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After a meteoric rise, and a years-long break to recalibrate and recover, Lewis Capaldi is very much back. Surviving, thriving.
Today, Nov. 14, the Scottish singer and songwriter returns with the four-track Survive EP, led by the title track, a song that addresses his ordeals with illness and life in the spotlight.
Survive is the followup to the 2023 LP Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent, which was sent to No. 1 in the U.K. for three weeks and spawned three U.K. chart-leading singles in “Pointless,” “Wish You The Best” and “Forget Me”.
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Capaldi’s debut album from 2019, Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent, propelled him to superstar status. Along the way, it collected 10 weeks at No. 1 in the U.K., where it was confirmed as the biggest selling U.K album for both 2019 and 2020, and yielded “Someone You Loved,” a No. 1 smash on both sides of the Atlantic, and around the globe.
In November 2022, Lewis was crowned by the Official Charts Company as the “king of streaming” as “Someone You Loved had overtaken Ed Sheeran’s “Shape Of You” as the U.K.’s most streamed song in history.
It hasn’t all been fun and games.
The following year welcomed the global Netflix release of Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now, a Grammy Award-nominated documentary, and saw Capaldi step away from the spotlight to focus on his physical and mental health. He made a roaring return with a surprise set at Glastonbury Festival 2025, followed by the release of “Survive.”
With his comeback, he “wanted to have a song come out that wasn’t… a lot of my music is woe is me, and a bit boo-hoo, and sad,” he told ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos in July. “I wanted something that was less pathetic. Let’s put it that way. I wanted to have something that was more triumphant than previous offerings. This one is about getting through stuff, surviving.”
Expect to hear the new song, and those modern-day classics, when he makes the long haul for arena shows in New Zealand later this month, and early December, his first visit to Australasia since Falls Festival in 2019/20, and his Auckland Town Hall performance in 2019. Australia dates will follow, all of which are sold out.
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Time flies at a frightening pace. Need a reminder? 5 Seconds of Summer’s self-titled debut is more than a decade old.
Those four, fresh-faced Sydney lads dropped 5 Seconds of Summer back in 2014, the first in a streak of three No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200. After Sounds Good Feels Good (2015), and Youngblood (2018) went to the penthouse, 5SOS etched their name in the record books, as the first Australian act with three No. 1 albums on the all-genres weekly chart and the only band (not vocal group) to have their first three studio albums debut at the top.
5 Seconds of Summer is still hot. High school mates Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford, Calum Hood and Ashton Irwin return today (Nov. 14) with the release of Everyone’s A Star! (via Republic Records), 5SOS’ sixth studio album.
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Recorded in Los Angeles and Nashville, the new record, with its bright, uptempo vibe, was built “from a really genuine place,” reads a statement from the band. “We weren’t chasing a sound or a trend, we were chasing what felt exciting to us. Every track feels alive in a way that reminds us of why we started making music in the first place. Everyone’s A Star! is the most ‘us’ we’ve ever sounded, and we’re so proud to share it with everyone who’s been part of this journey.”
An extensive list of producers and collaborators joined in for the ride, including Jason Evigan (Maroon 5, Benson Boone, Papa Roach, Rüfüs Du Sol), Julian Bunetta and John Ryan (Sabrina Carpenter, Teddy Swims), and director Frank Borin, who helmed the music video for “Telephone Busy,” which also arrives today.
Speaking with Billboard, Hemmings said the new collection was like a “180 [degree] flip” from their “introspective… ethereal” self-titled 2022 studio album. Every time they’d soak up something “crazy or different” in the studio, they went for it. “It feels like our best work and it feels like every album before has been leading up to it.”
The Aussies will kick off their Everyone’s A Star! Tour in March 2026, initially with dates in the U.K. and Ireland, then weeks-long run across the European continent. U.S. concerts will follow in May, and include two shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden, June 13 and 14.
Career album sales, according to Republic, top 18 million, with over 10 billion streams, and more than six million tickets shifted worldwide. 5SOS has landed 15 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, with a best of No. 7 for 2018’s “Youngblood.” All told, six 5SOS titles have cracked the top 10 on the Billboard 200, including those three leaders.
