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Kylie Minogue just created some tension by releasing her lead single off Tension II with “Lights Camera Action.” Let us know what you think of her new single, upcoming album and tour in the comments below! Tetris Kelly:Kylie Minogue is on a roll, fresh off her Grammy win for her smash hit “Padam Padam” and […]
After starring in ‘Empire’ and creating his own films ‘B-Boy Blues’ and ‘The Lost Holiday,’ Jussie Smollett sits down to share how ‘Empire’ contributed to his growth, what it was like to create ‘The Lost Holiday,’ and his experiences facing public scrutiny.
Billboard magazine is pleased to welcome Jussie Smollett. Good to see you, sir.
Thank you for having me. Nice to see you too.
Good, good. Mr. Multi-Hyphenate, between singing, acting, directing, songwriting, producing, and probably more I don’t even know about, but I wanted to ask you about how singing and acting work creatively together for you. Why is that such a thing for you?
I’ve been so blessed and a little lucky, you know, to be able to do certain projects that just so happened to have a musical component, particularly obviously with ‘Empire,’ that was just the perfect kind of marriage of so many of my loves. Music has always been the driving force behind everything I do, even when making movies, when creating, now that I’m directing and writing and producing and things like that. It’s still, music is the thing that I listen to when I’m writing. Music is the thing that I’m listening to as I’m creating the storyboards of how the scenes are gonna look. And then music is absolutely what guides the edit. So music is just, you know, it’s where I sit.
When you were cast and filming that first season, did you think it was going to do what it did?
I didn’t think about it, because I was just so happy to have a job, and I was so happy to be doing what I love, and, you know, working with great people. And I really didn’t think about that. I just trusted the process.
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Sabrina Carpenter love the taste of chart victory. The U.S. pop artist and actor leads Australia’s charts once more with “Taste” and Short n’ Sweet, respectively.
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When the ARIA Singles Chart was published late Friday, Sept. 27, “Taste” was on top for the fifth straight week, lifting her total number of weeks at No. 1 this year to eight – more than any other artist. The next best is Benson Boone, with six total weeks at the ARIA Chart summit, all clocked up by “Beautiful Things.”
With “Taste” in the lead, the podium is closed out by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With A Smile” and Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” respectively.
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Over on the ARIA Albums Chart, Short n’ Sweet logs a fourth non-consecutive week at No. 1, ahead of Katy Perry’s new arrival 143, dropping in No. 2.
That’s Perry’s fifth top 10 album following Teenage Dream (No. 1 for two weeks in 2010), Prism (No. 1 for one week in 2013), Witness (No. 2 in 2017) and her recent LP Smile, which peaked at No. 2 in 2020.
Meanwhile, Keith Urban swings in with High, new at No. 3. The Aussie country star played a surprise gig in his hometown Brisbane, ahead of the release of High, his 11th studio effort. He’ll return in the second-half of 2025 for a major arena jaunt.
A six-time ARIA Award-winner, Urban previously hit No. 1 on the ARIA Chart with The Story So Far (in 2012), Fuse (2013), Ripcord (2016) and The Speed Of Now Part 1 (2020).
Also new to the top tier is homegrown indie band The Rubens, new No. 4 with SODA, their sixth album. SODA is the band’s fifth top 10 appearance after 2012’s self-titled debut (peaking at No.3), 2015’s Hoops (No. 2), 2018’s Lo La Ru (No. 3) and 2021’s 0202 (No. 1 for one week).
The Rubens have collected a brace of ARIA Awards, and in January 2016 won triple j’s Hottest 100 countdown with “Hoops.”
Kylie Minogue is back, and she’s turning up the heat with her brand-new single, “Lights Camera Action,” released today (Sept. 27).
The track is the first single from her highly anticipated upcoming album Tension II, out Oct. 18, via Mushroom Music.
“Lights Camera Action” sees the Australian pop legend dive deeper into the electronic world, continuing the nightclub-inspired sound that made her last album Tension a global hit.
