inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame<\/a>.<\/p>\nCheck out the full list of nominees below.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For the first time, the ARIA Awards will recognise Australian festivals, with the inaugural Best Music Festival award. Nominees include Ability Fest, Beyond the Valley, Bluesfest Byron Bay, Laneway Festival, and Yours and Owls.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Also new in 2025, ARIA\u2019s public voted awards will be integrated into Spotify, enabling fans to cast daily votes directly in the app. Public voting will run from September 25th to November 10th.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year\u2019s nominees are living proof that Australian artists are shaping the global cultural narrative in real time. There\u2019s no longer a singular image of what success looks like for an artist, and the stories set to be celebrated in November are absolute proof of that,\u201d Annabelle Herd, ARIA CEO, said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBe it a career-shifting sync, global collaboration, sold-out headline slot or an unforgettable live tour across the world, the achievements of our 2025 nominees show just how far our music has travelled this year, and how many different ways Australian artists are making their mark.\u201d<\/p>\n
2025 ARIA Awards Nominations<\/p>\n
Album of the Year
Amyl and The Sniffers \u2013 Cartoon Darkness [Amyl and The Sniffers \/ Virgin Music Group]
Missy Higgins \u2013 The Second Act [Eleven Music \/ EMI Music Australia]
Ninajirachi \u2013 I Love My Computer [NLV Records]
R\u00dcF\u00dcS DU SOL \u2013 Inhale \/ Exhale [Rose Avenue Records \/ Warner Music Australasia]
Thelma Plum \u2013 I\u2019m Sorry, Now Say It Back [Warner Music Australasia]<\/p>\n
Best Solo Artist
BARKAA \u2013 Big Tidda [Big Apples Music \/ Island Records Australia \/ Universal Music Australia]
Dom Dolla \u2013 \u201cDREAMIN\u2019\u201d [Good Fortune Records]
Kylie Minogue \u2013 Tension II [Mushroom Music]
Mallrat \u2013 Light Hit My Face Like A Straight Right [Dew Process \/ Universal Music Australia]
Missy Higgins \u2013 The Second Act [Eleven Music \/ EMI Music Australia]
Ninajirachi \u2013 I Love My Computer [NLV Records]
Paul Kelly \u2013 Fever Longing Still [EMI Music Australia]
The Kid LAROI \u2013 \u201cHow Does It Feel?\u201d [Columbia Records \/ Sony Music]
Thelma Plum \u2013 I\u2019m Sorry, Now Say It Back [Warner Music Australasia]
Young Franco \u2013 it\u2019s Franky baby! [Neon Records]<\/p>\n
Best Group
Amyl and The Sniffers \u2013 Cartoon Darkness [Amyl and The Sniffers \/ Virgin Music Group]
Folk Bitch Trio \u2013 Now Would Be A Good Time [Jagjaguwar]
Hilltop Hoods \u2013 Fall From The Light [Island Records Australia \/ Universal Music Australia]
Royel Otis \u2013 hickey [Ourness \/ Capitol Records]
R\u00dcF\u00dcS DU SOL \u2013 Inhale \/ Exhale [Rose Avenue Records \/ Warner Music Australasia]<\/p>\n
Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist presented by Spotify
Folk Bitch Trio \u2013 Now Would Be A Good Time [Jagjaguwar]
Gut Health \u2013 Stiletto [AWAL Recordings]
Mia Wray \u2013 hi, it\u2019s nice to meet me [Mushroom Music]
