Cub Sport, Jem Cassar-Daley Win Big at 2024 Queensland Music Awards

With two wins each Cub SportJim Cassar Daly and bluish Composer Geoff Bush was one of the most prominent stars in Queensland Music Awards 2024was presented on Wednesday 17 April at Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane.

Local outfit Cub Sport took home Album of the Year for their ARIA No. 1 compilation Jesus in the gay barAnd the electronic award for “Songs About Her.”

“This is very unexpected,” drummer Dan Bussari said from the podium as Cub Sport took home the award for best album. “We’ve been a band for 13 years, won our first QMA award 12 years ago, and it’s so great to still be here, still making music. It’s a massive privilege. This is the fifth record we’ve made. To be recognized in this way is really cool.”

Jim Cassar-Daly received pop and song of the year awards QMAsThe highest honor, both for “King of Disappointment”.

With the award for Song of the Year, Cassar-Daly, daughter of local country legend Troy Cassar-Daly, received a special piece of real estate — a plaque on the Walk of Fame in the city’s Brunswick Street Mall.

As she accepted her award, Cassar-Daly thanked “every one of you in this room for inspiring me to pursue music, even during the coronavirus crisis when everything was shut down and we all lost gigs.”

Composer Geoff Bush won the Children’s Music Award for “Dance Mode” and the Screen Music Award for “Cricket,” both adaptations of the popular animated series. bluish.

Also, country veteran James Blundell was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing his decades-long career during which he recorded 14 studio albums, won nine CMAA Gold Guitars, and was named a CMAA Hall of Famer and CMC Hall of Famer.

“It’s a recognition of survival,” he said of his latest award, which he celebrated with family members. “I tell all the young artists I work with that longevity is a key part of the equation. You can be great for a nanosecond but to sustain your career, well, you have to be more interesting (laughs). Now I never claimed or intended to be an artist “Interesting, but I’ve lived very honestly and in the public eye a lot, so I’m very grateful to get this award.”

Other winners included Busby Maru (Blues/Roots Award), DZ death rays (Heavy Award), Tia Gostilo (Indigenous Award), and Desert Peak (Soul/Funk/RnB Category).

“We’re very proud of Queensland, and we’re inspired by the young people coming through. And of course, all the old mates too,” said Thomas Busby, half of Rockhampton Roots’ Busby Marrow. He added that the beauty of the music industry is that “you make friends along the way, and then You keep them.

The 2024 Queensland Music Awards are produced by QMusic, which is supported by the Queensland Government. Guests in the room included Queensland Premier Steven Miles.

Queensland Music Awards 2024 Winners:

Grand prizes

Song of the year

Jim Cassar Daly – “The King of Disappointment”

Album of the year

Cub Sport – Jesus in the gay bar

Lifetime Achievement Award

James Blundell

Scholarships

2023 Billy Thorpe Scholarship

Lottie McLeod

Carol Lloyd Award 2023

Joe Diffie

Dennis “Mob” Conlon Scholarship

Crystal West

2023 Grant McLennan Fellowship

Georgia Potter

Dalwood-Wiley Foundation Scholarship

Ethan Roberts

Category Awards

Blues | Roots Award

Busby Maru – “Conversation”

Children’s Music Award

Geoff Bush – “Dance Mode” (Bluey)

Contemporary classical music for the stage

Karen Schwab – “Cybernelon”

State award

Tori Forsyth – “Sometimes”

Electronic award

Cub Sport – “Songs About Her”

Popular award

Little Gold – “Cannonball”

Heavy reward

Dz Deathrays – “My Mind Is Eating Me Alive”

Hip Hop Award

Ozzie Jarrell – Uptown

Indigenous Award

Tia Gostilo – “Spring to Life”

Jazz Award

Andrew Pat Trieu – “Le Baiser Salé”

Music for screen

Geoff Bush – “Cricket” (Bluey)

Pop Award

Jim Cassar Daly – “The King of Disappointment”

Rock Award

felony. “Everyone I love wants to kill themselves.”

Soul | Funk | RNB Award

Sahara Peak – “Settlement”

Global award

Taitoga – “Valele Manusamoa”

Youth Award (from 10 to 17 years old).

Parker – “Sofa Bed”

Regional | Regional award

The Lieutenant – “Act Your Age”

Video Award

Lewis Campbell, Adam Hasa and Julian Panetta – “Make It Really Easy” by Jordan Britannia. Juno

Export Award

Skin on skin

Best-selling single

Fisher and Kita Alexander – “Atmosphere”

Best selling album

Brad Cox – acre

Venues + Festival of the Year Awards

People’s Choice Award for Metro Venue of the Year

Fortitude Music Hall

People’s Choice Award for Regional Venue of the Year

Kings Beach Pub

This year’s People’s Choice Award nominees

Jimbei crowd music

An accessible place for this year

Kingston Butter Factory Cultural District