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If you managed to snag tickets to see Oasis on their triumphant Live ’25 tour this year, congratulations. If you didn’t and had your hopes raised last week when singer Liam Gallagher appeared to (once again) tease the possibility of additional shows next year, well, keep that bucket hat on the shelf for now because it sounds like it’s not at all a done deal.
As the group geared up for the launch of the final push of gigs in South America this weekend, Liam, as he does, hopped into the comments on an X user’s post last Wednesday (Nov. 12) after they asked if he was sad to see the tour end, saying “I’m not actually as I know things you don’t,” after earlier suggesting that his unexpected rapprochement with older brother songwriter Noel Gallagher was “only starting.”
Well, Liam was back in the comments on Wednesday (Nov. 19) when asked by a fan if anyone had “scolded you for saying ‘see u next year’?,” he replied, “there was a few tuts and raised eyebrows.” Another fan lamented that with just a few shows left they didn’t get to see a single gig and feared not surviving 2026 if there isn’t another tour next year. “WE NEED MORE,” they pleaded. Liam rubbished that anxiety talk and said, “stop being dramatic.”
Then, he threw yet another spanner in the works when asked to “just reply with one word is there gonna be a 2026 tour.” His answer, sorry to say, was “NO.” With the muddying of the water complete, another devastated superfan yelled, “ARE YOU F–KING SERIOUS,” to which Gallagher replied, “YES IM F–KING SERIOUS.”
It was all a bit soul-crushing, though Gallagher once again eased the door open a tiny crack in a lengthier response in which he said he will definitely be around next year, but, like, maybe not Oasis? “You will see me next year and the year after and so on just not sure yet if it’ll be with oasis we need to sit down and discuss these things,” he wrote. “If it was all up to me then you know we’d be touring till the day we die as it’s the best thing in the world but UNFORTUNATELY it’s not.”
If you simply cannot stand the suspense, get yourself down to São Paulo, Brazil’s MOrumBIS stadium on Saturday (Nov. 22) or Sunday (Nov. 23) for what sounds like the final shows by the reunited Britpop legends… for now, anyway.
See Gallagher’s comments below.
There was a few tuts and raised eyebrows— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) November 19, 2025
has anyone already scolded you for saying the ‘see u next year’ ? is that why you tell us this?— andy saw oasis (@liampurrs) November 19, 2025
Trending on Billboard End of The Road festival in Dorset, England announced the first list of acts on tap to celebrate its 20th anniversary edition in 2026 on Thursday (Nov. 20), with Pulp, CMAT and Mac DeMarco set to headline. The festival will take place at Lamar Tree Garden on Sep. 3-6 and feature a […]
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Sometimes it rains, sometimes it pours. For Cynthia Erivo, it’s pouring, in spectacular fashion.
The award-winning actress, singer, and producer is, of course, reprising her role as Elphaba in Wicked: For Good, the sequel to 2024 feature film Wicked, which raked in nearly $750 million at the worldwide box office, the best showing ever an adaptation for a Broadway musical.
That’s for starters. The Nigerian-British star penned the newly-published autobiography “Simply More,” she’s the cover star on Britain’s GQ, and her voice is still “missing in action,” the fallout from all the promo, the extensive singing and the airmiles put in for Wicked: For Good, which arrives Friday, Nov. 21 in theaters.
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Erivo stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday night (Nov. 19) for a quiet chat about her busy schedule.
For her work on stage and screen, Erivo has won a Tony, Emmy and this week she landed two Grammy Award nominations for Wicked: one for “Defying Gravity” (with Ariana Grande) in the best pop duo/group performance category, and another for “Be Okay” in the best arrangement, instrumental or a cappella category.
“I didn’t even know we could be nominated for that,” she told Fallon. “I didn’t know we could be eligible.”
Fallon also coaxed Erivo into ranking her favorite songs from Wicked, a project not far removed from being asked to choose your favorite kids, she remarked. And she discussed the origins of that meme (it’s a story of a lost hat, with a happy ending) and recreated it for the moment.
Universal‘s Wicked: For Good should provide a Thanksgiving feast, somewhere in the order of $120 million-plus domestically and upwards of $200 million worldwide, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
With those numbers, Jon M. Chu’s film would bank the best start for a Broadway musical adaptation ever. By trying to manage expectations, the studio has suggested anything around $115 million in North America would be huge result.
Watch Erivo’s late night interview below.