Ninajirachi \u2013 I Love My Computer [NLV Records]
Young Franco \u2013 it\u2019s Franky baby! [Neon Records]<\/p>\n
Best Pop Release
G Flip \u2013 \u201cDisco Cowgirl\u201d [AWAL Recordings]
Kita Alexander \u2013 \u201cPress Pause\u201d [Warner Music Australasia]
Kylie Minogue \u2013 Tension II [Mushroom Music]
Mallrat \u2013 Light Hit My Face Like A Straight Right [Dew Process \/ Universal Music Australia]
Thelma Plum \u2013 I\u2019m Sorry, Now Say It Back [Warner Music Australasia]<\/p>\n
Best Dance \/ Electronic Release
Confidence Man \u2013 3AM (LA LA LA) [I OH YOU \/ Mushroom Music]
Dom Dolla \u2013 \u201cDREAMIN’\u201d [Good Fortune Records]
FISHER \u2013 \u201cStay\u201d [etcetc Music Pty Ltd]
Ninajirachi \u2013 I Love My Computer [NLV Records]
Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Jazzy \u2013 \u201cSomedays\u201d [Solotoka \/ ADA]<\/p>\n
Best Hip Hop \/ Rap Release
BARKAA \u2013 Big Tidda [Big Apples Music \/ Island Records Australia \/ Universal Music Australia]
Hilltop Hoods \u2013 Fall From The Light [Island Records Australia \/ Universal Music Australia]
Miss Kaninna \u2013 Kaninna EP [Soul Has No Tempo]
ONEFOUR \u2013 Look At Me Now [ONEFOUR Records \/ The Orchard]
The Kid LAROI \u2013 \u201cBaby I\u2019m Back\u201d [Columbia Records \/ Sony Music]<\/p>\n
Best Soul \/ R&B Release
BOY SODA \u2013 \u201cLil Obsession\u201d [Warner Music Australasia]
JACOT\u00c9NE \u2013 \u201cWhy\u2019d You Do That?\u201d [Epic Records \/ Sony Music]
Jerome Farah \u2013 CHLORINE [Sony Music]
Larissa Lambert \u2013 \u201cCardio\u201d [New Levels \/ Virgin Music Group]
PANIA \u2013 \u201cPity Party\u201d [Warner Music Australasia \/ Say Less]<\/p>\n
Best Independent Release presented by PPCA
Ball Park Music \u2013 Like Love [Prawn Records \/ Inertia Music]
Confidence Man \u2013 3AM (LA LA LA) [I OH YOU \/ Mushroom Music]
Folk Bitch Trio \u2013 Now Would Be A Good Time [Jagjaguwar]
Miss Kaninna \u2013 Kaninna EP [Soul Has No Tempo]
Ninajirachi \u2013 I Love My Computer [NLV Records]<\/p>\n
Best Rock Album presented by Tooheys
Amyl and The Sniffers \u2013 Cartoon Darkness [Amyl and The Sniffers \/ Virgin Music Group]
Ball Park Music \u2013 Like Love [Prawn Records \/ Inertia Music]
King Stingray \u2013 For The Dreams [Civilians \/ The Orchard]
Royel Otis \u2013 hickey [Ourness \/ Capitol Records]
Spacey Jane \u2013 If That Makes Sense [AWAL Recordings]<\/p>\n
Best Adult Contemporary Album
Folk Bitch Trio \u2013 Now Would Be A Good Time [Jagjaguwar]
Gordi \u2013 Like Plasticine [Mushroom Music]
Meg Washington \u2013 GEM [OriGiN Distribution \/ ADA]
Missy Higgins \u2013 The Second Act [Eleven Music \/ EMI Music Australia]
Paul Kelly \u2013 Fever Longing Still [EMI Music Australia]<\/p>\n
Best Country Album
Dylan Wright \u2013 Half a World Away [Sony Music]
Imogen Clark \u2013 Choking on Fuel [Potts Entertainment \/ MGM]
Kasey Chambers \u2013 Backbone [Essence Music Group \/ MGM]
Keith Urban \u2013 High [CAPITOL \u2013 NASHVILLE \/ EMI Music Australia]
Taylor Moss \u2013 Firecracker [Taylor Moss \/ Ditto Music]<\/p>\n
Best Hard Rock \/ Heavy Metal Album
Civic \u2013 Chrome Dipped [ATO Records \/ Inertia Music]
