The Queensland Music Awards (commonly known as QMA and known as the Q Song Awards from 2006 to 2010) are annual awards celebrating Queensland's emerging artists. They commenced in 2006. Each year, the QMA Song of the Year is immortalised in a plaque on Fortitude Valley's Walk of Fame in the

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2006 Q Song Awards

The 2006 Q Song Awards winners. ;Major awards * Song of the Year - "Unsettle My Heart" by The Boat People * Published song of the Year - " Songbird" by Bernard Fanning * Grant McLennan Lifetime Achievement Award – "

Cattle and Cane "Cattle and Cane" is a song by the Australian alternative rock band The Go-Betweens, released as the first single from their second album '' Before Hollywood''. It was released as a single in the United Kingdom by Rough Trade Records in February ...

" by Grant McLennan * QMusic Encouragement Award - "Don't You Choose Me" by Kate Bradley ;Genre awards * Blues and Roots - "Honey Don't" by

The Gin Club The Gin Club is an Australian folk rock band formed in Brisbane, Queensland in 2004. The band formed when the various members met while frequenting an open mic night at Brisbane pub ''O'Malley's''. The Gin Club have won three Q Song awards and h ...

* Country - "Better Off" by

Chris Pickering Christopher James Pickering is an Australian alternative country singer, songwriter and guitarist based in Melbourne, Australia. Life Pickering was born and grew up in the town of Warwick, about south-west of Brisbane. Until June 2004, Chris ...

* Electronic / Dance - "Tin Cat" by My Ninja Lover * Hip Hop - "Analgestic" (remix) by The Winner Coopers * Indigenous - "Native Language" Song by Freddie Shortjoe * Jazz - "Mesmerisation" by Sean Foran * Mixed / Alternative - "Jackie Marshall" by Jackie Marshall * Pop - "

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" by Kate Miller-Heidke * Punk Metal - "Plausible Deniability" by Monkeybone * Regional - "Feel No More" by Dr Octopus * Rhythm & Blues - "Pulp Funky" by

Dakuta Dakuta is an Australian band from Brisbane. They formed in 1999. Discography Albums Awards Q Song Awards The Queensland Music Awards (previously known as Q Song Awards) are annual awards celebrating Queensland, Australia ) , nickname = ...

* Rock - "Friendly Fire" by 26 * World / Folk - "Times Like These" by

Women in Docs Women in Docs are an Australian independent folk pop music duo consisting of Chanel Lucas on lead vocals, guitar and bass guitar; and Roz Pappalardo on lead vocals, guitar and harmonica. They formed in Townsville, Queensland in 1998 as Roz and C ...

* Primary School - "Listen to Me" by Christalla Pippos * Secondary School - "What Is It?" by Sean Gagen ;People's Choice Award *

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People's Choice Award - "Unsettle My Heart" by The Boat People

2007 Q Song Awards

The 2007 Q Song Awards took place on 14 August 2007. The winners are listed below. ;Major awards * Song of the Year - "Not the Same" by Tim Stewart * Published song of the Year - "Science Is Golden" by The Grates * Grant McLennan Lifetime Achievement Award -

Kev Carmody Kevin Daniel Carmody (born 1946), better known by his stage name Kev Carmody, is an Aboriginal Australian singer-songwriter and musician, a Murri man from northern Queensland. He is best known for the song "From Little Things Big Things Grow", ...

* QMusic Encouragement Award - Danny Widdicombe ;Genre awards * Alternative - "Not the Same" by Tim Stewart * Blues and Roots - "Dust" by Mason Rack and

Steve Balbi Stephen Vert Balbi (born 3 October 1964) is an Australian musician and record producer. He was the founding bass guitarist in pub rockers, Noiseworks in 1986 and formed a psychedelic pop group and production duo, Electric Hippies in 1993 with ...

* Country - "The Humming Song" by

* Electronic / Dance - "Make Amends" by PTY LTD * Gospel Spiritual - "Just a Dreamer" by Jamie Wells * Hip Hop - "Beats from the East" by Briztronix * Indigenous - "Abacus" by Luke Peacock * Jazz – "Time to Be" by Louise Denson and Ingrid James * Pop - "Shoebox" by

Keir Nuttall Keir Francis Nuttall (born 1975) is a Brisbane-based guitarist-singer-songwriter. He is a founding mainstay member of the rock trio, Transport, which formed in 2001. He married Australian singer-songwriter and actor, Kate Miller-Heidke, in 2007 ...

* Punk Metal – "The Lords Wine Press" by The Quickening * Regional - "How Is It" by The McMenamins * Rock - "No Start/Red Light" by Kate Bradley * World / Folk - "See the Smoke" by Andrew Morris * Primary School - "Crickey Mate" by Terry Reid and the children of 7R,

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* Secondary School - "Kim's Song" by Emma Louise Lobb ;People's Choice Award * The Courier-Mail People's Choice Award - "Kim's Song" by Emma Louise Lobb

2008 Q Song Awards

The 2008 Q Song Awards took place in August 2008 at The Tivoli in Fortitude Valley. The event was hosted by Richard Fidler and

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. The winners are listed below. ;Major awards * Song of the Year - "Ten Paces Away" (written by

Ben Salter Ben Salter (born 23 March 1977) is an Australian musician currently based in Hobart, Tasmania, in addition to being a member of bands including Giants of Science, The Gin Club, The Wilson Pickers, Hownowmer and The Young Liberals. Solo c ...

