52-436: " Night Garden " is a song by New Zealand singer Benee featuring American producer Kenny Beats and British musician Bakar , released on 15 July 2020 as the lead single from her debut studio album Hey U X (2020). "Night Garden" was recorded in the Cave", Kenny Beats ' studio in Burbank, California , shortly before the introduction of COVID-19 lockdowns around the world. The song became Benee's first release following
104-401: A T-shirt branded with the countdown's logo. In total, these fundraisers have raised over $ 3.3 million for a variety of causes that the broadcaster deems "most important" to listeners each year. Since its inception, the group acts who have been featured the most in the annual countdown are Hilltop Hoods , who have appeared 25 times between the 2003 and 2023 countdowns (unofficially including
156-415: A 30-day period leading up to the poll results related to Swift, "Shake It Off" was eventually disqualified by the radio station in an announcement on 26 January 2015. The official announcement read: "it became pretty clear, pretty quick[,] that a lot of people just wanted to prod some 'hipsters' for the lulz ", acknowledging that the station "had a heap of fun" with the campaign, while also acknowledging Swift
208-683: A Facebook post by KFC incorporating the "#Tay4Hottest100" hashtag was against the Hottest 100 rules and could see Swift disqualified. The Guardian submitted a freedom of information request to the ABC in regard to the station's response to the campaign. After journalist Peter Vincent reported that the Swift campaign had "swallowed" the Hottest 100 for 2014, citing research from the University of Queensland that showed that over 7,341 Hottest 100 posts in
260-441: A Version , where she covered American singer Ariana Grande 's song " God Is a Woman ", alongside a performance of her song "Never Ending". She would also release many collabortaive tracks in 2022, including with Deaton Chris Anthony , "Good Buy My Old Life", as well as Easy Life with "OTT", "I'm So Happy" with Jeremy Zucker and a remix of "Lots Of Nothing" with Spacey Jane . Early 2023, February, would see Benee release
312-455: A feature with Thundamentals in 2017); Powderfinger , with 22 songs between 1996 and 2009; Foo Fighters , who charted 22 times between 1995 and 2014 (in 2011, it was incorrectly stated that Foo Fighters had the most appearances ); and Tame Impala , Kanye West and G Flip , with each appearing 19 times. Powderfinger's frontman, Bernard Fanning , has taken the top spot on three occasions, twice with Powderfinger in 1999 and 2000, and once as
364-492: A national broadcaster, Sydney listeners were required to write their 10 favourite tracks on the back of an envelope. Some entries were sent into the station written on a variety of items, including paintings, sculptures, and hand-rolled cannabis cigarettes. The results of the first poll were counted down on Sunday 5 March 1989 between 10am and 6pm. The station repeated the event the following year when it started broadcasting to other capital cities besides Sydney. In 1991, Triple J
416-472: A playlist of tracks from all previous Hottest 100 countdowns. The idea for the poll came from Triple J producer Lawrie Zion in late 1988. During this time, he conceived the idea of running a listener poll to determine their 100 favourite songs of all time. The idea was taken from Brisbane community radio station 4ZZZ , which developed the original Hot 100 in 1976. For the Hot 100, before Triple J had become
468-506: A sample of musician Prince howling in place of the word "shit", appeared on the CD. In 1996 , Spiderbait became the first Australian act to reach number 1. Since 1999 , Australian acts have made up the majority of the polls. The first Hottest 100 DVD, Triple J Hottest 100: The Hottest Videos For 2002 , was released in 2002 . Queens of the Stone Age 's " No One Knows " was voted into
520-462: A solo artist in 2005; only one other artist, Flume (twice) has topped an annual countdown more than once. Dave Grohl , frontman of the Foo Fighters, has appeared in annual countdowns 32 times, including five times with Queens of the Stone Age in 2002, four times with Nirvana , and once with Them Crooked Vultures . If charting the number of countdowns an artist has appeared in, rather than
572-467: A song with Australian artist Mallrat called " Do It Again ", the official song of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup . In March 2024, it was announced that Benee would be joining Wallows on their North American tour. In May 2024, it was announced that she would be joining Olivia Rodrigo on the Australian leg of her Guts World Tour , as well as co-writing NewJeans ' single " How Sweet ," which
