2025 SA Music Awards MCs and Performers Revealed

This year’s ceremony takes place at AEC Theatre on Tuesday 28 October.

Just under a week out from the 2025 South Australian Music Awards, organisers have revealed the MCs and performers who will be taking the stage at SA music’s night of nights.

Sosefina Fuamoli and Troy Sincock will be MCing the ceremony at AEC Theatre on Tuesday 28 October.

Sosefina Fuamoli is an award-winning Samoan-Australian music journalist and broadcaster whose work with outlets including triple j, Rolling Stone, The Guardian and NME has amplified diverse voices across the Australian and Pacific music scenes

Troy Sincock is an Adelaide-born radio presenter, DJ and music-scene advocate who has worked across nearly every Adelaide station, served as General Manager of Fresh 92.7 for a decade, and now reports for ABC Radio Adelaide while continuing to champion local music culture

The night will also see performances from folk collective Bromham, experimental pop project Lonelyspeck, rising rapper J-MILLA and indie rock favs Oscar the Wild.

General admission tickets are on sale now for $70+bf, while general admission + VIP function tickets are $100+bf. Grab your ticket now via moshtix.com.au.

“The SA Music Awards celebrate the very best in South Australian music. This year’s finalists showcase the incredible range of independent voices and stories our community continues to produce – from brand-new acts to established icons,” says Music SA CEO, Christine Schloithe.

South Australian Minister for Arts, Andrea Michaels MP, adds, “Congratulations to our incredible 2025 SA Music Awards finalists. South Australia has a remarkable history of producing extraordinary musicians and you have all made an important contribution to our state’s musical history. I look forward to celebrating with you all and unveiling this year’s winners.”

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This year’s SA Music Awards has seen more than 115 acts, managers and industry representatives nominated across three award categories: People’s Choice, Industry, and Major Awards.

Leading the way is First Nations hip hop act DEM MOB, who have been nominated for two Major Awards (Best Regional Artist and Best Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Artist), two Industry Awards (Best Music Educator and Best Manager for DJ/MC Gully) and one People’s Choice Award (Best Hip Hop Artist).

Indie folk singer-songwriter Ella Ion has four nominations for Best Song, Best New Artist, Best Folk Artist and Best Cover Art, while Electric Fields got three nods for Best Group, Best Release (EP/Album) and Best Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Artist.

Other local artists up for awards include Oscar the Wild, The Genevieves, TOWNS, aleksiah and The Tullamarines. Check out the full list of nominees below.

The 2025 South Australian Music Awards takes place at AEC Theatre on Tuesday 28 October. Tickets are on sale now via moshtix.com.au.

2025 SA Music Award Nominatons

Major Awards

Best Song

The Dainty Morsels – Hold Your Horses

aleksiah – Clothes Off

My Chérie – Life is

TOWNS – can’t blame yr dad

Ella Ion – Creature Skin

Best New Artist

BOUSTA

The Genevieves

The Dainty Morsels

Purée

Ella Ion

Best Regional Artist

Erin Buku

DEM MOB

Germein Sisters

Gratts

Rob Edwards

Best Solo Artist

Parvyn

Kultar Ahluwalia

Naomi Keyte

Lonelyspeck

aleksiah

Best Group

Oscar the Wild

Bromham

Purée

TOWNS

Electric Fields

Best Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Artist

Cringetrender

DEM MOB

J-MILLA

Rob Edwards

Electric Fields

Best Release (EP/Album)

Oscar the Wild – Blue

The Genevieves – Dog Dreams

aleksiah – Cry About It

LOLA – Live In A Jive

Electric Fields – Live In Concert

Industry Awards

Best Cover Art

TOWNS

aleksiah

Soylent Green

Ella Ion

Placement

Best Large Music Festival (1,000+ attendance)

Froth and Fury Fest

Adelaide Beer & BBQ Festival

City of Adelaide – Make Music Day

Nice Day To Go To The Club

Semaphore Music Festival

Best Live Music Photograph

William Coombs – Tonix

Elise De Simoni – Amyl And The Sniffers

Justin White – Slowly Slowly

Bronwen Caple – Lany

Skye Sampson – LOLA

Best Live Music Venue

UniBar ADL

The Austral

The Scenic Hotel

Hindley Street Music Hall

Lion Arts Factory

Best Live Technician

Nathan D’Agostino

Ryan Martin John

Michael Murphy

Liam Roche

Luke Hancock

Best Manager

Chelsea Sinnott

Rachel Whitford

Sebastian James – 27 Music

Gully

Hannah Louise

Best Music Educator

Nic Jeffries

Mat Morison

DEM MOB

Paige Court

Joseph Cheek – Home Recording Bootcamp

Best Music Video

The Tullamarines – Lying / dir. Myles McEwen

Lonelyspeck – Wishing / dir. Sione Teumohenga

Teenage Joans – Sweet and Slow / dir. Scarlett Scherer

effie isobel – Moon Made / dir. Grace Stewart

LOLA – What Line? / dir. Bryce Kraehenbuehl

Best Regional Music Venue, Festival or Event

Caltowie Chilled Out ’n’ Fired Up Music Festival

Limestone Coast Beer & BBQ Festival

Adelaide Guitar Festival On the Road – Kangaroo Island

Space Jams 2024

Best Small Festival (under 1,000 attendance)

Future Sounds Festival

Caltowie Chilled Out ’n’ Fired Up Music Festival

Dougstock Music Festival

Space Jams 2024

Porch and Recreation

Best Studio

Cactus Cactus Sound

Wizard Tone Studios

Forest Range Studios

Dänger Deer Studios

Songbird Society

Best Studio Engineer/Producer

Ryan Martin John

Sam Lench

James Brown

Mario Späte

Lucinda Machin

People’s Choice Awards

Blues & Roots

Badland Caravan

Laura Hill

Cal Williams Jr

The Honey Badgers

63 Deluxe

Country

The Flying Squad

The Jeffries

River Rose

Brad Chicken and the Bootstraps

Rob Edwards

Electronic

Sexy As Shit

TONIX

L T Balkin

Alex Hosking

Georgia Oatley

Experimental & Art

Night Rites

Violet Harlot

James Brown

we see moons

Quirkestra

Folk

Naomi Keyte

Ned Baulderstone

Kellys Wayke

Bromham

Ella Ion

Heavy

Raccoon City

Falter

MACËY

Lumens

xGemmini

Hip Hop

Tommy Marsh

Kultar Ahluwalia

OC3ANEYES

DEM MOB

HeyHolly

Jazz

Parvyn

Alexander Flood

Live Slug Reaction

Soylent Green

Fuja

Pop

Bella Brinkworth

aleksiah

The Tullamarines

My Chérie

LILLI

Punk

Witch Spit

babyteeth

Teenage Joans

DONNI HEAT

LOLA

Rock

Oscar the Wild

The Genevieves

The Dainty Morsels

Molly Rocket

GREASY

Soul/Funk/R&B

Erin Buku

Dojo Rise

San Dragan

WANDERERS

Meena De Silva