Fox Sports Australia and First Nations hip-hop group 3% has won the ARIA for Best Use of Recording in an Advertisement for its Fox League 2025 track Our Greats.
The 2025 Recording Industry Association Awards (ARIA) took place at the Hordern Pavilion.
Shortlisted nominees include Menulog’s ‘What’s Good in Your Hood?’ by Thinkerbell and Bliss and Eso, Paramount+ Australia: ‘Ballad of the GOATS’ by Briggs and Kobie Dee, ‘Tooheys: I Feel Like a Tooheys’ by Thinkerbell and Dune Rats and ‘Tourism & Events Queensland: That Holiday Feeling’ by Publicis Worldwide and Kita Alexander.
In other categories, Amyl and the Sniffers claimed the top with four wins.
The most nominated artist of 2025, Ninajirachi, took home Best Solo Artist, Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist presented by Spotify, and Best Independent Release presented by PPCA for her debut album I Love My Computer.
Dom Dolla received the ARIA Global Impact Award presented by Spotify.
“Tonight truly belongs to the artists whose creativity and ambition continue to push Australian music forward,” said Spotify AUNZ managing director, Mikaela Lancaster.
“Congratulations to all of this year’s nominees and winners, and to ARIA for an unforgettable celebration of local music.
“Spotify is proud to partner with the ARIA Awards to support artists who are connecting with passionate fans around the world while shaping culture at home. Australian stories have never travelled further or faster, and we’ll continue doing our part to help them be heard in even more places.”
More winners on the night included Troye Sivan for Best Australian Live Act presented by Destination NSW, Taylor Swift for Most Popular International Artist, Tame Impala, who took home two ARIA Awards for Engineer – Best Engineered Release (Kevin Parker), and Producer – Best Produced Release (Kevin Parker), BOY SODA for Best Soul/R&B release, Thornhill for Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album, The Teskey Brothers for Best Blues & Roots Album, Emma Memma for Best Children’s Album, BARKAA for Best Hip Hop/Rap Release, Kasey Chambers for Best Country Album, Lucy Clifford for Best Jazz Album and Gurrumul for Best World Music Album.
“Congratulations to all the outstanding recipients of the 2025 ARIA Awards. Once again, the incredible depth and diversity of Australia’s music talent shines bright through the prism of the ARIAs,” said NSW Minister for Jobs and Tourism, Steve Kamper.
“Music is a huge part of our state’s cultural vibrancy, which is why the NSW Government has changed the rules to allow venues and communities to make live performances more accessible, not only for fans but also as a vital breeding ground for music talent.
“I thank ARIA for their ongoing industry leadership and for supporting our advocacy to bring live music back across NSW.”
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