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#1732780823599624-503: A still-standing record of 2,099,707 million votes, cast by 258,762 voters from 188 countries. Following a 13 January 2015 article on BuzzFeed , the "#Tay4Hottest100" hashtag campaign began during the voting period for the Hottest 100 poll for 2014 to promote Taylor Swift 's hit single " Shake It Off ". According to those critical of the campaign, the Hottest 100 is reserved for non-mainstream artists who were "discovered or fostered by Triple J" and provides valuable exposure for artists in
676-472: A survey asking for public opinion on whether the date should be changed. In 2017, Triple J announced that they would no longer hold the Hottest 100 on January 26, citing "growing dialogue around Indigenous recognition and perspectives on 26 January." Instead, the Hottest 100 would be held on the 4th weekend of January each year, beginning with the 2017 countdown on 27 January 2018. Some organisations offered alternatives to Triple J's Hottest 100 in response to
728-513: A viral dance challenge accompanied by the song spawned on the online video-sharing platform TikTok . This became her second song to become viral on TikTok after " Glitter " spawned a similar dance challenge in December 2019. Benee also supported American singer-songwriter Conan Gray for nine nights of his Comfort Crowd Tour of North America during December 2019. Benee's singles, "Glitter", " Find an Island ", and "Evil Spider" each appeared in
780-662: Is "smart", "cool" and "successful". The song would have placed in 12th position if it had been allowed to compete. On the inside cover of the Triple J Hottest 100 Volume 22 CD, bold capital initials spell out "TAYLOR SWIFT BAN". In mid-2016, support grew for a campaign calling on Triple J to change the date of the Hottest 100 due to ongoing debate about the meaning of the date of Australia Day to Indigenous Australians . Calls were led by Indigenous activists. Australian hip hop duo A.B. Original and their anti-Australia Day single " January 26 " were instrumental in drawing support to
832-486: The 2019 Triple J Hottest 100 at 19, 25 and 51 respectively. Benee's first headlining North American tour with support from American singer Remi Wolf was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . On 31 January 2020, Benee guested on Australian youth broadcaster Triple J 's segment Like a Version , where she covered British musician James Blake 's " Mile High ", in addition to a performance of "Glitter". In June,
884-709: The Australian Albums Chart . The EP also earned Benee the award for Best Solo Artist at the 2019 New Zealand Music Awards in November 2019, where she also won awards for Single of the Year with " Soaked ", Best Breakthrough Artist and Best Pop Artist. Benee's follow-up EP, Stella & Steve , was released on 15 November 2019. The EP features the single " Supalonely " featuring Gus Dapperton , which later gained international success in March 2020 after
936-759: The Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Benee Stella Rose Bennett (born 30 January 2000), better known as Benee (stylised in all caps ; pronounced / ˈ b ɛ n iː / ) and formerly Bene , is a New Zealand singer and songwriter from Auckland . In both 2019 and 2020, she consecutively won Single of the Year , Best Solo Artist and Best Pop Artist at the New Zealand Music Awards . Benee initially gained local prominence with her singles " Glitter " and " Soaked ", before her 2019 single " Supalonely " saw international popularity following its success on
988-406: The colonisation of Australia and dispossession of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land. Typically, on the day after the Hottest 100, Triple J has played the Hottest 200 ("the songs that didn't quite make it") from 10 am. The poll has grown from 500,000 votes in 2004 to a peak of over 3.2 million in 2019, and it has been referred to as "the world's greatest music democracy". Since 2015,
1040-713: The 2003 Vulture Street full-length studio album, which attained "6 x Platinum" sales in Australia. After its beginnings as a write-in poll, the Hottest 100 progressed to phone-in voting, which then progressed to SMS and online voting. In 2003, only web votes through the Triple J website were accepted, with registration required and a limit of 10 votes applied. In 2004 , the guidelines were expanded so that voters were entitled to 10 internet votes and 10 SMS votes. In 2014, Chet Faker , stage name of Nick Murphy, repeated Powderfinger's achievement from 2003 by placing three times in
1092-467: The Hottest 100 in 1992 and relaunched it as an annual poll the following year. The newly launched poll required listeners to vote for their favourite songs of that year. Denis Leary 's comedy anthem " Asshole " was voted number 1 in 1993 . The inaugural Hottest 100 compilation CD, Triple J Hottest 100 (The Hottest Of The Hottest) , was released by ABC Music in 1994. Which included a radio-edited version of Ween 's " Push th' Little Daisies ", featuring
