Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - FKA TWIGS - {EUSEXUA Afterglow}

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - TEEN JESUS AND THE JEAN TEASERS - {Glory}

Rüfüs Du Sol

It's been a HUGE week for Aussie music. The ARIA's went down. I got some picks right lol, AC/DC played a sold out Stadium Australia and also out at Sydney Olympic Park, Rüfüs Du Sol played three near sold out shows at neighbouring Qudos Bank Arena.

What a week for live music out at Sydney Olympic Park!

First to the ARIA's. I successfully picked AC/DC's support, Amyl and The Sniffers won the Album of the Year, with Cartoon Darkness. They also won, Best Group, Best Rock Album, and Best Cover Art. 

Local Central Coast dance queen, Ninajirachi continued her winning streak (post winning the 2025 Australian Music Prize), winning Best Solo Artist, Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist, & Best Independent Release for I Love My Computer. I successfully picked two of those awards too.

Now to Rüfüs Du Sol who I saw live last night.

Tyrone Lindqvist, Jon George and James Hunt make up Rüfüs Du Sol, originally known as simply Rüfüs from their inception until January 2014, before changing their name to Rüfüs Du Sol – exclusively in the United States – to avoid confusion with existing funk band Rufus.

In May 2018, the band adopted the name change worldwide for the sake of consistency.

Their debut album Atlas peaked at number one in Australia in 2013, and their three subsequent albums have all reached either number one or number two in their home country. While their second album Bloom debuted atop the Australian albums chart in early 2016. Their single You Were Right won the ARIA Award for Best Dance Release in 2015.

As part of their 2021–2023 Surrender world tour, Rüfüs Du Sol played three sold out stadium shows at Banc of California Stadium. 

In 2022, they won the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording for their song Alive. In 2023, they headlined Oshega Festival in Montreal, headlined Field Day in Sydney on New Year's Day in 2024, and headlined Lollapalooza in Chicago in 2025.

It was a monster return home for the trio playing a monster venue in Sydney's west.

Rüfüs Du Sol look at home on stage, they wear all black, with black sunglasses and have an incredible light show.

The group work the room with all their favourites plus cuts from their five time nominated record, Inhale / Exhale.

Let's take a look/listen at some of the biggest tunes to date from the Sydney trio. 

New (local) feature album tomorrow ahead of sliding into summer with some BIG features incoming!

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - DON WEST - {Give Me All Your Love}

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - BENEE - {Ur an Angel I’m Just Particles}

2026 Grammys Nominations | Predictions

2026 Grammy nominations: predictions (from selected categories) in red and bold. 

More Grammys news HERE.

Record of the year

Bad Bunny – DtMF

Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

Doechii – Anxiety

Billie Eilish – Wildflower

Lady Gaga – Abracadabra

Kendrick Lamar with SZA – Luther

Chappell Roan – The Subway

Rosé & Bruno Mars – APT.

Song of the year

Lady Gaga – Abracadabra

Doechii – Anxiety

Rosé & Bruno Mars – APT.

Bad Bunny – DtMF

Huntr/x – Golden

Kendrick Lamar with SZA – Luther

Sabrina Carpenter –Manchild

Billie Eilish – Wildflower

Album of the year

Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos

Justin Bieber – Swag

Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend

Clipse – Let Got Sort Em Out

Lady Gaga – Mayhem

Kendrick Lamar – GNX

Leon Thomas – Mutt

Tyler, the Creator – Chromakopia

Best New Artist

Olivia Dean

Katseye

The Marias

Addison Rae

Sombr

Leon Thomas

Alex Warren

Lola Young

Best pop solo performance

Justin Bieber – Daisies

Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

Lady Gaga – Disease

Chappell Roan – The Subway

Lola Young – Messy

Best pop duo/group performance

Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande – Defying Gravity

Huntr/x – Golden

Katseye – Gabriela

Rosé & Bruno Mars – APT.

