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Triple J Hottest 100, 2017
The 2017 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on 27 January 2018. It was the 25th countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by listeners of Australian radio station triple j Triple J is an Australian government-funded national radio station founded in 1975 as a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). It aims to appeal to young listeners of alternative music, and plays far more Australian conten .... A record-breaking number of votes were cast (2.386 million). Kendrick Lamar's "Humble (song), Humble" was voted into first place, making him the first person of colour ever to top a Hottest 100. It was also the first track by a non-Australian artist, and the first hip hop song, to win since Triple J Hottest 100, 2012, 2012's "Thrift Shop". Lamar achieved four tracks in the countdown, as did Gang of Youths (a Triple J Hottest 100, 2014#Notes, record-equaling three of which were in the top 10), Lorde, and The Jungle Giants. Historically, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time, he was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music, becoming the first musician outside of the classical and jazz genres to receive the award. Born in Compton, California, Lamar began releasing music under the stage name K.Dot while attending high school. He signed with Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) in 2005 and co-founded the hip hop supergroup Black Hippy there. Following the 2011 release of his alternative rap debut album '' Section.80'', Lamar secured a joint contract with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. He rose to prominence with his gangsta rap-influenced second album '' Good Kid, M.A.A.D City'' (2012), which became the longest-charting hip hop studio album in ''Billboard'' 200 history; ''Rolling Stone'' named it the greatest concept album of all time. In 2015, Lamar scored h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baker Boy
Danzal James Baker (born 10 October 1996), known professionally as Baker Boy, is a Yolngu rapper, dancer, and artist. Baker Boy is known for performing original hip-hop songs incorporating both English language, English and Yolŋu languages, Yolŋu Matha and is one of the most prominent Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal Australian rappers. He was made Young Australian of the Year in 2019, and his song "Cool as Hell" was nominated in several categories in the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, 2019 ARIA Awards. In 2018, he won two awards at the National Indigenous Music Awards, and was named Male Artist of the Year in the National Dreamtime Awards. His debut album, ''Gela (album), Gela'', was released on 15 October 2021. At the 2022 ARIA Music Awards he won five categories from seven nominations. Early life Danzal James Baker was born on 10 October 1996 in Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin, Northern Territory, and grew up in the Arnhem Land communities of Milingimbi and Maningrida, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reconciliation Australia
Reconciliation Australia is a non-government, not-for-profit foundation established in January 2001 to promote a continuing national focus for reconciliation between Indigenous (i.e. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people) and non-Indigenous Australians. It was established by the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation, which was established to create a framework for furthering a government policy of reconciliation in Australia. Among other functions, Reconciliation Australia organises National Reconciliation Week each year. The Australian Reconciliation Network comprises reconciliation organisations in the six states of Australia. The organisation has ceased strategic planning as of September 2017. History The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, which published its final report in April 1991, had recommended the initiation of a process of reconciliation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians. On 2 September 1991, the Australian Parliament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Hip Hop
Australian hip-hop traces its origins to the early 1980s and was initially largely inspired by hip-hop and other urban musical genres from the United States. As the form matured, Australian hip hop has become a commercially viable style of music that is no longer restricted to the creative underground, with artists such as Onefour, Hilltop Hoods, Kerser and Bliss n Eso and having achieved notable fame. Australian Hip-Hop is still primarily released through independent record labels, which are often owned and operated by the artists themselves. Despite its genesis as an offshoot of American hip-hop, Australian hip hop has developed a distinct personality that reflects its evolution as an Australian musical style. Since the inception of the Australian hip-hop scene, Aboriginal Australians, Australian Aboriginals have played a prominent role. History Early years (1980s) In 1982, the music video for Malcolm McLaren's track, "Buffalo Gals (Malcolm McLaren song), Buffalo Gals", was s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are people with familial heritage from, or recognised membership of, the various ethnic groups living within the territory of contemporary Australia prior to History of Australia (1788–1850), British colonisation. They consist of two distinct groups, which include many ethnic groups: the Aboriginal Australians of the mainland and many islands, including Aboriginal Tasmanians, Tasmania, and the Torres Strait Islanders of the seas between Queensland and Papua New Guinea, located in Melanesia. 812,728 people Aboriginality, self-identified as being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin in the 2021 Australian Census, representing 3.2% of the total population of Australia. Of these Indigenous Australians, 91.4% identified as Aboriginal, 4.2% identified as Torres Strait Islander, and 4.4% identified with both groups. The term Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples or the person's specific cultural group, is often preferred, though the term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triple J Hottest 100, 2013
The 2013 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on January 26, 2014. It is the 21st countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by the listeners to Australian radio station Triple J. The countdown received 1.49 million votes. Voting commenced on 20 December 2013, and closed on 20 January 2014. Full list #101–#200 List On 27 January 2014, Triple J broadcast the second 100 songs of the countdown. Artists with multiple entries Countries represented Minor statistics *Vance Joy joins Denis Leary (1993), Alex Lloyd (2001) and Bernard Fanning (2005) as the only outright solo countdown winners. **Vance Joy is also the first Triple J Unearthed artist to place first in the Hottest 100. Beating the second place finishes by Killing Heidi (1999), Grinspoon (2002), Missy Higgins (2004), Art vs. Science (2009) and Little Red (2010). *This is the first known instance where the total number of votes tallied was less than the previous year, tallying in at 1.49 million ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royals (Lorde Song)