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* Published song of the Year - "From Ghost Town" by Robert Forster * Grant McLennan Lifetime Achievement Award - Mike Chapman * Billy Thorpe Scholarship Award - Michael Gavriel Rose ;Genre awards * Songs of Applewood and QMusic - "Maybe We've Met Before" by Steve Grady * Alternative - "Til You Come Home" by James Grehan * Blues and Roots - "Yellow Moon" by

8 Ball Aitken 8 Ball Aitken (born 9 June 1981) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and guitarist. 8 Ball plays blues, swamp-blues, swamp-rock, alternative country, and Americana music. He is notable for his fusion of Australian blues and country music. A ...

* Country - "Dusty Boots" by Shari Williams * Electronic New Music - "Watching It Unfold" by Lawrence English * Folk and Ballad - "You Me and the Sea" by Ben Salter * Gospel & Spiritual - "The Family Song" by

Tyrone Noonan Tyrone ("Ty") Noonan is an Australian musician, best known for his vocals, guitars, keyboards and songwriting in the Brisbane band George. He has also worked as a composer for Australian theatre companies La Boite and Queensland Theatre Company ...

* Hip Hop - "Common Ground" by Contact Crew * Indigenous - "Power" by Mathew Devitt * Jazz – "Reaching Out" by Sean Foran * Pop - "Strawberry Wine" by Scott Bromiley and Tim Morrissey * Punk Metal – "Dearly Beloved" by Torn Asunder * Regional - "Til You Come Home" by James Grehan * Rock - "Ten Paces Away" by Ben Salter * World / Folk - "Crane Song" by

Tenzin Choegyal Tenzin Choegyal is a musician from Tibet. Biography As a child, he listened to his mother's songs in the style of Tibetan nomads, and he attributes much of his passion to his mother. In 1997, he moved to Australia where he made his debut in ...

* Primary School - "Love Chime" by Jazz D'Arcy * Secondary School - "The Boat Song" by Jonno Garcia & Shaun Pryor ;People's Choice Award * The Courier-Mail People's Choice Award - "Til You Come Home" by James Grehan

2009 Q Song Awards

The winners are listed below. Major awards * Song of the Year – "Danshyttan" by Timothy Carroll * Published song of the Year – "Big Big Love" by Troy Cassar-Daley * Grant McLennan Lifetime Achievement Award – The Bee Gees * QMusic Encouragement Award – "Tip Toes" by Ange Takats * Billy Thorpe Scholarship Award – Alan Boyle Genre awards * Alternative – " Set It Right" by

Hungry Kids of Hungary Hungry Kids of Hungary (often shortened to HKOH) were an Australian four-piece indie pop band from Brisbane, Queensland. The band consisted of Dean McGrath (lead vocals, guitar), Kane Mazlin (lead vocals, keys), Ben Dalton (bass guitar, vocals) ...

* Blues and Roots – "Heavy Stuff" by Claire Whiting * Country - "Outback Booty Call" by

* Folk and Ballad – "Danshyttan" by Timothy Carroll * Gospel & Spiritual – "Holy Love" by Bec Shuker * Hip Hop & R&B – ''Bubblegum'' by Mr Laneous * Indigenous – "What's Going On?" by Lucas Proudfoot * Jazz – "The Walls" by Hannah Macklin and Steve Newcomb * New World & Experimental – "2004" by Benjamin Thompson * Pop – "Rainbow Kraut" by Tim Morrissey, Scott Bromiley and Peter Bernoth * Punk – "Boredoms" by Benjamin Thompson * Regional – "Karanda Reggae" by Adem Brim * Rock – "Bring On the Colour Guard" by Nick O'Donnell, Drew Fellows, Ross Duckworth and Iain Wilson * World / Folk – "Bom Fazer" by Anje West and Owen Newcomb * Primary School – "Country Outback Girl" by Romany Elmas * Secondary School – "City" by Andrew Redford People's Choice Award * ''The Courier-Mail'' People's Choice Award – "Baby You've Changed" by Ben Carstens, Simon Radich, Matt Tanner and Adam Toole

2010 Q Song Awards

The 2010 Q Song Awards took place on 10 August 2010 at The Tivoli in Fortitude Valley. The event was hosted by Richard Fidler and Sarah Howells. The winners are listed below. ;Major awards * Song of the Year - "Wrist Watch" by

* Published song of the Year - "I Don't Even Know Where to Start" by David McCormack * Grant McLennan Lifetime Achievement Award - Carol Lloyd * QMusic Encouragement Award - "Today’s Song" by

The Cairos The Cairos were a Brisbane musical group signed to Island Records Australia. The band formed in Brisbane in 2007 and consisted of members Alistar Richardson on vocals and guitar, Alfio Alivuzza on guitar, Reuben Schafer on bass and Jacob Trotte ...

* Billy Thorpe Scholarship Award - Andrew Redford ;Genre awards * Alternative - "Wrist Watch" by Hungry Kids of Hungary * Blues and Roots - "Falling" by James Grehan * Country - "Country Town" by The Duke Wilde Band * Dance / Electronic - "Kafka Remixed" by Peter Golikov * Folk and Ballad - "Classified (WVTM)" by Mardi Lumsden * Gospel & Spiritual - "Messiah" by Eric Ossebaar * Indigenous - "Paint My Cup" by

Busby Marou Busby Marou (pronounced buz-bee ma-roo) are an Australian musical duo originally from Rockhampton, Queensland. The duo consists of Thomas Busby and Jeremy Marou while other musicians perform with them in concert. At the APRA Music Awards of 2012 ...

