2012 Queensland Music Awards Finalists Announced

The 2012 Queensland Music Awards is shaping up to be one of the most memorable nights of the year, with QMusic announcing a stellar list of finalists and live performances.

Nearly fifty judges from across the country have selected an amazing list of finalists, including Cub Scouts, Mosman Alder, Harmony James, Dubmarine, The Medics and many more. Joining these artists are the nominees for Arts Queensland’s $10,000 Billy Thorpe Scholarship supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland. Please see below for the full list of finalists in all categories.

Winners across 20 categories will be announced at the 2012 event, which takes place at Brisbane’s historic Old Museum building on August 14. This year’s QMAs will also showcase performances from some of Queensland’s best acts including the legendary Ed Kuepper, Ball Park Music, Art of Sleeping, The McMenamins and more.

Music fans will also get their own chance to win big by voting in The Courier-Mail People’s Choice Awards. By voting for their favourite artists in the Most Popular Female, Most Popular Male and Most Popular Group categories, they’ll be in the draw to win a festival prize pack, which includes tickets to the Big Day Out, Harvest, Woodford, Soundwave, BIGSOUND Live and the Queensland Music Awards. Voting through the Courier Mail website at www.couriermail.com.au/qma

Limited tickets for the Queensland Music Awards event are on sale now through oztix.
 

2012 QUEENSLAND MUSIC AWARDS
August 14 | The Old Museum, Bowen Hills

Featuring performances by:
Ed Kuepper | Ball Park Music | The Art of Sleeping | Gentle Ben and His Sensitive Side
Marialy Pacheco | Rainman | The McMenamins | Velociraptor
For more details visit www.queenslandmusicawards.com.au
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2012 QUEENSLAND MUSIC AWARDS FINALISTS

Title

Artist

Region

 

 

 

POP

 

 

I Still Don't Believe

Busby Marou

Brisbane

Do You Hear

Cub Scouts

Brisbane

I'll Change Your Mind

Kate Miller-Heidke

Brisbane

Mr Polite

The Jungle Giants

Brisbane

 

 

 

ROCK

 

 

Dollar Chills

DZ Deathrays

Brisbane

Winter Was The Time

Jeremy Neale

Brisbane

I Don't Write No Sad Songs

Texas Tea

Brisbane

Summertime

The Keep On Dancin's

Brisbane

 

 

 

ELECTRONIC/DANCE

 

 

M&R

Bec Laughton

Brisbane

Underwater

Carly Dickenson

Brisbane

Stratosphere

Pigeon

Brisbane

Xplodes When Played ft. Kitch

Shola

Brisbane

 

 

 

BLUES / ROOTS

 

 

Looking Glass

Kingfisha

Brisbane

Wanderlust

Band of Frequencies

Sunshine Coast

Golden

Band of Frequencies

Sunshine Coast

Love Me Longtime Swing

Pete Cullen

Sunshine Coast

 

 

 

HEAVY

 

 

Dawn To Rise

A Breach of Silence

Brisbane

Empty Smile

A Breach of Silence

Brisbane

Devil Blues

Black Mustang

Brisbane

Relic

Lynchmada

Gold Coast

 

 

 

JAZZ

 

 

Finality

Lauren Lucille

Brisbane

Dresden

Marialy Pacheco

Brisbane

Flood Lines

Toby Wren Quartet

Brisbane

Rich and Famous

Toby Wren Quartet

Brisbane

 

 

 

SCHOOLS

 

 

New Beginning

Becc Holdorf

Scenic Rim

Rainstorm

Jordan Brodie

Cairns

You Could Be Happy

Sahara Beck

Sunshine Coast

Bang Bang Bang

Sahara Beck

Sunshine Coast

 

 

 

INDIGENOUS

 

 

Unconditional

Dubmarine

Brisbane

Red Roses

Sue Ray

Toowoomba

Golden Bear

The Medics

Brisbane

Griffin

The Medics

Brisbane

 

 

 

URBAN

 

 

Unconditional

Dubmarine

Brisbane

Take This Message

Impossible Odds

Brisbane

The Valley

Rainman

Brisbane

Good Thing (ft. Mr Hill)

Seven

Gold Coast

 

 

 

COUNTRY

 

 

Cyclone Country

8 Ball Aitken

Brisbane

The Old Man's Gone

Brad Butcher

Brisbane

Precious Little

Harmony James

Ipswich

Red Roses

Sue Ray

Toowoomba

 

 

 

WORLD

 

 

Unconditional

Dubmarine

Brisbane

The Vespa with a Bullbar

Greshka

Brisbane

Icarus Falling

LAIQUE

Brisbane

Panini Fandango

Lüke

Brisbane

 

 

 

FOLK / SINGER SONGWRITER

The Great Divorce

Kate Martin

Townsville

The Alphabet Song

Texas Tea

Brisbane

Raisin Heart

Mosman Alder

Brisbane

Fever

Big Strong Brute

Brisbane

 

 

 

CHILDRENS MUSIC

 

 

Australia is a Dangerous Place

Tyrone and Lesley

Brisbane

The Goat and the Goose

Nadia Sunde

Gold Coast

Alphabet Groove

Jelly

Brisbane

The Hopping Mouse

The Lamplights

Gold Coast

 

 

 

REGIONAL

 

 

Rainstorm

Jordan Brodie

Cairns

Tom Whisky Blues

Pete Cullen

Sunshine Coast

Lover Evermore

Sue Ray

Toowoomba

All I've Found

Band of Frequencies

Sunshine Coast

 

 

 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

 

 

The Cat

Ben Salter

Brisbane

Bloodstreams

DZ Deathrays

Brisbane

Magnetic North

Kellie Lloyd

Brisbane

Secret Rituals

The Grates

Brisbane

 

 

 
EXPORT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Emma-Louise

 

 

DZ Deathrays

 

 

Last Dinosaurs

 

 

The Grates

 

 

 

 

 
BILLY THORPE SCHOLARSHIP

Jeremy Neale

 

 

The Secret Whisper

 

 

Astrid and the Asteroids

 

 

Cold and Need

 

 
     
THE COURIER-MAIL PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS

Vote online at www.couriermail.com.au/qma

 
Most Popular Female Artist

Emma Louise
Patience Hodgson
Harmony James
Kate Miller-Heidke
Washington
Katie Noonan
 		    
     
Most Popular Male Artist

Andrew Redford
Tim Steward
Troy Cassar-Daley
Pete Murray
Danny Widdicombe
8 Ball Aitken
 		    
     
Most Popular Group

Busby Marou
Ball Park Music
Last Dinosaurs
The Medics
DZ Deathrays
The Grates
 		    

 

Published: 04 Jul 2012 by QMusic Newsdesk