Cream of Aussie music on song for the ARIAs The 2013 ARIA Award nominations were held at the NSW Art Gallery. The awards night will be held at The Star Event Centre in Sydney on Sunday December 1st. THERE'S really only a few situations where the Australian music industry comes together en-masse. The annual ARIA Award nominations event is one of those and it didn't disappoint with mainstream and indie artists uniting at the Art Gallery of NSW. Classical pianists rubbed shoulders with poppettes and hardened rock stars ahead of the Sunday December 1 ARIA Awards to be held at The Star Event Centre. It seems reality show singers have finally been recognised for their talents. Usually relegated to the public voted awards and some would say shunned by the industry, they're represented across a range of categories at this year's awards. Guy Sebastian picked up five nominations, including the much coveted album of the year and best male artist. Samantha Jade, Timomatic and Justice Crew are all up for best video and song of the year. "It is much harder than you'd think to write a catchy pop song," Jade told Confidential. X Factor winner Samantha Jade and DJ Flume. Timomatic was equally as upbeat, saying: "I've worked my arse off so it is a good feeling. Talent is talent so it is cool to be appreciated on that level. It is definitely a step forward. Timomatic, nominated for Song of the Year. Best female artist nominee Emma Louise was hard to find in the crowd of familiar faces. Even seasoned music industry types had trouble singling out the indie artist with her new short haircut. "I don't get recognised or anything at all, ever," she told Confidential. I kind of feel like a very small fish here. Emma Louise received a nomination in the Best Female Artist category. Sam Moran sported a protective brace on his left forearm after a recent fall. He slipped backstage at the recent Nickelodeon Slimefest at Homebush. Moran grinned from ear to ear on hearing his album, Play Along With Sam, being nominated for best children's release. Although Moran couldn't help but raise an eyebrow when his name went up on the screen as Sam Morgan. Oops. Joseph Tawadros was one of a few artists to pick up an early award. He was presented a Fine Arts ARIA for best world music album with Chameleons of the White Shadow. And while some in the mainstream pop world might associate fine arts as a dry genre, his acceptance speech was anything but. "This has got to be one of only a few times an Arab gets up on stage and it not be a hostage situation," he said, continuing: "We've just been on tour with a great Arab country music artist named Salim Dusty." The jokes were a follow-up to last year's nomination event at which Tawadros said: "Usually they don't hand spikey objects to an Arab in a room full of people." Justice Crew nominated for Song of the Year. 2013 ARIA Award Nominations: Album of the Year Birds Of Tokyo - March Fires Flume - Flume Guy Sebastian - Armageddon Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away Tame Impala - Lonerism Song of the Year Bombs Away (feat. The Twins) - Party Bass Flume- Holdin On Samantha Jade - What You've Done To Me Birds Of Tokyo - Lanterns Timomatic - Parachute Vance Joy - Riptide Justice Crew - Best Night Stafford Brothers (feat Lil Wayne & Christina Milian) - Hello Guy Sebastian - Get Along Matt Corby - Resolution Best Male Artist Keith Urban - Little Bit Of Everything Paul Kelly - Spring and Fall Best Female Artist Abbe May - Kiss My Apocalypse Emma Louise - vs. Head vs. Heart Jessica Mauboy - To The End Of The Earth Missy Higgins - Set Me On Fire Sarah Blasko - I Awake Breakthrough Artist Big Scary - Not Art RüFüS - Atlas The Rubens - The Rubens Best Group Boy & Bear - Harlequin Dream Empire Of The Sun - Ice On The Dune Best Children's Album Giggle and Hoot - Claw Tapping Tunes Jay Laga'aia - Ten In The Bed Justine Clarke - A Little Day Out with Justine Clarke Sam Moran - Play Along With Sam The Wiggles - Taking Off! Justine Clarke, nominated for Best Children's Album. Best Country Album Jasmine Rae - If I Want To Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson - Wreck and Ruin Lee Kernaghan - Beautiful Noise Sara Storer - Lovegrass Troy Cassar-Daley and Adam Harvey - The Great Country Songbook Jasmine Rae nominated for Best Country Album. Best Dance Release Jaguar Ma - Howlin The Potbelleez - Saved In A Bottle The Presets - Pacifica The Potbelleez, nominated for Best Dance Release. Best Pop Release San Cisco - San Cisco The Preatures - Is This How You Feel? Best International Artist Of Monsters And Men - My Head Is An Animal (Universal/Republic) Taylor Swift - Red (Universal/Big Machine Records) Birds - Birds (Warner) Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox (Warner) Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist (Macklemore & Ryan Lews LLC) Ed Sheeran - + (Atlantic/ Electra) One Direction - Take Me Home (Sony) Mumford & Sons - Babel (Universal) P! nk - The Truth About Love (Sony) Michael Bublé - Christmas (Warner) Best Australian Live Act Fans can vote for Best Australian Live Act' at www.ariaawards.com.au Paul Kelly & Neil Finn - Australian Tour: Feb. - Mar 2013 (Gawd Aggie Recordings/Universal Music Australia) Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - National Tour: Feb. - Mar 2013 (Bad Seed Ltd / Kobalt Label Services) Keith Urban - The Story So Far Tour: Jan - Feb. 2013 (EMI) Tame Impala - Lonerism Tour: Apr. - May 2013 (Modular) Birds Of Tokyo- March Fires Tour: Feb. - Mar 2013 (EMI) The Drones - I See Seaweed Tour: Apr. 2013 (The Drones/MGM) Flume - The Infinity Prism Tour: Apr. - May 2013 (Future Classic) Karnivool - Asymmetry Tour: Jun. - Aug. 2013 (Cymatic Records/Sony Music Entertainment Australia) Guy Sebastian - Get Along Tour: Mar - Jun. 2013 (Sony Music Entertainment Australia) Matt Corby - Australian Tour: May - Jun. 2013 (Mercury Australia)