Evermore are a band originally from Feilding, New Zealand, now based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The band consists of brothers Jon, Peter and Dann Hume. The band have released three platinum-selling albums, Dreams (2004), Real Life (2006) and Truth of the World: Welcome to the Show (2009) and a self-titled greatest hits album including three new songs. They have been nominated for seven ARIA Awards, and have won two Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards. They have won the APRA Silver Scroll songwriting award, and the Channel V Oz Artist of the Year Award.
Dann Hume is a New Zealand musician, music producer, mix engineer and songwriter. Hume began his career with his two brothers who make up the alternative rock band, Evermore since 1999.
Dreams is the debut album by Evermore, released on 27 September 2004 in Australia, 8 October 2004 in New Zealand and 23 May 2006 in the US. The album peaked at No. 15 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, and received platinum accreditation in 2005. The album was nominated for four ARIA Music Awards in 2005. It reached No. 30 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart for albums.
Australian Idol was a televised talent contest, screened on Channel Ten for seven seasons between 2003 and 2009. Several contestants were signed to record labels, while others released their music independently. Since 2003 Australian Idol acts have placed well on the Australian music charts, with 35 number ones and 158 platinum and 41 gold certifications. Eight Idol releases appeared in the 2000 – 2009 ARIA End of Decade Charts, and 24 releases have been nominated for Highest Selling ARIA Music Awards. Idol contestants have also been nominated for 33 ARIA Awards in public vote categories, where the nominees are most commonly selected from the highest selling acts of the year. There have also been 48 industry judged ARIA Award nominations. To date there have been 11 wins in sales and public vote categories, and in 2013 season one winner Guy Sebastian and season four runner up Jessica Mauboy became the first Idol contestants to win industry voted ARIA Awards.
"Light Surrounding You" is the second single by alternative rock band, Evermore, taken from their second studio album, Real Life. It was written by Dann Hume, the group's drummer. The record is co-produced by Jon Hume. The song was released in October 2006 and peaked at No. 15 on the RIANZ Singles Chart in New Zealand and number one on the ARIA Singles Chart, making it Evermore's most successful single in Australia. It was the first single by a New Zealand artist to top the Australian charts since "How Bizarre" by OMC in 1996.
Matthew John Corby is an Australian singer-songwriter. He achieved his commercial breakthrough with his fourth EP, Into the Flame (2011), which peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and by April 2012, was certified 6× Platinum by ARIA. His 2011 single "Brother" and his 2013 single "Resolution" both won ARIA Music Awards for Song of the Year. He is the 26th Australian male singer and the 100th Australian act to reach the number one position on the ARIA albums chart with his debut album Telluric (2016).
"Resolution" is a song by Australian singer Matt Corby, released in May 2013 as the lead and only single from the EP of the same name. The song was released on 23 May 2013 by Universal Music Australia. "Resolution" peaked at number 5 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified 3× Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments exceeding 140,000 copies.
Celia Pavey, known professionally as Vera Blue, is an Australian singer-songwriter signed with Mercury Records Australia, which is part of Universal Music Australia. Her folk-inspired album This Music peaked at number 14 on the Australian ARIA Charts in July 2013. Pavey sings, and plays the guitar and the violin. She placed third in season 2 of The Voice Australia.
Telluric is the debut studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Matt Corby. The album was released on 11 March 2016. The album was announced in October 2015, alongside lead single, "Monday".
Holy Holy are an Australian indie rock band formed by songwriters Timothy Carroll and Oscar Dawson (guitar) in 2011. The pair were later joined by Ryan Strathie (drums), and by touring musicians Graham Ritchie and Matt Redlich. They have released three top-20 studio albums and have been nominated for an ARIA Award.
Westway is the third studio album by Australian rock band Sticky Fingers, released through Sureshaker on 30 September 2016. It was produced by Dann Hume, who produced the band's second album, Land of Pleasure, and co-produced their debut album Caress Your Soul. Westway debuted at number 1 on the Australian Albums Chart, making it the band's first number 1 album in Australia.
Tash Sultana is an Australian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, described as a "one-person band". Sultana is best known for their 2016 single "Jungle", which was voted into third place in Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2016.
Amy Louise Billings, known professionally as Amy Shark, is an Australian indie pop singer-songwriter-guitarist and producer from the Gold Coast, Queensland. During 2008 to 2012, her early solo material was released and performed under the name Amy Cushway. Her 2016 single "Adore" peaked at number 3 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was also listed at number 2 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2016. Her album Love Monster debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Shark has won 8 ARIA Music Awards from 22 nominations, including winning Best Pop Release three times: in 2017 for her extended play, Night Thinker, 2018 for Love Monster and 2020 for "Everybody Rise".
"I Said Hi" is a song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter Amy Shark. It was released on 13 April 2018 as the lead single from her debut studio album Love Monster.
Flow State is the debut studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Tash Sultana, released on 31 August 2018, through their own record label, Lonely Lands Records.
Experiment is the second studio album by American country music singer Kane Brown. It was released on November 9, 2018, through RCA Records Nashville. The album includes the single "Lose It" and twelve other songs. Experiment was nominated for American Music Award for Favorite Country Album.
"Pretty Lady" is a song by Australian alternative artist Tash Sultana, released on 9 April 2020. It was released through Lonely Lands Records and Sony Music Australia as the lead single from Sultana's second studio album, Terra Firma (2021).
Great Gable are an Australian indie rock band formed in Bunbury, Western Australia in 2014. The band consists of Alex Whiteman, Matt Preen, Chris Bye, and Callum Guy (drums). Brandon Richards previously performed as the band's bass guitarist until his departure from the band in 2017.
Tracing Faces is the debut studio album by Australian indie rock band Great Gable, released on 7 August 2020 through ADA Worldwide and Warner Music Australia.
Budjerah is the debut extended play (EP) by Australian singer-songwriter Budjerah. It was released for digital download and streaming on 26 March 2021 by Warner Music Australia. On 27 August 2021, a special edition of the EP was released on CD, which included the four tracks from Budjerah and four new tracks. Follow its physical release, the EP debuted at number 72 on the ARIA chart.
