Celebrating our brightest emerging artists and established legends, the QMAs are a state-wide search for Queensland’s best music. Spanning 13 self-nominating categories including Pop, Rock, Blues / Roots, Country, Hip-Hop / Rap, Electronic / Dance, Heavy, Video and Schools.
Song of the year prize
Queensland songwriters can enter their songs in a wide range of self-nominating categories of the 2019 Queensland Music Awards to be eligible for the $20,000 Song of The Year promotional prize courtesy of The Music & NOVA 106.9.
Now in its second year, the prize was won in 2018 by Jeremy Neale, who was recently honoured with a plaque on Fortitude Valley’s Walk of Fame to commemorate the achievement.
The prize features promotional support to the value of $20,000 to assist with momentum and is awarded annually to the Song of The Year recipient.
Promotional package includes
- Metro radio spots courtesy of NOVA 106.9
- National digital & print campaign courtesy of Street Press Australia
Perfect to promote a national tour or upcoming release!
To be eligible, enter your song in one of the following self-nominating categories:
- Pop
- Rock
- Electronic / Dance
- Blues / Roots
- Heavy
- Jazz
- Schools
- Hip - Hop / Rap
- Country
- World / Folk
- Soul / Funk / R’n’B
- Video
- Singer Songwriter
A recording grant for early career artists, the scholarship, named in honour of the late Billy Thorpe was designed to help develop the future of rock and roll. The Scholarship is for an emerging musician or band over 18. You must be a Qld resident and in the early stages of developing your career.
Metro Venue of the Year
What's your favourite venue to catch a gig at around Brisbane? Cast your vote in the QMA People's Choice Awards before midnight 28 February for your chance to win!
Regional Venue of the Year
What's your favourite venue to catch a gig around Regional Queensland? Cast your vote in the QMA People's Choice Awards before midnight 28 February for your chance to win!
Festival Of The Year
What's your favourite Queensland music festival? Cast your vote in the QMA People's Choice Awards before midnight 28 February and WIN!
Album of the Year Finalists
It’s been a huge 12 months for Queensland album releases, and our QMA Judges were given the hard task of whittling down the seemingly endless list of high-calibre records to just 5 finalists.
QMA 2019 Finalists Revealed
The 2019 Queensland Music Awards is shaping up to be one of the most memorable nights of the year, with QMusic today announcing a stellar list of finalists and live performances.
Billy Thorpe Scholarship 2019 Finalists
Congratulations to this year's Billy Thorpe Scholarship finalists! Four Queensland songwriters have been selected from the incredible pool of talent that applied this year, and are now one step closer to the $10,000 prize. Winners will be announced at the 2019 Qld Music Awards, March 19.