This year's categories...

• Inspirational Music Leader Award: A music leader who has a lasting impact on their project participants, whether that's through their unique approach, unwavering commitment or deep compassion.
• Outstanding Project Award: A project doing exceptional work to equalise access to music for young people.
• Rising Star Award (Industry): A young person who’s making their mark behind-the-scenes of the music industries.
• Rising Star Award (Artist): A group or solo artist making waves in the music industry.
• Social Action Award: Changemakers who have made an outstanding impact on their local community, or to social justice issues (individuals, collectives or projects).
• Young Leader Award: A young person who is developing exceptional leadership skills as a project participant.
• Lyricist Award: An artist or group showcasing originality, emotion, and storytelling through their lyrics in an original track.
• Music Producer Award: A young producer raising the bar in music production, engineering, mixing and/or mastering.
• Music Video Award: An outstanding music video by an artist or group.
• Original Track Award (Group): An outstanding original track written and recorded by a group (two or more people).
• Original Track Award (Solo): An outstanding original track written and recorded by a solo artist.