Nick Grimshaw has revealed 6 Music\u2019s Artists of the Year 2025 on his Breakfast Show (weekdays, 7-10am).<\/p>\n
Announced each November, the list features a mix of established and break-through acts who have dominated 2025.<\/p>\n
The 6 Music Artists of the Year 2025 are (in alphabetical order): Blood Orange, CMAT, Deftones, Ethel Cain, FKA twigs, Geese, Jacob Alon, jasmine.4.t, Kae Tempest, Maruja, Pulp and Turnstile.<\/p>\n
Blood Orange says: \u201c6 Music! Thank you so much for your continued support of my music and latest album, Essex Honey. It\u2019s inspired by my experience growing up in Essex and all the music I loved while growing up, so the support back home means a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n
CMAT says: \u201cI am very happy to be one of 6 Music\u2019s Artists of the Year!! Thanks to everyone in 6 for the support on EURO-COUNTRY. Now that I am wisdom tooth-free, I can\u2019t wait to play these songs live x x\u201d<\/p>\n
Deftones\u2019 Chino Moreno says: \u201cI just want to tell you how excited we are for being honoured as one of 6 Music’s Artists of the Year, it’s awesome. It’s been a great year for us making this record, we put a lot of work into it and we are stoked that people seem to be taking to it.\u201d<\/p>\n
FKA twigs says: \u201cI’m really grateful to be one of 6 Music\u2019s Artists of the Year. I’ve been doing this a while now, so it’s amazing to have a career that’s still growing \u2013 to still get to play shows, make music videos, have ideas, share them and for all that to be received well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cameron Winter from Geese says: \u201cI want to say how grateful we are for being included on 6 Music\u2019s list of good music. The support from the station has been very nice and of course from the listeners at home too. We love you very much, thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jacob Alon says: \u201cHoly moly! It\u2019s a blessing and an honour to be on 6 Music\u2019s Artists of the Year list <3 I am so happy that you have found something to love in my music. In fact, I want you to know the scale of my gratitude for all your support of me on 6 Music up until now: imagine a cashew. Imagine every cashew you\u2019ve ever eaten. Imagine every cashew currently ripe and uneaten in the world. Imagine every cashew that has ever existed in the past and that will ever exist in the future. Imagine a distant galaxy where the laws of physics are such that the nucleus of every atom is cashew-shaped – and all of matter and space and time is rearranged into one giant cashew. Now imagine you\u2019re allergic to nuts and you\u2019ve just eaten all those cashews. Your support feels like the opposite of that. \u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83e\ude79I have so much love and respect for everything you do for the world of alternative music. I doubt I\u2019d be where I am without you. All my love, angels. Cob xxx\u201d<\/p>\n
jasmine.4.t says: \u201cI can\u2019t believe I am one of the 6 Music artists of the year! Thank you so much for choosing me – this means the world. It\u2019s just over a year since my first 6 Music play, so coming this far so quickly is really wild to me. Thank you for all of your support.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kae Tempest says: \u201cSo happy to be included in 6 Music\u2019s Artists of the Year. Had such a good time making this record and have had so many beautiful encounters with people who\u2019ve connected with it in one way or another. Thanks 6 Music for spreading the word.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maruja say: \u201cThis is such a huge honour and privilege for us, to be recognised as an artist of the entire year, by the revered likes of 6 Music – it\u2019s what we\u2019ve always dreamed about. You have helped elevate us to that higher plane, and for that, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We are blessed to have the greatest team and the greatest fans in the world supporting us – we would not be here without you all. All the love, Maruja.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pulp say: \u201c6 Music is Pulp\u2019s favourite radio station: that\u2019s why we chose to have the first play of \u201cSpike Island\u201d on Lauren\u2019s show back in April. So, it\u2019s fantastic to be named as a \u201c6 Music Artist of the Year\u201d – you love us back! This could be the start of a beautiful friendship\u2026\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Turnstile say: \u201cTHANK U 6 MUSIC MANCHESTER WE’LL SEE YOU TONIGHT.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cam Pia, 6 Music\u2019s music editor says: \u201cCelebrating artistry is what we do every day at 6 Music, and Artists of the Year is our chance to really big up those acts who have made a cultural impact in 2025. Once again, it’s an incredibly broad mix that represents the wide range of music that we play on the network. Across this week, we’ll be reflecting back on the sessions, interviews and special shows that these artists have shared with us, it’s a joy to hear from them again and to recognise their wins this year.”<\/p>\n