Wes Carr

After coming out of Australian Idol as the winner, Carr signed to Sony Music Australia. His winner's and debut single, "You" was released immediately for download following his win on 23 November 2008. The song peaked at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart[10] and was certified Gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), for shipments of 35,000 units.[11] Carr's second studio album, The Way the World Looks, was released on 20 March 2009. It debuted at number two on the ARIA Albums Chart[10] and also certified Gold.[12] "Feels Like Woah" was released as the album's second single on 13 February 2009.[13] The song peaked at number fourteen and certified Gold.[10][14] "Fearless" and "Love is an Animal" were released as the album's third and fourth singles, respectively.

In May 2009, Carr embarked on a national tour to perform songs from the album. The national tour, "The Way the World Looks LIVE", began on 27 May and ended on 12 July.[15] In September 2009, Carr served as a support act for Irish band The Script's Australian tour.[16] In October, Carr toured with Ian Moss on his national "Shake It Up Tour". The tour began on 8 October and ended on 19 December.[17] At the 2009 ARIA Music Awards, "You" was nominated for "Highest Selling Single", but lost to Jessica Mauboy's "Running Back".[18]

Carr's third studio album was scheduled to be released in 2012.[19] In an interview with Adelaide Now, Carr said he wrote the album on his travels to Los Angeles, Nashville, London and Paris, and is full of "personal, candid stories."[20] Its lead single "Been a Long Time" was released for digital download on 10 June 2011.[21] The single peaked at number 33 on the ARIA Singles Chart. In November 2011, Carr announced on that he was no longer with Sony and would release his album independently.[1]

In August 2012, Carr released an EP titled Blood & Bone under the pseudonym Buffalo.[2][3] This was later changed to Buffalo Tales, given a multitude of artists using the Buffalo moniker. In April 2013, Carr uploaded a cover of Diamonds by Rihanna.[22] The cover was praised on Twitter by Sia Furler, one of the song's co-writers.[23] In May 2013, Carr released "Amsterdam" the lead single from his third studio album – and debut as Buffalo Tales – entitled Roadtrip Confessions. A video for "Amsterdam" was released on 5 June 2013.[24] The single did not chart. Roadtrip Confessions was released on 21 June 2013 and debuted at number 83 on the ARIA Album Chart.[4] The next single was "Puppet Strings".

In November 2016, Carr featured in the Catherine Britt single, "F U Cancer"[25] alongside Kasey Chambers, Beccy Cole, Lyn Bowtell, Josh Pyke and Wendy Matthews.

In December, Carr self-released a new studio album titled Australiana. The album is a covers album of songs performed by Australian artists.

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.[18]

The Country Music Awards of Australia (CMAA) (also known as the Golden Guitar Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They have been held annually since 1973.[34]