Press Club \u2013 To All The Ones I Love [Inertia Music]
RedHook \u2013 Mutation [RedHook Records]
The Amity Affliction \u2013 Let The Ocean Take Me Down (Redux) [GYROstream]
Thornhill \u2013 Bodies [UNFD \/ Community Music]<\/p>\n
Best Blues & Roots Album
Dope Lemon \u2013 Golden Wolf [BMG]
Mama Kin Spender \u2013 Promises [Mama Kin Spender \/ MGM]
Sons Of The East \u2013 SONS [Sons Of The East Music \/ MGM]
Tash Sultana \u2013 Return to the Roots [Lonely Lands Records via Sony Music]
The Teskey Brothers \u2013 Live At The Hammersmith Apollo [Mushroom Music]<\/p>\n
Best Children\u2019s Album
Emma Memma \u2013 Dance Island Party [GYROstream]
Justine Clarke \u2013 Mimi\u2019s symphony [ABC Music \/ The Orchard]
Teeny Tiny Stevies \u2013 Brain Fart [Love Your Records \/ Xelon]
The Vegetable Plot \u2013 Season Three [ABC Music \/ The Orchard]
The Wiggles \u2013 Wiggle Up, Giddy Up! [ABC Music \/ The Orchard]<\/p>\n
Best Music Festival presented by Tixel
Ability Fest \u2013 Dylan Alcott Foundation + Untitled Group
Beyond The Valley \u2013 Untitled Group \/ Beyond The Valley Music Festival Bluesfest Byron Bay \u2013 Bluesfest Byron Bay
Laneway Festival \u2013 St Jerome\u2019s Laneway \/ Laneway Festival
Yours and Owls Festival \u2013 Yours and Owls<\/p>\n
PUBLIC VOTED AWARDS<\/p>\n
Best Video
\u201cBreak My Love\u201d\u00a0\u2013 R\u00dcF\u00dcS DU SOL, Alexander George (Katzki) [Rose Avenue Records \/ Warner Music Australasia]
\u201cCraters\u201d \u2013 Missy Higgins, Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore [Eleven Music \/ EMI Music Australia]
\u201cLordy Lordy\u201d \u2013 Emily Wurramara, Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore [ABC Music \/ The Orchard]
\u201cAll the Noise\u201d \u2013 Spacey Jane, Dan Lesser [AWAL Recordings]
\u201ccar\u201d \u2013 Royel Otis, Jamieson Kerr [Ourness \/ Capitol Records]
\u201cBig Dreams\u201d \u2013 Amyl and The Sniffers, John Stewart [Amyl and The Sniffers \/ Virgin Music Group]
\u201cDREAMIN\u2019\u201d \u2013 Dom Dolla, Kyle Caulfield & Shevin Dissanayake [Good Fortune Records]
\u201cDon\u2019t Worry, Be Happy\u201d \u2013 Hilltop Hoods, Roman Anastasios and Jordan Ruyi Blanch [Island Records Australia \/ Universal Music Australia]
\u201cDancing2\u201d \u2013 Keli Holiday, Ryan Sauer [Keli Holiday \/ GYROstream]
\u201cWASSA\u201d \u2013 Vv Pete, UTILITY, Formation Boyz, UTILITY [Trackwork]<\/p>\n
Best Australian Live Act presented by Destination NSW
Amyl and The Sniffers \u2013 \u2018Cartoon Darkness World Tour\u2019
Ball Park Music \u2013 \u2018Like Love Tour\u2019
BARKAA \u2013 \u2018BIG TIDDA TOUR\u2019 [Jackson Street & Bad Apples Music]
Confidence Man \u2013 \u20183AM (LA LA LA) Tour\u2019 [I OH YOU]
Dom Dolla \u2013 \u2018Dom Dolla Australia 2024\u2019 [Untitled Group]
Hilltop Hoods \u2013 \u2018Hilltop Hoods 2025\u2019
Kylie Minogue \u2013 \u2018Tension Tour 2025\u2019
Miss Kaninna \u2013 \u2018Dawg In Me Tour\u2019 [Astral People]
SPEED \u2013 \u2018SPEED AUSTRALIA TOUR \u201825\u2019
Troye Sivan \u2013 \u2018Something To Give Each Other Tour\u2019 [Live Nation]<\/p>\n
Song of the Year
Cyril, Maryjo \u2013 \u201cStill Into You\u201d [Warner Music Australasia \/ Spinnin Records]
