lennon. The band's line-up changed by the time they released their firs ...
– ''The Happening Thang''
*Best Independent Release
**
Wild Pumpkins at Midnight – ''
This Machine Is Made of People''
***
Dubrovniks
The Dubrovniks were an Australian rock band which formed in August 1986 as The Adorable Ones. Early in 1987 they changed their name to The Dubrovniks in acknowledgement to the birthplace of two founding members, Roddy Radalj, and Boris Sujdovi ...
– ''Dubrovnik Blues''
***
Girl Monstar – "Surfing on a Wave" / "He's Hell"
***
Sirocco
Sirocco ( ), scirocco, or, rarely, siroc (see below) is a Mediterranean wind that comes from the Sahara and can reach hurricane speeds in North Africa and Southern Europe, especially during the summer season.
Names
''Sirocco'' derives from ...
– ''Port of Call''
***Various Artists – ''
Rockin' Bethlehem''
*Best Indigenous Release
**
Weddings Parties Anything
Weddings, Parties, Anything. was an Australian folk rock band formed in 1984 in Melbourne and continuing until 1999. Their name came from The Clash song "Revolution Rock". Musicologist Billy Pinnell described their first album as the best Austr ...
– ''
The Big Don't Argue
''The Big Don't Argue'' is the third studio album released by Australian rock band Weddings Parties Anything. The album was produced by Jim Dickinson, who had worked with Big Star (band), Big Star and the Rolling Stones."A Tale they won't Believe ...
''
***
Coloured Stone
Coloured Stone is an Aboriginal Australian band whose members originate from the Koonibba Mission, west of Ceduna, South Australia. The band performs using guitar, bass, drums, and Aboriginal instruments – didjeridu, bundawuthada (gong st ...
– ''Wild Desert Rose''
***
Gondwanaland
Gondwana () was a large landmass, often referred to as a supercontinent, that formed during the late Neoproterozoic (about 550 million years ago) and began to break up during the Jurassic period (about 180 million years ago). The final stages ...
– ''Wildlife''
***
Scrap Metal
Scrap consists of recyclable materials, usually metals, left over from product manufacturing and consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials. Unlike waste, scrap has monetary value, especially recovered me ...
– ''Broken Down Man''
***
Yothu Yindi
Yothu Yindi (Yolŋu Matha, Yolngu for "child and mother", pronounced ) are an Australian musical group with Australian Aboriginal, Aboriginal and ''List of English words of Malay origin#B, balanda'' (non-Aboriginal) members, formed in 1986 as ...
– ''
Homeland Movement
''Homeland Movement'' is the debut studio album by Australian rock band Yothu Yindi that was released in April 1989 on the Mushroom Records label. The album peaked at number 59 on the ARIA Chart in 1992.
Background and release
Following a tou ...
''
*Best Adult Contemporary Album
**
Stephen Cummings
Stephen Donald Cummings (born 13 September 1954) is an Australian rock singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of Melbourne-based rock band the Sports from 1976 to 1981, followed by a solo career which has met with critical acclaim but ha ...
– ''
A New Kind of Blue''
***
Dragon
A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ...
– ''
Bondi Road
Bondi Road is a road in the Sydney suburb of Bondi, Australia. The road traverses east from Syd Einfeld Drive in Bondi Junction to Campbell Parade, Bondi Beach. It is 1.8 kilometres long and is located in the local government area of Waverley ...
''
***
Not Drowning, Waving
Not Drowning, Waving (styled as not drowning, waving) were a musical group formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1983 by David Bridie and John Phillips. Their music combined elements of rock and roll, rock, ambient music and world music; their lyrics ...
– ''Claim''
***
Paul Kelly & The Messengers – ''
So Much Water So Close To Home
''So Much Water So Close to Home'' is an album by Australian rock band Paul Kelly and the Messengers and was originally released in August 1989. The title comes from a short story of the same name by author Raymond Carver. Carver died in August ...
