Rüfüs Du Sol (stylised in
all caps
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) is an Australian
alternative dance
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group from
Sydney
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, that consists of Tyrone Lindqvist, Jon George and James Hunt.
The band was known simply as Rüfüs (stylised in all caps) from their inception until January 2014, before changing their name to Rüfüs Du Sol – exclusively in the United States – to avoid confusion with existing funk band
Rufus
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Given name
Politicians
* Marcus Caelius Rufus, (28 May 82 BC – after 48 ...
. In May 2018, the band adopted the name change worldwide for the sake of consistency.
Their debut album ''
Atlas
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Atlases have traditio ...
'' peaked at number one in Australia in 2013, and their three subsequent albums have all reached either number one or number two in their home country. 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
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in 2015.
As part of their 2021–2023 ''
Surrender'' world tour, Rüfüs Du Sol played three sold out stadium shows at
Banc of California Stadium
BMO Stadium (formerly Banc of California Stadium) is a soccer-specific stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is the home of Major League Soccer's Los Angeles FC and the National Women's S ...
. In 2022, they won the
Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording
The Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording (formerly known as Best Dance Recording) is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists f ...
for their song "
Alive". In 2023, they headlined
Oshega Festival in Montreal, and headlined
Field Day
Field day may refer to:
* For the armed forces use and its derivatives, see wiktionary:field day
* Field day (agriculture), a trade show
* Field Day (amateur radio), an annual amateur radio exercise
* Field Day (band), a Canadian pop-punk band fro ...
in
Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...
on
New Year's Day
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in 2024.
Career
2010–2012: Formation
The band formed consisting of Jon George, Tyrone Lindqvist and James Hunt in November 2010. On 1 January 2011, they released their debut EP ''Rüfüs''.
"We Left", their debut single was released on 25 July 2011.
Two tracks from the EP, "Paris Collides" and "We Left" reached numbers 8 and 13 on the
Hype Machine
Hype Machine is a music blog aggregator created by Anthony Volodkin.
History
Hype Machine was originally a music database created in 2005 by Anthony Volodkin, then a sophomore computer science major at Hunter College.Heilemann, JohCapturing the ...
charts simultaneously, while the video for "We Left" was nominated as one of 12 finalists internationally in the 2012
Vimeo
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Awards for Best Music Video.
In April 2012, Rüfüs released their second EP, ''
Blue
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''.
The double A-sided single "This Summer"/"Selena" was released on 16 July 2012.
2013–2014: ''Atlas''
The band's debut studio album, ''
Atlas
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Atlases have traditio ...
'', was released on 9 August 2013.
It debuted at number one on the
Australian Albums Chart
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ...
on 25 August 2013. It was preceded by "
Take Me" as the lead single on 8 March 2013, and "
Desert Night" as the second single on 2 August 2013. "
Tonight
Tonight may refer to:
Television
* ''Tonight'' (1957 TV programme), a 1957–1965 British current events television programme hosted by Cliff Michelmore that was broadcast on BBC
* ''Tonight'' (1975 TV programme), a 1975–1979 British current ...
" was released as the third single 22 November 2013, followed by "
Sundream" as the fourth single on 21 March 2014.
2015–2017: ''Bloom''
In June 2015, Rüfüs released "
You Were Right", the lead single from their forthcoming second album. It peaked at number 22 on the Australian
ARIA Singles Chart
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ...
and was certified double platinum. The album ''
Bloom'' was released in January 2016 and become the band's second number-one album. In 2016, they performed at both
Coachella
Coachella (officially called the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and sometimes known as Coachella Festival) is an annual music festival, music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Coachella Valle ...
and
Electric Forest
Electric Forest is a multi-genre music festival produced by Madison House Presents and Insomniac Events, with a focus on electronic music and jam band genres.
Originally named Rothbury Festival in 2008, it is held in Rothbury, Michigan at ...
.
2018–2020: ''Solace'' and ''Solace Remixed''
In May 2018, the band changed its name worldwide to Rüfüs Du Sol, having already made the change in the United States four years prior. Lead singer Tyrone Lindqvist explained the name change: "I guess we don't really know any other bands that have two names throughout the entire world so it just seemed fitting."