SZA Featuring Kendrick Lamar – 30 for 30

Best pop vocal album

Justin Bieber – Swag

Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend

Miley Cyrus – Something Beautiful

Lady Gaga – Mayhem

Teddy Swims – I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2)

Best dance/electronic recording

Disclosure & Anderson Paak – No Cap

Fred again, Skepta & PlaqueBoyMax – Victory Lap

Kaytranada – Space Invader

Skrillex – Voltage

Tame Impala – End of Summer

Best dance pop recording

Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco – Bluest Flame

Lady Gaga – Abracadabra

Zara Larsson – Midnight Sun

Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching

PinkPantheress – Illegal

Best dance/electronic album

FKA twigs – Eusexua

Fred Again – Ten Days

PinkPantheress – Fancy That

Rüfüs Du Sol – Inhale/Exhale

Skrillex – F U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not!! <3

Best rock performance

Amyl and the Sniffers – U Should Not Be Doing That

Linkin Park – The Emptiness Machine

Turnstile – Never Enough

Hayley Williams – Mirtazapine

Yungblud – Changes (Live from Villa Park, Back to the Beginning)

Best metal performance

Dream Theater – Night Terror

Ghost – Lachryma

Sleep Token – Emergence

Spiritbox – Soft Spine

Turnstile – Birds

Best rock album

Deftones – Private Music

Haim – I Quit

Linkin Park – From Zero

Turnstile – Never Enough

Yungblud – Idols

Best alternative music performance

Bon Iver – Everything is Peaceful Love

The Cure – Alone

Turnstile – Seein’ Stars

Wet Leg – Mangetout

Hayley Williams – Parachute

Best alternative music album

Bon Iver – Sable, Fable

The Cure – Songs of a Lost World

Tyler, the Creator – Don’t Tap the Glass

Wet Leg – Moisturizer

Hayley Williams – Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party

Best R&B performance

Justin Bieber – Yukon

Chris Brown – It Depends (ft Bryson Tiller)

Kehlani – Folded

Leon Thomas – Mutt

Summer Walker – Heart of a Woman

Best R&B album

Givēon – Beloved

Coco Jones – Why Not More?

Ledisi – The Crown

Teyana Taylor – Escape Room

Leon Thomas – Mutt

Best Rap Performance

Cardi B – Outside

Clipse – Chains & Whips (ft Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams)

Doechii – Anxiety

Kendrick Lamar – TV Off (ft Lefty Gunplay)

Tyler, the Creator – Darling, I (ft Teezo Touchdown)

Best Rap Album

Clipse – Let God Sort Em Out

Glorilla – Glorious

JID – God Does Like Ugly

Kendrick Lamar – GNX

Tyler, the Creator – Chromakopia

Best jazz performance

Lakecia Benjamin – Noble Rise (ft Immanuel Wilkins & Mark Whitfield)

Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade – Windows (live)

Samara Joy – Peace Of Mind / Dreams Come True

Michael Mayo – Four

Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold & Rachel Eckroth – All Stars Lead to You (live)

Best country solo performance

Tyler Childers – Nose on the Grindstone

Shaboozey – Good News

Chris Stapleton – Bad As I Used to Be

Zach Top – I Never Lie

Lainey Wilson – Somewhere Over Laredo

Best traditional country album

Charley Crockett – Dollar a Day

Lukas Nelson – American Romance

Willie Nelson – Oh What a Beautiful World

Margo Price – Hard Headed Woman

Zach Top – Ain’t In It for My Health

Best contemporary country album

Kelsea Ballerini – Patterns

Tyler Childers – Snipe Hunter

Eric Church – Evangeline vs the Machine

Jelly Roll – Beautifully Broken

Miranda Lambert – Postcards from Texas

Best global music performance

Bad Bunny – EoO

Ciro Hurtado – Cantando en el Camino

Angélique Kidjo – Jerusalema

Yeisy Rojas – Inmigrante Y Que?

Shakti – Shrini’s Dream (live)

Anoushka Shankar – Daybreak (ft Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar)

Producer of the year

Dan Auerbach

Cirkut

Dijon

Blake Mills

Sounwave

Best music video

Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

Clipse – So Be It

Doechii – Anxiety

OK Go – Love

Sade – Young Lion

Friday Flash(back)... Back in 2026

The 2025 season of the Friday Flash(back) has now concluded.

Concluding last week on Halloween with Florence +the Machine's very Halloween themed record, Everybody Scream.

