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Last year, Musicadium sponsored the New Music/Experimental Award - this year, we are sponsoring both the New Music and Experimental award AND the Pop Award! We are proud to be associated with the premier Song Awards in Queensland.

FROM QMUSIC’S FORTNIGHTLY MAILOUT: Queensland’s annual search for the state’s finest songwriters closed last Friday with a record number of entries. More than 2140 songs from across Queensland have been entered this year in 14 categories.

Q Music Executive Officer Denise Foley said “This is by far the most outstanding response we have ever had from Q Song. It’s truly a year to celebrate Queensland creativity with the number of exceptional songwriters we have in our state.”

Entries are currently being featured on www.qsong.com.au and each week 612 ABC Brisbane features Q Song artists on Thursdays at 1.30pm with Richard Fidler. Listeners can tune into local radio Queensland to hear outstanding entries.

Entrants in Q Song 09 will have the opportunity to not just showcase their songs, but also to share in $25,000 worth of cash and prizes aimed at building their careers.

Past Q Song winners include Kate Miller-Heidke, The Boatpeople, The Grates, The John Steel Singers, Robert Foster, Kev Carmody, Bernard Fanning, Ben Salter (The Gin Club), Kate Bradley, Jackie Marshall, Tim Steward, James Grehan, 8 Ball Aitken, Emma- louise, Shari Williams and many more.

While Q Song principally targets emerging and unpublished songwriters, those with established songwriting careers will also be eligible for the Published Song of the Year Award.

Finalists will be announced on June 29, 2009 with the Q Song Awards event to be staged at Fortitude Valley venue, The Tivoli on August 11.

Also announced on the night will be the Grant McLennan Lifetime Achievement Award, and The Courier-Mail Peoples Choice Award.

For more information about Q Song 2009 visit: www.qsong.com.au

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