The finalists for the 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards have been announced

Best Jazz Artist

Te Manu Taki Tautito o te Tau

Lucien Johnson – Ancient Relics

Best Pop Artist

Te Manu Taki Arotini o te Tau

Frankie Venter

Mana Reo

Jordyn with a Why – Reia

Mana Reo

Haami Tuari – Taku Kaenga

Mana Reo

TAWAZ

Best Pop Artist

Te Manu Taki Arotini o te Tau

Georgia Lines – The Rose Of Jericho

Single of the Year

Te Tino Waiata o te Tau

Cassie Henderson – Seconds To Midnight (11.59)

Best Electronic Artist

Te Manu Taki Tāhiko o te Tau

Lee Mvtthews – EXIT

Album of the Year

Te Tino Pukaemi o te Tau

Troy Kingi – Leatherman And The Mojave Green

Best Jazz Artist

Te Manu Taki Tautito o te Tau

Thabani Gapara – Dzindza

Album of the Year

Te Tino Pukaemi o te Tau

Mel Parsons – Sabotage

Album of the Year

Te Tino Pukaemi o te Tau

Anna Coddington – Te Whakamiha

Best Māori Artist

Te Manu Taki Māori o te Tau

Stan Walker

Album of the Year

Te Tino Pukaemi o te Tau

Georgia Lines – The Rose Of Jericho

Best Music Video Content

Te Taumata o te Ataata

Night Watch – Nightshift (Jujulipps)

Best Māori Artist

Te Manu Taki Māori o te Tau

Corrella – Skeletons

Best Roots Artist

Te Manu Taki Taketake o te Tau

Lomez Brown

Best Soul/RnB Artist

Te Manu Taki Manako o te Tau

Sam V

Best Classical Artist

Te Manu Taki Tuauki o te Tau

Justin DeHart – Towards Midnight: NZ Percussion Vol 2

Best Solo Artist

Te Tino Reo o te Tau

Kaylee Bell – Nights Like This

Single of the Year

Te Tino Waiata o te Tau

JessB – Power feat. Sister Nancy & Sampa the Great

Best Group

Te Tino Kāhui Manu Taki o te Tau

L.A.B – L.A.B IV

Mana Reo

Stan Walker

Best Soul/RnB Artist

Te Manu Taki Manako o te Tau

Stan Walker

Single of the Year

Te Tino Waiata o te Tau

Kaylee Bell – Cowboy Up

Best Māori Artist

Te Manu Taki Māori o te Tau

Jordyn with a Why – Hibiscus Moon, Love & Justice

Best Group

Te Tino Kāhui Manu Taki o te Tau

Foley

Best Rock Artist

Te Manu Taki Rakapioi o te Tau

DARTZ – Dangerous Day To Be A Cold One

Best Country Music Artist

Te Manu Taki Tuawhenua o te Tau

Tami Neilson – Neilson Sings Nelson

Best Producer

Te Taumata o te Kaiwhakaputa

Nic Manders – The Rose Of Jericho (Georgia Lines)

Best Māori Artist

Te Manu Taki Māori o te Tau

MOHI

Best Music Video Content

Te Taumata o te Ataata

Oscar Keys, Ezra Simons, Kristin Li – Paradise (DARTZ)

Best Pop Artist

Te Manu Taki Arotini o te Tau

Cassie Henderson – The Yellow Chapter

Best Group

Te Tino Kāhui Manu Taki o te Tau

DARTZ – Dangerous Day To Be A Cold One

Single of the Year

Te Tino Waiata o te Tau

Stan Walker – Māori Ki Te Ao

Album of the Year

Te Tino Pukaemi o te Tau

MOKOTRON – WAEREA

Best Soul/RnB Artist

Te Manu Taki Manako o te Tau

Aaradhna – Sweet Surrender

Best Group

Te Tino Kāhui Manu Taki o te Tau

Earth Tongue – Great Haunting

Best Album Artwork

Te Taumata o te Toi

Natalie King, Chris Schmelz – Uneven Ground (Death and the Maiden)

Best Solo Artist

Te Tino Reo o te Tau

Stan Walker

Best Hip Hop Artist

Te Manu Taki Ātete o te Tau

Jujulipps – Superstar

Best Engineer

Te Taumata o te Pūkenga Oro

Emily Wheatcroft-Snape & Amelia Murray – Soft Power (Fazerdaze)

Best Alternative Artist

Te Manu Taki Whanokē o te Tau

Jim Nothing – Grey Eyes, Grey Lynn

Best Folk Artist

Te Manu Taki Ahurea o te Tau

Kerryn Fields – The Folk Singer

Best Group

Te Tino Kāhui Manu Taki o te Tau

Corrella – Skeletons

Best Jazz Artist

Te Manu Taki Tautito o te Tau

Umar Zakaria – Family Music

Album of the Year

Te Tino Pukaemi o te Tau

CHAII – Safar

Single of the Year

Te Tino Waiata o te Tau

Theia – BALDH3AD!

