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J Awards Of 2020
The J Awards of 2020 were the sixteenth annual J Awards, established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. The eligibility period for releases took place between November 2019 and October 2020. The winners were announced live on Triple J on 19 November 2020, with Lime Cordiale receiving the Australian Album of the Year Award for their album '' 14 Steps to a Better You'', Archie Roach receiving the Double J Artist of the Year Award, Joey Hunter and Tasman Keith receiving the Australian Video of the Year Award for "Billy Bad Again", JK-47 Jacob Paulson (born 1997/1998), known professionally as JK-47, is an Indigenous Australian rapper, musician, and activist from Tweed Heads South, New South Wales. His debut album, ''Made for This'', was released independently on 4 September 2 ... receiving the Unearthed Artist of the Year Award, and Isol-Aid receiving the Done Good Award. Awards Australian Album of the Year Double J Artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DMA's
DMA'S (stylised in all caps) are an Australian three-piece rock band formed in 2012 in Sydney. The band is composed of Tommy O'Dell, Matt Mason, and Johnny Took. They gained popularity for their debut single " Delete" and for their self-titled EP released in 2014. The band's moniker - DMA'S - comes from their former name, "The Dirty MA's". History Johnny Took, Matthew Mason and Tommy O'Dell began playing music together "for about two years" before DMA'S formed. In February 2014, DMA'S were signed to I OH YOU and released their debut single " Delete", which peaked at number 88 on the ARIA Charts. Their self-titled EP was released on 28 March 2014. In February 2016, the band released a full-length album titled ''Hills End''. It peaked at number 8 on the ARIA Albums Chart upon release in March 2016. In April 2016 they appeared on the cover of Australian magazine, ''Happy Mag''. Their song "Play It Out" features as one of the songs on ''FIFA 17'', the EA Sports video game. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
F*ck Love
''F*ck Love'' (stylised in all caps) is the debut mixtape by Australian rapper and singer the Kid Laroi. It was released on 24 July 2020 by Grade A Productions and Columbia Records. Production was handled by twenty-one record producers over the course of the mixtape's four releases, including Benny Blanco, Bobby Raps, Cashmere Cat and Taz Taylor. The original tracklist features guest appearances from Lil Mosey, Corbin Smidzik, and the late Juice Wrld. According to a description by Apple Music, the record focuses on "...the messy breakdown of a destructive relationship that didn't sound too great to start with." A reissue of the mixtape, titled ''F*ck Love (Savage)'', was released on 6 November 2020, with appearances from Machine Gun Kelly, Marshmello, Internet Money and Youngboy Never Broke Again. Another reissue of the mixtape, titled ''F*ck Love 3: Over You'', was released on 23 July 2021, with appearances from Polo G, Stunna Gambino, Justin Bieber, G Herbo, Lil Durk, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kid Laroi
Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard (born 17 August 2003), known professionally as the Kid Laroi (stylised as the Kid LAROI), is an Australian rapper, singer and songwriter. He originally gained recognition from his association and friendship with American rapper Juice Wrld while he was on tour in Australia. He gained a local following before joining a partnership agreement with Lil Bibby's Grade A Productions and Columbia Records, and attained further popularity in 2020 with his collaboration with Juice Wrld on " Go", which peaked at number 52 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. His debut mixtape, ''F*ck Love'' (2020), peaked at number one on the Australian ARIA Charts, making him the youngest Australian solo artist ever to reach the top of the chart, and also reached number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200. Additionally, Howard's songs " Without You" and its remix with Miley Cyrus, and his collaboration with Justin Bieber, "Stay", reached the top ten of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, with " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Slow Rush
''The Slow Rush'' is the fourth studio album by Australian musical project Tame Impala, released on 14 February 2020. It follows the 2015 album ''Currents'' and the 2019 singles "Patience" and " Borderline", with the latter serving as the first single from the album. Rooted in psychedelic disco music, the album was positively received by critics and reached the top 10 on many record charts around the world, debuting atop the charts in three countries and as well as on the US Alternative and Rock charts. At the 2020 ARIA Music Awards, the album won five categories, ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Best Group, Best Rock Album, Engineer of the Year and Producer of the Year (the latter two for work by Parker). The album also received a nomination for Best Alternative Music Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, whilst "Lost In Yesterday" was nominated for Best Rock Song. In October 2021, the band announced a deluxe box set edition would be released in February 2022, comprising B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tame Impala
Tame Impala is the psychedelic music project of Australian multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker. In the recording studio, Parker writes, records, performs, and produces all of the project's music. As a touring act, Tame Impala consists of Parker (guitar, vocals), Dominic Simper (guitar, synthesiser), Jay Watson (synthesiser, vocals, guitar), Cam Avery (bass guitar, vocals), and Julien Barbagallo (drums, vocals). The group has a close affiliation with fellow Australian psychedelic rock band Pond, sharing members and collaborators, including Nick Allbrook, formerly a live member of Tame Impala. Originally signed to Modular Recordings, Tame Impala is now signed to Interscope Records in the United States and Fiction Records in the UK. Parker originally conceived the project in Perth in 2007. After a series of singles and EPs, Tame Impala's debut studio album, ''Innerspeaker'', was released in 2010; it was certified gold in Australia and well received by critics. Parker's 2012 follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunlight (Spacey Jane Album)
