The annual celebration of Queensland music makers, the finalists for the 2024 Queensland Music Awards will showcase more than 70 artists nominated across 18 awards.
With the awards ceremony to be staged at Brisbane's The Fortitude Music Hall (17 April), the night will feature a who's who of Queensland's established artists alongside the next crop of emerging musicians who are already stamping their mark on the independent music scene.Leading the way with two nominations each are Busby Marou, Cub Sport, The Jungle Giants, Karl S. Williams and Tia Gostelow. While the likes of Caligula's Horse, DZ Deathrays, Hatchie, Jaguar Jonze, Jem Cassar-Daly, LT, Sahara Beck, Young Franco, and Ziggy Alberts who are each nominated for a single award (yet again showcasing the incredible diversity of Queensland's music sector.
Then there's the next-gen of artists already creating their own ripples who'll be looking to add a QMA win to their resume including Atticus Chimps, ELEEA, Emma Bosworth, FELONY., Hayley Marsten, James Johnston, Kurilpa Reach, 1tbsp, Sachem, These Four Walls, Tori Forsyth and Wildheart.
"It is a true honour and privilege to be a finalist in the Queensland Music Awards for 2024," Pop finalist Jem Cassar-Daley says. "I look forward to this event every year, being able to celebrate the crazy amount of talent we have in our state and catch up with great friends while doing it!
"It makes me so incredibly proud to be a part of such an inclusive and supportive music community, one that is worth celebrating."
The 2024 Queensland Music Awards will be staged at The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane) on 17 April.
Queensland Music Awards 2024 Finalists
BLUES | ROOTS AWARD
Busby Marou - 'Conversation'Karl S. Williams - 'Built This Way'
Kevin Borich - 'Straight From My Heart (feat. Ian Moss)'
Kurilpa Reach - 'Chicken Rendang'
CHILDREN'S MUSIC AWARD
Joff Bush - 'Dance Mode (Bluey)'Junior Burger - 'Bin Night'
Sharron Mirii Bell - 'I Am Me'
Spotty Kites - 'Banjo Bunny'
CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL & MUSIC FOR STAGE
AVÉ - Australian Vocal Ensemble - 'Typewriter & First Night'Flightless Birds Take Wing x Benjamin Shannon - 'Plains-Wanderer'
Karin Schaupp - 'Cybernylon'
Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra - 'Premonition'
COUNTRY AWARD
Hayley Marsten - 'Getting Better'James Johnston - 'Got It Good'
Melody Moko - 'Jesus Year'
Tori Forsyth - 'Sometimes'
ELECTRONIC AWARD
1tbsp - 'Sleeves Touch My Elbows'Cub Sport - 'Songs About It'
The Jungle Giants - 'Trippin Up'
Young Franco - 'Daydreaming (feat. Franc Moody)'
FOLK AWARD
Karl S. Williams - 'A Heart Is Not An Anvil'Minor Gold - 'Cannonball'
Pat Tierney - 'Lost In The Haze'
Ziggy Alberts - 'Rewind Dois'
HEAVY AWARD
Caligula's Horse - 'Golem'DZ Deathrays - 'My Mind Is Eating Me Alive'
These Four Walls - 'Carousel'
Wildheart - 'Sacred Ground'
HIP HOP AWARD
Nebzy - 'Thin Pockets'Ozi Jarel - 'Uptown'
PAULSN - 'Coop In The Breeze (feat Khi'leb)'
Sachem - 'My City (feat Nerve)'
INDIGENOUS AWARD
Busby Marou - 'Conversation'Djarraway - 'Bundarra'
ELEEA - 'Just Friends'
Tia Gostelow - 'Spring To Life'
JAZZ AWARD
Andrew Butt Trio - 'Le Baiser Salé'Steve Newcomb - 'Pluto And The Sun'
The Scornful Four - 'A Rainy Morning'
Valtozash - 'Oncology'
MUSIC FOR SCREEN
Aubrielle - 'Paige's Triumph (Cinema, Too Theme)'Brooke Schubert - 'Burn Like Summer'
Joff Bush - 'Cricket (Bluey)'
Tristan Barton - 'The Grey Line'
POP AWARD
Cub Sport - 'Keep Me Safe'Hatchie - 'Rooftops (feat. Liam Benzvi)'
Jem Cassar-Daly - 'King Of Disappointment'
Jude York - 'Mr Porcelain'
ROCK AWARD
Atticus Chimps - 'High At The Sight Of You'FELONY. - 'Everyone I Like Wants To Kill Themselves'
Hallie - 'Cut It Off'
Jaguar Jonze - 'Don't Call Me Queen'
SOUL | FUNK | RNB AWARD
Jordan Briton - 'Make It So Easy (feat. JUNO)'Lemonade Baby - 'Don't Stop (Keep On Keepin' On)'
Menajerie - 'Holding Pattern'
Sahara Beck - 'Compromise'
WORLD AWARD
Innessa - 'Wave'Sue Ferrers - 'Vitterpolskan'
Taitu'uga - 'Falealili Manusamoa'
Zenekar - 'Lament For A Holiday Tango'
YOUTH AWARD (AGES 10 – 17)
Allegra Neve - 'Rewind'Ixaras - 'Sprouts'
L.I.E - 'Ghost'
Parker 'Sofa Bed'
REGIONAL AWARD
Emma Bosworth - 'Eggs On Toast'Greta Stanley - 'Every Time I Think I'm Happy'
LT - 'Act Your Age'
Tia Gostelow - 'Spring To Life'
VIDEO AWARD
Jennifer Embleton, Jack Birtles & Clea Pratt - 'I Wanna Be Alive' by CleaLeigh Agius, Joe Agius & Max Brading - 'Trippin Up' by The Jungle Giants
Levi Cranston - 'Trial' by Tessa Fleur
Luis Campbell, Adam Hasa & Julian Panetta - 'Make It So Easy' by Jordan Briton feat. JUNO
