The honour comes as Roach celebrates the 30th anniversary of his seminal debut album Charcoal Lane.
While many celebrities attended remotely,Lady Gaga accepted her awards in person,performed on stage,and changed outfits seven times. The winner of the night? Her masks.
"Song of the Year,that’s really huge,"said Tones and I after claiming the gong for her hit Dance Monkey.
The Dance Monkey hit-maker and the leading Australian hip hop group won two awards each at the APRAs
Having won his first ARIA award at 16,Ruel can add another significant nomination to his collection.
The ceremony at Fortitude Music Hall on Tuesday featured several live performances,including one from Rockhampton duo Busby Marou.
Billie Eilish was among the international winners at the awards,which have been criticised for a dearth of female nominees.
The 18-year-old singing sensation has become the youngest artist ever to sweep the four major categories at America's major music awards ceremony.
And then the ousted president of the Recording Academy looked up at the sky and said:"Dracarys."
A judge has told Aerosmith's drummer Joey Kramer to dream on if he hopes to rejoin the band as it's set to perform and be honoured at Grammy events this week.
The boss of the Recording Academy has lodged a complaint to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging a range of misconduct including sexual harassment.