''
***
John Williamson – ''
Warragul
Warragul is a town in Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne. Warragul lies between the Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the Mount Baw Baw Plateau of the Great Dividing Range to the north. As of the , the town had a population of 19,8 ...
''
*Best Comedy Release
**
The D-Generation
''The D-Generation'' was a popular and influential Australian TV sketch comedy show, produced and broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) for two series, between 1986 and 1987. A further four specials were broadcast on the ...
– ''The Satanic Sketches''
***
The Comedy Company
''The Comedy Company'' was an Australian comedy television series first aired from 16 February 1988 until about 11 November 1990 on Network Ten, Sunday night and was created and directed by cast member Ian McFadyen, and co directed and produced ...
– ''
Comedy Company Classics
Comedy Company Classics is the second and final studio album by Australian comedy television series The Comedy Company
''The Comedy Company'' was an Australian comedy television series first aired from 16 February 1988 until about 11 Novembe ...
''
***
Fast Forward
To fast-forward is to move forwards through a recording at a speed faster than that at which it would usually be played, for example two times or two point five times. The recordings are usually audio, video or computer data. It is colloquially ...
– ''Fast Forward – Take One''
***
Kevin Bloody Wilson
Kevin Bloody Wilson (born Dennis Bryant; 13 February 1947) is an Australian musical comedian who performs comical songs with his heavy Australian English accent and often including sexual themes. He has won one ARIA Music Award.
Early career ...
– ''
My Australian Roots''
***
Roy Slaven – ''Rampaging Roy... The Life and Times of Roy Slaven''
Fine Arts Awards
*Best Jazz Album
**
Paul Grabowsky Trio
Paul Grabowsky Trio were an Australian jazz ensemble founded in 1983 by Paul Grabowsky on piano. By 1989 he was joined by Allan Browne on drums and Gary Costello on double bass. They won Best Jazz Album for '' Six by Three'' (1989) at the A ...
– ''
Six by Three
''Six by Three'' (also known as 6x3) is a studio album by Australian recording jazz trio Paul Grabowsky Trio; although the front cover lists the artists' surname. The album is the first for the trio of Paul Grabowsky (piano), Gary Costello (b ...
''
***
Allan Browne
Allan Vincent Browne (28 July 1944 – 13 June 2015) was an Australian jazz drummer and composer first known for his work in The Red Onion Jazz Band in the 1960s.
Browne won the ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album in ARIA Music Awards of 1990 and ...
– ''Genre Jumping Jazz''
***
James Morrison – ''Swiss Encounter – Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival''
***Various Artists – ''
Jim McLeod's Jazz Tracks''
***
Vince Jones
Vincent Hugh Jones (born 24 March 1954) is an Australian jazz singer, songwriter, and trumpet, flugelhorn and flumpet player. His music includes both original material and new contemporary versions of jazz standards. His themes are often lov ...
– ''
Trustworthy Little Sweethearts''
*Best Classical Album
**
Tasmanian Symphony Chamber Players – ''Vivaldi: The Four Seasons''
***
Australian Youth Orchestra
The Australian Youth Orchestra (''AYO''), formerly Youth Music Australia, is an Australian organisation for young musicians.
History
The Australian Youth Orchestra has its origins in the summer camp, music camps founded by John Bishop (academi ...
– ''Works by Koehne, Stravinsky, Messiaen, Ravel''
***
Geoffrey Collins &
David Miller – ''
Flute Australia Volume 2''
***
Jane Rutter
Jane Rutter (born 2 November 1958) is an Australian flautist. Her repertoire encompasses classical, jazz, and pop music.
Career
Rutter specializes in the French Flute School.
She has lectured at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and formed ...
– ''Nocturnes & Preludes for Flutes''
***Various Artists – ''
Landscapes
A landscape is the visible features of an area of Terrestrial ecoregion, land, its landforms, and how they integrate with Nature, natural or man-made features, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.''New Oxford American Dictionar ...
