The 18th Annual

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Music Awards (generally known as

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or simply the

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) were held on 17 October 2004 at the

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within the Sydney Olympic Complex. The ceremony, hosted by

Rove McManus John Henry Michael McManus (born 21 January 1974), better known by the stage name Rove McManus, is an Australian triple Gold Logie award-winning comedian, television and radio presenter, producer and media personality. He was the host of the e ...

and produced by

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for

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, was held for the first time on a Sunday night and averaged 1.39 million viewers. The 2004 ARIA Fine Arts Awards had been presented at a ceremony weeks earlier.

Awards

''Winners highlighted in ''bold'', with nominees, in ''plain'', below them.''

ARIA Awards

*Album of the Year ** Jet – ''

Get Born ''Get Born'' is the debut studio album by Australian rock band Jet. It was released on 14 September 2003 and has sold over 4 million copies worldwide. The album includes Jet's most popular song, "Are You Gonna Be My Girl". Writing and recording ...

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Eskimo Joe Eskimo Joe are an Australian alternative rock band that was formed in 1997 by Stuart MacLeod, on lead guitar, Joel Quartermain, on drums and guitar, and Kavyen Temperley, on bass guitar and vocals, in East Fremantle, Western Australia, Austra ...

– ''

A Song Is a City ''A Song Is a City'' is the second studio album by Australian rock band Eskimo Joe, released on 17 May 2004. The album debuted and peaked at number 2 on the ARIA Charts. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2004, the album was nominated for 6 awards, wi ...

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John Butler Trio The John Butler Trio are an Australian roots/ rock band led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler, an APRA and ARIA-award-winning musician. They formed in Fremantle in 1998 with Jason McGann on drums, Gavin Shoesmith on bass and John Butler on ...

– '' Sunrise Over Sea'' ***

Kasey Chambers Kasey Chambers (born 4 June 1976) is an Australian country singer-songwriter and musician born in Mount Gambier. She is the daughter of fellow musicians, Diane and Bill Chambers, and the younger sister of musician and producer, Nash Chambers. ...

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Wayward Angel ''Wayward Angel'' is the third studio album by Australian singer Kasey Chambers, released by Essence Records in Australia on 31 May 2004. Chambers wrote most of the album, three songs co-written by her then husband Corey Hopper and her brother N ...

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The Dissociatives The Dissociatives were an Australian alternative rock band consisting of Daniel Johns of Silverchair and dance producer and DJ Paul Mac (of Itch-E and Scratch-E), which formed in mid-2003. They were supported by touring members, Julian Ham ...

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'' *Single of the Year ** Jet – "

Are You Gonna Be My Girl "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" is a song by Australian rock band Jet from their 2003 debut album, ''Get Born''. It was released as the first single from the album on 18 August 2003 in the United States and on 1 September 2003 in Australia. The son ...

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– " From the Sea" ***

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Missy Higgins Melissa Morrison Higgins (born 19 August 1983), known professionally as Missy Higgins, is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. Her Australian number-one albums are ''The Sound of White'' (2004), ''On a Clear Night'' (2007) and '' The O ...

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" *** Pete Murray – " So Beautiful" *Best Male Artist **

John Butler John Butler may refer to: Arts and entertainment *John "Picayune" Butler (died 1864), American performer * John Butler (artist) (1890–1976), American artist *John Butler (author) (born 1937), British author and YouTuber *John Butler (born 1954), ...

– '' Sunrise Over Sea'' ***

Alex Lloyd Alex Lloyd (born 19 November 1974) is an Australian singer-songwriter. Four of his albums, '' Black the Sun'', '' Watching Angels Mend'', '' Distant Light'' and '' Alex Lloyd'', released between 1999 and 2005, made the top ten on the ARIA char ...

– '' Distant Light'' *** Dan Kelly – '' Sing the Tabloid Blues'' *** Pete Murray – " So Beautiful" *** Tim Rogers – ''

Spit Polish ''Spit Polish'' is the second studio album by Tim Rogers, and the first to feature his backing band The Temperance Union. The album was released on 26 April 2004 as a digipack, and was later re-released in a standard jewel case. A vinyl LP wa ...

'' *Best Female Artist **

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Delta Goodrem Delta Lea Goodrem AM (born November 9, 1984) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. Goodrem signed to Sony Music at the age of 15. Her debut album, '' Innocent Eyes'' (2003), topped the ARIA Albums Chart for 29 non-consecutive wee ...

