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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Triple J kicks off new Aussie-themed poll - after Chappell Roan and Doja Cat's Hottest 100 wins copped public backlash
Triple J has extended an almighty olive branch to the Australian public, after back-to-back Hottest 100 wins by American artists sounded the death knell of the song contest's popularity. On Tuesday, June 17 voting officially opened for the new poll, 'The Hottest 100 of Australian songs'. The new countdown will take place on July 26 and has strict rules in place to ensure it honours Triple J's 50 years on-air milestone, and the 'support local' ethos of the national song contest which began in 1989. Eligible songs must have been released by January 19, 2025 and they must feature at least 50 per cent Australian artists. For example 'Rhyme Dust' by Dom Dolla and MK and 'Fancy' by Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX pass, but no song by Split Enz will be considered. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'Because they are from New Zealand,' the voting page explains. Triple J's presenters have already weighed in with their favourites on social media, and so have a raft of Aussie artists. 'Hey guys Jimmy Barnes here,' the iconic rock singer said in a video posted on the voting page. 'I'm voting for Jett - Are You Gonna Be My Girl? Just because it's such a great recording, they are such a tight band, and he is such an awesome singer. I just thought that song jumped out of the radio when I heard it and it still does 'til this day,' Barnes said. Are You Gonna Be My Girl? won the hottest 100 in the 2003 year of its release. Missy Higgins will also be putting a 2003 track in her No.1 spot - London Still by The Waifs. 'I did so much touring with the Waifs back in the day when I was a wee little 17-year-old,' Higgins said. 'That band just took me on the road. They took me under their wing. I was such fan, it was like a dream come true. 'This song encapsulates that experience and that memory for me. It's such an Australian rite of passage going away to London for a bit and coming back.' Tash Sultana will be voting for Miracle by Matt Corby. 'Matt is a mate of mine. We've done a lot of work together and I think he is an underrated musician - who is so talented and works with so many people - that I don't really think that he's gotten the flowers that he deserves.' While some of our famous musicians are emphatically backing their colleagues and mentors, others are shamelessly campaigning for the win. The Veronicas' official account commented '*violins start playing*,' on the post in reference to their self-dubbed 'national anthem' Untouched. 'Literally come on,' Aussie pop group Cub Sport commented, as they encouraged people to vote for Mess Me Up. In 1994, Triple J rebooted the Hottest 100 concept so that only songs released in the previous calendar year are eligible. This format has seen Flume and Powderfinger top the charts on multiple occasions, with Angus & Julia Stone, Vance Joy, Chet Faker, The Wiggles, Ocean Alley, and Spiderbait also claiming the title in the contest's long history. Meanwhile, international acts like Oasis, Billie Eilish, The Cranberries, Gotye, and Kendrick Lamar have also taken out the top honour. Voting for the Hottest 100 of Australian Songs will close on July 17 at 5pm AEST. Notably, no tracks recorded for triple J's long-running Like A Version cover series will be considered. Listeners were highly critical of the Triple J presenters' top picks, as passionate music fans flooded the comments However, if an Australian song has been significantly re-record or remixed, it can be eligible for two separate entries. One particularly passionate Flume fan kept the caps lock on as he waded into the comments with this rallying cry: 'INNERBLOOM AND DON'T SPLIT THE VOTE WITH THE REMIX FFS.' As thousands of suggestions flooded the comments section, younger listeners encouraged people to get their 'parents and grandparents' to vote to ensure no Aussie 'classics' are missed. The announcement comes after US singer Chappell Roan claimed the win in 2025 with her Sapphic earworm 'Good Luck Babe!'. Listeners were less than impressed with overseas acts ruling the chart for the second year in a row, after Doja Cat's 'Paint The Town Red' won in 2024. Just 29 songs of the top 100 came from Australian acts in 2025, with Melbourne DJ Dom Dolla charting highly and Amyl and the Sniffers gaining multiple entries
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
triple j Announces ‘Hottest 100 Of Australian Songs' For 50th Anniversary