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5 Seconds of Summer’s 2026 North America Tour
May 29 – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
May 31 – Giant Center, Hershey, PA
June 2 – TD Coliseum, Hamilton, ON
June 3 – Bell Centre, Montreal, QC
June 5 – TD Garden, Boston, MA
June 7 – CFG Bank Arena, Baltimore, MD
June 9 – Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH
June 11 – PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
June 13 – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
June 14 – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
June 16 – State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
June 17 – Kia Center, Orlando, FL
June 19 – Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
June 21 – Moody Center, Austin, TX
June 23 – Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, TX
June 26 – Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, AZ
June 27 – Honda Center, Anaheim, CA
June 30 – Moda Center, Portland, OR
July 2 – Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA
July 4 – Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC
July 7 – Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
July 9 – Viejas Arena, San Diego, CA
July 11 – Kia Forum, Los Angeles, CA
July 22 – Mystic Lake Amphitheater, Shakopee, MN
July 24 – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, St. Louis, MO
July 25 – Ruoff Music Center, Noblesville, IN
July 27 – Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH
July 29 – Acrisure Amphitheater, Grand Rapids, MI
Aug. 5 – Budweiser Stage, Toronto, ON
Aug. 6 – Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI
Aug. 8 – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion, Camden, NJ
Aug. 9 – Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront, Richmond, VA
Aug. 12 – Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, FL
Aug. 14 – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Raleigh, NC
Aug. 15 – PNC Music Pavilion, Charlotte, NC
Aug. 18 – Walmart AMP, Rogers, AR
Aug. 20 – Kansas City, MO
Aug. 22 – Junkyard, Denver, CO
Aug. 26 – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre, Salt Lake City, UT
Aug. 28 – Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
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Taylor Swift hits the ARIA Charts for six, as the U.S. pop star extends her reign with The Life Of A Showgirl (via Republic/Universal) and its lead single, “The Fate Of Ophelia.”
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As Swift’s latest album completes its sixth week atop the national albums tally, published Friday, Nov. 14, Paul Kelly bags the top new release with Seventy (EMI), his 28th studio album. Seventy opens at No. 2 on the ARIA Chart.
The 70-year-old Kelly is one of Australia’s most-cherished singer-songwriters, boasting a collection of 16 ARIA Awards, induction into the ARIA Hall of Fame (in 1997), and four No. 1 albums with Life Is Fine (No. 1 for one week in 2017), Nature (one week in 2018), Songs From The South: 1985-2019 (one week in 2019), and Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train (one week in 2022).
Homegrown pop-punk band Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers makes a glorious top ten debut, with GLORY (Community Music), their second studio album. Hailing from Canberra, the four-piece snagged the Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist award at the 2024 ARIA Awards, after opening the ceremony with a performance, and cracked the ARIA top 10 with 2023’s I Love You (peaking at No. 6).
Spanish superstar Rosalia makes her first top 50 in Australia with Lux (Columbia/Sony), new at No. 15. Lux is already a hit, everywhere. Following its release, the collection accumulated 42.1 million streams in its first 24 hours, the biggest global tally by a female, Spanish-speaking artist.
Meanwhile, veteran Australian country artist James Blundell nabs a top 40 entry with Patience Wins (AMB/MGM), his 12th studio album. It’s new at No. 25.
Western Australia singer-songwriter Stella Donnelly grabs her third top 40 appearance with Love and Fortune (DOT/RMT), new at No. 31. Donnelly previously made a mark with 2019’s Beware Of The Dogs (No. 15) and 2022’s Flood (No. 29).
Close behind is beloved punk rock act Cosmic Psychos with I Really Like Beer (RKT), pouring in a No. 32, while fellow Melburnians Icecream Hands crack the top 40 with the independently-released Giant Fox Pineapple Tree, new at No. 38, It’s the eighth album from the Aussie power pop band, and their first ARIA top 50 appearance.
Over on the ARIA Singles Chart, Taylor Swift ties a personal best as “The Fate Of Ophelia” enters its sixth week at No. 1. That effort draws level with 2022’s “Anti-Hero” as TayTay’s longest-running leader.
U.K. act Haven has the top debut with the viral number “I Run,” new at No. 8. It’s the only new release in the top 50. And finally, Tame Impala has, once again, the only appearance by an Australian artist on the chart, as “Dracula” (Columbia/Sony) improves 37-34, a new high.
