ARIA Hall of Fame

ARIA Hall of Fame
2008 ARIA Hall of Fame, 1 July, Melbourne Town Hall
Awarded forTo honour the growing number of legendary performers, producers, songwriters and others who have influenced music culture in Australia.
CountryAustralia
Presented byAustralian Recording Industry Association
First awarded1988
Websitearia.com.au/pages/hall-of-fame.htm
Television/radio coverage
NetworkNetwork Nine

Since 1988 the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has inducted artists into its annual ARIA Hall of Fame. While most have been recognised at the annual ARIA Music Awards, in 2005 ARIA sought to create a separate standalone ceremony ARIA Icons: Hall of Fame event as only one or two acts could be inducted under the old format due to time restrictions.[1] Since 2005 VH1 obtained the rights to broadcast the show live on Foxtel, Austar and Optus networks;[2] and each year five or six acts were inducted into the Hall of Fame with an additional act inducted at the following ARIA Music Awards.[1]

At 1 July 2008 Hall of Fame ceremony, held at the Melbourne Town Hall, ARIA stated that the Hall of Fame ceremony would be completely separate from the ARIA Music Awards – there would be no additional inductees at the latter ceremony.[3] ARIA had opened the Hall of Fame ceremony to the general public for the first time,[3] and ARIA president Ed St John announced that a new annual exhibition, at the Arts Centre Melbourne from November, would showcase memorabilia honouring the Hall of Fame inductees.[4] In 2011, the ceremony returned to the general ARIA Music Awards with two new inductees.[5] In late 2017 ARIA partnered with Arts Centre Melbourne and the Australian music industry to establish the Australian Music Vault at Arts Centre Melbourne, which includes an honour board for all the inductees since 1988.[6] In 2024, it was announced that a special separate event will be held in 2026 to induct a "large number of people into the Hall of Fame at once".[7]

  1. ^ a b "ARIA Icons: Hall of Fame". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
  2. ^ "ARIAs Hall of Fame". The Age. 30 May 2005.
  3. ^ a b Pope, Mark (1 May 2008). "ARIA Presents the 2008 ARIA Hall of Fame" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
  4. ^ "Aussie Music Legends' Gear to Go on Show" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Arts Centre. 2 July 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Quinn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Eliezer, Christie (11 August 2017). "Australian Music Vault to include ARIA Hall of Fame section". The Music Network. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  7. ^ "ARIA Awards Will Create Separate Event to Induct 'Larger Number' of Acts Into Hall of Fame". The Music Network (ARIA). Retrieved 11 September 2024.