2026 ARIA Music Awards

2026 ARIA Music Awards
Date18 November 2026 (2026-11-18)[1]
Websiteariaawards.com.au
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The 2026 ARIA Music Awards are the upcoming 40th annual Australian Recording Industry Association music awards ceremony (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply the ARIAs). The ARIA Awards ceremony is scheduled to occur on 18 November 2026, broadcast on Network 10 and live-streamed via YouTube and Paramount+ from Hordern Pavilion, Sydney.[1] A stand-alone ARIA Hall of Fame event was held in June with Gurrumul, Jenny Morris, Kate Ceberano, Spiderbait, the Living End and Vika and Linda inducted.

ARIA Hall of Fame

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the awards, ARIA hosted a stand-alone Hall of Fame event on 11 June 2026 at Carriageworks in Sydney, with six artists inducted. The event was announced in February 2026[1][2] and is hosted by television personality Myf Warhurst, with a delayed broadcast on 13 June 2026 on ABC Entertains.[3] The separate Hall of Fame event was first mentioned during a keynote address by ARIA's CEO, Annabelle Herd, in September 2024.[4]

In May 2026, the six inductees were named:[5]


References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Lauren McNamara (11 February 2026). "Six Artists to Be Inducted Into Hall of Fame as ARIA Celebrates 40 Years of Music". The Music Network. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "ARIA Awards return on 18 November with a Special Hall Of Fame event on 11 June". Australian Recording Industry Association. February 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Knox, David (12 June 2026). "Stars induct music legends into ARIA Hall of Fame". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Lars Brandle (5 September 2024). "ARIA Awards Will Create Separate Event to Induct 'Larger Number' of Acts Into Hall of Fame". The Music Network. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  5. ↑ McCabe, Kathy (3 May 2026). "ARIA boosts female artists in Hall of Fame with long overdue inductions in special 2006 event". News.com.au. Retrieved 3 May 2026.