Dom Dolla Takes Out ARIA’s New Global Impact Award Presented by Spotify
The DJ and producer is the first recipient of the new award.
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Australian DJ, producer and songwriter Dom Dolla has been announced as the very first recipient of the ARIA’s brand-new Global Impact Award presented by Spotify.
The award has been introduced to highlight Aussie recording artists who have “demonstrated outstanding breakthrough international success and cultural influence, celebrating those making an impact for Australian music through artistry, innovation, and global connection over the 12 months prior to the Awards.”
There are few artists as worthy as Dom Dolla, who has been absolutely ripping it up across global stages this past year. The Manila-born Melbourne-raised artist scored his first Grammy nomination for Best Remixed Recording for his remix of Gorillaz’s ‘New Gold’, sold out headline tours across the US, the UK, Europe and Australia and recently completed a ten-week residency at the world’s #1 nightclub Hï Ibiza.
Throw in the fact he’s amassed over 1.5 billion streams globally, including over 450 million Spotify streams this year with a frequency of over 10 million monthly listeners, and it's clear to see why Dom Dolla was chosen as the inaugural winner of the ARIAs’ New Global Impact Award.
“It’s such an honour to receive this award from ARIA,” Dom said. “I really try to do my best to fly the flag for Aussie dance music overseas so I’m so grateful. Australian music is the best, the talent and output across the board is incredible. I can't wait to see who receives this award in the years to come because there are so many deserving artists, but I’m incredibly grateful to be the first recipient.”
ARIA CEO, Annabelle Herd, said, “We couldn’t be more proud to launch this brand-new ARIA Award with an artist as exciting and generous as Dom, who smashes ceiling after ceiling when it comes to the world’s expectations of what an Aussie electronic artist can achieve.
“He is an integral part of the vanguard of new Australian artists proving that a sustainable and record-breaking career in music is achievable through hard work, determination and creativity: something Aussie artists have in spades. He is also an amazing ambassador for Aussie music and is hugely supportive of his fellow dance and electronic artists. So many things to love, congrats Dom!”
Spotify's Head of Music AUNZ, Ben Watts, added, “Dance and electronic music continue to be among Australia’s biggest drivers of music export, and Dom Dolla's rise is a powerful example of that global momentum. Together with ARIA, we’re proud to celebrate Dom’s extraordinary achievements with the first ARIA Global Impact Award presented by Spotify as he continues to help shape Australia’s global cultural influence.”
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Dom’s award is the first to be handed out as part of the 2025 ARIA Awards, which take place this Wednesday 19 November at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia.
Rising DJ and producer Ninajirachi has been nominated for a massive eight ARIA Awards, including the coveted Album of the Year, while Dom himself is up for another seven awards, including Best Solo Artist and Best Dance/Electronic Release.
Punk rockers Amyl And The Sniffers have picked up six nominations, including Album of the Year, while several other artists have scored multiple nominations, including Hilltop Hoods and Thelma Plum with five and Folk Bitch Trio, Missy Higgins, Royel Otis and RÜFÜS DU SOL given the nod for four awards.
Album of the Year will be contested by Amyl and The Sniffers, Missy Higgins, Ninajirachi, RÜFÜS DU SOL and Thelma Plum, Best Solo Album sees BARKAA, Dom Dolla, Kylie Minogue, Mallrat, Missy Higgins, Ninajirachi, Paul Kelly, The Kid LAROI, Thelma Plum and Young Franco duking it out, while Best Pop Release will be between G Flip, Kita Alexander, Kylie Minogue, Mallrat and Thelma Plum.
Other notable acts to be nominated include Folk Bitch Trio for the Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist, Royel Otis for Best Group, Confidence Man for Best Dance / Electronic Release and Miss Kaninna for Best Independent Release.
Aussie legends You Am I will be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame on the night.
Watch the 2025 ARIA Awards live on Wednesday 19 November, on Channel 10 and Paramount+. Check out the full list of nominees below.
