08/06/2026
A huge congratulations to all the winners of the 2026 Sunshine Coast Music Awards announced last night! 🏆👏
Meet the winners here: https://www.scmic.org/scma-winners-2025-1-1
And congratulations to the Sunshine Coast Music Industry Collective crew for putting on another stellar night! 🌟
What a night!! 🤩✨😚👌🏼
Last night, hundreds of artists, venues, music workers, industry professionals, supporters and music lovers came together to celebrate the incredible talent, creativity and passion that fuels the Sunny Coast's music scene.
To our nominees, finalists and winners; congratulations! 🙌Thank you for the music, the performances, the recordings, the venues, the events, the countless hours behind the scenes, and your tireless dedication.
To everyone who attended, thank you for showing up, celebrating with us, and helping create such a warm, vibrant and supportive atmosphere throughout the evening.
A huge thank you to our live performers, presenters and contributors who helped make the night so memorable, and to our venue partner, the team at Banana Bender Hotel, for helping us bring the event to life.
To our sponsors; thank you for investing in local music and the people who make it happen. Your support allows us to recognise excellence, strengthen connections, and continue championing the Sunshine Coast music community.
And finally, thank you to the dedicated volunteers, committee members and hardworking team behind SCMIC who have spent countless hours planning, coordinating and delivering this event.
We're incredibly grateful for the passion, generosity and commitment that made the 2026 Sunshine Coast Music Awards possible.
Looking around the room on Sunday night, it was impossible not to feel proud of our community and everything we continue to achieve together.
Thank you for being part of it. 🎶✨
In case you missed it, our 2026 Sunshine Coast Music Awards winners....
ARTIST of the year
Katie Noonan
ARTWORK of the year
Jordyn Furmedge (The Video Chick) for the music video to 'Run' by Byrd of Paradyse
INDIDGE award
Deline Briscoe
LIVE ACT of the year
Katie Noonan
MUSICIAN of the year
Katie Noonan
PUNTER of the year
Letty Delaney
RECORDING STUDIO of the year
Yama-Nui Recording Studio
RISING STAR
Marshall Hamburger
SONG of the year
Che Burns - Devil Like You
YOUNG ARTIST of the year
Frank and Louis
VENUE of the year
The Presynct
📸 Stay tuned! We'll be sharing photos, highlights and winner spotlights from the night in the coming days.
And don't forget to join up as a SCMIC member to stay in the loop with lots more industry news and events for 2026 - head to scmic.org/join (it's free!)
