Amy Shark
{{Short description|Australian indie pop musician (born 1986)}}
{{For|her eponymous song|Cry Forever (album)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Amy Shark
| image = Amy Shark @ Moroccan Lounge 06 14 2023 (53047704356).jpg
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| caption = Shark performing in 2023
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|05|14}}
| birth_place = Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
| other_names = {{hlist|Amy Cushway|Little Sleeper}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|musician}}
| years_active = 2006–present
| spouse = {{Marriage|Shane Billings|11 May 2013}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| genre = Indie pop
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar}}
| label = {{hlist|Amy Shark (independent)|Wonderlick|Sony|RCA}}
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| website = {{URL|amyshark.com}}
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Amy Louise Billings (born 14 May 1986), 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 (July 2018) debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Shark has won 8 ARIA Music Awards from 29 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".
Early life
Amy Shark was born on the Gold Coast in Queensland on 14 May 1986. Her mother, Robyn, remarried and raised Shark on the Gold Coast with her stepfather David Cushway and a younger half-sibling. She is of Hungarian and English descent.{{cite news | title = Peek inside indie-pop musician Amy Shark's Gold Coast beach shack | url = https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/realestate/peek-inside-indiepop-musician-amy-sharks-gold-coast-beach-shack/news-story/07a7acbde1d3527938dba16dedf98ea4 |date = 4 June 2016 | first = Aleisha |last=Pidgeon | work = Gold Coast Bulletin | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160607022825/http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/realestate/peek-inside-indiepop-musician-amy-sharks-gold-coast-beach-shack/news-story/07a7acbde1d3527938dba16dedf98ea4 | archive-date = 7 June 2016 | url-status = live | access-date = 5 January 2022 }} She attended Southport State High School,{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/home-and-hosed/ |title=Home & Hosed |website=www.abc.net.au|date=25 May 2023 }}{{cite news | url = https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/special-features/women-of-the-year/where-it-all-began-for-gold-coasts-indie-darling-amy-shark/news-story/769d5661acde79be959b1241a437b6d5 | title = Where it all began for Gold Coast's indie darling Amy Shark | last = Payne | first = Kirstin | work = Gold Coast Bulletin | date = 14 November 2018 | access-date = 6 January 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220105231149/https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/special-features/women-of-the-year/where-it-all-began-for-gold-coasts-indie-darling-amy-shark/news-story/769d5661acde79be959b1241a437b6d5 | archive-date = 5 January 2022 | url-status = live }} where she performed in theatre, studied film, and played guitar in an all-female punk-band. Also attending that school was singer-songwriter Ricki-Lee Coulter.{{cite web |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/qweekend/gold-coast-singer-amy-shark-is-making-her-debut-on-american-late-night-tv-ahead-of-the-aria-awards/news-story/1a224f730926a46be151fcb0d33ae864 |title=Gold Coast Singer Amy Shark Is Making Her Debut on American Late Night TV Ahead of the ARIA Awards |work=The Courier-Mail |access-date=23 March 2024 |url-access=subscription |issn=1322-5235 }} Cushway described her first group, Dorothy's Rainbow and Hansel Kissed Gretel, as "'quite thrashy', though it fell apart when its members splintered. 'I kept going, kept writing songs on my acoustic guitar'."{{cite news | url = http://rollingstoneaus.com/music/post/amy-shark-overnight-success-a-decade-in-the-making/6155.html | title = Amy Shark: Overnight Success, a Decade in the Making | author = Yates, Rod | work = Rolling Stone | date = 12 May 2017 | via = National Library of Australia | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20171104135300/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/159038/20171105-0053/rollingstoneaus.com/music/post/amy-shark-overnight-success-a-decade-in-the-making/6155.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 4 November 2017 | access-date = 8 March 2020 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite news |title=Amy Shark's 'Adore': An Oral History |author= Reid, Poppy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702150201/https://theindustryobserver.thebrag.com/amy-sharks-adore-an-oral-history/ |url=https://theindustryobserver.thebrag.com/amy-sharks-adore-an-oral-history/ |date=16 May 2017 |archive-date=2 July 2019 |work=The Industry Observer |url-status=live |access-date=16 January 2021 }}{{Cite news|title=Amy Shark: 'I had given up. I never thought I'd get to do this'|author=Trimboli, Isabella|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jul/02/amy-shark-people-think-im-just-popping-champagne-off-yachts|date=2018-07-02}} Her first job was selling T-shirts at a souvenir shop, Gone Troppo.{{cite web | url=http://www.examiner.com.au/story/5272242/why-amy-shark-loves-the-gold-coast/index514a.html | title=Why Amy Shark loves the Gold Coast | agency=Australian Associated Press (AAP) | website=Examiner | location=Launceston, Tas. | date=8 March 2018 | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20180309201726/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/166485/20180310-0302/www.examiner.com.au/story/5272242/why-amy-shark-loves-the-gold-coast/index514a.html | archive-date=9 March 2018 | access-date=7 January 2022 | url-status=live }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Shark entered a singing competition in 2007, singing “Baby Shark, doo doo doo” at the behest of her then-boyfriend Shane Billings.{{Cite web|url=https://theimagista.com/amy_shark/|title=Amy Shark 2017|author=O'Leary, Aisling}} She subsequently performed under various names, including Amy Cushway, Amy Billings, and as Little Sleeper.
Career
=2008–2013: Amy Cushway=
Amy Shark recorded and performed as Amy Cushway from 2008 to 2012. Her first solo gig was at Burleigh Bears Rugby League Club, where she performed cover versions. Initial solo performances had her singing to an acoustic guitar.{{cite web |url=http://www.hotsource.com.au/news/861/Amy_Cushway |title=Singing the Praises of a Local Talent |website=Hotsource – All Things Music |date=14 May 2008 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080721074849/http://www.hotsource.com.au/news/861/Amy_Cushway |archive-date=21 July 2008 |access-date=30 December 2021 |url-status=live }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} In June 2008 Cushway supported gigs by Brianna Carpenter at The Globe and at The Red Brick Hotel, Brisbane.{{cite web | url=http://www.4zzzfm.org.au/events/index.cfm?action=dsp_event&eventID=887&from=dsp_archive&startrow=296 | title=Amy Cushway Supporting Brianna Carpenter (Australian Idol Top 12) @ The Globe | publisher=4ZZZ | date=6 June 2008 | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20091004072714/http://www.4zzzfm.org.au/events/index.cfm?action=dsp_event&eventID=887&from=dsp_archive&startrow=296 | archive-date=4 October 2009 | access-date=6 November 2021 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite web |url=http://www.themusic.com.au/imm_displayea71.html |title=Amy Cushway |last=Eliezer |first=Christie |website=In Music & Media |date=20 May 2008 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20090217131800/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/10761/20090218-0018/www.themusic.com.au/imm_displayea71.html |archive-date=17 February 2009 |access-date=30 December 2021 |url-status=live }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} She released her debut extended play, I Thought of You Out Loud, which included the track, "Take Time Take Me", in mid-2008 and performed the EP at solo gigs from July. She later described this EP, "[it] was me not knowing any chords but so emotionally drained that I needed something to lift me up and get my blood flowing again."