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.^[1] The awards initially commenced in 2010 and ran until 2015, before being relaunched in March 2021.^[2]

Rolling Stone Australia Awards
Country	Australia
First award	2010; 15 years ago (2010)
Final award	current
Website	http://www.rollingstoneawards.com.au/readers--choice-award.html

Categories

2010–2015 categories

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

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

A list of awards ceremony dates and locations are listed below.

2010

In inaugural awards took place on 20 January 2010, at Oxford Art Factory, Sydney.^[6]

2011

The second Rolling Stone Australia Awards took place on 25 January 2011.^[7][8][9]

Award	Nominee/ Winner	Result
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	Innerspeaker by Tame 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

The third Rolling Stone Australia Awards took place on 25 January 2012^[10][11][12]

Award	Nominee/ Winner	Result
The Rolling Stone Award	Cold Chisel	Won
Best Female	Megan Washington	Won
Best Male	Gotye	Won
Album of the Year	Prisoner by The 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

The fourth Rolling Stone Australia Awards took place on 16 January 2013, at Sydney's Beach Road Hotel in Bondi. It was hosted by Tex Perkins.^[13][14]

Award	Nominee/ Winner	Result
The Rolling Stone Award	Michael Gudinski	Won
Album of the Year	Lonerism by Tame Impala	Won
	Drinking from the Sun by Hilltop Hoods	Nominated
	I Awake by Sarah Blasko	Nominated
	Spring and Fall by Paul Kelly	Nominated
Single of the Year	"Ghosts" by The Presets	Won
Music Video of the Year	"Easy Way Out" by Gotye (directed by Darcy Prendergast)	Won
	"I Love It" by Hilltop Hoods	Nominated
	Bertie Blackman	Nominated
	Something for Kate	Nominated
Best Independent Release	Thinking in Textures by Chet 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

The fifth Rolling Stone Australia Awards took place in February 2014, at Sydney's Beach Road Hotel in Bondi.^[15]

Award	Nominee/ Winner	Result
The Rolling Stone Award	Peter Noble	Won
Album of the Year	Pure Heroine by Lorde	Won
Single of the Year	"The End" by The Jezabels	Won
Music Video of the Year	"Is This How You Feel?" by The Preatures (directed by Alex Ryan)	Won
Best Independent Release	Push the Sky Away by Nick 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 Pedersen for Mystery Road	Won

2015

The sixth Rolling Stone Australia Awards took place on 25 February 2015 at Sydney's Fox Studios. It was hosted by Chit Chat Von Loopin Stab.^[16]

Award	Nominee/ Winner	Result
The Rolling Stone Award	Lindy Morrison	Won
Album of the Year	1000 Forms of Fear by Sia	Won
Single of the Year	"Beware the Dog" by The Griswolds	Won
Music Video of the Year	"High" by Peking Duk featuring Nicole Millar (directed by Jeff Johnson and Max Miller)	Won
Best Independent Release	Raw X Infinity by Remi	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 Davis for The Babadook	Won
Milestone Award	Triple J	Won

2021

The 2021 ceremony took place on 31 March 2021 at The Argyle, Sydney.^[17]

Award	Nominee/ Winner	Result
Best Record	Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 2 by Tkay Maidza	Won
	I'm Doing It by E^ST	Nominated
	Our Two Skins by Gordi	Nominated
	Brain Candy by Hockey Dad	Nominated
	14 Steps to a Better You by Lime Cordiale	Nominated
	The Death of Me by Polaris	Nominated
	The Slow Rush by Tame Impala	Nominated
	F*ck Love by The Kid Laroi	Nominated
Best Single	"Pretty Lady" by Tash Sultana	Won
	"Meditjin" by Baker Boy	Nominated
	"Low" by Chet Faker	Nominated
	"Life Is a Game of Changing" by DMA's	Nominated
	"miss andry" by flowerkid	Nominated
	"Way Down" by Ocean Alley	Nominated
	"Shook" by Tkay Maidza	Nominated
	"Salina" by Triple 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

The 2022 awards ceremony took place on 30 March 2022 at The Argyle, Sydney, NSW. The nominees were revealed on 13 January 2022.^[18][19]

Award	Nominee/ Winner	Result
Best Record	Smiling with No Teeth by Genesis Owusu	Won
	Cry Forever by Amy Shark	Nominated
	Gela by Baker Boy	Nominated
	Dreamers Are Waiting by Crowded House	Nominated
	Been Doin' It for a Bit by Ruby Fields	Nominated
	Rehearsal by Skegss	Nominated
	Terra Firma by Tash Sultana	Nominated
	We Will Always Love You by The Avalanches	Nominated
Best Single	"Baby Steps" by Amy Shark	Won
	"The Angel of 8th Ave." by Gang of Youths	Nominated
	"We Are the Youth" by Jack River	Nominated
	"Wild Hearts" by Keith Urban	Nominated
	"Alive" by Rüfüs Du Sol	Nominated
	"Blueprint" by Slowly Slowly	Nominated
	"Stay" by The Kid Laroi	Nominated
	"Fly Away" by Tones 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

The nominees were revealed on 1 February 2023.^[20] The ceremony took place in Sydney on 4 April 2023.^[21]