''
*Best Children's Album
**Various Artists – ''
0–9 Series''
***
Don Spencer
Donald Richard Spencer (born 22 March 1941),is an Australian children's television presenter, singer-songwriter, and guitarist. He had a long-running role on ''Play School'' on both the Australian version (1968–99) and the United Kingdom ...
– ''
Australia For Kids''
***
Noni Hazlehurst
Leonie Elva "Noni" Hazlehurst , (born 17 August 1953) is an Australian actress, director, writer, presenter and broadcaster who has appeared on television and radio, in dramas, mini-series and made for television films, as well also on stag ...
&
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) is an Australian symphony orchestra that was initially formed in 1908. Since its opening in 1973, the Sydney Opera House has been its home concert hall. Simone Young is the orchestra's chief conductor and firs ...
– ''
Peter and the Wolf
''Peter and the Wolf'' ( rus, Петя и Bолк, r="Pétya i volk", p=ˈpʲetʲə i volk, links=no) Op. 67, a "symphonic fairy tale for children", is a musical composition written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936. The narrator tells a children's s ...
/
Carnival of the Animals
''The Carnival of the Animals'' (''Le Carnaval des animaux'') is a humorous musical suite of fourteen movements, including " The Swan", by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns. The work, about 25 minutes in duration, was written for privat ...
''
***
Peter Combe
Peter Charles Combe OAM (; born 20 October 1948) is an Australian children's entertainer and musician. At the ARIA Music Awards he has won three ARIA Awards for Best Children's Album, for '' Toffee Apple'' (1988), ''Newspaper Mama'' (1989) an ...
– ''
Chopsticks
Chopsticks ( or ; Pinyin: ''kuaizi'' or ''zhu'') are shaped pairs of equal-length sticks of China, Chinese origin that have been used as Kitchen utensil, kitchen and List of eating utensils, eating utensils in most of East Asia, East and Southe ...
''
***The Cast of
Pugwall
''Pugwall'' is an Australian children's television series which first screened on the Nine Network in 1989. Based on Margaret Clark's young adult fiction novels of the same name, it revolves around the title character Peter Unwin George Wall, ' ...
– ''Pugwall – Original Music from the Television Series''
*Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Recording
**Original Cast Recording – ''
Anything Goes
''Anything Goes'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madcap ant ...
''
***Australian Cast Recording – ''
42nd Street''
***Various Artists – ''
Sons of Steel''
***Various Artists – ''
Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds''
***Various Artists – ''
The Navigator''
Artisan Awards
*Song of the Year
**"
Tucker's Daughter
"Tucker's Daughter" is the debut single by Australian rock singer and guitarist, Ian Moss. It was released in November 1988 almost five years after his group, Cold Chisel, had disbanded for the first time. It is co-written by Moss and Don Walke ...
" (
Ian Moss
Ian Richard Moss (born 20 March 1955) is an Australian rock musician from Alice Springs. He is the founding mainstay guitarist and occasional singer of Cold Chisel. In that group's initial eleven year phase from 1973 to 1984, Moss was recorde ...
) – Ian Moss,
Don Walker
***"
Chained to the Wheel
"Chained to the Wheel" is a song by Australian blues and rock band The Black Sorrows. It was released as the third single from their fifth studio album '' Hold On to Me''. It was a big hit, peaking at 9 on the ARIA Charts.
At the ARIA Music Awar ...
" (
The Black Sorrows
The Black Sorrows are an Australian blues rock band formed in 1983 by mainstay vocalist Joe Camilleri (ex-Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons), who also plays saxophone and guitar. Camilleri has used various line-ups to record 17 albums, with five reaching ...
) –
Joe Camilleri
Joseph Vincent Camilleri, (born 21 May 1948) aka Jo Jo Zep or Joey Vincent, is a Maltese Australian singer-songwriter and musician. Camilleri has recorded as a solo artist and as a member of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and The Black Sorrows. Jo Jo ...
