Your Guide To The 2017 QMAs Most Popular Female Nominees

Amy Shark

The rise of Gold Coast songwriter Amy Shark in recent months — the fruition of several years' labour — has been impressive, to say the least. She signed numerous deals at the end of 2016, and recently her track Adore went on to claim #3 on the ARIA Singles Chart after she placed #2 on triple j’s Hottest 100.

Katie Noonan

Katie Noonan’s resume and back catalogue is extensive and diverse. Constantly taking her sound and career in different directions, Noonan released Brodsky Quartet collab With Love & Fury last year and will tour her project with Karin Schaupp, Song Of The Latin Skies, from March.

Dami Im

Racking up a wealth of praise, awards and Frequent Flyer miles since her stint on the local iteration of The X Factor in 2013, Im’s third studio album, Classic Carpenters, dropped a year ago featuring covers of American legends The Carpenters, followed by single Fighting For Love in October. She did Australia proud at Eurovision in 2016, coming in second overall.

Airling

With a handful of singles and tours under her belt, indie-pop maestro Airling recently announced that her debut LP, Hard To Sleep, Easy To Dream, will be released in April. Her most recent single, Not A Fighter, promises a massive year.

Caitlyn Shadbolt

Another former X Factor favourite, Caitlyn Shadbolt is working on a follow-up to her acclaimed debut 2015 EP after being named the Country Music Channel’s New Oz Artist Of The Year in 2016.

Kate Miller-Heidke

Australian favourite Kate Miller-Heidke continues to blur the lines between pop and contemporary music with recent single You’ve Underestimated Me, Dude — a new hit that accompanied The Best Of Kate Miller-Heidke: Act One. She’s touring this March and April backed by an orchestra.