The 2025 ARIA Award Nominations have dropped, and to put it shortly, it looks like homegrown talent Ninajirachi has the Aussie music world in a gorilla grip, copping a total of eight nominations for this musical shebang.
Yep, it’s that time of the year where we get to recognise all of our muso faves for their tunes that get us through the day: the ARIA Awards.
And before we get to sink our teeth into iconic red carpet looks, chaos and mammoth tea spills in the form of acceptance speeches, we of course get to peep the nominations list ahead of the festivities, which are slated to take place in Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion, November 19.
Leading the pack for the 39th ARIA Music Awards is Central Coast producer Ninajirachi who — as we’ve mentioned previously — copped a gorgeous EIGHT ARIA nominations. What is truly impressive is the fact that her debut album I Love My Computer only dropped seven weeks ago and has been nominated in heavy weight ARIA catergories including Album of the Year, Best Solo Artist, Best Independent and Electronic Release.
Following closely behind is beloved moustache-clad DJ Dom Dolla, who’s copped a total of seven nominations, who is then followed by Amyl and the Sniffers, who clocked a total of six nominations!!!
Take a peep below for the full nominations list.
2025 ARIA Award nominations list
Album of the Year
- Amyl and The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness
- Missy Higgins – The Second Act
- Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer
- RÜFÜS DU SOL – Inhale / Exhale
- Thelma Plum – I’m Sorry, Now Say It Back
Best Solo Artist
- BARKAA – Big Tidda
- Dom Dolla – DREAMIN’
- Kylie Minogue – Tension II
- Mallrat – Light Hit My Face Like A Straight Right
- Missy Higgins – The Second Act
- Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer
- Paul Kelly – Fever Longing Still
- The Kid LAROI – How Does It Feel?
- Thelma Plum – I’m Sorry, Now Say It Back
- Young Franco – it’s Franky baby!
Best Group
- Amyl and The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness
- Folk Bitch Trio – Now Would Be A Good Time
- Hilltop Hoods – Fall From The Light
- Royel Otis – hickey
- RÜFÜS DU SOL – Inhale / Exhale
Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist presented by Spotify
- Folk Bitch Trio – Now Would Be A Good Time
- Gut Health – Stiletto
- Mia Wray – hi, it’s nice to meet me
- Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer
- Young Franco – it’s Franky baby!
Best Pop Release
- G Flip – Disco Cowgirl
- Kita Alexander – Press Pause
- Kylie Minogue – Tension II
- Mallrat – Light Hit My Face Like A Straight Right
- Thelma Plum – I’m Sorry, Now Say It Back
Best Dance / Electronic Release
- Confidence Man – 3AM (LA LA LA)
- Dom Dolla – DREAMIN’
- FISHER – Stay
- Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer
- Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Jazzy – Somedays
Best Hip Hop / Rap Release
- BARKAA – Big Tidda
- Hilltop Hoods – Fall From The Light
- Miss Kaninna – Kaninna EP
- ONEFOUR – Look At Me Now
- The Kid LAROI – Baby I’m Back
Best Soul / R&B Release
- BOY SODA – Lil Obsession
- JACOTÉNE – Why’d You Do That?
- Jerome Farah – CHLORINE
- Larissa Lambert – Cardio
- PANIA – Pity Party
Best Independent Release presented by PPCA
- Ball Park Music – Like Love
- Confidence Man – 3AM (LA LA LA)
- Folk Bitch Trio – Now Would Be A Good Time
- Miss Kaninna – Kaninna EP
- Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer
Best Rock Album presented by Tooheys
- Amyl and The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness
- Ball Park Music – Like Love
- King Stingray – For The Dreams
- Royel Otis – hickey
- Spacey Jane – If That Makes Sense
Best Adult Contemporary Album
- Folk Bitch Trio – Now Would Be A Good Time
- Gordi – Like Plasticine
- Meg Washington – GEM
- Missy Higgins – The Second Act
- Paul Kelly – Fever Longing Still
Best Country Album
- Dylan Wright – Half a World Away
- Imogen Clark – Choking on Fuel
- Kasey Chambers – Backbone
- Keith Urban – High
- Taylor Moss – Firecracker
Best Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Album
- Civic – Chrome Dipped
- Press Club – To All The Ones I Love
- RedHook – Mutation
- The Amity Affliction – Let The Ocean Take Me Down (Redux)
- Thornhill – Bodies
Best Blues & Roots Album
- Dope Lemon – Golden Wolf
- Mama Kin Spender – Promises
- Sons Of The East – SONS
- Tash Sultana – Return to the Roots
- The Teskey Brothers – Live At The Hammersmith Apollo
Best Children’s Album
- Emma Memma – Dance Island Party
- Justine Clarke – Mimi’s symphony
- Teeny Tiny Stevies – Brain Fart
- The Vegetable Plot – Season Three
- The Wiggles – Wiggle Up, Giddy Up!
