2025 Queensland Music Awards Finalists

Queensland's annual celebration of the state's finest artists, songwriters and bands, the Queensland Music Awards 2025 finalists have been revealed.

While there's no single group or act who dominates the nominations, several artists have received two nominations including Beddy Rays, Thelma Plum, Tenzin Choegyal, Beckah Amani, JUNGAJI, LT and Greta Stanley.

Father-daughter duo Troy (Country) and Jem (Indigenous) Cassar-Daley have each received one nomination, while other well-known artists to notch a solo nomination include Confidence Man, The Kite String Tangle, Full Flower Moon Band, Young Franco, Asha Jefferies, Hope D, Sycco, Sahara Beck, Cigány Weaver.

Returning to defend their 2024 titles are classical guitar virtuoso Karin Schaupp (Contemporary Classical Award) and jazz outfit Andrew Butt Trio (Jazz Award), while there are several of last year’s winners battling it out in other categories in 2025: 2024 Soul-Funk-RNB winner Sahara Beck (Rock Award) and 2024 Billy Thorpe Scholarship winner Lottie McLeod (Folk Award).

The People's Choice Awards – fan voted award – includes for the first time the coveted Album Of The Year (with 35 artists contending) as well as Metro and Regional Venue Of The Year and Festival Of The Year awards.



"For 20 years, the QMAs have been a launchpad for homegrown artists, highlighting the extraordinary talent coming from all corners of the state," QMusic CEO Kris Stewart says.

"What's particularly exciting is seeing emerging stars holding their own against some of Australia's most established names – it's tomorrow's future music legends, neck and neck with today's."

Winners will be revealed at The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane) on Tuesday 25 March.

2025 Queensland Music Awards Finalists

BLUES-ROOTS AWARD

Dana Gehrman - 'Let It Be You'
Full Flower Moon Band - 'Illegal Things'
Pat Tierney - 'The Devil's Door'
Sunny Luwe - 'We've Got The Power'

CHILDREN’S MUSIC AWARD

Easy Peasy - 'Who Can Toucan?'
Sharron Mirii Bell - 'WINHANGAGIGILANHA'
The Mini Moshers - 'Really Really Tall'
The Wobble Bus - 'Rubbish Bin Day'

CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL & MUSIC FOR STAGE

Karin Schaupp - 'Dreamscapes'
Nicole Murphy - 'Untangled'
Shugorei - 'Overture'
Tara Lynam - 'Ultraviolet: I. Formations'

COUNTRY AWARD

Denvah - 'Making Cups Of Tea'
Jacob Vincent - 'What Would I Say'
Lily Grace - 'Old Enough To Know Better'
Troy Cassar-Daley - 'Let's Ride'

ELECTRONIC AWARD

1tbsp - 'Oh No'
AYLA - 'Fade Into Forever'
The Kite String Tangle - 'Need U Here'
Young Franco - 'Wake Up ft. Master Peace'

FOLK AWARD

Asha Jefferies - 'Spinning'
Lottie McLeod - 'Expire'
LT - 'Real Life = No Fun'
Tenzin Choegyal - 'Jhala I Fly to You'

HEAVY AWARD

A Somerset Parade - 'Morningstar'
Citadel - 'Bonestorm'
SAME PAINS - 'Candle Memory'
Wildheart - 'The Darkest Path'

HIP HOP AWARD

Jamiesha - 'Bloodshed'
Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra - 'Live Laugh Decolonise'
Randy Thrill$ - 'Walked Away'
Rivermouth - 'Notice To Leave'

INDIGENOUS AWARD

Beddy Rays - 'Stay The Same'
Jem Cassar-Daley - 'Big Container'
JUNGAJI - 'Gummy Bamarra (Grandson’s Story)'
Thelma Plum - 'Nobody's Baby'

JAZZ AWARD

Andrew Butt Trio - 'Peregian'
Kellee Green - 'River To Sea'
Sophie Min - 'Western Sunsets'
Valtozash - 'Jekyll, Hyde & Seek (Live @ BJC)'

MUSIC FOR SCREEN

Ack Kinmonth - 'Parents Prologue'
Alice Benfer - 'Cataclysm Down Under'
Tenzin Choegyal - 'SOS End Music – Tenzin Sings with Nightingales'
Tristan Barton - 'Legend Is Born'

POP AWARD

Confidence Man - 'I Can't Lose You'
Hope D - 'Nails'
Sycco - 'Meant To Be'
Thelma Plum - 'Nobody's Baby'

ROCK AWARD

Beddy Rays - 'Stay The Same'
Greta Stanley - 'If I Get In Where Would I Go?'
Platonic Sex - 'Hanging Out The Window'
Sahara Beck - 'Special'

SOUL | FUNK | RNB AWARD

Beckah Amani - 'Sober'
JUNO - 'I'm The Man'
Lemonade Baby - 'Yeah Yeah Yeah (Lifestyle)'
Tanisha - 'Things Bout You'

WORLD AWARD

BCHARRE - 'My Family's Orange Tree'
Cigány Weaver - 'Horatio Hornblower'
JUNGAJI - 'Gummy Bamarra (Grandsons Story)'
Menaka - 'Bittersweet'

YOUTH (AGES 10-17) AWARD

Frank and Louis - 'Fat Man'
Jon Trotta - 'Impression, Water-Lilies'
Mackenzie May - 'Little Things'
The Royals - 'It's A Joke'

REGIONAL AWARD

Beckah Amani
Denvah
Greta Stanley
LT

VIDEO AWARD

Andrew Nolan - 'Invader Summer' (A Somerset Parade)
Dan MacArthur - 'Fade Away' (Nice Biscuit)
Michael Soiza - 'Decisions' (Semiirè)
Tom Carroll - 'Hocus Pocus' (Mallrat)