Conrad Sewell photo by Ros O'Gorman

Conrad Sewell photo by Ros O'Gorman

ARIA Awards Are All Pop With No Crackle

by Paul Cashmere on November 22, 2015

in News,Noise Pro

The 2015 ARIA Awards will be held in Sydney this Thursday. Once again the show is all about TV ratings and totally misrepresents the Australian Music Industry.

The ARIA Awards have longed lacked credibility and this year will not change the perception.

Each year the show pays detailed attention to what people are people are wearing and this year is no exception. Four hosts have been announced just for the Red Carpet part of the show.

Presenters have been chosen for their brand name, not their achievements of the past year. As usual the weight of the token international stars

ARIA Awards 2015 Presenters and Performers Announced

The ARIA Awards will take place in Sydney this Thursday with a pop heavy line-up misrepresenting the overall Australian music industry, but hey, its all about TV ratings, not music achievements.

Skipping the first hour or so will save you the pain of the product placement “who are you wearing” red carpet part of the broadcast. Watching the rest of the broadcast is only recommended for pop music fans. As with previous years, Jazz, World and Theatre awards don’t qualify for TV ratings and expelled from the show.

Performances
Conrad Sewell
Flight Facilities featuring Owl Eyes
Hermitude featuring Mataya and Young Tapz
Jarryd James
Jessica Mauboy
Peking Duk featuring SAFIA
The Veronicas
Vance Joy
Very special Hall Of Fame performance with Tina Arena

International Performer

Ed Sheeran

Presenters

Adam Brand
Alli Simpson
Catherine Britt
Danny Clayton and Carissa Walford
Ed Sheeran (UK)
Ian Moss
Iva Davies
Fitzy and Wippa
Guy Sebastian
James Blunt
James Kerley
Jasmine Rae
Joel Creasey
Krit and Mimi Elashiry
Kylie Minogue
Matt and Alex
Phil Jamieson
Rove McManus
Rudimental (UK)
Samantha Jade
Scott Tweedie and Olivia Phyland
Sheppard
Veronica and Lewis

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