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You never quite know when — or how — your 15 minutes will come along. Just ask Scott Kelly, a regular chap who became an Internet sensation this week when his resume blew up at a Jonas Brothers concert.
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During the JoBros’ show Sunday, Nov. 9 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY, a recruitment consultant was busted reviewing an apparent candidate’s resume, as Nick, Joe and Kevin Jonas performed on stage.
TikTok user Jen captured the moment and shared it with the caption, “Scott Kelly, your resume was being reviewed at a Jonas Brothers concert tonight. Good luck.”
The video has clocked more than 7.8 million views, and the siblings got in on the fun. “Bro,” Joe wrote in the comments section, “Scott Kelly was there for me plenty of times. Hired.” Kevin weighed in, “I’m one of Scott Kelly’s references,” and Nick chimed, “Scott Kelly’s work ethic and critical thinking inspired me to write the line ‘red dress.’”
That viral clip has been converted into a real-life situation, thanks to late-night TV.
The brothers were seated guests for Thursday night’s episode of NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, when Kelly was brought on set to answer the question on everyone’s mind. Did he get the job?
The answer isn’t quite so simple.
Kelly, wearing a suit, appropriate for an interview or a one-off interview beamed out to millions of households, admitted, “it’s been an interesting week.”
Kelly, a veteran, didn’t initially have a TikTok account. But he does now, after he was alerted to his insta-fame through buddies and a flood of emails.
“I never actually applied from a job,” he explained. Instead, his qualifications were studied by a local business that goes out of way to hire veteran talent, whose transition from military to civilian life, explains Kelly, can be “very challenging”.
Kelly had a confession to make, which he held until the very end of the segment. “I had never heard of you before this,” he told the brothers. “It’s true. My wife had to tell me. I didn’t have Disney Channel growing up. I didn’t know.” After his interesting week, Kelly is “a huge fanboy now.”
The pop trio stopped by Studio 6B at 30 Rockefeller Center ahead of the release at midnight of A Very Jonas Christmas’ Movie Soundtrack, the companion to their Disney+ film, A Very Jonas Christmas Movie.
The brothers’ 20th anniversary JONAS20: Greetings From Your Hometown Tour continues Friday night, Nov. 14 at CTMohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT, and they’ll ring in the new year in Florida at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, for a show that will be livestreamed exclusively on Samsung TV Plus.
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Just in time for its 25th anniversary, Discogs launches a new mobile app that its creators anticipate will have a downward effect on your bank balance.
Today, Nov. 13, the music discovery and record collecting platform rolls out its updated app, with a range of new features. Among them, users can check their own inventory; organize and add titles to their Wantlist on the go; see what their records are worth with “real, recent data”; use a camera to scan barcodes; see what’s trending; and get instant notifications when a particular record is listed for sale, all from their devices.
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According to reps, the new layout and “Explore” homepage surfaces trending records, top sellers, and Discogs editorial features. “With real-time pricing data, barcode scanning, and instant notifications when a record you want is listed for sale,” reads a statement, “collectors can now track and expand their collections in real time.”
The beta release has had positive results, with over 500,000 users updated to the new iOS version within the first month, and weekly usage lifting 5-10% with the iOS app alone, a presser states.
“This isn’t just an update. It’s an upgrade,” states Kevin Lewandowski, Discogs’ founder and CEO. “The new app puts the power of Discogs in your hands like never before.”
According to figures released earlier this year, Discogs members cataloged over 105.7 million pieces of music in 2024 — an average of 2 million vinyl albums, CDs, tapes, 8-tracks and any other catalogable format you can think of per week.
Since its inception, more than 830 million items have been cataloged, with average collections — which are predominantly vinyl — hovering around 195 items per user, the company said.
Discogs, of course, is an important player in the space of buying and selling physical music collections, formats that are on the rise. The IFPI reports that vinyl has been on an upswing, on a global basis, for 18 consecutive years.
In early 2024, the company told Billboard that it wants to boost its online database to 25 million listings by November 2025, its 25th anniversary.
Discogs’ App is available now in the App Store and Google Play.
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There were flames, fireworks, and an unexpected blast of “Smoko,” as Metallica’s M72 tour stopped by Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium on Wednesday night, Nov. 12.