The good news is the 2026 is going to come in hot! Lily Allen, Paul Dempsey have both given us incredible records, so look out for some late 2025 records, getting features in early 2026.

Can you believe it, 2026 is just around the corner.

Until then, enjoy the end of the spring racing carnival. The race that has ceased stopping the nation is now done. Halloween done. Christmas decorations now in stores. The Album of the Year announcement coming soon. Meaning, it's almost time to say goodbye to 2025.

Until then, a new feature album is incoming on Monday!

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - ASHNIKKO - {Smoochies}

Friday Flash(back) - Florence + the Machine - Everybody Scream

 

(Pre) Friday Flash(back)

Florence and the Machine (stylised as Florence + the Machine) will be the final Friday Flash(back) for 2025! It has been a blast featuring some incredible artists and albums over two seasons this year. 

The English indie rock band formed in London in 2007 by lead vocalist Florence Welch, keyboardist Isabella Summers, guitarist Rob Ackroyd, drummer Christopher Lloyd Hayden and harpist Tom Monger. 

What a way to go out on Halloween, with a record titled, Everybody Scream. The album lands tomorrow. back in August, Welch began teasing a potential return through a series of cryptic posts on her social media accounts.

Their sixth studio album, features singles Everybody Scream & One of The Greats. Welch said that the song was originally written as a long poem and then recorded it one take, which she "sang straight from the page". 

The band's debut studio album, Lungs, was released in July 2009, and held the number-two position for its first five weeks on the UK Albums Chart.

On 17 January 2010, the album reached the top position, after being on the chart for twenty-eight consecutive weeks.

As of October 2010, the album had been in the top forty in the United Kingdom for sixty-five consecutive weeks, making it one of the best-selling albums of 2009 and 2010. The group's second studio album, Ceremonials, released in October 2011, entered the charts at number one in the UK and number six in the US. 

The band's third studio album, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, was released on 2 June 2015. It topped the UK charts, and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, their first to do so. The album reached number one in a total of eight countries and the top ten of twenty. Also in 2015, the band was the headlining act at Glastonbury Festival, making Welch the first British female headliner of the 21st century.

The BBC played a part in their rise to prominence by promoting Florence and the Machine as part of BBC Music Introducing. At the 2009 Brit Awards, they received the Critics' Choice Award. 

Lungs won the Brit Award for Best British Album in 2010, while Florence and the Machine have been nominated for six Grammy Awards including Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album.

So ahead of Everybody Scream (and Halloween) tomorrow, let's dive into some new and old tunes from one of my favourite Friday Flash(back)'s of 2025. It may be the last, however there is a new season coming in early 2026....

bbno$ - Guests

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - bbno$ - {bbno$}

Friday Flash(back) - Tame Impala - Deadbeat

 

(Pre) Friday Flash(back)

Tame Impala is the psychedelic music project of Australian singer and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker.

In the recording studio, Parker writes, records, performs, and produces all of the project's music. As a touring act, Tame Impala consists of Parker (vocals, guitar, synthesiser), Dominic Simper (guitar, synthesiser), Jay Watson (synthesiser, vocals, guitar), Cam Avery (bass guitar, vocals, synthesiser), & Julien Barbagallo (drums, vocals). 

The group has a close affiliation with fellow Australian psychedelic rock band Pond, sharing members and collaborators, including Nick Allbrook, formerly a live member of Tame Impala. 

Parker originally conceived the project in Perth in 2007. After a series of singles and EPs, Tame Impala's debut studio album, Innerspeaker, was released in 2010; it was certified gold in Australia and well received by critics. 

Parker's 2012 follow-up, Lonerism, was also acclaimed, reaching platinum status in Australia and receiving a Grammy Award nomination for Best Alternative Music Album. 

Tame Impala's third album, Currents, was released in July 2015, and like its predecessor, it won ARIA Awards for Best Rock Album and Album of the Year. Parker won the APRA Award for Song of the Year 2016 for Currents' first track, Let It Happen.

The fourth studio album, The Slow Rush, was released on 14 February 2020 to further praise from music critics. At the 2020 ARIA Music Awards, Tame Impala won five awards. 