triple j have revealed plans for a special-event Hottest 100, in which they plan to count down the Hottest 100 Of Australian Songs for the very first time – as voted by the station's listeners. The announcement comes as the youth broadcaster is celebrating its 50th year on air, having originally been launched as the Sydney-only station 2JJ back in January of 1975. The countdown is set to take place on Saturday, July 26th from 10am AEST, and will be simulcast on both triple and Double J. 'It's a big year for the triple j family, so what better way to toast our deep history than by doing our favourite thing: wringing our hands over trying to pick only 10 of our favourite songs released by Australian artists and bands,' the station shared in a statement. 'Nah, it'll be a breeze, right?' Any song released before January 19th, 2025 – triple j's 50th birthday – is eligible. The station has clarified, however, that Like A Versions performed by Australian artists are ineligible, as are songs where more than 50% of the featured artists are Australian. The station noted Mullumbimby native Iggy Azalea's 2014 chart-topper 'Fancy' (featuring the English Charli XCX) would be eligible, for instance, but 'Lose Control' by Young Franco (featuring US acts Earthgang and Jafunk) would not. The Hottest 100 Of Australian Songs will mark the 42nd Hottest 100 overall, as well as the 10th countdown to not focus on the year of music just passed. It follows on from 2023's Like A Version Hottest 100, which was conducted to celebrate 20 years of the station's flagship segment. The Hottest 100 of 2024 took place in January, and was topped by Chappell Roan's 'Good Luck, Babe!'. Voting is officially open for the Hottest 100 Of Australian Songs, and can be voted for here. Voting closes on Thursday, July 17th at 5pm AEST. triple j's Hottest 100 of Like A Version: 100-1 All The Trivia, Facts, And Broken Records Of Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2022 Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers Team Up with triple j's Concetta Caristo on 'The Song I Wrote When I Was 11' The post triple j Announces 'Hottest 100 Of Australian Songs' For 50th Anniversary appeared first on Music Feeds.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Acclaimed French Duo Joins Forces with Chart-Topping Pop Star for ‘Fab Combo'
Acclaimed French Duo Joins Forces with Chart-Topping Pop Star for 'Fab Combo' originally appeared on Parade. British singer is known for her high-profile collaborations with artists ranging from Iggy Azalea and to , and . Over the weekend, she added another act to the list. The Brat singer joined forces with French duo Air on June 7 at the We Love Green Festival in Paris. Charli joined Air on a performance of the song 'Cherry Blossom Girl' for their 2004 album Talkie Walkie. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 Air shared video of the epic collaboration on YouTube and fans left their approval in the comments. 'charli and air is not something i expected to work but it does and it does quite well,' one noted. 'Downtempo, trip hop, return to dark-wave Charli XCX era incoming PLEASE,' added another. 'Never in my life could I have imagined this moment, WOW!!!' another fan weighed in. 'Cherry Blossom Brat 💚,' another fan added, referring to the name of the song and Charli's 2024 album. Air has also had a history of some high-profile collaborations. Last year, the duo joined fellow countrymen Phoenix at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony to perform the song 'Playground Love,' which was featured on the soundtrack to 's 2000 film The Virgin Suicides. Air is taking their 2025 Moon Safari tour to North America beginning on Sept. 16 in Mexico City before hitting the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Sept. 21. The tour wraps up with a trio of dates at the Brooklyn Paramount Oct. French Duo Joins Forces with Chart-Topping Pop Star for 'Fab Combo' first appeared on Parade on Jun 9, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 9, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Acclaimed French Duo Joins Forces with Chart-Topping Pop Star for ‘Fab Combo'
Acclaimed French Duo Joins Forces with Chart-Topping Pop Star for 'Fab Combo' originally appeared on Parade. British singer is known for her high-profile collaborations with artists ranging from Iggy Azalea and to , and . Over the weekend, she added another act to the list. The Brat singer joined forces with French duo Air on June 7 at the We Love Green Festival in Paris. Charli joined Air on a performance of the song 'Cherry Blossom Girl' for their 2004 album Talkie Walkie. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 Air shared video of the epic collaboration on YouTube and fans left their approval in the comments. 'charli and air is not something i expected to work but it does and it does quite well,' one noted. 'Downtempo, trip hop, return to dark-wave Charli XCX era incoming PLEASE,' added another. 'Never in my life could I have imagined this moment, WOW!!!' another fan weighed in. 'Cherry Blossom Brat 💚,' another fan added, referring to the name of the song and Charli's 2024 album. Air has also had a history of some high-profile collaborations. Last year, the duo joined fellow countrymen Phoenix at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony to perform the song 'Playground Love,' which was featured on the soundtrack to 's 2000 film The Virgin Suicides. Air is taking their 2025 Moon Safari tour to North America beginning on Sept. 16 in Mexico City before hitting the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Sept. 21. The tour wraps up with a trio of dates at the Brooklyn Paramount Oct. French Duo Joins Forces with Chart-Topping Pop Star for 'Fab Combo' first appeared on Parade on Jun 9, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 9, 2025, where it first appeared.
