2025 Finalists

Presented by Brisbane City Council

#Album of the Year

People's Choice Award

Amy Shark

Sunday Sadness

People's Choice Award

The Dreggs

Caught in a Reverie

People's Choice Award

Thelma Plum

I'm Sorry, Now Say it Back

People's Choice Award

Troy Cassar-Daley

Between the Fires

Presented by Aruga

#Pop Award

Pop

Confidence Man

I CAN'T LOSE YOU

Aidan Moore, Grace Stephenson, James Greenwood, Lewis Stephenson
Songwriters

Pop

Hope D

Nails

Hope Defteros
Songwriters

Pop

Sycco

Meant To Be

Sasha McLeod, Jeremy Malvin , Eli Feinberg Teplin
Songwriters

Pop

Thelma Plum

Nobody's Baby

Thelma Plum, Alex Burnett, Oli Horton
Songwriters

Presented by NAFA

#Country Award

Country

Denvah

Making Cups of Tea

Denvah Baker-Moller
Songwriters

Country

Jacob Vincent

What Would I Say

Jacob Vincent, Colin DeFries
Songwriters

Country

Lily Grace

Old Enough To Know Better

Lily Peters, Steven Dean
Songwriters

Country

Troy Cassar-Daley

Let's Ride

Troy Cassar-Daley
Songwriters

Presented by IJS Productions

#Blues & Roots

Soul / Funk / R’n’B

Dana Gehrman

Let It Be You

Dana Gehrman
Songwriters

Blues / Roots

Full Flower Moon Band

Illegal Things

Katherine Herrington
Songwriters

Blues / Roots

Pat Tierney

The Devil's Door

Pat Tierney
Songwriters

Blues / Roots

Sunny Luwe

We've Got The Power

Dani Teveluwe
Songwriters

Presented by The Fortitude Music Hall

#Rock Award

Indigenous

Beddy Rays

Stay The Same

Jackson Van Issum, Lewis McKenna, Bradley O'Connorr, Benjamin Wade, Matthew Cochran
Songwriters

Rock

Greta Stanley

If I get in where would I go?

Greta Stanley, Adib Parker
Songwriters

Folk

Platonic Sex

Hanging Out The Window

Bridget Brandolini, Jane Millroy, Ryan Hammermeister
Songwriters

Pop

Sahara Beck

Special

Sahara Beck, Jay Bovino
Songwriters

Presented by BMD

#Indigenous Award

Indigenous

Beddy Rays

Stay The Same

Jackson Van Issum, Lewis McKenna, Bradley O'Connorr, Benjamin Wade, Matthew Cochran
Songwriters

Indigenous

Jem Cassar-Daley

Big Container

Jem Cassar-Daley
Songwriters

Indigenous

JUNGAJI

JUNGAJI

Gummy Bamarra (Grandsons Story)

Jungaji Brady
Songwriters

Indigenous

Thelma Plum

Nobody's Baby

Thelma Plum, Alex Burnett, Oli Horton,
Songwriters

Presented by Oasis & Seadecj

#Electronic Award

Electronic

1tbsp

Oh No

Maxwell Byrne
Songwriters

Electronic

Ayla

Fade Into Forever

Ayla Scanlan, Taka Perry
Songwriters

Electronic

The Kite String Tangle

Need U Here

Danny Harley, Aaron Miller
Songwriters

Electronic

Young Franco

Young Franco

Wake Up ft Master Peace

Joseph Da Rin De Barbera, Peace Okezie
Songwriters

Presented by Greaser & Fireball

#Heavy Award

Heavy

A Somerset Parade

A Somerset Parade

Morningstar

Andrew Nolan, Daniel Cornish, Bradley James
Songwriters

Heavy

Citadel

Bonestorm

Liam Kelly, Nathaniel Patterson, Russell Miller, Dane Pulvirenti, Lewis Blakey
Songwriters

Heavy

SAME PAINS

candle memory

Benjamin Burrows, James Driver, Justin Kelly, Michael Maynard, Jaden Joslin
Songwriters