Outside of album releases, in March 2023, Tame Impala released the song Wings of Time from the soundtrack of the film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Contiuing the soundtrack vibes in 2023, Tame Impala released Journey to the Real World for the film Barbie, as part of the soundtrack album.

Then in 2024, Tame Impala collaborated with Justice on the single One Night/All Night for their album Hyperdrama. Parker also appeared on another song, Neverender on the record. 

Parker co-wrote and produced Dua Lipa's third studio album, Radical Optimism. He later joined Lipa onstage during her headline performance at Glastonbury 2024, performing Tame Impala's The Less I Know the Better & Lipa's Houdini.

The fifth album, Deadbeat, was last Friday.

So for the second last Friday Flash(back) for 2025, Tame Impala are a cracker! So excited for this. Take a listen to some old and new cuts from Kevin Parker. Until tomorrow!

Album of the Year Nomination - October Update

Fancy That has just received a monster upgrade. The third Album of the Year nominated record from PinkPantheress completely slays.

The remix album, titled Fancy Some More?, was released a couple of weeks ago, as a bit of a surprise. It features collaborations with Anitta, Seventeen, Bladee, Oklou, Jade, Yves, Kylie Minogue, JT, Sugababes, Zara Larsson, Ravyn Lenae, Nia Archives, Rachel Chinouriri, Kaytranada, Basement Jaxx, Joe Goddard, DJ Caio Prince & Adame DJ, Mochakk, Loukeman & Lead, Sega Bodega, Groove Armada, and Kilimanjaro.

Talk about star studded right!

You can take a listen below. To the collabs, the remixes, the OG tracks, like Tonight, Romeo and Illegal, which have all been on high rotation on my Apple Music.

Not forgetting it's a girl powered Album of the Year for 2025. Ninajirachi and Addison Rae are also nominated.

As the year nears the end, the race is heating up. Like today, it's set to be forty fucking degrees. Hello SPRING! Yep, it ain't even Summer yet. God help us Sydney!

 

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - RUEL - {Kicking My Feet}

Friday Flash(back) - Pete Murray - Longing

(Pre) Friday Flash(back)

Peter Kenneth Murray, otherwise simply known as Pete Murray is one of the final Friday Flash(back)'s for 2025!

Murray has had three albums reach number 1 on the Australian (ARIA) charts. Murray has received 17 ARIA nominations throughout his career so far.

He has sold over 1.2 million albums in Australia.

In early 2003, Murray signed a contract with Sony BMG and he entered the studio with producer Paul McKercher and his band (consisting of Ben McCarthy on bass guitar and keyboards, Christian Sargeant on drums, Paul Tyrell on guitar and Col McIntyre on reeds & flute) to make the Feeler album.

Feeler was released on 21 July 2003 with the title track as the first single. 

Triple J radio started playing the track with the Nova FM and Triple M networks picking it up. With this support, Feeler entered the ARIA top 50 album charts in 2003. His reputation was building fast and he started selling out shows in smaller venues.

So Beautiful was released in January 2004, reaching the top ten. This spurred sales of the album driving it to number one on the Australian album charts in late March 2004 and six times platinum status. By 2008, the album had sold half-a-million copies.

Last Friday Murray released his seventh record, Longing. This is his first record since 2017's Camacho. Tomorrow return to stream the record, in the meantime, some old and new tunes are featured below.

Djandjay - Guests

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - BAKER BOY - {Djandjay}

Friday Flash(back) - Richard Ashcroft - Lovin' You

(Pre) Friday Flash(back)

Richard Paul Ashcroft the English musician, singer/ songwriter, formed the alternative rock band the Verve in 1990.

Following the Verve's disbandment in 1999, Ashcroft embarked on a successful solo career, releasing six UK top-three solo albums, including Alone with Everybody, Keys to the World and These People . The Verve reformed briefly in 2007 and disbanded again in 2009. That was quick! However they did just tour in the UK with Oasis, yes Oasis! Who are headed here with Ball Park Music. More on Oasis below. It explains why the Gallaghers choose them as their support act.

Ashcroft's songwriting has been commended by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors twice with an Ivor Novello Award.

The Verve's Urban Hymns is one of the UK's best-selling albums of all time.

