It’s been a big night for punk rockers Amyl And The Sniffers and electronic star Ninajirachi, with the pair taking home major wins from this year’s ARIA Awards.

Amyl And The Sniffers won four Awards tonight: Best Group, Album of the Year, Best Rock Album, and Best Cover Art (John Angus Stewart and Thomas Rennie) for Cartoon Darkness, while 2025 Australian Music Prize winner Ninajirachi continues her thrilling year, winning Best Solo Artist, Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist, and Best Independent Release for I Love My Computer.

The evening also saw EDM pioneer Dom Dolla accept the inaugural Global Impact Award, Troye Sivan win Best Australian Live Act, and Tame Impala take home two Artisan Awards: Best Engineered Release and Best Produced Release for End of Summer.

Genre winners included BOY SODA (Best Soul/R&B Release), Thornhill (Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album), BARKAA (Best Hip-Hop/Rap Release), The Teskey Brothers (Best Blues & Roots Album), Kasey Chambers (Best Country Album), Emma Memma (Best Children’s Album), Lucy Clifford (Best Jazz Album), and Gurrumul (Best World Music Album). Meanwhile, Laneway Festival won the inaugural Best Music Festival Award.

You can see the full list of winners below.

Of course, the evening featured a range of memorable performances, including Olivia Dean with her breakout hit, Man I Need. Keli Holiday warmed up the show with Dancing2, Kita Alexander graced the stage, as did Missy Higgins, Thelma Plum, and Young Franco, who was joined by special guests Baker Boy, Kobie Dee, Anna Ryan, and Touch Sensitive.

The collaborations didn’t stop there. For the first time in ARIA Awards history, the entire field of Best Soul/R&B Release nominees teamed up for an epic performance. If Australians didn’t know the names of BOY SODA, JACOTÉNE, Jerome Farah, Larissa Lambert, and PANIA before tonight, they do now.  

Closing the evening in style, Daniel Johns inducted You Am I into the ARIA Hall of Fame. The revered rockers performed Heavy Heart and Berlin Chair before an exciting award ceremony concluded for another year.

ARIA CEO, Annabelle Herd, said of the evening, “Tonight shows just how extraordinary Australian artists are when they are given a global platform to shine. Amyl and The Sniffers and Ninajirachi deserve all the congratulations for these career-defining moments, but every winner and performer on the ARIA stage represents the strength and diversity of a culture that refuses to stand still.

“What we saw at the Hordern tonight – soul and R&B artists coming together in a first-ever whole of category collaboration, international sensation Olivia Dean stepping into our world to celebrate it, and our own homegrown global superstar Dom Dolla being honoured – all proves Australian music is being heard louder than ever.”

Herd concluded, “It’s an incredible privilege to celebrate these stories. Thank you again from all of us at ARIA. Thank you to the artists, managers, teams, labels, our incredible partners at Spotify, and Destination NSW for putting AusMusic on the global stage.”

This year, ARIA partnered with Spotify to present the awards. Spotify AUNZ Managing Director, Mikaela Lancaster, said: “Tonight truly belongs to the artists whose creativity and ambition continue to push Australian music forward. Congratulations to all of this year’s nominees and winners, and to ARIA for an unforgettable celebration of local music.

“Spotify is proud to partner with the ARIA Awards to support artists who are connecting with passionate fans around the world while shaping culture at home. Australian stories have never travelled further or faster, and we’ll continue doing our part to help them be heard in even more places.”

NSW Minister for Jobs and Tourism, Steve Kamper, added: “Congratulations to all the outstanding recipients of the 2025 ARIA Awards. Once again, the incredible depth and diversity of Australia’s music talent shines bright through the prism of the ARIAs.

“Music is a huge part of our state’s cultural vibrancy, which is why the NSW Government has changed the rules to allow venues and communities to make live performances more accessible, not only for fans but also as a vital breeding ground for music talent. I thank ARIA for their ongoing industry leadership and for supporting our advocacy to bring live music back across NSW.”