{{cite web |url=http://www.triplejunearthed.com.au/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=15934 |title=Amy Cushway – Artist |publisher=Triple J Unearthed |via=National Library of Australia |archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120426071507/http://www.triplejunearthed.com.au/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=15934 |archive-date=26 April 2012 |access-date=31 December 2021 |url-status=live }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The singer-songwriter made the finals for the 2008 Q Songs Awards in August with "Take Time Take Me" for the alternative category.{{cite web |url=http://www.hotsource.com.au/news/909/Recognition_Of_A_Rising_Talent |title=Recognition of a Rising Talent |website=Hotsource – All Things Music |date=2 July 2008 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080720100202/http://www.hotsource.com.au/news/909/Recognition_Of_A_Rising_Talent |archive-date=20 July 2008 |access-date=30 December 2021 |url-status=live }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} She reflected on her writing style, "It's so much easier and more enjoyable to start from scratch with a song and write it exactly how you want. It sounds selfish, but it's just reality [...] I definitely write songs that the typical ear hasn't heard before, the lyrics are honest and relate to all ages. I'm not trying to write songs solely for radio … I want hard hitting pop rock songs that can be played on radio, whilst having the potential to be blasted through stadiums."{{cite web | url=http://www.ravemagazine.com.au/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10861&Itemid=30&pop=1&page=0 | title=Amy Cushway | last=Healy | first=Topher | website=Rave Magazine | date=22 August 2008 | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080910084716/http://www.ravemagazine.com.au/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10861&Itemid=30&pop=1&page=0 | archive-date=10 September 2008 | access-date=6 January 2022 | url-status=live }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} She derived inspiration from Tegan and Sara, "they find different ways to deliver the meaning of a song with lyrics that don’t necessarily spell it out." In November the artist backed Rhiannon Hart at Island Vibe Festival, South Brisbane.{{cite web | title=Island Vibe Festival of Soul, Roots, Reggae & Island Culture | year=2008 | publisher=The Joynt | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/36421435 | access-date=6 November 2021}}
Cushway's second EP, Love's Not Anorexic, appeared in mid-2009, supported by a national tour from July. The title attracted criticism from community groups, she explained, "it was not a personal attack on people suffering from anorexia but a good catchy title."{{cite web |url=http://www.themusic.com.au/imm_display46b3.html |title=Cushway Gets the Skinny |last=Eliezer |first=Christie |website=In Music & Media |date=1 December 2009 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20100217142500/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/10761/20100218-0125/www.themusic.com.au/imm_display46b3.html |archive-date=17 February 2010 |access-date=30 December 2021 |url-status=live }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Another EP track, "Cool Kids Die", relates to recent acquaintances of her age group who had died, "It's not fair that they were all decent, polite and cool kids. Life isn't fair sometimes." Christie Eliezer of In Music & Media described the EP, "Her new tracks see her move from delicate acoustic ballads to thunderous beats, as 'Little Overweight for TV' and 'Breathing on Aeroplanes' streaming on [her website] show. Labels are sniffing..." Whereas the artist felt, "[it's] a slightly grown up version of the one before with a splash of garage electric guitar." She made the finals of the 2009 Q Songs with, "Stupid not To", vying for the Q Music Encouragement Award.{{cite web |url=http://www.qmusic.com.au/qsong/2009/index.cfm?contentID=393&articleID=8941 |title=Q Song Music Awards 2009 – News |publisher=Queensland Music Awards |date=19 July 2009 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20091004212453/http://www.qmusic.com.au/qsong/2009/index.cfm?contentID=393&articleID=8941 |archive-date=4 October 2009 |access-date=30 December 2021 |url-status=live }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} In November of that year the artist described her early material, "As much as I enjoy writing intricate acoustic ballads, there's nothing better than adding thunderous beats and raw energy to your set."{{cite web | url = http://www.accessallareas.net.au/music_news/EkVApkplVEVWeIsgcB.php | title=Amy Cushway finds pop beats! | website = Access All Areas | date = 24 November 2009 | via = National Library of Australia | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20100325214341/http://www.accessallareas.net.au/music_news/EkVApkplVEVWeIsgcB.php | archive-date = 25 March 2010 | access-date = 8 March 2020 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} She was living in Varsity Lakes in April 2010 and explained how, "[record companies] did not ask for demos now, but just asked what her MySpace page was."{{cite news | url = http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2010/04/09/206215_print_friendly.html | title = New MySpace for Musical Generation | last1 = Bedos | first1 = Stephanie | last2 = Godfrey | first2 = Miles | work = Gold Coast Bulletin | date = 9 April 2010 | via = National Library of Australia | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20100414014536/http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2010/04/09/206215_print_friendly.html | archive-date = 14 April 2010 | access-date = 16 March 2020 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} In late 2010 she formed the band, Fly Boy Fly, with collaborator and bassist, Ryan Nash, and drummer, Tom Moore. "A few people put it into my head, if I ever thought of fronting a band." The band's name "was kind of a mixture of things. I'm a little bit obsessed with Peter Pan and The Lost Boys, and my partner Shane is very much into war movies... one night we got out Flyboys... [and] threw around some [band] names and that was one of them.{{Citation |title=Fly Boy Fly Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjCkB0lkyDM |language=en |access-date=2022-06-18}}"
Cushway described her third EP, Broadway Gossip (October 2010),{{cite web | url=http://triplejunearthed.com.au/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=15934 | title=Amy Cushway - Artist | publisher=Triple J Unearthed | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20110322152641/http://triplejunearthed.com.au/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=15934 | archive-date=22 March 2011 | access-date=22 February 2022 | url-status=live }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} "this was me returning home to Australia from the United States and thinking I need to experiment with beats."{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190730085428/https://music.yandex.ru/artist/1413893 | url = https://music.yandex.ru/artist/1413893 | title = Amy Cushway Artist | work = music.yandex.ru | archive-date = 30 July 2019 | access-date = 6 November 2021 | url-status = dead }} Cushway's first album, It's a Happy City appeared in March 2012. "It's extremely fun and I recommend it to you, your parents, grandparents or anyone with a pulse" she explained.{{cite web | url = https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/72397/Amy-Cushway-Its-A-Happy-City/ | title = Amy Cushway – Its a Happy City | last = freedominspring | date = 5 December 2016 | access-date = 9 March 2020 }} In early 2012 Billings was her talent manager with Rooftop Artist Management. By December 2016, Shark was no longer using the name Cushway, and material under that name had been deleted from her accounts.
