QMA Finalists And Event Details Announced
Ed Kuepper, Ball Park Music and Velociraptor will perform on the night.
The finalists for this year's Queensland Music Awards have been announced, as have details of the awards ceremony itself, and it's once again showcasing the very broad spectrum of Brisbane musical talent across many different genres.
Taking place on Tuesday 14 August, the ceremony will be held once again at The Old Museum with a performance from the legendary Ed Kuepper as well as nominees and contemporary local favourites such as Ball Park Music, Velociraptor, The McMenamins, Gentle Ben and His Sensitive Side, Art of Sleeping, Rainman and Marialy Pacheco.
The full list of finalists in all categories is below:
2012 QUEENSLAND MUSIC AWARDS FINALISTS
Title |
Artist |
Region |
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POP |
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I Still Don't Believe |
Busby Marou |
Brisbane |
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Do You Hear |
Cub Scouts |
Brisbane |
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I'll Change Your Mind |
Kate Miller-Heidke |
Brisbane |
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Mr Polite |
The Jungle Giants |
Brisbane |
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ROCK |
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Dollar Chills |
DZ Deathrays |
Brisbane |
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Winter Was The Time |
Jeremy Neale |
Brisbane |
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I Don't Write No Sad Songs |
Texas Tea |
Brisbane |
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Summertime |
The Keep On Dancin's |
Brisbane |
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ELECTRONIC/DANCE |
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M&R |
Bec Laughton |
Brisbane |
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Underwater |
Carly Dickenson |
Brisbane |
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Stratosphere |
Pigeon |
Brisbane |
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Xplodes When Played ft. Kitch |
Shola |
Brisbane |
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BLUES / ROOTS |
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Looking Glass |
Kingfisha |
Brisbane |
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Wanderlust |
Band of Frequencies |
Sunshine Coast |
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Golden |
Band of Frequencies |
Sunshine Coast |
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Love Me Longtime Swing |
Pete Cullen |
Sunshine Coast |
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HEAVY |
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Dawn To Rise |
A Breach of Silence |
Brisbane |
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Empty Smile |
A Breach of Silence |
Brisbane |
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Devil Blues |
Black Mustang |
Brisbane |
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Relic |
Lynchmada |
Gold Coast |
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JAZZ |
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Finality |
Lauren Lucille |
Brisbane |
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Dresden |
Marialy Pacheco |
Brisbane |
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Flood Lines |
Toby Wren Quartet |
Brisbane |
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Rich and Famous |
Toby Wren Quartet |
Brisbane |
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SCHOOLS |
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New Beginning |
Becc Holdorf |
Scenic Rim |
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Rainstorm |
Jordan Brodie |
Cairns |
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You Could Be Happy |
Sahara Beck |
Sunshine Coast |
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Bang Bang Bang |
Sahara Beck |
Sunshine Coast |
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INDIGENOUS |
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Unconditional |
Dubmarine |
Brisbane |
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Red Roses |
Sue Ray |
Toowoomba |
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Golden Bear |
The Medics |
Brisbane |
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Griffin |
The Medics |
Brisbane |
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URBAN |
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Unconditional |
Dubmarine |
Brisbane |
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Take This Message |
Impossible Odds |
Brisbane |
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The Valley |
Rainman |
Brisbane |
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Good Thing (ft. Mr Hill) |
Seven |
Gold Coast |
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COUNTRY |
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Cyclone Country |
8 Ball Aitken |
Brisbane |
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The Old Man's Gone |
Brad Butcher |
Brisbane |
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Precious Little |
Harmony James |
Ipswich |
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Red Roses |
Sue Ray |
Toowoomba |
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WORLD |
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Unconditional |
Dubmarine |
Brisbane |
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The Vespa with a Bullbar |
Greshka |
Brisbane |
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Icarus Falling |
LAIQUE |
Brisbane |
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Panini Fandango |
Lüke |
Brisbane |
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FOLK / SINGER SONGWRITER |
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The Great Divorce |
Kate Martin |
Townsville |
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The Alphabet Song |
Texas Tea |
Brisbane |
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Raisin Heart |
Mosman Alder |
Brisbane |
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Fever |
Paul Donoughue |
Brisbane |
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CHILDRENS MUSIC |
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Australia is a Dangerous Place |
Tyrone and Lesley |
Brisbane |
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The Goat and the Goose |
Nadia Sunde |
Sunshine Coast |
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Alphabet Groove |
BoomTish |
Brisbane |
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The Hopping Mouse |
The Lamplights |
Gold Coast |
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REGIONAL |
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Rainstorm |
Jordan Brodie |
Cairns |
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Tom Whisky Blues |
Pete Cullen |
Sunshine Coast |
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Lover Evermore |
Sue Ray |
Toowoomba |
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All I've Found |
Band of Frequencies |
Sunshine Coast |
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ALBUM OF THE YEAR |
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The Cat |
Ben Salter |
Brisbane |
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Bloodstreams |
DZ Deathrays |
Brisbane |
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Magnetic North |
Kellie Lloyd |
Brisbane |
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Secret Rituals |
The Grates |
Brisbane |
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EXPORT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD |
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Emma-Louise |
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DZ Deathrays |
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Last Dinosaurs |
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The Grates |
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BILLY THORPE SCHOLARSHIP |
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Jeremy Neale |
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The Secret Whisper |
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Astrid and the Asteroids |
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Cold and Need |
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THE COURIER-MAIL PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS |
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Most Popular Female Artist |
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Most Popular Male Artist |
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Most Popular Group |
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