Here are the full list of the Australian Music Industry Awards nominees. This is the first time where singers that have been on Australian Idol have been highly nominated. Jessica Mauboy the runner up from 2006 has the most nomination with 7. Kate MIller Heidke,Jet, Lisa Mitchell (Australian Idol 2006), Wes Carr (Australian Idol winner last year), AC/DC, Kate Cebrano
all are nominated

Here is a list of all the nominees my predictions are marked

Album of the Year

Artist Album
AC/DC: Black Ice
Empire of the Sun: Walking on a Dream
Eskimo Joe: Inshalla
Sarah Blasko: As Day Follows Night
The Temper Trap: Conditions

Single of the Year
Empire of the Sun "Walking on a Dream"
Hilltop Hoods "Chase that Feeling"
Kate Miller-Heidke "The Last Day on Earth"
Ladyhawke "My Delirium"
The Temper Trap "Sweet Disposition"

Highest Selling Album

AC/DC: Black Ice
Empire of the Sun: Walking on a Dream
Hilltop Hoods: State of the Art
Jessica Mauboy: Been Waiting
The Presets: Apocalypso i think

Highest Selling Single
Empire of the Sun "Walking on a Dream"
Evermore "Hey Boys and Girls"
Jessica Mauboy "Burn"
Jessica Mauboy "Running Back" (with Flo Rida)
Wes Carr "You"

Best Group

AC/DC: Black Ice
Empire of the Sun: Walking on a Dream
Eskimo Joe: Inshalla
Hilltop Hoods: State of the Art
The Drones: Havilah

Best Female Artist
Jessica Mauboy: Been Waiting
Kate Miller-Heidke :Curiouser
Ladyhawke: Ladyhawke
Lisa Mitchell: Wonder
Sarah Blasko: As Day Follows Night

*I would be happy with anyone really .......

Best Male Artist
Bob Evans: Goodnight, Bull Creek!
C. W. Stoneking: Jungle Blues
Daniel Merriweather: Love & War
Josh Pyke: Chimney's Afire
Paul Dempsey: Everything Is True I think

Breakthrough Artist – Album

Artist Album Result
C. W. Stoneking: Jungle Blues ****
Jessica Mauboy: Been Waiting
Ladyhawke: Ladyhawke
Lisa Mitchell: Wonder
The Temper: Trap Conditions

***I believe this nomination has been taken away as CW Stoneking has released a cd in 1997 and this nominee has been given to Sia

*I know Mauboy could take this but MItchell could be given this

Breakthrough Artist
Art vs Science "Art vs Science"
Bluejuice "Broken Leg"
Jessica Mauboy "Running Back" (with Flo Rida)
Ladyhawke "My Delirium"
Lisa Mitchell "Coin Laundry"

Best Pop Release

Empire of the Sun: Walking on a Dream
Jessica Mauboy: Been Waiting
Kate Miller-Heidke: Curiouser
Ladyhawke: Ladyhawke
Sarah Blasko: As Day Follows Night

*Once again fight between Mauboy and Heidke .........

Best Rock Album

AC/DC: Black Ice
Eskimo: Joe Inshalla
Jet: Shaka Rock
The Drones: Havilah
The Temper: Trap Conditions

Best Dance Release

Hook N Sling: The Best Thing
Sneaky Sound System: 2
The Presets: "Talk Like That"
Tommy Trash: "Need Me to Stay" (with Mr Wilson)
Zoe Badwi: "Release Me"

Best Childrens Album

Bindi: Bindi Kidfitness 2 Jungle Dance Party
Georgie Parker: Here Come the Sun
The Fairies: Princess Perfect
The Saddle Club: Best Friends
The Wiggles: Go Bananas!

