ARIA Award for Best Independent Release
| ARIA Award for Best Independent Release | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |
| First award | 1989 |
| Currently held by | Ninajirachi, I Love My Computer (2025) |
| Most wins | John Butler Trio (3) |
| Most nominations | John Butler Trio (7) |
| Website | ariaawards |
The ARIA Music Award for Best Independent Release, is an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, which recognises "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres",[1] since 1987. It is handed out by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), an organisation whose aim is "to advance the interests of the Australian record industry."[2]
John Butler Trio hold the record for both the most wins and the most nominations in this category, with three wins from seven nominations, though Ed Kuepper's total nominations also reach seven if his nomination as a member of the Aints is counted. Vance Joy and Dan Sultan are tied for the most nominations without a win with four each. Kuepper is both the only artist to win in consecutive years, which occurred in 1993 and 1994, and the only musician nominated for two acts in the same year, as in 1992 he was nominated both as a solo artist and a member of the Aints.
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. Winners are only provided where reliable sources do not mention of nominees.[3]
Artists with multiple wins
- 3 wins
- 2 wins
Artists with multiple nominations
- 7 nominations
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- 3 nominations
- 2 nominations
- 1200 Techniques
- Art vs. Science
- Dappled Cities
- Diana Ah Naid
- DMA's
- The Drones
- The Dubrovniks[d]
- G Flip
- Gotye
- Hilltop Hoods
- Julia Jacklin
- Jarryd James
- The Jezabels
- Paul Kelly[b]
- Angie McMahon
- Kylie Minogue
- Miss Kaninna
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
- Pre-Shrunk
- San Cisco
- Sheppard
- Sneaky Sound System
- Dave Steel[e]
- Stella One Eleven
- Underground Lovers
- Violent Soho
Notes
- ^ Including one as a member of the Aints.
- ^ a b Including the various artists album Rockin Bethlehem: The Second Coming.
- ^ One as a member of Dirty Three and two as a member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
- ^ a b c Including the various artists album Rockin' Bethlehem.
- ^ Including the various artists album Rockin' Bethlehem as a member of the Whipper Snappers.
References
- ^ "ARIA Awards 2011 overview". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "What We Do". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "ARIA Awards Best Independent Release". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 19 April 2012.