Queensland Music Awards

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Queensland Music Awards
Awarded forCelebrating the achievements of Queensland's established and emerging musicians.
Location Brisbane, Queensland
CountryAustralia
Presented byQMusic
First awarded2006;18 years ago (2006)
Last awardedCurrent
Website www.queenslandmusicawards.com.au/about

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.

Contents

Each year, the QMA Song of the Year is immortalised in a plaque on Fortitude Valley's Walk of Fame in the Brunswick Street Mall. [1]

2006 Q Song Awards

The 2006 Q Song Awards winners. [2]

Major awards
Genre awards
People's Choice Award

2007 Q Song Awards

The 2007 Q Song Awards took place on 14 August 2007. [3] The winners are listed below. [4]

Major awards
Genre awards
People's Choice Award

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 Vijay Khurana. [5] The winners are listed below. [6]

Major awards
Genre awards
People's Choice Award

2009 Q Song Awards

The winners are listed below. [7]

Major awards

Genre awards

People's Choice Award

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. [8] The winners are listed below. [9]

Major awards
Genre awards
People's Choice Award

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. [10] The winners are listed below. [11] [12]

Major awards
Genre awards
People's Choice Awards

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. [13] [14]

The winners are listed below. [15]

Major awards
Genre awards
People's Choice Awards

2013 Queensland Music Awards

The 2013 QMA Awards took place on 13 August 2013 at Tivoli Theatre in Brisbane. 21 awards were distributed. [16] [17] The winners are listed below.

Major awards
Genre awards
People's Choice Awards

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." [18]

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. [19] The winners are listed below. [20] [21]

Major awards
Self-Nominating Awards
People's Choice Awards

2016 Queensland Music Awards

The 2016 QMA Awards took place on 21 March 2016 at Brisbane Powerhouse and hosted by Gen Fricker. [22] [23] The winners are listed below. [24]

Major awards
Acknowledgements
Self-Nominating Awards
People's Choice Awards

2017 Queensland Music Awards

The 2017 QMA Awards took place on 27 March 2017 at the Brisbane Powerhouse. 24 awards were distributed. [25] The winners are listed below. [26]

Major awards
Acknowledgements
Self-Nominating Awards
People's Choice Awards

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. [27] The winners are listed below. [28]

Major awards
Acknowledgements
Self-Nominating Awards
People's Choice Awards

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 and Mel Buttle. 23 awards were distributed. [29] The winners are listed below. [30]

Major awards
Acknowledgements
Self-Nominating Awards
People's Choice Awards

2020 Queensland Music Awards

The 2020 QMA Awards took place on 3 March 2020 at the Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane and included performances from The night featured performances from Jaguar Jonze, Cub Sport, Nat Dunn, Busby Marou and Order Sixty6. [31] The winners are listed below. [32]

Major awards
Acknowledgements
Self-Nominating Awards
People's Choice Awards

2021 Queensland Music Awards

The 2021 QMAs took place at the Fortitude Music Hall on 5 May 2021. [34] The winners are listed below. [35] [36]

Major Awards
Acknowledgements
Self-Nominating Awards
People's Choice Awards

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. [37] The winners are listed below. [38]

Major Awards
Acknowledgements
Self-Nominating Awards
People's Choice Awards

2023 Queensland Music Awards

The 2023 QMA's occurred on 28 March 2023 at The Fortitude Music Hall. The winners are listed below. [39]

Major Awards
Acknowledgements
Self-Nominating Awards
People's Choice Awards

2024 Queensland Music Awards

The 2024 QMA's took place on 17 April 2024 at The Fortitude Music Hall. The event was hosted by Myf Warhurst and Michael Tuahine. The winners are listed below. [40]

Major Awards
Scholarship
Acknowledgements
Category Awards
People's Choice Venue Awards

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