Best Country Album

Artist Album Result
Felicity Urquhart: Landing Lights
Jasmine Rae: Look It Up
Keith Urban: Defying Gravity
Shane Nicholson: Familiar Ghosts
Troy Cassar-Daley: I Love This Place

Best Independent Release

Bertie Blackman: Secrets and Lies
C. W. Stoneking: Jungle Blues
Dappled Cities: Zounds
Sneaky Sound System: 2
The Drones: Havilah

*I think Bertie Blackman could upset here over Stonekin and SSS

Best Urban Album

Astronomy Class: Pursuit of Happiness
Hilltop Hoods: State of the Art
Horrorshow: The Grey Space
Pez: A Mind of My Own
Phrase: Clockwork

Best Blues and Roots Album

Ash Grunwald: Fish out of Water
C. W. Stoneking: Jungle Blues
Pete Murray Chance to Say Goodbye:
The Waifs: Live from the Union of the Soul
The Wilson Pickers: The Land of the Powerful Owl

Best Adult Contemporary Album

Bob Evans: Goodnight, Bull Creek!
David Campbell: Good Lovin!
Josh Pyke: Chimney's Afire
Little Birdy: Confetti
Paul Dempsey: Everything Is True

Best Comedy Release

Dave Hughes: Dave Hughes Is Handy
Hamish & Andy: Unessential Listening
Rodney Rude: Rodney Rude Goes the Growl
The BBQ Kings: The Fellowship of the Grill
Tripod: For the Love of God!

Best Music DVD

Jimmy Barnes: Live at the Enmore
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson: Rattlin' Bones Max Sessions
Sia: TV Is My Parent
The Cat Empire: Live at the Bowl
Various RocKwiz: Salutes the Bowl


Best Jazz Album
Dale Barlow, George Coleman Jr, Mark Fitzgibbon, Sam Anning: Treat Me Gently
Kate Ceberano, Mark Isham: Bittersweet
Mark Isaacs Resurgence Band: Tell It Like It Is
Michelle Nicolle: The Loveliest Night

Best Classical Album

*Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer Handel: Concert Grossi Opus 6
*Australian Chamber Orchestra Classical: Destinations II
*Emma Matthews: Emma Matthews in Monte Carlo
*Slava & Leonard Grigoryan: Distance
*Teddy Tahu Rhodes, David Hobson You'll Never Walk Alone
*Goldner String Quartet Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets Nominated

Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Album

Amanda Brown: Son of a Lion Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack Balibo
Soundtrack Samson and Delilah
Soundtrack East of Everything Series Two
Tex Perkins, Murray Paterson Beautiful Kate

Best World Music Album

Fiona Joy Hawkins: Blue Dream
Kamerunga: The Push
Seaman Dan: Sailing Home
Warren Fahey Australia: Folk Songs & Bush Verse
Wicked Beat Sound System: Dreaming


Producer of the Year


*Empire of the Sun, Donnie Sloan, Peter Mayes Empire of the Sun Walking on a Dream

*Forrester Savell for Karnivool's Sound Awake

*Suffa for Hilltop Hood's State of the Art

*Tim Powles for Regular John's The Peaceful Atom Is a Bomb

*Wayne Connolly and Paul Dempsey for Paul Dempsey's Everything Is True

Engineer of the Year

*DJ Debris for Hilltop Hood's State of the Art
*Greg Wales for You Am I's Dilettantes
*Jimmy Maroudas for Eskimo Joe's Inshalla
*Pete Mayes for Empire of the Sun's Walking on a Dream
*Steve Scharm for Little Birdy's Confetti

Best Video


*Head Pictures, Damon Escott, Stephen Lance Sarah Blasko "All I Want"

*Josh Logue for Mathematics for Empire of the Sun "Walking on a Dream" and also for "We Are the People"

*Mark Alston for Kate Miller-Heidke "The Last Day on Earth" This is such a simple clip that is why I think it will get it if not it will be a EMpire OF The sun

*Sam Bennetts for Bluejuice "Broken Leg"

Best Cover Art

*Aaron Hayward, David Homer Debaser for the Empire of the Sun's Walking on a Dream
*C. W. Stoneking for C. W. Stoneking's Jungle Blues
*Mathematics for Eskimo Joe's Inshalla
*Sarah Larnach for Ladyhawke's Ladyhawke
*Sharon Chai for Sarah Blasko's As Day Follows Night

I guess AC/DC will win AOTY, which is fine because "Black Ice" is a solid album but I'll be rooting for Empire of the Sun.

Ladyhawke has quite a number of noms! I'll definitely be rooting for her. Not much a fan of her voice (I wouldnt have signes this girl based on vocals) but "My Delirium" deserves all its acclaim.