=2013–2017: New name and ''Night Thinker''=
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During 2013, the artist started using the stage name, Amy Shark, because Jaws was her favourite film.{{Citation needed|reason= Previously-linked reference does not support this assertion; the word "Jaws" does not appear |date=May 2025}}. In February 2014 she independently released a five-track extended play, Nelson.{{Cite web|url=https://musicbrainz.org/release/43ab5d24-a261-4bd3-97de-a85f481152ae|title=Release "Nelson" by Amy Shark - MusicBrainz|website=musicbrainz.org}} One of its tracks, "Weight of the World", was a finalist at the 2013 Queensland Music Awards in the regional category.{{cite web | url=http://www.qmusic.com.au/qldmusicawards/2016/indexba72.html | title=Qld Music Awards 2016–2013 Queensland Music Awards Finalists Announced, Tickets Now on Sale | website=qmusic.com.au | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20171013190123/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/56147/20171014-0017/www.qmusic.com.au/qldmusicawards/2016/indexba72.html | archive-date=13 October 2017 | access-date=5 January 2022 | url-status=live }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} She activated a new YouTube account, as Amy Shark Music, in 2014 and issued a single, "Spits on Girls", in July.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/AmySharkMusic|title=Amy Shark – YouTube|via=YouTube|author=Amy Shark Music|access-date=26 January 2017}}
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Shark released her next self-produced single, "Golden Fleece", in October 2015, originally under the name, Little Sleeper.{{cite web | url = https://www.theaureview.com/music/exclusive-music-video-premiere-amy-shark-golden-fleece-2015/ | title = Exclusive Music Video Premiere: Amy Shark 'Golden Fleece' (2015) | last = Singh | first = Chris | date = 14 October 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220107014407/https://www.theaureview.com/music/exclusive-music-video-premiere-amy-shark-golden-fleece-2015/ | archive-date = 7 January 2022 | url-status = live | access-date = 7 January 2022 }}{{cite web | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | title = 'Golden Fleece' at APRA search engine | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/search?searchtype=works&keywords=golden+fleece | access-date = 12 March 2020 }} Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:' The singer later explained why she dropped the Little Sleeper name, "I've been in talks with these music supervisors in America ... And they said we'd prefer it if I was playing under the name Amy Shark again."{{cite web | url=http://www.moregoldcoast.com.au/gold-coasters-vying-for-queensland-music-awards/ | title=Gold Coasters vying for Queensland Music Awards | last=Morris | first=Samantha | website=More Gold Coast | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160318233909/http://www.moregoldcoast.com.au/gold-coasters-vying-for-queensland-music-awards/ | archive-date=18 March 2016 | access-date=5 January 2022 | url-status=live }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Chris Singh of The AU Review observed, "The song, powerful and penetrating in itself, is given visuals both understated and intense as Little Sleeper stands in darkness with her guitar and is progressively drenched in multi-coloured paint." It won Pop Song of the Year at the Queensland Music Awards in 2016, and Shark embarked on a nationwide tour supporting Sydney band, Tigertown in December.{{cite news | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170202031214/https://goldcoast.brisbanetimes.com.au/my-playground/rise-fame-amy-shark-music-arias-first-national-tour/ | url = https://goldcoast.brisbanetimes.com.au/my-playground/rise-fame-amy-shark-music-arias-first-national-tour/ | title = Rise to fame: Amy Shark on music, ARIAs and her first national tour | work = Brisbane Times | archive-date = 2 February 2017 | date = 9 December 2016 | author = Baker, Melanie | access-date = 10 March 2020 | url-status = dead}}{{cite web | url = https://blankgc.com.au/get-ready-to-dance-with-tigertown/ | title = Get ready to dance with Tigertown | last = Bunker | first = Mella | work = Blank Gold Coast | date = 7 December 2016 | access-date = 7 January 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210118114421/https://blankgc.com.au/get-ready-to-dance-with-tigertown/ | archive-date = 18 January 2021 | url-status = live }} She received a grant from the City of Gold Coast council, which allowed her to work with more popular producers. She later recalled how music industry personnel had told her to quit, "Please stop sending unsolicited material to me, your music is no good and it's not something we would be interested in anyway."{{Cite news | title = 'Your Music Is no good': Australian Star Amy Shark Bites Back at Critics Who Told Her She Was no Good | last = Collins | first = Simon | date = 10 March 2019 | work = The West Australian | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190412211000/https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/music/your-music-is-no-good-australian-star-amy-shark-bites-back-at-critics-who-told-her-she-was-no-good-ng-b881130680z | url = https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/music/your-music-is-no-good-australian-star-amy-shark-bites-back-at-critics-who-told-her-she-was-no-good-ng-b881130680z | archive-date = 12 April 2019 | url-status = dead | access-date = 7 January 2022 | url-access = subscription }}
In July 2016, she released her next single, "Adore", with co-production by Shark, M-Phazes and Cam Bluff,{{cite web | url = http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/homeandhosed/blog/s4514211.htm | title = Premiere! Amy Shark – 'Adore' Film Clip | publisher = Triple J | date = 8 August 2016 | author = Alessio, Dom | access-date = 26 January 2017 |author-link = Dom Alessio }} in addition to a cover version of Silverchair's "Miss You Love" for Triple J's show Like a Version.{{cite web | url = http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/breakfast/blog/s4572612.htm | title =Like a Version: Amy Shark covers 'Miss You Love' | publisher = Triple J | date = 11 November 2016 | access-date = 26 January 2017 }} "Adore" received significant airplay on Triple J, leading to a bidding war between major labels, which was won by Sony Music Australia. Shark signed with Wonderlick/Sony in November 2016.{{cite web | url = https://www.auspop.com.au/2016/11/the-purge-183/ | title = The Puge #183 | publisher = auspOp | date = 12 November 2016 | access-date = 13 April 2018 | archive-date = 18 June 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180618125632/https://www.auspop.com.au/2016/11/the-purge-183/ | url-status = dead }} Two of her earlier singles, "Spits on Girls" and "Golden Fleece", were re-released by Wonderlick/Sony in 2016.{{cite web | url = https://music.apple.com/au/album/spits-on-girls-single/1181933341 | title = 'Spits on Girls' Single }}{{cite web | url = https://music.apple.com/au/album/golden-fleece-single/1177279652 | title = 'Golden Fleece' Single }} "Adore" was listed at number 2 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2016, behind Flume's "Never Be like You".{{cite web|url=http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2017/01/21/amy-shark-opens-up-on-the-pressure-of-being-a-hottest-100-favourite/|title=Amy Shark Opens Up on the Pressure of Being a Hottest 100 Favourite|publisher=TheMusic.com.au|date=21 January 2017|author=Griffiths, Neil |access-date=26 January 2017}}{{cite web | url = http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/16/countdown/ | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170127010757/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/16/countdown/|url-status =dead|archive-date =2017-01-27|title=Triple J Hottest 100 Countdown| website =Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date= December 2016|access-date=14 April 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/your-guide-to-this-years-triple-j-hottest-100/news-story/c696da38f02be3c5e70af574b5b06e75|title=Your Guide to This Years Triple J Hottest 100|publisher=news.com.au|date=January 2017 |access-date=14 April 2018}}
In March 2017, Shark released "Weekends" followed by another EP, Night Thinker (April), which peaked at number 2 on the ARIA Singles Chart. In April she won Artist of the Year and Song of the Year at the Gold Coast Music Awards.{{Cite news|url=http://blankgc.com.au/winners-announced-for-2017-gold-coast-music-awards/|title=Winners announced for 2017 Gold Coast Music Awards|date=27 April 2017|work=Blank Gold Coast|access-date=30 November 2017}} In November she was named Apple Music's UpNext artist.{{cite web|url=http://www.unifiedmusicgroup.com/amy-shark-announced-as-apple-musics-up-next-artist/|title=Amy Shark Announced As Apple Music's #UpNext Artist|publisher=Unified Music Group|access-date=15 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209122225/http://www.unifiedmusicgroup.com/amy-shark-announced-as-apple-musics-up-next-artist/|archive-date=9 February 2018|url-status=dead}} At the ARIA Music Awards of 2017 Shark was nominated for 6 awards and won both Best Pop Release and Breakthrough Artist for Night Thinker.ARIA Music Awards for Amy Shark:
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- 2019 winners and nominees: {{cite news
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She performed "Adore" at the ceremony. On 15 November 2017, she appeared on The Late Late Show with James Corden singing "Adore", and performed it again on 13 March 2018 on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
=2018–2019: ''Love Monster''=
{{main|Love Monster (album)}}
File:Amy Shark Wodonga 1.jpg in 2019]]
In March 2018, Shark provided, "Sink In", for the film soundtrack of Love, Simon.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/love-simon-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1334779517|title=Love, Simon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Various Artists on Apple Music|work=iTunes Store (US)|access-date=16 January 2018}} The related album, by various artists, debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard 200.{{cite magazine | url =https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2018-03-31/ | title = Billboard 200: March 31, 2018 | magazine = Billboard | publisher = Billboard Music | access-date = 14 March 2020 }} The following month, she performed at the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony on the Gold Coast, in a duet with Archie Roach and an Indigenous youth choir for a rendition of Roach's "Let Love Rule".{{cite news | url = https://www.smh.com.au/sport/commonwealth-games-2018/in-closing-why-you-should-expand-your-thinking-on-commonwealth-games-20180415-p4z9s5.html | title = In Closing, Why You Should Expand Your Thinking on Commonwealth Games | last = Lutton | first = Phil | work = The Sydney Morning Herald | date = 15 April 2018 | access-date = 14 March 2020 }}{{ cite news | url = https://themusicnetwork.com/tv-tune-ins-the-voice-returns-with-lowest-premiere-commonwealth-games-train-wreck-draws-1-3-million-for-aussie-music/ | title = TV Tune-ins: The Voice Returns with Lowest Premiere, Commonwealth Games Train Wreck Draws 1.3 Million | last = Eliezer | first = Christie | work = The Music Network | date = 16 April 2018 | access-date = 14 March 2020 }}
On 11 April 2018, Shark premiered a single, "I Said Hi", on Triple J before releasing it the following day.{{Cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/adore-star-amy-shark-calls-out-the-men-who-rejected-her-music-in-surprise-new-song/news-story/9ba4de936fa7fa2ed12f570a165439e7|title=Amy Shark, the artist everyone rejected, bites back with single|work=NewsComAu|access-date=2018-04-11}} It received unpaid promotion by comedians, and digital radio show hosts, Luke and Lewis using posters, megaphone and a large home-made sign hung up next to the Fox FM Melbourne station logo.{{cite web | url = https://instagram.com/p/Bj1rN2LHlD-/ | title = Instagram campaign Amy Shark says Hi | publisher = Instagram | access-date = 11 June 2018 }} That promotion captured the attention of the singer-songwriter who displayed it on her own Instagram account.{{cite web | url = https://instagram.com/p/Bj181yAn8us/ | title = Amy Shark post | publisher = Instagram | access-date = 11 June 2018 }}{{cite web | url = https://instagram.com/p/Bj165TTjvVA/ | title = Amy Shark response | publisher = Instagram | access-date = 11 June 2018 }} "I Said Hi" peaked at number 6 on the ARIA charts.