, Nick Smith
***"
Crying in the Chapel
"Crying in the Chapel" is a song written by Artie Glenn and recorded by his son Darrell Glenn. The song was released in 1953 and reached number six on the ''Billboard'' chart.
The song has also been recorded by many artists including the Orio ...
" (
Peter Blakeley
Peter Blakeley is an Australian white soul/adult contemporary singer and songwriter.
Blakeley was a lead singer of the Rockmelons in the mid-1980s. He launched a solo career in 1987 and had a massive hit single in Australia in 1989 with "Cryi ...
) – Peter Blakeley, Aaron Zigman
***"When the River Runs Dry" (
Hunters and Collectors) –
Mark Seymour
Mark Jeremy Seymour (born 26 July 1956) is an Australian musician and vocalist. He was the frontman and songwriter of rock band Hunters & Collectors from 1981 until 1998. Seymour has carved a solo career, releasing his debut solo album in ...
, John Archer, Doug Falconer, Jack Howard, Robert Miles, Barry Palmer, Jeremy Smith, Michael Waters
***"
Careless" (
Paul Kelly & The Messengers) – Paul Kelly
*Producer of the Year
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**
Andrew Farriss
Andrew Charles Farriss (born 27 March 1959) is an Australian rock musician and multi-instrumentalist best known as the keyboardist, backing vocalist, and main composer for rock band INXS. Farriss released his debut studio album in 2021.
Care ...
– ''
Shiver
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'' –
Jenny Morris
***
Charles Fisher –
1927/
Gyan – "
Compulsory Hero"/''
Gyan''
*** Clive Martin,
Hunters & Collectors
Hunters & Collectors are an Australian rock band formed in 1981. Fronted by founding mainstay, singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Seymour, they developed a blend of Pub rock (Australia), pub rock and funk, art-funk. Other mainstays are John ...
– ''
Ghost Nation'' – Hunters & Collectors
*** Mark Moffatt – "
Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)
"Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" is a song by the British rock band Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, which was released in 1975 by EMI as the lead single from the band's third studio album ''The Best Years of Our Lives''. The song was written b ...
"/"Clever Man", "Calm and Crystal Clear"/"Raindance"/"Stuck on You"/"Washaway"/"
You Got a Mirror", "Who Do You Take It To" –
Nick Barker & the Reptiles/
Neil Murray/Steve Hoy/
Paul Norton/The Shivers/
Ross Wilson
*** Jeff Burstin,
Joe Camilleri
Joseph Vincent Camilleri, (born 21 May 1948) aka Jo Jo Zep or Joey Vincent, is a Maltese Australian singer-songwriter and musician. Camilleri has recorded as a solo artist and as a member of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and The Black Sorrows. Jo Jo ...
– "The Crack Up", "
Chained to the Wheel
"Chained to the Wheel" is a song by Australian blues and rock band The Black Sorrows. It was released as the third single from their fifth studio album '' Hold On to Me''. It was a big hit, peaking at 9 on the ARIA Charts.
At the ARIA Music Awar ...
" –
The Black Sorrows
The Black Sorrows are an Australian blues rock band formed in 1983 by mainstay vocalist Joe Camilleri (ex-Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons), who also plays saxophone and guitar. Camilleri has used various line-ups to record 17 albums, with five reaching ...
*Engineer of the Year
** Alan Wright – "The Best Years of Our Lives", "I Am an Island"/"Touch the Fire"/"Save Me", "
She Has to Be Loved"/"
Simple Man" –
Richard Clapton/
Icehouse/
Jenny Morris/
Noiseworks
Noiseworks are an Australian hard rock band formed in Sydney in 1986 with bass guitarist Steve Balbi, guitarist Stuart Fraser, drummer Kevin Nicol, keyboardist Justin Stanley and lead vocalist Jon Stevens. They had four Australian Top 10 al ...