2025 ARIA AWARDS NOMINATED ARTISTS
Album of the Year
Amyl and The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness [Amyl and The Sniffers / Virgin Music Group]
Missy Higgins – The Second Act [Eleven Music / EMI Music Australia]
Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer [NLV Records]
RÜFÜS DU SOL – Inhale / Exhale [Rose Avenue Records / Warner Music Australasia]
Thelma Plum – I'm Sorry, Now Say It Back [Warner Music Australasia]
Best Solo Artist
BARKAA – Big Tidda [Big Apples Music / Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia]
Dom Dolla – DREAMIN’ [Good Fortune Records]
Kylie Minogue – Tension II [Mushroom Music]
Mallrat – Light Hit My Face Like A Straight Right [Dew Process / Universal Music Australia]
Missy Higgins – The Second Act [Eleven Music / EMI Music Australia]
Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer [NLV Records]
Paul Kelly – Fever Longing Still [EMI Music Australia]
The Kid LAROI – How Does It Feel? [Columbia Records / Sony Music]
Thelma Plum – I'm Sorry, Now Say It Back [Warner Music Australasia]
Young Franco – it's Franky baby! [Neon Records]
Best Group
Amyl and The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness [Amyl and The Sniffers / Virgin Music Group]
Folk Bitch Trio – Now Would Be A Good Time [Jagjaguwar]
Hilltop Hoods – Fall From The Light [Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia]
Royel Otis – hickey [Ourness / Capitol Records]
RÜFÜS DU SOL – Inhale / Exhale [Rose Avenue Records / Warner Music Australasia]
Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist presented by Spotify
Folk Bitch Trio – Now Would Be A Good Time [Jagjaguwar]
Gut Health – Stiletto [AWAL Recordings]
Mia Wray – hi, it’s nice to meet me [Mushroom Music]
Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer [NLV Records]
Young Franco – it's Franky baby! [Neon Records]
Best Pop Release
G Flip – Disco Cowgirl [AWAL Recordings]
Kita Alexander – Press Pause [Warner Music Australasia]
Kylie Minogue – Tension II [Mushroom Music]
Mallrat – Light Hit My Face Like A Straight Right [Dew Process / Universal Music Australia]
Thelma Plum – I'm Sorry, Now Say It Back [Warner Music Australasia]
Best Dance / Electronic Release
Confidence Man – 3AM (LA LA LA) [I OH YOU / Mushroom Music]
Dom Dolla – DREAMIN' [Good Fortune Records]
FISHER – Stay [etcetc Music Pty Ltd]
Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer [NLV Records]
Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Jazzy – Somedays [Solotoka / ADA]
Best Hip Hop / Rap Release
BARKAA – Big Tidda [Big Apples Music / Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia]
Hilltop Hoods – Fall From The Light [Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia]
Miss Kaninna – Kaninna EP [Soul Has No Tempo]
ONEFOUR – Look At Me Now [ONEFOUR Records / The Orchard]
The Kid LAROI – Baby I’m Back [Columbia Records / Sony Music]
Best Soul / R&B Release
BOY SODA – Lil Obsession [Warner Music Australasia]
JACOTÉNE - Why’d You Do That? [Epic Records / Sony Music]
Jerome Farah – CHLORINE [Sony Music]
Larissa Lambert – Cardio [New Levels / Virgin Music Group]
PANIA – Pity Party [Warner Music Australasia / Say Less]
Best Independent Release presented by PPCA
Ball Park Music – Like Love [Prawn Records / Inertia Music]
Confidence Man – 3AM (LA LA LA) [I OH YOU / Mushroom Music]
Folk Bitch Trio – Now Would Be A Good Time [Jagjaguwar]
Miss Kaninna – Kaninna EP [Soul Has No Tempo]
Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer [NLV Records]
Album presented by Tooheys
Amyl and The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness [Amyl and The Sniffers / Virgin Music Group]
Ball Park Music – Like Love [Prawn Records / Inertia Music]
King Stingray – For The Dreams [Civilians / The Orchard]
Royel Otis – hickey [Ourness / Capitol Records]
Spacey Jane – If That Makes Sense [AWAL Recordings]
Best Adult Contemporary Album
Folk Bitch Trio – Now Would Be A Good Time [Jagjaguwar]
Gordi – Like Plasticine [Mushroom Music]
Meg Washington – GEM [OriGiN Distribution / ADA]
