Roach’s performance through an oxygen tube was a highlight of the ceremony, which also featured a strong statement from one of its biggest winners
Hip-hop artist Sampa the Great called out the lack of diversity of the
Australian music industry in general – and of the Australian Recording Industry Association (Aria) board in particular – during a highlight performance at the 2020 Aria awards, the industry’s biggest yearly event, which was broadcast on Wednesday night.
Tame Impala were the night’s big winners, taking home five trophies for their fourth album, The Slow Rush. But Sampa the Great, the next most successful, gave the night’s most talked about performance.