The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has announced the ARIA Award for Best Use of an Australian Recording in an Advertisement will return for a fourth year.
Entries open on Friday, August 21, and close September 4. The eligibility period covers August 23, 2025, to August 21, 2026 inclusive.
Last year, Fox Sports Australia won the award for Fox League 2025: Our Greats, featuring 3%.
Nominees included Menulog with Bliss n Eso, Paramount+ Australia with Briggs and Kobie Dee, Tooheys with Dune Rats, and Tourism and Events Queensland with Kita Alexander. Bolster Group and Publicis Groupe won in 2024 for Cancer Council's End The Trend, featuring JK-47.
The winner will be announced at the 2026 ARIA Awards, in partnership with Spotify, on Wednesday, November 18, at the Hordern Pavilion.
The AdNews Agency of the Year awards has a Best Use of Music category, presented by ARIA, honouring the strategic use of Australian music in a campaign, either through a licensed sound recording featuring an Australian artist or a partnership with an Australian act.
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