The 13th ARIA U Music Awards will be hosted by Paul McDermott & Bob Downe, and will be telecast nationally by the Ten Network from 7.30pm on Tuesday, October 12. Channel [v] will broadcast the Awards the following day from 7:30pm. The awards ceremony will take place at Sydney Entertainment Centre - Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour.

And the Nominees are:

Best Group
POWDERFINGER "INTERNATIONALIST" (Universal)
REGURGITATOR "! THE SONG FORMERLY KNOWN AS" (EastWest / Warner)
SILVERCHAIR "NEON BALLROOM" (Murmur / Sony)
THE LIVING END "THE LIVING END" (Modular / EMI)
YOU AM I "HEAVY HEART" (Ra / BMG)

Best Female Artist
KASEY CHAMBERS "THE CAPTAIN" (EMI)
KYLIE MINOGUE "COWBOY STYLE" (Mushroom)
LISA MILLER "AS FAR AS LIFE GOES" (W.Minc Productions / Festival)
NATALIE IMBRUGLIA "WISHING I WAS THERE" (RCA / BMG)
SUZE DE MARCHI "TELELOVE" (Mushroom)

Best Male Artist
ALEX LLOYD "LUCKY STAR" (EMI)
BEN LEE "BREATHING TORNADOS" (Modular / EMI)
JOSH ABRAHAMS "SWEET DISTORTED HOLIDAY" (Prozaac / Shock)
PAUL KELLY "I'LL BE YOUR LOVER" (White / Mushroom)
TIM ROGERS "WHAT RHYMES WITH CARS AND GIRLS" (Ra / BMG)

Best New Artist - Single
ALEX LLOYD "LUCKY STAR" (EMI)
FRENZAL RHOMB "YOU ARE NOT MY FRIEND" (Shagpile / Shock)
GERLING "ENTER SPACE CAPSULE" (Reliant / Festival)
NOT FROM THERE "SICH OFFNEN" (Mushroom)
TAXIRIDE "GET SET" (WEA / Warner)

Best New Artist - Album
BACHELOR GIRL "WAITING FOR THE DAY" (Gotham / BMG)
MARIE WILSON "REAL LIFE" (East West / Warner)
GERLING "CHILDREN OF TELEPATHIC EXPERIENCES" (Reliant / Festival)
NOT FROM THERE "SAND ON SEVEN" (Mushroom)
THE LIVING END "THE LIVING END" (Modular / EMI)

Best Pop Release
BACHELOR GIRL "WAITING FOR THE DAY" (Gotham / BMG)
DEADSTAR "RUN BABY RUN" (Mushroom)
HUMAN NATURE "COUNTING DOWN" (Columbia / Sony)
SAVAGE GARDEN "THE ANIMAL SONG" (Roadshow)
TAXIRIDE "GET SET" (WEA / Warner)

Best Independent Release
CRAWLSPACE "AWAY" (Rocket / Phantom / MGM)
DIANA AH NAID "OH NO (CURBSIDE LULLABY" (Origin)
JOSH ABRAHAMS "SWEET DISTORTED HOLIDAY" (Prozaac / Shock)
PAULINE PANTSDOWN "I DON'T LIKE IT" (TWA)
PRESHRUNK "TRIPLE A SIDE" (Black Yak / Phantom / MGM)

Best Adult Contemporary Album
JOHN FARNHAM, OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN, ANTHONY WARLOW "HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MAIN EVENT" (RCA / BMG)
FRANK BENNETT "CASH LANDING" (Capitol / EMI)
JIMMY LITTLE "MESSENGER" (Festival)
RENEE GEYER "SWEET LIFE" (Mushroom)
THE BLACK SORROWS "BEAT CLUB" (Mushroom)

Best Cover Art
JANET ENGLISH / GEORGE STAJSIC SPIDERBAIT "GRAND SLAM" (Grudge / Universal)
JOHN WATSON / KEVIN WILKINS / MELISSA CHENERY SILVERCHAIR "NEON BALLROOM" (Murmur / Sony)
KEVIN WILKINS POWDERFINGER "INTERNATIONALIST" (Universal)
QUAN YEOMANS / JANET ENGLISH HAPPYLAND "WELCOME TO HAPPYLAND" (Universal)
REG MOMBASSA MENTAL AS ANYTHING "GARAGE" (Festival)

