The finalists for the 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards have been announced

Closing out Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa | New Zealand Music Month in style, the 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards will take place on Thursday 29 May at the Viaduct Events Centre in Tāmaki Makaurau. 2025 marks 60 years of the Music Awards in Aotearoa.

The AMA 2025 winners will be announced on 29 May

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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

Album of the Year

Te Tino Pukaemi o te Tau

MOKOTRON – WAEREA

Best Group

Te Tino Kāhui Manu Taki o te Tau

DARTZ – Dangerous Day To Be A Cold One

Best Electronic Artist

Te Manu Taki Tāhiko o te Tau

CHAII – Safar

Single of the Year

Te Tino Waiata o te Tau

Theia – BALDH3AD!

Best Group

Te Tino Kāhui Manu Taki o te Tau

Foley

Best Māori Artist

Te Manu Taki Māori o te Tau

MOHI

Best Classical Artist

Te Manu Taki Tuauki o te Tau

Michael Houstoun – The Well-Tempered Clavier

Best Soul/RnB Artist

Te Manu Taki Manako o te Tau

Sam V

Best Jazz Artist

Te Manu Taki Tautito o te Tau

Umar Zakaria – Family Music

Best Pop Artist

Te Manu Taki Arotini o te Tau

Georgia Lines – The Rose Of Jericho

Best Classical Artist

Te Manu Taki Tuauki o te Tau

Jian Liu – Where Fairburn Walked

Single of the Year

Te Tino Waiata o te Tau

JessB – Power feat. Sister Nancy & Sampa the Great

Mana Reo

Anna Coddington – Te Whakamiha

Best Alternative Artist

Te Manu Taki Whanokē o te Tau

Louisa Nicklin – The Big Sulk

Single of the Year

Te Tino Waiata o te Tau

MOKOMOKAI – KUPE feat. MELODOWNZ

Best Group

Te Tino Kāhui Manu Taki o te Tau

L.A.B – L.A.B IV

Best Engineer

Te Taumata o te Pūkenga Oro

Nic Manders – The Rose Of Jericho (Georgia Lines)

Best Soul/RnB Artist

Te Manu Taki Manako o te Tau

Aaradhna – Sweet Surrender

Best Hip Hop Artist

Te Manu Taki Ātete o te Tau

Jujulipps – Superstar

Best Classical Artist

Te Manu Taki Tuauki o te Tau

Justin DeHart – Towards Midnight: NZ Percussion Vol 2

Album of the Year

Te Tino Pukaemi o te Tau

Mel Parsons – Sabotage

Mana Reo

Stan Walker

Best Album Artwork

Te Taumata o te Toi

Emma Hercus – Sabotage (Mel Parsons)

Best Producer

Te Taumata o te Kaiwhakaputa

Nic Manders – The Rose Of Jericho (Georgia Lines)

Album of the Year

Te Tino Pukaemi o te Tau

Anna Coddington – Te Whakamiha

Best Album Artwork

Te Taumata o te Toi

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

Mana Reo

Haami Tuari – Taku Kaenga

Best Folk Artist

Te Manu Taki Ahurea o te Tau

Kerryn Fields – The Folk Singer

Best Hip Hop Artist

Te Manu Taki Ātete o te Tau

David Dallas – Vita

Best Alternative Artist

Te Manu Taki Whanokē o te Tau

Vera Ellen – heartbreak for jetlag

Mana Reo

Jordyn with a Why – Reia

Best Producer

Te Taumata o te Kaiwhakaputa

Rory Noble

Single of the Year

Te Tino Waiata o te Tau

Cassie Henderson – Seconds To Midnight (11.59)

Best Folk Artist

Te Manu Taki Ahurea o te Tau

Mel Parsons – Sabotage

Best Group

Te Tino Kāhui Manu Taki o te Tau

Earth Tongue – Great Haunting

Album of the Year

Te Tino Pukaemi o te Tau

CHAII – Safar

Best Music Video Content

Te Taumata o te Ataata

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

Best Māori Artist

Te Manu Taki Māori o te Tau

Anna Coddington – Te Whakamiha

Single of the Year

Te Tino Waiata o te Tau

Charli xcx, Lorde – Girl, so confusing featuring lorde

Best Solo Artist

Te Tino Reo o te Tau

Stan Walker