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Self-taught artist Ninajirachi ’s eight ARIA Award nominations – the most for an individual in one year – heralds a new era for Australian music, one that’s embracing electronic music after so many decades steeped in pub rock .

For more proof, look no further than Dom Dolla ’s seven nominations, and the fact the 33-year-old house music producer will formally receive the inaugural Global Impact Award presented by Spotify in Sydney on Wednesday.

Self-taught electronic music producer Ninajirachi leads the pack with a record-breaking eight nominations. Credit: Steven Siewert

But pub rock has clearly not been discarded by the association – Grammy-nominated rockers Amyl and the Sniffers will walk int

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