Happy New Year - From Flashing off the Record

Next year is going to be major:

Weekly Sunday Countdown's - 20 through to 1
More Summer Countdown's on Mondays - looking back at the best of the best of 2013
Australia Day - the Party Starter Album of the Year and the second half (the top half) of the 200 best songs of 2013.

Now for a New Year's Playlist for y'all:

HAPPY NEW YEARS!
First up it's little B with some SMOOTH production from Pharell!




















Again Happy New Year and have a safe one y'all...

Summer Countdown - Sun 29 December 2013‏

20 - The Aston Shuffle - Tear it Down

19 - Calvin Harris & Alesso - Under Control {Feat. Hurts}

18 - Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness {Cedric Gervais Remix}

17 - Bliss N Eso - My Life {Feat. Ceekay Jones}

16 - London Grammar - Strong

15 - Eminem - Rap God

14 - Lana Del Rey - Young & Beautiful {Cedric Gervais Remix}

13 - Lupe Fiasco - Old School Love {Feat. Ed Sheeran}

12 - Vance Joy - Riptide

11 - Lorde - Royals

10 - Flume & Chet Faker - Drop the Game

9 - Ed Sheeran - I See Fire

8 - Lorde - Team

7 - Lily Allen - Hard out Here
6 - Joel Fletcher & Savage - Swing

5 - Rudimental - Free {Feat. Emeli Sande}

4 - Avicii - Addicted to You

3 - Avicii - Hey Brother

2 - Eminem - Monster {Feat. Rihanna}

1 - Pharrell Williams - Happy

Party Starter Album of the Year - Announced Australia Day

So in place of an Australian album of the year as Rufus kind of have that covered, I am announcing the party album of 2013 on Australia Day and the nominations are direct from the Album of the Year award.

So here are the four nominations:

1. Kanye West - Yeezus

The only hip/hop slash urban release to be nominated. Some production work from Daft Punk helped bring the party. Will Yeezus be the party starter album of 2013?

2. Rufus - Atlas

The only Aussie album of the year nominated album is also a dreamy dance release. With great production by the Sydney boys and some killer singles will this be the party starter banger of 2013?

3. Disclosure - Settle

Those British brothers released a FAB debut and the album has continued to impress from it's mid year release until now. Killer party tunes including guest vocals from Jesse Ware, Eliza Doolittle, Jamie Woon and many more. They even managed a social media war with Azealia Banks in 2013.

4. Rudimental - Home

The most commercially successful album of the four with single after single rising to the top of the charts. "Free" with Emeli Sande is the latest, "Waiting all Night" with Ella Eyre received a bunch of airplay throughout 2013 and previously "Feel the Love" and "Not Giving In" were huge tracks that launched John Newman's solo career.

So there you have it four monster releases, which will be the Party Starter album of 2013? Find out in around about one month...

Part One - The 201 BEST songs of 2013 {201-101}

101 - Franz Ferdinand - Right Action

102 - Bliss N Eso - House Of Dreams

103 - Hungary Kids Of Hungary - When Yesterday's Gone

104 - Eminem - Rap God

105 - Pez - One Life {Feat. Tys}

 