Soon after, Rüfüs Du Sol released their single "
No Place" on 25 May 2018. They later released the singles "
Underwater
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" and "
Lost in My Mind", along with announcing their third album ''
Solace''.
In 2018, they again played at Electric Forest, while in 2019 the band's performances included
Field Day
Field day may refer to:
* For the armed forces use and its derivatives, see wiktionary:field day
* Field day (agriculture), a trade show
* Field Day (amateur radio), an annual amateur radio exercise
* Field Day (band), a Canadian pop-punk band fro ...
, Coachella and a sold out show at
Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza () is an annual American four-day music festival held in Grant Park (Chicago), Grant Park in Chicago. It originally started as a touring event in 1991, with Chicago becoming its permanent location beginning in 2005. Music genres i ...
,
Chicago
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. A ''Solace''
remix album
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was released in September 2019. At the
ARIA Music Awards of 2019
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, ''Solace'' was nominated for three
ARIA Music Awards
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.
In 2020, the band headlined CRSSD Fest in San Diego.
2020: ''Live from Joshua Tree''
In 2020, the band recorded a live album from
Joshua Tree
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This monocotyledonous tre ...
,
California
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entitled ''Rüfüs Du Sol: Live from Joshua Tree''. The 45-minute album and accompanying feature film, shot in Joshua Tree National Park, included music from the band's three albums to date: ''Bloom, Atlas'' and ''Solace''. The film was directed by Alexander George, and was presented by
Mixmag
''Mixmag'' is a British electronic dance and clubbing magazine published in London. Launched in 1983 as a print magazine, it has branched into dance events, including festivals and club nights.
History
The first issue of ''Mixmag'' was printe ...
and the band's label Rose Avenue Records. It premiered at the
Vista Theatre in Los Angeles in February 2020, before being digitally released in March 2020.
2021–2023: ''Surrender''
On 13 July 2021, the band released "
Alive"; their first song in three years. In a press statement, Lindqvist said, "It's a heavier song in some ways, but at its core it's hopeful."
The follow-up single "
Next to Me" was released on 11 August 2021. Jon George said it "is a song of devotion, caring compassion and pure love." On 24 September 2021, they released the single "
On My Knees".
On the same day, they also announced their fourth studio album, ''
Surrender'', which was released on 21 October 2021.
They embarked on a two-year global tour of ''Surrender'' in 2021, completing it in 2023. In 2021, they played three sold out stadium shows at
Banc of California Stadium
BMO Stadium (formerly Banc of California Stadium) is a soccer-specific stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is the home of Major League Soccer's Los Angeles FC and the National Women's S ...
, as well as performing at the
Hollywood Bowl
The Hollywood Bowl is an amphitheatre and Urban park, public park in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles, California. It was named one of the 10 best live music venues in the United States by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine in 2018 and was listed on ...
,
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Red Rocks Amphitheatre (also known colloquially as simply Red Rocks) is an open-air amphitheater in the Western United States, western United States near Morrison, Colorado, approximately southwest of Denver. It is owned and operated by the c ...
in Colorado,
The Gorge Amphitheatre
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, and
Gunnersbury Park
Gunnersbury Park is a park between Acton, Brentford, Chiswick and Ealing, West London, England. Purchased for the nation from the Rothschild family, it was opened to the public by Neville Chamberlain, then Minister of Health, on 21 May 1926. ...
in London. In 2022, after two prior nominations, the band won their first
Grammy Award
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for
Best Dance/Electronic Recording, for their song "
Alive".
In October 2022, the band launched Mate Maker Co., a line of
hard kombucha drinks, with the help of Justin Medcraft, ex-global senior brand manager at
Diageo
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and brand director at
Pabst Brewing Company
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, their artist manager Danny Robson, and drinks trade expert Tom Appleton.
In 2023, they headlined
Oshega Festival in Montreal, and
Beyond the Valley in Melbourne.