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Just when it seemed that Lily Allen’s West End Girl campaign couldn’t get any bigger, the singer has added a run of arena shows to her 2026 U.K. tour.
The new dates, which include a night at London’s 20,000-capacity O2 Arena, will join Allen’s previously announced shows, which take place in theaters across the country throughout March.
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The arena leg of the tour will kick off at Newcastle’s Utilita Arena on June 2. She’ll head to Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham, Cardiff, Birmingham and London before traveling to Ireland for a night at Dublin’s 3Arena on June 30. It will mark the biggest headline tour of Allen’s career.
Tickets go on sale on Nov. 27 at 10 a.m. GMT. Fans can find further ticketing information on Allen’s website.
The show – Lily Allen Performs West End Girl – will see the British star perform her new album front to back. Released Oct. 24, the LP hit a peak of No. 2 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, marking her highest placement on the list since 2014’s Sheezus. Prior to the arena gigs, Allen will also perform West End Girl for a headline slot at Mighty Hoopla festival in London’s Brockwell Park on May 30.
West End Girl has repeatedly hit the headlines in recent weeks. The album appears to tell the story of the dissolution of Allen’s marriage to Stranger Things actor David Harbour in chronological order, traversing the start of an open relationship, scenes of alleged infidelity and a subsequent breakdown of trust.
Speaking to British Vogue prior to its release, Allen likened the album to a work of autofiction. She told the publication that its lyrical content was inspired by her marriage, but “that’s not to say it’s all gospel.” Allen and Harbour tied the knot in Las Vegas in 2020 after meeting on dating app Raya the year prior.
West End Girl is Allen’s first album since 2018’s No Shame and her fifth full-length release overall. Allen’s debut LP, Alright, Still hit No. 2 on the U.K. charts in 2006, while its predecessor, It’s Not Me, It’s You (2009) reached the summit.
Allen will return to Saturday Night Live on Dec. 13, appearing on the show as a musical guest for the first time since 2007. Actor Josh O’Connor is set to make his debut as host that night.
Check out the updated list of Lily Allen Performs West End Girl tour dates below:
March 2: Glasgow, Scotland @ Royal Concert Hall
March 3: Liverpool, England @ Philharmonic Hall
March 5: Birmingham, England @ Birmingham Symphony Hall
March 7: Sheffield, England @ Sheffield City Hall
March 8: Newcastle, England @ Newcastle City Hall
March 10: Manchester, England @ Aviva Studios, The Hall
March 11: Manchester, England @ Aviva Studios, The Hall
March 14: Nottingham, England @ Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
March 15: Cambridge, England @ Corn Exchange
March 17: Bristol, England @ Bristol Beacon
March 18: Cardiff, Wales @ Cardiff New Theatre
March 20: London, England @ London Palladium
March 21: London, England @ London Palladium
May 30: London, England @ Mighty Hoopla Festival
June 16: Newcastle, England @ Utilita Arena (new date)
June 17: Glasgow, Scotland @ OVO Hydro (new date)
June 19: Manchester, England @ AO Arena (new date)
June 21: Leeds, England @ First Direct Arena (new date)
June 23: Nottingham, England @ Motorpoint Arena (new date)
June 24: Cardiff, Wales @ Utilita Arena (new date)
June 26: Birmingham, England @ BP Pulse Live (new date)
June 27: London, England @ The O2 (new date)
June 30: Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena (new date)
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You Am I emerged at the right time, with the right look, sound, songs and attitude. At the 2025 ARIA Awards on Wednesday night, Nov. 19, the ‘90s indie rock legends were elevated into the ARIA Hall of Fame, recognition of all those special traits, and their lasting impact on the country’s music scene and beyond.
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Formed in the late ’80s, and led by frontman Tim Rogers alongside bandmates Andy Kent, David Lane and Rusty Hopkinson, You Am I owned their lane.
You Am I were hard to beat in the ‘90s, a time when young Australian music fans were connected like never before. Newly-committed fans might discover You Am I on Triple J, which had rolled out as a national network, or on its sister music video channel Rage. Or watch them perform Saturday morning on the ABC’s Recovery, or catch them in the flesh on stage at the traveling Big Day Out.
Along the way, the group has released 11 studio albums, most recently 2021’s The Lives of Others, which went to No. 2 on the ARIA Chart. And they’ve collected 10 ARIA Awards, not including the Hall of Fame honor.