106 - Way Of The Eagle - Rattlesnake {Feat. Dan Sultan}
107 - Major Lazer - Scare Me {Feat. Peaches & Timberlee}
108 - Clubfeet - Everything You Wanted
109 - Joey Bada$$ - My Yout {Feat. Maverick Sabre}
110 - Rudimental - Right Here {Feat. Foxes}
111 - Kanye West - New Slaves
112 - Alunageorge - Attracting Flies
113 - Andy Bull - Keep On Running
114 - Snakadaktal - Hung On Tight
115 - Pusha T - Numbers on the Boards
116 - Danny Brown - Dip
117 - Gold Fields - Dark Again                                                                                                                118 - Just Blaze & Baauer - Higher {Feat. Jay Z}
119 - Unknown Mortal Orchestra - So Good At Being In Trouble
120 - Dizzee Rascal - I Don't Need A Reason
121 - Thelma Plum - Around Here
122 - Atoms For Peace - Judge Jury & Executioner
123 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Mosquito
124 - Classixx - Holding On
125 - Architecture In Helsinki - In The Future
126 - The Amity Affliction - Born to Die
127 - The Jungle Giants - I Am What You Want Me To Be
128 - Cold War Kids - Miracle Mile
129 - Nine Inch Nails - Came Back Haunted
130 - London Grammar - Strong
131 - ShockOne - Lazerbeam
132 - Delphic - Baiya
133 - Dizzee Rascal - Bassline Junkie
134 - Emma Louise - Freedom
135 - The Strokes - One Way Trigger
136 - MS MR - Head Is Not My Home
137 - Andy Bull - Baby I Am Nobody Now 
138 - Hot Chip - Dark And Stormy
139 - British India - Summer Forgive Me
140 - Florence + the Machine - Over The Love
141 - Tyler, The Creator - IFHY {Feat. Pharrell Williams}
142 - M.I.A - Y.A.L.A.
143 - The Cat Empire - Brighter Than Gold
144 - Jay Z - Holy Grail {Feat. Justin Timberlake}
145 - Bliss N Eso - Reservoir Dogs {Feat. 360, Pez, Seth Sentry, Drapht)
146 - Azealia Banks - ATM Jam {Ft. Pharrell} {Kaytranada Edition}
147 - Karnivool - We Are
148 - Horrorshow - Unfair Lottery
149 - Lorde - White Teeth Teens
150 - The Avalanches - Stalking To A Stranger {Planets Collide Remix}
151 - Snakadaktal - Fall Underneath
152 - Vampire Weekend - Step
153 - Franz Ferdinand - Love Illumination
154 - London Grammar - Wasting My Young Years
155 - Daft Punk - Instant Crush
156 - Stonefield - Put Your Curse On Me
157 - Disclosure - Help Me Lose My Mind {Feat. London Grammar}
158 - Spit Syndicate - Folly
159 - Rufus - Tonight
160 - Haim - Honey & I
161 - Vampire Weekend - Unbelievers
162 - Gossling - Never Expire
163 - Bluejuice - S.O.S.
164 - Baauer - Harlem Shake
165 - London Grammar - Hey Now
166 - The Aston Shuffle - Tear It Down
167 - The Aston Shuffle - Comfortable {Feat Will Heard}
168 - Duck Sauce - It's You
169 - Rudimental - Free {Feat. Emeli Sande & Nas}
170 - Spiderbait - It's Beautiful
171 - Peking Duck - Feels Like
172 - Cut Copy - Meet Me In The House Of Love
173 - Sticky Fingers - Australia Street
174 - Jay-Z - Oceans {Feat. Frank Ocean}
175 - Childish Gambio - 3005
176 - SIA - Elastic Heart {Feat. The Weeknd & Diplo}
177 - Regina Spektor - You've Got Time
178 - World's End Press - To Send Our Love
179 - Kings of Leon - Supersoaker
180 - Kanye West - Blood On The Leaves
181 - Janelle Monae - Q.U.E.E.N. {Ft. Erykah Badu}
182 - Jungle Giants - I Am What You Want Me To Be
183 - Duck Sauce - Radio Stereo
184 - Chance Waters - Bonnie {Feat. The Griswolds}
185 - Bliss N Eso - My Life {Feat. Ceekay Jones}
186 - Bernard Fanning - Tell Me How It Ends
187 - Dizzee Rascal - H-Town {Feat. Bun B & Trae The Truth}
188 - Classixx - All You're Waiting For {Feat. Nancy Whang}
189 - Owl Eyes - Nightswim
190 - Courtney Barnett - Avant Gardener
191 - Disclosure - Defeated No More {Feat. Ed McFarlane}
192 - Drapht & Ta-ku - 2990's {Feat. N'fa Jones & Joyride}
193 - Jackie Onassis - Smoke Trails
194 - Mat Zo & Porter Robinson - Easy
195 - Jagwar Ma - Let Her
196 - Ta-ku - I Miss You
197 - Thundamentals - Smiles Don't Lie
198 - Abbe May - Perth Girls
199 - Cut Copy - Let Me Show You
200 - Chance Waters - Looking For Something {Ft. Patience Hodgson}
201 - The Bamboos - Avenger

Album of the year for 2013 & the winner is......