Shark's album, Love Monster, was released on 13 July 2018{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/love-monster/1368525652|title=Love Monster by Amy Shark|work=iTunes Store (AU)|access-date=13 April 2018}} and it debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Charts. The album provided four additional singles, including "Mess Her Up" (March 2019). At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018, the artist won four ARIA Music Awards, with Album of the Year, Best Pop Release and Best Female Artist for Love Monster, and Producer of the Year for Dann Hume and M-Phazes work on "I Said Hi". She was the most nominated artist and equal highest winner in that year.
At the ARIA ceremony, Shark's acceptance speech for Album of the Year included her thanks to "the people who helped make her album. Her producers, her management and the fans." Also attending was her label boss, Denis Handlin, however, "she didn’t thank Handlin, or the Sony label." She had acknowledged them in earlier speeches.{{cite web | url = https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/what-happened-after-amy-shark-forgot-to-thank-sony-boss-denis-handlin-at-the-arias-20210505-p57p6z.html | title = Amy Shark forgot to thank Sony boss Denis Handlin at the ARIAs | last = Cooper | first = Nathanael | work = The Sydney Morning Herald | date = 27 June 2021 | access-date = 7 December 2021 | url-status = live | url-access = subscription | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211018215930/https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/what-happened-after-amy-shark-forgot-to-thank-sony-boss-denis-handlin-at-the-arias-20210505-p57p6z.html | archive-date = 18 October 2021 }} According to The Sydney Morning Herald{{'}}s Nathanael Cooper, "[Handlin] was furious she hadn’t thanked him or Sony in her speech for the major award." Furthermore, Shark was "required to be in the office early the next morning to publicly apologise for failing to thank" him and the label.
Shark promoted Love Monster during 2019 on her Regional Australia Tour. In December 2019, the Chainsmokers' single, "The Reaper", featured Shark on vocals.{{cite web | url = https://theindustryobserver.thebrag.com/shane-billings-amy-shark-new-music/ | title = Shane Billings Talks New Amy Shark Music, Management: 'She's the Best Boss You Could Ask For' | last = Brandle | first = Lars | work = The Industry Observer | date = 25 February 2020 | access-date = 15 March 2020 }} At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, she received four more nominations.
=2020–present: ''Cry Forever'' and ''Sunday Sadness''=
{{Main|Cry Forever}}
File:Amy Shark @ Moroccan Lounge 06 14 2023 (53047121582).jpg
For her latest album, Amy Shark worked with Ed Sheeran,{{cite web |url=http://www.noise11.com/news/ed-sheeran-is-helping-out-amy-shark-for-her-next-album-20200124/ |title=Ed Sheeran is helping out amy shark for her next album |work=Noise11 |date=24 January 2020 |access-date=15 March 2020 |author=Cashmere, Paul |author-link=Paul Cashmere}} Diplo,{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/tayla-harris-controversy-inspires-amy-shark-to-play-aflw-grand-final-20190327-p51850.html |title='I was shocked': Amy Shark's Grand Final gig inspired by Tayla Harris controversy |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=27 March 2019 |access-date=16 March 2013 |author=Moran, Robert |quote=She's been recording music with the likes of Diplo and Billy Corgan."}} Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins, and the Chainsmokers. On 16 February 2020, Shark performed at the Fire Fight Australia fund-raising relief concert in Sydney for the effects of the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season.{{cite web |url=https://happymag.tv/watch-queen-recreate-their-iconic-1985-live-aid-set-at-fire-fight-australia/ |title=Watch Queen recreate their iconic 1985 Live Aid set at Fire Fight Australia |work=Happy Mag |date=17 February 2020 |access-date=18 March 2020 |author=Elvish, Emily}} Her live performance of "I Said Hi" appeared on the related album by various artists, Artists Unite for Fire Fight: Concert for National Bushfire Relief (12 March 2020).{{cite web |url=https://thomasbleach.com/2020/03/17/album-review-artists-unite-for-fire-fight/ |title=Album Review: Artists Unite For Fire Fight |work=ThomasBleach |date=17 March 2020 |access-date=18 March 2020 |author=Bleach, Thomas}} Thomas Bleach observed that she was, "euphorically telling the world that Australia says hi and thank you for all the support that has been given."
On 6 March 2020, Shark announced a management deal with Redlight's Will Botwin for international markets while husband, Shane Billings continued to manage her for the local market.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9329401/amy-shark-signs-with-red-light-management/ |title=Amy Shark Signs with Red Light Management |magazine=Billboard |date=6 March 2020 |access-date=15 March 2020 |author=Brandle, Lars}} On 23 October 2020, Shark released a single "C'mon" featuring blink-182 drummer Travis Barker.{{cite web |url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/amy-shark-blink-182-travis-barker-collab-cmon/ |title=Amy Shark and Blink-182's Travis Barker drop banger collab with 'C'mon' |work=Tone Deaf |date=23 October 2020 |access-date=24 October 2020 |author=Pan, Alexander}} Alexander Pan of Tone Deaf observed, "[it's] a thumping power-pop ballad that's got a considerable amount of weight behind it." Two days later she performed at the 2020 NRL Grand Final at Stadium Australia, Sydney.{{cite web
|url=https://www.triplem.com.au/story/amy-shark-to-headline-the-2020-nrl-grand-final-entertainment-168061/ |title=Amy Shark to headline the 2020 NRL Grand Final entertainment |publisher=Triple M |date=16 October 2020 |access-date=19 March 2021}} At the 2020 ARIA Music Awards, she won Best Pop Release for her single, "Everybody Rise" (June 2020)—marking the third time she'd received the award. Shark performed the track live at the ceremony.{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/aria-awards-2020-amy-shark-gives-first-performance-of-the-night-20201127-p56ipe.html |title=Video: ARIA Awards 2020: Amy Shark gives first performance of the night |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=27 November 2020 |access-date=1 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129233633/https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/aria-awards-2020-amy-shark-gives-first-performance-of-the-night-20201127-p56ipe.html |archive-date=29 November 2020 |url-status=dead |url-access=subscription}} She also performed as part of an all-female ensemble, singing "I Am Woman", in honour of Helen Reddy (1941–2020).{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/helen-reddy-tribute-tones-and-i-amy-shark-aria-2020-2824980/ |title=Watch Tones and I, Amy Shark and more Australian female artists' Helen Reddy tribute at 2020 ARIA Awards |work=NME Australia |date=25 November 2020 |access-date=1 December 2020 |author=Gallagher, Alex |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125123400/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/helen-reddy-tribute-tones-and-i-amy-shark-aria-2020-2824980 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |url-status=live}} At the ceremony, she also won the public-voted category, Best Australian Live Act for her Regional Tour during 2019.
