Your Guide To The 2017 QMAs Most Popular Male Nominees

Conrad Sewell

Soulful Brisbane singer Conrad Sewell established himself as a formidable force in 2015 with the All I Know EP, and has since gone from strength to strength, forging a solid international reputation and even becoming the voice for a Coca-Cola campaign last year. He's still riding a wave of success and touring singles like Start Again, which peaked at #1 on the ARIA Charts.

Jarryd James

The lead cut from James’ second EP, 2016’s High, saw a transformation in the Do You Remember hit-maker that’s no doubt the result of tireless touring and long-term collaborations with artists like Broods and others. With two solid EPs and an acclaimed album released all within a few years, Jarryd James is showing no signs of slowing down.

Keith Urban

Country music icon Keith Urban might just have one of the most loyal fanbases in the world, as evident through his ninth LP, Ripcord, holding #1 on the Aus charts for three weeks in a row before he embarked on a mammoth stadium tour at the end of last year.

Robert Forster

Aussie music legend and The Go-Betweens co-founder Robert Forster stepped back into the spotlight in late 2015 with new LP Songs To Play and has recently been involved with the production of a Go-Betweens documentary. All this among his 2016 book, Grant & I, which details his relationship with late bandmate and longtime friend GW McLennan.

Troy Cassar-Daley

Country veteran Troy Cassar-Daley had a massive 2016, releasing a book and an LP — both sharing the title Things I Carry Around — and also cleaning up at the Golden Guitar Awards at Tamworth Country Music Festival.

Bernard Fanning

The former Powderfinger frontman unveiled two solo albums last year, with Civil Dusk dropping last August surrounded by extensive touring, while Brutal Dawn is set for release in May, reasserting Fanning's status as a capably prolific musician.