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Kevin Parker of Tame Impala poses for The 2021 GRAMMY Awards on March 14, 2021 in Fremantle, Western Australia.
The Kid LAROI is growing up before our very eyes. The teenage Sydney born-and-raised singer, songwriter and producer earned his first APRA Award nomination this year, becoming the youngest nominee of his crop. He converted that chance into gold, taking out breakthrough songwriter of the year.
It s the latest industry accolade for an artist who s apparently on a rocket to the top. LAROI (real name Charlton Howard) recently set the record as the youngest ever leader (age 17) on the ARIA Albums Chart with
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Subscriber only Elliott Margin wants to do something illegal and any lovers of live music will happily back him. Margin, one-fifth of alt-rock outfit The Rubens, wants to tour Australia and deliver absolute euphoria to fans - including Mackay. Like most the country, Margin - with brothers Zaac and Sam and bandmates Scott Baldwin and William Zeglis - endured the lockdown of 2020, a blessing of sorts as it allowed the band to do something they hadn t before. The new album 0202 is a forward-thinking nod to a backwards year and is the band s first self-engineered and produced product with a strong track listing.
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Greg Norman and his Aussie wife Kirsten be planning a move back home?
The couple recently listed their Juniper Island trophy home for a measly $78 million, telling the
Miami Herald the global pandemic made them want to be closer to family. They said they intend to move overseas but would not say where.
On Australia Day
Greg Norman jnr teased a return to his dad’s homeland, posting to Instagram pix of himself with his partner
“I can go back there whenever I want. It’s honestly the happiest happy place.”
Imagine the feeling. The ultimate honour for an Australian artist – millions of people voting your song as their favourite of the year. The biggest musical democracy in the world crowning something you created as the best of the best.
And then imagine the pressure beforehand – people telling you they’ve voted for your song, the predictions, the tags on Instagram. And that little voice in your head telling you it’s ridiculous and you’ve got no chance.
It’s a unique kind of validation. Ahead of the Hottest 100 of 2020, Ocean Alley, Julia Stone and The Rubens take you back to the day they’ll never forget: the day their song came #1.