[1] WAM first received project funding from the state government in 1989, and in the early 90s the word "rock" was dropped from the title to give the organisation scope to take on a broader constituency.
The individual category award winners were:[3] The WAM Song of the Year for 2004 was announced at the Fly by Night Club in Fremantle on Thursday 16 September 2004.
The individual category award winners were:[4] The WAM Song of the Year for 2005 was announced at the Fly By Night Club in Fremantle on Thursday 27 October 2005.
Performing on the night were The Bank Holidays, Lake of Bass, New Rules For Boats, Peter Brandy, The Flairz and the 2004 Song of the Year winner, Lauren Brede.
Performing on the night were Kavyen Temperley from Eskimo Joe, The Panda Band, Abbe May and The Rockin' Pneumonia, One Horse Town, the Catherine Noblet Quartet and The Watts.
The winner of the Grand Prize received an additional 3 days recording time with producer Rob Grant at Poons Head Studios and the pressing of 500 promotional singles/EPs through Westlink Multimedia/MGM.
[9] The individual category award winners were:[10] The 2007 WAM Song of the Year was announced at the Fly By Night in Fremantle, on Wednesday 31 October 2007.
[citation needed] The sixteen award winners were: 2009 Grand Prize 2009 Popular Vote The 2010 WAM Song of the Year was announced at the Fly By Night Musicians' Club in Fremantle.
[citation needed] The sixteen award winners were: 2011 Grand Prize 2012 WAM Song of the Year was hosted by Darren de Mello from 96FM at the Fly By Night Musicians Club.
[citation needed] The sixteen award winners were: 2012 Grand Prize 2013 WAM Song of the Year was held at Fly By Night Musicians Club in February 2013.
Performances on the night included Rainy Day Women, The Ghost Hotel, Ylem & Deas and Odette Mercy & Her Soul Atomics.