Troy Cassar-DaleyThe 2025 Queensland Music Awards took place at the Fortitude Music Hall last night (25 March), and were packed with talent and live performances. Amy Shark and Young Franco took home multiple awards, and Christine Anu was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
In addition to Anu receiving the award, her daughter Zipporah Corser-Anu paid tribute with a stunning rendition of My Island Home. Anu wasn’t the only one honoured for her achievements: Troy Cassar-Daley won the QMAs’ first-ever publicly-voted award for Album of the Year, taking home the prestigious award for his album, Between The Fires.
With his win, Cassar-Daley won the award over big-name competitors such as Amy Shark, Thelma Plum, and The Dreggs.
However, Amy Shark still had a successful night, taking home the awards for Highest-Selling Album (for Sunday Sadness) and Highest-Selling Single (for Beautiful Eyes). The night's biggest winner, though, was Young Franco, who picked up three awards: Song of the Year and Electronic Music Award (for Wake Up ft. Master Peace) and the Export Achievement Award.
Other award winners included Jem Cassar-Daley (Indigenous Award), Wildheart (Heavy Award), Randy Thrill$ (Hip-Hop Award), Sycco (Pop Award), Lottie McLeod (Emerging Artist of the Year), and more.
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Ruby Matoy won the third annual Dennis ‘Mop’ Conlon Scholarship, Wolfe Peterson secured the Grant McLennan Fellowship, Miles Nautu received the Billy Thorpe Scholarship, and Dana Gehrman won the Carol Lloyd Award.
You can see the complete list of winners below.
In a statement, QMusic CEO Kris Stewart said of this year’s impressive winners, “The QMAs recognise the passion, dedication and diversity of the people and places that make music such an integral and invaluable part of our state’s cultural heritage.
“Ours is an industry brimming with talent and camaraderie, no matter where you are in your career: from international superstar Amy Shark recognised for her Highest Selling Album and Highest Selling Single to last year’s Billy Thorpe Scholarship recipient and past Youth Award winner, Lottie McLeod, named the 2025 Emerging Artist of the Year.
“We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all finalists and winners and are so proud of the incredible depth and breadth of music produced by Queensland artists last year.”
2025 QUEENSLAND MUSIC AWARDS – WINNERS
2025 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Christine Anu
ALBUM OF THE YEAR | PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS
Troy Cassar-Daley – Between The Fires
SONG OF THE YEAR
Young Franco – Wake Up ft. Master Peace
EXPORT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Young Franco
HIGHEST SELLING ALBUM
Amy Shark – Sunday Sadness
HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE
Amy Shark – Beautiful Eyes
EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Lottie McLeod
BLUES | ROOTS AWARD
Full Flower Moon Band – Illegal Things
CHILDREN’S MUSIC AWARD
The Wobble Bus – Rubbish Bin Day
CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL & MUSIC FOR STAGE
Nicole Murphy – Untangled
COUNTRY AWARD
Denvah – Making Cups Of Tea
ELECTRONIC AWARD
Young Franco – Wake Up ft. Master Peace
FOLK AWARD
Asha Jefferies – Spinning
HEAVY AWARD
Wildheart – The Darkest Path
HIP HOP AWARD
Randy Thrill$ – Walked Away
INDIGENOUS AWARD
Jem Cassar-Daley – Big Container
JAZZ AWARD
Kellee Green – River To Sea
MUSIC FOR SCREEN
Tristan Barton – Legend Is Born
POP AWARD
Sycco – Meant To Be
ROCK AWARD
Beddy Rays – Stay The Same
SOUL | FUNK | RNB AWARD
JUNO – I’m The Man
WORLD AWARD
JUNGAJI – Gummy Bamarra (Grandsons Story)
YOUTH (AGES 10 – 17) AWARD
Mackenzie May – Little Things
REGIONAL AWARD
Greta Stanley
VIDEO AWARD
Tom Carroll – Hocus Pocus - Mallrat
CAROL LLOYD AWARD
Dana Gehrman
BILLY THORPE SCHOLARSHIP
Miles Nautu
DENNIS “MOP” CONLON SCHOLARSHIP
Rudy Matoy
GRANT MCLENNAN FELLOWSHIP
Wolfe Peterson
METRO VENUE OF THE YEAR | PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS
The Fortitude Music Hall
REGIONAL VENUE OF THE YEAR | PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS
Sandstone Point Hotel
FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR | PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS
Big Pineapple Festival
ACCESSIBLE VENUE AWARD (INDUSTRY ASSESSED)
The Station SC
