
GRANT MCLENNAN FELLOWSHIP 2022
Take your songwriting to the next level! The 2022 Grant McLennan Fellowship applications are now open. Applications close 5pm, Monday 29 August 2022.
Super star Gold Coast export Amy Shark is up again for Song of the Year for I Said Hi, which recently nabbed her the Singer Songwriter Award at the 2019 Queensland Music Awards.
The announcement marks Amy Shark's third consecutive nomination for the prestigious, 100% peer-voted award. The punchy, melodic lead track from her debut chart-topping album Love Monster is also up for Pop Work of the Year and Most Played Australian Work.
Shark is joined in the latter two categories by Brisbane six-piece Sheppard, nominated for their gold-selling single Coming Home.
The two Queensland acts are among fine company on the finalists list, alongside Aussie songwriting legend Paul Kelly, chart-toppers Sia and Sarah Aarons and rising stars including Ocean Alley and Baker Boy.
Click to check out the full list of nominees and watch the video below!
Take your songwriting to the next level! The 2022 Grant McLennan Fellowship applications are now open. Applications close 5pm, Monday 29 August 2022.
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