<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <docID>333593</docID> <postdate>2024-11-21 13:20:19</postdate> <headline>Troye Sivan, Royel Otis among the winners at 2024 ARIAs</headline> <body><p><img class="size-full wp-image-333594" src="https://citynews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241120175734863973-original-resized-1-e1732144297272.jpg" alt="" width="805" height="538" /></p> <caption>Troye Sivan won ARIA awards for album of the year, best solo artist and best pop release. (Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS)</caption> <p class="wire-column__preview__author"><span class="kicker-line">By <b>Liz Hobday</b> in Melbourne</span></p> <p><strong>Global pop sensation Troye Sivan has won three more big gongs at the ARIAs, for his hit album Something to Give Each Other.</strong></p> <p>After winning best solo artist and best pop release, by the time the singer-songwriter won album of the year, he had run out of people to thank.</p> <p>"What the hell, I literally don't have anything to say, I said it all before, I'm genuinely totally speechless," he told the audience at Hordern Pavilion in Sydney on Wednesday night.</p> <p>Another big winner was Royel Otis, which won four gongs including best group and best rock album for PRATTS & PAIN.</p> <p>Missy Higgins won the public-voted award for best live act for The Second Act Tour 2024, and the singer-songwriter was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame with standing ovations.</p> <p>But Australian musicians starting out these days won't be as fortunate as she was, said Higgins, due to the dominance of international music on streaming platforms.</p> <p>"We're seeing less and less of our own songs on our charts... we have to keep demanding local content be prioritised here," she said to applause.</p> <p>The audience was treated to a surprise live performance by US indie stars The Pixies, as well as tunes from Breakthrough Artist winners, Canberra punk outfit Teen Jesus and The Jean Teasers.</p> <p>Song of the year went to G Flip for The Worst Person Alive, and first nations rap supergroup 3% won best hip-hop and rap release for the album KILL THE DEAD.</p> <div class="wire-column__preview__text" id="preview-body"> <p>Bluey album Dance Mode! won best children's album, the hit program's second win after taking out the award in 2021.</p> <p>Taylor Swift won most popular international artist with her latest release The Tortured Poets Department, and thanked her Australian fans in a recorded message.</p> <p>"You know, we've had some amazing memories together, especially recently, like coming to play for you guys on The Eras Tour in Australia was unbelievable," she said.</p> </div> </body>