2024–present: ''Inhale / Exhale''
On 11 September 2024 the band announced that they would release their fifth studio album, ''
Inhale / Exhale'' on 11 October 2024.
Band members
* Tyrone Lindqvist – vocals, guitar, keyboards
* Jon George – keyboards
* James Hunt – drums
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
Live albums
Remix albums
Extended plays
Singles
Other charted songs
Music videos
Awards and nominations
Rüfüs Du Sol have won an
AIR Award: Best Independent Dance, Electronica Album, for ''Atlas'' (2014), two
Electronic Music Awards
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: Record of the Year, for ''Innerbloom'' (Sasha remix, 2017), and Live Act of the Year (2017), and four
ARIA Awards
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: Best Dance Release, for ''You Were Right'' (2015), Best Dance Release, for ''Solace'' (2019), Best Group (2021), Best Dance Release, for ''Alive'' (2021), with a fifth ARIA won by their mix engineer Cassian, Best Mixed Album, for ''Surrender'' (2022).
The band has also won a
Grammy Award
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: Best Dance Recording, for ''Alive'' (2022), an APRA Award: Most Performed Dance/ Electronic Work of the Year, for ''On My Knees'' (2023), and a
National Live Music Award: Best DJ/ Electronic Act (2023).
AIR Awards
The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as
AIR Awards
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History
The inaugural 2006 awards were held at Blacket Hot ...
) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
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2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
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January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
, RÜFÜS
,
Carlton Dry Global Music Grant
,
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, "Take Me"
, Best Independent Dance/Electronica or Club Single
,
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2014
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, rowspan="2", ''Atlas''
, Best Independent Album
,
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, Best Independent Dance, Electronica Album
,
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, "Sundream"
, Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single
,
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,
2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
, "You Were Right"
, Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single
,
APRA Awards
The
APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the
Australasian Performing Right Association
APRA AMCOS consists of Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS), both copyright management organisations or copyright collectives which jointly represent over 100,000 songwri ...
to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. Rüfüs Du Sol has been nominated for one award.
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2020
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, "Treat You Better"
, Most Performed Dance Work of the Year
,
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2023
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, Most Performed Australian Work of the Year
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, Most Performed Dance / Electronic Work of the Year
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ARIA Music Awards
The annual
ARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...
have been presented since 1987 by the
Australian Recording Industry Association
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(ARIA). RÜFÜS/Rüfüs Du Sol have won four awards from twenty nominations.
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2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
, rowspan="2", ''Atlas''
,
Breakthrough Artist – Release
,
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,
Best Dance Release
,
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2014
The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
, rowspan="2", "Sundream"
,
Best Group
,
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, Best Dance Release
,
, -
, Words Within Worlds Tour
, Best Australian Live Act
,
, -
,
2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
, "You Were Right"
, Best Dance Release
,
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, rowspan="5",
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
, rowspan="3", ''Bloom''
,
Album of the Year
,
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, Best Group
,
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, Best Dance Release
,
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, Bloom Tour
, Best Australian Live Act
,
, -
, Jack Vanzet for RÜFÜS' ''Bloom'
,
Best Cover Art
,
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2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
, rowspan="2", "No Place"
, Best Group
,
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, Best Dance Release
,
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2019
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Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
, rowspan="3", ''Solace''
, Album of the Year
,
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, Best Group
,
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, Best Dance Release
,
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,
2020
The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...
