The APRA Music Awards celebrate excellence in contemporary music, honoring songwriters and publishers who have achieved artistic excellence and outstanding success in their fields.
The 2025 APRA Music Awards will be held in Melbourne, Naarm on Wednesday 30 April.
| Peer-Voted APRA Song of the Year | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Rush |
| Artist: | Troye Sivan |
| Writers: | Troye Sivan / Styalz Fuego* / Alex Chapman^ / Kevin Hickey^ / Brett McLaughlin~ / Adam Novodor~ |
| Publishers: | Universal/MCA Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing* / Kobalt Music Publishing^ / Sony Music Publishing~ |
Nominees | |
| Title: | If Not Now |
| Artist: | Paul Kelly |
| Writers: | Paul Kelly / David McComb* |
| Publishers: | Sony Music Publishing / Mushroom Music* |
| Title: | Letting Go |
| Artist: | Angie McMahon |
| Writer: | Angie McMahon |
| Publisher: | Kobalt Music Publishing |
| Title: | Therapy |
| Artist: | Budjerah |
| Writers: | Sarah Aarons / Ajay Bhattacharyya |
| Publisher: | Sony Music Publishing |
| Title: | The Worst Person Alive |
| Artist: | G Flip |
| Writers: | G Flip* / Aidan Hogg / Charles Brand^ / Michelle Buzz+ |
| Publishers: | Kobalt Music Publishing* / Downtown Music^ / Warner Chappell Music+ |
| Songwriter of the Year | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Writer: | The Teskey Brothers - Josh Teskey & Sam Teskey |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music obo Ivy League Music |
| Emerging Songwriter of the Year | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Writer: | grentperez |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music |
Nominees | |
| Writer: | Beckah Amani |
| Writer: | MAY-A |
| Publisher: | Sony Music Publishing |
| Writers: | Otis Pavlovic & Royel Maddell (Royel Otis) |
| Publishers: | Kobalt Music Publishing obo Ourness Songs |
| Writers: | Scarlett McKahey, Anna Ryan, Jaida Stephenson & Neve van Boxsel (Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers) |
| Publisher: | Warner Chappell Music |
| Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music |
|---|
Winner |
BART WILLOUGHBY |
| Most Performed Australian Work | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | How Do I Say Goodbye |
| Artist: | Dean Lewis |
| Writers: | Dean Lewis / Jon Hume* |
| Publishers: | Kobalt Music Publishing / Concord ANZ* |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Only Wanna Be With You |
| Artist: | Amy Shark |
| Writers: | Amy Shark / Grant Averill / Joseph Spargur |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music |
| Title: | LOVE AGAIN |
| Artist: | The Kid LAROI |
| Writers: | The Kid LAROI / Omer Fedi* / Billy Walsh* / Henry Walter* |
| Publishers: | Sony Music Publishing / Universal/MCA Music Publishing* |
| Title: | Ready For the Sky |
| Artist: | Budjerah |
| Writers: | Budjerah / Ainslie Wills* |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music / Sony Music Publishing* |
| Title: | Therapy |
| Artist: | Budjerah |
| Writers: | Sarah Aarons / Ajay Bhattacharyya |
| Publisher: | Sony Music Publishing |
| Most Performed Australian Work Overseas | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Unstoppable |
| Artist: | Sia |
| Writers: | Sia Furler / Christopher Braide* |
| Publishers: | Sony Music Publishing / Concord ANZ* |
| Most Performed Alternative Work | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Daylight |
| Artist: | Birds of Tokyo |
| Writers: | Ian Berney / Ian Kenny / Glenn Sarangapany / Adam Spark / Adam Weston |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Colin |
| Artist: | Lime Cordiale |
| Writers: | Louis Leimbach / Oli Leimbach |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing obo Chugg Music |
| Title: | Everybody’s Saying Thursday’s The Weekend |
| Artist: | DMA’s |
| Writers: | Matthew Mason / Thomas O’Dell / John Took / Liam Hoskins* |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing / Warner Chappell Music* |
| Title: | Miami Baby |
| Artist: | Dope Lemon |
| Writers: | Angus Stone / Elliott Hammond* |
| Publishers: | Sony Music Publishing / BMG* |
| Title: | Sweat You Out My System |
| Artist: | MAY-A |
| Writers: | Maya Cumming / Robby De Sa |
| Publishers: | Sony Music Publishing |
| Most Performed Blues & Roots Work | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Dancing in the Dark |
| Artist: | Ziggy Alberts |
| Writer: | Ziggy Alberts |
| Publisher: | Kobalt Music Publishing |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Been So Good, Been So Far |
| Artist: | Tim Rogers & The Twin Set |
| Writer: | Tim Rogers |
| Publisher: | Universal Music Publishing |
| Title: | Brand New Man |
| Artist: | Tex Perkins And The Fat Rubber Band |
| Writers: | Tex Perkins / Matthew Walker* |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing / Sony Music Publishing* |
| Title: | Dollar Bill |
| Artist: | Blues Arcadia |
| Writers: | Alan Boyle / Christian Harvey |
| Title: | The Howling Dogs |
| Artist: | Frank Sultana |
| Writer: | Frank Sultana |
| Most Performed Country Work | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Summer Nights |
