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For Oz music, this is the best of times - and the worst

While Australian artists are rushing the Grammys, local musicians are fighting to be heard at home.

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Olivia Dean’s Man I Need wins Triple J’s Hottest 100

Dancing2 by Keli Holiday comes in second, with almost twice as many Australian songs making the count this year compared with last

The Guardian - AU

UK artist pips homegrown musicians to top annual poll

With streaming giants under no compulsion to program local artists, Australian music has been disappearing from the nation's biggest annual music poll.

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Triple J’s Hottest 100: more than 2m votes have been cast – but who will win?

The radio station keeps its countdown tightly guarded – but there are a few predictions that can safely be made

The Guardian - AU

Myf Warhurst: ‘I felt a bit lost. I’ve been too scared for too long’

The longtime presenter discusses the ‘brutal’ radio culture of the 90s, the shedding of inner-city life, and why ‘now is the time to push myself’

The Guardian - AU

Ninajirachi started making music because of YouTube. Now she’s up for eight Aria awards

The 26-year-old’s debut album I Love My Computer has already netted her some of Australia’s most prestigious prizes – and it’s all about the delight and depravity of growing up on the internet

The Guardian - AU

“We knew we had to push and push. We did the work ourselves and toured so much, until radio had no option but to play us”: The unlikely story of the last classic nu metal album

Nu metal was considered dead by 2005 – but one band from Australia ensured that the genre would bow out in a blaze of glory

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‘G’day Australia. Did you miss us?’ Oasis kicks off Australia tour with euphoric show

The bucket hats were out in force at Marvel Stadium as Liam and Noel Gallagher made a polished – and even affectionate – return to Melbourne

The Guardian - AU

Former Triple J host got $2.2m in donations for third unsuccessful tilt against Liberal

AEC data shows $1.1m raised by Alex Dyson’s campaign was left unspent, which he says was an administrative error

The Guardian - AU

‘Blood on these walls’: Mudrat tears into ABC’s Gaza coverage during Triple J live set

Australian hip-hop artist donned a Palestinian keffiyeh and delivered a blistering critique of the broadcaster and its treatment of Antoinette Lattouf

The Guardian - AU

MUDRAT Rips ABC’s Coverage Of Gaza & Treatment Of Antoinette Lattouf In Triple J Set

“You stood against censorship… but where do you stand now Triple J?”

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Ex-AFL Boss Denies The League Is ‘Unsafe’ For Gay Players Amid Homophobia Reckoning

“I think that any player who feels it's necessary and important to reveal their sexuality will be embraced,” Andrew Demetriou said.

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Mitch Brown Responds To Criticism Over Calling Out AFL Clubs’ Silence After Coming Out

"As soon as I called out those clubs … that's when I started to get the hate.”

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Folk Bitch Trio: ‘Being pathetic and lonely is great for songwriting’

On the heels of their debut album Now Would Be A Good Time, the Melbourne indie band open up about life on the road, their global aspirations and ‘the pathetic little tragedies’ that occur in your 20s

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Five burning questions from Triple J’s Australian Hottest 100, a ‘rare and precious thing’

How did the radio network’s Top 100 Australian Songs poll become a cultural moment and why does Triple J’s head say we should stay ‘fucking loud’?

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Fight Me: The Veronicas Deserved Their #3 Spot In The All-Aussie Hottest 100

All rise for the unofficial national anthem!!!!!!

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INXS win Hottest Aussie 100 with Never Tear Us Apart

National youth broadcaster Triple J has named 1980s power ballad Never Tear Us Apart by INXS as Australia's favourite song in its special edition poll.

The Guardian - AU

Triple J Hottest 100: Never Tear Us Apart by INXS voted best Australian song ever

More than 2.6 million people voted in radio poll to find the most loved homegrown hits of all time

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What makes a song ‘Australian’? Triple J’s Hottest 100 reignites a bigger question of national identity

On July 26, Triple J will broadcast the Hottest 100 Australian Songs, as voted by the public. While predictions for winners and even preemptive complaining about the shortlist are taking up column space and social media posts, there is an underlying question: what we mean when we talk about “Australian…

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese names his top 10 Australian songs of all time – and there’s one big surprise

DJ Albo™ is an Aussie bloke in his early 60s, as his ‘reminiscence bump’ list shows. But there’s a glaring omission from the prime minister

AAP

Inside ex-Liberal heartland where roads, wind rule vote

Rundown roads, offshore wind farms and drought assistance are on the minds of voters in a now-marginal electorate the size of Belgium.

The Guardian - AU

AI ads, action figures and Auto-Tuned raps: Australian election campaigns battle on social media

Labor jumps on AI doll trend, inspiring Liberals to troll with Anthony Albanese (in)action figure. Meanwhile, right-wing activists spend up on Facebook

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This Year’s Triple J Hottest 100 Highlighted The Big Problem With Aussie Music

Triple J is “failing at their one mission: promoting Australian music,” says one expert.

AAP

Chappell Roan wins Hottest 100 with Good Luck, Babe!

American singer Chappell Roan has won the Triple J Hottest 100, with international artists breaking records as the top four songs attracted a surge of votes.

The Guardian - AU

Chappell Roan’s Good Luck, Babe! wins Triple J’s Hottest 100

Billie Eilish and Charli XCX dominate 2024 countdown as Royel Otis’s cover of Murder on the Dancefloor comes in second

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