On 4 December 2020, Shark announced her second studio album for Sony, Cry Forever, which was released on 30 April 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/amy-shark-cry-forever-album-tour-announce-2021-new-song/12947406/ |title=Amy Shark announces new album, 2021 tour, shares 'All the Lies About Me' |work=Triple J |date=4 December 2020 |access-date=4 December 2020 |author=Newstead, Al}} Shark released the single "All the Lies About Me", alongside the album's announcement and additionally announced a national headline tour for mid-2021. Shark revealed the album's track listing in an interview with Rolling Stone Australia{{'}} Tyler Jenke on the same day.{{cite web |url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/amy-shark-cry-forever-interview-20235/ |title=Amy Shark announces highly-anticipated new album, 'Cry Forever' |work=Rolling Stone Australia |date=4 December 2020 |access-date=4 December 2020 |author=Jenke, Tyler}}
"Love Songs Ain't for Us", featuring Australian country musician Keith Urban, was released on 19 February 2021 as the album's fourth single. The song was co-written with English singer Ed Sheeran.{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/amy-shark-reveals-she-wrote-forthcoming-single-love-songs-aint-for-us-with-ed-sheeran-2879629/ |title=Amy Shark reveals she wrote forthcoming single "Love Songs Ain't for Us" with Ed Sheeran |work=NME Australia |date=14 February 2021 |access-date=3 March 2021 |author=Brereton, Greta}} At the APRA Music Awards of 2022 it won Most Performed Country Work.{{cite web | url=https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about-us/news-and-events/40th-apra-music-awards-celebrates-songwriting-superstars | title=40th APRA Music Awards celebrates songwriting superstars | publisher=APRA AMCOS | first= | last= | date= 3 May 2022 | access-date=6 May 2022 }} On 19 March 2021, Shark appeared on Triple J's Like a Version segment, performing a cover of Fall Out Boy's "Sugar, We're Going Down" alongside a performance of her original track "Baby Steps" (marking her debut live performance of the song).{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/watch-amy-sharks-mellow-cover-of-fall-out-boys-sugar-were-goin-down-2903574/ |title=Watch Amy Shark's mellow cover of Fall Out Boy's "Sugar, We're Goin Down" |work=NME Australia |date=19 March 2021 |access-date=19 March 2021 |author=Martin, Josh}}
Shark appeared as a contestant on the sixth season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia from May to June 2022, she finished in the top 4.{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/05/celebrity-apprentice-2022-meet-the-cast.html|title=Celebrity Apprentice 2022: Meet the Cast|publisher=TV Tonight|date=22 May 2022|accessdate=22 May 2022|first=David|last=Knox}}{{cite web | url=https://amacelebrity.com/exclusive-amy-shark-reveals-why-she-felt-defeated-after-a-fiery-boardroom-clash-which-saw-her-fired-from-celebrity-apprentice-nine-shows/ | title=Exclusive: Amy Shark reveals why she felt 'defeated' after a fiery Boardroom clash which saw her fired from Celebrity Apprentice | work=amacelebrity.com | author=Carolina | date=20 June 2022 | access-date=30 June 2022 }} The singer released "Sway My Way", a cover version of Bic Runga's "Sway", with R3HAB in July 2022.{{cite web | url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/r3hab-amy-shark-sway-my-way-41021/ | title=R3HAB and Amy Shark Unite to Reimagine a New Zealand Classic | date=10 June 2022 }}{{cite web | url=https://celebmix.com/r3hab-teams-up-with-amy-shark-on-sway-my-way/ | title=R3HAB Teams up with Amy Shark on "Sway My Way" | date=16 June 2022 }} She released her solo single, "Only Wanna Be with You", in October 2022.{{cite web |url=https://thehoneypop.com/2022/10/08/hey-amy-shark-we-only-wanna-be-with-you/ |title=Hey, Amy Shark 'We Only Wanna Be with You!' |last=Odalys |website=The Honey Pop |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110040650/https://thehoneypop.com/2022/10/08/hey-amy-shark-we-only-wanna-be-with-you/ |date=8 October 2022 |archive-date=10 January 2023 |access-date=6 March 2023 |url-status=dead }} Shark was a judge for the 2023 reboot of Australian Idol on the Seven Network,{{cite web|first=Pip|last=Christmass|url=https://7news.com.au/entertainment/australian-idol/superstar-judges-for-australian-idol-2023-unveiled-c-8373019.amp|title=Superstar judges for Australian Idol 2023 unveiled|date=28 September 2022|website=7news|access-date=28 September 2022}}{{cite web|last=Knox|first=David|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/09/kyle-harry-meghan-amy-to-judge-australian-idol.html|title=Kyle, Harry, Meghan & Amy to judge Australian Idol |date=28 September 2022|website=TV Tonight|access-date=28 September 2022}} and the 2024 season.{{cite web|url= https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/11/returning-australian-idol-2.html |title= Returning: Australian Idol |website=TV Tonight|last=Knox|first=David|date=27 November 2023|access-date=29 January 2024}} She supported Coldplay's gigs in Perth, Australia in mid-November 2023.{{cite web |url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/coldplay-west-australian-support-artists-tour-50844/ |title=Coldplay Confirm West Australian Support Artists |first1=Conor |last1=Lochrie |work=Rolling Stone Australia |date=13 October 2023 |access-date=22 October 2023 }}{{cite web |url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/coldplay-perth-optus-stadium-live-review-52530/ |title=Coldplay Bring Joy, Tears to Perth's Optus Stadium |first=Poppy |last=Reid |website=Rolling Stone Australia |date=19 November 2023 |access-date=20 November 2023 }}
Shark's third studio album Sunday Sadness was released on 9 August 2024.
Personal life
Amy Shark's birth father separated from her mother, Robyn, when Shark was "just a baby, one or two". Upon the success of "Adore", Shark replied to her birth father's attempt to re-establish contact, "Haven't heard from my father in 15 years until now. It must suck knowing ur daughter got all this way on her very own! Now beat it! I'm busy." Of her stepfather, David Cushway, she recalled "I used to call him Dave and I remember the day I said to Mum, 'Do you think I could call Dave "Dad"?' She cried. She said, 'Why don't you go and ask him?' So I went and asked him, and he cried. I was only young but I remember it really well." Early recordings were credited to Amy Cushway (2008–2012).