| Artist: | Casey Barnes |
| Writers: | Casey Barnes / Michael Delorenzis / Michael Paynter |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Got it Good |
| Artist: | James Johnston |
| Writers: | Melanie Dyer / James Johnston / Michael Delorenzis* / Michael Paynter* |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music* |
| Title: | Last Time Last |
| Artist: | Brad Cox |
| Writers: | Brad Cox / Phil Barton* / John Pierce^ |
| Publishers: | Sony Music Publishing / Mushroom Music* / Universal/MCA Music Publishing^ |
| Title: | Over For You |
| Artist: | Morgan Evans |
| Writers: | Morgan Evans / Madison Love* / Timothy Sommers / Geoffrey Warburton^ |
| Publishers: | Warner Chappell Music / Kobalt Music Publishing* / Sony Music Publishing^ |
| Title: | Same Songs |
| Artist: | James Johnston & Kaylee Bell |
| Writers: | Kaylee Bell / James Johnston / Gavin Carfoot / Jared Porter / Nolan Wynne |
| Most Performed Dance / Electronic Work | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Never Let You Go |
| Artist: | Jason Derulo & Shouse |
| Writers: | Jack Madin / Edward Service / Sean Congues* /Jason Desrouleaux^ |
| Publishers: | ONELOVE Publishing / Sentric Music Publishing* / Universal Music Publishing^ |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Burn Dem Bridges |
| Artist: | Skin on Skin |
| Writers: | Emmanuel John / Mozis Aduu* / Jordan Bedeau / Micah Bedeau / Konnan Maier- Kouame |
| Publisher: | Sony Music Publishing* |
| Title: | Miracle Maker |
| Artist: | Dom Dolla ft. Clementine Douglas |
| Writers: | Dominic Matheson / Kashif Adham* / Clementine Douglas^ / Caitlin Stubbs~ |
| Publishers: | Sony Music Publishing / CAS Music* / Mushroom Music^ / Sentric Music Publishing~ |
| Title: | Spend It |
| Artist: | Peking Duk ft. Circa Waves |
| Writers: | Jackson Brazier* / Adam Hyde^ / Samuel Littlemore~ / Reuben Styles-Richards^ / Gustav Gaellhagen / Johan Gustafsson~ / Kieran Shudall+ |
| Publishers: | Kobalt Music Publishing obo Dew Process* / BMG^ / Universal Music Publishing~ / Sentric Music Publishing+ |
| Title: | You Know What I Need |
| Artist: | PNAU & Troye Sivan |
| Writers: | Nick Littlemore / Samuel Littlemore / Peter Mayes / Troye Sivan* / Styalz Fuego / Reuben Butler^ / Kevin Garrett* / Brett McLaughlin~ |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing / Universal/MCA Music Publishing* / Sentric Music |
| Most Performed Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Work | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Darker Still |
| Artist: | Parkway Drive |
| Writers: | Benjamin Gordon* / Luke Kilpatrick* / Jeffrey Ling* / Winston McCall* / George Hadjichristou |
| Publisher: | Kobalt Music Publishing* |
Nominees | |
| Title: | 60cm of Steel |
| Artist: | Alpha Wolf & Holding Absence |
| Writers: | John Arnold / Mitchell Fogarty / Lochlan Keogh / Sabian Lynch / Scott Simpson |
| Publisher: | Cooking Vinyl Publishing |
| Title: | Dragon |
| Artist: | King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard |
| Writers: | Michael Cavanagh / Nicholas Craig / Ambrose Kenny-Smith / Stu Mackenzie / Joey Walker |
| Publisher: | Kobalt Music Publishing |
| Title: | Inhumane |
| Artist: | Polaris |
| Writers: | Daniel Furnari* / Jamie Hails* / Rick Schneider* / Ryan Siew* / Jacob Steinhauser* / Shawn Mayer |
| Publisher: | Kobalt Music Publishing* |
| Title: | It’s Hell Down Here |
| Artist: | The Amity Affliction |
| Writers: | Joel Birch / Daniel Brown / Ahren Stringer / Joseph Longobardi* |
| Publishers: | Concord ANZ / Kobalt Music Publishing* |
| Most Performed Hip Hop / Rap Work | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | COMMA’S |
| Artist: | ONEFOUR ft. CG |
| Writers: | Spencer Magalogo* / Jerome Misa* / Salec Su’a* / Bailey Pickles / Chandler Hammond / Hugo Hui / Caleb Tiedemann |
| Publisher: | Sony Music Publishing* |
Nominees | |
| Title: | And We |
| Artist: | Hooligan Hefs |
| Writers: | Cooper Bedford / Simeona Malagamaalii* / Nepomsein Irakunda / Liridona Rusiti |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music* |
| Title: | bona |
| Artist: | Sampa the Great |
| Writers: | Sampa Tembo* / Magnus Mando / Samuel Masta / Sam Nyambe |
| Publisher: | Kobalt Music Publishing* |
| Title: | Laced Up |
| Artist: | Hilltop Hoods |
| Writers: | Barry Francis (DJ Debris)* / Matthew Lambert (Suffa)* / Daniel Smith (MC Pressure)* / Andrew Burford / Marlon Gerbes^ / Chris Mac^ / Matiu Walters^ |
| Publishers: | Sony Music Publishing* / Kobalt Music Publishing^ |
| Title: | Ring-a-Ling |
| Artist: | Tkay Maidza |
| Writers: | Tkay Maidza* / Pa Salieu Gaye / Cassio Lopes^~ / Kendrick Nicholls^ / Sherwyn Nicholls^ / Michael Oatman |
| Publishers: | Kobalt Music Publishing*~ / Mushroom Music^ |
| Most Performed Pop Work | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | How Do I Say Goodbye |
| Artist: | Dean Lewis |
| Writers: | Dean Lewis / Jon Hume* |
| Publishers: | Kobalt Music Publishing / Concord ANZ* |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Only Wanna Be With You |
| Artist: | Amy Shark |
| Writers: | Amy Shark / Grant Averill / Joseph Spargur |