Australia’s alternative rock community loved, and still love, You Am I. The proof was there in the induction video, which included glowing tributes from Silverchair’s Daniel Johns, Powderfinger’s Bernard Fanning, and the country’s prime minister Anthony Albanese, who remarked that “along the way, you’ve added to who we are.”
Each bandmate took turns at the mic, though it was Rogers’ address that will spring to mind in years to come. The singer and guitarist held back tears as he spoke of his own health ordeals, and how making music with the band had given him life.
“F*** I love rock ‘n’ roll,” he remarked.
The rockers wrapped up the 39th ARIA Awards with a two-song performance of “Heavy Heart” and “Berlin Chair.” You Am I were in fine form, having reunited this year for a major national tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Hi Fi Way, which arrived fully formed on Feb. 20, 1995.
Next year, to mark the 40th anniversary of the ARIAs, the trade body will create a standalone ceremony with a class of five inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Watch You Am I’s ARIA Hall of Fame performance below.
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SYDNEY, Australia — The 2025 ARIA Awards are in the books, and, for hundreds of guests at Hordern Pavilion and the various afterparties across Sydney, hangovers and urgent sleep.
Many in the room said the show was one of the best in recent memory, led by honest speeches, strong performances and worthy winners.
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Australia’s recorded music industry has enjoyed some wins of late, none greater than the federal government’s decision to shut-down any talk of a text and data mining (TDM) exemption in the nation’s Copyright Act, a “significant” win that was achieved through a unified lobbying effort. Via Big Music, if you will.
There have been losses, too. Wednesday night’s 39th annual ARIA Awards in Sydney, however, was a celebration of the good times.
Amyl and The Sniffers led the way, with four spiky trophies. Ninajirachi (three), Dom Dolla (two) and Kevin Parker (two) also had nights to remember.
At the top of the show, before the free-to-air broadcast went out on Network 10, ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd and chair Natalie Waller reflected on the struggles, the journey, and the wins in 2025.
See the speech in full below and read more on the 2025 ARIA Awards here.
Annabelle Herd: Hello and welcome to the 2025 ARIA Awards at the iconic Hordern Pavilion on beautiful Gadigal country! We might not be the most exciting duo you’ll see tonight, but we are definitely the most consistent.
It’s a privilege to celebrate on this land. We pay our respects to First Nations people, elders, leaders, and especially the incredible First Nations nominees, artists, and colleagues here tonight. Always was, always will be.
Natalie Waller: A huge congratulations and welcome to all the nominated artists — we hope you have a wonderful night.
A very warm welcome to NSW Arts and Music Minister John Graham; Federal Arts Minister Tony Burke; Minister for Disability Jenny McAllister; Shadow Attorney-General and Arts Minister Julian Leeser; Senator Sarah Hanson-Young; and Dr Sophie Scamps. Thank you all for always standing with our industry.
Welcome also to Destination NSW CEO Karen Jones, and to two amazing women who, like us, spend every waking hour thinking about how to lift Aussie music: Sound NSW’s Emily Collins and Music Australia’s Millie Millgate.
So what has ARIA been up to since we were last on this stage? Quite a lot.
AH: This year we launched ARIA Innovator, kicked off ARIA Collab with two world-leading producers working with Australian talent, delivered another Great Southern Nights in NSW, and modernized the ARIA Charts by removing singles and albums over two years old, changes already delivering incredible results for new Aussie music.
AH: And then there was the big one.
When big tech tried to strip us of our copyright for AI training, after they’d already stolen all the music, we said: yeah, nah.
They didn’t expect the response they got. As an industry we hit back with a loud, unified, sophisticated, artist-led campaign delivered with heart and serious impact.
NW: The entire creative sector moved as one. And the result? Australia became the first country in the world where government ruled out a text-and-data-mining exception for AI training.
AH: A critical step, but only half the battle. We still need to ensure it is artists and rightsholders who decide whether their music can be used for AI and on what terms. This isn’t just about payment — it’s about agency. AI is exciting, but the benefits and opportunities must reach everyone in the chain, not just the tech bros.
When we were in Canberra after the announcement, a political heavy hitter started introducing us not as reps from the Australian music industry but as “Big Music.” And honestly? They’re right.
We should be known as Big Music — and this year we proved why. Canberra knows it, and so does the public who backed Australian music and culture. Let’s keep going.
