Rolling Stone Australia Awards
Rolling Stone Australia Awards | |
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Country | Australia |
First awarded | 2010 |
Last awarded | current |
Website | http://www.rollingstoneawards.com.au/readers--choice-award.html![]() |
TheRolling Stone Australia Awardsare awarded annually in January or February by theAustralian editionofRolling Stonemagazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year.[1]The awards initially commenced in 2010 and ran until 2015, before being relaunched in March 2021.[2]
Categories[edit]
2010–2015 categories[edit]
The categories have changed each year. The criteria for the 2010 awards were as per below:[3]
- The Rolling Stone Award: The top honour of the year, awarded for an outstanding contribution to popular culture. The winner of this award can come from any area and is open to Australian/New Zealand candidates only.
- Best Female: Awarded to an Australian/New Zealand female for outstanding contribution to popular culture.
- Best Male: Awarded to an Australian/New Zealand male for outstanding contribution to popular culture.
- Artist of the Year: The best all round musical artist of the year. This award is open to Australian/New Zealand candidates only.
- Album of the Year: The best album released in the previous year. This award is open to Australian/New Zealand candidates only.
- Best Live Act: Honouring the best live performance or tour by a band – Australian or international.
- Artist to Watch: This is an acknowledgement of an outstanding emerging artist. This award is open to Australian/New Zealand candidates only.
- The International Award: Awarded to an international male, female or group who have had a profound positive impact on popular culture in Australia/New Zealand.
- Mover & Shaker: Awarded to someone who has changed the game in their particular field this year. The winner of this award can come from any area and is open to Australian/New Zealand candidates only.
- The Immortal: A lifetime achievement award for outstanding contribution to popular culture. This award is open to Australian/New Zealand candidates only.
2021 categories[edit]
The categories for the 2021 were as below:[4][5]
- Best Record: An album or an EP released by an Australian artist that has notably impacted the musical landscape.
- Best Single: A song, released as a single by an Australian artist that has notably impacted the musical landscape.
- Best New Artist: An Australian artist whose eligible release(s) has broken through into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.
- Rolling Stone Global Award: An Australian artist whose eligible release(s) has broken through into the international public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape outside of Australia.
- Rolling Stone Reader's Award:
Ceremonies[edit]
A list of awards ceremony dates and locations are listed below.
2010[edit]
In inaugural awards took place on 20 January 2010, at Oxford Art Factory, Sydney.[6]
2011[edit]
The second Rolling Stone Australia Awards took place on 25 January 2011.[7][8][9]
Award | Nominee/ Winner | Result |
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The Rolling Stone Award | Paul Kelly | Won |
Best Female | Clare Bowditch | Won |
Best Male | David Michod | Won |
Artist of the Year | Angus and Julia Stone | Won |
Album of the Year | InnerspeakerbyTame Impala | Won |
Best Live Act | Leonard Cohen | Won |
Artist to Watch | Boy & Bear | Won |
The International Award | Arcade Fire | Won |
Mover & Shaker | Julian Assange | Won |
The Immortal | Michael Chugg | Won |
2012[edit]
The third Rolling Stone Australia Awards took place on 25 January 2012[10][11][12]
Award | Nominee/ Winner | Result |
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The Rolling Stone Award | Cold Chisel | Won |
Best Female | Megan Washington | Won |
Best Male | Gotye | Won |
Album of the Year | PrisonerbyThe Jezabels | Won |
Best Live Act | Foo Fighters | Won |
Artist to Watch | Kimbra | Won |
The International Best Act | Florence + The Machine | Won |
Mover & Shaker | Penny Wong | Won |
The Immortal | Molly Meldrum | Won |
2013[edit]
The fourth Rolling Stone Australia Awards took place on 16 January 2013, at Sydney's Beach Road Hotel inBondi.It was hosted byTex Perkins.[13][14]
Award | Nominee/ Winner | Result |
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The Rolling Stone Award | Michael Gudinski | Won |