It's been a massive year for music (dance floor albums particularly) and this year we have meet some incredible new artists. Lorde, Haim, Disclosure and Rudimental have all impressed the socks off me.

So which album won me over the most? Was it the controversy of Kanye West's Yeezus? The magic of Lorde's Pure Heroine? The dance floor bliss of either Rudimental, Rufus or Disclosure? Or was it the sisterly bliss of Haim?

I must say my last few album of the year's have all been from solo acts so it's nice that this year my album of 2013 belongs to a group. And a new group. Yes drum roll please and a big round of applause for Haim.

Haim are playing next years sold out (in Sydney) St Jerome's Laneway Festival and I can't wait to see them there or hopefully at a sideshow. Days are Gone is a perfect pop record with hit after hit. "Forever" and "Don't Save Me" which landed in 2012 gave us a warning a band to mess with is on the way and the debut album more than delivered. It was perfect. "Falling" continued to gather new fans while "The Wire" was a chart smash and rightfully so.

"If I could Change Your Mind" is still my favourite cut and "Honey & I" is just a sublime cut.

2013 was the year for these LA sisters, Haim are proudly and simply the Album of the Year. The album is a perfect summer record so with JB Hi-Fi's 20% sale grab it now real cheap - HERE

So until next year (Australia Day to be exact) that is all for the album of the year. However on Australia Day I will announce the party starter Album of the year from the below remaining terrific nominations:

Sorry Lorde the album is no party started but a killer debut effort and I am sure my countdown of 200 songs will feature a lot of our favourite NZ export.

Album of the Year - Tomorrow

Merry Christmas one and all and thanks for reading and being as excited as me about this year's Album of the Year. With only one more sleep here is two more cracking covers for the album that I partied long and hard too. Or at least listened to over and over again! And on Friday I will post part one of the year's biggest 200. I will post songs 200 all the way down to 101. 100 through to 1 will be posted on Australia Day.

Album of the Year - Two more sleeps

Only two more days until one of these two or my other four nominations takes out the exciting Album of the Year for 2013.

Can't wait till Thursday x

Album of the Year - Thursday

What will be the biggest and best album of the year? Find out right here on Thursday morning. So exciting!

Summer Countdown - Sun 22 December 2013‏

20 - Busta Rhymes - Thank You {Feat. Q-Tip, Kanye West & Lil Wayne}

19 - Bliss N Eso - My Life {Feat. Ceekay Jones}

18 - Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness {Cedric Gervais Remix}

17 - John Butler Trio - Only One

16 - Calvin Harris & Alesso - Under Control {Feat. Hurts}

15 - London Grammar - Strong

14 - Vance Joy - Riptide

13 - Lorde - Royals

12 - Lupe Fiasco - Old School Love {Feat. Ed Sheeran}

11 - Lana Del Rey - Young & Beautiful {Cedric Gervais Remix}

10 - Flume & Chet Faker - Drop the Game

9 - Lorde - Team

8 - Lily Allen - Hard out Here

7 - Joel Fletcher & Savage - Swing
6 - Ed Sheeran - I See Fire

5 - Avicii - Addicted to You

4 - Avicii - Hey Brother3 - Rudimental - Free {Feat. Emeli Sande}

2 - Eminem - Monster {Feat. Rihanna}

1 - Pharrell Williams - Happy

Hottest 100 Voting - Now Open

Who have the Hottest song of 2013? There are some clear front runners but here is how I voted for my favourite songs of 2013…

Bloc Party - Ratchet 

Chvrches - Gun 

Disclosure - White Noise {Ft. Alunageorge} 

Elizabeth Rose - The Good Life 

Haim - Falling 

Haim - If I Could Change Your Mind 

Haim - The Wire
K

anye West - Black Skinhead 

Lily Allen - Hard Out Here 

The Preatures - Is This How You Feel?