* Jazz – "Jazz" by Sean Foran * Pacific Island - "One to Wait" by Charles Wall * Pop - "Firestarter" by Dan Parsons * Punk – "The Oh Yeah" by The Villains of Wilhelm * Regional - "Falling" by James Grehan * Rock - "Getting Wise" by Michael Tomlinson * Urban - "The Soul of Troubadour" by Impossible Odds * World / Folk - "The Owl, The Fairy and the Grasshopper" by Alesa Lajana Borsboom * Primary School - "Daddy" by Jessica Coleman * Secondary School - "Rain" by Kahlia Ferguson ;People's Choice Award * The Courier-Mail People's Choice Award - "Every June" by My Fiction

2011 Queensland Music Awards

The 2011 QMA Awards took place on 16 August 2011 at the Old Museum Building, Brisbane. The event was hosted by Richard Fidler and Sarah Howells. It featured performances from Elixir featuring Katie Noonan, Emma Louise, The Medics, DZ Deathrays, Streamer Bendy and the students from Brisbane's Aboriginal Centre of Performing Arts. The winners are listed below. ;Major awards * Song of the Year - "

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" by Emma Louise * Album of the Year - ''

I Want That You Are Always Happy ''I Want That You Are Always Happy'' is the debut studio album by Australian folk band The Middle East, released in Australia and New Zealand through Spunk Records on 8 April 2011. The album was recorded, mixed and co-produced by Mark Myers. Only ...

'' by The Middle East * Grant McLennan Lifetime Achievement Award - Bill Hauritz * Export Achievement Award - Kate Miller-Heidke * Billy Thorpe Scholarship Award – Sam Hales ;Genre awards * Blues and Roots - "One Step" by Kooii * Country - "Move Into the City" by James Blundell * Dance / Electronic - "The Stars Have Aligned" by DieVsCity * Folk - "1000 Sundowns" by Emma Louise * Heavy - "A Burning Horizon" by

Tria Mera Tria Mera are a heavy metal band from Brisbane, Australia. Officially formed in 2010, the group consists of guitarists Juz Cook and Ian Konrad, bassist Mike Radeck, and drummer Matt McRae. The band name is Greek for "Three Day", though referr ...

* Indigenous - "Beggars" by

The Medics The Medics are an Australian rock band formed in Cairns, Queensland in 2007. In April 2010 they moved to Brisbane. The band were formed by Emma Andrews, Jhindu Lawrie, Charles Thomas and Kahl Wallis. They later expanded to a five-piece with An ...

* Jazz – "Saudade" by Roberto Iregui (with Marially Pacheco) * Pop - "Jungle" by Emma Louise * Rock - "Gebbie Street" by

DZ Deathrays DZ Deathrays (previously Denzel then DZ) are an Australian dance-punk trio from Brisbane, Queensland. Composed of Shane Parsons (vocals/guitar), Lachlan Ewbank (lead guitar/vocals) and Simon Ridley (drums), they put out two EPs before releasing ...

* Urban - "Robots" by Schoolfight * World - "Between the Green and Blue" by The Barleyshakes * Schools (Grade 6-12) - "Ode to Abigail" by Stephen Smith ;People's Choice Awards * The Courier-Mail People's Choice Award Most Popular Male - "The Coward" by

* The Courier-Mail People's Choice Award Most Popular Female - "

Caught in the Crowd "Caught in the Crowd" is a song by Australian singer songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke. It was released in February 2009 as the second single to be lifted from Miller-Heidke's second album ''Curiouser''. It was written by Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir ...

" by Kate Miller Heidke * The Courier-Mail People's Choice Award Most Popular Group - "Youngbloods" by

The Amity Affliction The Amity Affliction is an Australian metalcore band from Gympie, Queensland, formed in 2003. The band's current line-up consists of Ahren Stringer (bass, clean vocals), Joel Birch (lead vocals), Dan Brown (guitar) and Joe Longobardi (drums). T ...

2012 Queensland Music Awards

The 2012 QMA Awards took place on 14 August 2012 at the Old Museum Building, Brisbane. The event was hosted by Katie Noonan and Sarah Howells. The winners are listed below. ;Major awards * Song of the Year - "

Do You Hear "Do You Hear" is a song by Australian alt-pop group Cub Sport (then known as Cub Scouts), released in March 2012 as the second single from the group's second EP ''Told You So''. At the 2012 Queensland Music Awards The Queensland Music Aw ...

" by

Cub Sport Cub Sport are an Australian pop group formed in Brisbane in early 2010. Founding mainstays are Zoe Davis on keyboards, bass guitar, lead guitar and vocals, Tim Nelson on lead vocals and keyboards, Sam "Bolan" Netterfield on keyboards and vocal ...

* Album of the Year – ''The Cat'' by

* Grant McLennan Lifetime Achievement Award - Ed Kuepper * Export Achievement Award -

* Billy Thorpe Scholarship Award - Astrid and The Asteroids ;Genre awards * Blues & Roots - "Golden" by Band of Frequencies * Children's Music - "The Hopping Mouse" by The Lamplights * Country - "Precious Little" by

Harmony James Harmony James is an Australian singer-songwriter. Although James is often classified as a country artist, her music draws on many genres, including folk music, folk, pop, rock and blues music, blues. In 2006 Harmony first came to the attention ...

* Dance / Electronic - "M&R" by Bec Laughton * Folk - "Raisin Heart" by Mosman Alder * Heavy - "Dawn to Rise" by

A Breach of Silence A Breach of Silence is an Australian metalcore band from Brisbane, formed in 2010. They consist of Mat Cosgrove (guitar), Kerrod Dabelstein (guitar), Blair Layt (bass, vocals), Rhys Flannery (lead vocals), and Daniel Trickett (drums). Since fo ...