Produced by Lewis Thompson and co-written by Kylie, Thompson, and Ina Wroldsen (the co-writer behind her previous hit, “Padam Padam“), the single is packed with high-energy beats fit for the dance floor.
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The track serves as a celebration of all things glamorous, with the accompanying music video—directed by Sophie Muller and shot in Budapest—seeing the pop queen take on multiple iconic roles, from a film star to a photographer. Fans don’t have to wait long to catch the full visual spectacle, with the video set to premiere at 6 AM PT.
Kylie’s upcoming album, Tension II, is shaping up to be a powerhouse sequel to her previous album, with collaborations featuring The Blessed Madonna, Orville Peck, Bebe Rexha, Tove Lo, and Sia.
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The release of “Lights Camera Action” sets the stage for the superstar’s next chapter, with the Tension Tour kicking off in her homeland of Australia in February 2025. The tour is poised to be Kylie’s biggest since 2011’s Aphrodite: Les Folies Tour, with tickets going on sale Oct. 2.
This year has already been massive for the icon, who nabbed the Global Icon Award at the BRITs and won a Grammy for Best Pop Dance Recording for “Padam Padam.” She also wrapped up her Las Vegas residency and headlined London’s BST Hyde Park to rave reviews.
Stream “Lights Camera Action” below.
Country superstar Luke Bryan has officially dropped his eighth studio album Mind of a Country Boy, available everywhere today, Sept. 27.
The new release marks Bryan’s return to the album circuit after four years, and fans can expect a collection of 14 tracks that dive deep into the themes of family, music, and the simple country life Bryan embodies.
Reuniting with longtime producers Jeff and Jody Stevens, Mind of a Country Boy offers a mix of reflective ballads and feel-good anthems.
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Fans have already gotten a taste of the project with the single “Closing Time in California,” which dropped last month.
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“I’ve been able to take my time and really compile songs for this album,” Bryan previously said in a statement.
“If it’s a song that I cut two or three years ago, and I still love it, and it still sounds fresh, then I feel like it’ll stand the test of time.
“I think this album, as I’ve tried to do with all my albums, just has a little bit of everything,” he continued. “I do some things different vocally on this one that I’ve not done before. It’s about each song having its place and having its meaning. It’s trying not to be overly redundant with songs. I think that’s why I’ve been blessed to have a long career and what I feel like this album’s going to do.”
In addition to his headlining shows and his Farm Tour, Bryan is set to continue his role as an American Idol judge (alongside incoming judge, fellow country artist Carrie Underwood), while his Crash My Playa destination concert in Mexico will celebrate its 10th year in 2025 with performances from Jason Aldean, Kane Brown and more.
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Kylie Minogue’s red-hot moment isn’t cooling off anytime soon.
Australia’s “princess of pop” started her week in Singapore, where she performed for the crowds gathered for the Formula 1 Grand Prix, and fulfilled a lifelong dream when she waved the chequered flag.
Then, on Thursday, Kylie’s name was called out — five times — when the nominations for the 2024 ARIA Awards were announced. Only Royel Otis (with eight) and Dom Dolla (six) collected more nods.
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Next month, the Melbourne-raised pop veteran releases Tension II, Kylie’s 17th studio album and the sequel to her 2023 hit Tension, which led the national charts in the United Kingdom and Australia, and peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard 200.
Tension II is scheduled to arrive Oct. 18, and is led by “Lights Camera Action,” the lead single due out this Friday, Sept. 27.
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There’s no slowing down for Kylie who, in the early months of 2025, embarks on a global tour.
Choosing which songs to stack in her setlist is a “juggling act,” she tells ABC Breakfast in her homeland. It’s “the hardest part of every tour.”
Of course, Kylie will deliver “the biggest hits and leave some space for some oddities. Not just the same old songs you’ve heard time and time again on tours,” she admits.
The global success of Tension hit “Padam Padam” was both “mind-blowing” and “life-changing,” says Kylie. “I didn’t set out to do that. I just consistently worked and consistently try and keep achieving.”
