Triple J
Australian national radio station
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| 2024 | Mariae Cassandra wins the Triple J Unearthed competition, with Chris Vincent, That Gurl Bella, Zafty, and Frank and Louis as notable finalists. RIAH wins the Indigenous Initiative. |
| December 18 2024 | New South Wales Police Force alleged that two men misused the Unearthed website's profile features to recruit a Goulburn Correctional Centre inmate for a stabbing of gang leader Bassam Hamzy. |
| 2023 | Unearthed artists were given an opportunity to collaborate with award-winning songwriter Sarah Aarons. |
| 2023 | Flume launched a collaborative competition where Unearthed artists were challenged to complete an unfinished track. Blacktown rapper Isaac Puerile's version was selected and received national radio airplay. |
| 2023 | Lee wins the Triple J Unearthed competition, with Elianie, ixaras, Lotte Gallagher, and REDD as notable finalists. Inkabee wins the Indigenous Initiative. |
| 2023 | Triple J celebrated 15 years of the Unearthed High competition by hosting a one-night, all-ages concert during Vivid Sydney, featuring past winners Lastlings and Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers. |
| 2023 | Richard Kingsmill concluded hosting The Funhouse program on Double J after a seven-year run. |
| 2022 | Holley Gawne writes an article in Tone Deaf highlighting Triple J Unearthed's success in boosting the profiles of prominent musicians. |
| 2022 | Jacoténe wins the Triple J Unearthed competition. Proud Noongar Boys wins the Indigenous Initiative. |
| March 2022 | A group of female Australian singer-songwriters, including Missy Higgins, Kasey Chambers, and others, petitioned for Double J to be granted an FM licence to expand its reach into regional areas. |
| 2021 | The Rions wins the Triple J Unearthed competition, with Beau Calow as a notable finalist. Kayps wins the Indigenous Initiative. |
| 2021 | The Unearthed website received its first major redesign since its initial launch in 2006. |
| 2020 | Teenage Joans wins the Triple J Unearthed competition. Rudeboy E wins the Indigenous Initiative. |
| 2020 | Zan Rowe's Take 5 podcast won Gold at the Australian Podcast Awards in the Best Radio Podcast category. |
| 2020 | Inside The Big Day Out podcast won Silver at the Australian Podcast Awards in the Best Documentary Podcast category. |
| June 2020 | Triple J Unearthed provided 16 COVID-19 artist grants, each valued at $7,000, to help artists on the platform record new music, produce music videos, and promote their work during the pandemic. |
| 2019 | Aodhan is named the winner of the Triple J Unearthed Indigenous Initiative, showcasing emerging Indigenous musical talent. |
| 2018 | Kian wins the Triple J Unearthed competition, with The Kid Laroi as a notable finalist. River & Isles wins the Indigenous Initiative. |
| 2018 | The Kid Laroi was a winner of the Unearthed High competition. |
| 2017 | Becca Hatch is selected as a winner of the Triple J Unearthed Indigenous Initiative, highlighting her musical talent. |
| 2016 | Gretta Ray won the Unearthed High competition. |
| 2016 | Tia Gostelow wins the Triple J Unearthed Indigenous Initiative, recognizing her as a notable First Nations artist. |
| 2016 | Richard Kingsmill began hosting The Funhouse program on Double J, which would become one of the station's longest-running specialty shows with over 350 episodes. |
| 2015 | Genesis Owusu was a notable winner of the Unearthed High competition. |
| April 30 2015 | Double J was officially relaunched at 12 p.m., with former Triple J presenter Myf Warhurst named as the first announcer, hosting the Lunch program. The launch was simultaneously broadcast on Triple J. |
| January 19 2015 | Double J broadcast a special day of programming called 'Beat the Drum Again' to mark Triple J's 40th anniversary, featuring historic personalities and rebroadcasts of iconic moments. |
| 2014 | Hockey Dad and Japanese Wallpaper won the Unearthed High competition, gaining recognition through the initiative. |
| 2013 | Gang of Youths uploads their demo and debut single 'Evangelists' to Triple J Unearthed. |
| 2013 | Vance Joy uploads 'Riptide' to Triple J Unearthed, which becomes a massive success, eventually polling number one in the Hottest 100 and being certified 16× platinum. |
| October 2013 | Dig Music was repositioned to become a sister station of Triple J and rebranded as Double J, paying homage to the original name of Triple J (2JJ). |
| 2011 | Flume debuts his single 'Possum' on Triple J Unearthed, launching his career as a prominent music producer. |
| 2010 | The Unearthed website reached a milestone of approximately 100 song uploads per day, eventually hosting over 170,000 tracks from more than 85,000 independent musicians. |
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