* Indigenous - "Red Roses" by Sue Ray * Jazz – "Dresden" by Marially Pacheco * Pop - "Do You Hear" by Cub Sport * Regional - "Rainstrom" by Jordan Brodie * Rock - "Winter Was the Time" by

Jeremy Neale Jeremy Neale is an Australian songwriter and entertainer and lead singer of band Velociraptor. History In November 2017, Neale released his debut album, ''Getting the Team Back Together'' At the 2018 Queensland Music Awards, Neale won Song of ...

* Urban - "The Valley" by Rainman * World - "Panini Fandango" by Lüke * Schools (Grade 6-12) - "You Could Be Happy" by Sahara Beck ;People's Choice Awards * The Courier-Mail People's Choice Award Most Popular Male - Pete Murray * The Courier-Mail People's Choice Award Most Popular Female - Kate Miller Heidke * The Courier-Mail People's Choice Award Most Popular Group - The Grates

2013 Queensland Music Awards

The 2013 QMA Awards took place on 13 August 2013 at Tivoli Theatre in Brisbane. 21 awards were distributed. The winners are listed below. ;Major awards * Song of the Year - "Surrender" by

Ball Park Music Ball Park Music are an Australian five-piece indie rock band from Brisbane, who formed in 2008. The band consists of Sam Cromack, Jennifer Boyce, Paul Furness, Dean Hanson and Daniel Hanson. Their debut studio album '' Happiness and Surroundin ...

* Album of the Year – ''

vs Head vs Heart ''vs Head vs Heart'' is the debut studio album by Australian recording artist Emma Louise, released independently on 23 March 2013 with Arts Queensland and distributed by MGM Records. The album debuted at number 12 on the ARIA Albums Chart. At t ...

'' by Emma Louise * Export Achievement Award - Emma Louise ;Genre awards * Blues & Roots - "Fallen Empire" by Kingfisha * Children's Music - "Shake it Down" by Nadia Sunde * Country - "EmmyLou’s Guitar" by

* Dance / Electronic - "Snarly" by MKO * Folk - "Minnesota" by Ange Takats * Heavy - "Chasing Ghosts" by

* Indigenous - "Rosie" by

Thelma Plum Thelma Amelina Plumbe (born 21 December 1994), known professionally as Thelma Plum, is an Aboriginal Australian singer, songwriter, guitarist and musician from Delungra, New South Wales. Her father is renowned lore-man Paul Winanga-li Gii Spear ...

* Jazz – "The Alligator Escalator" by Andrew Butt Trio + * Pop - "Surrender" by Ball Park Music * Regional - "Jacky Kneebone" by Jayson Watkin * Rock - "Six Months in a Cast" by The Trouble With Templeton * Urban - "Let There Be Hope" by BlaqCarrie featuring Adam George * Video - "XO" by Georgia Potter * World - "Pollito " by The Saruzu Quartet * Schools (Grade 6-12) - "I Cannot Lie" by Kimberley Terrace ;People's Choice Awards * The Courier-Mail People's Choice Award Most Popular Male - "In Strange Times" by Jeremy Neal * The Courier-Mail People's Choice Award Most Popular Female - " Boy" by Emma Louise * The Courier-Mail People's Choice Award Most Popular Group - " I Am What You Want Me to Be" by

The Jungle Giants The Jungle Giants are an Australian indie rock band from Brisbane, Queensland, who formed in 2011. The band have released four full-length albums and two EPs. Their fourth studio album, ''Love Signs'', was released on 23 July 2021. Career 201 ...

2014 Queensland Music Awards

There were no awards in 2014, resetting the date cycle. The awards were moved from August to March for 2015, and awards are given for released in the preceding year. In October 2014, Executive Officer for QMusic Denise Foley said "QMusic is excited to begin the application process for the QMAs, and celebrate the new timing of the Awards moving to the annual date of March in 2015. We wanted to ensure that the finalists and winners were given the uncompromised attention that they deserve."

2015 Queensland Music Awards

The 2015 QMA Awards took place on 30 March 2015 at Brisbane Powerhouse and hosted by Sarah Howells and Fred Leone. 22 awards were distributed. The winners are listed below. ;Major awards * Song of the Year - "Dulcify" by

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* Album of the Year – '' Hungry Ghost'' by Violent Soho * Grant McLennan Lifetime Achievement Award -

Mick Medew Robert Michael Medew is an Australian singer-songwriter who fronted The Screaming Tribesmen, which formed in Brisbane in 1981. Medew has written or co-written a number of independent hits, "Igloo", "Date with a Vampyre" and "I Got a Feeling", w ...

* Billy Thorpe Scholarship Award - Ayla ;Self-Nominating Awards * Blues & Roots - "Bearing the Crown" by Leanne Tennant * Children's Music - "Hungry Crocodile Chomp" by The Kangagang * Country - "Dulcify" by Halfway * Dance / Electronic - "Short Term Plan" by Michelle Xen * Folk - "Live Like I’m Dying" by Quintessential Doll * Heavy - "Numbers" by Guards of May * Indigenous - "Wake Up" by

* Jazz – "Closing Time" by Laique * Pop - "Wasted Pilots" by Airling * Regional - "To the Sky" by

The Vernons The Vernons is an Australia blues rock formed on the Gold Coast, Queensland in 2011. History The Vernons formed in 2011 when James Nikiforides asked Jonny Nyst to join a band he had put together with Elliot Gooch and Andrew Lahey. Lahey left t ...