2025 ARIA AWARDS WINNERS

Album of the Year

Amyl and The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness [Amyl and The Sniffers / Virgin Music Group] - WINNER

Missy Higgins – The Second Act [Eleven Music / EMI Music Australia]

Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer [NLV Records]

RÜFÜS DU SOL – Inhale / Exhale [Rose Avenue Records / Warner Music Australasia]

Thelma Plum – I'm Sorry, Now Say It Back [Warner Music Australasia]

Best Solo Artist

BARKAA – Big Tidda [Big Apples Music / Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia]

Dom Dolla – DREAMIN’ [Good Fortune Records]

Kylie Minogue – Tension II [Mushroom Music]

Mallrat – Light Hit My Face Like A Straight Right [Dew Process / Universal Music Australia]

Missy Higgins – The Second Act [Eleven Music / EMI Music Australia]

Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer [NLV Records] - WINNER

Paul Kelly – Fever Longing Still [EMI Music Australia]

The Kid LAROI – How Does It Feel? [Columbia Records / Sony Music]

Thelma Plum – I'm Sorry, Now Say It Back [Warner Music Australasia]

Young Franco – it's Franky baby! [Neon Records]

Best Group

Amyl and The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness [Amyl and The Sniffers / Virgin Music Group] - WINNER

Folk Bitch Trio – Now Would Be A Good Time [Jagjaguwar]

Hilltop Hoods – Fall From The Light [Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia]

Royel Otis – hickey [Ourness / Capitol Records]

RÜFÜS DU SOL – Inhale / Exhale [Rose Avenue Records / Warner Music Australasia]

Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist presented by Spotify

Folk Bitch Trio – Now Would Be A Good Time [Jagjaguwar]

Gut Health – Stiletto [AWAL Recordings]

Mia Wray – hi, it’s nice to meet me [Mushroom Music]

Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer [NLV Records] - WINNER

Young Franco – it's Franky baby! [Neon Records]

Best Pop Release

G Flip – Disco Cowgirl [AWAL Recordings]

Kita Alexander – Press Pause [Warner Music Australasia]

Kylie Minogue – Tension II [Mushroom Music]

Mallrat – Light Hit My Face Like A Straight Right [Dew Process / Universal Music Australia]

Thelma Plum – I'm Sorry, Now Say It Back [Warner Music Australasia] - WINNER

Best Dance / Electronic Release

Confidence Man – 3AM (LA LA LA) [I OH YOU / Mushroom Music]

Dom Dolla – DREAMIN' [Good Fortune Records] - WINNER

FISHER – Stay [etcetc Music Pty Ltd]

Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer [NLV Records]

Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Jazzy – Somedays [Solotoka / ADA]

Best Hip Hop / Rap Release

BARKAA – Big Tidda [Big Apples Music / Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia] - WINNER

Hilltop Hoods – Fall From The Light [Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia]

Miss Kaninna – Kaninna EP [Soul Has No Tempo]

ONEFOUR – Look At Me Now [ONEFOUR Records / The Orchard]

The Kid LAROI – Baby I’m Back [Columbia Records / Sony Music]

Best Soul / R&B Release

BOY SODA – Lil Obsession [Warner Music Australasia] - WINNER

JACOTÉNE - Why’d You Do That? [Epic Records / Sony Music]

Jerome Farah – CHLORINE [Sony Music]

Larissa Lambert – Cardio [New Levels / Virgin Music Group]

PANIA – Pity Party [Warner Music Australasia / Say Less]

Best Independent Release presented by PPCA

Ball Park Music – Like Love [Prawn Records / Inertia Music]

Confidence Man – 3AM (LA LA LA) [I OH YOU / Mushroom Music]

Folk Bitch Trio – Now Would Be A Good Time [Jagjaguwar]

Miss Kaninna – Kaninna EP [Soul Has No Tempo]

Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer [NLV Records] - WINNER

Best Rock Album presented by Tooheys

Amyl and The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness [Amyl and The Sniffers / Virgin Music Group] - WINNER

Ball Park Music – Like Love [Prawn Records / Inertia Music]

King Stingray – For The Dreams [Civilians / The Orchard]

Royel Otis – hickey [Ourness / Capitol Records]

Spacey Jane – If That Makes Sense [AWAL Recordings]

Best Adult Contemporary Album

Folk Bitch Trio – Now Would Be A Good Time [Jagjaguwar]

Gordi – Like Plasticine [Mushroom Music]

Meg Washington – GEM [OriGiN Distribution / ADA]

Missy Higgins – The Second Act [Eleven Music / EMI Music Australia] - WINNER

Paul Kelly – Fever Longing Still [EMI Music Australia]

Best Country Album

Dylan Wright – Half a World Away [Sony Music]

Imogen Clark – Choking on Fuel [Potts Entertainment / MGM]

Kasey Chambers – Backbone [Essence Music Group / MGM] - WINNER

Keith Urban – High [CAPITOL – NASHVILLE / EMI Music Australia]