VOTE NOW!

Pharrell's Happiness Continues...

Last week's biggest song just keeps on going….

In just over a week...

The best album of 2013 will be revealed and then the start of my two part 200 tunes of 2013 will be published. All 200-101 songs will be posted either Boxing Day night or the 27th. So stay tuned lot's of big announcements and the biggest 100 songs of 2013 will be published on January 26th 2014.

Hope your enjoying your Summer and here is this week's big number one tune, well done Pharrell after a heap of collaborations you have solo number one success finally!

Female Artists of 2013 - Summer Music Lists Special - Part Three

1. Lorde

2. The Haim Ladies

3. Lana Del Rey

4. Ellie Goulding

5. Sia

6. Azealia Banks

7. Solange

8. Owl Eyes

9. Lily Allen

10. M.I.A

11. Kelis

12. Eliza Doolittle

13. Janelle Monae

14. Elizabeth Rose

15. Gossling

16. AlunaGeorge

17. Thelma Plum

18. Emma Louise

19. Abbe May

20. Jesse Ware

Summer Countdown - Sun 15 December 2013‏

20 - John Butler Trio - Only One

19 - Bliss N Eso - My Life {Feat. Ceekay Jones}

18 - London Grammar - Strong

17 - Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness {Cedric Gervais Remix}

16 - Calvin Harris & Alesso - Under Control {Feat. Hurts}

15 - Busta Rhymes - Thank You {Feat. Q-Tip, Kanye West & Lil Wayne}

14 - Joel Fletcher & Savage - Swing

13 - Vance Joy - Riptide

12 - Lorde - Royals

11 - Lupe Fiasco - Old School Love {Feat. Ed Sheeran}

10 - Lana Del Rey - Young & Beautiful {Cedric Gervais Remix}
9 - Lorde - Team
8 - Flume & Chet Faker - Drop the Game
7 - Avicii - Addicted to You
6 - Lily Allen - Hard out Here

5 - Ed Sheeran - I See Fire

4 - Rudimental - Free {Feat. Emeli Sande}

3 - Avicii - Hey Brother
2 - Eminem - Monster {Feat. Rihanna}

1 - Pharrell Williams - Happy

Queen B & the year of the Ladies...

2013 has really been the year of the single ladies smashing it out of the ball park. On my BLOG alone the sisters from Haim, Lorde and the female guests on Rudimental and Disclosures albums have turned it up to 11.

And yesterday we saw one of the biggest stars in the planet release a new album, not just an album a visual album. Beyonce dropped 14 new songs and 17 videos, WHAT! This woman is a work-a-holic! She put everything into her live show of this year and to make a music video for every song on an album no one saw coming, damn baby girl, you PUT it DOWN!


I like people who think outside the box and this is so outside the box that I can see other acts already getting their marketing teams, their record companies all over this shit. Go Beyonce again ahead of the game, sorry Gaga I think y'all been left way behind this year girl.

To celebrate the 20 greatest ladies in music for 2013 come back here Monday AM for a list of the 20 most sensational females in music right now! And tomorrow night another HOT sizzling Summer Countdown with a brand new fresh number one which I am so in love with and it's summer feel and message.

Until tomorrow, happy Saturday.

Male Artists of 2013 - Summer Music Lists Special - Part Two

1. Eminem

2. Flume

3. Disclosure boys 

4. Vance Joy

5. John Newman

6. Pharrell Williams

7. Kanye West

8. Matt Corby

9. Calvin Harris

10. Avicii

11. Frank Ocean

12. Ed Sheeran

13. Jay Z

14. Skrillex

15. Chet Faker

16. Ta-ku

17. Joey Bada$$

18. Illy

19. James Blake

20. Jake Bugg

Summer Countdown - Sun 8 December 2013‏

20 - John Butler Trio - Only One

19 - Bliss N Eso - My Life {Feat. Ceekay Jones}

18 - Ellie Goulding - Burn 

17 - Busta Rhymes - Thank You {Feat. Q-Tip, Kanye West & Lil Wayne}

16 - Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness {Cedric Gervais Remix}

