QUEENSLAND’S 2024 MUSIC AWARD SEASON BEGINS

5 x $15,000 CASH SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE + PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS NOMINATIONS OPEN

+ GENRE NOMINATIONS EXTENDED BY ONE WEEK
& FIRST ROUND JUDGES ANNOUNCED

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Nominate now

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