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J Awards Of 2021
The J Awards of 2021 are the seventeenth annual J Awards, established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J Triple J (stylised in all lowercase) is a government-funded, national Australian Radio in Australia, radio station intended to appeal to listeners of alternative music, which began broadcasting in January 1975. The station also places a greate .... The eligibility period for releases took place between November 2020 and October 2021. The nominations were announced on 1 November 2021. The winners were announced on 18 November 2021 with Genesis Owusu winning two awards. Awards Australian Album of the Year The nominees for albums, chosen for their creativity, musicianship and contribution to Australian music. Double J Artist of the Year The artists who impressed Double J with their musical excellence and contribution to Australian music. Australian Video of the Year This award celebrates creativity, originality and techn ... [...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] |
Hello My Beautiful World
''Hello My Beautiful World'' is the fourth studio album by indie rock band Holy Holy, released on 20 August 2021. The album debuted at number 4 on the ARIA Albums Chart and is their highest ARIA chart peak. At the 2021 ARIA Music Awards, the album was nominated for Best Rock Album. At the J Awards of 2021, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. Critical reception Dylan Marshall from ''The AU Review'' said "Whilst not the perfect album, ''Hello My Beautiful World'' forges Holy Holy place as one of Australia's best and most consistent bands. Known for their live shows just as much as for their albums, ''Hello My Beautiful World'' leaves Holy Holy incredibly well placed to continuing cementing their place in the upper echelons of the Australian music landscape. Their ability to meld a variety of genres and styles together is a testament to their abilities as musicians and as a band. ''Hello My Beautiful World'' is their best album yet." Jake Cleland from ''St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerome Farah
Jerome Farah, is an Australian rapper. Farah co-wrote and co-produced "Waiting" with Kian before releasing his debut single in 2020. Early life Jerome Farah is the son of a Lebanese father and a Zimbabwean mother and grew up in suburban Melbourne. Originally a dancer, Farah transited into music, collaborating with the likes of Adrian Eagle, Baker Boy and Dallas Woods and Kian. Music career 2018-present In 2018, Farah co-wrote and co-produced "Waiting" with Kian which won Most Performed Australian Work of the Year and Most Performed Alternative Work of the Year at the APRA Music Awards of 2020. On 26 June 2020, Farah released his debut single "I Can't Breathe". The song discusses racism and police brutality. On 19 July 2020, Farah performed the song on the series premiere of Australian live music program '' The Sound''. Discography Singles As lead artist As featured artist Guest appearances Awards and nominations ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Other Black Dog
Kofi Owusu-Ansah (born 1998 Ghana), known by his stage name Genesis Owusu, is a Ghanaian-Australian singer from Canberra. He is the younger brother of fellow hip hop rapper, Kojo Owusu-Ansah Citizen Kay. Owusu's debut studio album, ''Smiling with No Teeth'' (March 2021), reached the ARIA Albums Chart top 30. At the 2021 ARIA Music Awards he won four trophies for Album of the Year, Best Hip Hop Release, Best Independent Release and Best Cover Art (latter shared with Bailey Howard). Early years Genesis Owusu was born Kofi Owusu-Ansah on 17 August 1998 in Koforidua, Ghana. His older brother, Kojo (born ca. 1994), is also a rapper who performs as Citizen Kay. The family migrated to Canberra, Australia in 2000. He was dubbed "Genesis" by Kojo in primary school, who told his friends that his younger brother is Kofi: "his friends were like 'oh, what's your brother's name?' and he said 'Coffee' and they just didn't believe him, for whatever reason. So he just apparen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngaiire
Ngaire Laun Joseph (born 1984, in Lae), known by her stage name Ngaiire (pronounced ''ny-ree'' or /naɪəriː/), is a Papua New Guinea-born Australian-based R&B and future soul singer-songwriter. Her musical career commenced in 2003 with an enrollment in a bachelor of Jazz Studies at the Central Queensland University (CQU). In 2004, she competed in the second season of ''Australian Idol'', where she competed as a semi-finalist but did not make it to the final 12 singers. She then worked with Blue King Brown and Paul Mac as a session vocalist before re-focusing on her solo career in 2008. Ngaiire's debut studio album, ''Lamentations'', was released in July 2013 and her second album, ''Blastoma'', was released in June 2016. Her third, '' 3'', was released in August 2021. In 2018 APRA AMCOS appointed Ngaiire as an ambassador. Biography 1984–1999: Early life Ngaiire was born, as Ngaire Laun J Joseph, Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiatus Kaiyote
Hiatus Kaiyote () is an Australian jazz/funk band formed in Melbourne in 2011, made up of singer/guitarist Nai Palm, bassist Paul Bender, keyboardist Simon Mavin, and drummer Perrin Moss. History 2011–2013: Formation and ''Tawk Tomahawk'' In 2010, Nai Palm (born Naomi Saalfield) performed a solo show in Melbourne that was witnessed by Paul Bender. After the show, Bender approached Palm and suggested a collaboration. After working as a duo for a short time, they recruited Perrin Moss and Simon Mavin in 2011 and formed Hiatus Kaiyote. Mavin was then a member of The Bamboos but left that band to focus on Hiatus Kaiyote. Hiatus Kaiyote played their first gig at the 2011 Bohemian Masquerade Ball among sword swallowers, fire twirlers, and gypsy death core bands. In February 2012, the band opened for Taylor McFerrin in Melbourne. McFerrin was so impressed with them that he introduced their music to influential broadcaster and record label owner DJ Gilles Peterson. The band releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Donovan