15 - Joel Fletcher & Savage - Swing

14 - Calvin Harris & Alesso - Under Control {Feat. Hurts}

13 - Lorde - Team

12 - Rudimental - Free {Feat. Emeli Sande}

11 - Lorde - Royals

10 - Vance Joy - Riptide

9 - Flume & Chet Faker - Drop the Game

8 - Lupe Fiasco - Old School Love {Feat. Ed Sheeran}

7 - Lana Del Rey - Young & Beautiful {Cedric Gervais Remix}

6 - Ed Sheeran - I See Fire

5 - Pharrell Williams - Happy

4 - Avicii - Addicted to You

3 - Lily Allen - Hard out Here

2 - Avicii - Hey Brother

1 - Eminem - Monster {Feat. Rihanna}

The Best of 2013 + 56th Grammy's

Have you seen this?



Epic is all I can say, you might not like all the songs but this guy is great! Well done Daniel Kim.

Now to the Grammy's and in it's 56th year this is a great list of nominations (my predictions and who I think deserves the award in red and bold - I really dislike Country music so I neglected this section):

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Sara Bareilles – The Blessed Unrest
Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
Kendrick Lamar – Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist
Taylor Swift – Red

RECORD OF THE YEAR
Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – “Get Lucky”
Imagine Dragons – “Radioactive”
Lorde – “Royals”
Bruno Mars – “Locked Out of Heaven”
Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell Williams & T.I. – “Blurred Lines”

SONG OF THE YEAR
Pink feat. Nate Reuss – “Just Give Me a Reason”
Bruno Mars – “Locked Out of Heaven”
Katy Perry – “Roar”
Lorde – “Royals”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert – “Same Love”

BEST NEW ARTIST
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran

BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Sara Bareilles – “Brave”
Lorde – “Royals”
Bruno Mars – “When I Was Your Man”
Katy Perry – “Roar”
Justin Timberlake “Mirrors”

BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – “Get Lucky”
Pink feat. Nate Reuss – “Just Give Me a Reason”
Rihanna feat. Mikky Eiko – “Stay”
Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell Williams & T.I. – “Blurred Lines”
Justin Timberlake feat. Jay Z – “Suit & Tie”

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Lana Del Rey – Paradise
Lorde – Pure Heroine
Bruno Mars – Unorthodox Jukebox
Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines
Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience

BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
Tony Bennett & Various Artist – Viva Duets
Michael Buble – To Be Loved
Gloria Estefan – The Standards
Cee Lo Green – Cee Lo’s Magic Moment
Dionne Warwick – Now

BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
Lee Price – “I Drive Your Truck”
Hunter Hayes – “I Want Crazy”
Miranda Lambert – “Mama’s Broken Heart”
Darius Rucker – “Wagon Wheel”
Blake Shelton – “Mine Would Be You”

BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
The Civil Wars – From This Valley
Kelly Clarkson feat. Vince Gill – “Don’t Rush”
Little Big Town – “Your Side of the Bed”
Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban – “Highway Don’t Care”
Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton – “You Can’t Make Old Friends”

BEST COUNTRY SONG
Taylor Swift – “Begin Again”
Lee Brice – “I Drive Your Truck”
Miranda Lambert – “Mama’s Broken Heart”
Kacey Musgraves – “Merry Go Round”
Blake Shelton – “Mine Would Be You”

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Jason Aldean – Night Train
Tim McGraw – Two Lanes of Freedom
Kacey Musgraves – Same Trailer, Different Park
Blake Shelton – Based on a True Story
Taylor Swift – Red

BEST DANCE RECORDING
Duke Dumont feat. AME & MNEK – “Need U”
Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch – “Sweet Nothing”
Kaskade – “Atmosphere”
Armin Van Buuren feat. Trevor Guthrie – “This Is What It Feels Like”
Zedd feat. Foxes – “Clarity”

