Rufus Du Sol leads the 2022 ARIA Awards nominations

Rufus Du Sol leads the 2022 ARIA Awards nominations with seven nods for its fourth album.

Rufus Du Sol has been nominated for seven ARIA Awards. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

The nominations for the 2022 ARIA Awards have been revealed and Rufus Du Sol leads the pack with seven nods.

The Sydney band was nominated for its fourth album, Surrender, in the Album of the Year, Best Group, Best Pop Release, Best Dance/Electronic Release, Best Video, Song of the Year and Producer – Best Produced Album categories.

Rufus Du Sol was closely followed by Flume and Amyl and The Sniffers were six nominations apiece.

Baker Boy, Vance Joy and The Kid Laroi scored five nominations while those in the four nods club were Julia Jacklin, Gang of Youths, King Stingray and Luude.

The awards are returning for its first in-person event since 2019, to be held on November 24 at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney. It will also be broadcast on Channel 9 and streamed on YouTube.

Natalie Imbruglia is to co-host the 2022 ARIA Awards. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)

Natalie Imbruglia and Lewis Capaldi will host the ceremony, with the latter also set to perform on the night.

Full list of nominations:

Album of the Year

Amyl and The Sniffers – Comfort To Me

Baker Boy – Gela

Gang Of Youths – Angel In Realtime.

King Stingray – King Stingray

Rufus Du Sol – Surrender

Best Solo Artist

Baker Boy – Gela

Budjerah – Conversations

Courtney Barnett – Things Take Time, Take Time

Daniel Johns – FutureNever

Flume – Palaces

Julia Jacklin – Pre Pleasure

Ruel – Growing Up Is____

The Kid Laroi – Thousand Miles

Thelma Plum – Meanjin

Vance Joy – In Our Own Sweet Time

Best Group

Amyl and The Sniffers – Comfort To Me

Gang Of Youths – Angel in Realtime.

King Stingray – King Stingray

Midnight Oil – Resist

Rufus Du Sol – Surrender

Breakthrough Artist

Beddy Rays – Beddy Rays

Bella Taylor Smith – Look Me In The Eyes

Harvey Sutherland – Boy

King Stingray – King Stingray

Luude – Down Under (ft. Colin Hay)

Best Pop Release

Flume – Say Nothing (feat. May-A)

Rufus Du Sol – On My Knees

The Kid Laroi – Thousand Miles

Thelma Plum – Meanjin

Vance Joy – Clarity

Best Dance / Electronic Release

Confidence Man – Tilt

Flume – Palaces

Harvey Sutherland – Boy

Luude – Down Under (ft. Colin Hay)

Rufus Du Sol – Surrender

Best Hip Hop / Rap Release

Baker Boy – Gela

Barkaa – Blak Matriarchy

Chillinit – Family Ties

Day1 – MBAPPÉ (feat. KAHUKX)

The Kid Laroi & Fivio Foreign – Tokyo to Paris

Best Soul / R&B Release

Budjerah – Conversations

Emma Donovan & The Putbacks – Under These Streets

Kian – Shine

Vanessa Amorosi – City Of Angels

Best Independent Release

Archie Roach – One Song

Ball Park Music – Weirder & Weirder

Courtney Barnett – Things Take Time, Take Time

Genesis Owusu – GTFO

Julia Jacklin – Pre Pleasure

Best Rock Album

Amyl and The Sniffers – Comfort To Me

Ball Park Music – Weirder & Weirder

Gang Of Youths – Angel in Realtime.

King Stingray – King Stingray

Spacey Jane – Here Comes Everybody

Best Adult Contemporary Album

Alex the Astronaut – How To Grow A Sunflower Underwater

Julia Jacklin – Pre Pleasure

Missy Higgins – Total Control

Vance Joy – In Our Own Sweet Time

Vika & Linda – The Wait

Best Country Album

Adam Brand – All Or Nothing

Amber Lawrence – Living for the Highlights

Andy Golledge – Strength of a Queen

Casey Barnes – Light It Up

Georgia State Line – In Colour

Best Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Album

Dune Rats – Real Rare Whale

Northlane – Obsidian

Shihad – Old Gods

The Chats – Get Fucked

Thornhill – Heroine

Best Blues & Roots Album

Charlie Collins – Undone

The Bamboos – Hard Up

The Teskey Brothers with Orchestra Victoria – Live At Hamer Hall

Thornbird – Thornbird

William Crighton – Water and Dust

Best Children’s Album

Benny Time – Benny and Friends

Teeny Tiny Stevies – How To Be Creative

The Beanies – Let’s Go!