Missy Higgins – The Second Act [Eleven Music / EMI Music Australia]
Paul Kelly – Fever Longing Still [EMI Music Australia]
Best Country Album
Dylan Wright – Half a World Away [Sony Music]
Imogen Clark – Choking on Fuel [Potts Entertainment / MGM]
Kasey Chambers – Backbone [Essence Music Group / MGM]
Keith Urban – High [CAPITOL – NASHVILLE / EMI Music Australia]
Taylor Moss – Firecracker [Taylor Moss / Ditto Music]
Best Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Album
Civic – Chrome Dipped [ATO Records / Inertia Music]
Press Club – To All The Ones I Love [Inertia Music]
RedHook – Mutation [RedHook Records]
The Amity Affliction – Let The Ocean Take Me Down (Redux) [GYROstream]
Thornhill – Bodies [UNFD / Community Music]
Best Blues & Roots Album
Dope Lemon – Golden Wolf [BMG]
Mama Kin Spender – Promises [Mama Kin Spender / MGM]
Sons Of The East – SONS [Sons Of The East Music / MGM]
Tash Sultana – Return to the Roots [Lonely Lands Records via Sony Music]
The Teskey Brothers – Live At The Hammersmith Apollo [Mushroom Music]
Best Children’s Album
Emma Memma – Dance Island Party [GYROstream]
Justine Clarke – Mimi's symphony [ABC Music / The Orchard]
Teeny Tiny Stevies – Brain Fart [Love Your Records / Xelon]
The Vegetable Plot – Season Three [ABC Music / The Orchard]
The Wiggles – Wiggle Up, Giddy Up! [ABC Music / The Orchard]
Best Music Festival presented by Tixel
Ability Fest – Dylan Alcott Foundation + Untitled Group
Beyond The Valley – Untitled Group / Beyond The Valley Music Festival
Bluesfest Byron Bay – Bluesfest Byron Bay
Laneway Festival – St Jerome’s Laneway / Laneway Festival
Yours and Owls Festival – Yours and Owls
PUBLIC VOTED AWARDS
Best Video
Break My Love - RÜFÜS DU SOL, Alexander George (Katzki) [Rose Avenue Records / Warner Music Australasia]
Craters – Missy Higgins, Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore [Eleven Music / EMI Music Australia]
Lordy Lordy – Emily Wurramara, Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore [ABC Music / The Orchard]
All the Noise – Spacey Jane, Dan Lesser [AWAL Recordings]
car – Royel Otis, Jamieson Kerr [Ourness / Capitol Records]
Big Dreams – Amyl and The Sniffers, John Stewart [Amyl and The Sniffers / Virgin Music Group]
DREAMIN’ - Dom Dolla, Kyle Caulfield & Shevin Dissanayake [Good Fortune Records]
Don’t Worry, Be Happy – Hilltop Hoods, Roman Anastasios and Jordan Ruyi Blanch [Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia]
Dancing2 – Keli Holiday, Ryan Sauer [Keli Holiday / GYROstream]
WASSA – Vv Pete, UTILITY, Formation Boyz, UTILITY [Trackwork]
Best Australian Live Act presented by Destination NSW
Amyl and The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness World Tour
Ball Park Music – Like Love Tour
BARKAA – BIG TIDDA TOUR [Jackson Street & Bad Apples Music]
Confidence Man – 3AM (LA LA LA) Tour [I OH YOU]
Dom Dolla – Dom Dolla Australia 2024 [Untitled Group]
Hilltop Hoods – Hilltop Hoods 2025
Kylie Minogue – Tension Tour 2025
Miss Kaninna – Dawg In Me Tour [Astral People]
SPEED – SPEED AUSTRALIA TOUR ‘25
Troye Sivan – Something To Give Each Other Tour [Live Nation]
Song of the Year
Cyril, Maryjo – Still Into You [Warner Music Australasia / Spinnin Records]
Dean Lewis – With You [Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia]
Dom Dolla Feat. Daya – Dreamin [Good Fortune Records]
FISHER – Stay [etcetc Music Pty Ltd]
Gotye, FISHER, Chris Lake Feat. Kimbra, Sante Sansone – Somebody [Eleven: A Music Company / EMI Music Australia]
OneFour, Nemzzz – Spinnin [ONEFOUR RECORDS / THE ORCHARD]
Royel Otis – Linger (SiriusXM Session) [Ourness]
Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Jazzy – Somedays [Solotoko / ADA]
The Kid LAROI – Girls [Columbia Records / Sony Music]
Tobiahs – Angel of Mine [Mushroom Music]
Most Popular International Artist
Alex Warren – [Atlantic Records / Warner Music Australasia]
Calvin Harris – [Columbia Records / Sony Music]
Gracie Abrams – [Interscope / Universal Music Australia]
Kendrick Lamar – [Interscope / Universal Music Australia]
