Recently, the Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards took place in well… Australia.

 Vance Joy was there. 

SOURCE: Zak Kaczmarek / Getty Images
SOURCE: Zak Kaczmarek / Getty Images

 

So were the Wiggles. 

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SOURCE: Lisa Maree Williams / Getty Images

 

And someone named Alex the Astronaut. 

SOURCE: Zak Kaczmarek / Getty Images
SOURCE: Zak Kaczmarek / Getty Images

 

 

In preparation for the big night, Triple J radio morning show hosts Ben Harvey and Liam Stapleton cooked up an intricate prank.

They dressed up impersonators as celebrities set to attend the award show – including Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker – and EVERYONE FELL FOR IT.

 

Not only was the press fooled, so was Buzzfeed. They misidentified the impersonators as the people they were impersonating. (say that ten times fast)

SOURCE: Buzzfeed
SOURCE: Buzzfeed

 

SOURCE: Buzzfeed
SOURCE: Buzzfeed

 

 

Filed under: Kevin Parker, Tame Impala