Best Solo Artist

Te Tino Reo o te Tau

MOKOTRON – WAEREA

Best Solo Artist

Te Tino Reo o te Tau

Georgia Lines – The Rose Of Jericho

Best Electronic Artist

Te Manu Taki Tāhiko o te Tau

CHAII – Safar

Album of the Year

Te Tino Pukaemi o te Tau

Tami Neilson – Neilson Sings Nelson

Best Rock Artist

Te Manu Taki Rakapioi o te Tau

Troy Kingi – Leatherman And The Mojave Green

Best Music Video Content

Te Taumata o te Ataata

CHAII – Night Like This (CHAII)

Best Album Artwork

Te Taumata o te Toi

Emma Hercus – Sabotage (Mel Parsons)

Best Electronic Artist

Te Manu Taki Tāhiko o te Tau

MOKOTRON – WAEREA

Best Classical Artist

Te Manu Taki Tuauki o te Tau

Jian Liu – Where Fairburn Walked

Best Alternative Artist

Te Manu Taki Whanokē o te Tau

Louisa Nicklin – The Big Sulk

Best Folk Artist

Te Manu Taki Ahurea o te Tau

Holly Arrowsmith – Blue Dreams

Best Engineer

Te Taumata o te Pūkenga Oro

Nic Manders – The Rose Of Jericho (Georgia Lines)

Single of the Year

Te Tino Waiata o te Tau

CHAII – We Be Killing It

Best Country Music Artist

Te Manu Taki Tuawhenua o te Tau

Barry Saunders & Delaney Davidson – Happiness Is Near

Best Māori Artist

Te Manu Taki Māori o te Tau

TAWAZ

Best Roots Artist

Te Manu Taki Taketake o te Tau

Corrella – Skeletons

Single of the Year

Te Tino Waiata o te Tau

Fazerdaze – Cherry Pie

Single of the Year

Te Tino Waiata o te Tau

MOKOMOKAI – KUPE feat. MELODOWNZ

Best Producer

Te Taumata o te Kaiwhakaputa

Rory Noble

Best Folk Artist

Te Manu Taki Ahurea o te Tau

Mel Parsons – Sabotage

Album of the Year

Te Tino Pukaemi o te Tau

L.A.B – L.A.B VI

Best Māori Artist

Te Manu Taki Māori o te Tau

Anna Coddington – Te Whakamiha

Single of the Year

Te Tino Waiata o te Tau

Georgia Lines – The Letter

Best Hip Hop Artist

Te Manu Taki Ātete o te Tau

RNZŌ

Single of the Year

Te Tino Waiata o te Tau

Reb Fountain – Come Down

Best Rock Artist

Te Manu Taki Rakapioi o te Tau

Devilskin – Surfacing

Single of the Year

Te Tino Waiata o te Tau

Troy Kingi – Silicone Booby Trap

Best Hip Hop Artist

Te Manu Taki Ātete o te Tau

David Dallas – Vita

Mana Reo

Tuari Brothers – Higher

Single of the Year

Te Tino Waiata o te Tau

Charli xcx, Lorde – Girl, so confusing featuring lorde

Best Roots Artist

Te Manu Taki Taketake o te Tau

Christoph El Truento – Dubs From The Neighbourhood

Album of the Year

Te Tino Pukaemi o te Tau

Fazerdaze – Soft Power

Best Solo Artist

Te Tino Reo o te Tau

Aaradhna – Sweet Surrender

Best Album Artwork

Te Taumata o te Toi

Matt Sinclair – Neilson Sings Nelson (Tami Neilson)

Best Engineer

Te Taumata o te Pūkenga Oro

Simon Gooding – Safar (CHAII)

Best Group

Te Tino Kāhui Manu Taki o te Tau

SKILAA – Tiger In The River

Album of the Year

Te Tino Pukaemi o te Tau

Aaradhna – Sweet Surrender

Best Alternative Artist

Te Manu Taki Whanokē o te Tau

Vera Ellen – heartbreak for jetlag

Best Classical Artist

Te Manu Taki Tuauki o te Tau

Michael Houstoun – The Well-Tempered Clavier

Best Producer

Te Taumata o te Kaiwhakaputa

CHAII, Frank Keys – Safar (CHAII)

Album of the Year

Te Tino Pukaemi o te Tau

Jordan Rakei – The Loop

Mana Reo

Anna Coddington – Te Whakamiha

Best Solo Artist

Te Tino Reo o te Tau

Fazerdaze – Soft Power

Best Country Music Artist

Te Manu Taki Tuawhenua o te Tau

Kaylee Bell – Nights Like This

Album of the Year

Te Tino Pukaemi o te Tau

Kaylee Bell – Nights Like This