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#17327808235991144-532: The Year after allegations of his sexual misconduct became public. She announced and then rescheduled a regional tour in Aotearoa aka New Zealand in 2021 to 2022. In 2022 she announced her first World Tour. On 4 February 2022, Benee announced the release of her EP Lychee and released the second single "Beach Boy", which she originally teased on her official Discord server on the 25th January 2022. On 25 March 2022, she featured on Triple J 's segment Like
1196-577: The age of 17, after deciding that she did not want to pursue a career in water polo. Benee attended an all girls Catholic school, St Mary's College , where music was compulsory for four years. Benee began her music career by posting covers to SoundCloud , and began making her own music in her final year of high school. After dropping out of a communications degree at the Auckland University of Technology after two weeks, during what she called "a quarter-life crisis ", she decided to enter
1248-653: The cause. Triple J responded to the campaign in September 2016, announcing a review over whether the date of the Hottest 100 should be changed. The review of the date continued into 2017, including consultation with Reconciliation Australia , the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples , and the National Australia Day Council , while 2016's Hottest 100 was held on Australia Day without change. In August 2017, Triple J launched
1300-427: The celebrity-sign of "Taylor Swift" seems antithetical to Triple J's self-representation as a place for exciting new music, with a supposed focus on emerging Australian talent. This perhaps explains why Swift is excluded from the playlist when other "mainstream" American artists and chart toppers ... are still played on the station heavily: the alignment and transfer of values of what is considered "cool" and "hip" between
1352-479: The countdown has raised at least $ 3.3 million for various Australian charity partners, including Lifeline , through merchandise sales. ABC Music issued physical compilation albums following each year's countdown until 2022. American rapper/singer Doja Cat 's song " Paint the Town Red " is the latest song to top the Hottest 100. In 2023, Triple J launched Triple J Hottest , an online radio station featuring
1404-434: The date change. These include nationwide rock radio station Triple M broadcasting an Ozzest 100 countdown of only Australian songs on 26 January, and Senator Cory Bernardi 's Australian Conservatives publishing an AC100 playlist of Australian music on Spotify . Since the 2015 countdown, Triple J has annually partnered with an Australian organisation to donate all funds raised from Hottest 100 merchandise – usually
1456-477: The first single from her upcoming sophomore album , " Green Honda ", and would also lead to her debut performance at the 22nd Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April 2023. She would also release a track with previous collaborator Gus Dapperton with "Don't Let Me Down", appearing on his debut album, Henge . In May 2023 she released "Bagels", with mental health charity Youthline. In June she released
1508-523: The five Hottest 100 of All Time countdowns, the 2011 Australian Albums countdown , and the 2013 Twenty Years countdown ), The Cure has made more appearances than any other band, with 31 entries in the All Time countdowns and five in the yearly countdowns. Powderfinger and Silverchair have been featured 30 and 28 times, respectively, in total. As for individuals, Dave Grohl has achieved 47 entries (24 with Foo Fighters, 15 with Nirvana, seven with Queens of
1560-542: The instrumental as a "low-slung beat" which Benee maintains by "keep[ing] things in a similarly downbeat mood as she sings of things creeping in her dreams" . DeVille noted that "despite the music’s relatively laidback vibes, Benee’s lyrics are paranoid. [...] She switches into rich, soulful singing for the chorus." Ruby Scott of Ones to Watch described "Night Garden" as "jaw-dropping from start to finish," while drawing resemblance between Benee's "restrained delivery" and that of both Björk and Billie Eilish . DIY described
1612-459: The media that the Swift campaign was within the rules of the poll, later instructing Triple J employees not to comment to "media, friends, family" about the campaign, as "it will all become clear when we get to the countdown next Monday." The station said: "we don't comment on voting campaigns whilst Hottest 100 voting is open. It draws attention to them and may influence the results of the poll." Marketing website Mumbrella suggested on 20 January that
