The annual ARIA Awards made a grand return on Wednesday night time, with the 2021 ceremony airing dwell on YouTube from Sydney's Taronga Zoo.
But whereas the occasion is normally attended by numerous well-known Australian acts, lots of them gave it a miss this 12 months in favour of one thing rather less glamorous.
Man Sebastian - a daily staple on the awards after receiving 34 nominations in his profession - selected to do a difficult TikTok routine along with his spouse Jules as a substitute of getting suited and booted for an evening in town.
'This was meant to be exhausting yeah?!' the 40-year-old mentioned, as he accomplished an lively dance involving press-ups and shoulder-taps whereas wearing fitness center gear.
One other star who determined to offer the occasion the flick was Jessica Mauboy, who as a substitute posted a candy tribute message to everybody who was nominated on-line.
'Good luck to all this 12 months's Aria Official nominees!' she captioned a photograph of the brand, but did not reveal the place she was spending her time as a substitute.
In the meantime, Aussie singer Tones and I - who carried out dwell on the 2019 ARIAs with Dance Monkey - posted an image wrapped as much as the nines in an enormous Gucci puffer jacket, scarf and baseball cap.
Solely a day earlier, the musician revealed she had renewed her Byron Bay busking licence to return to her roots as a avenue performer.
The 28-year-old confirmed off the doc in an Instagram submit on Monday, confirming that she will as soon as once more busk within the NSW space as of November 22.
Signer Samantha Jade additionally gave the occasion a miss on Wednesday, as a substitute sharing an image of herself sporting fitness center gear whereas posing in her again backyard.
She is engaged to Pat Handlin, who's the son of former Sony Music Australia chief government Denis Handlin.
Denis Handlin was stripped of his personal ARIA lifetime achievement award earlier this 12 months following a bombshell TV expose.
The ABC's 4 Corners program aired claims from former and present employers alleging Handlin had fostered a tradition of 'intimidation and abuse' as Sony's chairman for 37 years.
In a one-line assertion issued in October, the Australian File Trade Affiliation mentioned: 'The Board of ARIA has in the present day resolved to withdraw the ARIA award made to Denis Handlin in 2014.'
In the meantime, Jimmy Barnes - who has carried out a number of occasions on the ARIA Awards through the years - took to Instagram to spruik an interview he did on Right this moment Further on the similar time the ceremony aired.
The clip confirmed him cooking a vegan dish alongside his son David Campbell, captioned: 'All the time quite a lot of enjoyable once we get collectively.'
The 2021 ARIA Awards was, in fact, unable to tackle bigger worldwide acts as a result of ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
This 12 months, performing acts on the ceremony included Gretta Ray, Budjerah and Genesis Owusu.
The largest star was Australian rap sensation The Child Laroi, who carried out his hit Keep - his ultimate efficiency earlier than taking a break from the limelight.
