2025 Finalists

Presented by Aruga

#Pop Award

Pop

Confidence Man

I CAN'T LOSE YOU

Aidan Moore, Grace Stephenson, James Greenwood, Lewis Stephenson

Songwriters

Pop

Hope D

Nails

Hope Defteros

Songwriters

Pop

Sycco

Meant To Be

Sasha McLeod, Jeremy Malvin , Eli Feinberg Teplin

Songwriters

Pop

Thelma Plum

Nobody's Baby

Thelma Plum, Alex Burnett, Oli Horton

Songwriters

Presented by NAFA

#Country Award

Country

Denvah

Making Cups of Tea

Denvah Baker-Moller

Songwriters

Country

Jacob Vincent

What Would I Say

Jacob Vincent, Colin DeFries

Songwriters

Country

Lily Grace

Old Enough To Know Better

Lily Peters, Steven Dean

Songwriters

Country

Troy Cassar-Daley

Let's Ride

Troy Cassar-Daley

Songwriters

Presented by IJS

#Blues & Roots

Soul / Funk / R’n’B

Dana Gehrman

Let It Be You

Dana Gehrman

Songwriters

Blues / Roots

Full Flower Moon Band

Illegal Things

Katherine Herrington

Songwriters

Blues / Roots

Pat Tierney

The Devil's Door

Pat Tierney

Songwriters

Blues / Roots

Sunny Luwe

We've Got The Power

Dani Teveluwe

Songwriters

#Rock Award

Indigenous

Beddy Rays

Stay The Same

Jackson Van Issum, Lewis McKenna, Bradley O'Connorr, Benjamin Wade, Matthew Cochran

Songwriters

Rock

Greta Stanley

If I get in where would I go?

Greta Stanley, Adib Parker

Songwriters

Folk

Platonic Sex

Hanging Out The Window

Bridget Brandolini, Jane Millroy, Ryan Hammermeister

Songwriters

Pop

Sahara Beck

Special

Sahara Beck, Jay Bovino

Songwriters

Presented by BMD

#Indigenous Award

Indigenous

Beddy Rays

Stay The Same

Jackson Van Issum, Lewis McKenna, Bradley O'Connorr, Benjamin Wade, Matthew Cochran

Songwriters

Indigenous

Jem Cassar-Daley

Big Container

Jem Cassar-Daley

Songwriters

Indigenous

JUNGAJI

Gummy Bamarra (Grandsons Story)

Jungaji Brady

Songwriters

Indigenous

Thelma Plum

Nobody's Baby

Thelma Plum, Alex Burnett, Oli Horton,

Songwriters

Presented by Oasis

#Electronic Award

Electronic

1tbsp

Oh No

Maxwell Byrne

Songwriters

Electronic

Ayla

Fade Into Forever

Ayla Scanlan, Taka Perry

Songwriters

Electronic

The Kite String Tangle

Need U Here

Danny Harley, Aaron Miller

Songwriters

Electronic

Young Franco

Wake Up ft Master Peace

Joseph Da Rin De Barbera, Peace Okezie

Songwriters

Presented by The Prince Consort & Fireball

#Heavy Award

Heavy

A Somerset Parade

Morningstar

Andrew Nolan, Daniel Cornish, Bradley James

Songwriters

Heavy

Citadel

Bonestorm

Liam Kelly, Nathaniel Patterson, Russell Miller, Dane Pulvirenti, Lewis Blakey

Songwriters

Heavy

SAME PAINS

candle memory

Benjamin Burrows, James Driver, Justin Kelly, Michael Maynard, Jaden Joslin

Songwriters

Heavy

Wildheart

The Darkest Path

Adam Finlay, Andrew Cooke, Axel Best, Jordan Olive

Songwriters

Presented by APRA AMCOS

#Folk Award

Folk

Asha Jefferies

Spinning

Asha Jefferies

Songwriters

Folk

Lottie McLeod

Expire

Lottie McLeod, Tom Eggert

Songwriters

Folk

Tenzin Choegyal

Jhala I Fly to You

Tenzin Choegyal

Songwriters

Folk

LT

Real Life = No Fun (Live & Acoustic)

Leanne Leanne, Joel Quartermain, Edwin White

Songwriters

Presented by Queensland Conservatorium

#Contemporary Classical and Music For Stage

Stage and Contemporary Classical

Karin Schaupp

Dreamscapes

Tara Lynam

Songwriters

Stage and Contemporary Classical

Nicole Murphy

Untangled

Nicole Murphy

Songwriters

Stage and Contemporary Classical

Shugorei

Overture

Thomas Green

Songwriters

Stage and Contemporary Classical

Tara Lynam

Ultraviolet: I. Formations

Tara Lynam

Songwriters

Presented by MEAA

#CHILDREN'S AWARD

Children's Music

Easy Peasy

Who Can Toucan?

