Rolling Stone Australia Awards
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CountryAustralia
First award2010
Final awardcurrent
| Rolling Stone Australia Awards | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| First award | 2010 |
| Final award | current |
| Website | http://www.rollingstoneawards.com.au/readers--choice-award.html  |
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]
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: