ARIA Music Awards of 2016

The 30th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) are a series of award ceremonies which include the 2016 ARIA Artisan Awards, ARIA Hall of Fame Awards, ARIA Fine Arts Awards and the ARIA Awards. The ceremony took place on 23 November at the Star Event Centre and aired on Network Ten. Flume won the most awards, with eight from eleven nominations.

The broadcast rated 586,000 viewers up from 461,000 in 2015. Crowded House were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.

Performers

 * Bernard Fanning
 * Crowded House
 * Flume, Kai and Tove Lo
 * Illy and Vera Blue
 * Jimmy Barnes and Jessica Mauboy
 * John Farnham
 * Missy Higgins
 * The Veronicas
 * Troye Sivan
 * Violent Soho

ARIA Hall of Fame inductee
On 5 September, it was announced that Crowded House were to be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.

ARIA Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; other final nominees are listed alphabetically by artists' first name.

Fine Arts Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; other final nominees are listed alphabetically by artists' first name.

Artisan Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; other final nominees are listed alphabetically by artists' first name.