Best Country Album
ADAM BRAND "ADAM BRAND" (Festival)
KASEY CHAMBERS "THE CAPTAIN" (EMI)
KEDRON TAYLOR "EVERY PLACE I GO" (Kedron Taylor Enterprises / Massive)
TANIA KERNAGHAN "DANCING ON WATER" (ABC Country / EMI)
VARIOUS ARTISTS "NOT SO DUSTY" (EMI)

Best Video
CUSTARD - ANDREW LANCASTER / DAVID MCCORMICK "GIRLS LIKE THAT (DON'T GO FOR BOYS LIKE US" (Ra / BMG)
JOSH ABRAHAMS - CRAIG MELVILLE / DAVID CURRY "ADDICTED TO BASS" (Prozaac / Shock)
REGURGITATOR - TONY MCGRATH "! THE SONG FORMERLY KNOWN AS" (East West / Warner)
SILVERCHAIR - CATE ANDERSON "ANA'S SONG (OPEN FIRE)" (Murmur / Sony) more THE CRUEL SEA - ANDREW DOMINIC "YOU'LL DO" (Universal)

Producer of the Year
BACHELOR GIRL "WAITING FOR THE DAY" BACHELOR GIRL (Gotham / BMG)
PAUL BEGAUD "WE'LL NEVER GET ALONG" FELICITY (EMI) "LAST TO KNOW" / "BE THERE WITH YOU" / "NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU" / DEPEND ON ME" HUMAN NATURE (Columbia / Sony)
MAGOO "LOVERAMA" CUSTARD (Ra / BMG) "SAND ON SEVEN" NOT FROM THERE (Mushroom) "PUMP IT UP" AUTOMATIC (Murmur / Sony)
NICK LAUNAY "NEON BALLROOM" SILVERCHAIR (Murmur / Sony) "THIS IS THE SOUND" / "SUPPOSED TO BE HERE" / "24000" / "COME TO TAKE YOU HOME" PRIMARY (WEA / Warner)
PHILLIP MCKELLAR / SPIDERBAIT "GRAND SLAM" SPIDERBAIT (Grudge / Universal)

Engineer of the Year
JOSH ABRAHAMS "SWEET DISTORTED HOLIDAY" JOSH ABRAHAMS (Prozaac / Shock)
KALJU TONUMA "PUBERTY SONG" THE MAVIS'S (White / Mushroom) "KID INDESTRUCTIBLE" 28 DAYS (Sputnik Records / Mushroom) "HARDCORE ADORE" FELICITY HUNTER (Epic / Sony)
MAGOO "LOVERAMA" CUSTARD (Ra / BMG) "SAND ON SEVEN" NOT FROM THERE (Mushroom) "PUMP IT UP" AUTOMATIC (Murmur / Sony)
NICK LAUNAY "NEON BALLROOM" SILVERCHAIR (Murmur / Sony) "THIS IS THE SOUND" / "SUPPOSED TO BE HERE" / "24000" / "COME TO TAKE YOU HOME" PRIMARY (WEA / Warner)
PHILLIP MCKELLAR "GRAND SLAM" SPIDERBAIT (Grudge / Universal)

Best Alternative Release
GERLING "CHILDREN OF TELEPATHIC EXPERIENCES" (Reliant / Festival)
NOT FROM THERE "SAND ON SEVEN" (Mushroom)
SOMETHING FOR KATE "BEAUTIFUL SHARKS" (Murmur / Sony)
SPIDERBAIT "GRAND SLAM" (Grudge / Universal)
TENDRILS "SOAKING RED" (Half A Cow / Festival)
TIM ROGERS "WHAT RHYMES WITH CARS AND GIRLS" (Ra / BMG)

Best Classical Album
GERARD WILLEMS (piano) "BEETHOVEN SONATAS VOLUME 1"" (ABC Classics / Universal) more
MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA / VERNON HANDLEY (conductor) "GOOSENS : THE ETERNAL RHYTHM" (ABC Classics / Universal)
PAUL DEAN (clarinet) / QLD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA / RICHARD MILLS (conductor) "ARIEL'S MUSIC" (ABC / Universal) more SARA MACLIVER (soprano) / AUSTRALIAN BRANDENBURG ORCHESTRA / PAUL DYER (director) "IF LOVE'S A SWEET DREAM" (ABC Classics / Universal) more TAMARA ANNA CISLOWSKA (piano) "THE RUSSIAN ALBUM" (Artworks)

