Australian Women In Music Awards 2024 Finalists Announced

The finalists for the 2023 Australian Women in Music Awards have been revealed, with country music superstar Kasey Chambers, First Nations singer-songwriter Mo’Ju and George frontwoman Katie Noonan leading the announcement as nominees for the Artistic Excellence Award.

Mo’Ju is also in the running for the Songwriter Award, alongside producer Alice Ivy and WILSN’s Shannon Busch, while Kasey Chambers is also up for the Lifetime Achievement Award, alongside Do-Ré-Mi hitmaker Deborah Conway and ” the world’s first female roadie” Tana Douglas.

Kasey Chambers – ‘Not Pretty Enough’

Now in its fifth year, the AWMA’s is a national award ceremony that aims to highlight the women, non-binary and gender non-conforming professionals making change and accomplishing big things in the local music industry.

From artists and songwriters, to producers, engineers, music photographers, journalists and industry leaders, AWMA aims to toast the talents and contributions of women across all areas of the space, with a new category being added to the 19-award-strong itinerary this year to recognise women in opera.

AWMA Founding Executive Producer and Program Director Vicki Gordon said this year’s Awards
attracted more than 400 nominations, including one-in-five from regional areas, and a similar proportion of nominees from culturally diverse and First Nations backgrounds.

“A hallmark of AWMA is our capacity to reach women and disadvantaged communities from diverse
backgrounds whilst raising the collective voice to promote the importance of gender equality in the music industry,” Gordon said.

The 2024 AWMA’s ceremony and conference will run from Tuesday, 1st – Wednesday, 2nd October in Meanjin/Brisbane, with the ceremony itself going down at Fortitude Music Hall featuring ‘black carpet’ arrivals and curated performances around the theme ‘From Rock to Opera’.

You can peep the full list of finalists being honoured at the 2024 AWMA’s down below.