NW: Thank you to every artist who spoke up including Briggs, Paul Dempsey, Kate Ceberano, Missy Higgins, Peter Garrett and of course Jack River/Holly Rankin. Nothing is more powerful, with the public or with Canberra, than artists speaking from the heart.
AH: And thank you to all our political supporters including the PM, Attorney-General, Michelle Rowland, and those here tonight — we know you’re standing with us on this critical issue.
NW: On this special night I also want to acknowledge someone whose contribution to this industry is immeasurable. This year Lynne Small is leaving ARIA and PPCA for a well deserved retirement. For nearly three decades, Lynne’s knowledge, sharp mind, heart and dedication shaped everything we did. Lynne, from all of us: thank you.
AH: And I want to acknowledge Van Picken, who recently stepped down as Chair and CEO of Sony Music Australia. As an ARIA Board member, Van contributed to evolving the ARIAs into what they are tonight, and we wish her all the best in her next chapter.
NW: Now, back to tonight: Fifty-five percent of this year’s nominees are women. The indie scene is thriving. Hip-hop and R&B artists are finally getting their due. A new generation is reshaping what Australian music sounds and looks like.
Australian artists are streaming globally at record levels, selling out tours overseas, and appearing on festival lineups next to the world’s biggest names. The rebuild is working — brick by brick.
AH: And the momentum is real. Audiences are engaging not just with the music but the stories behind it.
Venues are packed again. Artists who’ve spent years grinding are breaking through here and internationally at the same time.
None of this happened by accident, it happened because people in this room showed up for each other and refused to accept that Australian music should be anything less than world-class.
NW: It’s been a huge year, we’re exhausted but we’re energized, because everything we’ve been building is working. The industry is unified. The music is undeniable. The audience is there.
And tonight is about celebrating what we’ve achieved — and recognizing that we’re just getting started.
NW: So let’s make it a night to remember. Dance and cheer loudly, support each other and remind everyone watching why Australian music matters.
AH: Before we kick off, I want to shout out our new presenting partner Spotify. Mikaela and the local team have seriously put everything and more into the 2025 ARIAs and the nominated artists and the engagement has already been incredible with public voting records absolutely smashed.
Thank you to Destination NSW, Paramount+ and Ten, and all our sponsors.
Huge love to our Exec Producer Craig Campbell and the Roving team, event producer Brendan Maher and the Second Sunday crew, and the whole ARIAs team — this is not an easy event to pull together but they do it with style! To the ARIA Board, Chart and Marketing Committee, performers, presenters, and everyone who poured everything into making tonight happen, thank you.
Most importantly, thank you to everyone in this room: artists, managers, label teams — special shout-out to the reps with ever-creative ways of asking me whether their artists have won — plus publicists, radio programmers, venue operators and crew. You’re all the reason Australian music is Big Music now.
NW: So raise your glasses — and let’s do this. To AusMusic!
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Olivia Dean brought some international star power to the 2025 ARIA Awards on Wednesday night (Nov. 19), where she shone with a rendition of “Man I Need.”
Dressed in a gold sequined flapper dress, and supported by a four-piece band, Dean’s performance at the Hordern Pavilion had the VIP guests on their feet.
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To be fair, Dean doesn’t need anything right now. The English singer debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart in October with The Art Of Loving (via Capitol Records), her second album. The collection also summited on the Official U.K. Albums Chart.
This year alone, three of her songs have impacted the top 10 on Australia’s singles chart, including “Nice To Each Other,” “So Easy (To Fall In Love),” and “Man I Need,” which has a No. 2 peak, and was crowned in the United Kingdom.
During an earlier on-the-ground interview with the ARIAs’ co-host Concetta Caristo, Dean was asked about life in the fast lane. “A bit mental,” she quipped, “but enjoying myself.” To have The Art Of Loving go to the top here and in her homeland was a “very surreal” experience. “That album is such a piece of my heart and for it to be received so warmly is really crazy, so thank you everybody.”
It’s a similar story of success in the United States, where Dean slots into the top five of both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200 this week (charts dated Nov. 22), and is poised to continue her ascent, following a well-received debut on Saturday Night Live.
The ARIAs was the first stop in a whistlestop tour that includes a special outdoor show Thursday evening (Nov. 20) at Fleet Steps, produced by Handsome Tours and Laneway Presents. The Mercury Prize-nominated singer will return to these parts in October 2026 for an arena tour of Australia and New Zealand, a trek that has added several new dates “due to overwhelming demand,” promoters say.
Watch her ARIAs performance below and read more on the ceremony here.