* Rock - "Holiday Home" by The Grates * Urban - "None the Wiser" by Dubmarine * Video - "Arcadia" by

The Kite String Tangle The Kite String Tangle (also known as TKST) is the solo project of Brisbane-based alternative electronic artist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Danny Harley. Harley launched the project in 2012 and released an EP titled ''Vessel'' in 2014. ...

(directed by Daniel Harley) * World - "Enfants du Chemin (Children of the Road) " by MZAZA * Schools (Grade 6-12) - "Day’s of Doom" by Saskia ;People's Choice Awards * The

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People's Choice Award Most Popular Male – Bobby Alu * The BOQ People's Choice Award Most Popular Female – Sahara Beck * The BOQ People's Choice Award Most Popular Group -

2016 Queensland Music Awards

The 2016 QMA Awards took place on 21 March 2016 at Brisbane Powerhouse and hosted by

Gen Fricker Genevieve Fricker (born 3 November 1989) is an Australian stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and radio presenter. Early life and education Fricker was born in Sydney, Australia, and Māori Australians, has Māori heritage. She trained as an orc ...

. The winners are listed below. ;Major awards * Song of the Year - "Like Soda" by Violent Soho * Album of the Year - ''Illegals in Heaven'' by

Blank Realm Blank Realm is a musical group from Brisbane Australia active since 2005. The group is composed of sibling members Daniel, Luke and Sarah Spencer (who are Australian born of Sri Lankan heritage) and guitarist Luke Walsh. They were described by th ...

* Grant McLennan Lifetime Achievement Award - Noel Mengel * Billy Thorpe Scholarship Award – Luke Peacock * Export Achievement Award – Sheppard ;Acknowledgements *Highest Selling Single – "

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Jarryd James Jarryd James Klapper (born December 1984, in Brisbane) is an Australian singer, songwriter and record producer who performs as Jarryd James. He released his debut single "Do You Remember" on 30 January 2015, which peaked at No. 2 on the ARI ...

*Highest Selling Album – ''

The Veronicas The Veronicas is an Australian pop duo from Brisbane. The group was formed in 2004 by identical twin sisters Lisa and Jessica Origliasso. In 2005, the Veronicas released their debut studio album, titled '' The Secret Life of...'', which peak ...

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;Self-Nominating Awards * Blues & Roots - "Impolite" by Bearfoot * Children's Music - "Kangaroo Dance a Roo" by Carolyn Simpson & The Kangagang * Country - "Spinning Wheels" by Dana Hassall * Dance / Electronic - "Tenderness" by Standby Empire * Folk - "Mother Mother" by Sahara Beck * Heavy - "Marigold" by

Caligula's Horse Caligula's Horse is an Australian progressive metal band from Brisbane, Queensland. The band was formed by Sam Vallen and Jim Grey in early 2011. The current lineup consists of lead vocalist Jim Grey, lead guitarist Sam Vallen, bassist Dale Pr ...

* Indigenous - "Fruits of Our Labour" by Luke Peacock * Jazz – "Hope in My Pocket" by Sean Foran, Rafael Karlen &

Kristin Berardi Kristin Berardi, who originates from Koumala, Queensland, is an Australian jazz singer. Her album with the Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra, ''Kristin Berardi Meets the Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra'', was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Jaz ...

* Pop - "Golden Fleece" by Amy Shark * Regional - "Waiting" by Ayla * Rock - "Like Soda" by Violent Soho * Urban - "Move Actively" by Astro Travellers * Video - "TV" by Eves the Behavior (directed by Hannah Karydas, Adam Spark) * World - "NIGHTWATCH" by MZAZA * Schools (Grade 6-12) - "Pristine" by Doolie ;People's Choice Awards * The BOQ People's Choice Award Most Promising Male Songwriter – Joe Agius (

The Creases The Creases are an Australian indie rock band formed in Brisbane in April 2013. They have released one studio album to date. History The Creases formed in Brisbane in April 2013 initially a duo, with Joe Agius on lead vocals and guitar and Ja ...

) * The BOQ People's Choice Award Most Promising Female Songwriter – Deena * The BOQ People's Choice Award Most Promising Song Writing Team - Avaberée

2017 Queensland Music Awards

The 2017 QMA Awards took place on 27 March 2017 at the Brisbane Powerhouse. 24 awards were distributed. The winners are listed below. ;Major awards * Song of the Year - " Adore" by Amy Shark * Album of the Year - ''

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'' by Violent Soho * Grant McLennan Lifetime Achievement Award -

Ritchie Yorke Ritchie Yorke (12 January 1944 – 6 February 2017) was an Australian-born author, broadcaster, historian and music journalist, whose work was widely published in the U.S., UK, Canada and elsewhere. Biography Australia: 1962–1966 Ritch ...

* Billy Thorpe Scholarship Award – Marville (Ash Kerley) * Export Achievement Award –

;Acknowledgements * Highest Selling Single – " In My Blood" by

* Highest Selling Album – ''

This Could Be Heartbreak ''This Could Be Heartbreak'' is the fifth studio album by Australian post-hardcore band the Amity Affliction. The album was released through Roadrunner Records on 12 August 2016. It is the first album without guitarist and founding member Troy B ...

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;Self-Nominating Awards * Blues & Roots - "Gentle Annie" by Leanne Tennant * Country - "Three in and There’s Nothing But the Stars" by

* Electronic - "Boyfriend (Repeat)" by Confidence Man * Folk - "Vague Utopia" by

Tia Gostelow Tia Gostelow (born 12 October 1999) is an Indigenous Australian singer-songwriter from Mackay, Queensland. Gostelow released her debut studio album, ''Thick Skin'', in 2018 on Lovely Records. ''Thick Skin'' was nominated for Album of the Year a ...