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Not Me, Not I "Not Me, Not I" is a song written by Delta Goodrem, Kara DioGuardi, Gary Barlow, Eliot Kennedy, and Jarrad Rogers, produced by Barlow and Kennedy for Goodrem's first studio album, '' Innocent Eyes'' (2003). It was released as the album's fourth ...

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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 ...

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Body Language Body language is a type of communication in which physical behaviors, as opposed to words, are used to express or convey information. Such behavior includes facial expressions, body posture, gestures, eye movement, touch and the use of space. ...

'' *** Lisa Miller – ''

Version Originale ''Version Originale'' is the fourth album by Melbourne singer-songwriter Lisa Miller. It is an album of original material which followed up her previous album, '' Car Tape'', a collection of cover versions. Thus, the name of the album. The album ...

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'' *** Powderfinger – " Sunsets" ***

The Cat Empire The Cat Empire are an Australian jazz/funk band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria, in 1999. For most of the band's duration, the core members were Felix Riebl (lead vocals, percussion), Harry James Angus (trumpet, vocals), Will Hull-Brown (drums), ...

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'' *Highest Selling Album **

– '' Innocent Eyes'' ***

Guy Sebastian Guy Theodore Sebastian (born 26 October 1981) is an Australian singer and songwriter who was the winner of the first ''Australian Idol'' in 2003, judge on Australia's ''The X Factor'' from 2010 to 2012 and again from 2015 to 2016, and coach ...

– '' Just as I Am'' *** Jet – ''

'' *** Pete Murray – '' Feeler'' ***

Shannon Noll Shannon Noll (born 16 September 1975) is an Australian singer-songwriter who first came to prominence as runner-up of the first season of ''Australian Idol'' in 2003, which led to him being signed to Sony BMG. He has released five top ten albu ...

– ''

That's What I'm Talking About ''That's What I'm Talking About'' is the debut studio album by Australian singer Shannon Noll, released on 9 February 2004 (see 2004 in music) and debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Charts. The album includes his number one, 4× platinum debut sing ...

'' *Highest Selling Single **

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Angels Brought Me Here "Angels Brought Me Here" (or "Faith Has Brought Me Here") is a pop music, pop song by Australian singer-songwriter Guy Sebastian. It was released in Australia on 24 November 2003 as the lead single from his debut album, ''Just as I Am (Guy Seba ...

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– " Predictable" ***

Paulini Pauline Curuenavuli (born 15 October 1982), known professionally as Paulini, is a Fijian-Australian singer and songwriter. Born in Suva, Paulini moved to Sydney with her family at the age of four. She rose to fame in 2003 as a contestant on th ...

– " Angel Eyes" ***

– " What About Me?" ***

Spiderbait Spiderbait is an Australian alternative rock band from Finley, New South Wales, formed in 1991 by bass guitarist and singer Janet English, drummer and singer Kram, and guitarist Damian Whitty. In 2004 the group's cover version of the 1930s Lead ...

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Black Betty "Black Betty" ( Roud 11668) is a 20th-century African-American work song often credited to Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter as the author, though the earliest recordings are not by him. Some sources claim it is one of Lead Belly's many adaptations ...

" *Best Breakthrough Artist – Album ** Jet – ''

'' *** Dallas Crane – '' Dallas Crane'' *** Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males – '' Sing the Tabloid Blues'' ***

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Xavier Rudd Xavier Rudd (born 29 May 1978) is an Australian singer, songwriter, musician, and multi-instrumentalist. Several of Rudd's songs incorporate socially conscious themes, such as spirituality, humanity, environmentalism and the rights of Indigen ...

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Solace Consolation, consolement, and solace are terms referring to psychological comfort given to someone who has suffered severe, upsetting loss, such as the death of a loved one. It is typically provided by expressing shared regret for that loss and ...

'' *Best Breakthrough Artist – Single ** Jet – "

" *** Dallas Crane – "Dirty Hearts" ***

Little Birdy Little Birdy were an Australian alternative rock band formed in Perth, Western Australia, in 2002 by singer and guitarist Katy Steele, drummer Matt Chequer, guitarist and keyboardist Simon Leach, and bass guitarist Scott O'Donoghue. They gaine ...