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The Rock Hall-inducted metal giants have been extra sweet to audiences on this trek, their first down under since 2013, by playing a homegrown classic on each tour date.
For their tour opener Nov. 1 at Perth’s Optus Stadium, the Bay Area legends carved out a rendition of John Butler’s “Zebra,” which the Western Australian native responded to with his own cover of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman.”
Then, at Adelaide Oval on Nov. 5, the rockers covered INXS’ Billboard Hot 100 leader “Need You Tonight,” and segued into the Angels’ classic from 1976, “Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again,” led by bass player Robert Trujillo at the mic. For their Melbourne show, at Marvel Stadium, Metallica covered “Prisoner of Society” the alternative rock trio the Living End.
The rumor mill was grinding away ahead of Metallica’s lone show in the Sunshine State. Would they cover a Powderfinger song, or the Go-Betweens? Perhaps the Saints? Or maybe a leftfield choice by performing the Bee Gees, the Veronicas or even Keith Urban.
As it turned out, Metallica hit the right note with a cover of the Chats’ “Smoko,” originally released on the Sunshine Coast punk rock act’s 2017 EP, Get This in Ya!!. Trujillo once again took vocal duties, accompanied by lead guitarist Kirk Hammett. “We like to celebrate music from your hood,” Trujillo remarked.
A “smoko” is, for those uninitiated, an Australian expression for a break from work, or more specifically, a pause to smoke.
Eamon Sandwith and Co. were thrilled with the nod. “Stoked to make it to the ‘doodle’ section of the set, thanks Metallica,” reads a social post from the ARIA Award-winning band.
Metallica opened the show with a mainscreen montage of the fan photos, set to “It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll)” by AC/DC, whose own tour of Australia kicked off at the same time, 1,000 miles south of Brisbane, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. AC/DC will visit Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium, twice, in December.
“Thank you, we missed you a lot,” frontman James Hetfield told the audience, gathered on an unusually cool November night. “We’re very grateful to be here. This is love.”
Hetfield also insisted that he had “the best job in the world,” which he well could, before Metallica launched into “Sad But True,” an anvil of a song.
Metallica may have mellowed through the years, but they’re still hard as hammers, which they proved with a set that flew high and never came down. The encore, of “Master Of Puppets,” “One,” and “Enter Sandman” could’ve woken the dead. Maybe the fourpiece was tipped off that the venue was once Paddington Cemetery, a burial ground.
Late in the set, Hetfield welcomed the capacity house as members of the “Metallica family,” some as veterans, others newcomers. “That’s why we’re here. To forget all the bull**** in life.” As good parents, Hetfield, Hammett, Trujillo and drummer Lars Ulrich stayed on stage well after the last chord rung out, to share gifts of drumsticks, guitar picks and take turns in thanking the fans.
Produced by Live Nation Australia, the tour continues at Sydney’s Accor Stadium (Nov. 15) and wraps up Nov. 19 at Auckland’s Eden Park. Evanescence and Suicidal Tendencies are the support on this leg of the M72 World Tour.
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AC/DC came to rock the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday night, Nov. 12 and the city felt it.
The opening date of AC/DC’s Power Up tour of Australia made waves that were detected by earthquake monitoring equipment, and could be felt, and heard, deep into this former Olympic City.
According to Adam Pascale, chief scientist at the Seismology Research Centre, the concert registered in the 2-5 hertz range at their office in Richmond, some 2 miles from the concert at the towering MCG.
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That’s enough force for people to feel the ground move.
“The sound waves that people were experiencing nearby and feeling something through their bodies, that’s the equivalent to what our seismographs feel,” Pascale told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. A resident some 6 miles away told the ABC they could hear the concert.
“We’re picking up the ground motion, we’re not picking up the sound from the air,” Pascale added.
“So, you’ve got speakers on the ground pumping out vibrations and that gets transmitted through the ground, but also the crowd jumping up and down is feeding energy into the ground.”
Although AC/DC came to rock, the largest signals received by the Seismology Research Centre were generated by Taylor Swift’s record-busting three-night stand at the MCG in 2024, Pascale remarked.
