Benjamin Stewart (musician)
Benjamin Stewart | |
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| Occupations |
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| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2015-present |
Benjamin Stewart is an Australian musician and lead singer of the band Slowly Slowly.
In 2024, Stewart released his debut album Pushing Daylight
Career
2015–present: Slowly Slowly
In 2015, Stewart, alongside Albert Doan, Patrick Murphy and Alex Quayle created the band Slowly Slowly, releasing their debut album in 2016 and have achieved three ARIA top ten albums through to 2025.[1]
2024–present: Solo career
In April 2024, Stewart released his debut solo album Pushing Daylight, which peaked at number 56 on the ARIA Charts.[2] In December 2025, Stewart released a second album Junkdrawers which peaked at number 47 on the ARIA Charts.[2]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [2] | ||
| Pushing Daylight |
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56 |
| Junkdrawers |
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48 |
Awards and nominations
APRA Awards
The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "Jellyfish" by Slowly Slowly (Ben Stewart) | Most Performed Rock Work of the Year | Nominated | [3][4] |
References
- ^ "'We Knew We Could Trust Ourselves': Ben Stewart On How Slowly Slowly Stayed True For 'Forgiving Spree'". The Music. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ a b c "Olivia Dean's chart rule rolls on". Australian Recording Industry Association. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ "Tones and I Leads Nominations for 2020 Virtual APRA Awards". Noise11. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "2020 Awards". APRA. 7 April 2020. Archived from the original on 9 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.