In 2007 Shark met Shane Billings (born {{birth based on age as of date|32|2016|6|5|noage=1}}), a New Zealand-born Gold Coast financial manager; they married on 11 May 2013.{{cite news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628125045/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/from-a-dark-past-to-adoration-amy-shark-on-strength-success-and-a-debut-album-20180625-h11tp5.html |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/from-a-dark-past-to-adoration-amy-shark-on-strength-success-and-a-debut-album-20180625-h11tp5.html |title=From a Dark Past to Adoration: Amy Shark on Strength, Success and a Debut Album |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=26 June 2018 |last=O'Neill |first=Helen |archive-date=28 June 2018 |access-date=16 January 2021 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |issn=0312-6315 |oclc=226369741 }} Her written material is credited to Amy Louise Billings.{{cite web | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | title = 'Cool Kids Die' at APRA search engine | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/search?searchtype=works&keywords=cool+kids+die | access-date = 9 March 2020 }} Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'{{cite web | url = https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/workID/892199912 | title = ASCAP Ace Search – Work ID: 892199912 | publisher = American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) | access-date = 10 March 2020 }} The couple worked with the local National Rugby League football club, Gold Coast Titans: Shark as a video editor and Shane managing finances. She left that job in November 2016.{{Cite news|title=Gold Coast singer Amy Shark is making her debut on American late night TV ahead of the ARIA Awards|author=Johnson, Daniel|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/qweekend/gold-coast-singer-amy-shark-is-making-her-debut-on-american-late-night-tv-ahead-of-the-aria-awards/news-story/1a224f730926a46be151fcb0d33ae864}} Shane was also Shark's talent manager until she signed with Jaddan Comerford of UNIFIED Music Group,{{cite news | url = https://themusicnetwork.com/from-unknown-hopeful-to-unstoppable-chart-topper-the-making-of-amy-shark/ | title = From unknown hopeful to unstoppable chart-topper: The making of Amy Shark | last = Tuskan | first = Peter | work = The Music Network | date = 11 September 2018 | access-date = 10 March 2020 }} and continued as her manager for the local market. The couple were residents of Broadbeach Waters. They relocated to Sydney by 2021.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.who.com.au/amy-shark-songs?category=music |title=Amy Shark Shares Her Biggest Pinch-me Moments Ahead of Her New Album, Cry Forever |first1=Melissa |last1=Field |magazine=Who |date=29 April 2021 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20211007004051/https://www.who.com.au/amy-shark-songs?category=music |archive-date=7 October 2021 |access-date=4 October 2021 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
In September 2021 Shane founded Rage More Records as a talent management company and recording label.{{cite web |url=http://themusicnetwork.com/shane-billings-rage-more-records/index.html |title=Shane Billings Launches Rage More Records & Signs IndyAnna Baby |first=Vivienne |last=Kelly |website=The Music Network |date=27 September 2021 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20220308130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/141729/20220309-0000/themusicnetwork.com/shane-billings-rage-more-records/index.html |archive-date=8 March 2022 |access-date=16 March 2024 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The label's first release is a single "I'm not Giving Up" (September 2021) by IndyAnna Baby,{{cite web |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/qa-rage-more-founder-shane-billings/ |title=Q&A: Rage More Founder Shane Billings |first=Poppy |last=Reid |website=The Industry Observer (TIO). The Music Network |date=1 October 2021 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20220908152329/https://themusicnetwork.com/qa-rage-more-founder-shane-billings/ |archive-date=8 September 2022 |access-date=16 March 2024 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} which is co-written by Shark with that artist. Shark cancelled a proposed American tour set for September 2023 due to hospitalisation for an unspecified illness in early August.{{cite news |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/amy-shark-forced-to-cancel-us-tour-as-star-goes-in-for-surgery-in-hospital/news-story/dcef2bbb0b42d11e865c46bdea059cd9 |title=Amy Shark Forced to Cancel US Tour as Star Goes in for Surgery in Hospital |website=news.com.au |date=9 August 2023 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20230810001008/https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/amy-shark-forced-to-cancel-us-tour-as-star-goes-in-for-surgery-in-hospital/news-story/dcef2bbb0b42d11e865c46bdea059cd9 |archive-date=10 August 2023 |access-date=1 October 2023 |url-status=live }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The artist described having felt discomfort before seeking medical assistance and was due to undergo surgery with a month for recovery.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/amy-shark-surgery-cancels-north-america-tour-1235386872/ |title=Amy Shark Books Surgery, Cancels North America Tour |first=Lars |last=Brandle |magazine=Billboard |date=9 August 2023 |access-date=4 October 2023 }} By late September the singer performed at El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles.{{cite web |url=https://dola.com/events/2023/9/26/amy-shark-tickets |title=Amy Shark in Los Angeles at El Rey Theatre |work=dola.com |access-date=22 October 2023 }}
Discography
{{main|Amy Shark discography}}
Studio albums
- It's a Happy City (2012, as Amy Cushway)
- Love Monster (2018)
- Cry Forever (2021)
- Sunday Sadness (2024)
Concert tours
File:Amy Shark Regional Tour 1.jpg, 2019]]
Headlining
- Love Monster Tour (2018)
- Australian Tour (2019)
- Regional Australia Tour (2019)
- Cry Forever Tour (2021–2022)
- See U Somewhere Tour (2022)
- Sunday Sadness Tour (2024)
Supporting
- Nostalgic for the Present Tour (Sia, 2017)
- Music of the Spheres World Tour (Coldplay, 2023)
Awards and nominations
=ARIA Music Awards=
The ARIA Music Awards are a set of annual ceremonies presented by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia. They commenced in 1987. Amy Shark has won 8 awards from 32 nominations; at the 2018 ceremony she received 9 nominations and won 4, heading up the leader board for the year.
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| rowspan="6"| 2017 ||rowspan="4"| Night Thinker || Album of the Year || {{nominated}} || rowspan="6"|
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| Best Pop Release || {{Won}}
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| "Drive You Mad" || Best Video || {{nominated}}
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| "Adore" || Song of the Year || {{nominated}}
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| rowspan="9"| 2018 ||rowspan="3"| Love Monster || Album of the Year || {{won}} || rowspan="9"|
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| Best Female Artist || {{won}}
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| Best Pop Release || {{won}}
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| "I Said Hi" || Song of the Year || {{nom}}
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| Nicholas Waterman for "I Said Hi" || Best Video || {{nom}}
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| Love Monster Tour || Best Australian Live Act || {{nom}}
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| Steve Wyper for Love Monster || Best Cover Art || {{nominated}}
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| rowspan="2"| Dann Hume & M Phazes for "I Said Hi" || Engineer of the Year|| {{nominated}}
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| Producer of the Year || {{won}}
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| rowspan="4"| 2019 ||rowspan="3"| "Mess Her Up" || Best Female Artist || {{nom}} || rowspan="4"|
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| Best Pop Release || {{nom}}
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| Song of the Year || {{nom}}
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| Amy Shark Australian Tour ||Best Australian Live Act || {{nom}}
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| rowspan="3"| 2020 ||rowspan="2"| "Everybody Rise" || Best Female Artist || {{nom}} || rowspan="3"| {{cite web | url = https://www.aria.com.au/awards/news/and-the-2020-aria-award-goes-to | title = And the 2020 ARIA Awards Go To… | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | access-date = 25 November 2020 }}
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| Best Pop Release || {{won}}
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| Amy Shark Regional Tour ||Best Australian Live Act || {{won}}
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| rowspan="7"| 2021 ||rowspan="3"| Cry Forever || Album of the Year || {{nom}} || rowspan="7"| {{cite web |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/2021-aria-awards-nominees/ |title=ARIA Awards nominees revealed: Amy Shark & Genesis Owusu lead the charge |work=The Music Network |date=20 October 2021 |access-date=24 October 2021 |author=Kelly, Vivienne |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020000045/https://themusicnetwork.com/2021-aria-awards-nominees/ |archive-date=20 October 2021 |url-status=live}}