Tension II has “a similar vibe” to its predecessor, Minogue confesses, and features “a few random collaborations which I’ve really enjoyed,” with The Blessed Madonna, Orville Peck, Bebe Rexha, Tove Lo, and fellow Aussie Sia among them. “You feel like some of the pressure’s off you when you share the load.”
Kylie can apparently do no wrong. Earlier in the year, she scooped the Global Icon Award at the BRIT Awards, becoming just the second woman to win it following Taylor Swift in 2021, and went on to win the Billboard Women in Music Icon Award.
Kylie landed a Grammy Award (best pop dance recording) for “Padam Padam,” completed her inaugural Las Vegas Residency, and signed with United Talent Agency (UTA) for live representation in the U.S. and Canada and acting roles worldwide.
The Tension Tour 2025 is scheduled to kick off Feb. 15 at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, following by pan-Asian dates in March, and a trek through the U.K. and Europe in May.
With eight nominations, Royel Otis is all set to reign at the 2024 ARIA Awards.
The Sydney-formed indie act bags nods for album of the year, best group, best independent release, best rock album, best Australian live act and more, following their debut full-length album release, Pratts & Pain, which peaked at No. 2 on the ARIA Chart.
Royel Otis has been in sparkling form heading into the ARIAs. Led by Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic, and developed by Ourness, the music company behind Genesis Owusu, Royel Otis made their debut on the Billboard Hot 100 with a cover of The Cranberries’ “Linger” reaching No. 94, and impacted Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart with another cover, hitting No. 2 with their rendition of Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s “Murder On The Dancefloor,” which they covered for triple j’s Like A Version.
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They’ve accumulated 9 million followers on Spotify, and more than 318 million combined streams on the streaming platform in the past year. Royel Otis wrapped a tour of the U.K. and Europe last month, and their currently stateside on a trek that runs until Oct. 22.
At the ARIAs, EDM star Dom Dolla is close behind with six nominations, while Angie McMahon and Kylie Minogue score five nods each.
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Amy Shark, 3%, RÜFÜS DU SOL, The Kid LAROI, Tones And I and Troye Sivan each land four chances, while Confidence Man, FISHER, Mildlife, Miss Kaninna, SPEED and Troy Cassar-Daley are each finalists in three categories.
Awards in 29 categories will be presented Nov. 20 during a ceremony at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion. On the night, Missy Higgins will be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.
“This year,” comments ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd, “we get to celebrate a deep list of household names in Australian music that span all genres, highlighting the huge shift in positive momentum that the Australian music industry experienced this year. It’s a time to acknowledge those who are achieving amazing things, and spotlight those who are about to, to ensure we continue this momentum forward into 2025.”
The Australian recording industry’s flagship awards night will air live on Stan, with a special broadcast on free-to-air Channel 9. Also, performances and moments will stream globally at the official ARIA YouTube channel.
The ARIA Awards is supported by the NSW Government through its tourism and events agency, Destination NSW, and partnered by YouTube.
Visit aria.com.au for the full list of nominations.