BEST DANCE ALBUM
Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
Disclosure – Settle
Calvin Harris – 18 Months
Kaskade – Atmosphere
Pretty Lights – A Color Map of the Sun

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
Alabama Shakes – “Always Alright”
David Bowie – “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)”
Imagine Dragons – “Radioactive”
Led Zeppelin – “Kashmir”
Queens of the Stone Age – “My God is the Sun”
Jack White – “I’m Shakin’”

BEST ROCK SONG
Gary Clark Jr – “Ain’t Messin Round”
Paul McCartney – “Cut Me Some Slack”
The Rolling Stones – “Doom and Gloom”
Black Sabbath – “God Is Dead?”
Muse – “Panic Station”

BEST ROCK ALBUM
Black Sabbath – 13
David Bowie – The Next Day
Kings of Leon – Mechanical Bull
Led Zeppelin – Celebration Day
Queens of the Stone Age – …Like Clockwork
Neil Young With Crazy Horse – Psychedelic Pill

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
Tamar Braxton – “Love and War”
Anthony Hamilton – “Best of Me”
Hiatus Kaiyote feat. Q-Tip – “Nakamarra”
Miguel feat. Kendrick Lamar – “How Many Drinks?”
Snark Puppy with Lalah Hathaway – “Something”

BEST R&B SONG
Anthony Hamilton – “Best of Me”
Tamar Braxton – “Love and War”
PJ Morton feat. Stevie Wonder – “Only One”
Justin Timberlake – “Pusher Love Girl”
Fantasia feat. Kelly Rowland and Missy Elliot – “Without Me”

BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
Tamar Braxton – Love and War
Fantasia – Side Effects of You
Salaam Remi – One: In the Chamber
Rihanna – Unapologetic
Mack Wilds – New York: A Love Story

BEST R&B ALBUM
Faith Evans – R&B Divas
Alicia Keys – Girl on Fire
John Legend – Love in the Future
Chrisette Michele – Better
TGT – Three Kings

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
Drake – “Started From the Bottom”
Eminem – “Berzerk”
Jay Z – “Tom Ford”
Kendrick Lamar – “Swimming Pools (Drank)”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz – “Thrift Shop”

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
J. Cole feat Miguel – “Power Trip”
Jay Z feat. Beyonce – “Part II (On the Run)”
Jay Z feat. Justin Timberlake – “Holy Grail”
Kendrick Lamar feat. Mary J. Blige – “Now or Never”
Wiz Khalifa feat. The Weeknd – “Remember You”

BEST RAP SONG
ASAP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz, and Kendrick Lamar – “F***in’ Problems”
Jay Z feat. Justin Timberlake – “Holy Grail”
Kanye West – “New Slaves”
Drake – “Started From the Bottom”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Thrift Shop”

BEST RAP ALBUM
Drake – Nothing Was the Same
Jay Z – Magna Carta… Holy Grail
Kendrick Lamar – Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist
Kanye West – Yeezus

BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Coldplay – “Atlas” from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Jessie J – “Silver Lining” from Silver Linings Playbook
Adele – “Skyfall” from Skyfall
Colbie Caillat feat. Gavin DeGraw – “We Both Know” from Safe Haven
Lana Del Rey – “Young and Beautiful” from The Great Gatsby
Regina Spektor – “You’ve Got Time” from Orange Is the New Black

Out on the Shelves.... NOW - Part 10

Childish Gambino is back after appearing on Girls Season 2, here is a taste of his new record "Because The Internet":


UK X Factor Alumni and personally one of my favourite vocalists from the series has returned with her second record it's Rebecca Ferguson and "Freedom", take a listen below:


Gurrumul is just in time for Christmas with a recording with Sydney Symphony:


Royksopp are back with a new EP, it's pretty dope and all over JJJ lately, don't trust me though hit play below:

My Belated ARIA's Rant/Review...

