Celebrating our brightest emerging artists and established legends, the QMAs are a state-wide search for Queensland’s best music. Spanning 13 self-nominating categories including Pop, Rock, Blues / Roots, Country, Hip-Hop / Rap, Electronic / Dance, Heavy, Video and Schools.
Song of the year prize
Queensland songwriters can enter their songs in a wide range of self-nominating categories of the 2019 Queensland Music Awards to be eligible for the $20,000 Song of The Year promotional prize courtesy of The Music & NOVA 106.9.
Now in its second year, the prize was won in 2018 by Jeremy Neale, who was recently honoured with a plaque on Fortitude Valley’s Walk of Fame to commemorate the achievement.
The prize features promotional support to the value of $20,000 to assist with momentum and is awarded annually to the Song of The Year recipient.
Promotional package includes
- Metro radio spots courtesy of NOVA 106.9
- National digital & print campaign courtesy of Street Press Australia
Perfect to promote a national tour or upcoming release!
To be eligible, enter your song in one of the following self-nominating categories:
- Pop
- Rock
- Electronic / Dance
- Blues / Roots
- Heavy
- Jazz
- Schools
- Hip - Hop / Rap
- Country
- World / Folk
- Soul / Funk / R’n’B
- Video
- Singer Songwriter
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