Amy Shark steals the show at the 2017 QLD Music Awards

Image: Violent Soho, winners of Album of the Year

Gold Coast breakthrough artist Amy Shark picked up three awards at the 2017 QLD Music Awards staged last night at Brisbane Powerhouse.

Shark, who is currently on a national tour, nabbed the coveted Song of the Year prize for standout single Adore while also winning the Regional and Pop awards, with the latter belonging to Shark for a second year running.

Last week, Adore exceeded 10 million streams and was certified Platinum for Australian sales of 70,000. The hit gained original exposure on triple j’s Unearthed and then on the big-sister station, before eventually taking out #2 on the Hottest 100 in January this year.

Violent Soho picked up Album of the Year for their acclaimed LP WACO. The publicly voted awards were taken out by Dami Im, Jarryd James and Cub Sport for Most Popular Female, Most Popular Male and Most Popular Group, respectively.

Brisbane metalcore outfit Amity Affliction won the Export Achievement Award, serving to recognise and celebrate the commercial success of Queensland artists. The group also produced the Highest Selling Album with 2016’s This Could Be Heartbreak.

Pop duo The Veronicas’ smash hit In My Blood won the award for Highest Selling Single. This follows the track’s double nomination at last year’s ARIA Awards for Best Pop Release and Song of the Year.

The full list of winners for the 2017 QLD Music Awards:

BLUES & ROOTS

Leanne Tennant – Gentle Annie
Cairns

COUNTRY

Halfway – Three In And Nothing But The Stars
Brisbane South East

ELECTRONIC /DANCE

Confidence Man–Boyfriend (Repeat)
Brisbane North East

FOLK / SINGER-SONGWRITER

Tia Gostelow – Vague Utopia
Mackay

HEAVY

Lagerstein – Drink the Rum
Brisbane South East

INDIGENOUS

Emily Wurramara – Ngayuwa Ngelyeyiminama (I Love You)
Brisbane North

JAZZ

Sean Foran – Une Fille
Moreton Bay

POP

Amy Shark – Adore
Gold Coast

REGIONAL

Amy Shark – Adore
Gold Coast

ROCK

Good Boy – Poverty Line
Brisbane North East

SCHOOLS

Tia Gostelow – State of Art
Mackay

URBAN

ROMY – Wild Heart
Gold Coast

VIDEO

Hey Geronimo – Boredom
Brisbane North

WORLD

High Life – Aware
Sunshine Coast

BOQ People’s Choice Most Popular Female

Dami Im – Brisbane

BOQ People’s Choice Most Popular Male

Jarryd James – Brisbane

BOQ People’s Choice Most Popular Group

Cub Sport – Brisbane

Export Achievement Award

The Amity Affliction – Brisbane

Highest Selling Single

The Veronicas – In My Blood
Brisbane

Highest Selling Album

The Amity Affliction – This Could Be Heartbreak
Brisbane

Album of the Year Award

Violent Soho – WACO
Brisbane

Song of the Year Award

Amy Shark – Adore
Gold Coast

Billy Thorpe Scholarship

Marville – Brisbane

Grant McLennan Lifetime Achievement Award

Ritchie Yorke