My Winner Predictions:

Album - Inshalla (Eskimo Joe)
Single - The Last Day On Earth (Kate Miller-Heidke)
Highest Selling Album - Black Ice (AC/DC)
Highest Selling Single - Running Back (Jessica Mauboy with Flo Rida)
Group - Empire Of The Sun
Female - Kate Miller-Heidke
Male - Josh Pyke
Breakthrough Album - Ladyhawke (Ladyhawke)
Breakthrough Single - Coin Laundry (Lisa Mitchell)
Pop - Walking On A Dream (Empire Of The Sun)
Rock - Inshalla (Eskimo Joe)
Dance - 2 (Sneaky Sound System)
Childrens - Here Come The Sun (Georgie Parker)
Country - Defying Gravity (Keith Urban)
Independent - 2 (Sneaky Sound System)
Urban - State Of The Art (Hilltop Hoods)
Blues & Roots - Chance To Say Goodbye (Pete Murray)
Adult Contemporary - Goodnight, Bull Creek! (Bob Evans)
Comedy - Unessential Listening (Hamish & Andy)
DVD - Rattlin' Bones Max Sessions (Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson)
Jazz - The Loveliest Night (Michelle Nicolle)
Classical - Emma Matthews in Monte Carlo (Emma Matthews)
Soundtrack - Samson & Delilah
World Music - Dreaming (Wicked Beat Sound System)

Empire of the Sun for the AOTY win, and all other categories they are nommed in. They truly spiced up Australian music this year. Also rooting for Sarah Blasko triumphs!

Thats the things at least with the people nomination for the major awards it does cover all music styles ........

Album of the Year
Empire of the Sun: Walking on a Dream

Single of the Year
Empire of the Sun "Walking on a Dream"

Highest Selling Album
Empire of the Sun: Walking on a Dream

Highest Selling Single
Jessica Mauboy "Running Back" (with Flo Rida)

Best Group
Empire of the Sun: Walking on a Dream

Best Female Artist
Sarah Blasko: As Day Follows Night

Best Male Artist
Bob Evans: Goodnight, Bull Creek!

Breakthrough Artist – Album
Lisa Mitchell: Wonder

Breakthrough Artist
Jessica Mauboy "Running Back" (with Flo Rida)

Best Pop Release
Empire of the Sun: Walking on a Dream

Best Rock Album
The Temper: Trap Conditions

Best Dance Release
Sneaky Sound System: 2

Best Cover Art
*Aaron Hayward, David Homer Debaser for the Empire of the Sun's Walking on a Dream

I think Empire of the Sun could potentially sweep. This year could mark recognition of Australian Idol contestants, but I never really cared much for Jessica Mauboy. I'd like Sarah Blasko to win more, but tough luck she's up against Empire even in Best Pop Release. Single of the year could potentially go to Kate Miller Heidke.

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Simply Jessica Mauboy will get highest single and I would say pop release. Lisa Mitchell they will give one of the new talent awards too. Knowing that Kate Miller Heidke album charted better 12 months after it was released she will not go home empty handed

Actually, Kate Miller Heidke COULD go home empty handed. She's got very stiff competition in each of the category she's in.

On another note, I think The Temper Trap's "Sweet Disposition" is a very good song. FYI it is submitted for Grammys (Best Rock Song, Rock Group Vocal, ROTY and SOTY). Any chances?

Best Male Artist I'm going to shift from Josh Pyke to Bob Evans (aka Kevin Mitchell).

Empire Of The Sun already picked up video, cover art and producer, Katie Noonan won jazz album DJ Debris from Hill Top Hoods and Greg Wale's work on You Am I's Diletantes won enginer and Balibo won original soundtrack or cast album

Seaman Dan won for world album

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Originally posted by Mike:
Empire Of The Sun already picked up video, cover art and producer, Katie Noonan won jazz album DJ Debris from Hill Top Hoods and Greg Wale's work on You Am I's Diletantes won enginer and Balibo won original soundtrack or cast album

Seaman Dan won for world album

Good on Empire for the triumphs. Now on to the sweep at the actual awards!

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Originally posted by DruidWL:

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Originally posted by Mike:
Empire Of The Sun already picked up video, cover art and producer, Katie Noonan won jazz album DJ Debris from Hill Top Hoods and Greg Wale's work on You Am I's Diletantes won enginer and Balibo won original soundtrack or cast album

Seaman Dan won for world album

Good on Empire for the triumphs. Now on to the sweep at the actual awards!

It will be interesting to see if they do or not ...........