Gurrumul, Jenny Morris, Kate Ceberano, Spiderbait, The Living End and Vika & Linda will enter the ARIA Hall of Fame at a special Sydney ceremony.
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The 2026 ARIA Hall of Fame class has landed, and it reads like a who’s who of Australian music.
Six acts will be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame at a standalone ceremony on 11 June at Carriageworks in Sydney. Gurrumul, Jenny Morris, Kate Ceberano, Spiderbait, The Living End and Vika & Linda will all receive the honour as the ARIA Awards celebrates its 40th anniversary in partnership with Spotify.
The incoming inductees join a storied lineup that already includes AC/DC, Kylie Minogue, INXS, Crowded House, Cold Chisel, Missy Higgins, Jet and plenty more. The ceremony will bring together artists, peers and fans to celebrate six careers that have collectively shaped the sound of contemporary Australia.
ARIA Hall of Fame Special Event
- 11 June, Carriageworks
- Sydney, NSW
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Among the inductees, Gurrumul remains one of the most culturally significant artists in Australian history. The Gumatj clan singer-songwriter from Elcho Island in Arnhem Land earned 22 ARIA nominations and 10 wins across his career, alongside 16 National Indigenous Music Awards. His 2008 self-titled debut helped drive more than 500,000 album sales worldwide before his passing in 2017 at age 46. His legacy continues through the Gurrumul Yunupingu Foundation.
Jenny Morris carved out a remarkable career both on stage and behind the scenes. After rising to prominence with QED and INXS in the 80s, she released multiple platinum solo albums and won back-to-back Best Female Artist ARIAs in 1987 and 1988. Beyond performing, she served as chair of APRA’s board and remains one of the industry’s most tireless advocates for Australian songwriters.
Kate Ceberano has spent four decades moving between pop, soul, jazz and rock across 31 albums and 57 singles. She’s one of only four Australian artists alongside AC/DC, Midnight Oil and Kylie Minogue to score Top 10 albums across five consecutive decades, holding 22 ARIA nominations and five wins to her name.
Spiderbait formed in the NSW Riverina town of Finley in 1989 before relocating to Melbourne and burrowing into the city’s punk and alternative scene. Their track Buy Me a Pony became the first Australian song to top the Triple J Hottest 100, and the trio now pulls more than 100 million streams annually with over 70% of their audience based outside Australia.
The Living End have built one of the most formidable resumes in Australian rock. Their 1998 debut went four-times platinum and clocked 83 weeks on the ARIA chart, while Second Solution / Prisoner of Society became the country’s biggest single of the 90s. Their latest album has since debuted in the ARIA Top 5.
Vika & Linda, sisters Vika Bull and Linda Bull, first came to prominence as key members of The Black Sorrows before forging a successful run as a duo. Their greatest hits compilation reached #1 in 2020, and they received the Order of Australia Medal in 2022. Their ninth studio album, Where Do You Come From?, arrives on 5 June.
The 2026 ARIA Awards will take place on 18 November at Sydney’s Horden Pavilion, streaming live on Paramount+ and airing on Network 10.
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