Stadium rock can move us, literally. Oasis’s now-completed tour of Live ’25 tour of Australia (via Live Nation) generated a “clear uptick in seismic signal” when fans “started pounding the ground” at Marvel Stadium during a show earlier in the month, the center confirmed earlier.
AC/DC doesn’t do things by halves. These latest round of shows require 300 tons of steel to build the production, with 28 tons of PA and speakers pumping out the sound. A crew of 155 are working each show, which consumes 500kw of power every night.
With Angus Young on lead guitar, vocalist Brian Johnson, rhythm guitarist Stevie Young, drummer Matt Laug and bass player Chris Chaney, the Rock Hall-inducted legends ripped out the classics at the MCG, including “Back In Black,” “Thunderstruck,” “Hells Bells,” “Riff Raff” and much more.
AC/DC last toured Australia and New Zealand in 2015, the domestic leg of their Rock or Bust world tour. On that visit, Young and Co. shifted more than 520,000 tickets across 11 coast-to-coast dates, including shows in Auckland and Wellington.
Next up, the second of two shows this Sunday (Nov. 16) at the MCG, followed by dates in Sydney, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane.
TEG Van Egmond, a division of TEG, is producing AC/DC’s nine-date national tour, with special guests Amyl & The Sniffers.
AC/DC 2025 “Power Up” Australia Tour Dates:
Nov. 12 — Melbourne Cricket Ground (completed)
Nov. 16 — Melbourne Cricket Ground
Nov. 21 — Accor Stadium, Sydney
Nov. 25 — Accor Stadium, Sydney
Nov. 30 – Adelaide bp Adelaide Grand Final
Dec. 4 — Optus Stadium, Perth
Dec. 8 — Optus Stadium, Perth
Dec. 14 – Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Dec. 18 – Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
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Christopher Cross’ “Sailing” isn’t coming in to dock anytime soon.
The American singer, songwriter and guitar talent released his “yacht rock” masterpiece back in 1979, a classic that sailed all the way to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
“Sailing” was one of four top 20 hits that appeared on Cross’ self-titled album, which, in 1981 would make history at the Grammy Awards, by sweeping five categories, including the Big Four — album, record and song of the year. Yes, it was unexpected. A shock, even. The only other artists to scoop the Big Four was Billie Eilish, doing so four decades later, in 2020.
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If “Sailing” was a guilty pleasure in the 1990s, today it’s simply a pleasure. The softly-spoken artist stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live earlier this week to take us all “Sailing,” the video of which can be seen below.
Cross, a formidable guitarist who was blessed with the voice of an angel, appears to have made a full recovery from his grueling health battle five years ago, during which he contracted Guillaine-Barre Syndrome (GBS) after having COVID-19.
At one stage, he was paralyzed from the waist down. “It really was touch and go, and tough,” he CBS Sunday Morning at the time.
Cross’s late-night spot came ahead of the release this Friday, Nov. 14 of All Right: The Worldwide Singles 1980–1988, the first career-spanning collection of his biggest hits, including “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do),” from the film Arthur, which also led the Billboard Hot 100 and won an Academy Award for best original song. The set is released through Omnivore Recordings, the label that issued an “expanded edition” of Christopher Cross in June 2025.
Now aged 74, Cross will play many of those hits when he embarks on a South American tour this December, including shows with fellow ‘80s heavyweights Toto. Live shows across the U.K. and Europe follow from May 2026.
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Ninajirachi’s hot streak shows no signs of cooling off.
The DJ, songwriter and electronic music artist adds to her collection the triple j album of the year and Australian music video of the year, two of five awards handed out Wednesday, Nov. 12 by the state-funded youth network.
The 26-year-old musician nabbed the top award, album of the year, for her debut full-length effort I Love My Computer (via NLV Records), which beat out a ten-strong shortlist of LPs by the likes of Tame Impala, Mallrat, Spacey Jane, OneFour and others.
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Ninajirachi also collected the top music video honor, for “F*** My Computer,” directed by Ball Bass John.
It’s all happening for Ninajirachi, known to her friends and family as Nina Wilson. Just last week, she collected the coveted Australian Music Prize (AMP), and its A$50,000 ($32,800) winner’s check, for her studio collection. And there’s a strong chance to add more when the 2025 ARIA Awards roll on next Wednesday, Nov. 19, where she’s competing for a leading eight pointy trophies.