The Wiggles – ReWiggled

Van-Anh Nguyen – The Princess And The Piano

Best Cover Art

Adnate for Baker Boy – Gela

Giulia Giannini McGauran for Alex the Astronaut – How To Grow A Sunflower Underwater

Jonathan Zawada for Flume – Palaces

Kayla Flett, Gabi Coulthurst & Dimathaya Burarrwanga for King Stingray – King Stingray

Seshanka Samarajiwa, Zain Ayub & Tasman Keith for Tasman Keith – A Colour Undone

Mix Engineer – Best Mixed Album

Cassian for Rufus Du Sol – Surrender

Dann Hume & Eric J Dubowsky for Budjerah – Conversations

Eric J Dubowsky for Flume – Palaces

Paul McKercher for Ball Park Music – Weirder & Weirder

Pip Norman, Andrei Eremin & Dave Hammer for Baker Boy – Gela

Producer – Best Produced Album

Amyl and the Sniffers & Dan Luscombe for Amyl and The Sniffers – Comfort To Me

Courtney Barnett & Stella Mozgawa for Courtney Barnett – Things Take Time, Take Time

Flume – Palaces

Pip Norman, Rob Amoruso, Morgan Jones, Carl Dimataga, Willie Tafa & Jerome Farah for Baker Boy – Gela

Rufus Du Sol – Surrender

Best Classical Album

Amy Dickson, Colin Currie, Lothar Koenigs, Yvonne Kenny, David Zinman, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Markus Stenz & Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Ross Edwards: Frog and Star Cycle / Symphonies 2 & 3

Lachlan Skipworth – Chamber Works, Vol. 2

Luke Howard – All of Us

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Sir Andrew Davis – The Enchanted Loom: Orchestral works By Carl Vine

Tamara-Anna Cislowska & Guests – Duet

Best Jazz Album

Barney McAll – Precious Energy

Mike Nock, Hamish Stuart, Julien Wilson & Jonathan Zwartz – Another Dance

Mildlife – Live From South Channel Island

Sam Anning – Oaatchapai

Springtime – Springtime

Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album

Australian Chamber Orchestra & Richard Tognetti – River (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Brett Aplin – No Mercy, No Remorse (Original Score)

In Hearts Wake – Green Is The New Black

Maria Alfonsine with Itunu Pepper – Akoni (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Matteo Zingales – A Fire Inside (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Best World Music Album

Australian Art Orchestra, Daniel Wilfred, Sunny Kim, Peter Knight & Aviva Endean – Hand to Earth

Joseph Tawadros with William Barton – History Has A Heartbeat

Mista Savona – Havana Meets Kingston Part 2

Parvyn – Sa

William Barton & Véronique Serret – Heartland

PUBLIC VOTED AWARDS

Best Video

Apple Crumble – Lime Cordiale, Joe Neathway

Blak Matriarchy – Barkaa, Selina Miles

Down Under (ft. Colin Hay) – Luude, Peter Hume

Every Side Of You – Vance Joy, William Bleakley

GTFO – Genesis Owusu, Uncle Friendly (Rhett Wade-Ferrell)

Hertz – Amyl and The Sniffers, John Angus Stewart

I Don’t Wanna Leave – Rufus Du Sol, Katzki

Lydia Wears A Cross – Julia Jacklin

Say Nothing (feat. MAY-A) – Flume

Wish You Well (feat. Bernard Fanning) – Baker Boy, Macario De Souza

Best Australian Live Act

Amy Shark – See U Somewhere Australia Tour 2022

Amyl and The Sniffers – Comfort To Me Tour 2022

Baker Boy – Gela Tour

Budjerah – The Conversations Australian Tour

Gang Of Youths – Angel in Realtime.

Genesis Owusu – Genesis Owusu & The Black Dog Band

Midnight Oil – Resist. The Final Tour. 2022

The Kid Laroi – End Of The World Tour

The Wiggles – The OG Wiggles Reunion / Fruit Salad TV Big Show Tour

Thelma Plum – The Meanjin Tour

Song of the Year

Clinton Kane – I Guess I’m In Love

Dean Lewis – Hurtless

Flume – Say Nothing (feat. MAY-A)

Joji – Glimpse Of Us

Jolyon Petch feat. Reigan – Dreams

Luude – Down Under (ft. Colin Hay)

Rufus Du Sol – On My Knees

The Kid Laroi – Thousand Miles

Tones And I – Cloudy Day

Vance Joy – Clarity

Most Popular International Artist

ABBA – Voyage

Adele – 30

Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever

Drake – Certified Lover Boy

Ed Sheeran – =

Harry Styles – Harry’s House

Jack Harlow – Come Home The Kids Miss You

Lil Nas X – Montero

Post Malone – Twelve Carat Toothache

Taylor Swift – Red (Taylor’s Version)

Telstra ARIA Music Teacher Award

David Collins-White – Haberfield Public School, Haberfield, Eora Nation, NSW

Jane Nicholas – Willandra Primary School, Seville Grove, Noongar Land, WA

Kath Dunn – Wollondilly Public School, Goulburn, Gundungurra Land, NSW

Matt Orchard – Apollo Bay P-12 College, Apollo Bay, Gadubanud Territory, VIC

Originally published as Rufus Du Sol leads the 2022 ARIA Awards nominations