5 Seconds Of Summer's very own Ashton Irwin has been crowned the winner of Rhythm magazine's Biggest Drum Personality In The World Right Now contest.

He was nominated alongside Mike Portnoy, Blink-182's Travis Barker, Ringo Starr, Steve Gadd, and Tommy Lee, and came out on top despite the fact that his band has only risen to fame in the past couple of years and some of the other names up for the title are rock legends. 

A post on Rhythm's site explains: "When Ashton Irwin of Australian teen-faves 5 Seconds Of Summer appeared in Rhythm alongside band MD and mentor Karl Brazil, he proved himself to be a surprisingly down-to-earth, drum-savvy role model, and, importantly, no mug when it comes to smashing the tubs."

"This year saw their first massive headline world tour and release of second album 'Sounds Good Feel Good'. All of which helps to bring real music, played by the actual band, to a massive audience of teenagers – which Ashton sees as an opportunity to make a difference: 'I hope we get some people playing guitars and drums again. I think that’s a great thing our band could do for people.'”

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