This year's ARIA Awards heralded in a new era of Australian musicians, with up-and-coming stars emerging as the big winners at this year's ceremony on Wednesday.
The Kid LAROI won the award for Best Pop Release for his single, Stay, which he recorded with Justin Bieber.
He also picked up the inaugural Best Artist award, with the ARIAs merging the previous categories of Best Female Artist and Best Male Artist.
This year's ARIA Awards heralded in a new era of Australian musicians, with up-and-coming stars emerging as the big winners at this year's ceremony on Wednesday. Pictured, Genesis Owusu
'I feel so blessed and overwhelmed... Starting this, I just wanted to show the world how good Australian music was,' he said in his acceptance speech.
The awards show also featured the 18-year-old's final performance before he takes a hiatus, after announcing he's focusing on completing his debut album.
The Kid LAROI - real name Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard - turned out a rousing performance broadcast live from The Viper Room in Los Angeles.
The Kid LAROI (pictured at a concert in Los Angeles in October) won the award for Best Pop Release for his single, Stay, which he recorded with Justin Bieber
The big winner of the night was Genesis Owusu, who won for Best Cover Art, Best Independent Release, Best Hip Hop Release, and Album of the Year
'Last week I went on a small vacation for the first time in a while,' he wrote on Instagram on November 16.
'During that time I started thinking, and I made the decision that I need to take some time away from everything and focus on the next project; my debut album.
'I'm going to miss you all beyond words can describe, but I do believe that this is what I need to do to give you all the best music possible.'
Taylor Swift (pictured) picked up the award for Most Popular International Artist, appearing at the awards show via video link
Vance Joy (pictured) won for Best Video for his song, Missing Piece, while Rüfüs Du Sol picked up the awards for Best Group and Best Dance Release
But the big winner of the night was Genesis Owusu, who won for Best Cover Art, Best Independent Release, Best Hip Hop Release, and Album of the Year.
Taylor Swift picked up the award for Most Popular International Artist, appearing at the awards show via video link.
Vance Joy won for Best Video for his song, Missing Piece, while Rüfüs Du Sol picked
