Missy Higgins to be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame

Missy Higgins will be inducted into the ARIA Hall Of Fame later this year, one of the biggest honors in the Australian record industry.

The singer-songwriter will be inducted during the 2024 ARIA Awards, which will be presented on November 20 at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion.

Higgins is no stranger to ARIA glory. Since releasing her 2004 debut LP The Sound of Whitewhich spent seven weeks at No.1 on the ARIA Chart and is now certified 12 times platinum, the Australian artist has collected nine ARIA Awards.

“Missy has become one of the best-selling singer-songwriters of our time, creating some of Australia's most loved and recognized songs,” read a statement on Thursday, August 15, announcing her induction.

Its sequel in 2007, On a Clear Nightalso peaked at No. 1, as it did in 2012 Ol' Razzle Dazzle. Oz (since 2014) and Solastalgia (2018) both topped the top three national albums.

“I feel very honored and grateful,” she comments in a statement. “So many artists that I love and admire are in the ARIA Hall Of Fame, so it's a bit surreal to be joining them. This year has already been really special, now this will make it even more memorable.”

To celebrate her salute, Higgins will release her first full-length in six years. The Second Act (via EMI Australia) on September 6, after her biggest Australian tour in nearly 20 years. Higgins previewed new songs from her The Second Act tourwhich has been criss-crossing the country for five months, playing 40 sold-out shows. Most of those 80,000 tickets were “sold out within minutes,” according to Frontier Touring. Missy adds one final Victorian encore show, presented by ALWAYS LIVE and Frontier Touring, at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne on December 6.

“Australia has seen Missy Higgins' music career continue to grow, including nine ARIA Awards, several No.1 albums and multiple sell-out national tours,” comments ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd.

The ARIA Hall of Fame “is themed around celebrating legendary musical talents who leave a unique mark, inspiring not only the industry, but Australia and the world. Missy is the ultimate epitome of that. We couldn't be happier to welcome one of Australia's most loved and admired artists, Missy Higgins, to the ARIA Hall of Fame.”

With her induction, Higgins joins a who is who great Australian acts including AC/DC, Cold Chisel, Nick Cave, Kylie Minogue, Archie Roach, Dame Joan Sutherland, Johnny O'Keefe, Slim Dusty, Men at Work, Midnight Oil and more.

More announcements about the 2024 ARIA Awards in partnership with YouTube are “coming very soon”, spokespeople say.