Award	Nominee/ Winner	Result
Best Record	angel in realtime by Gang of Youths	Won
	5SOS5 by 5 Seconds of Summer	Nominated
	Pre Pleasure by Julia Jacklin	Nominated
	Darker Still by Parkway Drive	Nominated
	Here Comes Everybody by Spacey Jane	Nominated
	ReWiggled by The Wiggles	Nominated
	Meanjin by Thelma Plum	Nominated
	In Our Own Sweet Time by Vance Joy	Nominated
Best Single	"Hardlight" by Spacey Jane	Won
	"Only Wanna Be With You" by Amy Shark	Nominated
	"Ready for the Sky" by Budjerah	Nominated
	"Rae Street" by Courtney Barnett	Nominated
	"Brown Eyes Baby" by Keith Urban	Nominated
	"Growing Up Is" by Ruel	Nominated
	"Thousand Miles" by The Kid Laroi	Nominated
	"Clarity" by Vance 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

The nominees were revealed on 4 March 2024 with the ceremony taking place on 26 March 2024.^[22][23]

Award	Nominee/ Winner	Result
Best Record	The Winding Way by The Teskey Brothers	Won
	Acres by Brad Cox	Nominated
	DRUMMER by G Flip	Nominated
	Kimosabé by Dope Lemon	Nominated
	Manic Dream Pixie by Peach PRC	Nominated
	Midnight Driving by Teenage Dads	Nominated
	Not Without My Ghosts by The Amity Affliction	Nominated
	Something to Give Each Other by Troye Sivan	Nominated
Best Single	"Perfect for You" by Peach PRC	Won
	"Atmosphere" by Fisher and Kita Alexander	Nominated
	"Can I Shower at Yours" by Amy Shark	Nominated
	"Colin" by Lime Cordiale	Nominated
	"I Used to Be Fun" by Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers	Nominated
	"Rhyme Dust" by MK and Dom Dolla	Nominated
	"Silent Assassin" by Tkay Maidza and Flume	Nominated
	"Therapy" by Budjerah	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

2025

The ten short listed nominee were revealed on 5 March 2025, with the shortlist to be announced before the ceremony on 9 April 2025 at The Ivy, Sydney.^[24][25]

Award	Nominee/ Winner	Result
Best Record	Cartoon Darkness by Amyl and the Sniffers	Won
	Inhale/Exhale by Rüfüs Du Sol	Shortlisted
	Enough of the Sweet Talk by Lime Cordiale	Shortlisted
	The Second Act by Missy Higgins	Shortlisted
	Sunday Sadness by Amy Shark	Shortlisted
	Kill the Dead by 3%	Shortlisted
	Wild God by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds	Shortlisted
	Sweet Justice by Tkay Maidza	Shortlisted
	3AM (La La La) by Confidence Man	Shortlisted
	Til My Song Is Done by Emma Donovan	Shortlisted
Best Single	"Freckles" by Thelma Plum	Won
	"U Should Not Be Doing That" by Amyl and the Sniffers	Shortlisted
	"Changes" by Empire of the Sun	Shortlisted
	"girl$" by Dom Dolla	Shortlisted
	"Stumblin' In" by Cyril	Shortlisted
	"Beautiful Eyes" by Amy Shark	Shortlisted
	"If Our Love Is Dead" by Royel Otis	Shortlisted
	"King" by Baker Boy	Shortlisted
	"Lately" by Rüfüs Du Sol	Shortlisted
	"Dance with Me" by Tones and I	Shortlisted
Best New Artist	3%	Won
	Cyril	Shortlisted
	Becca Hatch	Shortlisted
	Mia Wray	Shortlisted
	Gut Health	Shortlisted
	9lives	Shortlisted
	Nick Ward	Shortlisted
	Miss Kaninna	Shortlisted
	The Buoys	Shortlisted
	Lane Pittman	Shortlisted
Best Live Act	Amyl and the Sniffers	Won
	BARKAA	Shortlisted
	Confidence Man	Shortlisted
	Dom Dolla	Shortlisted
	Empire of the Sun	Shortlisted
	Missy Higgins	Shortlisted
	Parkway Drive	Shortlisted
	Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers	Shortlisted
	Tones and I	Shortlisted
	Troye Sivan	Shortlisted
Rolling Stone Global Award	Dom Dolla	Won
	Amyl and the Sniffers	Shortlisted
	Confidence Man	Shortlisted
	Dean Lewis	Shortlisted
	Empire of the Sun	Shortlisted
	Luke Hemmings	Shortlisted
	Kylie Minogue	Shortlisted
	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds	Shortlisted
	Ocean Alley	Shortlisted
	The Amity Affliction	Shortlisted
	The Kid Laroi	Shortlisted
Rolling Stone Readers Award	Keli Holiday	Won
	Crowded House	Shortlisted
	Delta Goodrem	Shortlisted
	G Flip	Shortlisted
	Gut Health	Shortlisted
	Pond	Shortlisted
	Radio Free Alice	Shortlisted
	The Rions	Shortlisted
	Speed	Shortlisted
	Thelma Plum	Shortlisted
Rolling Stone Icon Award	Icehouse	Won