2022 Queensland Music Awards Finalists

Almost 70 Queensland artists and bands will vie for 17 categories when the 2022 Queensland Music Awards (QMAs) ceremony is staged late next month in Brisbane.

The assorted list of finalists showcases a diverse breadth of talent across the state, both established names as well as emerging talent destined for larger stages.

With a who's who of Queensland's music industry set to gather under the chandeliers of The Fortitude Music Hall (29 March), the QMAs is produced by QMusic.

"We have some of Australia’s most exciting names in music up for awards including The Jungle Giants, Ball Park Music, DZ Deathrays, WAAX, Casey Barnes, Eves Karydas, Nat Dunn, Sampology, and Golden Vessel," QMusic CEO Kris Stewart says.

"The QMAs is also a golden opportunity to be among the first to hear from the next big names in music such as Hope D, Zheani, Felivand, Hallie, Freight Train Foxes, Hayley Marsten, Hollow Coves and iiiConic.

"I invite music lovers across all genres to book their tickets today and join us at Fortitude Music Hall for what will be a stellar night of good times and great music."



Established in 2010 in honour of the late Billy Thorpe, the four finalists for the 2022 Billy Thorpe Scholarship were also named: Alex Edwards, CLOE TERARE, DENNIS. and Jem Cassar-Daley. The winner will receive $10,000 to record professionally as well as a career planning package.

"Queensland's contemporary music sector continues to pave a pathway of hope, healing and happiness," Minister for the Arts Leeanne Enoch says.

"These four talented nominees are just a small part of live music's significant and dynamic contribution to our state's diverse arts and cultural offering."

Meanwhile the state's best festivals and major events as well as live music venues (metro and regional) will battle it out across three awards for the People's Choice Awards (presented by Oztix and scenestr), with voting now open.

The public vote with input from an expert industry panel will decide the winners. Everyone who casts their vote is in the running to win an overnight stay at New Farm's Calile Hotel and a double pass to the 2022 QMAs ceremony.

2022 Queensland Music Awards takes place at The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane) 29 March.

2022 QUEENSLAND MUSIC AWARDS FINALISTS

Blues / Roots

Blues Arcadia - 'Follow The Leader'
Freight Train Foxes - 'Cardboard Satellites'
Mardi Wilson - 'Salty'
Sue Ray - 'Take Me Away'

Children's Music

Angela Small - 'Dino Boogie'
Fabulous Lemon Drops - 'Dinosaur Boogie'
The Mini Moshers - 'New Shoes'
The Wobble Bus - 'It Hurts'

Contemporary Classical

Australian Vocal Ensemble (AVÉ) - 'Suburban'
Corrina Bonshek - 'Dreams Of The Earth'
Danny Widdicombe - 'Spiro'
Thomas Green - 'Five Quick-Tempered Dances (Movement 3)'

Country

Brad Butcher - 'Cutting People's Grass'
Camille Trail - 'I Know I'm Hard To Love'
Casey Barnes - 'God Took His Time On You'
Hayley Marsten - 'Drowning Myself'

Electronic

Golden Vessel - 'Getforward'
The Jungle Giants - 'Treat You Right'
Nat Dunn, Hayden James, Gorgon City - 'Foolproof'
Sampology - 'Running Around'

Folk

Andrea Kirwin - 'Beautiful Morning'
Asha Jefferies - 'Crybaby'
Hollow Coves - 'Blessings'
Tim Hart - 'Steady As She Goes'

Heavy

DZ Deathrays - 'All Or Nothing'
Mass Sky Raid - 'Arrows'
The Stranger - 'Eleventh Hour'
Zheani - 'F… The Hollywood Cult'

Hip Hop

Creed Tha Kid - 'Body'
DAY1 - 'Limit'
iiiConic - 'Okay'
Nebzy - 'Catalyst'

Indigenous

Beddy Rays - 'Wait A While'
ELEEA - 'Red Wine'
Jem Cassar-Daley - 'Letting Go'
Sachém - 'Motherland'

Jazz

IMPULSE Orchestra - 'Sonorous Figurine'
Luke Cuerel Quintet - 'MARPG'
Milton Man Gogh - 'See You Round The Traps (For John Condon)'
Valtozash - 'Pedalling E'

Pop

Asha Jefferies - 'Crybaby'
Eves Karydas - 'Lemonade'
The Jungle Giants - 'Love Signs'
Sycco - 'My Ways'

Rock

Ball Park Music - 'Sunscreen'
Hallie - 'Babysitter'
Hope D - 'Addict'
WAAX - 'Most Hated Girl'

Soul / Funk / R&B

FELIVAND - 'Where Were You'
iyah may - 'XO Girl'
Miiesha - 'Made For Silence'
Yb. - 'Coffee Shop'

World

Andrea Kirwin - 'Firenze'
Day Of Embers - 'Oceans Apart'
Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra - 'Welcome To The Neighbourhood: Taiwan (就當家裡)'
Menaka Thomas - 'On The Horizon'

Youth (ages 10-17)

Abi Muir - 'Still The Same'
Amy Elise - 'Only 16'
Bella Mackenzie - 'Ain't For You'
Paulina - 'Parasite'

Regional / Remote

Miiesha - 'Damaged'
Nat Dunn, Hayden James, Gorgon City - 'Foolproof'
Sahara Beck - 'Crave Me'
Tia Gostelow - 'Valley Nights feat. Sahara Beck and Hope D'

Video

Deena Lynch - 'Who Died And Made You King?' (Jaguar Jonze)
Jennifer Embelton - 'Where Were You' (Felivand)
Macario De Souza, Allan Hardy, Dayna Yates, Cam Pianta, Tyson Lloyd, Kelly Holden - 'Every Single Time' (Example feat. What So Not & Lucy Lucy)
Natalie Sim - 'Astronaut' (Jaguar Jonze)

2022 Billy Thorpe Scholarship Finalists

Alex Edwards
CLOE TERARE
DENNIS.
Jem Cassar-Daley

2022 People's Choice Awards Nominees

Metro Venue Of The Year

The Fortitude Music Hall
HOTA Home of the Arts
The Junk Bar
Miami Marketta
Mo's Desert Clubhouse
Lefty's Music Hall
The Princess Theatre
Studio 188
The Tivoli
Tomcat Bar
The Triffid
The Zoo

Regional Venue Of The Year

NightQuarter
Solbar
Eleven Dive Bar
Tanks Arts Centre

Festival Of The Year

Agnes Blues, Roots & Rock Festival
Airlie Beach Festival of Music
The Birdsville Big Red Bash
Buskers By The Lake
Earth Frequency Festival
Hidden Lanes Festival
Jungle Love Festival
NOOSA alive!
Waghorn to West
Yonder