Emma Donovan (born 1981) is an Aboriginal Australian singer and songwriter. She is a member of the renowned musical Donovan family. She started her singing career at age seven with her uncle's band, the Donovans. In 2000, she became a founding member of Stiff Gins, leaving the band three years later to release the solo album ''Changes'' in 2004. She performs with the Black Arm Band and released a solo EP, ''Ngaaraanga'', in 2009. She has been nominated for multiple Deadly Awards including Female Artist of the Year,Deadly Vibe Issue 104, October 2005 Xpress Delivery and performed at the opening of the . She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welcome To The Madhouse
''Welcome to the Madhouse'' is the debut studio album by Australian singer and songwriter Tones and I, released on 16 July 2021 through Bad Batch Records. The album debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Charts. At the 2021 ARIA Music Awards, the album was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Artist, while Giulia Giannini McGauran & Mitchell Eaton were nominated for Best Cover Art for their work on this album. At the J Awards of 2021, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. Background ''Welcome to the Madhouse'' is Watson's debut album, and her first body of work since her debut EP '' The Kids Are Coming'' (2019), which featured the commercially successful single "Dance Monkey". In an interview with '' MTV News'', she said the album would be predominantly self-produced, saying: "These songs are completely me and my own production. It's not swayed by other songwriters or by anyone that's trying to help me get a hit, because that's never been important to me. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tones And I
Toni Watson, known professionally as Tones and I, is an Australian singer, songwriter, and record producer. Her breakout single, " Dance Monkey" (May 2019), reached number one in over 30 countries, including Australia. In November 2019, it broke the ARIA record for the most weeks at number one on their singles chart (which commenced in mid-1983) by any artist with 16 weeks. By mid-January 2020, "Dance Monkey" had spent its 24th and final week at number one, beating Bing Crosby's all-time Australian record for his version of " White Christmas", which spent an equivalent of 22 weeks at the top in 1943. "Dance Monkey" was certified 17× platinum by ARIA for shipments of over 1,190,000 units by mid-2022. Tones was the most awarded artist at the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, winning four of eight nominations. She released her debut extended play, ''The Kids Are Coming'', on 30 August 2019, which peaked at number three in Australia, and top 10 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surrender (Rüfüs Du Sol Album)
''Surrender'' is the fourth studio album by Australian alternative dance group Rüfüs Du Sol, released on 22 October 2021. Upon announcement on 24 September 2021, Tyler Jenke from ''Rolling Stone Australia'' said "Working from a DIY ground floor Hollywood apartment studio, the resulting record is one that sees three artists bonding via music, transcending the intimacy of the world they built together as they explore new ground in terms of boldness and bravery. In short, ''Surrender'' is the most accomplished and special Rüfüs Du Sol record to date." At the J Awards of 2021, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. At the 2022 ARIA Music Awards, the album was nominated for Album of the Year, Best Group, Best Dance/Electronic Release and Best Mixed Album. Singles "Alive" was released as the lead single on 13 July 2021. The song peaked at number 62 on the ARIA Singles Chart. " Next to Me" was released on 11 August 2021 as the album's second single. It pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rüfüs Du Sol
Rüfüs Du Sol, stylised as RÜFÜS DU SOL and formerly known as simply Rüfüs (stylized RÜFÜS) from 2010 to 2018, is an Australian alternative dance group from Sydney, that consists of Tyrone Lindqvist, Jon George and James Hunt. Their debut album ''Atlas'' peaked at number one in Australia, while their second album '' Bloom'' debuted atop the Australian albums chart in early 2016. Their single " You Were Right" won the ARIA Award for Best Dance Release in 2015. While still known as Rüfüs elsewhere, they performed as Rüfüs Du Sol in the United States because Rufus was already taken. In 2018 they changed their name to Rüfüs Du Sol internationally. They have performed at the Byron Bay Bluesfest in NSW in 2013, Byron Bay's Splendour in the Grass in 2014, Electric Forest Festival at Double JJ Resort in 2016 and 2018, Mountain Sounds in 2017 in NSW, Coachella in 2016, 2017, and 2019, as well as Lollapalooza Chicago and Field Day on New Years Day in Sydney in 2019. Care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Been Doin' It For A Bit
''Been Doin' It for a Bit'' is the debut studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Ruby Fields, released through Space 44 Records and Flightless on 24 September 2021. The album debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart. At the J Awards of 2021, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. Background and recording Ruby Fields recorded the album in Waiuku, New Zealand in early 2020, but the sessions were cut short when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. They ultimately regrouped to complete the record at The Music Farm, Byron Bay later in the year. The Australian Independent Record Labels Association said "The finished product is a declaration of individual and artistic independence that reflects the complexities of growing up, making mistakes, and ultimately making peace with one's fallibility." Critical reception Matt Doria from ''NME Australia'' called the album a "gut-punching debut from an indie-rocker wiser than her years." Dylan Marshall from ''The AU Review' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