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– " Days Like These" *Best Adult Contemporary Album ** Paul Kelly – '' Ways & Means'' ***

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Singled Out ''Singled Out'' is an American dating game show created by Burt Wheeler & Sharon Sussman which originally ran on MTV from 1995 to 1998. Each episode featured a group of 50 singles competing for a date with one main contestant. The original hosts ...

'' *** ''george'' – ''

Unity Unity may refer to: Buildings * Unity Building, Oregon, Illinois, US; a historic building * Unity Building (Chicago), Illinois, US; a skyscraper * Unity Buildings, Liverpool, UK; two buildings in England * Unity Chapel, Wyoming, Wisconsin, US; a ...

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Jimmy Little James Oswald Little, AO (1 March 19372 April 2012) was an Australian Aboriginal musician, actor and teacher, who was a member of the Yorta Yorta tribe and was raised on the Cummeragunja Reserve, New South Wales. Little started his profes ...

– ''Life's What You Make It'' *** Lisa Miller – ''

'' *Best Blues & Roots Album **

– '' Sunrise Over Sea'' ***

Ash Grunwald Ash Grunwald (born Ashley Mark Groenewald, 5 September 1976) is an Australian blues musician. He has released nine studio albums and has received five nominations for ARIA Music Awards. Five albums have charted in the ARIA Albums Chart top&nbs ...

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Jeff Lang Jeff Lang (born 9 November 1969) is an Australian guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and music producer. Lang plays various types of guitar, both slide and standard, as well as banjo, mandolin, cümbüş and drums. He is a three-time ARIA Award w ...

– '' Whatever Makes You Happy'' *** Jim Conway's Big Wheel – ''Little Story'' ***

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'' *Best Children's Album ** Hi-5 – ''Holiday'' *** Amica – ''Life Is Fun'' *** The Hooley Dooleys – ''Wonderful'' *** The Saddle Club – ''Friends Forever'' ***

The Wiggles The Wiggles are an Australian children's music group formed in Sydney in 1991. The group are currently composed of Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce and Tsehay Hawkins, as well as supporting members Evie Ferris, John Pearce, C ...

– '' Top of the Tots'' *Best Comedy Release **

Scared Weird Little Guys Scared Weird Little Guys (also referred to as SWLG or The Scaredies) were an Australian comedy music duo formed in July 1990, comprising John Fleming (vocals, guitar, mandolin) and Rusty Berther (vocals, guitar, banjo). The Scaredies performe ...

– '' Bits and Pieces'' ***Lee Perry &

Gary Eck Gary Eck is an Australian comedian and actor. Career Gary Eck has starred in several Australian movies, including 2003's '' You Can't Stop The Murders'' (which he had written for as well) and '' The Night We Called It A Day'', and also in 2006' ...

– ''The Hollywood Motel'' *** Reg Reagan – ''Am I Ever Gonna See the Biff Again?'' ***

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– ''About an Hour of Song in an Hour...Again'' ***

– ''Live – Fegh Maha'' *Best Country Album **

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'' *** Adam Brand – ''

Get Loud ''Get Loud'' is the fourth studio album by Australian recording artist Adam Brand. The album was released in August 2004 and peaked at number 16 on the ARIA charts. It was certified gold in 2005. The album was nominated for ARIA Award for Best ...

'' *** Melinda Schneider – ''Family Tree'' ***

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, ...

– '' Columbia Lane - the Last Sessions'' ***

Troy Cassar-Daley Troy Cassar-Daley (born 18 May 1969) is an Australian country music songwriter and entertainer. Cassar-Daley has released thirteen studio albums, two live albums and five compilation albums over 30 years, including the platinum-selling ''The G ...

– '' Borrowed & Blue'' *Best Dance Release **

Infusion Infusion is the process of extracting chemical compounds or flavors from plant material in a solvent such as water, oil or alcohol, by allowing the material to remain suspended in the solvent over time (a process often called steeping). An in ...

'' – ''" Girls Can Be Cruel" ***Cam Farrar – ''Wasted'' ***

Cut Copy Cut Copy (sometimes stylised as Cut/Copy) are an Australian synth-pop band formed in 2001 by Dan Whitford (vocals, keyboards and guitar). Originally a home-recording project, the band now includes Tim Hoey (guitars), Ben Browning (bass guitar), ...

