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Queensland music
shone bright last night
at the illustrious QMAs
Champagne was flowing,
awards were won
and music was played.
The 2023 QMAs were
nothing short of spectacular.
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Song of the Year Award – Thelma Plum, Backseat Of My Mind
Presented by Brick Lane Brewing
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Gamilaraay singer-songwriter Thelma Plum was the standout star of the 2023 Queensland Music Awards taking home the coveted Song of the Year and the Pop awards for her single Backseat Of My Mind.
Hosted by Katherine Feeney and Kevin Yow Yeh, the evening was a celebration of the music and stories of our state crowning the best musicians across 26 categories to a sold-out audience.
Brisbane indie royalty Ball Park Music were awarded Album of the Year for their seventh studio album Weirder & Weirder before a surprise performance of Stars In My Eyes and Weirder & Weirder. The night also enjoyed performances from Casey Barnes, Hope D, Uncle Bob Wetherall, Katie Noonan, Dameeeela and a show-starting opening number by Sahara Beck.
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Album of the Year Award – Ball Park Music, Weirder & Weirder
Presented by Brisbane City Council
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Local industry icon, activist and drummer for The Go Betweens, Belinda ‘Lindy’ Morrison OAM was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for her decades of work as an advocate for First Nations people and women in the music industry as well as her outstanding contribution to Queensland music. A stirring rendition of Streets of Your Town was performed by Clea, Beckah Amani and Asha Jefferies to introduce the award before Lindy took to the stage to accept the award in formidable style.
Over $45,000 in scholarships were also awarded throughout the night; Sahara Beck secured the Grant McLennan Fellowship, newcomer NEISH received the Billy Thorpe Scholarship and sun-bleached rockers Platonic Sex were awarded the Carol Lloyd Award.
See the full list of winners here
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Lifetime Achievement Award – Lindy Morrison OAM
Presented by Grant Thornton
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This event wouldn’t be possible without the support of our 2023 Queensland Music Awards Partners
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Why start a music environment? The truth is I love music, I love writing, and I love life. I work with musicians every day, and I feel certain that I will be until they put me in the ground. I have been managing people in businesses of some sort for over thirty five years so along the way I have developed some “wisdom” from my regular and constant “observations”.
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