2024 ARIA Awards Nominations
Album of the YearAmy Shark – Sunday Sadness (Sony Music)Angie McMahon – Light, Dark, Light Again [AWAL Recordings]Kylie Minogue – Tension [Mushroom Music/BMG]Royel Otis – PRATTS & PAIN [Ourness/Believe]Troye Sivan – Something to Give Each Other [EMI Music Australia]
Best Solo ArtistAmy Shark – Sunday Sadness (Sony Music)Angie McMahon – Light, Dark, Light Again [AWAL Recordings]Dom Dolla – Saving Up [Three Six Zero/Sony Music]Emma Donovan – Till My Song Is Done [Mushroom Music/BMG]Kylie Minogue – Tension [Mushroom Music/BMG]The Kid LAROI – THE FIRST TIME [DELUXE VERSION] [Columbia Records/Sony Music]Tkay Maidza – Sweet Justice [Dew Process/Universal Music Australia]Tones And I – Beautifully Ordinary [Bad Batch Records/Sony Music]Troy Cassar-Daley – Between The Fires [Tarampa Music/Sony Music]Troye Sivan – Something To Give Each Other [EMI Music Australia]
Best Group presented by Stan3% – KILL THE DEAD [1788 Records/Virgin Music Group]Hiatus Kaiyote – Love Heart Cheat Code [Brainfeeder/Inertia]Royel Otis – PRATTS & PAIN [Ourness/Believe]RÜFÜS DU SOL – Music is Better [Reprise Records/Warner Music Australia]SPEED – Only One Mode [Last Ride Records/ADA]
Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist3% – KILL THE DEAD [1788 Records/Virgin Music Group]Becca Hatch – MAYDAY [Forever Ever/SonyMusicKita Alexander – Young In Love [Warner Music Australia]Sycco – Zorb [Future Classic]Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers – I Love You [Domestic La La]
Best Pop ReleaseAmy Shark – Sunday Sadness (Sony Music)Jessica Mauboy – Yours Forever (Warner Music Australia)Kylie Minogue – Tension (Mushroom Music/BMG)The Kid LAROI – Girls (Columbia Records/Sony Music)Troye Sivan – Something To Give Each Other (EMI Music Australia)
Best Dance / Electronic ReleaseConfidence Man – I CAN’T LOSE YOU (I OH YOU/Mushroom Music)CYRIL – Stumblin’ In (Spinnin’ Records/WMA)Dom Dolla – Saving Up (Three Six Zero/Sony Music)FISHER Feat. Kita Alexander – Atmosphere (etcetc Music)RÜFÜS DU SOL – Music is Better (Reprise Records/Warner Music Australia)
Best Hip Hop / Rap Release3% – KILL THE DEAD (1788 Records/Virgin Music Group)Kobie Dee – Chapter 26 (Bad Apples Music/Island Records Australia)Lithe – Fall Back (GSL/GYROstream)ONEFOUR – Natural Habitat (ONEFOUR RECORDS)The Kid LAROI – THE FIRST TIME [DELUXE VERSION] (Columbia Records/Sony Music)
Best Soul / R&B ReleaseForest Claudette – Jupiter (Sony Music)Milan Ring – Mangos (Astral People Recordings/[PIAS])Miss Kaninna – Blak Britney (Soul Has No Tempo)PANIA – WE STILL YOUNG (Say Less)Tkay Maidza – Sweet Justice (Dew Process/Universal Music Australia)
Best Independent Release presented by PPCAAngie McMahon – Light, Dark, Light Again (AWAL Recordings)Emily Wurramara – NARA (ABC Music/The Orchard)Kylie Minogue – Tension (Mushroom Music/BMG)Miss Kaninna – Blak Britney (Soul Has No Tempo)Royel Otis – PRATTS & PAIN (Ourness/Believe)
Best Rock AlbumAngie McMahon – Light, Dark, Light Again (AWAL Recordings)Grinspoon – whatever, whatever (Universal Music Australia)King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Flight b741 (p(doom) records)Middle Kids – Faith Crisis Pt 1 (EMI Music Australia)Royel Otis – PRATTS & PAIN (Ourness/Believe)
Best Adult Contemporary AlbumAngus & Julia Stone – Cape Forestier (Sony Music)Crowded House – Gravity Stairs (BMG/ADA)Emily Wurramara – NARA (ABC Music/The Orchard)Emma Donovan – Til My Song Is Done (Civilians)Fanning Dempsey National Park – The Deluge (Dew Process/Universal Music Australia)