– "Future" *** NuBreed – ''The Original'' *** Mr Timothy – "I Am Tha 1" *Best Independent Release **

– '' Sunrise Over Sea'' *** Butterfingers – '' Breakfast at Fatboys'' *** Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males – '' Sing the Tabloid Blues'' ***

Jebediah Jebediah are an Australian alternative rock band formed in 1994 in Perth, Western Australia. They were formed by Chris Daymond on lead guitar, Kevin Mitchell (aka Bob Evans) on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, and Vanessa Thornton on bass guita ...

– '' Braxton Hicks'' ***

The Waifs The Waifs (originally styled as The WAiFS) are an Australian folk rock band formed in 1992 by sisters Vikki Thorn (harmonica, guitar, vocals) and Donna Simpson (guitar, vocals) as well as Josh Cunningham (guitar, vocals). Their tour and recor ...

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Bridal Train "Bridal Train" is a single by the Australian folk-rock band The Waifs, coming from their album '' A Brief History...''. ''Bridal Train'' was written by Vikki Thorn. The song is about the bride trains that ran from Perth to Sydney and Brisbane in 1 ...

" *Best Music DVD **

Midnight Oil Midnight Oil (known informally as "The Oils") are an Australian rock band composed of Peter Garrett (vocals, harmonica), Rob Hirst (drums), Jim Moginie (guitar, keyboard) and Martin Rotsey (guitar). The group was formed in Sydney in 1972 ...

– '' Best of Both Worlds'' *** Grinspoon – ''23 Hours of Waiting Around'' ***

INXS INXS (a phonetic play on "in excess") were an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. The band's founding members were bassist Garry Gary Beers, main composer and keyboardist Andrew Farriss ...

– '' I'm Only Looking'' *** Pete Murray – ''Passing Time'' ***

You Am I You Am I are an Australian alternative rock band, fronted by its lead singer-songwriter and guitarist, Tim Rogers. They formed in December 1989 and are the first Australian band to have released three successive albums that have each debuted ...

– '' The Cream & the Crock'' *Best Pop Release **

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Tonight Alright ''Tonight Alright'' is the sixth studio album by Australian alternative rock band Spiderbait, recorded in Weed, California by producer, Sylvia Massy, which was released in March 2004. It peaked at No. 14 on the ARIA Albums Chart The A ...

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The Living End The Living End are an Australian punk rockabilly band from Melbourne, formed in 1994. Since 2002, the line-up consists of Chris Cheney (vocals, guitar), Scott Owen (double bass, vocals), and Andy Strachan (drums). The band rose to fame in 199 ...

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Modern Artillery ''Modern Artillery'' (stylized as ''MODERN ARTillery'') is the third studio album by Australian punk rock band the Living End, released on 28 October 2003 internationally and on 2 March 2004 in the United States. It is the first album to featur ...

'' *Best Urban Release **

Koolism ''Koolism'' is an Australian hip hop duo originating from Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The members are lyricist Hau Latukefu (born Langomi-e-Hau Latukefu, 1976, Queanbeyan, Australia) and producer/DJ/musician Danielsan Ichiban (born ...

– '' Part 3 – Random Thoughts'' ***

1200 Techniques 1200 Techniques are an Australian hip hop group formed in 1997 in Melbourne, Australia, consisting of DJ Peril (Jason Foretti) as producer, percussionist, DJ; N'fa Forster-Jones as lead vocalist (under the name Nfamas) and Kemstar (DJ Peril's ...

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Consistency Theory ''Consistency Theory'' is the second and final studio album by Australian hip-hop group 1200 Techniques. Released on 9 January 2004, it sees the group moving away from the diverse influences of their first album, to a more straightforward, argua ...

'' *** Daniel Merriweather – "City Rules" *** J Wess – '' J Wess Presents Tha LP'' ***

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Artisan Awards

*Best Cover Art **James Hackett –

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'' ***James Bellesini, Love Police – The Vines – ''

Winning Days ''Winning Days'' is the second studio album by Australian alternative rock band The Vines, and was released on 23 March 2004 It is the follow-up to their debut, ''Highly Evolved''. The enhanced CD has the music video for "Ride". ''Winning Day ...

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– Eskimo Joe – ''

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– '' Sunrise Over Sea'' *Best Video **James Hackett –

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Somewhere Down the Barrel "Somewhere Down the Barrel" is the debut single by Australian pop rock band The Dissociatives, from their album of the same name, released in 2004. It peaked at #25 on the Australian ARIA Charts. The James Hackett directed music video won the ...

