News February 8, 2016

Finalists announced for Queensland Music Awards

Image: Last Dinosaurs are up for the Best Music Video QMA

PRESS RELEASE:

The 2016 Queensland Music Awards is shaping up to be one of the most memorable nights of this year’s music calendar, with QMusic today announcing a stellar list of finalists and live performers.

Over fifty judges from across the country have selected an impressive list of finalists across the various categories, including Eves The Behavior, Velociraptor, Violent Soho, Avaberée, Caligula’s Horse, Sahara Beck and many more (full list below).

This year’s QMAs will be hosted by triple j’s Gen Fricker and showcase performances from indie-psychedelic supergroup The Belligerents, rising Sunshine Coast songwriter Ayla, the fast-paced rhymes of 7-piece live hip hop actAstro Travellers, the soulful beats of Standby Empire plus more to be announced.

Another highlight of the night will be the bestowment of Arts Queensland’s $10,000 Billy Thorpe Scholarship to an emerging Queensland based contemporary musician or band. The scholarship is an initiative of the Queensland Government to support new local talent. The four finalists in the running for this prestigious award are Babaganouj, FOREVR, Leanne Tennant and Luke Peacock.

Winners across the 24 QMA categories will be announced at the 2016 event, which for the second year running returns to the magnificent Brisbane Powerhouse on March 21.

Limited tickets for the Queensland Music Awards event go on sale through the Brisbane Powerhouse box office on February 8.

2016 QUEENSLAND MUSIC AWARDS

March 21 | Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm

Featuring performances by:

The Belligerents | Ayla | Astro Travellers | Amy Shark

Standby Empire + more to be announced.

Tickets from $38.50 + bf

For more details visit www.queenslandmusicawards.com.au

2016 QUEENSLAND MUSIC AWARDS FINALISTS

SONG TITLE	ARTIST	REGION

POP
Golden Fleece	Amy Shark	Gold Coast
Blue	Athena Joy	Brisbane
TV	Eves The Behavior	Brisbane
Keeper Of The Key	Georgia Mae	Brisbane

ROCK
Dollarmite	Velociraptor	Brisbane
In My Way	The Belligerents	Brisbane
Like Soda	Violent Soho	Brisbane
Remove The Arrow	WE ALL WANT TO	Brisbane

ELECTRONIC / DANCE
Illuminate	The Kite String Tangle X Dustin Tebbutt	Brisbane
Animal (feat. Ashlee Minto)	Mosaïc	Gold Coast
Tenderness	Standby Empire	Brisbane
Can’t Get You Off My Mind	Avaberée	Brisbane

BLUES / ROOTS
Impolite	Bearfoot	Sunshine Coast
Turpentine	Deena	Brisbane
Leaky Boats	Pete Cullen	Brisbane
To The Rain	TJ Wild	Woodford

HEAVY
Patches In The Sky	Balloons Kill Babies	Brisbane
Marigold	Caligula’s Horse	Ipswich
Estrella	Dark Symphonica	Brisbane
No One Will Care When You Die	The Steady As She Goes	Brisbane

JAZZ
Hope In My Pocket	Berardi / Foran / Karlen	Brisbane
Forgotten Languages	Joshua Hatcher Quintet	Brisbane
The Room Next Door	Joshua Hatcher Quintet	Brisbane
Sober	Matts Mates	Brisbane

SCHOOLS
PRISTINE	Doolie	Sunshine Coast
Young	Hannah McLeod	Gold Coast
Won’t Let You Go	The Gowrie Boys	Abergowrie
Say It Brutha’	Winchester	Brisbane

INDIGENOUS
Black Smoke	Emily Wurramara	Brisbane
The Pain	Robbie Miller, Nathan Morrison	Brisbane
NGERRABERRAKERNAMA	Emily Wurramara	Brisbane
Fruits Of Our Labour	Luke Peacock	Brisbane

URBAN
Worst Kind Of Girl	The Brains Trust	Sunshine Coast
Trophy	ALI the GREAT	Brisbane
Move Actively	Astro Travellers	Brisbane
Constant Beat	INIGO	Brisbane

COUNTRY
Jamestown	Brad Butcher	Brisbane
Under The Wire	Dana Gehrman	Brisbane
Cold Feet	Sian Evans	Cairns
Spinning Wheels	Dana Hassall	Kingsthorpe / Darling Downs

WORLD
Nightwatch	MZAZA	Brisbane
A Mente Humana	Sol	Brisbane
Do Da Da Day	Soniclines	Brisbane
Open Door	Spirit of Bhakti	Brisbane

FOLK SINGER / SONGWRITER
Water	Angharad Drake	Brisbane
One Day	Jordan Pineda	Brisbane
Heart and Hand (feat. LIVVIA)	Jordan Pineda, Olivia Dennis	Brisbane
Mother Mother	Sahara Beck	Sunshine Coast

CHILDREN’S MUSIC
Mammas Coming Home	Candice Dianna	Gold Coast
Kangaroo Dance A Roo	The Kangagang	Beaudesert
K.O.A.L.A	The Kangagang	Beaudesert
We Are Farmers	Cilla Slack	Gayndah

REGIONAL
Waiting	Ayla	Cooroy
Bedroom City	Greta Stanley	Cairns
Wet Hessian Bag	Paul Cowderoy	Sunshine Coast
Won’t Let You Go	The Gowrie Boys	Abergowrie

MUSIC VIDEO
TV	Eves The Behavior	Brisbane
Electrical	Eves The Behavior	Brisbane
Apollo	Last Dinosaurs	Brisbane
Black Seaweed	MKO SUN	Brisbane

Further accolades for Highest Selling Single, Highest Selling Album and an Export Achievement Award, celebrating Queensland acts taking their music to the world, will also be presented on the night.

Queensland music fans will also be given the chance to discover some of the State’s most promising songwriters and have their say in the Bank of Queensland People’s Choice Awards by voting for their favourite emerging acts in the Most Promising Female, Most Promising Male and Most Promising Songwriting Team categories, winners of which all receive cash prizes – nominees will be announced on February 22.

To listen to the shortlisted songs and view the highly commended entries across all categories visit the Queensland Music Awards website.

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