Dean Lewis \u2013 \u201cWith You\u201d [Island Records Australia \/ Universal Music Australia]
Dom Dolla Feat. Daya \u2013 \u201cDREAMIN’\u201d [Good Fortune Records]
FISHER \u2013 \u201cStay\u201d [etcetc Music Pty Ltd]
Gotye, FISHER, Chris Lake Feat. Kimbra, Sante Sansone \u2013 \u201cSomebody\u201d [Eleven: A Music Company \/ EMI Music Australia]
OneFour, Nemzzz \u2013 \u201cSpinnin\u201d [ONEFOUR RECORDS \/ THE ORCHARD]
Royel Otis \u2013 \u201cLinger (SiriusXM Session)\u201d [Ourness]
Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Jazzy \u2013 \u201cSomedays\u201d [Solotoko \/ ADA]
The Kid LAROI \u2013 \u201cGirls\u201d [Columbia Records \/ Sony Music]
Tobiahs \u2013 \u201cAngel of Mine\u201d [Mushroom Music]<\/p>\n
Most Popular International Artist
Alex Warren \u2013 You\u2019ll Be Alright Kid\u00a0[Atlantic Records \/ Warner Music Australasia]
Calvin Harris \u2013 96 Months [Columbia Records \/ Sony Music]
Gracie Abrams \u2013 The Secret Of Us [Interscope \/ Universal Music Australia]
Kendrick Lamar \u2013 GNX [Interscope \/ Universal Music Australia]
Noah Kahan \u2013 Stick Season [Republic Records \/ Universal Music Australia]
Post Malone \u2013 F-1Trillion [Republic Records \/ Universal Music Australia]
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 Short n\u2019 Sweet [Island Records USA \/ Universal Music Australia]
Tate McRae \u2013 So Close To What [RCA Records \/ Universal Music Australia]
Taylor Swift \u2013 [Republic Records \/ Universal Music Australia]
Tyler, The Creator \u2013 Chromakopia [Columbia Records \/ Sony Music]<\/p>\n
ARTISAN AWARDS<\/p>\n
Best Cover Art
Giulia McGauran for The Cat Empire \u2013 Bird in Paradise [BMG]
John Stewart for Amyl and The Sniffers \u2013 Cartoon Darkness [Amyl and The Sniffers \/ Virgin Music Group]
Kira Puru, Em Jensen for Thelma Plum \u2013 I\u2019m Sorry, Now Say It Back [Waner Music Australasia]
Nina Wilson, John You, Aria Zarzycki for Ninajirachi \u2013 I Love My Computer [NLV Records]
Sarah McCloskey for Hilltop Hoods \u2013 Fall From The Light [Island Records Australia \/ Universal Music Australia]<\/p>\n
Engineer \u2013 Best Engineered Release
Alice Ivy for Alice Ivy \u2013 Do What Makes You Happy [Kewpie Mayo Records \/ Independent]
Dom Dolla for Dom Dolla \u2013 \u201cDREAMIN’\u201d [Good Fortune Records]
Eric J Dubowsky for Emma Louise & Flume \u2013 DUMB [Three Six Zero Recordings \/ ADA]
Kevin Parker for Tame Impala \u2013 End of Summer [Columbia Records \/ Sony Music]
Thomas Purcell p\/k\/a Wave Racer for Ninajirachi \u2013 I Love My Computer [NLV Records]<\/p>\n
Producer \u2013 Best Produced Release
Alex Burnett for Thelma Plum \u2013 I\u2019m Sorry, Now Say It Back [Waner Music Australasia]
Dom Dolla for Dom Dolla \u2013 \u201cDREAMIN’\u201d [Good Fortune Records]
Kevin Parker for Tame Impala \u2013 End of Summer [Columbia Records \/ Sony Music]
Nina Wilson p\/k\/a Ninajirachi for Ninajirachi \u2013 I Love My Computer [NLV Records]
R\u00dcF\u00dcS DU SOL for R\u00dcF\u00dcS DU SOL \u2013 Inhale \/ Exhale [Rose Avenue Records \/ Warner Music Australasia]<\/p>\n
FINE ARTS AWARDS<\/p>\n
Best Classical Album
Andrea Lam \u2013 Piano Diary [ABC Classic \/ The Orchard]