*** Mark Moffatt – "Burn"/"The World Seems Difficult"/"Different Drum"/"Calm and Crystal Clear", "Clever Man" – Bell Jar/
Mental as Anything
Mental As Anything are an Australian New wave music, new wave and pop rock musical ensemble, band that formed in Sydney in 1976. Its most popular line-up (which lasted from 1977 to 1999, and recorded all of their charting singles and albums) w ...
/
Flying Emus
Flying Emus are an Australian country/ bluegrass band that formed in 1984 and released four studio albums, including, '' This Town'', which won an ARIA Award for Best Country Album in 1988. They disbanded in 1990. At the Country Music Awards o ...
/
Neil Murray
*** "
Onion Skin Onion skin may refer to:
* onionskin
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", "
Get Out of the House!", "
The Best Thing", "End Up Where I Started" –
Boom Crash Opera
***
Paula Jones
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– ''
Max Q'' –
Max Q
*** Doug Brady – "Fire Down Below"/"
Communication
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"/"I Can't Believe"/"Page One" –
The Black Sorrows
The Black Sorrows are an Australian blues rock band formed in 1983 by mainstay vocalist Joe Camilleri (ex-Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons), who also plays saxophone and guitar. Camilleri has used various line-ups to record 17 albums, with five reaching ...
/
John Farnham
John Peter Farnham Officer of the Order of Australia, AO (born 1 July 1949) is a British born Australian singer. Farnham was a Teen idol, teen pop idol from 1967 until 1979, billed then as Johnny Farnham, but has since forged a career as an Adu ...
&
Dani'Elle/
Girl Overboard/
David Hirschfelder
David Hirschfelder (born 18 November 1960, Ballarat, Victoria) is an Australian musician, film score composer and performer. As a musician he has been a member of Little River Band and John Farnham Band. He has composed film scores for many films ...
*Best Video
**Geoff Barter – "
Compulsory Hero" –
1927
*** "Onion Skin" – Boom Crash Opera
*** "When the River Runs Dry" – Hunters & Collectors
*** "Saved Me" – Jenny Morris
*** "Sometimes" – Max Q
*** "Spirits Song" – Meaningful Eye Contact
*Best Cover Art
**Rob Miles –
Hunters & Collectors
Hunters & Collectors are an Australian rock band formed in 1981. Fronted by founding mainstay, singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Seymour, they developed a blend of Pub rock (Australia), pub rock and funk, art-funk. Other mainstays are John ...
– ''
Ghost Nation''
***Greg O'Connor – ''
These Here Are Crazy Times'' –
Boom Crash Opera
***Martin Fabinyi – ''
Brave'' –
Kate Ceberano
Catherine Yvette Ceberano ( or , born 17 November 1966) is an Australian singer and actress who performs in the soul, jazz, and pop genres, as well as in film and musicals such as '' Jesus Christ Superstar''. Her song " Pash" received a gold ...
***Deborah Parry Graphics / Ben Evans – ''
0–9 Series'' – Various Artists
***Stephen Thomas – ''
The Big Don't Argue
''The Big Don't Argue'' is the third studio album released by Australian rock band Weddings Parties Anything. The album was produced by Jim Dickinson, who had worked with Big Star (band), Big Star and the Rolling Stones."A Tale they won't Believe ...
'' –
Weddings Parties Anything
Weddings, Parties, Anything. was an Australian folk rock band formed in 1984 in Melbourne and continuing until 1999. Their name came from The Clash song "Revolution Rock". Musicologist Billy Pinnell described their first album as the best Austr ...
Outstanding Achievement Award
*
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She has been recognised for reinve ...
ARIA Hall of Fame inductees
The
Hall of Fame
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inductees were:
*
Percy Grainger
Percy Aldridge Grainger (born George Percy Grainger; 8 July 188220 February 1961) was an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist who lived in the United States from 1914 and became an American citizen in 1918. In the course of a long an ...
*
Sherbet
References
External links
ARIA Awards official websiteList of 1990 winners
{{ARIA music awards
1990 music awards
1990 in Australian music
ARIA Music Awards