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1664-486: The moniker of "Bene", released her debut EP Fire on Marzz on 28 June 2019, before later adding an "e" because of "pronunciation woes", and copyright issues. She had signed to Republic Records in early 2019, prior to this release. The EP, which was described by George Fenwick of The New Zealand Herald as "a funky, sun-soaked record", peaked at #13 on the New Zealand Albums Chart and at #75 on
1716-439: The music business professionally. Her music caught the attention of Josh Fountain , a producer and member of the band Leisure, with whom she worked on both her 2017 debut single "Tough Guy" and her 2018 single " Soaked ". As Bene, she earned her first career entry on the Triple J 's Hottest 100 of 2018 with "Soaked" at #58. In February 2019, Benee supported Lily Allen for an Auckland show during her No Shame Tour . Under
1768-458: The number of their songs that have been voted in, the Foo Fighters still hold the record; their songs have featured in 13 of the annual countdowns, including a streak of six consecutive appearances between 1995 and 2000. However, the record for the most consecutive appearances belongs to The Living End , who had at least one song appear in every annual countdown for ten years, between 1997 and 2006. When including all of Triple J's countdowns (adding
1820-583: The outer circles of the music industry. The campaign led to discussion about the broader cultural implications of the controversy generated by Swift. The Guardian ' s Elle Hunt wrote: "... the virulent response to #Tay4Hottest100 has revealed the persistence of a dichotomy I'd thought we'd thrown out long ago: that of high art versus low." Writing for The Conversation on 23 January 2015, Charles Darwin University academic Gemma Blackwood concluded: The cultural and economic meanings attached to
1872-646: The popularization of the song " Supalonely " which initially was initially released as part of her EP Stella & Steve (2019) but later became the third single. The commercial success of "Supalonely" led it to becoming a sleeper hit , with Benee performing the song on both The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and The Ellen DeGeneres Show . In terms of musical genre, Mike Wass of Idolator noted that "Night Garden" "falls somewhere between alt-R&B and alt-pop ." Chris DeVille of Stereogum described Kenny Beats' production as "hard-hitting yet surprisingly low-key," while David Renshaw of The Fader described
1924-533: The public are invited to vote for their favourite Australian and alternative music of the year in an online poll conducted two weeks prior to the new year. The first countdown in 1989 was held in March and then on various days in January and February until 1998 when it was mostly consistently held on Australia Day . Since 2017, the countdown has been held on the fourth weekend of January due to increasing controversy about Australia Day regarding its marking of
1976-585: The single " Night Garden " featuring American producer Kenny Beats and British musician Bakar , before releasing the single " Snail " amid the COVID-19 lockdowns in August 2020. Also in July, she was announced as Apple Music 's Up Next artist for the month of July, becoming the first New Zealand artist with the title. Benee featured on the track "Afterthought" on Japanese-Australian musician Joji 's second studio album, Nectar (2020). In October 2020, Benee
2028-402: The song "Supalonely" clocked over 250 million streams, as well as gaining almost 7 billion plays in just one month in 2020, a year after she joined the platform. Shortly after, she made her television debut performing it on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon alongside Gus Dapperton . She also performed the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show a month later. In July 2020, Benee released
2080-415: The song as an "example of Benee’s skill at crafting infectious pop bops". Cameron Adams of Herald Sun described "Night Garden" as "a Wu-Tang -inspired, hip hop influenced single". Happy Australia noted that the song was "a change in scenery from Benee’s usual brand of summery pop". On 19 July 2020, Benee performed the track on the premiere of The Sound , a music television programme broadcast by
2132-412: The station and its chosen artists ... The concept of "youth" seems to be used in reference to a musical market and to identify particular music genres rather than being a real or an accurate signifier of young tastes and interests. It raises the question: what responsibility does a national youth broadcaster have in the shaping and the adapting of young musical interests? Station manager Chris Scaddan told
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2184-414: The top 10 positions. Faker reached the number-one spot with " Talk Is Cheap " and the 7th and 8th positions, respectively, with " Gold " and " 1998 ". All three songs came from Faker's 2014 album Built on Glass . Chet Faker placed a total of four times in the entire poll, with a Like a Version cover of Sonia Dada 's " You Don't Treat Me No Good " in the 22nd position. The 2014 Hottest 100 poll received
