The public vote categories were introduced in 2010, and are generally determined by the ten highest selling releases during the eligibility period, with the winner decided by the public. They replaced the Highest Selling Single and Album awards that year. All 2010 ARIA Award nominees were also automatically shortlisted for Most Popular Australian Artist, with the final five and winner chosen by public vote.ARIA Awards' public voting opens today.The Music Network. 14 October 2010. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. In 2011 the ten nominees for Most Popular Australian Artist were the acts who had the highest selling albums or singles during the eligibility period.ARIA Award nominees announced for 2011. ariaawards.com.au. 12 October 2011. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012. A Most Popular Live Performer category was also introduced in 2011. It had no original nominee list, and any Australian musician who had performed live in Australia during the eligibility period could be voted for.Vote for your favourite artist in this year's awards.ARIA Awards. 11 October 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. From 2012 this category was changed to Best Live Act and the nominees were chosen by ARIA, with public vote only deciding the winner. A Best Video category was also introduced with the same voting system. Also in 2012 the highest selling single and album categories were again removed. The peer voted Single of the Year was also removed, and replaced with a publicly voted Song of the Year award. Nominees for this award are the ten highest selling Australian single releases during the eligibility period. Artists are only allowed to be nominated for one song, even if they have more than one in the top ten, and songs must have been released as singles during the eligibility period.Public vote - Category definitions.Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 3 October 2012.
