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\n\tGlobetrotting rockers Amyl and the Sniffers, acclaimed producer Dom Dolla, and Indigenous hip-hop supergroup 3% were all among the winners on Wednesday night (April 9) at the 2025 American Apparel Rolling Stone Australia Awards.<\/p>\n
\n\tHanded out at the Ivy in Sydney, the awards were hosted by radio host and passionate Australian music lover Nic Kelly, with some of the country\u2019s most prominent and revered names in contention at this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n
\n\tAmyl and the Sniffers led the pack, taking home two awards on the night. In the best LP\/EP category, their third studio album Cartoon Darkness<\/em> beat out the likes of R\u00dcF\u00dcS DU SOL, Amy Shark, Missy Higgins, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, while their win as best live act saw them triumph over Tones and I, Parkway Drive, Confidence Man, and Dom Dolla.<\/p>\n \n\tWhile Dolla couldn\u2019t attend the awards physically, he didn\u2019t go home empty-handed. Despite three nominations, he only emerged victorious in one category, with the Rolling Stone global award seeing him beat out a talented range of nominees, including Kylie Minogue, Empire of the Sun, and Amyl and the Sniffers.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI\u2019m absolutely shattered I can\u2019t be there tonight to accept the Global Award, but very fitting considering the title of the award that I\u2019m touring in America,\u201d said Dolla, who will also headline the opening night of Bonnaroo alongside Luke Combs this June. \u201cThank you so much for considering me and for the award!\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tMeanwhile, Indigenous Australian artists also took out two major categories at the event. For best single, Gamilaraay woman, musician and creator, Thelma Plum was recognized for her 2024 track \u201cFreckles,\u201d while best new artist was awarded to 3%, a hip-hop supergroup comprising Angus Field, Nooky and Dallas Woods. Their debut album, Kill the Dead<\/em>, had previously won best hip-hop\/rap release at the 2024 ARIA Awards.<\/p>\n \n\tFor the readers\u2019 choice category, Keli Holiday (who is also known as Adam Hyde from ARIA Award-winning electronic duo Peking Duk) took out the honor, with the hotly-contested category seeing him triumph over names such as Pond, Gut Health, SPEED, Delta Goodrem, and Crowded House, who were the recipients of 2024\u2019s \u2018Icon\u2019 award<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tThis year, it was ICEHOUSE who were given \u2018Icon\u2019 status, with frontman Iva Davies on hand to share an acceptance speech.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThank you very much indeed, an amazing thanks to Rolling Stone, incredibly unexpected, I have to say,\u201d Davies said in a speech. \u201cI\u2019ll name one person here tonight, the co-founder of Flowers and Icehouse bass player, Keith Walsh. Also, all the former members of the crew, and a special shout out to the man who put this all together, our production manager who has been working with us since 1986 \u2013 Mr Larry Ponting. Thanks for having us here.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tIcehouse first formed in Sydney as Flowers in 1977, issuing their debut album Icehouse<\/em> in 1980 before adopting the name from then on. The record hit No. 4 in Australia, and No. 82 on the Billboard 200, while fifth album \u2013 1987\u2019s Man of Colours<\/em> \u2013 hit the top of Australian charts and peaked at No. 43 on the Billboard 200. That record also boasted some of the group\u2019s biggest internationally-successful singles, with \u201cElectric Blue\u201d and \u201cCrazy\u201d hitting No. 7 and 14 on the Hot 100, respectively.<\/p>\n \n\tIn 2006, the group were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, while 1982 single \u201cGreat Southern Land\u201d has often been considered an unofficial national anthem by Australian music lovers.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThere was a time when there was a band doing the rounds that were described as the highest earning unsigned act in the country, and they were called Flowers,\u201d said presenter Richard Wilkins as he introduced the award. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t help ourselves but fall in love with them, and all that changed when Flowers became ICEHOUSE and they went on to have massive hits all over the world. They are one of the greatest bands ever to come out of this great southern land.\u201d<\/p>\n