ARIA Awards 2025 Report ‘Record Year’
The 2023 ARIA Awards have marked a significant milestone in Australian music history, showcasing a record level of engagement and public participation that underscores the vibrant connection between artists and their fans. According to the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), a staggering 696,836 public votes were cast across Spotify and the ARIA website, which represents a remarkable 200% increase from the previous year. This surge in voting enthusiasm is attributed to a new partnership with Spotify, which has transformed the voting process and broadened accessibility for fans. Of the total votes, 614,490 were cast via Spotify, while 82,316 came through the ARIA website, reflecting one of the strongest voting years in the awards’ 39-year history.
This year’s ARIA Awards allowed fans to vote in four key categories: Song of the Year, Best Australian Live Act, Best Video, and Most Popular International Artist. The categories led by Australian artists saw substantial support, with 201,224 votes for Song of the Year and 115,419 for Best Australian Live Act. Additionally, the awards ceremony also recorded its highest ever industry votes, with 14,998 combined votes across the initial rounds, and a record number of entries at 1,387. The social media impact was equally impressive, with the ARIA’s TikTok account garnering 3.1 million views during Awards week—a 1,000% increase compared to the previous week—along with over 45,000 likes across various platforms including Instagram, X, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd expressed her excitement over the results, highlighting how the awards have successfully rallied Australians around their artists. She noted that the overwhelming social media engagement reflects a significant cultural moment for the Australian music industry. The new three-year partnership with Spotify, which replaces a long-standing alliance with YouTube, is seen as a game-changer, enhancing accessibility and creating a more unified celebration of Australian music. Notably, the night was highlighted by Amyl and The Sniffers, who took home four awards, followed closely by Ninajirachi and Dom Dolla, who received three and two awards respectively. As the industry gears up for the 40th ARIA Awards, the momentum generated this year promises to elevate the celebration of Australian music to new heights.
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SYDNEY, Australia — Those dangerous-looking
ARIA Awards
are now safely in the possession of this year’s respective winners, though the industry is still soaking up the spoils.
Labels association ARIA today (Dec. 3) announces “a record year of engagement across Australia and the world,” through
its new partnership
with Spotify for the annual ARIA Awards.
Two weeks after the 2025 ARIAs, organizers report 696,836 public votes were cast across Spotify and the ARIA website, a total that’s more than 200% up from the previous year.
The sum is broken down to 614,490 via Spotify and 82,316 via
aria.com.au
, for one of the “strongest” votes in the awards’ 39-year history.
Music fans were this year invited to vote on four categories: song of the year, best Australian live act, best video, and most popular international artist.
According to ARIA, the three Australia-led categories all captured “significant support,” with 201,224 votes for song of the year, 115,419 for best Australian live act, and 79,668 for best video.
Earlier, the recording industry’s flagship awards ceremony boasted the largest industry vote to-date, with round one and two votes reaching 14,998, a record combined number and a record for each round.
This year’s ceremony also notched a record number of entries received, at 1,387.
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On social channels, the awards drew 3.1 million TikTok views on ARIA’s account over Awards week, representing a 1,000% increase week-on-week increase, in addition to 45,000-plus “likes” or reactions on ARIA’s own social across Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, LinkedIn and Facebook.
“This year’s awards have shown just how powerfully Australians can rally around our artists when we deliver the right platform to celebrate their stories and profile their success,” comments ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd.
The stats across ARIA’s socials “are a tiny portion of hundreds of thousands of mentions from artists, creators and fans that have inundated us over the last two weeks,” Herd adds. “The impact and reach of this year on social has far eclipsed anything we’ve seen before.”
Ahead of next year’s 40th ARIA Awards, the trade body this year struck a three-year partnership with Spotify, ending a years-long alliance with YouTube.
The new relationship with Spotify “has been a game-changer for accessibility, but what we’ve seen over the past fortnight is the entire ecosystem moving in unison,” reckons Herd. “It’s an incredible result for Australian music’s night of nights, and an even stronger outcome for Australian artists.”
On
the big night
,
Amyl and The Sniffers
bagged four awards, ahead of
Ninajirachi
(with three) and
Dom Dolla
(two).