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
- Yours and Owls Festival – Yours and Owls
PUBLIC VOTED AWARDS
Best Video
- Break My Love – RÜFÜS DU SOL, Alexander George (Katzki)
- Craters – Missy Higgins, Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore
- Lordy Lordy – Emily Wurramara, Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore
- All the Noise – Spacey Jane, Dan Lesser
- car – Royel Otis, Jamieson Kerr
- Big Dreams – Amyl and The Sniffers, John Stewart
- DREAMIN’ – Dom Dolla, Kyle Caulfield & Shevin Dissanayake
- Don’t Happy, Be Worry – Hilltop Hoods, Roman Anastasios and Jordan Ruyi Blanch
- Dancing2 – Keli Holiday, Ryan Sauer
- WASSA – Vv Pete, UTILITY, Formation Boyz, UTILITY
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
- Confidence Man – 3AM (LA LA LA) Tour
- Dom Dolla – Dom Dolla Australia 2024
- Hilltop Hoods – Hilltop Hoods 2025
- Kylie Minogue – Tension Tour 2025
- Miss Kaninna – Dawg In Me Tour
- SPEED – SPEED AUSTRALIA TOUR ‘25
- Troye Sivan – Something To Give Each Other Tour
Song of the Year
- Cyril, Maryjo – Still Into You
- Dean Lewis – With You
- Dom Dolla Feat. Daya – Dreamin
- FISHER – Stay
- Gotye, FISHER, Chris Lake Feat. Kimbra, Sante Sansone – Somebody
- OneFour, Nemzzz – Spinnin
- Royel Otis – Linger (SiriusXM Session)
- Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Jazzy – Somedays
- The Kid LAROI – Girls
- Tobiahs – Angel of Mine
Most Popular International Artist
- Alex Warren
- Calvin Harris
- Gracie Abrams
- Kendrick Lamar
- Noah Kahan
- Post Malone
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Tate McRae
- Taylor Swift
- Tyler, The Creator
ARTISAN AWARDS
Best Cover Art
- Giulia McGauran for The Cat Empire – Bird in Paradise
- John Stewart for Amyl and The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness
- Kira Puru, Em Jensen for Thelma Plum – I’m Sorry, Now Say It Back
- Nina Wilson, John You, Aria Zarzycki for Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer
- Sarah McCloskey for Hilltop Hoods – Fall From The Light
- Engineer – Best Engineered Release
- Alice Ivy for Alice Ivy – Do What Makes You Happy
- Dom Dolla for Dom Dolla – DREAMIN’
- Eric J Dubowsky for Emma Louise & Flume – DUMB
- Kevin Parker for Tame Impala – End of Summer
- Thomas Purcell p/k/a Wave Racer for Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer
Producer – Best Produced Release
- Alex Burnett for Thelma Plum – I’m Sorry, Now Say It Back
- Dom Dolla for Dom Dolla – DREAMIN’
- Kevin Parker for Tame Impala – End of Summer
- Nina Wilson p/k/a Ninajirachi for Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer
- RÜFÜS DU SOL for RÜFÜS DU SOL – Inhale / Exhale
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
- Lachlan McKenzie – Departures
- Lucy Clifford – Between Spaces of Knowing
- TL; DR & Peter Knight – Too Long; Didn’t Read
- Touch Sensitive – In Paradise
- Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album
- Australian Chamber Orchestra – Memoir of a Snail (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- François Tétaz – The Surfer
- Michael Cassel Group – Michael Cassel Group Presents A (Very) Musical Christmas
- Various Artists – How To Make Gravy
- Vidya Makan – The Lucky Country (Original Cast Album)
Best World Music Album
- Electric Fields, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Live In Concert
- Gurrumul – Banbirrngu – The Orchestral Sessions
- Joseph Tawadros – The Forgotten Path To Humanity
- Tenzin Choegyal – Snow Flower
- The Cat Empire – Bird in Paradise
Look, not to be biased, but I am really keen on seeing Ninajirachi on getting her flowers. It’s what she deserves!
You can watch the 2025 ARIA Awards on Channel 10 and Paramount+ on Wednesday, November 19.
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