''Sunlight'' is the debut studio album by Australian indie rock band Spacey Jane, released on 12 June 2020 through AWAL. Produced by Dave Parkin, it is the band's final release to include contributions by bassist Amelia Murray after her amicable departure in July 2019. The album debuted at number two on the ARIA Albums Chart and was voted number one in Triple J's Album Poll. It was also nominated for Independent Album of the Year and Best Independent Rock Album at the 2021 AIR Awards. Selling over 35,000 copies, ''Sunlight'' reached certified gold status in Australia in 2022. The album was preceded by six singles including the certified triple platinum "Booster Seat", which was considered a favourite to win the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2020, polling at number two. Three other singles from ''Sunlight'' made the countdown, including "Skin" at number 15 and "Straightfaced" at number 28. Background In November 2018, Spacey Jane released their second EP, ''In the Slight''. They p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spacey Jane
Spacey Jane are an Australian indie rock band from Fremantle, which formed in 2016. The group consists of Ashton Hardman-Le Cornu (guitar), Caleb Harper (vocals, guitar), Kieran Lama (drums) and, since 2019, Peppa Lane (bass guitar). Their debut studio album, ''Sunlight'', was released in 2020 and peaked at number two on the ARIA Charts. It was preceded by triple platinum single "Booster Seat", which peaked at number eight and won the ARIA Song of the Year. In 2020, their debut extended play '' No Way to Treat an Animal'' (2017) also peaked at number 23. The band had four songs listed in the 2020 Triple J Hottest 100 with "Booster Seat" highest placed at number two. In the 2021 poll, certified platinum single "Lots of Nothing" appeared at number three. Their second studio album, ''Here Comes Everybody'', was released in 2022 and debuted at number one on the ARIA Charts. Nominated for Best Rock Album at the ARIA Awards, the record became their second to top the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyaaringu
''Nyaaringu'' is the debut studio album by Australian singer and songwriter Miiesha, released digitally on 29 May 2020. Following its physical release in August 2020, the album peaked at number 28 on the ARIA charts. Speaking about the album, Miiesha said "''Nyaaringu'' is a collection of stories that I feel I wanted to tell or that I needed to speak on. For me it represents my journey and where I'm at now coming from Woorabinda. The interludes in the collection are recordings of my Grandmother speaking. For me she was and always will stay with me as the strongest voice in my life, so I felt she had to be a part of this with me." ''Nyaaringu'' is a phrase meaning "what happened" in the Pitjantjatjara language. At the National Indigenous Music Awards 2020, the album was nominated for Album of the Year. At the 2020 ARIA Music Awards it won Best Soul/R&B Release. Critical reception Ali Shutler from ''NME'' said "''Nyaaringu'' sa fearless debut album that weaves a story about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miiesha
Miiesha is an Australian singer-songwriter from the Aboriginal community of Woorabinda, Queensland. She was the recipient of New Talent of the Year at the 2020 National Indigenous Music Awards and won the ARIA Award for Best Soul/R&B Release at the 2020 ARIA Music Awards. Early life and education Miiesha is an Aṉangu/Torres Strait Islander woman, and has been singing for her community since the age of 8 and has since been developing her songwriting as a teenager. Miiesha is inspired by the sounds of RnB, gospel and soul, and the power of spoken word poetry. Career 2019–2020: ''Nyaaringu'' Miiesha made her debut single "Black Privilege" in June 2019. In May 2020, Miiesha released her debut album titled, '' Nyaaringu''; a project of 9 songs tied together through the common themes of her life, her community and her people. Her late Grandmother's interludes provide a thread between the tracks, highlighting the passing down of knowledge from Elders through the generations. the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Made For This
Jacob Paulson (born 1997/1998), known professionally as JK-47, is an Indigenous Australian rapper, musician, and activist from Tweed Heads South, New South Wales. His debut album, ''Made for This'', was released independently on 4 September 2020. Early life Jacob Paulson was born in 1997 or 1998 in Tweed Heads, New South Wales. Paulson is a Minjungbal/Gudjinburra man of the Bundjalung community. He attended Tweed River High School for his secondary education from 2009 to 2015. He began rapping and writing music at the age of 14. In a July 2020 interview with the ''Tweed Valley Weekly'', Paulson discussed how he came to be a rapper, stating: "I have always been into rap since I was in third or fourth grade. My brother and cousin used to rap and so I always wanted to be a rapper... I like to keep it real and I like my music to have a message." Career 2019: Career beginnings and "Came for the Lot" On 13 September 2019, Paulson released his debut solo single "Came for the Lot", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JK-47
Jacob Paulson (born 15 January 1997), known professionally as JK-47, is an Indigenous Australian rapper, musician, and activist from Tweed Heads South, New South Wales. His debut album, ''Made for This'', was released independently on 4 September 2020. Early life Jacob Paulson was born in Tweed Heads, New South Wales. Paulson is a Minjungbal/Gudjinburra man of the Bundjalung community. He attended Tweed River High School for his secondary education from 2009 to 2015. He began rapping and writing music at the age of 14. In a July 2020 interview with the ''Tweed Valley Weekly'', Paulson discussed how he came to be a rapper, stating: "I have always been into rap since I was in third or fourth grade. My brother and cousin used to rap and so I always wanted to be a rapper... I like to keep it real and I like my music to have a message." Career 2019: Career beginnings and "Came for the Lot" On 13 September 2019, Paulson released his debut solo single "Came for the Lot", featuring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
