Gang Of Youths Dominate 2017 ARIA Awards - Noise11.com
Gang of Youths Go Farther Into Lightness

Gang of Youths Go Farther Into Lightness

Gang Of Youths Dominate 2017 ARIA Awards

by Noise11.com on November 28, 2017

in News,Noise Pro

Sydney’s Gang of Youths have dominated the 2017 ARIA Awards taking home Album of the Year, Best Group and Best Rock Album as well as Producer of the year for the album Go Farther Into Lightness.

Here is the complete winners list for the 2017 Aria Awards

Best Pop Release

WINNER: Amy Shark – ‘Night Thinker’
Dean Lewis – ‘Waves’
Jessica Mauboy – ‘Fallin”
Sia – ‘The Greatest’
Vera Blue – ‘Perennial’

Best Group

A.B. Original – ‘Reclaim Australia’
WINNER: Gang Of Youths – ‘Go Farther In Lightness’
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – ‘Flying Microtonal Banana’
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – ‘Skeleton Tree’
Peking Duk feat. Elliphant – ‘Stranger’

Best Adult Contemporary Album

Bernard Fanning – ‘Brutal Dawn’
D.D. Dumbo – ‘Utopia Defeated’
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – ‘Skeleton Tree’
WINNER: Paul Kelly – ‘Life Is Fine’
Pete Murray – ‘Kamacho’

Best International Artist

Adele – ’25’
Bruno Mars – ’24K Magic’
Ed Sheeran – ‘Loose Change’
WINNER: Harry Styles – ‘Harry Styles’
Kendrick Lamar – ‘Damn. And Untitled Unmastered.’
Lorde – ‘Melodrama’
Metallica – ‘HardWired… To Self-Destruct’
Shawn Mendes – ‘Illuminate’
The Rolling Stones – ‘Blue & Lonesome’
The Weeknd – ‘Starboy’

Best Children’s Album

WINNER: Jimmy Barnes – ‘Och Aye The G’Nu!’
Lah-Lah – ‘Having Fun!’
Peter Combe – ‘Living It Up’
The Idea Of North, Lior & Elena Kats-Chernin – ‘A Piece Of Quiet [The Hush Collection, Vol. 16]’
The Wiggles – ‘The Wiggles Duets’

Best Female Artist

Amy Shark – ‘Night Thinker’
Jessica Mauboy – ‘The Secret Daughter’ (Songs from the original TV series)
Julia Jacklin – ‘Kids Win’
Meg Mac – ‘Low Blows’
WINNER: Sia – ‘The Greatest’

Best Independent Release

WINNER: A.B. Original – ‘Reclaim Australia’
Dan Sultan ‘ Killer’
Sia – ‘The Greatest’
Tash Sultana – ‘Notion’
Vance Joy – ‘Lay It On Me’

Best Male Artist

D.D. Dumbo – ‘Utopia Defeated’
Dan Sultan – ‘Killer’
Illy – ‘Two Degrees’
WINNER: Paul Kelly – ‘Life Is Fine’
Vance Joy – ‘Lay It On Me’

Best Australian Live Act

Client Liaison – ‘Diplomatic Immunity Tour’
Flume – ‘Flume: Australian Tour 2017’
Gang Of Youths – ‘Gang Of Youths’
WINNER: Illy – ‘The Two Degrees Tour’
Jessica Mayboy – ‘All The Hits Live Tour’
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – ‘Gizzfest’
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – ‘Australia & New Zealand Tour 2017’
Peking Duk – ‘Clowntown Tour’
Tash Sultana – ‘Tash Sultana Aus/NZ 2017’
Violent Soho – ‘Violent Soho With Special Guests The Bronx’

Breakthrough Artist

A.B. Original – ‘Reclaim Australia’
WINNER: Amy Shark – ‘Night Thinker’
Dean Lewis – ‘Waves’
Tash Sultana – ‘Notion’
Tkay Maidza – ‘Tkay’

Apple Music Album Of The Year

A.B. Original – ‘Reclaim Australia’
Amy Shark – ‘Night Thinker’
WINNER: Gang Of Youths – ‘Go Farther In Lightness’
Illy – ‘Two Degrees’
Paul Kelly – ‘Life Is Fine’

Apple Music Song Of The Year

Amy Shark – ‘Adore’
Bliss n Esso feat. Gavin James – ‘Moments’
Dean Lewis – ‘Waves’
Guy Sebastian – ‘Set In Stone’
Illy feat. Anne-Marie – ‘Catch 22’
Jessica Mauboy – ‘Fallin”
WINNER: Peking Duk feat. Elliphant – Stranger’
Pnau – ‘Chameleon’
Sia feat. Kendrick Lamar – ‘The Greatest’
Starley – ‘Call On Me’ (Ryan RIback Remix)

