ARIAS 2006

The arias seemed to be a well balanced affair this year with every one getting a gong! My main dissapointment of the night was the PRESETS not winning best dance release with the real insult being that the award went to those idiots from TV ROCK and Seany B....

Anyhow great to see the AUDREYS, THE HILLTOPS, WOLFMOTHER and BOBBY EVANS all take home the sharp pointy gongs>>

This week we have new stuff from the VASCOE ERA and much more. Jason Lowe will take us back to the beginning for a SILVERCHAIR classic as well

FINAL 2006 ARIA HALL OF FAME RECIPIENT - Midnight Oil

Album of the Year: Bernard Fanning - Tea and Sympathy (Dew Process/UMA)

Best Group: Wolfmother - Wolfmother (Modular/UMA)

Best Male Artist: Bernard Fanning - Tea and Sympathy (Dew Process/UMA)

Best Female Artist: Clare Bowditch - What Was Left (Capitol/EMI)

Single of the Year: Eskimo Joe - Black Fingernails, Red Wine (Mushroom Records/WMA)

Best Pop Release: The Veronicas
Best Independent Release: Hilltop Hoods - The Hard Road (Obese Records)

Best Urban Release: Hilltop Hoods - The Hard Road (Obese Records)

Best Comedy Release: Lano and Woodley - Sing Songs (Liberation Music)

Best Country Album: Troy Cassar-Daley - Brighter Day (Capitol/EMI)

Breakthrough Artist - Single: Youth Group - Forever Young (Ivy League Records)

Breakthrough Artist - Album: Wolfmother - Wolfmother (Modular/UMA

Best Blues and Roots Album: The Audreys - Between Last Night and Us (ABC Music)

Best Children's Album: The Wiggles - Racing To The Rainbow (ABC For Kids)

Best Dance Release: TV Rock featuring Seany B - Flaunt It (SonyBMG)

Highest Selling Single: TV Rock featuring Seany B - Flaunt It (SonyBMG)

Highest Selling Album: Human Nature - Reach Out: The Motown Album (Columbia / SonyBMG)

Best Music DVD: Eskimo Joe - Eskimo Joe - The DVD (Mushroom Records)

Best Rock Album: Wolfmother - Wolfmother (Modular/UMA)

Best Adult Contemporary Artist: Bob Evans - Suburban Songbook