ARIA Award for Best Group | |
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Country | Australia |
Presented by | Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |
First awarded | 1987 |
Currently held by | DMA's, How Many Dreams? (2023) |
Website |
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The ARIA Music Award for Best Group, is an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, which recognises "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres", [1] since 1987. It is handed out by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), an organisation whose aim is "to advance the interests of the Australian record industry." [2] The award is given to an Australian group comprising two or more members for an album or single release. The accolade is voted for by a judging academy which comprises 1000 members from different areas of the music industry. [3]
The award for Best Group was first presented to INXS in 1987, for their single " Listen Like Thieves". [4]
In the following table, the winner is highlighted in a separate colour, and in boldface; the nominees are those that are not highlighted or in boldface. All reliable sources used in this article make no mention of nominees from 1989 - 1991. [5] 1987 information is based on an ARIA-supplied video. [4]