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| Best Artist || {{nom}}
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| Best Pop Release || {{nom}}
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| Cry Forever Tour 2021 || Best Australian Live Act || {{nom}}
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| "Love Songs Ain't for Us" (featuring Keith Urban) || Song of the Year || {{nom}}
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| James Chappell for Amy Shark – "Love Songs Ain't for Us" || Video of the Year || {{nom}}
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| M-Phazes for Amy Shark – Cry Forever || Producer of the Year || {{nom}}
|-
| 2022 || See U Somewhere Australia Tour 2022 || Best Australian Live Act || {{nom}} || {{cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/2022-aria-awards-nominees/|title=Rüfüs Du Sol Leads 2022 ARIA Awards Nominees (Full List)|website=The Music Network|date=12 October 2022|access-date=12 October 2022|author=Lars Brandle}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2023
| "Can I Shower at Yours"
| Best Pop Release
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="3"| {{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/nominees-announced-for-2023-aria-awards/|title= Nominees Announced for 2023 ARIA Awards|website=Music Feeds|date=21 September 2023|access-date=23 September 2023}}
|-
| Mitch Green for Amy Shark – "Can I Shower at Yours"
| Best Video
| {{nom}}
|-
| "Sway My Way" (with R3hab)
| Song of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2024
| rowspan="3"| Sunday Sadness
| Album of the Year
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="4"| {{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-26/aria-awards-2024-nominations-royel-otis-kylie-minogue-dom-dolla/104398174|title= ARIA Awards 2024 nominations — everything you need to know|website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=26 September 2024|access-date=29 September 2024}}
|-
| Best Pop Release
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Solo Artist
| {{nom}}
|-
| "Beautiful Eyes" - Amy Shark, Marcario De Souza
| Best Video
| {{nom}}
{{end}}
=APRA Awards=
The APRA Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) to recognise composing and song writing skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. Shark was nominated for three categories at the 2018 APRA Awards{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8301964/amy-shark-sia-paul-kelly-2018-apra-music-awards|title=Amy Shark, Sia, Paul Kelly Among Winners at 2018 APRA Music Awards|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2018-04-11}} and at the 2019 awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/2019-apra-awards-nominees-announced-20190327|title= 2019 APRA Awards nominees announced|publisher=noise11|date= 27 March 2019|access-date=29 March 2019}}
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2017 || rowspan="3"| "Adore" (Amy Billings {{Abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} Amy Shark, Mark Landon {{Abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} M-Phazes) || Song of the Year || {{nom}} || {{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2017-awards/apra-music-awards/song-of-the-year/ | title = Song of the Year | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | year = 2017 | access-date = 16 April 2018 | archive-date = 21 July 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190721222831/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2017-awards/apra-music-awards/song-of-the-year | url-status = dead }}
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2018 || Pop Work of the Year || {{won}} || {{cite web | title = Full List of Winners | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2018-awards/apra-music-awards/full-list-of-winners/ | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | year = 2018 | access-date = 16 April 2018 | archive-date = 5 April 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200405152847/https://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2018-awards/apra-music-awards/full-list-of-winners/ | url-status = dead }}
|-
|-
| "Weekends" (Amy Billings {{Abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} Amy Shark) || Song of the Year || {{nom}} || {{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2018-awards/apra-music-awards/song-of-the-year/ | title = Song of the Year | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | year = 2018 | access-date = 16 April 2018 }}
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2019 ||rowspan="3"| "I Said Hi" (Amy Billings {{Abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} Amy Shark) || Pop Work of the Year || {{won}} || {{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/sarah-aarons-wins-four-apra-awards-the-complete-winners-list-20190430|title= Sarah Aarons wins Four APRA Awards The Complete Winners List|publisher=noise11|date=30 April 2019|access-date=1 April 2019}}
|-
|| Most Played Australian Work || {{nominated}} ||
|-
|| Song of the Year || {{won}} ||
|-
| 2020 || "All Loved Up" (Amy Billings {{Abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} Amy Shark, Jack Antonoff) || Most Performed Pop Work of the Year || {{nom}} || {{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/tones-and-i-leads-nominations-for-2020-virtual-apra-awards-20200407|title= Tones and I Leads Nominations for 2020 Virtual APRA Awards|website=Noise11|date=7 April 2020|access-date=11 April 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2020-awards/apra-music-awards/|title=2020 Awards|website=APRA|date=7 April 2020|access-date=11 April 2020|archive-date=9 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409145024/https://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2020-awards/apra-music-awards/|url-status=dead}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2021 || rowspan="2"| "Everybody Rise" (Amy Billings {{Abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} Amy Shark and Joel Little) || Song of the Year || {{nom}} || rowspan="2"| {{cite web | url = https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about/supporting-the-industry/awards/apra-music-awards-2021#_127439 | title = Nominees announced for the 2021 APRA Music Awards | publisher = APRA AMCOS | date = | access-date = 31 March 2021 }}
|-
| Most Performed Pop Work || {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2022 || "C'Mon" (with Travis Barker) || Most Performed Alternative Work || {{nom}} || rowspan="2"| {{cite web|url=https://theindustryobserver.thebrag.com/nominees-revealed-for-2022-apra-music-awards/|title=Nominees Revealed for 2022 APRA Music Awards|website=The Industry Observer|date=7 April 2022|access-date=9 April 2022}}
|-
| "Love Songs Ain't for Us" (with Keith Urban) || Most Performed Country Work || {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2024 || "Can I Shower At Yours" (Amy Billings {{Abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} Amy Shark)|| Song of the Year || {{shortlisted}} || {{cite web|url=https://themusic.com.au/industry/g-flip-genesis-owusu-rvg-more-shortlisted-for-2024-apra-song-of-the-year/Awi5FxYZGBs/22-02-24|title= G Flip, Genesis Owusu, RVG & More Shortlisted For 2024 APRA Song Of The Year|website=The Music|date=22 February 2024|access-date=23 February 2024}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| "Only Wanna Be With You" (Amy Billings {{Abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} Amy Shark), Grant Averill, Joseph Spargur)
| Most Performed Australian Work
| {{nom}}
|-
| Most Performed Pop Work
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2025
| "Beautiful Eyes" (Amy Billings {{Abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} Amy Shark)
| Song of the Year
| {{shortlisted}}
|-
|}
=Australian Women in Music Awards=
The Australian Women in Music Awards is an annual event that celebrates outstanding women in the Australian Music Industry who have made significant and lasting contributions in their chosen field. They commenced in 2018.
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! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2018
| Amy Shark
| Breakthrough Artist Award
| {{won}}
{{end}}
=Country Music Awards of Australia=
The Country Music Awards of Australia is an annual awards night typically held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival. Celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They commenced in 1973.
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2022
| rowspan="2"| "Love Songs Ain't for Us" (feat. Keith Urban)
| (unknown)
| {{nom}}
|-
| (unknown)
| {{nom}}
{{end}}
=J Awards=
The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2018
| Love Monster
| Australian Album of the Year
| {{nom}}
| {{cite web|title = The J Award 2018|website = Triple J|url = https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/j-awards-2018/|publisher= Australian Broadcasting Corporation|year = 2018|access-date =15 August 2020}}
{{end}}
=Logie Awards=
The Logie Awards is an annual gathering to celebrate Australian television, sponsored and organised by the magazine TV Week.
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2023
| Amy Shark
| Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent
| {{Won}}
{{end}}
=MTV Europe Music Awards=
The MTV Europe Music Awards is an award presented by Viacom International Media Networks to honour artists and music in pop culture.