* Heavy – "Drink the Rum" by Lagerstein * Indigenous - "Ngayuwa Nalyelyingminama (I Love You)" by Emily Wurramara * Jazz – "Une Fille" by Sean Foran * Pop - "Adore" by Amy Shark * Regional - "Adore" by Amy Shark * Rock - "Poverty Line" by Good Boy * Urban - "Wild Heart" by Romy * Video - "Boredom" by Hey Geronimo (directed by Ross Pearson, Pete Kilroy) * World - "Aware" by High Life * Schools (Grade 6-12) - "State of Art" by Tia Gostelow ;People's Choice Awards * The BOQ People's Choice Award for Most Popular Male artist –

* The BOQ People's Choice Award for Most Popular Female artist - Dami Im * The BOQ People's Choice Award for Most Popular Group - Cub Sport

2018 Queensland Music Awards

The 2018 QMA Awards took place on 14 May 2018 at the Royal International Convention Centre, Brisbane. 23 awards were distributed. The winners are listed below. ;Major awards * Song of the Year - "

Dancin' & Romancin' "Dancin' & Romancin" is a song written and recorded by Australian singer Jeremy Neale, released in August 2017 as the lead single from Neale's debut studio album, ''Getting the Team Back Together''. Neale said of the track: "Dancin' & Romancin ...

" by Jeremy Neale * Album of the Year - ''

Quiet Ferocity ''Quiet Ferocity'' is the third studio album by Australian indie rock band the Jungle Giants, released on 7 July 2017 through Amplifire Music. The album peaked at number 11 on the ARIA Charts, becoming the band's highest charting album. Frontma ...

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* Grant McLennan Lifetime Achievement Award -

Chad Morgan Chadwick William "Chad" Morgan OAM (born 11 February 1933) is an Australian country music singer and guitarist known for his vaudeville style of comic country and western songs, his prominent teeth and goofy stage persona. In reference to his ...

* Billy Thorpe Scholarship Award – Greta Stanley * Export Achievement Award – Amy Shark ;Acknowledgements *Highest Selling Single – " Adore" by Amy Shark *Highest Selling Album – '' Ripcord'' by Keith Urban ;Self-Nominating Awards * Blues & Roots - "Blood to Give" by Karl S Williams * Country - "Well Dressed Man" by Brad Butcher * Electronic - "The Prize" by

(featuring Bridgette Amofah) * Heavy – "Ethereal" by The Brave * Hip Hop / Rap – "Put Me On" by Crooked White * Indigenous - "Ngayuwa Nalyelyingminama (I Love You)" by Emily Wurramara * Jazz – "Asset or Liability" by Trichotomy * Pop - "

Weekends The weekdays and weekend are the complementary parts of the week devoted to labour and rest, respectively. The legal weekdays (British English), or workweek (American English), is the part of the seven-day week devoted to working. In most of th ...

" by Amy Shark * Regional - "Weekends" by Amy Shark * Rock - "Dancin’ & Romancin’" by Jeremy Neale * Singer / Songwriter – Amy Shark * Soul / Folk / R&B - "Without You" by Eleea Navarro * Video - "Same Same" by Waax (directed by Gregory Kelly, Pernell Marsden) * World - "Junior Was His Name" by Sue Ray * Schools (Grade 6-12) - "Something Real" by Xander Holmes ;People's Choice Awards *Metro Venue of the Year –

The Tivoli The Tivoli is an indoor theatre, music venue and event space located in Brisbane, Australia with a standing capacity of 1,560. It has been known as the Tivoli Restaurant and Theatre as well as the Tivoli Theatre, and is now nicknamed The Tiv. ...

, Brisbane *Regional Venue of the Year - Solbar *Festival of the Year –

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2019 Queensland Music Awards

The 2019 QMA Awards took place on 19 March 2019 at the Royal International Convention Centre, Brisbane. The event was hosted by

Patience Hodgson The Grates were an Australian indie rock band that formed in Brisbane, Queensland in 2002. They were brought to national attention in 2004 when a demo of their single "Trampoline" received airplay on radio station Triple J. Their first two albu ...

and

Mel Buttle Melinda Claire Buttle is an Australian comedian, television and radio presenter and writer. Buttle is co-hosting ''The Great Australian Bake Off'' alongside Claire Hooper. In April 2013, she was awarded the Directors Choice Award at the Melbour ...

. 23 awards were distributed. The winners are listed below. ;Major awards * Song of the Year - "Dreaming" by Clea * Album of the Year - '' Thick Skin'' by

* Grant McLennan Lifetime Achievement Award -

Seaman Dan Henry Gibson Dan (25 August 1929– 30 December 2020), known as Seaman Dan, an Indigenous Australian, was a Torres Strait Islander singer-songwriter with a national and international reputation whose first recording was released in 2000. His al ...

* Billy Thorpe Scholarship Award – Pool Shop * Export Achievement Award – Confidence Man ;Acknowledgements *Highest Selling Single – "

I Said Hi "I Said Hi" is a song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter Amy Shark. It was released on 13 April 2018 as the lead single from her studio album '' Love Monster'' (July 2018). At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018, Dann Hume and M-Phazes won Produc ...

" by Amy Shark *Highest Selling Album – '' Love Monster'' by Amy Shark ;Self-Nominating Awards * Blues & Roots - "Tap Sticks" by Emily Wurramara * Country - "Wild Heart" by Emma Beau * Electronic - "Give it Time" by

(featuring

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) * Heavy – "The Armour You Own" by Dead Letter Circus * Hip Hop / Rap – "Pack Your Bags" by

Resin Dogs Resin Dogs is an Australian hip hop group, formed in Brisbane, Queensland in 1996. Resin Dogs are a loose collective, a cut and paste sample band who use live drums, live bass, and elements of hip hop via turntables and samplers to create all f ...