Taylor Moss – Firecracker [Taylor Moss / Ditto Music]

Best Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Album

Civic – Chrome Dipped [ATO Records / Inertia Music]

Press Club – To All The Ones I Love [Inertia Music]

RedHook – Mutation [RedHook Records]

The Amity Affliction – Let The Ocean Take Me Down (Redux) [GYROstream]

Thornhill – Bodies [UNFD / Community Music] - WINNER

Best Blues & Roots Album

Dope Lemon – Golden Wolf [BMG]

Mama Kin Spender – Promises [Mama Kin Spender / MGM]

Sons Of The East – SONS [Sons Of The East Music / MGM]

Tash Sultana – Return to the Roots [Lonely Lands Records via Sony Music]

The Teskey Brothers – Live At The Hammersmith Apollo [Mushroom Music] - WINNER

Best Children’s Album

Emma Memma – Dance Island Party [GYROstream] - WINNER

Justine Clarke – Mimi's symphony [ABC Music / The Orchard]

Teeny Tiny Stevies – Brain Fart [Love Your Records / Xelon]

The Vegetable Plot – Season Three [ABC Music / The Orchard]

The Wiggles – Wiggle Up, Giddy Up! [ABC Music / The Orchard]

Best Music Festival presented by Tixel

Ability Fest – Dylan Alcott Foundation + Untitled Group

Beyond The Valley – Untitled Group / Beyond The Valley Music Festival

Bluesfest Byron Bay – Bluesfest Byron Bay

Laneway Festival – St Jerome’s Laneway / Laneway Festival - WINNER

Yours and Owls Festival – Yours and Owls

PUBLIC VOTED AWARDS

Best Video

Break My Love - RÜFÜS DU SOL, Alexander George (Katzki) [Rose Avenue Records / Warner Music Australasia]

Craters – Missy Higgins, Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore [Eleven Music / EMI Music Australia]

Lordy Lordy – Emily Wurramara, Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore [ABC Music / The Orchard]

All the Noise – Spacey Jane, Dan Lesser [AWAL Recordings]

car – Royel Otis, Jamieson Kerr [Ourness / Capitol Records]

Big Dreams – Amyl and The Sniffers, John Stewart [Amyl and The Sniffers / Virgin Music Group]

DREAMIN’ - Dom Dolla, Kyle Caulfield & Shevin Dissanayake [Good Fortune Records]

Don’t Worry, Be Happy – Hilltop Hoods, Roman Anastasios and Jordan Ruyi Blanch [Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia]

Dancing2 – Keli Holiday, Ryan Sauer [Keli Holiday / GYROstream] - WINNER

WASSA – Vv Pete, UTILITY, Formation Boyz, UTILITY [Trackwork]

Best Australian Live Act presented by Destination NSW

Amyl and The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness World Tour

Ball Park Music – Like Love Tour

BARKAA – BIG TIDDA TOUR [Jackson Street & Bad Apples Music]

Confidence Man – 3AM (LA LA LA) Tour [I OH YOU]

Dom Dolla – Dom Dolla Australia 2024 [Untitled Group]

Hilltop Hoods – Hilltop Hoods 2025

Kylie Minogue – Tension Tour 2025

Miss Kaninna – Dawg In Me Tour [Astral People]

SPEED – SPEED AUSTRALIA TOUR ‘25

Troye Sivan – Something To Give Each Other Tour [Live Nation] - WINNER

Song of the Year

Cyril, Maryjo – Still Into You [Warner Music Australasia / Spinnin Records]

Dean Lewis – With You [Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia]

Dom Dolla Feat. Daya – Dreamin [Good Fortune Records]

FISHER – Stay [etcetc Music Pty Ltd]

Gotye, FISHER, Chris Lake Feat. Kimbra, Sante Sansone – Somebody [Eleven: A Music Company / EMI Music Australia]

OneFour, Nemzzz – Spinnin [ONEFOUR RECORDS / THE ORCHARD]

Royel Otis – Linger (SiriusXM Session) [Ourness]

Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Jazzy – Somedays [Solotoko / ADA]

The Kid LAROI – Girls [Columbia Records / Sony Music] - WINNER

Tobiahs – Angel of Mine [Mushroom Music]

Most Popular International Artist

Alex Warren – [Atlantic Records / Warner Music Australasia]

Calvin Harris – [Columbia Records / Sony Music]

Gracie Abrams – [Interscope / Universal Music Australia]

Kendrick Lamar – [Interscope / Universal Music Australia]

