Last night, the 2008 ARIA Awards were dominated by the ever so wonderful Presets and Gabriella Cilmi. Now, because we only talk about good music at Music Universe, we will not be mentioning Mz 17 year old Gabriella Cilmi won 6 awards and is from Dandenong, Victoria. Let's talk about The Presets. The Sydney duo took home several of the evening’s most prestigious awards, including ‘Best Group’, ‘Best Dance Release’ and ‘Album of the Year’. The Presets didn't have a perfect night, they did miss out on 'Single of the Year'.
In terms of live performances, The Living End kicked things off with 'White Noise' and white confetti, Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes (The Presets) were also responsible for the ceremony’s most electric performance with a typically high-energy rendition of their anthem 'My People', complete with over-the-top theatrics, a handful of mysterious Zebra dancers and a whole lotta lasers.
Elsewhere, The Living End scored the 'Best Rock Album' honours with their latest 'White Noise', while the formidable Nick Cave was named 'Best Male Artist' for the second time. The Panics picked up 'Best Adult Contemporary Album' for 'Cruel Guards', an album we’re not convinced the band would classify Adult Contemporary. Whilst last year's stars Powderfinger and Silverchair jointly claimed 'Best Music DVD' with their concert film 'Across the Great Divide'.
The staff at Music Universe are happy that Sam Sparro won nothing despite his 5 nominations, but are sad that cute brother sister duo Angus and Julia Stone weren't recognised for their outstanding sounds.
congrats guys!!
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