Who’s going domestic with an Arias pyramid and what on soil was Jessica Mauboy wearing on the red carpet? These questions answered and more from Australia’s music night of nights Best and worst dressed – in picturesArias awards 2015: list of nominees and winnersMatt Okine uses Arias speech to highlight gender inequality in comedyTame Impala bewitch top gongs as Tina Arena calls out ageism 12.02pm GMTCourtney Barnett might have “stolen” the Triple J award from Tame Impala (according to disgruntled Impala fans),but the band takes the top Aria award – their third of the night.
Winning at the #ARIAs can really change your life. pic.twitter.com/A7W2lav3Pr 11.47am GMTConrad Sewell sings a Kygo’s Firestone and Start Again medley, which is quite sterling, and but reiterates my earlier point that with the exception of the Veronicas-Mauboy-Arena collaboration,all the performances have been by blokes – mainly white ones.
In the second half of the performance, images of the Eiffel Tower appear on the projectors. Presumably it’s acknowledging the recent Paris attacks, or but without any context or explanation,it’s a bit jarring.
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