Noah Kahan – [Republic Records / Universal Music Australia]

Post Malone – [Republic Records / Universal Music Australia]

Sabrina Carpenter – [Island Records USA / Universal Music Australia]

Tate McRae – [RCA Records / Universal Music Australia]

Taylor Swift – [Republic Records / Universal Music Australia] - WINNER

Tyler, The Creator – [Columbia Records / Sony Music]

ARTISAN AWARDS

Best Cover Art

Giulia McGauran for The Cat Empire – Bird in Paradise [BMG]

John Stewart for Amyl and The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness [Amyl and The Sniffers / Virgin Music Group] - WINNER

Kira Puru, Em Jensen for Thelma Plum – I’m Sorry, Now Say It Back [Warner Music Australasia]

Nina Wilson, John You, Aria Zarzycki for Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer [NLV Records]

Sarah McCloskey for Hilltop Hoods – Fall From The Light [Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia]

Engineer - Best Engineered Release

Alice Ivy for Alice Ivy – Do What Makes You Happy [Kewpie Mayo Records / Independent]

Dom Dolla for Dom Dolla – DREAMIN' [Good Fortune Records]

Eric J Dubowsky for Emma Louise & Flume – DUMB [Three Six Zero Recordings / ADA]

Kevin Parker for Tame Impala – End of Summer [Columbia Records / Sony Music] - WINNER

Thomas Purcell p/k/a Wave Racer for Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer [NLV Records]

Producer – Best Produced Release

Alex Burnett for Thelma Plum - I’m Sorry, Now Say It Back [Warner Music Australasia]

Dom Dolla for Dom Dolla – DREAMIN' [Good Fortune Records]

Kevin Parker for Tame Impala – End of Summer [Columbia Records / Sony Music] - WINNER

Nina Wilson p/k/a Ninajirachi for Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer [NLV Records]

RÜFÜS DU SOL for RÜFÜS DU SOL – Inhale / Exhale [Rose Avenue Records / Warner Music Australasia]

FINE ARTS AWARDS

Best Classical Album

Andrea Lam – Piano Diary [ABC Classic / The Orchard] - WINNER

Australian Chamber Orchestra / Richard Tognetti – Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings and Andante

Cantabile / Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony in C minor [ABC Classic / The Orchard]

Nat Bartsch – Forever Changed [Amica Records]

Simone Young & Sydney Symphony Orchestra – Mahler: Symphony No.2; Barton: Of The Earth [Deutsche Grammophon Australia / Universal Music]

Sophie Hutchings – Become The Sky [Universal Music Australia / Mercury KX]

Best Jazz Album

Evans Robson Quartet – Zenith [Lamplight Records]

Lachlan McKenzie – Departures [ABC Jazz / The Orchard]

Lucy Clifford – Between Spaces of Knowing [ABC Jazz / The Orchard] - WINNER

TL; DR & Peter Knight – Too Long; Didn’t Read [Earshift Music / The Planet Company-MGM]

Touch Sensitive – In Paradise [Future Classic]

Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album

Australian Chamber Orchestra – Memoir of a Snail (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [ABC Classic / The Orchard]

François Tétaz - The Surfer [Impressed Recordings / Rubber Music Pty Ltd]

Michael Cassel Group – Michael Cassel Group Presents A (Very) Musical Christmas [The Orchard]

Various Artists – How To Make Gravy [Origin Recordings] - WINNER

Vidya Makan – The Lucky Country (Original Cast Album) [ORiGiN Distribution / ADA]

Best World Music Album

Electric Fields, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Live In Concert [ABC Music / The Orchard]

Gurrumul – Banbirrngu – The Orchestral Sessions [Decca Australia & Skinnyfish / UMA] - WINNER

Joseph Tawadros – The Forgotten Path To Humanity [Independent / The Planet Company]

Tenzin Choegyal – Snow Flower [Warner Music Australasia / Rainbow Valley Records]

The Cat Empire – Bird in Paradise [BMG]

OUR SOUNDTRACK OUR ADS

Best Use of an Australian Recording in an Advertisement

Fox League 2025: Our Greats – Fox Sports Australia, 3% - WINNER

Menulog: What’s Good in Your Hood – Thinkerbell, Bliss n Eso

Paramount+ Australia: Ballad of the GOATS – Paramount+ Australia, Briggs

Tooheys: I Feel Like a Tooheys – Thinkerbell, Dune Rats

Tourism & Events Queensland: That Holiday Feeling – Publicis Worldwide, Kita Alexander