Daily Mail
03-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
What happened to Iggy Azalea? Fancy hitmaker's shocking career move after quitting music and OnlyFans
At one point Iggy Azalea was the biggest name in hip-hop... but now, she's on a very different career path. She exploded onto the charts in 2014 with her breakthrough hit Fancy, which held the top spot on the Hot 100 for seven consecutive weeks. Billboard eventually crowned the song - which featured a then little-known Charli XCX - as the biggest hit by a female rapper in music history. Collaborations with Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, and Ariana Grande soon followed, but her success as a pop-rap superstar seemed to fizzle out as quickly as it had started. She joined OnlyFans in 2023, making millions in her first year on the site, and then she officially retired from music for good in 2024. These days, Iggy is making a living as a cryptocurrency entrepreneur. While a lot has been said about her controversial 'memecoin' $Mother, few people outside of the crypto community know that Iggy now runs her own online casino. Titled Motherland, the crypto-powered gambling destination features scantily-clad streamers hosting games like blackjack and poker. Punters can gamble using Iggy's memecoin, and the star herself occasionally hosts streams to drive engagement to the platform. Some streams include strippers twerking, pole dancing, and rubbing cake on each other. Other clips feature women shaking their derrieres in next to nothing in front of green-screened slot machines. Going all-in on cryptocurrency has earned Iggy a new fanbase in the crypto community, but longtime fans of her music have complained about her career change. 'My biggest wish for 2025: Iggy Azalea to go back to her real passion which is music,' one fan wrote on social media recently. 'I really wish some people understood there's more to life than money. She's stuck on Crypto now because her music career ended as a dud,' added another. Outside of the Motherland casino, Iggy has also ventured into telecommunications. She took over Unreal Mobile, relaunching the company and serving as co-founder and chief branding officer, with plans to incorporate her $Mother memecoin into the service. Discussing her leap from music to crypto last year, Iggy told Rapid Response that music and touring had become 'monotonous' for her. 'It was a bit creatively limiting to me,' she explained. 'I had already started angel investing and taking some smaller creative roles in companies and I just felt so much more fulfillment and excitement in that,' she continued. 'I don't have an active record contract, I didn't have an active publishing contract. I had sold all of my masters - I don't even own them.' Going all-in on cryptocurrency has earned Iggy a new fanbase in the crypto community, but longtime fans of her music have complained about her career change Iggy finally sold the rights to her music to Domain Capital for an eight-figure sum. This included her signature hit Fancy, along with songs like Black Widow, Kream and her Ariana Grande collab Problem. After getting backlash from fans on social media for the sale, Iggy clapped back: 'I sold a portion of my catalogue to who I wanted, for an amount that means I don't have to work another day in my life. 'I love y'all down but the masters conversation is a little beyond most of your understanding of business.' She added: 'It means that a portion of songs I sold to a company who now owns them. In exchange, they paid me what they would have earned in my lifetime, upfront in one lump sum.' WHAT ARE BITCOINS, CRYPTO, AND MEMECOINS? What are Bitcoins? Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency – an online type of money which is created using computer code. It was invented in 2009 by someone calling themselves Satoshi Nakamoto – a mysterious computer coder who has never been found or identified themselves. Bitcoins are created without using middlemen – which means no banks take a fee when they are exchanged. They are stored in what are called virtual wallets known as blockchains which keep track of your money. One of the selling points is that it can be used to buy things anonymously. However, this has left the currency open to criticism and calls for tighter regulation as terrorists and criminals have used to it traffic drugs and guns. How are they created? Bitcoins are created through a process known as 'mining' which involves computers solving difficult maths problems with a 64-digit solution. Every time a new maths problem is solved a fresh Bitcoin is produced. Some people create powerful computers for the sole purpose of creating Bitcoins. But the number which can be produced are limited – meaning the currency should maintain a certain level of value. Why are they popular? Some people value Bitcoin because it is a form of currency which cuts out banking middlemen and the Government – a form of peer to peer currency exchange. And all transactions are recorded publicly so it is very hard to counterfeit. What are memecoins? Memecoins are types of cryptocurrency inspired by viral internet memes. They originally started out as a joke and were used for entertainment purposes, but have now ballooned in value in recent years.
