2026 ARIA Awards Nominees

The nominees for the 2026 ARIA Awards have been revealed and there are Xelon artists in the running.

We are proud to announce that both Nerve’s ‘Growing Pains’ and Devaura’s ‘Vol. 2 If You Don’t Laugh, You’ll Cry’ are up for Best Hip Hop/Rap Release.

For this year’s ARIAs, fans will once again have their say across four categories: Best Australian Live Act, Song of the Year, Best Video, and Most Popular International Artist.

Voting is now open and will run until November 9th, with fans able to cast daily votes through Spotify and the ARIA website.

The awards will take place at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on Gadigal land on Wednesday, November 18th, and be broadcast on 10 and streamed live on Paramount+.