MusicSA Announces Scouted 2025 Lineup
This year’s event features 14 acts performing across three venues in one night.
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MusicSA’s Scouted returns in 2025 with another epic showcase of Adelaide talent. Taking place on the final night of AIR’s Indie-Con Australia Conference and A2IM’s Indie Week Australian Edition, Scouted features 14 unsigned acts performing across three venues in the West End.
Scouted offers emerging artists the opportunity to perform in front of influential national and international music industry figures, including record label executives, booking agents, festival programmers and music media, alongside local audiences keen to check out the next big thing.
Held on Friday 1 August at Jive, The Grace Emily and Ed Castle, this year’s genre-spanning bill includes everything from folk and hip hop to bubblegum pop and indie rock.
Some of the artists performing at this year’s Scouted 2025 include Arrernte singer-songwriter Scott Rathman Jnr, punk rockers LOLA, DIY hip hop artist Nathan Hui-Yi and alternative folk artist Bella Brinkworth. You can check out the full lineup below with links to their music.
Speaking on the annual event, MusicSA CEO, Christine Schloithe, shares, “MusicSA is genuinely thrilled to unveil this year’s Scouted line-up! We received a record number of entries, and the bar was set really high, making it a huge challenge and process for the judges. Running over three venues this year, Scouted 2025 will showcase some of the best, brightest and most diverse music talent in the state. These artists will certainly impress the national and international delegates in the audience on the night – they are a fantastic representation of the great artists and music coming out of South Australia.
South Australian Minister for Arts, Andrea Michaels MP, says, “South Australia is a renowned UNESCO City of Music and the Malinauskas Government is committed to cementing that legacy by supporting opportunities for local artists as well as boosting our live music venues. Scouted provides local artists the opportunity to connect with new audiences and showcase their talents to the delegates of Indie-Con and Indie Week - Australian Edition, while drawing people to Adelaide’s favourite music venues.”
Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) CEO, Maria Amato, adds, “AIR is delighted to have its conference program end with Scouted, MusicSA’s unsigned talent showcase, introducing great South Australian talent to our industry delegates and the broader music community.”
READ MORE: AIR's Indie-Con Australia Conference & A2IM’s Indie Week Australian Edition Unveil Full Program
Scouted Class of 2025
Bella Brinkworth: Hailing from South Australia, alternative folk artist Bella Brinkworth has swiftly amassed a global following, thanks to her commanding vocals and an impressive 12 million TikTok views and over 50 thousand followers. Playing over 50 shows before releasing her debut EP, Brinkworth is rapidly establishing herself as a rising star.
Bousta: Bousta, an Arrernte man from Mparntwe/Alice Springs, fuses classic hip-hop with powerful lyricism in both English and Arrernte, inspiring Indigenous youth to pursue their dreams through music.
The Dainty Morsels: The Dainty Morsels are an Adelaide band renowned for their whimsical yet neurotic sound and captivating performances that belie their four-piece lineup. With a second studio album on the way, they're ready to push beyond their hometown in 2025.
Druid Fluids: Known for their impressive audio/visual live shows in Adelaide and nationally, Druid Fluids blends psych-pop nostalgia with cinematic depth, crafting emotionally charged soundscapes that are both timeless and entirely their own.
Greasy: Fusing indie rock with jazz, soul and chaos that clicks, Greasy are a genre-defying five-piece delivering unpredictable, high-energy sets with brains, groove and grit.
LOLA: With a riotous blend of punk energy, DIY grit and surf-skate spirit, LOLA are igniting mosh pits across stages (and half pipes) from Adelaide to Europe, while gearing up to release their third EP PRAWN STAR this August.
MACËY: Fusing hyper-pop, metal and rap into an explosive hyper-punk sound, MACËY are redefining Adelaide’s live scene with brooding intensity and mosh pit mayhem.
Maisie B.: Blending folk, jazz, and alt-pop with vulnerable lyricism, Maisie B. crafts texturally rich songs that forge deep human connection on stage and in sound.
Ms Chipeta: A Malawian Australian singer songwriter with honeyed vocals and heartfelt RnB-infused songwriting, Ms Chipeta crafts tender, introspective music that’s quickly earning her a place on major festival stages.
The Munch: Fiercely original and rooted in friendship, The Munch deliver punchy, genre-blurring punk with unrelenting energy, their music characterised by bouncy melodic riffs, unrelenting rhythms and impassioned vocals.
Nathan Hui-Yi: Blending introspective bars with cinematic, genre-bending beats, Nathan Hui-Yi is redefining Australian hip hop with DIY flair.
Nat Luna: Praised by triple j for her "magical lyricism and vocal finesse," Nat Luna crafts irresistible, glitter-soaked pop, while using her platform to challenge stereotypes around disability. Nat’s magnetic live set earned her a slot at WOMADelaide 2023, where she shared the stage with Florence + The Machine and Bon Iver.
RENAÉ: RENAÉ is a Y2K-inspired pop artist from Adelaide turning personal diary entries into shimmering anthems of empowerment – bridging pop with purpose to uplift and inspire a new generation of young women.
Scott Rathman Jnr: A proud Arrernte singer-songwriter from Gawler, this rising country/rock artist blends heartfelt storytelling with growing acclaim, named 2025 Australian Country Music People's Choice Award winner for Most Promising Future Star.
Tickets for Scouted 2025 are on sale now via moshtix.com.au. For more information regarding Indie-Con Australia visit air.org.au.