After wrapping up her Australian tour in the early stages of 2026, the rising star will embark on her biggest north American jaunt yet, including a first-ever slot at Coachella.
“I really just had a good time making an album. I hope I can keep making albums that feels as good as this one did,” she told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation following her AMP win. “I’ve been making music for a long time and I could have never predicted what this year would look like. So it’s hard to say (what the future holds). I just hope it keeps feeling as fun as it has been recently.”
Now in its 21st year, the J Awards celebrate the cream of Australia’s crop of recorded musicians, live performers, emerging talent and more, and coincide with triple j’s Ausmusic Month. This year, 26 local artists were nominated for the J Awards.
Other winners announced by the ABC, parent of triple j, included Folk Bitch Trio (Unearthed artist of the year), Grammy and Brit Award-nominated punk rock act Amyl and The Sniffers (Double J Australian artist of the year) and SPEED (Australian live act of the year).
See the full list of 2025 J Awards nominees and winners below.
triple j Album of the Year
• Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer (WINNER)
• Baker Boy – DJANDJAY
• Folk Bitch Trio – Now Would Be A Good Time
• grentperez – Backflips in a Restaurant
• Mallrat – Light hit my face like a straight right
• ONEFOUR – Look At Me Now
• Spacey Jane – If That Makes Sense
• Tame Impala – Deadbeat
• The Rions – Everything Every Single Day
• Thornhill – BODIES
Unearthed Artist of the Year
• Folk Bitch Trio (WINNER)
• Don West
• Darcie Haven
• Sam Alfred
• PLAYLUNCH
Double J Australian Artist of the Year
• Amyl and The Sniffers (WINNER)
• Emily Wurramara
• Gordi
• Meg Washington
• Paul Kelly
rage and triple j Australian Music Video of the Year
• Ninajirachi – “F*** My Computer” (dir. Ball Bass John) (WINNER)
• Drifting Clouds – “Bawuypawuy” (dir. Matt Sav)
• Ecca Vandal – “CRUISING TO SELF SOOTHE” (dirs. Ecca Vandal and Richie Buxton)
• PLAYLUNCH – “Keith” (dir. Riley Nimbs)
• RONA. – “Show Me” (dir. Tyson Perkins)
Australian Live Act of the Year
• SPEED (WINNER)
• Amyl and The Sniffers
• Ball Park Music
• Miss Kaninna
• xmunashe
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Dancing With The Stars celebrated its own, 20th Birthday Party on Tuesday night (Oct. 11), and Robert Irwin was handing out the gifts.
Party night featured two unique rounds of dance. The first saw couples complete routines set to the songs of freestyle routines from earlier DWTS seasons. Then, each celebrity performed with a former Mirrorball champion in the relay dance round, which pitted two couples, toe-to-toe.
Irwin, the Australian conservationist, and his dance partner Witney Carson completed the first perfect individual score of the season, nabbing 40 out of a possible 40. They did so to the tune of his elder sister, season 20 champ Bindi Irwin’s freestyle song as a tribute to their father, the late Steve “Crocodile Hunter” Irwin.
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In an embarrassment of riches, Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach; Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy; and Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas also scored perfect rounds.
For his Relay Jive, Irwin teamed up with Xochitl Gomez (season 33 champion), facing off against Alix Earle and Joey Graziadei, swinging their hips to Olly Murs’ “Dance with Me Tonight.” Dressed in baby blue, Irwin looked at home as he does in a lion’s den, as he completed floor slides, leaps and showed off his fancy footwork. Earle and Graziadei, wearing red, had the second use on the ballroom floor. Irwin and Gomez were deemed winners, collecting the two bonus points.
The party ended on a bum note for Andy Richter and Emma Slater, who notched the lowest number of points and were eliminated from the competition.
Next week is Prince Night, which also serve as the semi-finals, while the winner will be crowned Nov. 25 following ABC’s three-hour finale. Watch Irwin’s Relay Jive below.
20th Birthday Party Leaderboard Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas: 42Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach: 42Robert Irwin and Witney Carson: 42Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy: 40Jordan Chiles and Ezra Sosa: 39Elaine Hendrix and Alan Bersten: 36Andy Richter and Emma Slater: 29 (ELIMINATED)
