Nominees revealed for first-ever ad soundtrack ARIAs: See the list, watch the ads, hear the songs

The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has revealed the nominees for the inaugural ‘Best Use of an Australian Recording in an Advertisement’ awards.

The two new awards spawned from the ‘Our Soundtrack Our Stories’ initiative from ARIA, which calls for the local creative and advertising industry to “pledge their support of homegrown music by elevating its work with local voices, sounds and stories; encouraging creatives to invest music budgets into homegrown artists. ”