The 25 best Australian albums of 2022
Personal missives, passionate explorations of culture, fiery manifestos against the status quo… here are the records that took our breath away this year
Spacey Jane were the most played act on triple j in 2022
Flume, The Wombats, Lime Cordiale, Gang of Youths, Ball Park Music and Wet Leg also received high rotation this year
Spotify Wrapped: these are Australia’s most-streamed local artists and songs of 2022
Aussies continued to show a lot of love to homegrown hero The Kid LAROI in 2022, while also streaming The Wiggles and Flume
Spilt Milk Canberra 2022 review: sunshine, good vibes and deafening sing-alongs
The festival's grand Canberra comeback was a hard-earned return to the epic scale and abundance of good vibes that put Spilt Milk on the map
G Flip and Ruel to host ARIA Awards 2022 after Lewis Capaldi drops out
They join co-host Natalie Imbruglia, who will also perform alongside Flume, Amyl and the Sniffers, Peking Duk and Tones and I, among others
Watch Flume, Toro y Moi and shirtless dancers cover 'Shooting Stars' by Bag Raiders
"To me, hardstyle and ripped dudes, it's a perfect harmony," said Flume
Flume, Thelma Plum, Murray Cook and more announced for 2022 ARIA Week celebrations
Flume will perform at The Dome in Sydney, while Thelma will take to Parliament House in Canberra
Flume celebrates 10th anniversary of debut album with archival demo ‘Slugger 1.4’
The previously unreleased demo "never quite made it onto an album"
King Stingray, Sampa The Great and Flume lead nominees for 2022 J Awards
Other names to cop nods include Gang Of Youths, Julia Jacklin, Spacey Jane and Courtney Barnett – all of whom have been NME Australia cover stars
RÜFÜS DU SOL, Amyl and The Sniffers and Flume lead 2022 ARIA Awards nominations
Baker Boy, The Kid LAROI, Vance Joy, Julia Jacklin, Gang of Youths, King Stingray and Luude also feature prominently in this year's nominations