" ***Claudia Castle – Pete Murray – " So Beautiful" ***

Nash Edgerton Nash Edgerton (born 19 January 1973) is an Australian film director, actor and stuntman, and a principal member of the movie-making collective Blue-Tongue Films. Early life Edgerton was born in Blacktown, New South Wales and grew up in Dural ...

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The Sleepy Jackson The Sleepy Jackson are an Australian alternative rock band formed in Perth, Western Australia. The band's name was inspired by a former drummer who was narcoleptic. The band revolves around the distinctive vocal style of multi-instrumentalist ...

– "Good Dancers" ***Paul Butler, Scott Walton & 50/50 –

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" *Engineer of the Year **

Paul McKercher Paul McKercher is an Australian record producer, audio engineer, sound mixer and multi-instrumentalist. He has received five ARIA Artisan Awards and has produced over 50 albums. McKercher has worked with Australian artists Josh Pyke, Ber ...

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– '' Distant Light'' ***

Matt Lovell Matt Lovell is an Australian audio engineer, record producer and mixer. He has won three ARIA Music Awards for Engineer of the Year: in 2005 for his work on The Mess Hall's' ''Notes from a Ceiling'', in 2006 for '' Black Fingernails, Red Win ...

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– '' Braxton Hicks'' ***Phil McKellar – Sunk Loto – ''

Between Birth and Death Between Birth and Death is the second studio album by Australian nu metal band Sunk Loto. Released in November 2003, it peaked at No. 48 on the ARIA Albums Chart. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2004 The 18th Annual Australian Recording In ...

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– '' Sunrise Over Sea'' *Producer of the Year **

– Eskimo Joe – ''

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– The Cat Empire – ''

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Daniel Johns Daniel Paul Johns (born 22 April 1979) is an Australian musician, singer, and songwriter best known as the former frontman, guitarist, and main songwriter of the rock band Silverchair. Johns is also one half of The Dissociatives with Paul Mac ...

Paul Mac Paul Francis McDermott (born 17 September 1965), who performs as Paul Mac, is an Australian electropop musician, singer-songwriter, producer and music re-mixer. He was classically trained at Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Mac has formed variou ...

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– '' 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. *Best Classical Album **

Teddy Tahu Rhodes Teddy Tahu Rhodes (born 30 August 1966) is a New Zealand operatic baritone. Early life Rhodes was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 30 August 1966, to a British mother, Joyce, and a New Zealand father, Terrence Tahu Gravenor Rhodes. The Mao ...

– ''The Voice'' *** Diana Doherty – ''Souvenirs'' *** Gerard Willems, Sinfonia Australis – ''Beethoven Complete Piano Concertos'' *** Sara Macliver, Sally-Anne Russell – ''Bach Arias and Duets'' *** William Barton,

Queensland Orchestra Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) is an Australian symphony orchestra in the state of Queensland. The orchestra is based in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's building in South Bank. The Orchestra is funded by private corporations, th ...

– ''Sculthorpe:Songs of Sea and Sky'' *Best Jazz Album **

The Necks The Necks are an Australian avant-garde jazz trio formed in 1987 by founding mainstays Chris Abrahams on piano and Hammond organ, Tony Buck on drums, percussion and electric guitar, and Lloyd Swanton on bass guitar and double bass. They play im ...

– '' Drive By'' ***

Alister Spence Alister Spence is an Australian jazz pianist and composer. Spence leads the Alister Spence Trio with Lloyd Swanton and Toby Hall. They were nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album in 2004 for ''Flux'' and in 2007 for ''Mercury''. Ban ...

Trio – ''Flux'' ***

Michelle Nicolle Michelle Nicolle is an Australian jazz singer. She has been nominated for ARIA Awards for Best Jazz Album in 2001 (''After The Rain''), 2004 (''The Crying Game'') and in 2009 (''The Loveliest Night''). Discography Albums Awards and nomina ...

– ''The Crying Game'' *** Mike Nock's Big Small Band – ''Big Small Band Live'' ***

Paul Grabowsky Paul Atherstone Grabowsky (born 27 September 1958) is an Australian pianist and composer. Biography Born in Lae, Papua New Guinea, Grabowsky is a pianist and composer of music for film, theatre and opera. His father Alistair had lived in Pap ...