Noah Kahan – [Republic Records / Universal Music Australia]
Post Malone – [Republic Records / Universal Music Australia]
Sabrina Carpenter – [Island Records USA / Universal Music Australia]
Tate McRae – [RCA Records / Universal Music Australia]
Taylor Swift – [Republic Records / Universal Music Australia]
Tyler, The Creator – [Columbia Records / Sony Music]
ARTISAN AWARDS
Best Cover Art
Giulia McGauran for The Cat Empire – Bird in Paradise [BMG]
John Stewart for Amyl and The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness [Amyl and The Sniffers / Virgin Music Group]
Kira Puru, Em Jensen for Thelma Plum – I’m Sorry, Now Say It Back [Warner Music Australasia]
Nina Wilson, John You, Aria Zarzycki for Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer [NLV Records]
Sarah McCloskey for Hilltop Hoods – Fall From The Light [Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia]
Engineer - Best Engineered Release
Alice Ivy for Alice Ivy – Do What Makes You Happy [Kewpie Mayo Records / Independent]
Dom Dolla for Dom Dolla – DREAMIN' [Good Fortune Records]
Eric J Dubowsky for Emma Louise & Flume – DUMB [Three Six Zero Recordings / ADA]
Kevin Parker for Tame Impala – End of Summer [Columbia Records / Sony Music]
Thomas Purcell p/k/a Wave Racer for Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer [NLV Records]
Producer – Best Produced Release
Alex Burnett for Thelma Plum - I’m Sorry, Now Say It Back [Warner Music Australasia]
Dom Dolla for Dom Dolla – DREAMIN' [Good Fortune Records]
Kevin Parker for Tame Impala – End of Summer [Columbia Records / Sony Music]
Nina Wilson p/k/a Ninajirachi for Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer [NLV Records]
RÜFÜS DU SOL for RÜFÜS DU SOL – Inhale / Exhale [Rose Avenue Records / Warner Music Australasia]
FINE ARTS AWARDS
Best Classical Album
Andrea Lam – Piano Diary [ABC Classic / The Orchard]
Australian Chamber Orchestra / Richard Tognetti – Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings and Andante
Cantabile / Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony in C minor [ABC Classic / The Orchard]
Nat Bartsch – Forever Changed [Amica Records]
Simone Young & Sydney Symphony Orchestra – Mahler: Symphony No.2; Barton: Of The Earth [Deutsche Grammophon Australia / Universal Music]
Sophie Hutchings – Become The Sky [Universal Music Australia / Mercury KX]
Best Jazz Album
Evans Robson Quartet – Zenith [Lamplight Records]
Lachlan McKenzie – Departures [ABC Jazz / The Orchard]
Lucy Clifford – Between Spaces of Knowing [ABC Jazz / The Orchard]
TL; DR & Peter Knight – Too Long; Didn’t Read [Earshift Music / The Planet Company-MGM]
Touch Sensitive – In Paradise [Future Classic]
Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album
Australian Chamber Orchestra – Memoir of a Snail (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [ABC Classic / The Orchard]
François Tétaz - The Surfer [Impressed Recordings / Rubber Music Pty Ltd]
Michael Cassel Group – Michael Cassel Group Presents A (Very) Musical Christmas [The Orchard]
Various Artists – How To Make Gravy [Origin Recordings]
Vidya Makan – The Lucky Country (Original Cast Album) [ORiGiN Distribution / ADA]
Best World Music Album
Electric Fields, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Live In Concert [ABC Music / The Orchard]
Gurrumul – Banbirrngu – The Orchestral Sessions [Decca Australia & Skinnyfish / UMA]
Joseph Tawadros – The Forgotten Path To Humanity [Independent / The Planet Company]
Tenzin Choegyal – Snow Flower [Warner Music Australasia / Rainbow Valley Records]
The Cat Empire – Bird in Paradise [BMG]
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Best Use of an Australian Recording in an Advertisement
Fox League 2025: Our Greats – Fox Sports Australia, 3%
Menulog: What’s Good in Your Hood – Thinkerbell, Bliss n Eso
Paramount+ Australia: Ballad of the GOATS – Paramount+ Australia, Briggs
Tooheys: I Feel Like a Tooheys – Thinkerbell, Dune Rats
Tourism & Events Queensland: That Holiday Feeling – Publicis Worldwide, Kita Alexander
