From household names Keith Urban, The Veronicas and Amy Shark to emerging artists like Jem Cassar-Daley, Jesswar and Hope D, the Queensland Music Awards is an annual celebration of the state's best music.
Nominations are now closed.
#2026 Queensland Music Awards Nominations are now closed.
#Major Awards
- Song of the Year
- Album of the Year
- Highest Selling Single
- Highest Selling Album
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Export Award
#Self-Nominating Awards
- Pop
- Country
- Blues / Roots
- Rock
- Electronic
- Heavy
- Folk
- Contemporary Classical
- Children's Music
- Hip Hop
- Jazz
- Soul / Funk / R'n'B
- Music for Screen
- World Award
- Producer of the Year Award (Producers only) *NEW
- Music Video of the Year Award (Filmmakers only) *UPDATED
Nominations are now closed.
#Industry Excellence Awards
- Breakthrough Artist of the Year *NEW
- Producer of the Year Award *NEW
- Indigenous Artist of the Year Award *UPDATED
- Regional Artist of the Year Award
#Scholarship Applications
CAROL LLOYD AWARD
The $15,000 Carol Lloyd Award honours the contribution the late Carol Lloyd made to the Queensland music scene and awards $15,000 to support an emerging female-identifying or non-binary singer-songwriter Queensland musicians to record a full-length album or record and tour an EP.
DENNIS 'MOP' CONLON SCHOLARSHIP
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.
BILLY THORPE SCHOLARSHIP
The annual $15,000 Billy Thorpe Scholarship provides the opportunity for an emerging artist or band to record with an established producer and receive career planning support from Chugg Entertainment.
GRANT MCLENNAN FELLOWSHIP
The $15,000 Fellowship offers 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.
#Terms
Participation in the Queensland Music Awards is subject to QMusic’s collective responsibility and QMA terms and conditions.
QMusic reserves the right to verify entries, disqualify participants for non-compliance, and make amendments to timelines, categories, or processes where required.
All decisions by QMusic and its judging panels are final. For full details, please refer to the official Terms & Conditions.