* Indigenous - "Lady Blue" by Emily Wurramara * Jazz – "Long Black" by The Biology of Plants * Pop - "Dreaming" by Clea * Regional - "Here We Go Again" by Sahara Beck * Rock - "

Used to Be in Love "Used to Be in Love" is a song by Australian indie-pop band The Jungle Giants. It was released in March 2018 as the fourth and final single from the band's third studio album ''Quiet Ferocity''. The single was certified platinum in Australia in De ...

" by

* Singer / Songwriter – "I Said Hi" by Amy Shark * Soul / Folk / R&B - "The Sound of Light" by Mark Peric * Video - "Ghost in the Machine" by Buttah * World / Folk - "Everybody Talks" by Asha Jefferies * Schools (Grade 6-12) - "Little Things" by Tokyo Twilight (featuring DVNA) ;People's Choice Awards * Metro Venue of the Year – The Triffid, Brisbane * Regional Venue of the Year - Night Quarter * Festival of the Year – Big Pineapple Music Festival

2020 Queensland Music Awards

The 2020 QMA Awards took place on 3 March 2020 at the

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in Brisbane and included performances from The night featured performances from

Jaguar Jonze Deena Lynch (born 12 January 1992), commonly known as Jaguar Jonze, is a Taiwanese-Australian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Brisbane, Queensland. Lynch has additionally worked as a visual artist and a photographer, under the ...

Nat Dunn Natalie Dunn is a singer, songwriter, and artist from Queensland, Australia. Primarily a songwriter, she has gained notoriety for writing for artists like Marshmello, Anne-Marie, Kygo, Rita Ora, Hayden James, Duke Dumont, and Charli XCX, among ...

and Order Sixty6. The winners are listed below. ;Major awards * Song of the Year - " Heavy Hearted" by

* Album of the Year - ''

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'' by

* Grant McLennan Lifetime Achievement Award - Brentyn ‘Rollo’ Rollason * Billy Thorpe Scholarship Award – Harry Phillips * Export Achievement Award –

* QMusic Honorary Award – Denis Handlin (in recognition of his 50-year tenure at

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) *Emerging Artist of the Year –

Hope D Hope Defteros (born 1999/2000), known professionally as Hope D, is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician from Brisbane, Queensland. Defteros has won a Queensland Music Award. and is best known for her single "Second", released in 2020. ...

;Acknowledgements *Highest Selling Single – " Mess Her Up" by Amy Shark *Highest Selling Album – ''

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'' by

Conrad Sewell Conrad Ignatius Mario Maximilian Sewell (born 31 March 1988) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Sewell is best known for his vocals on Kygo's single " Firestone" and his number-one single " Start Again". At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015, h ...

;Self-Nominating Awards * Blues & Roots - "Naba Norem (The Reef Song)" by

* Country - "Give It a Miss" by Oh Harlow * Electronic - "P()l4r" by

* Heavy – "Still No Change" by

* Hip Hop / Rap – "Sele" by

Carmouflage Rose Larry Herrington, known by his stage name Carmouflage Rose, is an Australian musician, singer, songwriter and rapper. He has played at Australian festivals and events including: Spilt Milk and Groovin The Moo. Larry signed a deal with Sony Mu ...

* Indigenous - "Arrived" by

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(featuring Marcus Corowa) * Jazz – "Monkey" by Sean Foran * Pop - "Heavy Hearted" by The Jungle Giants * Regional - "Bring It All Back" by Leanne Tennant * Rock - "Just Exist" by Eliza & The Delusionals * Singer / Songwriter – "Beijing Baby" by

* Soul / Folk / R&B - "Soul Fruit" by Pink Matter * Video - "P()l4r" by The Kite String Tangle * World Music award - "Make Everything" by Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra * Schools (Grade 6-12) - "Wired" by Hanni ;People's Choice Awards * Metro Venue of the Year – The Triffid, Brisbane * Regional Venue of the Year - Solbar * Festival of the Year – Big Pineapple Music Festival

2021 Queensland Music Awards

The 2021 QMAs took place at the Fortitude Music Hall on 5 May 2021. The winners are listed below. ;Major Awards *Song of the Year - "

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" by

Sycco Sasha McLeod (born August 26th 2001), known professionally as Sycco (), is an Aboriginal Australian singer-songwriter and producer from Brisbane. She was nominated for Triple J Unearthed Artist of the Year in 2020, having released the pop singl ...

*Album of the Year - ''

'' by

*Export Achievement Award - Sheppard *Billy Thorpe Scholarship - Beckah Amani *Grant McLennan Lifetime Achievement Award - Lynette Irwin *Emerging Artist of the Year - Beckah Amani ;Acknowledgements *Highest Selling Single - "

Everybody Rise "Everybody Rise" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Amy Shark. The song was released digitally on 18 June 2020 as the lead single from Shark's forthcoming second studio album, '' Cry Forever''. An acoustic version was released on 7 August ...

" by Amy Shark *Highest Selling Album - ''

The Speed of Now Part 1 ''The Speed of Now Part 1'' is the eleventh studio album by New Zealand-born Australian country music singer Keith Urban. The album was released on 18 September 2020 via Hit Red and Capitol Records Nashville. The album won the Highest Selling Al ...