Best Blues and Roots Album

WINNER: All Our Exes Live In Texas – ‘When We Fall’
Archie Roach – ‘Let Love Rule’
Busby Marou – ‘Postcards From The Shell House’
Paul Kelly & Charlie Owen – ‘Death’s Dateless Night’
Tash Sultana – ‘Notion’

Best Comedy Release

WINNER: John Clarke – ‘Clarke’s Classics’
Arj Barker – ‘Get In My Head’
Buddy Goode – ‘More Rubbish’
Kitty Flanagan – ‘Seriously?’
Rhys Nicholson – ‘Rhys Nicholson Live At The Eternity Playhouse’

Best Country Album

WINNER: Kasey Chambers – ‘Dragonfly’
Lee Kernaghan – ‘The 25th Anniversary Album’
O’Shea – ’61-615′
Shane Nicholson – ‘Love And Blood’
The McClymonts – ‘Endless’

Best Dance Release

Dom Dolla & Torren Foot – ‘Be Randy’
Jagwar Ma – ‘Every Now & Then’
Peking Duk feat. Elliphant – ‘Stranger’
WINNER: Pnau – ‘Chameleon’
The Kite String Tangle – ‘The Kite String Tangle’

Best Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Album

Airbourne – ‘Breakin’ Outta Hell’
Frenzal Rhomb – ‘Hi-Vis High Tea’
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – ‘Murder Of The Universe’
WINNER: Northlane – ‘Mesmer’
SleepMakesWaves – ‘Made Of Breath Only’

Best Rock Album

Dan Sultan – ‘Killer’
Dune Rats – ‘The Kids Will Know It’s Bullshit’
WINNER: Gang Of Youths – ‘Go Farther In Lightness’
Polish Club – ‘Alright Already’
The Preatures – ‘Girlhood’

Best Urban Release

WINNER: A.B. Original – ‘Reclaim Australia’
Illy – ‘Two Degrees’
Remi – ‘Divas & Demons’
Thundamentals – ‘Everyone We Know’
Tkay Maidza – ‘Tkay’

Noise11.com

Related Posts

Eskimo Joe Black Fingernails Red Wine
Eskimo Joe To Celebrate 20 Years Of Black Fingernails Red Wine With National Tour

Two decades after defining Australian rock for a generation, Eskimo Joe will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Black Fingernails Red Wine with a national tour in May and June 2026.

November 13, 2025
Bernard Fanning celebrates 20 years of Tea & Sympathy with 2026 Australian tour
Bernard Fanning To Take ‘Tea & Sympathy’ 20th Anniversary Tour Around Australia In 2026

Bernard Fanning will celebrate two decades of his landmark debut solo album Tea & Sympathy with a national Australian tour in February and March 2026. Following the lightning-fast sell-out of his anniversary concert at Brisbane's QPAC, Fanning will bring the full album performance to stages across the country, performing Tea & Sympathy in its entirety for the first time in twenty years, along with a selection of fan favourites from his career.

October 31, 2025
Teen Jesus And The Jean Teasers announce Glory album and tour
Teen Jesus And The Jean Teasers Announce Glory Album Tour, Drop Bait Single

Teen Jesus And The Jean Teasers have announced their next big move, the Glory album and tour, along with the snarling new single Bait. It's the first taste of what's shaping up to be the band's boldest era yet, arriving November 7 through Community Music and Mom + Pop.

October 15, 2025
Fanny Lumsden performs live with her band The Prawn Stars
Fanny Lumsden Turns Career into Story with ‘Look At Me Now’ Video and Announces 2026 National Tour

Australian country star Fanny Lumsden has unveiled the official video for her latest single Look At Me Now, a reflective and deeply personal journey through her career to date. The release coincides with the announcement of a major national headline tour for early 2026.

October 3, 2025
Kylie Minogue performs live on the Tension Tour 2025
Kylie Minogue Captures Her Record-Breaking World Tour With Tension Tour//Live 2025

Kylie Minogue is giving fans the chance to relive the biggest tour of her career with the release of Tension Tour//Live 2025, a definitive live album celebrating her 2025 global run. The set is available now digitally via Mushroom Music, with special edition vinyl and CD formats due 13 February 2026.

September 29, 2025
Bernard Fanning at Red Hot Summer Mornington photo by Bron Robinson
Bernard Fanning Marks 20 Years of Tea & Sympathy With Reimagined Tracks From The Paper Kites and Cassar-Daleys

Bernard Fanning's landmark debut solo album Tea & Sympathy is set to return in style for its 20th anniversary, with the release of two brand-new reimagined recordings.

September 26, 2025
Kylie Minogue photo by Ros O'Gorman
Why Are The ARIA Awards Full Of Acts Who Can’t Even Make The ARIA Chart?

The nominations for the 2023 ARIA Awards have been announced and once again the glaring failures of the ARIA Chart disconnect with Australian acts and music consumers couldn’t be more obvious.

September 21, 2023