2236-426: The top position in that year, while Grinspoon , Motor Ace , Darren Hanlon , Machine Translations and Ms Dynamite were other Hottest 100 artists featured on the release. In , Powderfinger became the first act to be featured three times in the top-10 poll, with " (Baby I've Got You) On My Mind ", " Sunsets " and " Love Your Way " placing in the 4th, 7th and 10th places, respectively. All three songs appeared on
2288-589: The video-sharing platforms TikTok and YouTube . Benee subsequently released her debut album, Hey U X , in November 2020. Under the moniker of Bene, she made her solo debut with the 2017 single "Tough Guy", before later gaining prominence with her 2018 single "Soaked", which has been certified double-platinum in New Zealand. She released her debut EP, Fire on Marzz , with help from producer Josh Fountain in June 2019. Her second EP, Stella & Steve ,
2340-405: Was also diagnosed with OCD in 2021. She shared that she struggled with writing in school, particularly with grammar, but found songwriting to be a creative outlet where she did not have to be grammatically correct. Triple J Hottest 100 The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music listener poll hosted by the publicly funded national Australian youth radio station Triple J . Members of
2392-464: Was also nominated for Best New Act and Best Push Act . On 13 November 2020, Hey U X was released, as was a music video for " Kool ", which served as its fourth single. She subsequently won Single of the Year (for "Supalonely"), Best Solo Artist and Best Pop Artist for the second consecutive year at the 2020 Aotearoa Music Awards . Shortly after, her manager of four years, Paul McKessar , handed back his Aotearoa Music Award for Manager of
2444-659: Was born on the 30th of January, 2000, and raised in the suburb of Grey Lynn in Auckland . She grew up in a "really musical" family with parents who would expose her to the catalogs of Radiohead , Björk and Groove Armada . From the age of eight, Benee began taking guitar lessons in primary school before starting saxophone lessons in high school. Eventually, Benee dropped all music in order to prioritise water polo . She claims it "was [her] life" and that she at one point hoped to represent New Zealand competitively. Benee later became interested in writing and recording music at
2496-453: Was forced to change the poll's name to 'Hottest 100' to avoid legal action with 4ZZZ . During the poll's first few years — from 1989 to 1991 — the winner in the first two years was " Love Will Tear Us Apart " by Joy Division , while 1991 's favourite song was " Smells Like Teen Spirit " by Nirvana , which had been released that year. Realising that the poll's results were unlikely to significantly change from year to year, Triple J rested
2548-570: Was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2020 People's Choice Awards . Benee performed "Supalonely" on the American talk show Late Night with Seth Meyers in October 2020. In October 2020, Benee departed on a headlining tour of New Zealand October 2020, and formed her own record label, Olive Records , signing Raglan reggae musician Muroki as the label's first artist. On 15 October 2020, Benee announced her debut album, Hey U X , which
2600-598: Was released in November 2019 and charted in the US, Canada and France as a result of the international success of the EP's final single, "Supalonely". Since 2018, Benee has earned seven entries on the Triple J Hottest 100 , three of which were in the 2019 list . She also released her third EP, Lychee , in March 2022 which charted at number 13 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart . Stella Rose Bennett
2652-408: Was released on 13 November 2020. She had prior noted that it would differ musically from her previous releases. In late October 2020, Benee released the single " Plain " featuring Lily Allen and Flo Milli , shortly before she was announced as the winner of the 2020 APRA Silver Scroll Award for the song "Glitter". She also won Best New Zealand Act at the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards , where she
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#17327808235992704-521: Was released the same month. In the summer, "Sad Boiii", the second single from her upcoming sophomore album was released, followed by "Animal" in November, a song about "insignificant and small we are compared to the universe". The latter was also accompanied by the announcement that she would be joining Tate McRae on the UK and Europe leg of her Miss Possessive Tour . In an interview for The New Zealand Herald , Benee revealed that she has dyslexia and
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