In what is shaping up to be a battle royale of critically-acclaimed and widely-adored singer-songwriters, we have Mr. Paul Dempsey and Mr. Bob Evans facing off for the ARIA for both BEST MALE and BEST ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM at the 2009 ARIA’s.

They shall wield their guitars, thoughtful and intelligent lyrics, wit and charm to determine just who is the best in the land.

OK, in reality, they are likely both congratulating each other profusely right now on their respective albums: Paul Dempsey’s Everything Is True and Bob Evans’ Goodnight, Bull Creek!.

Huge shout outs to our other BEST music noms:

• JET – Best Rock Album
• The Cat Empire – Best Music DVD
• You Am I – Greg Wales for Engineer of the Year
• Keith Urban – Best Country Album