Best Country AlbumCasey Barnes – Mayday (Casey Barnes Entertainment/Chugg Music)Henry Wagons – The Four Seasons (Cheatin’ Hearts Records/ADA)James Johnston – Raised Like That (Warner Music Australia)Tori Forsyth – All We Have Is Who We Are (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)Troy Cassar-Daley – Between The Fires (Tarampa Music/Sony Music)
Best Hard Rock / Heavy Metal AlbumC.O.F.F.I.N – Australia Stops (Damaged Records/Inertia)Dune Rats – If It Sucks, Turn It Up (BMG/ADA)Polaris – Fatalism (Resist/Civilians)SPEED – Only One Mode (Last Ride Records/ADA)Teenage Jones – The Rot That Grows Inside My Chest (Domestic La La)
Best Blues & Roots AlbumCheckerboard Lounge – SUN Sessions (Cheersquad Records and Tapes)Dope Lemon – Kimosabè (BMG/ADA)Georgia Mooney – Full Of Moon (Nettwerk Music Group)Mia Dyson – Tender Heart (Metropolitan Groove Merchants)The Paper Kites – At The Roundhouse (Wonderlick Recording Company)
Best Children’s AlbumBluey – Dance Mode! (Ludo Studios/Demon Demon Music Group/Rocket)Emma Memma – Twirly Tunes (GYROstream)Josh Pyke – It’s Gonna Be A Great, Great Day! (ABC Music/The Orchard)The Wiggles – Wiggle and Learn: 100 Educational Songs for Children (ABC Music/The Orchard)Zinzi & The Zillionaires – Zinzi & The Zillionaires (ABC Music/The Orchard)
PUBLIC VOTED AWARDSBest Video presented by YouTubeREAL LIFE LOVE – SPEED, Jack Rudder, Jem Siow, Thomas Elliot (Last Ride Records/ADA)Cold Treatment – Lime Cordiale, Jack Shepherd (Chugg Music/MGM)U Should Not Be Doing That – Amyl and The Sniffers, John Angus Stewart (Amyl and TheSniffers/Virgin Music Group)Time Of My Life – Peach PRC, Josh Harris (Island Records Australia)Lately – RÜFÜS DU SOL, Katzki (Rose Avenue Records/Warner Music)Beautiful Eyes – Amy Shark, Marcario De Souza (Sony Music)Is It Ever Gonna Make Sense – Budjerah, Michael O’Halloran [ONYX FILM] (Warner Music Australia)Dance With Me – Tones And I, Nick Kozakis and Sela Vai (Bad Batch Records/Sony Music)Blak Britney – Miss Kaninna, Will Hamilton-Coates (Soul Has No Tempo)I CAN’T LOSE YOU – Confidence Man, Zac Dov Wiesel (I OH YOU/Mushroom Music)
Best Australian Live Act presented by Destination NSWAngie McMahon – Making It Through Tour (AWAL Recordings)Barkaa – BARKAA (Bad Apples Music/Island Records Australia)Confidence Man – Laneway Festival (I OH YOU/Mushroom Music)Dirty Three – Love Changes Everything Tour (Anchor & Hope/Remote Control Records)Dom Dolla – DOM DOLLA AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2023 (Three Six Zero/Sony Music)King Stingray – Regional Run 2024 (Civilians/The Orchard)Missy Higgins – The Second Act Tour 2024 (Eleven/EMI Music Australia)Royel Otis – Royel Otis PRATTS & PAIN Tour (Ourness/Believe)RÜFÜS DU SOL – RÜFÜS DU SOL 2024 Australian Summer Tour Dates (Rose Avenue Records/WarnerMusic)Tones And I – P!nk Supported By Tones And I (Bad Batch Records/Sony Music)
Song of the Year presented by YouTubeCYRIL – Stumblin’ In (Spinnin’ Records/WMA)Dom Dolla – Saving Up (Three Six Zero/Sony Music)FISHER Feat. Kita Alexander – Atmosphere (etcetc Music)G Flip – The Worst Person Alive (Future Classic)Jessica Mauboy Feat. Jason Derulo – Give You Love (Warner Music Australia)Kylie Minogue – Tension (Mushroom Music/BMG)Lithe – Fall Back (GSL, GYROstream)Royel Otis – Murder on the Dance Floor – triple j Like A Version (ABC Music/The Orchard)The Kid LAROI – Nights Like This (Columbia Records/Sony Music)Troye Sivan – Got Me Started (EMI Music Australia)
