Episode 14: October 13

The 23rd Annual ARIA Music Awards take place on November 26 at Acer Arena in Sydney. This year, the industry's night of nights will broadcast on the Nine Network (not Ten who have had it for the past eight years). Currently confirmed to perform are Jessica Mauboy, Empire Of The Sun, Keith Urban and Hilltop Hoods. British megastar Robbie Williams will be this year's international guest performer. Tonight we went through each of the categories, and were delighted to see some of our favorites (especially Kiwi gal Ladyhawke) up for a few nominations.

Artists with multiple nominations this year:
Empire of the Sun – 11 nominations
Jessica Mauboy – 7 nominations
Hilltop Hoods – 6 nominations
Ladyhawke – 6 nominations
C. W. Stoneking – 5 nominations
Sarah Blasko – 5 nominations
AC/DC – 4 nominations
Kate Miller-Heidke – 4 nominations
The Temper Trap – 4 nominations
Lisa Mitchell – 3 nominations

For all categories and nominations, visit the official website.


David Lim from Diff'rent Strokes (every Wednesday from 10pm) caught up with British pop sensation Little Boots, who was in the country recently for the Parklife festivals. She's achieved mainstream success on the electro-pop scene with hits "New In Town" and "Remedy" from her debut album Hands. We played the full interview which detailed her rise to fame, the making of her album, and a moment of Rachel Stevens gushing. A big thanks to David for letting us play the interview.

Check out David's blog: Show & Tell

We also paid tribute to Boyzone singer Stephen Gately, who passed away on the weekend at the age of 33. In 1999, Stephen came out as gay, being the first boyband member to ever do so. May he R.I.P.

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