Years gone by the ARIA's have been dominated by one artist or one band, in 2002 it was Kylie's year on the back of her "Fever" album, in 2003 it was Powederfinger and Delta's year, 2004 Jet, 2005 Missy Higgins/Ben Lee and finally as this is getting dull 2006 Bernard Fanning/Eskimo Joe & Wolfmother. Last night it was a three way tie too. Australian Idol acts/Tame Impala and Flume. It was a night for the men of Australian music.

I predicted on an earlier post a few of the winners however Tame Impala taking out the Album of the Year was a little surprise for me.

For all the winners you can click here but here is a quick summary for y'all:

Tame Impala took out two of the big awards Album of the Year and Best Group, whilst also grabbing Best Rock Album of the Year. Flume seemed to easily take out the Best Male Artist, Breakthrough Artist Release, Best Dance Release & finally Producer of the Year.

It was finally the year for former Australian Idol acts (I think it might be a bit of a wait for The Voice contenders however Samantha Jade also did the X Factor proud):

Jessica Mauboy did an awkward speech for her win of the Best Female Artist. It was almost a bit too funny and her idol Alicia Keys seemed overjoyed by Jessica's enthusiasm. Guy Sebastian then took Best Pop Release (I really thought the Preatures deserved it but hey) and then he went for a double play with Best Australian Live Act. Matt Corby the more Triple J friendly of the three took out Song of the Year for "Resolution". Bring us an album already Mr Corby!

All in all the Star Event Centre made a better venue for an awards ceremony than a concert venue and some of the acts really turned up on the night. Their were plenty of awkward speeches though!

Well it's over for another year and I wonder who's big year it is next year and which Idol/X Factor/Voice/Australia's Got Talent will be accepted into the Australian music industry. Or maybe we will leave them to the public voted categories.

Plus totally unrelated and not even an Aussie tune, here is today's #TUNETHURSDAY! So I was expecting this to be up earlier than Thursday, whoops! So here is new music from Sam Smith (La La La and Latch fame):

Hits of Spring 2013 - Summer Music Lists Special - Part One

20 - Calvin Harris - Thinking About You {Feat. Ayah Marer}

19 - Illy - Youngbloods {Feat. Ahren Stringer}

18 - Lana Del Rey - Young & Beautiful {Cedric Gervais Remix}

17 - Matt Corby - Resolution

16 - Calvin Harris & Alesso - Under Control {Feat. Hurts}

15 - Eminem - Monster {Feat. Rihanna}

14 - Naughty Boy - La La La {Feat. Sam Smith}

13 - Daft Punk - Get Lucky {Feat. Pharrell Williams}

12 - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - White Walls {Feat. ScHoolboy Q and Hollis}

11 - Avicii - You Make Me

10 - Lorde - Team

9 - Lorde - Tennis Court

8 - Ellie Goulding - Burn 

7 - HAIM - The Wire

6 - Vance Joy - Riptide

5 - Avicii - Hey Brother

4 - Lorde - Royals

3 - Eminem - Berzerk

2 - John Newman - Love Me Again

1 - Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness {Cedric Gervais Remix}

Summer Countdown - Sun 1 December 2013‏

20 - Lorde - Team

19 - Eminem - Berzerk

18 - Rudimental - Free {Feat. Emeli Sande}

17 - Pharrell Williams - Happy

16 - Flight Facilities - Stand Still {Feat. Micky Green}

15 - Ellie Goulding - Burn 

14 - Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness {Cedric Gervais Remix}

13 - Calvin Harris & Alesso - Under Control {Feat. Hurts}

12 - Kanye West - Bound 2

11 - Joel Fletcher & Savage - Swing

10 - Lorde - Royals

9 - Vance Joy - Riptide

8 - Flume & Chet Faker - Drop the Game

7 - Lupe Fiasco - Old School Love {Feat. Ed Sheeran}

6 - Avicii - Addicted to You

5 - Lana Del Rey - Young & Beautiful {Cedric Gervais Remix}

4 - Ed Sheeran - I See Fire

3 - Lily Allen - Hard out There

2 - Avicii - Hey Brother

1 - Eminem - Monster {Feat. Rihanna}