"Royals" is the debut single by New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde, included in her debut extended play (EP) '' The Love Club EP'' (2012) and debut studio album ''Pure Heroine'' (2013). Lorde wrote the song with producer Joel Little. "Royals" is a minimalist art pop and electropop song with influences of hip hop, R&B, and indie pop. The track's lyrics critique the sumptuous lifestyle presented in songs and music videos by popular musicians, making them appear like modern-day royalty. "Royals" received widespread acclaim from music critics, who praised its songwriting, production, and Lorde's vocal performance. Since its release, the track has appeared on critics' year-end and decade-end listicles. The single attained international chart success, reaching number one in Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, where it spent nine weeks atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), makin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triple J Hottest 100, 2015
The 2015 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on January 26, 2016. It is the 23rd countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by the listeners of Australian radio station Triple J. Voting commenced on 9 December 2015, and closed on 22 January 2016. Voters nominated ten songs that were released between December 2014 and November 2015 and submitted them through the Triple J website. Over 2 million votes were again cast, this year from 172 countries. 54 songs in the 2015 Hottest 100 are by Australian artists, with 26 artists of any nationality making their debut. Despite a betting agency's campaign aimed at getting Justin Bieber featured in the list, similar to 2014's #Tay4Hottest100, Triple J announced that no songs have been disqualified from the 2015 list. Full list #101–#200 List On 31 January 2016, Triple J broadcast the second 100 songs of the countdown. Artists with multiple entries Countries represented Minor statistics * The Rubens are the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Kunta
"King Kunta" is a song by American hip-hop recording artist Kendrick Lamar, from his third album, ''To Pimp a Butterfly'' (2015). It was released as the album's third single on March 24, 2015. Lamar co-wrote the song with Thundercat, while Terrace Martin, Michael Kuhle, and Sounwave served as producers. The song features interpolations and references to lyrics written by Michael Jackson, James Brown, Fred Wesley, John Starks, Ahmad, Redfoo, and Johnny Burns, who are all credited as songwriters. Writing and composition "King Kunta" is a reference to the archetypal rebellious slave Kunta Kinte, the basis of the main character from the Alex Haley novel, '' Roots: The Saga of an American Family''. The song also contains references to Chinua Achebe's novel ''Things Fall Apart'' and Ralph Ellison's novel '' Invisible Man''. The song contains an interpolation of "Get Nekkid" (2000), written by Johnny Burns (a.k.a. Mausberg), performed by Mausberg, and produced by DJ Quik; resung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Media Measurement
Social media measurement, also called social media controlling, is the management practice of evaluating successful social media communications of brands, companies, or other organizations. Key performance indicators may be measured by extracting information from social media channels, such as blogs, wikis, micro-blogs such as Twitter, social networking sites, or video/photo sharing websites, forums from time to time. It is also used by companies to gauge current trends in the industry. The process first gathers data from different websites and then performs analysis based on different metrics like time spent on the page, click through rate, content share, comments, text analytics to identify positive or negative emotions about the brand. Some other social media metrics include share of voice, owned mentions, and earned mentions. The social media measurement process starts with defining a goal that needs to be achieved and defining the expected outcome of the process. The expec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Deepest Sighs, The Frankest Shadows
"The Deepest Sighs, the Frankest Shadows" is a song by Australian alternative rock band Gang of Youths, released in August 2017 as the fourth single from their second studio album '' Go Farther in Lightness'' (2017). The song peaked at number 93 on the ARIA Singles Chart, becoming the band's second top 100 single. In the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2017, the song polled at number five. In 2020's Hottest 100 of the Decade, it appeared at number 52, and in 2025 the song ranked 87 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of Australian Songs. At the APRA Music Awards of 2019, the song was nominated for Rock Work of the Year. As of August 2020, the song is verified platinum for selling over 70,000 units. Writing Frontman David Le'aupepe said the song came about after struggling with a severe case of writer's block and questioning his place in the world. In discussing his motivation for the song's message, he said:"In a cosmos potentially absent of meaning, and an existence devoid of objective val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Light (Lorde Song)
"Green Light" is a song by New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde, released on 2 March 2017 as the lead single from her second studio album ''Melodrama'' (2017). It was written and produced by Lorde and Jack Antonoff, with additional writing by Joel Little and production assistance from Frank Dukes, and was released to radio stations by Universal. Musically, "Green Light" is an electropop, dance-pop, and post-disco song. The lyrics use a "green light" as a traffic light metaphor that gives Lorde permission to move on with her life after a breakup. The song received widespread acclaim from critics, many of whom praised its production and Lorde's vocal delivery. It earned the Silver Scroll Award at the New Zealand APRA Awards and appeared on various year-end and decade-end lists. Commercially, the song topped the charts in New Zealand, whilst peaking inside the top ten in Australia, Canada, Scotland, and Israel, and in the top twenty in the Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Ireland, Spain, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
