• Song of the Year nominations
• Most Performed Australian Work nominations
• Most Performed Australian Work Overseas nominations
• Most Performed Country Work nominations
• Most Performed Dance Work nominations
• Most Performed Foreign Work nominations
• Most Performed Jazz Work nominations
• Most Performed Urban Work nominations
• Most Performed Blues and Roots Work nominations

NOMINEES - MOST PERFORMED FOREIGN WORK

Canadian born artist Daniel Powter is fast becoming recognised for his superbly crafted, edgy pop: The songs are catchy, the rhythms infectious, the chords rock-solid beneath hooks that dig into your brain and don't let go. Dark lyrics thread through those happy melodies, some of which he sings with a hint of sarcasm and anger tightening the quiver in his falsetto. He focuses on everyday life, though he doesn't miss the dirt swept under society's rug.

He made his first record while still living in the Okanogan Valley, and won airplay in Rocktoria, a radio contest held in Victoria, British Columbia. From there he started honing his song writing and sending out demos, to which he received a strong response. He eventually found himself signed to Warner Brothers and working on an album with producer Mitchell Froom whose credits include Elvis Costello, Los Lobos, Crowded House, Paul McCartney, and other giants.

His self-titled debut has reached Gold sales status in Australia. His hit single "Bad Day" went Platinum and reached number 3 on the ARIA chart. The album, which also features the single "Free Loop," reached number 14 on the ARIA Album chart. On April 1, 2006, he was named the best new artist at the Canadian Juno Awards.

In the USA Jesse McCartney's debut solo alum Beautiful Soul has already been certified platinum for a million copies sold, while its title track peaked at #3 in the Top 40 and reached #2 on AOL Music. McCartney also came out of nowhere to nab the public's attention with his appearances on MTV's TRL (USA) and radio play lists. McCartney's video made it into TRL's prestigious "retirement home" after being voted into the top 10 fifty times.

Featuring collaborations with impressive producers/songwriters like Matthew Gerrard (Hilary Duff, Kelly Clarkson), Robbie Nevil (Babyface, Destiny's Child), Andreas Carlson (Britney Spears) and Desmond Child (Aerosmith, Ricky Martin), Beautiful Soul showcases McCartney's blend of up-tempo, modern pop/rock/R&B/dance beats and strong melodies that evokes both Hall & Oates' blue-eyed soul and Michael Jackson at his '80s peak. Other songs are influenced by admitted McCartney fave U.K. star Craig David's influential two-step garage and old-school Motown.

Beautiful Soul is testament to Jesse's talent as a singer and songwriter and truly transcends his past appearances in hit group Dream Street or his Emmy-nominated stint as an actor in the long-running afternoon drama All My Children and starring role in the current WB smash series, Summerland, as Bradin Westerly.

In Australia both the album and the title track "Beautiful Soul" reached Number 1 on the ARIA Charts, and the album has also achieved Platinum sales.

For nearly a decade now, Rob Thomas has been a ubiquitous presence on the modern musical landscape. As the primary composer and lead singer for matchbox twenty, he has been the driving force both behind and in front of one of the most consistently successful rock bands in recent history. Independent of the band, Rob's growing reputation as an exceptional songwriter has led to invitations to collaborate with a select list of artists - most notably Santana, for whom he wrote and sang the multiple Grammy-winning "Smooth." 2005 saw him release his solo debut .Something To Be.

.Something To Be was produced by matchbox's long-time collaborator Matt Serletic and mixed by Jimmy Douglass and David Thoener, with recording in New York City, Los Angeles, and Ossining, New York. Making special guest appearances are John Mayer (guitar on "Streetcorner Symphony"), Robert Randolph (lap steel guitar on "I Am An Illusion"), and guitarists Mike Campbell (Tom Petty's Heartbreakers), Wendy Melvoin (Wendy & Lisa), and Jeff Trott (Sheryl Crow). The rhythm section features bass guitarist Mike Elizondo (Dr. Dre, Eminem) and drummer Gerald Hayward (Mary J. Blige, Beyoncé). The core band is rounded out by Serletic on keyboards.

The album debuted at number 1 on the USA Billboard chart and reached Number 1 on the ARIA chart and achieved double Platinum sales. The single "Lonely No More" debuted in the Top 10 of the Australian ARIA net singles chart in April 2005 and eventually reached Number 3. The album also featured the hit singles "This Is How A Heart Breaks", "Ever The Same" and "Something To Be". Rob Thomas with his band mate's matchbox twenty have previously won an APRA Award for Most Performed Foreign Work 2001 for "Bent".

Since coming onto the scene in 1997 with her debut album "Left of the Middle" Natalie Imbruglia has developed and grown as an artist. With her first album experiencing massive global success, selling more than seven million copies worldwide it is no wonder that even now eight years on Natalie Imbruglia is a name well known to most.

"Torn" the first single from her debut album spent a total of 14 weeks at number one, sold over a Millon copies, and broke the record for most airplay in U.K. history. "Left of the Middle" was a major hit in Australia, the U.K., and the U.S. In 2001 she released "White Lillies Island" in the U.K. and the debut single "That Day" was a favourite among radio play.

In April of 2005 "Counting Down the Days" the eagerly awaited third studio album recorded by Imbruglia was released in the UK, which in its first week of sales hit #1 on the album charts. "Shiver" was the first single from the album and is Imbruglia's longest running single on the UK charts since her debut "Torn". The album has been hailed as a brilliant return to form for Imbruglia and reached Number 12 on the ARIA charts. Stuffed with contemporary pop anthems as well as tender, beguiling and utterly winning ballads, the album eloquently showcases Natalie's talents as both a songwriter and wonderfully expressive vocalist.

Rising to prominence on American Idol in 2002, Kelly Clarkson released her debut album Thankful in 2003, which was preceded by her first US Number 1 single "A Moment Like This". Her second single "Miss Independent" which reached the top ten in the USA and Canada and earned her a Grammy Award nomination in 2004 for Best Vocal Performance also reached Number 3 on the ARIA charts.

Taking back some creative control, Kelly Clarkson's second album, entitled Breakaway, has celebrated a huge 69 consecutive weeks (as at April 27th) in the ARIA charts having reached a high of Number 2.

The album has spawned 4 massive top ten singles including the storming "Since U Been Gone", "Behind These Hazel Eyes", and "Breakaway" and Kelly's latest hit "Because Of You" which debuted at number 4 on the ARIA singles chart and has achieved Gold sales. The single "Since U Been Gone" has gone Platinum while the album has enjoyed a massive success experiencing 6 x Platinum sales. Australia has unquestionably embraced Kelly Clarkson as the most admired female artist of 2005. She came in at Number 2 on the End of Year ARIA Charts for 2005.

On the back of her recent sold out National Tour, Sony BMG has released an Australian tour edition available for a limited time, which features exclusive new artwork plus a bonus disc containing remixes of 'Since U Been Gone (Jason Nevins Club mix)' and 'Behind These Hazel Eyes (Joe Bermudez & Josh Harris Top 40 Radio remix)', as well as live recordings of 'Breakaway', 'Because of You', 'Miss Independent', 'Hear Me', and the videos for 'Since U Been Gone', 'Behind These Hazels Eyes' and 'Because of You'.