Most Popular International ArtistAriana Grande – Eternal Sunshine (Republic Records/Universal Music Australia)Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard And Soft (Darkroom/Interscope/Universal Music Australia)Chappell Roan – The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess (Island Records USA/Universal MusicAustralia)Charli XCX – BRAT (Atlantic Records/Warner Music Australia)Drake – For All The Dogs (Republic Records/Universal Music Australia)Olivia Rodrigo – Guts (Geffen/Universal Music Australia)Tate McRae – Think Later (RCA Records/Sony Music Entertainment)Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department (Republic Records/Universal Music Australia)Travis Scott – Utopia (Epic/Sony Music Entertainment)Zach Bryan – Zach Bryan (Warner Records/Warner Music Australia)
ARIA Music Teacher AwardCasey Allen – PLC Sydney, Eora Nation, NSWHayley Wedding – Seaview High School, Kaurna Land, SANathaniel Miller – Bulman School, Arnhem Land, NTSusan Sukkar – Petersham Public School, Eora Nation, NSW
ARTISAN AWARDSBest Cover ArtDaniel Boyd and Nomad Create for KILL THE DEAD – 3% (1788 Records/Virgin Music Group)Giulia McGauran & Sam Chirnside for Tones And I – Beautifully Ordinary (Better Batch Records/SonyMusic)Louis Leimbach for Lime Cordiale – Enough Of Sweet Talk (Chugg Music/MGM)Michael Bryers for Troy Cassar-Daley – Between The Fires (Tarampa Music/Sony Music)Tomas Shanahan for Mildlife – Chorus ([PIAS] Australia/Inertia Music)
Engineer – Best Engineered ReleaseChris Collins for Royel Otis – PRATTS & PAIN (Ourness/Believe)Dom Dolla for Dom Dolla – Saving Up (Three Six Zero/Sony Music)Eric J. Dubowsky for Angus & Julia Stone – Cape Forestier (Sony Music)Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes for Empire Of The Sun – Ask That God (EMI MusicAustralia)Tony Buchen for Mildlife – Chorus ([PIAS] Australia/Inertia Music)
Producer – Best Produced ReleaseChris Collins for Royel Otis – PRATTS & PAIN (Ourness/Believe)Crowded House & Steven Schram for Crowded House – Gravity Stairs (BMG/ADA)Dom Dolla for Dom Dolla – Saving Up (Three Six Zero/Sony Music)FISHER for FISHER Feat. Kita Alexander – Atmosphere (etcetc Music)Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes for Empire Of The Sun – Ask That God (EMI MusicAustralia)
FINE ARTS AWARDBest Classical AlbumAustralian Chamber Orchestra/ Richard Tognetti – Beethoven Symphonies 1, 2 & 3 ‘Eroica’ (ABCClassic/The Orchard)Grigoryan Brothers – Amistad – Music For Two Guitars (Decca Australia/UMA)Orava Quartet – ORAWA (Deutsche Grammophon Australia/UMA)Sophie Hutchings – A World Outside (Mercury KX/UMA)Veronique Serret – Migrating Bird (Migrating Bird Records/The Planet Company)
Best Jazz AlbumAudrey Powne – From The Fire (Barely Breaking Even/The Orchard)Elixir (feat. Katie Noonan, Zac Hurren & Ben Hauptmann) – A Small Shy Truth (ABC Jazz/TheOrchard)Mildlife – Chorus ([PIAS] Australia/Inertia Music)Tourismo – Torque (ABC Jazz/The Orchard)Vanessa Perica Orchestra – The Eye is the First Circle (Vanessa Perica)
Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album presented by StanAck Kinmonth – Scarygirl (Independant)Harlow – This is HARLOW (Music From Paper Dolls) (Helium/MGM)Helena Czakja – Nemesis (Original Series Soundtrack) (ABC Music/The Orchard)Jackson Milas – The Way, My Way (Ambition Records/MGM)Various Artists – Faraway Downs (DTS Productions/Sony Music)
Best World Music AlbumChristine Anu – Waku (ABC Music/The Orchard)Dobby – Warangu; River Story (ABC Music/The Orchard)Joseph Tawadros – The Virtue of Signals (Independant/The Planet Company)Radical Son – Bilambiyal (Wantok Musik/The Planet Company)Soweto Gospel Choir & Groove Terminator – History of House (Xelon Entertainment)
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