It was Queensland music’s night of nights overnight, with the 2018 Queensland Music Awards taking place at the Royal International Convention Centre at the Brisbane Showgrounds. A sold out event this year, the QMA’s saw Jeremy Neale take Song of the Year for “Dancin’ & Romancin'”, while The Jungle Giants‘ Quiet Ferocity was named Album of the Year.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Amy Shark continued her winning streak, taking home awards in the Pop, Regional and Singer Songwriter categories, as well as being celebrated for having the Highest Selling Single by a Queenslander for 2017’s “Adore”, a single which also saw Shark be given the Export Achievement Award.
WAAX took home Video of the Year for “Same Same”, while Greta Stanley was named recipient of the 2018 Billy Thorpe Scholarship. The $10,000 prize has been provided by Arts Queensland and will go towards Greta’s next record. Chad Morgan was awarded the Grant McLennan Lifetime Achievement award, acknowledging what has been a stellar career spanning six decades.
Check out the full list of winners below!
2018 QUEENSLAND MUSIC AWARD WINNERS
SONG OF THE YEAR
Jeremy Neale – “Dancin’ & Romancin'”
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Jungle Giants – Quiet Ferocity
POP
Amy Shark – “Weekends”
ROCK
Jeremy Neale – “Dancin’ & Romancin'”
ELECTRONIC/DANCE
The Kite String Tangle ft. Bridgette Amofah – “The Prize”
BLUES/ROOTS
Karl S. Williams – “Blood to Give”
HEAVY
The Brave – “Ethereal”
JAZZ
Trichotomy – “Asset or Liability”
SCHOOLS
Xander Holmes – “Something Real”
INDIGENOUS
Emily Wurramara – “Ngarrukwujenama”
HIP HOP/RAP
Crooked White – “Put Me On”
COUNTRY
Brad Butcher – “Well Dressed Man”
WORLD/FOLK
Sue Ray – “Junior Was His Name”
SINGER SONGWRITER
Amy Shark – “Weekends”
SOUL/FUNK/R&B
Eleea – “Without You”
REGIONAL
Amy Shark – “Weekends”
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
WAAX – “Same Same”
2018 BILLY THORPE SCHOLARSHIP
Greta Stanley
2018 GRANT McLENNAN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Chad Morgan
2018 EXPORT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Amy Shark
HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE
Amy Shark – “Adore”
HIGHEST SELLING ALBUM
Keith Urban – Ripcord
2018 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS
METRO VENUE OF THE YEAR
The Tivoli (Brisbane)
REGIONAL VENUE OF THE YEAR
Solbar (Sunshine Coast)
FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR
The Big Pineapple Music Festival
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