, 2019 Summer Festival Tour
, Best Australian Live Act
,
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, rowspan="2",
2021
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, rowspan="2", "Alive"
, Best Group
,
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, Best Dance Release
,
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, rowspan="7",
2022
The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
, rowspan="3", ''Surrender''
, Album of the Year
,
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, Best Group
,
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, Best Dance/Electronic Release
,
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, Best Pop Release
,
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, Song of the Year
,
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, "I Don't Wanna Leave" – Rüfüs Du Sol, Katzki
, Best Video
,
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, Cassian for Rüfüs Du Sol ''Surrender''
, Mix Engineer – Best Mixed Album
,
, -
,
2023
Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
, Rüfüs Du Sol Australian 2022 Tour
, Best Australian Live Act
,
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, rowspan="4",
2024
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, rowspan="2", "Music Is Better"
, Best Group
,
, -
, Best Dance/Electronic Release
,
, -
, "Lately" - Rüfüs Du Sol, Katzki
, Best Video
,
, -
, Rüfüs Du Sol 2024 Australian Summer Tour Dates
, Best Australian Live Act
,
, -
Electronic Dance Music Awards
The
Electronic Dance Music Awards are presented by
iHeart Radio
iHeartRadio (often shortened to just "iHeart") is an American freemium broadcast, podcast, radio streaming and Music Streaming platform owned by iHeartMedia. Founded in August 2008, iHeartRadio serves as the national umbrella brand for iHeartM ...
and commenced in 2022.
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2023
Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
, Rüfüs Du Sol - ''Art of the Wild'', The Wynn, Las Vegas, NV
, Best Performance Arena/Festival
,
,
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2025
So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...
, Rüfüs Du Sol
, Dance Radio Artist of the Year
,
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, ''Inhale / Exhale''
, Favourite Album
,
Electronic Music Awards
The
Electronic Music Awards
The Electronic Music Awards is a music award show focused on electronic music genres that debuted on September 21, 2017, in Los Angeles. It was created by Paul Oakenfold and entertainment company Hunt & Crest and produced by L!ve Media. The sho ...
was award show with an emphasis on the electronic music genre. It occurred once in 2017. Rüfüs Du Sol have won two awards from three nominations.
Grammy Awards
The
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious a ...
are an annual award ceremony presented by
The Recording Academy
National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. (NARAS), doing business as The Recording Academy, is an American Learned society, learned academy of musicians, producers, recording engineers, and other musical professionals. It is widely kno ...
, recognising achievements in the
music industry
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.
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, ''
Solace''
,
Best Dance/Electronic Album
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Best Dance Recording
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,
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,
2022
The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
, "
Alive"
,
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2023
Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
, "
On My Knees"
,
, rowspan=2,
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, ''
Surrender''
, Best Dance/Electronic Album
,
J Awards
The
J Awards
The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards, established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J, and which also extend to sister stations, Triple J Unearthed and Double J. The awar ...
are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australia’s principal public service broadcaster. It is funded primarily by grants from the federal government and is administered by a government-appointed board of directors. The ABC is ...
's youth-focused 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 ...
. They commenced in 2005.
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,
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
, ''Atlas''
, Australian Album of the Year
,
,
, -
,
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
, ''Solace''
, Australian Album of the Year
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2021
Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
, ''Surrender''
, Australian Album of the Year
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2024
The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
, ''Inhale/Exhale''
, Australian Album of the Year
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National Live Music Awards
The
National Live Music Awards
The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are annual Australian music awards, established by Heath Media in 2016. They were preceded by the AU Live Music Awards in the previous two years. The awards are given in categories that recognise the best ...
(NLMAs) commenced in 2016 to recognise contributions to the live music industry in Australia.
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2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
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, Live Electronic Act (or DJ) of the Year
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, International Live Achievement (Group)
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2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.
Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
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2023
Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
, Matthew Smith and Alex ‘Katzki’ George (Rüfüs Du Sol)
, Best Stage & Light Design
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, Rüfüs Du Sol
, Best DJ/Electronic Act
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Rolling Stone Australia Awards
The
Rolling Stone Australia Awards
The ''Rolling Stone Australia'' Awards are awarded annually in January or February by the Australian edition of ''Rolling Stone'' magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year. The awards initially commenced i ...
are awarded annually in January or February by the
Australian edition of ''
Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason.
The magazine was first known fo ...
'' magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year.
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, Rolling Stone Readers' Choice Award
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, Rolling Stone Global Award
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, "Alive"
, Best Single
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, 2023
, Rüfüs Du Sol
, Rolling Stone Global Award
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, ''Inhale/Exhale''
, Best LP/EP
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, "Lately"
, Best Single
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