Best Jazz Album
ANDREW SPEIGHT QUARTET "ANDREW SPEIGHT QUARTET" (ABC Music / EMI)
BROWNE, HAYWOOD, STEVENS "SUDDEN IN A SHAFT OF SUNLIGHT" (ABC Music / EMI)
JAMIE OEHLERS "STRUT" (Sunset / Shock)
JANET SEIDEL "THE WAY YOU WEAR YOUR HAT" (La Brava)
SCOTT TINKLER TRIO "SOFA KING" (Origin)

Best World Music Album
HABIBIS "INTOXICATION" (Larrikin / Festival)
SIROCCO "FALLING LEAF" (ABC Music / EMI)
THE LAJAMANU TEENAGE BAND "VISION" (CAAMA)
VOICES FROM THE VACANT LOT "DANCE ON YOUR BONES" (VVL / MRA)
XYLOURIS ENSEMBLE "DRAKOS" (Hi-Gloss / MDS)

Best Dance Artist Release
B{if}TEK "BEDROCK" (Festival)
FATT DEX "JUS' FUNKIN'" (EMI / Virgin)
HONEYSMACK "WALK ON ACID" (Smelly Records / DanceNet / MDS) more JOSH ABRAHAMS "SWEET DISTORTED HOLIDAY" (Prozaac / Shock)
SONIC ANIMATION "LOVE LIES BLEEDING" (Global Recordings / Festival)

Best Rock Album
COLD CHISEL "THE LAST WAVE" (Mushroom)
FRENZAL RHOMB "A MAN IS NOT A CAMEL" (Shagpile / Shock)
HENRY'S ANGER "PERSONALITY TEST" (Chatterbox / Phantom / MGM)
POWDERFINGER "INTERNATIONALIST" (Universal)
SILVERCHAIR "NEON BALLROOM" (Murmur / Sony)

Best Blues and Roots Album
BACKSLIDERS "POVERTY DELUXE" (Backsliders / Shock)
DAVE HOLE "UNDER THE SPELL" (Blackcat / Shock)
JEFF LANG "CEDAR GROVE" (Red Entertainment / REDX)
KERRI SIMPSON "CONFESSIN' THE BLUES" (Viridian / Shock)
WEDDINGS PARTIES ANYTHING "...THEY WERE BETTER LIVE" (Mushroom)

Best Soundtrack Album
FELICITY FOX "AFRIKA - CAPETOWN TO CAIRO" (BMG)
DAVID HIRSCHFELDER "ELIZABETH" (Universal)
VARIOUS ARTISTS "PRAISE" (Best Boy / Festival)
DAVID HIRSCHFELDER "THE INTERVIEW" (Best Boy / Festival)
VARIOUS ARTISTS "TWO HANDS" (Best Boy / Festival)

Highest Selling Australian Single
BACHELOR GIRL "BUSES AND TRAINS" (Gotham / BMG)
JOANNE / BZ "JACKIE" (APO / Shock)
HUMAN NATURE "LAST TO KNOW" (Columbia / Sony)
SAVAGE GARDEN "ANIMAL SONG" (Roadshow)
SILVERCHAIR "ANTHEM FOR THE YEAR 2000" (Murmur / Sony)

Highest Selling Australian Album
COLD CHISEL "THE LAST WAVE" (Mushroom)
JOHN FARNHAM, OLIVIA NEWTOWN-JOHN, ANTHONY WARLOW "HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MAIN EVENT" (RCA / BMG)
NATALIE IMBRUGLIA "LEFT OF THE MIDDLE" (RCA / BMG)
THE LIVING END "THE LIVING END" (Modular / EMI)
REGURGITATOR "UNIT" (Eastwest / Warner)

Channel [V] Artist of the Year
FRENZAL RHOMB (Shagpile / Shock)
HUMAN NATURE (Columbia / Sony)
POWDERFINGER (Universal)
THE LIVING END (Modular / EMI)
SILVERCHAIR (Murmur / Sony)

Tickets are $200.00 each, $2000 for table of 10, $55.00 show only. Contact Dianna O'Neill Ph: 02 9267 7996 fax: 02 9264 1792 or visit http://www.aria.com.au