Heavy

Wildheart

The Darkest Path

Adam Finlay, Andrew Cooke, Axel Best, Jordan Olive
Songwriters

Presented by APRA AMCOS

#Folk Award

Folk

Asha Jefferies

Spinning

Asha Jefferies
Songwriters

Folk

Lottie McLeod

Expire

Lottie McLeod, Tom Eggert
Songwriters

Folk

Tenzin Choegyal

Jhala I Fly to You

Tenzin Choegyal
Songwriters

Folk

LT

Real Life = No Fun (Live & Acoustic)

Leanne Leanne, Joel Quartermain, Edwin White
Songwriters

Presented by Queensland Conservatorium

#Contemporary Classical and Music For Stage

Stage and Contemporary Classical

Karin Schaupp

Dreamscapes

Tara Lynam
Songwriters

Stage and Contemporary Classical

Nicole Murphy

Untangled

Nicole Murphy
Songwriters

Stage and Contemporary Classical

Shugorei

Overture

Thomas Green
Songwriters

Stage and Contemporary Classical

Tara Lynam

Ultraviolet: I. Formations

Tara Lynam
Songwriters

Presented by MEAA

#CHILDREN'S AWARD

Children's Music

Easy Peasy

Who Can Toucan?

Harmony Breen, Jake Cropley, Michael King, Charlie Ploughman
Songwriters

Children's Music

Sharron mirii Bell

WINHANGAGIGILANHA

Sharron Bell
Songwriters

Children's Music

The Mini Moshers

Really Really Tall

NIcholas Warren
Songwriters

Children's Music

The Wobble Bus

Rubbish Bin Day

Hugh Doherty
Songwriters

Presented by IT&C

#Hip Hop Award

Hip Hop

Jamiesha

Bloodshed

Aniesha Hunt, James Feagai
Songwriters

Hip Hop

Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra

Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra

LIVE LAUGH DECOLONISE

Matthew Hsu, Alinta McGrady, Chelsea Watego, Nima Doostkhah, Jonathan Sriranganathan
Songwriters

Hip Hop

Randy Thrill$

Walked Away

Randolph Gonpue
Songwriters

Hip Hop

Rivermouth

Notice to Leave

Jonathan Sriranganathan, Caroline Townsend, Andrew Carter, Geoff Wong
Songwriters

Presented by Trentham Estate

#Jazz Award

Jazz

Andrew Butt Trio +

Peregian

Andrew Butt
Songwriters

Jazz

Kellee Green

River to Sea

Kellee Green
Songwriters

Jazz

Valtozash

Jekyll, Hyde & Seek (Live @ BJC)

Andre Bonetti
Songwriters

Jazz

Sophie Min

Western Sunsets

Sophie Min
Songwriters

Presented by Screen Queensland

#Music for Screen

Music for Screen (film, television and games)

Alice Benfer

Cataclysm Down Under

Alice Benfer, Paul Bromley
Songwriters

Music for Screen (film, television and games)

Tenzin Choegyal

State of Statelessness

Tenzin Choegyal
Songwriters

Music for Screen (film, television and games)

Tristan Barton

Legend Is Born

Tristan Barton
Songwriters

Music for Screen (film, television and games)

Ack Kinmonth

Parents Prologue

Ack Kinmonth
Songwriters

Presented by Fender

#Youth Award

Youth (Ages 10-17)

Jon Trotta

Impression, Water-Lilies

Jon Trotta
Songwriters

Youth (Ages 10-17)

Frank and Louis

FAT MAN

Frank Martin, Louis Martin
Songwriters

Youth (Ages 10-17)

The Royals

It's A Joke

Rhys Coffey, Nikolas Duggan, Zilcomo Baccinelli, Jeremiah Dineen, Xavier Sheldrick
Songwriters

Youth (Ages 10-17)