{{Awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2018
| herself
| {{nom}}
| {{cite web|title=MTV announces the five nominees for EMA Best Australian Act|publisher=Mediaweek|url=https://www.mediaweek.com.au/mtv-announces-the-five-nominees-for-ema-best-australian-act/|access-date=9 October 2020|date=19 October 2018}}
|-
{{end}}
=National Live Music Awards=
The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2017
| rowspan="5" | Amy Shark
| Live Act of the Year
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="5" | {{cite web|url=https://www.nlmas.com.au/2017/10/09/national-live-music-awards-reveals-2017-nominees-and-venues/|title=NLMA reveal 2017 Nominees|website=NLMA|date=9 October 2017|access-date=5 September 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nlmas.com.au/winners/|title=Winners 2017|website=NLMA|date=December 2016|access-date=5 September 2020}}
|-
| Best New Act of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| Live Pop Act of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Live Voice of the Year - People's Choice
| {{nom}}
|-
| Queensland Live Voice of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2018
| rowspan="4" | Amy Shark
| Live Pop Act of the Year
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="4" | {{cite web|url=https://www.nlmas.com.au/2018/10/02/national-live-music-awards-announces-2018-nominees-live-legend-induction-aaa-award-expansion-ros-ogorman-tribute-and-more/|title=NLMA announce 2018 nominees and Live legend|website=NLMA|date=2 October 2018|access-date=5 September 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nlmas.com.au/2018/12/07/baker-boy-stella-donnelly-and-tropical-fck-storm-among-the-big-winners-of-the-2018-nlmas-magic-dirt-inducted-as-live-legends/|title=Winners of the 2018 NLMA|website=NLMA|date=December 2018|access-date=5 September 2020}}
|-
| International Live Achievement (Solo)
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Live Voice of the Year - People's Choice
| {{nom}}
|-
| Queensland Live Voice of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| 2019
| Amy Shark
| Live Pop Act of the Year
| {{nom}}
| {{cite web|url=https://www.nlmas.com.au/2019/10/22/here-are-your-2019-national-live-music-awards-nominees/|title=HERE ARE YOUR 2019 NATIONAL LIVE MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES!|website=NLMA|date=22 October 2020|access-date=5 September 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nlmas.com.au/2019/12/05/and-the-winners-of-the-2019-national-live-music-awards-are/|title=AND THE WINNERS OF THE 2019 NATIONAL LIVE MUSIC AWARDS ARE…|website=NLMA|date=5 December 2020|access-date=5 September 2020}}
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2023
| Amy Shark
| Best Pop Act
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="1" | {{cite web|url=https://themusic.com.au/industry/nominees-announced-for-the-2023-national-live-music-awards/SrrwXF9eQUA/05-09-23/|title=Nominees Announced For The 2023 National Live Music Awards|website=The Music|date=5 September 2023|accessdate=11 September 2023}}
{{end}}
=Queensland Music Awards=
The Queensland Music Awards (known as Q Song Awards until 2010) are annual awards celebrating Queensland, Australia's brightest emerging artists and established legends. They commenced in 2006.{{cite web|url=https://www.queenslandmusicawards.com.au/about|title= About the Queensland Music Awards|website=Queensland Music Awards|access-date=21 March 2021}}
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|2008 ||"Take Time Take Me" {{small|(Amy Cushway)}}||Alternative Song of the Year||{{nom}} || {{cite web |url=http://www.qmusic.com.au/qsong/index.cfm?action=dsp_winners&year=2008&categoryID=46 |title=Q Song Awards: 2008: Finalists and Winners |website=qmusic.com.au |via=National Library of Australia |archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20091005035547/http://www.qmusic.com.au/qsong/index.cfm?action=dsp_winners&year=2008&categoryID=46 |archive-date=5 October 2009 |access-date=5 January 2022 |url-status=live }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
|-
|2009 ||"Stupid not To" {{small|(Amy Cushway)}}||Q Music Encouragement||{{nom}}||
|-
|2013 ||"Weight of the World"||Regional Song of the Year||{{nom}} ||
|-
|2016 ||"Golden Fleece"||Pop Song of the Year||{{won}} ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2017
|rowspan="3"| "Adore"
| Song of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| Pop Song of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| Regional Song of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2018
|rowspan="2"| herself
| Export Achievement Award
| {{yes2|awarded}}
|-
| Singer Songwriter
| {{won}}
|-
| "Adore"
| Highest Selling Single of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| "Weekends"
| Pop Song of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| Regional Song of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|2019
| "I Said Hi"
| Highest Selling Single
| {{won}}
|-
| Love Monster
| Highest Selling Album
| {{won}}
|-
| Amy Shark
| Singer Songwriter
| {{won}}
|-
| 2020
| "Mess Her Up"
| Highest Selling Single
| {{won}}
|-
| 2021
| "Everybody Rise"
| Highest Selling Single
| {{won}}
| {{cite web|url= https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/ball-park-music-and-sycco-go-home-with-top-gongs-at-2021-queensland-music-awards-2934312|title=Ball Park Music and Sycco go home with top gongs at 2021 Queensland Music Awards|website=NME|date=6 May 2021|access-date=6 May 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://scenestr.com.au/music/2021-queensland-music-awards-winners-20210505|title= 2021 Queensland Music Awards Winners|website=Scenestr|date=6 May 2021|access-date=6 May 2021}}
|-
| 2022
| Cry Forever
| Highest Selling Album
| {{won}}
|-
| 2023
|"Sway My Way" by Amy Shark & R3HAB
| Highest Selling Single
| {{won}}
| {{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-29/queensland-music-awards-thelma-plum-ball-park-music/102155630|title= Thelma Plum, Ball Park Music win top gongs at 2023 Queensland Music Awards|website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=29 March 2023|access-date=30 March 2023}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|2025
| "Beautiful Eyes"
| Highest Selling Single
| {{won}}
|-
| Sunday Sadness
| Highest Selling Album
| {{won}}
|-
{{end}}
=Rolling Stone Australia Awards=
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.theaureview.com/news/rolling-stone-magazine-australia-announces-3rd-annual-awards-event |title=Rolling Stone Magazine Australia announces 3rd annual awards event |work=The AU Review |date=5 December 2011 |access-date=5 March 2021 |author=Barnes, Amelia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808174029/http://www.theaureview.com/news/rolling-stone-magazine-australia-announces-3rd-annual-awards-event |archive-date=8 August 2016 |url-status=dead}}
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2022
| Cry Forever
| Best Record
| {{nom}}
|-
| "Baby Steps"
| Best Single
| {{won}}
|-
| 2023
| "Only Wanna Be with You"
| Best Single
| {{nom}}
| {{cite web|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/amy-shark-the-wiggles-kylie-minogue-among-2023-shure-rolling-stone-australia-awards-nominees-44711/|title= Amy Shark, The Wiggles & Kylie Minogue Among 2023 Shure Rolling Stone Australia Awards Nominees|publisher=Rolling Stone Australia|date=1 February 2023|access-date=5 February 2023}}
|-
|rowspan="1"| 2024
| "Can I Shower At Yours?"
| Best Single
| {{nom}}
|rowspan="1"| {{cite web|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/2024-shure-rolling-stone-australia-awards-nominees-troye-sivan-kylie-minogue-more-56283/|title= Troye Sivan, Kylie Minogue & Dom Dolla Among 2024 Shure Rolling Stone Australia Awards Nominees|publisher=Rolling Stone Australia|date=4 March 2024|access-date=11 March 2024}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2025
| Sunday Sadness
| Best LP/EP
| {{shortlist}}
|rowspan="2"| {{cite web|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rolling-stone-australia-awards-longlist-revealed-73101/|title= 2025 Rolling Stone Australia Awards: Longlist Revealed|publisher=Rolling Stone Australia|date=5 March 2025|access-date=6 March 2025}}
|-
| Beautiful Eyes
| Best Single
| {{shortlist}}
{{end}}
=Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition=
The Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition is an annual competition that "acknowledges great songwriting whilst supporting and raising money for Nordoff-Robbins" and is coordinated by Albert Music and APRA AMCOS. It commenced in 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about/supporting-the-industry/competitions/vanda-young-global-songwriting-competition#_89667|title=About the Vanda Young Global Song Writing Competition|website= APRA AMCOS|access-date=12 March 2021}}
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2018
| "Adore"
| Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition
| style="background:gold;"| 1st
|-
{{end}}
References
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External links
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