Ashcroft's work has influenced artists such as Oasis, Coldplay, and the Britpop and indie rock genres.

Noel Gallagher of Oasis described Ashcroft as a "genius", & Chris Martin of Coldplay called him "the best singer in the world".

Tomorrow, Ashcroft will release his seventh studio album, Lovin' You.

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - THE RIONS - {Everything Every Single Day}

AO Live 2026 - A Holiday Monday Mixtape

BIG holiday Monday announcement for live music heading to the biggest sporting event in Australia this coming January. 

AO Live 2026 lands next January/February.

Bring on this excellent line up. More details can be found here. Can I get a NaNaNa

Album of the Long Weekend - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Long Weekend - OLIVIA DEAN - {The Art of Loving}

Album of the Year Nomination #3 - Ninajirachi - I Love My Computer

Following PinkPantheress and Addison Rae back in June, it's time for the third Album of the Year Nomination for 2025! The third Album of the Year Nomination also happens to be from a Central Coast dance queen.

So ahead of the long weekend, let's start dancing early!

I Love My Computer is the debut studio album by Ninajirachi. 

The album was released back in August, however its been a real grower! From iPod Touch to the latest single, It's You, I Love My Computer 100% banger!

Influenced by electronic music Wilson listened to during childhood, including older Australian dance music as well as the genres of trance and complextro.

Recently came the 2025 ARIA Music Awards nominations. The album was nominated for Album of the Year, Best Solo Artist, Breakthrough Artist, Best Dance/Electronic Release, Best Independent Release, Best Cover Art, Best Engineered Release and Best Produced Release. Scoring a total of eight nominations, Ninajirachi leads the nominations.

The first single from the record, was All I Am, followed by the semi title track, Fuck My Computer.

iPod Touch was released as the third single back in June, followed by Infohazard  and lastly, It's You.

The Kincumber local is one of Australia's best dance artists. After seeing her earlier this year whip up the crowd at Laneway, she is also awesome live.

If you get a spare 40 minutes this long weekend, give I Love My Computer a listen. You won't regret it!

Friday Flash(back) back, Friday 10 October

It's a long weekend incoming.... so the Friday Flash(back) will be back, Friday 10 October.

However, tomorrow the third Album of the Year Nomination for 2025, is incoming!

But for now, a special long weekend feature album is incoming... Here is a hint at that very album. Laters!

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos + Vie - Guest

Album of the Week - DOJA CAT - {Vie}

ARIA 2025 Nominations | Predictions

During the week 2025 ARIA nominations, were announced! Well done to Central Coast legend, Ninajirachi, topping the nods! That is eight nominations for the awesome, I Love My Computer record, from NLV records.

Here are my picks/predictions/guesses in red & bold as below. The ARIA Awards will be held on Wednesday, 19 November, at the Hordern Pavilion, in iconic Sydney.

Album of the Year

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

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]

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]

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 

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]

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]

Best Dance / Electronic Release

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

Dom Dolla – DREAMIN' [Good Fortune Records]

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]

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]

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

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]

Best Rock Album

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

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]

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]

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]

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]

Best Children’s Album

Emma Memma – Dance Island Party [GYROstream]

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

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

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 Happy, Be Worry – Hilltop Hoods, Roman Anastasios and Jordan Ruyi Blanch [Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia]

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

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

Best Australian Live Act

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]

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]

Tobiahs – Angel of Mine [Mushroom Music]

Most Popular International Artist

Alex Warren – You'll Be Alright Kid [Atlantic Records / Warner Music Australasia]

Calvin Harris – 96 Months [Columbia Records / Sony Music]

Gracie Abrams – The Secret of Us [Interscope / Universal Music Australia]

Kendrick Lamar – GNX [Interscope / Universal Music Australia]

Noah Kahan – Stick Season [Republic Records / Universal Music Australia]

Post Malone – F-1Trillion [Republic Records / Universal Music Australia]

Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet [Island Records USA / Universal Music Australia]

Tate McRae – So Close To What [RCA Records / Universal Music Australia]

Taylor Swift – [Republic Records / Universal Music Australia]

Tyler, The Creator – Chromakopia [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]

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

Fine Arts Awards

Best Classical Album

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

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]

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]

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]

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%

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

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