'' by Keith Urban *Innovation Award - Troubadour Wagons ;Self-Nominating Awards *Blues / Roots Award - "God Is a Bomb" by Karl S Williams *Children's Music Award - "Love Everybody" by Nyssa Ray *Contemporary Classical Award - ''Moonlight Illusion'' by Ray Lin *Country Award - "Like Hank Would" by Melody Moko *Electronic / Dance Award - "Juice" by Young Franco featuring Pell *Folk / Singer Songwriter Award - "Murder" by Jaguar Jonze *Heavy Award - "White Lies" by These Four Walls *Hip Hop / Rap Award - "Venom" by

Jesswar Jesswar, is a Fijian Australian artist based on Yugambeh/Kombumerri country. Jesswar's debut single, "Savage", released in 2017 and was followed by debut EP ''Tropixx'' in 2021 and debut mixtape ''LIFE'S SHORT, LIVE BIG'' in 2022. In 2021, Je ...

*Indigenous Award - "

Twisting Words "Twisting Words" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Miiesha, released independently on 27 February 2020 as the third single from her debut studio album, ''Nyaaringu'' (2020). According to Young, the song discusses themes of words bein ...

" by

Miiesha Miiesha is an Australian singer-songwriter from the Aboriginal community of Woorabinda, Queensland. She was the recipient of New Talent of the Year at the 2020 National Indigenous Music Awards and won the ARIA Award for Best Soul/R&B Release ...

*Jazz Award - "Falling" by Danny Widdicombe with

and Trichotomy *Pop Award - "Dribble" by Sycco *Regional Award - "Intentions" by Cloe Terare *Remote Award - "Twisting Words" by Miiesha *Rock Award - "Second" by Hope D *Schools (Grade 6-12) - "Over & Out" by Amber Farnan *Soul / Funk / R&B Award - "Twisting Words" by Miiesha *World Award - "The Ether" by MZAZA *Video Award - Dylan Dulcos, Rico Zhang for "Out of Touch" by

Lastlings Lastlings are an Australian electronic pop band from Gold Coast, Queensland made up of brother and sister duo Amy and Josh Dowdle. They have performed at Coachella, Spilt Milk, Splendour in the Grass, and The Plot. The duo are well known for ...

;People's Choice Awards *Metro Venue of the Year - The Tivoli *Regional Venue of the Year - The NightQuarter *Festival of the Year - Woodford Folk Festival

2022 Queensland Music Awards

The 2022 QMAs were held at Fortitude Music Hall on 29 March 2022. the nominees were announced on 24 February 2022. The winners are listed below. ;Major Awards *Song of the Year - "My Ways" by Sycco *Album of the Year - ''

Love Signs ''Love Signs'' is the fourth studio album by Australian indie pop band the Jungle Giants, released independently on 23 July 2021 through Amplifire Music. ''Love Signs'' was written and produced solely by frontman Sam Hales. Preceded by five sing ...

'' by

*Billy Thorpe Scholarship - Cloe Terare *Grant McLennan Lifetime Achievement Award - Dennis Conlin *Emerging Artist of the Year - Zheani ;Acknowledgements *Highest Selling Single - " One Too Many" by Keith Urban and

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*Highest Selling Album - ''

Cry Forever ''Cry Forever'' is the second studio album by Australian alternative pop singer-songwriter Amy Shark, released on 30 April 2021 through Wonderlick Entertainment and Sony Music Australia. ''Cry Forever'' achieved minor commercial success, debuti ...

'' by Amy Shark ;Self-Nominating Awards *Blues / Roots Award - "Take Me Away" by Sue Ray *Children's Music Award - "New Shoes" by The Mini Moshers *Contemporary Classical Award - "Dreams of the Earth" by Corrina Bonshek *Country Award - "God Took His Time On You" by

Casey Barnes Casey Barnes is an Australian country rock singer-songwriter from Tasmania, Australia who is best known as a contestant on the seventh season of '' Australian Idol'' in 2009. Barnes won the ARIA Award for Best Country Album in 2022. Barnes has ...

*Electronic / Dance Award - " Foolproof" by Hayden James,

and Gorgon City *Folk / Singer Songwriter Award - "Crybaby" by Asha Jefferies *Heavy Award - "F... The Hollywood Cult" by Zheani *Hip Hop / Rap Award - "Okay" by iiiConic *Indigenous Award - "Letting Go" by Jem Cassar-Daley *Jazz Award - "Sonorous Figurine" by Impulse Orchestra *Pop Award - "My Ways" by Sycco *Regional / Remote Award - "Foolproof" by Hayden James, Nat Dunn and Gorgon City *Rock Award - "Most Hated Girl" by WAAX *Soul / Funk / R&B Award - "Made for Silence" by

*World Award - "Welcome to the Neighbourhood" (Taiwese: 就當家裡) by

Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra Matt Hsu is a Taiwanese-Australian musician and composer who records and performs as Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra. Hsu was born in 1986 to immigrant Taiwanese parents in Brisbane. As a child he listened to metal and punk music, in an effort to di ...

*Video Award - "Every Single Time" by Example featuring What So Not & Lucy Lucy (directed by Macario De Souza & Allan Hardy) *Youth (ages 10-17) - "Parasite" by Paulina ;People's Choice Awards *Metro Venue of the Year - The Tivoli *Regional Venue of the Year - NightQuarter *Festival of the Year - Airlie Beach Festival of Music

References

External links

* ww.queenslandmusicawards.com.au Queensland Music Awards (QMA) official website {{Australian Music Award Shows Australian music awards Awards established in 2006 2006 establishments in Australia Annual events in Australia Recurring events established in 2006