The ARIA Music Award for Breakthrough Artist – Release is an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, which recognises "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres", 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."
Breakthrough awards for Album and Single were presented from 1989 until they were merged at the 2010 awards and renamed Breakthrough Artist – Release.
Winners and nominees 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.ARIA Award previous winners.
Year Winner(s) Album/single Title 2010 Washington I Believe You Liar Amy Meredith Restless Cloud Control Bliss Release Philadelphia Grand Jury Hope Is for Hopers Tame Impala Innerspeaker 2011 No award given 2012 360 Falling & Flying Alpine A Is for Alpine Lanie Lane To the Horses Matt Corby Brother San Cisco Awkward 2013 Flume Flume Big Scary Not Art RÜFÜS Atlas The Rubens The Rubens Vance Joy God Loves You When You're Dancing 2014 Iggy Azalea The New Classic 5 Seconds of Summer 5 Seconds of Summer Andy Bull Sea of Approval Chet Faker Built on Glass The Kite String Tangle Vessel EP 2015 Courtney Barnett Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit Conrad Sewell "Start Again" Gang of Youths The Positions Jarryd James "Do You Remember" Meg Mac "Never Be" 2016 Montaigne Glorious Heights DMA's Hills End L D R U "Keeping Score" (feat. Paige IV)" Olympia Self Talk Safia "Make Them Wheels Roll" 2017 Amy Shark Night Thinker A.B. Original Reclaim Australia Dean Lewis "Waves" Tash Sultana Notion Tkay Maidza Tkay 2018 Ruel "Dazed & Confused" Alex Lahey I Love You Like a Brother Jack River Sugar Mountain Mojo Juju Native Tongue Odette To a Stranger 2019 Tones and I "Dance Monkey" G Flip About Us Stella Donnelly Beware of the Dogs The Teskey Brothers Run Home Slow Thelma Plum Better in Blak 2020 Lime Cordiale 14 Steps to a Better You Alex the Astronaut The Theory of Absolutely Nothing Mallrat Driving Music Miiesha Nyaaringu The Kid Laroi F*ck Love 2021 Budjerah Budjerah (EP) Gretta Ray Begin to Look Around Masked Wolf "Astronaut in the Ocean" May-a Don't Kiss Ur Friends Ngaiire 3 2022 King Stingray King Stingray Beddy Rays Beddy Rays Bella Taylor Smith "Look Me in the Eyes" Harvey Sutherland Boy Luude "Down Under" (featuring Colin Hay) 2023 Teenage Dads Midnight Driving Charley Timebombs grentperez When We Were Younger Pacific Avenue Flowers Royel Otis Sofa Kings 2024 Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers I Love You 3% Kill the Dead Becca Hatch Mayday Kita Alexander Young in Love Sycco Zorb 2025 Ninajirachi I Love My Computer Folk Bitch Trio Now Would Be a Good Time Gut Health Stiletto Mia Wray Hi, It's Nice to Meet Me Young Franco It's Franky Baby!
Notes A: In 2011, Breakthrough Artist – Release was split into its two previous categories: Breakthrough Artist – Album and Breakthrough Artist – Single.
References
External links The ARIA Awards Official website