Album of the Year | Lonerismby Tame Impala | Won |
Drinking from the SunbyHilltop Hoods | Nominated | |
I AwakebySarah Blasko | Nominated | |
Spring and Fallby Paul Kelly | Nominated | |
Single of the Year | "Ghosts" byThe Presets | Won |
Music Video of the Year | "Easy Way Out"by Goyte (directed by Darcy Prendergast) | Won |
"I Love It"byHilltop Hoods | Nominated | |
Bertie Blackman | Nominated | |
Something for Kate | Nominated | |
Best Independent Release | Thinking in TexturesbyChet Faker | Won |
The Rubens | Nominated | |
Urthboy | Nominated | |
Best Live Act | Parkway Drive | Won |
Hilltop Hoods | Nominated | |
Jezabels | Nominated | |
Artist to Watch | Alpine | Unknown |
Flume | Unknown | |
San Cisco | Unknown |
2014[edit]
The fifth Rolling Stone Australia Awards took place in February 2014, at Sydney's Beach Road Hotel inBondi.[15]
Award | Nominee/ Winner | Result |
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The Rolling Stone Award | Peter Noble | Won |
Album of the Year | Pure HeroinebyLorde | Won |
Single of the Year | "The End" by The Jezabels | Won |
Music Video of the Year | "Is This How You Feel?"byThe Preatures(directed by Alex Ryan) | Won |
Best Independent Release | Push the Sky AwaybyNick Cave & the Bad Seeds | Won |
Best Live Act of the Year | Tame Impala | Won |
Best New Talent | Lorde | Won |
International Act of the Year | Arctic Monkeys | Won |
Actor of the Year | Aaron PedersenforMystery Road | Won |
2015[edit]
The sixth Rolling Stone Australia Awards took place on 25 February 2015 at Sydney's Fox Studios. It was hosted byChit Chat Von Loopin Stab.[16][17]
Award | Nominee/ Winner | Result |
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The Rolling Stone Award | Lindy Morrison | Won |
Album of the Year | 1000 Forms of FearbySia | Won |
Single of the Year | "Beware the Dog" byThe Griswolds | Won |
Music Video of the Year | "High"byPeking DukfeaturingNicole Millar(directed by Jeff Johnson and Max Miller) | Won |
Best Independent Release | Raw X InfinitybyRemi | Won |
Best Live Act of the Year | The Delta Riggs | Won |
Best New Talent | Tkay Maidza | Won |
Movie of the Year | The Babadook | Won |
Actor of the Year | Essie DavisforThe Babadook | Won |
Milestone Award | Triple J | Won |
2021[edit]
The 2021 ceremony took place on 31 March 2021 at The Argyle, Sydney.[18]
Award | Nominee/ Winner | Result |
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Best Record | Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 2by Tkay Maidza | Won |
I'm Doing ItbyE^ST | Nominated | |
Our Two SkinsbyGordi | Nominated | |
Brain CandybyHockey Dad | Nominated | |
14 Steps to a Better YoubyLime Cordiale | Nominated | |
The Death of MebyPolaris | Nominated | |
The Slow Rushby Tame Impala | Nominated | |
F*ck LovebyThe Kid Laroi | Nominated | |
Best Single | "Pretty Lady"byTash Sultana | Won |
"Meditjin"byBaker Boy | Nominated | |
"Low" by Chet Faker | Nominated | |
"Life Is a Game of Changing"byDMA's | Nominated | |
"miss andry" byflowerkid | Nominated | |
"Way Down" byOcean Alley | Nominated | |
"Shook" by Tkay Maidza | Nominated | |
"Salina" byTriple One | Nominated | |
Best New Artist | Mia Rodriguez | Won |
E^ST | Nominated | |
JK-47 | Nominated | |
Jaguar Jonze | Nominated | |
Jerome Farah | Nominated | |
Miiesha | Nominated | |
Stevan | Nominated | |
Yours Truly | Nominated | |
Rolling Stone Global Award | Tame Impala | Won |
5 Seconds of Summer | Nominated | |
Keith Urban | Nominated | |
Sia | Nominated | |
Tash Sultana | Nominated | |
The Kid Laroi | Nominated | |
Tones and I | Nominated | |
Troye Sivan | Nominated | |
Rolling Stone Reader's Award | Midnight Oil | Won |
Ball Park Music | Nominated | |
Lime Cordiale | Nominated | |
Sia | Nominated | |
Spacey Jane | Nominated | |
Tame Impala | Nominated | |
The Chats | Nominated | |
Megan Washington | Nominated |
2022[edit]
The 2022 awards ceremony took place on 30 March 2022 at The Argyle, Sydney, NSW. The nominees were revealed on 13 January 2022.[19][20]
Award | Nominee/ Winner | Result |
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Best Record | Smiling with No TeethbyGenesis Owusu | Won |
Cry ForeverbyAmy Shark | Nominated | |
GelabyBaker Boy | Nominated | |
Dreamers Are WaitingbyCrowded House | Nominated | |
Been Doin' It for a BitbyRuby Fields | Nominated | |
RehearsalbySkegss | Nominated | |
