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2024 QUEENSLAND MUSIC AWARDS
5 x $15,000 CASH
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
People’s Choice Award Nominations Open
+ Genre nominations extended by one week
& First round judges announced
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QMusic today announced that applications are open for their newly expanded suite of $15,000 scholarships, alongside the return of the People’s Choice Awards, which festivals and venues are also invited to nominate for from today. Applications for both open today and close Thursday, 11 January.
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Additionally, Queensland artists and filmmakers have gained a one-week extension to self-nominate for the genre awards, which opened last month and will now close midnight Monday, 20 November.
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NEW DALWOOD-WYLIE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
QMusic is proud to announce the new Dalwood-Wylie Foundation Scholarship. A first for the Australian music industry, privately funded by the Dalwood-Wylie Foundation, the trail-blazing Scholarship will award $15,000 to a Queensland-based contemporary musician who lives with a disability to enable them to make significant progress creatively, in their music career.
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2024 LEGACY CASH SCHOLARSHIPS
Funded by the Queensland Government, four recipients will be granted $15,000 each via existing legacy scholarships:
Presented for the first time in 2023, the annual $15,000 Dennis ‘Mop’ Conlon Scholarship provides the opportunity for an emerging Indigenous Queensland musician or band to develop and record a song or series of songs, to support and develop their ongoing career in the music industry. The 2023 winner was Dean Brady.
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The Billy Thorpe Scholarship, offers a $15,000 recording and career support package, is awarded annually at the QMAs. Past winners include Sam Hales of The Jungle Giants, Greta Stanley, NEISH and Beckah Amani.
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The Carol Lloyd Award honours original ‘rock chick’ Carol Lloyd and awards $15,000 to support an emerging female-identifying or non-binary Queensland musician to record a full-length album or record and tour an EP. Previous recipients include Platonic Sex, Hope D, Sahara Beck, Leanne Tennant and Moreton.
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Now in its 16th year, the Grant McLennan Fellowship honours the late singer songwriter and The Go-Betweens co-frontman, funding the recipient an opportunity to travel to New York, London or Berlin to be immersed in a foreign and vibrant musical culture to further develop their artistic skills.
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PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS
Venues and Festivals are also invited to nominate for the People’s Choice Awards (PCA), to be decided by public vote, as well as judging by an expert industry panel. 2024 PCA categories are:
Festival of the Year
Metro Venue of the Year
Regional Venue of the Year
Accessible Venue of the Year
The second phase of nominations opening comes with the release of the first round of official judges. Among the judges onboard to help decide the 2024 awards are: Harry Young (Dew Process), Patience Hodgson (The Grates), Lars Brandle (Billboard), Casey O’Shaughnessy (Select Music), Konstantin Kersting (Producer), Dan Condon (Double J), Poppy Reid (The Brag Media) and Stu McCullough (Amplifire Music).
Already the 2024 awards have enjoyed a flood of high calibre entries, with the events’ status showcased by 2023 category winners, including Thelma Plum, Ball Park Music, Sycco, DZ Deathrays and Miiesha.
Produced by QMusic, the 12th annual Queensland Music Awards will return to the stunning Fortitude Music Hall on Wednesday 17 April, 2024. Tickets will be available to the general public early next year.
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2024 Queensland Music Award
Categories
Self-Nominating Genre Awards
(Nominations extended – close Monday 20 November)
Blues / Roots
Children’s Music
Country
Electronic
Folk
Heavy
Hip Hop
Indigenous
Jazz
Music For Screen *NEW
Pop
Rock
Soul / Funk / R’n’B
Stage & Contemporary Classical *UPDATED
Youth (Ages 10-17)
World
Video (for filmmakers only)
People’s Choice Awards
(Nominations close Thursday 11 January)
Festival of the Year
Metro Venue of the Year
Regional Venue of the Year
Accessible Venue of the Year
Cash Scholarships Awards
(Nominations close Thursday 11 January)
Billy Thorpe Scholarship
Carol Lloyd Award
Grant McLennan Fellowship
Dennis ‘Mop’ Conlon Scholarship
Dalwood-Wylie Foundation Scholarship
Find out more / nominate now HERE
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QMAs 2024 Judges
Ally Cole, Island Records Australia
Aidan Hogg, Aidan Hogg
Alyssa Kielty, QPAC
Andrew Butt, Andrew Butt Music
Andy Irvine, GYROstream
Ben Green, Griffith University
Brad Hinds, Oztix
Braydon Ritson, Social State / Front Row Artists
Brett Wood, Music Industry College
Bridget Garay, Journey Ahead
Brigid Langford, Amplifire Music
Brittney Kahl, Brisbane Powerhouse
Cael Johnston, Secret Sounds
Cameron Elliott, BMG
Casey O’Shaughnessy, SELECT MUSIC
Chris Palmer, That Aussie Music Guy
Christina Elliott, BMG Australia
Dan Quigley, Jazz Music Institute
Dan Stork, Sole
Dave Sleswick, The Tivoli / The Princess Theatre
Dom Miller, Sunroom
Ed Gresack, Yes, please
Eddie Gazani, Voice and music studio
Eliza Heath, The Tivoli & The Princess Theatre
Emily Murphy-O’Neill, Em Events / RASN
Emma Gloede, Queensland Performing Arts Centre
Eyal Chipkiewicz, BEMAC
Fergus Jenkins, Dew Process
Grace Edward, QPAC
Graham Ashton, Footstomp Music
Greg Dodge, Oxygen 42 management
Greta Kelly, Human Symphony Pty Ltd, DeepBlue Orchestra Inc
