SYDNEY, Australia — The fortieth ARIA Awards will probably be introduced Wednesday, Nov. 18 at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion, on Gadigal land — the sixth consecutive yr on the iconic venue.
Spotify returns as headline sponsor for the ARIAs, the Australian recording trade’s flagship awards ceremony, whereas free-to-air community 10 will broadcast the ceremony, and Paramount+ will stream it reside.
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Additionally introduced immediately (Aug. 19) by labels physique ARIA, the date for the 2026 ARIA Awards nominations. The total shortlist will probably be unveiled on Thursday, Sept. 24.
“Australian music is electrical, ever-evolving and has by no means did not set the cultural dialog ablaze proper around the globe,” feedback ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd. “The ARIA Awards have had the most effective seat in the home for 4 a long time of 1 unimaginable present. No matter will get thrown at Aussie music, our artists discover a option to minimize via. Now’s no exception.”
The likes of a number of ARIA Award winners Amyl and The Sniffers, The Child LAROI, Ninajirachi, Dom Dolla and Troye Sivan “are all proof of that,” Herd continues, “and there’s a era behind them who will take Australian music someplace none of us can image but.
“That’s precisely what we are able to’t wait to rejoice on the fortieth ARIA Awards: the icons who constructed these 4 a long time, the superstars carrying Australian music immediately and the artists who will personal the following forty years. I promise the staff has thrown the whole lot they’ve at making this milestone unforgettable, see you in November.”
Vacation spot NSW helps the ARIAs, whereas Spotify returns for a second yr as presenting accomplice and can amplify the awards with its international platform, in-app voting and a world OOH marketing campaign.
Final time, ARIA introduced “a report yr of engagement throughout Australia and the world,” via its first-year partnership with Spotify. Two weeks after the 2025 ARIAs, organizers reported 696,836 public votes had been solid throughout Spotify and the ARIA web site, a complete greater than 200% up from corresponding version the prior yr.
That tally was damaged all the way down to 614,490 by way of Spotify and 82,316 by way of aria.com.au, for one of many “strongest” votes in ARIAs historical past.
The ARIA’s milestone celebrations bought underway in June with a particular Corridor of Fame occasion at Sydney’s Carriageworks, the place six acts who had been inducted: the late Gurrumul, Jenny Morris, Kate Ceberano, Spiderbait, The Residing Finish and Vika & Linda.
Eventually yr’s ARIA Awards, Amyl and The Sniffers prepared the ground with 4 silver spiked trophies, forward of Ninajirachi (with three) and Dom Dolla (two), whereas The Child LAROI carried out at Spotify’s invite-only Artist Occasion, kicking off the ARIA Week.
