Iconic Australian band INXS will be honored with the prestigious Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music at the APRA Music Awards in Sydney on April 29th.
They're "not just part of Australia's musical history," reads a statement from APRA AMCOS, "they helped write the global playbook."
INXS, which has been dominating the Australian music scene for almost five decades, have seven U.S. Top 10 singles, including the breakthrough hit "What You Need," to their name.
The Farriss brothers, Andrew, Jon and Tim Farriss teamed up with Garry Beers, Kirk Pengilly and Michael Hutchence to form INXS in 1977. The band's trajectory accelerated thanks to their longtime manager Chris Murphy's guidance.
The group 1987 album Kick stormed to No. 3 on the U.S. Billboard chart and delivered four U.S. Top 10 singles, establishing INXS as one of the most important bands of their era.
INXS has sold over 75 million albums worldwide, and has won six APRA Music Awards, ARIAs, Brit Awards, MTV Awards and recognition from Billboard and Rolling Stone, alongside multiple Grammy nominations.
"INXS are truly one-of-a-kind," remarks Jenny Morris, chair of APRA. "Performing with them in the 1980s, at Wembley Stadium opening for Queen to the Listen Like Thieves tour across Europe, North America and Latin America, I saw firsthand the love and adoration they generated. From their compelling and timeless songwriting to their intoxicating performances, few bands have ever left people happily gasping for more the way INXS do."
"The legacy of INXS lives on," she added. "They remain as relevant as ever, continuing to inspire new generations and bring that unmistakable Aussie spirit to fans around the world."
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