Hannah Morrison, Amplifire Music
Harry Young, Dew Process
Heather O’Brien, EMI
Helen Glengarry, City of Gold Coast
James Bartlett, Social State | HOGWASH
Jariah Travan, Tiny Minds Agency / Lonely Lands Agency
Jarrad Thessman, Jarrad Thessman Event Management Pty Ltd
Jenae Tien Jenkins, Expand Your Library
Joc Curran, Joc Curran
Jodie Feld, BMG
JOE NEMER, Illusive Presents / Mushroom Group
John Kenny, Entrelaw
John Willsteed, QUT
Jordanne Chant, Dinosaur City Records
Julia Davis, NEW WORLD ARTISTS
Julia Solomon, QPAC
Justin Hoareau, Deloitte Consulting / Artist Manager
Kate Johnson, The Tivoli
Katie O’Hagan, Sony Music
Katie Rynne, Village Sounds Agency
Kaylah Tyson, Kaylah Truth
Kaysei Krzewina, APRA AMCOS
Kit Atkinson, Social State Entertainment
Konstantin Kersting, Konstantin Kersting Pty Ltd
Kyle Woodford, NO.ONE NETWORK
Lachlan Goold, University of the Sunshine Coast
Lars Brandle, Billboard
Louise Denson, Louise Denson Music
Mackenzie Moor, Select Music
Maddy Hume, Chugg Music
Madison Stevenson, The Tivoli & The Princess
Marcus Walkom, Media Arts Lawyers
Mark Gibbons, Secret Sounds – Venues
Matt Noble, Six Degree Studios
Matthew Connors, ABC Radio Brisbane
Maurice Powell, Nightlife Music
Melissa O’Bryan, Solbar
Monique Matthews, APRA AMCOS
Neil Wilson, Suitcase Records
Nick Sullivan, Frownsville
Nick Jones, Nightlife Music
Nick Quigley, Jazz Music Institute
Owen Newcomb, Yama-Nui
Oz Bayldon, Gympie Music Muster
Patience Hodgson, Patience Hodgson
Patty Preece, CQUNiversity
Poppy Reid, The Brag Media
Rachel Whitford, 27 Music / Plus One Co
Rick Heritage, Radio stations 4EB & 4ZzZ
Ricky Pascoe, Aboriginal Community Member, Artist, Cultural Educator
Ruby-Jean McCabe, Sunroom
Rusty Thorpe, Self Employed
Sean Foran, SAE Institute
Si Gould, Wondercore Island
Stu McCullough, Amplifire Music
Stu Watters, Morph Consutling
Summer King, From Dreams Club
Thomas Granger, FRNDS MGMT
Tom Inglis, HSF Artist Services
Twistie Chaney, The Music Press – SGC Media
Tyler McLoughlan, The Sound Pound
Tyne Cochran, Secret Sounds
Upile Mkoka, Weathered
Waratah Nicholls, Cook Shire Council
Will Blackburn, EMI Music Australia
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About Queensland Music Awards
Celebrating the state’s brightest emerging artists and established legends, the Queensland Music Awards (QMAs) is a state-wide search for Queensland’s best new music. The QMAs recognise the diverse people and places that make contemporary popular music an invaluable part of the state’s cultural heritage. The awards are judged by music industry professionals from across the country, catapulting the careers of finalists and winners into national significance.
About QMusic
QMusic is Queensland’s music industry development association. The work of QMusic is critical to the success of Queensland’s contemporary music economy. It is the only significant and established not-for-profit organisation in Queensland dedicated to delivering sector development and major music events including the Queensland Music Awards (QMAs) and BIGSOUND to stimulate and grow the state’s music sector.
About the Billy Thorpe Scholarship
The annual A$15,000 Billy Thorpe Scholarship provides the opportunity for an emerging artist or band to record with an established producer and receive career planning from Chugg Entertainment. Established in 2010, the Scholarship is named in honour of the late Billy Thorpe, a great Australian rock musician and the frontman of Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs. Billy spent his formative years in Brisbane and made an enormous contribution to the Australian and global music industry over five decades of performing, writing and producing. The winner of the Billy Thorpe Scholarship will be announced at the illustrious 2023 Queensland Music Awards ceremony.
The Billy Thorpe Scholarship is proudly supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
About the Carol Lloyd Award
The Carol Lloyd Award honours the contribution the late Carol Lloyd made to the Queensland music scene and awards $15,000 to support an emerging female-identifying or non-binary singer-songwriter Queensland musicians to record a full-length album or record and tour an EP.
The Carol Lloyd Award is proudly supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
About the Dennis ‘Mop’ Conlon Scholarship
This Dennis ‘Mop’ Conlon Scholarship is in recognition of the enormous contribution Uncle Mop made to the so-called Australian music industries. Presented for the first time in 2023, the annual $15,000 Dennis ‘Mop’ Conlon Scholarship provides the opportunity for an emerging Indigenous Queensland musician or band to develop and record a song or series of songs, to support and develop their ongoing career in the music industry.
The Dennis ‘Mop’ Conlon Scholarship is proudly supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
About the Grant McLennan Fellowship
The Grant McLennan Fellowship, founded in 2007, honours the musical legacy of the late singer songwriter and co-front man of the Go-Betweens and offers contemporary songwriters with more than five years of professional experience, a cash prize of $15,000 to support the opportunity to further develop their artistic skills and build global networks in an international location. The winner of will be announced at the illustrious 2023 Queensland Music Awards ceremony.
The Grant McLennan Fellowship is proudly supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland
About the Dalwood-Wylie Foundation Scholarship
The Dalwood-Wylie Foundation Scholarship is funded by the Dalwood-Wylie Foundation and is administered by QMusic. The $15,000 Scholarship will be awarded to a Queensland-based contemporary musician who lives with a disability.
The Dalwood-Wylie Foundation Scholarship is proudly supported by the Dalwood-Wylie Foundation.
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