Mackenzie May

Little Things

Mackenzie Dennis, Sarah Buckley
Songwriters

The Sound Garden

#Soul | Funk | R'n'B Award

Soul / Funk / R’n’B

Beckah Amani

Sober

Rebeca Amani, Annika Schmarsel
Songwriters

Soul / Funk / R’n’B

JUNO

I'm The Man

Kahlia Ferguson, Samuel Woods , Taka Perry
Songwriters

Soul / Funk / R’n’B

Lemonade Baby

Yeah Yeah Yeah (lifestyle)

Brannon Hughes
Songwriters

Soul / Funk / R’n’B

TANISHA

Things Bout You

Tanisha Burnett, Brad Hosking, Omar Hanlon, Rene Le Feuvre
Songwriters

Presented by ABC Brisbane

#World Award

World

BCHARRE بشرّي

My Family's Orange Tree

Youssef Taouk, Thomas Kinsella
Songwriters

World

JUNGAJI

JUNGAJI

Gummy Bamarra (Grandsons Story)

Jungaji Brady
Songwriters

World

Cigány Weaver

Horatio Hornblower

Gareth Mewes
Songwriters

World

Menaka

Bittersweet

Menaka Thomas, Tsoof Baras, Meg Burstow
Songwriters

Presented by QMF

#Regional and Remote Award

Regional / Remote

Beckah Amani

Sober

Beckah Amani
Songwriters

Regional / Remote

Denvah

Making Cups of Tea

Denvah
Songwriters

Regional / Remote

Greta Stanley

If I get in where would I go?

Greta Stanley, Adib Parker
Songwriters

Regional / Remote

LT

Real Life = No Fun

Leanne, Joel Quatermain
Songwriters

Presented by Creative Productions

#Video Award

Video

Daniel Cornish, Bradley James

Invader Summer – A Somerset Parade

Video

Dan Macarthur, Mel Poole

Fade Away - Nice Biscuit

Video

Mick Soiza

Decisions - Semiirè

Video

Tom Carroll

Hocus Pocus - Mallrat

Presented by Arts Queensland

#Billy Thorpe Scholarship

Billy Thorpe Scholarship

ixaras

Billy Thorpe Scholarship

Miles Nautu

Billy Thorpe Scholarship

Sari Abbott

Billy Thorpe Scholarship

Radium Dolls

Presented by Arts Queensland

#Carol Lloyd Award

Carol Lloyd Award

Caro Francis

Carol Lloyd Award

Dana Gehrman

Carol Lloyd Award

Dizzy Doolan

Carol Lloyd Award

Ghost Mutt

Presented by Arts Queensland

#Dennis 'Mop' Conlon Scholarship

Dennis 'Mop' Conlon Scholarship

Cloe Terare

Dennis 'Mop' Conlon Scholarship

Fred Leone

Dennis 'Mop' Conlon

Rudy Matoy

Dennis 'Mop' Conlon Scholarship

Sunny Luwe

Presented by Arts Queensland

#Grant McLennan Fellowship

Grant McLennan Fellowship

Hazel Mei

Grant McLennan Fellowship

Sampology

Grant McLennan Fellowship

Tia Gostelow

Grant McLennan Fellowship

Wolfe Peterson

Presented by CPL

#Accessible Venue of the Year

Accessible Venue of the Year

Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct

Accessible Venue of the Year

Tanks Arts Centre

Accessible Venue of the Year

The Princess Theatre

Accessible Venue of the Year

The Station SC

Presented by Oztix and 4ZZZ

#Festival of the Year

People's Choice Award

Airlie Beach Festival of Music

People's Choice Award

Big Pineapple Festival

People's Choice Award

Gympie Muster Music Festival

People's Choice Award

Clairvaux MacKillop College's Battle of the Rock Bands

Presented by Oztix and 4ZZZ

#Regional Venue of the Year

People's Choice Award

Banshees Bar & Artspace

People's Choice Award

Mo's Desert Clubhouse

People's Choice Award

Norton Music Factory

People's Choice Award

Sandstone Point Hotel

Presented by Oztix and 4ZZZ

#Metro Venue of the Year

People's Choice Award

Riverstage

People's Choice Award

The Fortitude Music Hall

People's Choice Award

The Tivoli

People's Choice Award

The Triffid