– ''Tales of Time and Space'' *Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Recording **

David Bridie David Ross Hope Bridie is an Australian contemporary musician and songwriter. He was a founding mainstay member of World music band Not Drowning, Waving which released six studio albums to critical acclaim. He also formed a chamber pop group, ...

– ''Nautical Forlorn'' ***

Australian Chamber Orchestra The Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) was founded by cellist John Painter in 1975.Verghis, Sharon"Bach with more bite pays off" ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 2 September 2005. Richard Tognetti was appointed Lead Violin in 1989 and subsequently appo ...

– ''Musical Renegades'' ***

Decoder Ring Decoder Ring is an experimental electronic-rock crossover group from Australia. History Decoder Ring was formed in 2001, in Sydney, Australia. The original line-up consisted of Tom Schutzinger (Keyboards, drums), Geoff Towner (bass, El Mopa ...

– '' Somersault (original soundtrack)'' ***

Elizabeth Drake Elizabeth Drake is an Australian composer. Her film soundtrack credits include ''Road to Nhill'' and '' Japanese Story'' Discography Albums Awards and nominations AACTA Awards *Nominated. 1997 AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score for '' ...

– '' Japanese Story'' ***Various – ''Australian Idol Final 12'' *Best World Music Album **

Seaman Dan Henry Gibson Dan (25 August 1929– 30 December 2020), known as Seaman Dan, an Indigenous Australian, was a Torres Strait Islander singer-songwriter with a national and international reputation whose first recording was released in 2000. His al ...

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Perfect Pearl ''Perfect Pearl'' is the third studio album by Australian musician, Seaman Dan. The album was released in 2003. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2004, the album won the ARIA Award for Best World Music Album The ARIA Music Award for Best World M ...

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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 ...

, Slava Grigoryan – ''Brazil'' ***

Joseph Tawadros Joseph Tawadros (born 6 October 1983) is an Egyptian-born Coptic Australian multi-instrumentalist and oud virtuoso. Tawadros has won the ARIA Award for Best World Music Album five times: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2020. and 2021. Biography His fami ...

– ''Storyteller'' *** Mohamed Bangoura – ''Djembe Kan'' ***

Saltwater Band Saltwater Band are an Indigenous roots band from Galiwin'ku on Elcho Island, around 560 kilometres from Darwin. The members are Yolngu and they sing mostly in Yolngu languages. Their songs are a mixture of traditional songs and reggae/ska influ ...

– ''Djarridjarri – Blue Flag''

ARIA Hall of Fame inductee

Little River Band Little River Band (LRB) are a Rock music, 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 studi ...

1970s members of Little River Band:

Beeb Birtles Beeb Birtles (born Gerard Bertelkamp, 28 November 1948) is an Australian musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has been a member of various Australian groups including Zoot (1967–71), Mississippi (1972–74), Little River Band (1975 ...

, David Briggs,

Graeham Goble Graeham George Goble, (born 15 May 1947)Goble, Graeham (2006Graeham Goble: Biography. Retrieved on 14 July 2008. is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and record producer, best known as a founding member of Australian rock group Little Ri ...

, George McArdle,

Derek Pellicci Derek Allan Pellicci (born 18 February 1953) is an English-born Australian drummer. He is best known as a founding member of Little River Band. Pellicci lives in Melbourne with his wife, Anne and a son. Early life In 1960, Pellicci's family, his ...

and

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 ...

, were inducted into the

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. The later members including fellow Australian,

John Farnham John Peter Farnham AO (born 1 July 1949) is a British born Australian singer. Farnham was a teen pop idol from 1967 until 1979, billed then as Johnny Farnham, but has since forged a career as an adult contemporary singer.McFarlane (1999). Enc ...

, and US-based musicians, were not included in this induction. Due to a 2002 legal ruling on their right to use the band's name—two US-based members held the

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—they performed as Classic Lineup of the Little River Band or Little River Band – Classic Lineup (sources vary). Shorrock had already been inducted into the Hall of Fame in

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and Farnham was inducted, for his solo work, in

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Performers

The following artists performed on stage during the 2004 ARIA Awards: *

* Jet *

* Pete Murray *

Channel V Oz Artist of the Year award

** Jet **

** Grinspoon **

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aria Music Awards Of 2004 ARIA Music Awards 2004 in Australian music 2004 music awards

Awards

ARIA Awards

Artisan Awards

Fine Arts Awards

ARIA Hall of Fame inductee

Performers

Channel V Oz Artist of the Year award

See also

References