Harmony Breen, Jake Cropley, Michael King, Charlie Ploughman

Songwriters

Children's Music

Sharron mirii Bell

WINHANGAGIGILANHA

Sharron Bell

Songwriters

Children's Music

The Mini Moshers

Really Really Tall

NIcholas Warren

Songwriters

Children's Music

The Wobble Bus

Rubbish Bin Day

Hugh Doherty

Songwriters

Presented by IT&C

#Hip Hop Award

Hip Hop

Jamiesha

Bloodshed

Aniesha Hunt, James Feagai

Songwriters

Hip Hop

Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra

LIVE LAUGH DECOLONISE

Matthew Hsu, Alinta McGrady, Chelsea Watego, Nima Doostkhah, Jonathan Sriranganathan

Songwriters

Hip Hop

Randy Thrill$

Walked Away

Randolph Gonpue

Songwriters

Hip Hop

Rivermouth

Notice to Leave

Jonathan Sriranganathan, Caroline Townsend, Andrew Carter, Geoff Wong

Songwriters

Presented by Trentham Estate

#Jazz Award

Jazz

Andrew Butt Trio +

Peregian

Andrew Butt

Songwriters

Jazz

Kellee Green

River to Sea

Kellee Green

Songwriters

Jazz

Valtozash

Jekyll, Hyde & Seek (Live @ BJC)

Andre Bonetti

Songwriters

Jazz

Sophie Min

Western Sunsets

Sophie Min

Songwriters

#Music for Screen

Music for Screen (film, television and games)

Alice Benfer

Cataclysm Down Under

Alice Benfer, Paul Bromley

Songwriters

Music for Screen (film, television and games)

Tenzin Choegyal

State of Statelessness

Tenzin Choegyal

Songwriters

Music for Screen (film, television and games)

Tristan Barton

Legend Is Born

Tristan Barton

Songwriters

Music for Screen (film, television and games)

Ack Kinmonth

Parents Prologue

Ack Kinmonth

Songwriters

Presented by Fender

#Youth Award

Youth (Ages 10-17)

Jon Trotta

Impression, Water-Lilies

Jon Trotta

Songwriters

Youth (Ages 10-17)

Frank and Louis

FAT MAN

Frank Martin, Louis Martin

Songwriters

Youth (Ages 10-17)

The Royals

It's A Joke

Rhys Coffey, Nikolas Duggan, Zilcomo Baccinelli, Jeremiah Dineen, Xavier Sheldrick

Songwriters

Youth (Ages 10-17)

Mackenzie May

Little Things

Mackenzie Dennis, Sarah Buckley

Songwriters

The Sound Garden

#Soul | Funk | R'n'B Award

Soul / Funk / R’n’B

Beckah Amani

Sober

Rebeca Amani, Annika Schmarsel

Songwriters

Soul / Funk / R’n’B

JUNO

I'm The Man

Kahlia Ferguson, Samuel Woods , Taka Perry

Songwriters

Soul / Funk / R’n’B

Lemonade Baby

Yeah Yeah Yeah (lifestyle)

Brannon Hughes

Songwriters

Soul / Funk / R’n’B

TANISHA

Things Bout You

Tanisha Burnett, Brad Hosking, Omar Hanlon, Rene Le Feuvre

Songwriters

Presented by ABC Brisbane

#World Award

World

BCHARRE بشرّي

My Family's Orange Tree

Youssef Taouk, Thomas Kinsella

Songwriters

World

JUNGAJI

Gummy Bamarra (Grandsons Story)

Jungaji Brady

Songwriters

World

Cigány Weaver

Horatio Hornblower

Gareth Mewes

Songwriters

World

Menaka

Bittersweet

Menaka Thomas, Tsoof Baras, Meg Burstow

Songwriters

Presented by QMF

#Regional and Remote Award

Regional / Remote

Beckah Amani

Sober

Beckah Amani

Songwriters

Regional / Remote

Denvah

Making Cups of Tea

Denvah

Songwriters

Regional / Remote

Greta Stanley

If I get in where would I go?

Greta Stanley, Adib Parker

Songwriters

Regional / Remote

LT

Real Life = No Fun

Leanne, Joel Quatermain

Songwriters

Presented by Creative Productions

#Video Award

Video

Daniel Cornish, Bradley James

Invader Summer – A Somerset Parade

Video

Dan Macarthur, Mel Poole

Fade Away - Nice Biscuit

Video

Mick Soiza

Decisions - Semiirè

Video

Tom Carroll

Hocus Pocus - Mallrat