Amy Shark steals the show at the 2017 QLD Music Awards

Image: Violent Soho, winners of Album of the Year

Gold Coast breakthrough artist Amy Shark picked up three awards at the 2017 QLD Music Awards staged last night at Brisbane Powerhouse.

Shark, who is currently on a national tour, nabbed the coveted Song of the Year prize for standout single Adore while also winning the Regional and Pop awards, with the latter belonging to Shark for a second year running.

Last week, Adore exceeded 10 million streams and was certified Platinum for Australian sales of 70,000. The hit gained original exposure on triple j’s Unearthed and then on the big-sister station, before eventually taking out #2 on the Hottest 100 in January this year.

Violent Soho picked up Album of the Year for their acclaimed LP WACO. The publicly voted awards were taken out by Dami Im, Jarryd James and Cub Sport for Most Popular Female, Most Popular Male and Most Popular Group, respectively.

Brisbane metalcore outfit Amity Affliction won the Export Achievement Award, serving to recognise and celebrate the commercial success of Queensland artists. The group also produced the Highest Selling Album with 2016’s This Could Be Heartbreak.

Pop duo The Veronicas’ smash hit In My Blood won the award for Highest Selling Single. This follows the track’s double nomination at last year’s ARIA Awards for Best Pop Release and Song of the Year.

The full list of winners for the 2017 QLD Music Awards:

BLUES & ROOTS           

Leanne Tennant - Gentle Annie
Cairns       

COUNTRY           

Halfway - Three In And Nothing But The Stars
Brisbane South East       

ELECTRONIC /DANCE           

Confidence Man - Boyfriend (Repeat)
Brisbane North East       

FOLK / SINGER-SONGWRITER           

Tia Gostelow - Vague Utopia
Mackay       

HEAVY           

Lagerstein - Drink the Rum
Brisbane South East       

INDIGENOUS     

Emily Wurramara - Ngayuwa Ngelyeyiminama (I Love You)
Brisbane North       

JAZZ           

Sean Foran - Une Fille
Moreton Bay       

POP           

Amy Shark - Adore
Gold Coast       

REGIONAL           

Amy Shark - Adore
Gold Coast       

ROCK           

Good Boy - Poverty Line
Brisbane North East       

SCHOOLS           

Tia Gostelow - State of Art
Mackay       

URBAN           

ROMY - Wild Heart
Gold Coast       

VIDEO          

Hey Geronimo - Boredom
Brisbane North       

WORLD           

High Life - Aware
Sunshine Coast       

BOQ People’s Choice Most Popular Female         

Dami Im - Brisbane       

BOQ People’s Choice Most Popular Male         

Jarryd James - Brisbane       

BOQ People’s Choice Most Popular Group         

Cub Sport - Brisbane       

Export Achievement Award           

The Amity Affliction - Brisbane       

Highest Selling Single           

The Veronicas - In My Blood
Brisbane       

Highest Selling Album           

The Amity Affliction - This Could Be Heartbreak
Brisbane       

Album of the Year Award           

Violent Soho - WACO
Brisbane       

Song of the Year Award           

Amy Shark - Adore
Gold Coast       

Billy Thorpe Scholarship           

Marville - Brisbane       

Grant McLennan Lifetime Achievement Award         

Ritchie Yorke