The Australian music industry has something to give pop sensation Troye Sivan - another three big ARIAs. Login or signup to continue reading The global star has dominated the awards for the second year running, taking home three gongs for his album Something To Give Each Other. After winning best solo artist and best pop release, by the time the singer-songwriter returned to the stage to accept album of the year, he had run out of people to thank.
"What the hell, I literally don't have anything to say," he told the audience at Hordern Pavilion in Sydney on Wednesday night. Sivan went with an anecdote, explaining how a one-night stand with a stranger inspired the album, and how he then discovered his one time hook-up was listening to that very same album to get through a break-up. Sivan won four ARIAs in 2023, taking his total to nine.
Earlier in the evening, he gave a shout-out to his mum in the audience while accepting the gong for best pop album. "My mum sent me this video of me singing Barbie Girl by Aqua when I was, like, three," Sivan said. "It made me aware of the fact that since I was a little kid I knew I was gay and I also knew that I loved pop music.
" The night really belonged to Missy Higgins, who was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame with several standing ovations, and tributes from Paul Kelly, Amy Shark, Tim Minchin and Ben Lee. The singer-songwriter also won the public-voted award for best live act for The Second Act Tour 2024, and tearily thanked her touring .