Australian Chamber Orchestra \/ Richard Tognetti \u2013 Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings and Andante Cantabile \/ Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony in C minor [ABC Classic \/ The Orchard]
Nat Bartsch \u2013 Forever Changed [Amica Records]
Simone Young & Sydney Symphony Orchestra \u2013 Mahler: Symphony No.2; Barton: Of The Earth [Deutsche Grammophon Australia \/ Universal Music]
Sophie Hutchings \u2013 Become The Sky [Universal Music Australia \/ Mercury KX]<\/p>\n
Best Jazz Album
Evans Robson Quartet \u2013 Zenith [Lamplight Records]
Lachlan McKenzie \u2013 Departures [ABC Jazz \/ The Orchard]
Lucy Clifford \u2013 Between Spaces of Knowing [ABC Jazz \/ The Orchard]
TL; DR & Peter Knight \u2013 Too Long; Didn\u2019t Read [Earshift Music \/ The Planet Company-MGM]
Touch Sensitive \u2013 In Paradise [Future Classic]<\/p>\n
Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album
Australian Chamber Orchestra \u2013 Memoir of a Snail (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [ABC Classic \/ The Orchard]
Fran\u00e7ois T\u00e9taz \u2013 The Surfer [Impressed Recordings \/ Rubber Music Pty Ltd]
Michael Cassel Group \u2013 Michael Cassel Group Presents A (Very) Musical Christmas [The Orchard]
Various Artists \u2013 How To Make Gravy [Origin Recordings]
Vidya Makan \u2013 The Lucky Country (Original Cast Album) [ORiGiN Distribution \/ ADA]<\/p>\n
Best World Music Album
Electric Fields, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra \u2013 Live In Concert [ABC Music \/ The Orchard]
Gurrumul \u2013 Banbirrngu \u2013 The Orchestral Sessions [Decca Australia & Skinnyfish \/ UMA] J
oseph Tawadros \u2013 The Forgotten Path To Humanity [Independent \/ The Planet Company]
Tenzin Choegyal \u2013 Snow Flower [Warner Music Australasia \/ Rainbow Valley Records]
The Cat Empire \u2013 Bird in Paradise [BMG]<\/p>\n
OUR SOUNDTRACK OUR ADS<\/p>\n
Best Use of an Australian Recording in an Advertisement
\u201cFox League 2025: Our Greats\u201d \u2013 Fox Sports Australia, 3%
\u201cMenulog: What\u2019s Good in Your Hood\u201d \u2013 Thinkerbell, Bliss n Eso
\u201cParamount+ Australia: Ballad of the GOATS\u201d \u2013 Paramount+ Australia, Briggs
\u201cTooheys: I Feel Like a Tooheys\u201d \u2013 Thinkerbell, Dune Rats
\u201cTourism & Events Queensland: That Holiday Feeling\u201d \u2013 Publicis Worldwide, Kita Alexander<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ninajirachi, Dom Dolla, and R\u00dcF\u00dcS DU SOL lead the 2025 ARIA Awards nominations. In partnership with Spotify, the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42789,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[38260,10004,37372,37379,156,157,111,139,37378,69,38261],"class_list":{"0":"post-42788","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-2025-aria-awards","9":"tag-aria","10":"tag-aria-awards","11":"tag-dom-dolla","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-music","14":"tag-new-zealand","15":"tag-newzealand","16":"tag-ninajirachi","17":"tag-nz","18":"tag-rufus-du-sol"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42788\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}