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\n\tComedians Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald will host the 2026 ARIA Awards, Australia\u2019s biggest night in music, organizers have announced.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe pair \u2014 co-hosts of Network 10\u2019s The Cheap Seats<\/em> \u2014 will lead the milestone 40th annual ceremony at Sydney\u2019s Hordern Pavilion on Wednesday, Nov. 18. The duo have fronted the comedy panel show together since 2021, winning the Logie Award for most outstanding entertainment program in 2023, and organizers called them a \u201cnatural fit\u201d to helm the anniversary edition.<\/p>\n \n\tBoth leaned into the comedic register in accepting the gig. \u201cThrilled to host the ARIAs with my friend and colleague Tim McDonald,\u201d Bracewell said. \u201cHoping they didn\u2019t book us for experience. The last awards ceremony I hosted was a raffle for a meat tray.\u201d <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\tHere’s What Kim Kardashian Said About Co-Parenting With Ye Amid North’s Budding Music Career\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\tUniversity of Oklahoma to Name New Student-Athlete Center for Toby Keith\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\tTaylor Swift’s ‘Patient Zero’ Zooms In at No. 1 on Billboard Global Charts\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\tARIA\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\tMcDonald added: \u201cAustralian music is the best in the world, so we are so excited and honoured to be hosting! I can\u2019t wait to celebrate this music milestone \u2014 40 years of the ARIA Awards, and 24 years since I failed the recorder in grade three.\u201d Triple j presenter and DJ Latifa Tee will also join the hosting team before moving to red-carpet duties alongside Network 10\u2019s Georgie Tunny and Angela Bishop.<\/p>\n \n\tThe announcement follows the reveal of this year\u2019s nominations, led by Genesis Owusu and Tame Impala with eight nods apiece. The two will go head-to-head in several of the night\u2019s biggest categories, including Album of the Year and Best Solo Artist, as well as Best Alternative Release \u2014 a category returning to the ARIAs for the first time since 2016. Ecca Vandal follows with seven nominations, while Baker Boy, BOY SODA, G Flip, Miss Kaninna and Ninajirachi each earned five, and Troye Sivan, DMA\u2019S and Dom Dolla are up for four each.<\/p>\n \n\tWinners will be crowned across 29 categories on the night, with the public voting for Best Australian Live Act, Song of the Year, Best Video and Most Popular International Artist. The ceremony also caps a year in which ARIA marked its 40th anniversary with a standalone Hall of Fame event in June, inducting Gurrumul, Jenny Morris, Kate Ceberano, Spiderbait, The Living End, and Vika & Linda.<\/p>\n \n\tThe 2026 ARIA Awards will stream live on Paramount+ from 5 p.m. AEDT on Nov. 18 before airing on Network 10, with red-carpet coverage hosted by Bishop, Tunny and Tee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [analyse_source url=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/awards\/2026-aria-awards-hosts-announced-1236354831\/”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1444152981-e1787110006178.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Comedians Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald will host the 2026 ARIA Awards, Australia\u2019s biggest night in music, organizers have announced. The pair \u2014 co-hosts of Network 10\u2019s The Cheap Seats \u2014 will lead the milestone 40th annual ceremony at Sydney\u2019s Hordern Pavilion on Wednesday, Nov. 18. 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