Dem Mob, Ella Ion And Electric Fields Lead Nominations For 2025 South Australian Music Awards
This year’s ceremony takes place at AEC Theatre on Tuesday 28 October.
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The nominations for the 2025 South Australian Music Awards have been unveiled, with DEM MOB leading the way with a whopping five nods.
More than 115 acts, managers and industry representatives have been nominated across three award categories: People’s Choice, Industry, and Major Awards. Presented by MusicSA, the 2025 SA Music Awards will be held at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre on Tuesday 28 October.
Leading the way is First Nations hip hop act DEM MOD, 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.
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“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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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