Terra FirmabyTash Sultana | Nominated | |
We Will Always Love YoubyThe Avalanches | Nominated | |
Best Single | "Baby Steps" by Amy Shark | Won |
"The Angel of 8th Ave."byGang of Youths | Nominated | |
"We Are the Youth"byJack River | Nominated | |
"Wild Hearts"byKeith Urban | Nominated | |
"Alive"byRüfüs Du Sol | Nominated | |
"Blueprint" bySlowly Slowly | Nominated | |
"Stay"byThe Kid Laroi | Nominated | |
"Fly Away"byTones and I | Nominated | |
Best New Artist | King Stingray | Won |
Cat & Calmell | Nominated | |
Genesis Owusu | Nominated | |
Jesswar | Nominated | |
Masked Wolf | Nominated | |
May-a | Nominated | |
Peach PRC | Nominated | |
Teenage Dads | Nominated | |
Rolling Stone Global Award | The Kid Laroi | Won |
Hiatus Kaiyote | Nominated | |
Keith Urban | Nominated | |
Kylie Minogue | Nominated | |
Masked Wolf | Nominated | |
Pnau | Nominated | |
Rüfüs Du Sol | Nominated | |
Tones and I | Nominated | |
Rolling Stone Reader's Award | Gordi | Won |
Cxloe | Nominated | |
Holy Holy | Nominated | |
Jimmy Barnes | Nominated | |
Keith Urban | Nominated | |
Paul Kelly | Nominated | |
Rüfüs Du Sol | Nominated | |
Vika & Linda | Nominated |
2023[edit]
The nominees were revealed on 1 February 2023.[21]The ceremony took place in Sydney on 4 April 2023.[22]
Award | Nominee/ Winner | Result |
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Best Record | angel in realtimebyGang of Youths | Won |
5SOS5by5 Seconds of Summer | Nominated | |
Pre PleasurebyJulia Jacklin | Nominated | |
Darker StillbyParkway Drive | Nominated | |
Here Comes EverybodybySpacey Jane | Nominated | |
ReWiggledbyThe Wiggles | Nominated | |
MeanjinbyThelma Plum | Nominated | |
In Our Own Sweet TimebyVance Joy | Nominated | |
Best Single | "Hardlight"bySpacey Jane | Won |
"Only Wanna Be With You"byAmy Shark | Nominated | |
"Ready for the Sky" byBudjerah | Nominated | |
"Rae Street" byCourtney Barnett | Nominated | |
"Brown Eyes Baby"byKeith Urban | Nominated | |
"Growing Up Is"byRuel | Nominated | |
"Thousand Miles"byThe Kid Laroi | Nominated | |
"Clarity"byVance Joy | Nominated | |
Best New Artist | Budjerah | Won |
Blake Rose | Nominated | |
Eliza & The Delusionals | Nominated | |
Forest Claudette | Nominated | |
James Johnston | Nominated | |
Lara D | Nominated | |
Merci, Mercy | Nominated | |
Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers | Nominated | |
Rolling Stone Global Award | Tash Sultana | Won |
Alison Wonderland | Nominated | |
Gang Of Youths | Nominated | |
Iggy Azalea | Nominated | |
Keith Urban | Nominated | |
Kylie Minogue | Nominated | |
Rüfüs Du Sol | Nominated | |
The Wiggles | Nominated | |
Tones And I | Nominated | |
Troye Sivan | Nominated | |
Vance Joy | Nominated | |
Rolling Stone Reader's Award | Lime Cordiale | Won |
Rolling Stone Icon Award | Tina Arena | Won |
2024[edit]
The nominees were revealed on 4 March 2024 with the ceremony taking place on 26 March 2024.[23][24]
Award | Nominee/ Winner | Result |
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Best Record | The Winding WaybyThe Teskey Brothers | Won |
AcresbyBrad Cox | Nominated | |
DRUMMERbyG Flip | Nominated | |
KimosabébyDope Lemon | Nominated | |
Manic Dream PixiebyPeach PRC | Nominated | |
Midnight DrivingbyTeenage Dads | Nominated | |
Not Without My GhostsbyThe Amity Affliction | Nominated | |
Something to Give Each OtherbyTroye Sivan | Nominated | |
Best Single | "Perfect for You"by Peach PRC | Won |
"Atmosphere"byFisherandKita Alexander | Nominated | |
"Can I Shower at Yours"byAmy Shark | Nominated | |
"Colin" byLime Cordiale | Nominated | |
"I Used to Be Fun" byTeen Jesus and the Jean Teasers | Nominated | |
"Rhyme Dust"byMKandDom Dolla | Nominated | |
"Silent Assassin"byTkay MaidzaandFlume | Nominated | |
"Therapy"byBudjerah | Nominated | |
Best New Artist | Dom Dolla | Won |
Blusher | Nominated | |
grentperez | Nominated | |
Old Mervs | Nominated | |
Oliver Cronin | Nominated | |
Royel Otis | Nominated | |
Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers | Nominated | |
The Rions | Nominated | |
Rolling Stone Global Award | Tones and I | Won |
DMA's | Nominated | |
Dom Dolla | Nominated | |
Fisher | Nominated | |
Kylie Minogue | Nominated | |
Tame Impala | Nominated | |
The Teskey Brothers | Nominated | |
Troye Sivan | Nominated | |
Vacations | Nominated | |
Rolling Stone Icon Award | Crowded House | Won |
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