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Sinners received three awards — more than any other film — at the 16th annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards, which were presented Wednesday (Nov. 19) at The Avalon in Hollywood, California.
Ludwig Göransson received two HMMAs for his work on Sinners: score – feature film and song – feature film for “I Lied to You,” which he co-wrote with Raphael Saadiq. Sinners star Miles Caton, who performed the song in the blockbuster film, also accepted an award for on-screen performance (film).
Ryan Coogler directed, wrote and co-produced Sinners, which spent its first two weekends in April atop the domestic boxoffice charts. For the year-to-date, it is No. 5 in terms of domestic grosses. The film received three of the six nominations for best song written for visual media at the upcoming Grammy Awards. It’s also Grammy-nominated for both best compilation soundtrack for visual media and best score soundtrack for visual media. The film is expected to receive nominations for both best original score and best original song at the upcoming 98th Oscars.
Diane Warren: Relentless received two HMMAs. Legendary songwriter Diane Warren won for song – documentary film for “Dear Me,” which she wrote and performed with Kesha for the documentary about her life. The film’s director, Bess Kargman, also received the HMMA for music documentary – special program.
The Wicked franchise received two HMMAs. Director Jon M. Chu won music-themed film, biopic, or musical for Wicked: For Good, and the promotional TV program Wicked: One Wonderful Night was awarded the HMMA for music performance / special program.
Dog Man composer Tom Howe also received two awards. He won for score – animated film, and took home the HMMA for song – documentary series – TV/limited series with his co-writer Sam Ryder, who performed the song for the series.
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy also received two accolades. The film’s composer Dustin O’Halloran received the HMMA for score – TV/streamed movie, and its music supervisor Nick Angel won for music supervision – film.
Major song winners also included the global hit “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters, which won the HMMA for song – animated film. The song received a Grammy nomination for song of the year, the only film song nominated in that category this year. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks. The banger was co-written by HUNTR/X lead vocalist and songwriter EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, and Park Hong Jun, and performed by HUNTR/X (EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami).
Aiyana-Lee received the HMMA for song – independent film for “Highest 2 Lowest,” which she co-wrote with her mother, Nicole Daciana Anderson, and performed for Denzel Washington in the finale of the Spike Lee film of the same name.
Lady Gaga and Andrew Watt won song – TV show / limited series for “The Dead Dance” from Wednesday, a song they co-wrote and performed. The song has so far reached No. 40 on the Hot 100.
Kevin Bacon and Jennifer Nettles won song – on-screen performance – TV show/limited series for “Our Highway” (The Bondsman Season 1), which they also co-wrote.
The HMMA for soundtrack album was awarded to F1 the Album on Atlantic Records.
Five-time Emmy-winning composer Jeff Beal opened the ceremony with Afghan artist Aryana Sayeed, performing their song “We Believe in Hope.” He later took home the award for score – independent film for Rule Breakers. Other performers during the ceremony included Caton, Warren, and Aiyana-Lee.
Here’s the full list of 2025 Hollywood Music in Media nominees, with winners marked.
Song – Feature Film
“Dream as One” from Avatar: Fire and Ash. Written by Miley Cyrus, Mark Ronson, Simon Franglen and Andrew Wyatt. Performed by Miley Cyrus
“Drive” from F1. Written by Ed Sheeran, Blake Slatkin and John Mayer. Performed by Ed Sheeran.
“Lose My Mind” From F1. Written by Don Toliver, Doja Cat, Hans Zimmer, Ryan Tedder and Grant Boutin. Performed by Don Toliver, Doja Cat
“Last Time (I Seen the Sun)” From Sinners. Written by Alice Smith, Miles Canton and Ludwig Göransson. Performed by Miles Canton and Alice Smith.
WINNER: “I Lied to You” From Sinners. Written by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson. Performed by Miles Caton.
“No Place Like Home” from Wicked: For Good. Written by Stephen Schwartz. Performed by Cynthia Erivo
“The Girl in the Bubble” From Wicked: For Good. Written by Stephen Schwartz. Performed by Ariana Grande
Song – Independent Film
WINNER: “Highest 2 Lowest” from Highest 2 Lowest. Written by Aiyanna-Lee Anderson and Nicole Daciana Anderson. Performed By Aiyanna-Lee
“Learn to Let Go” from Everything To Me. Written by Stephanie Economou, Maggie Mcclure, Chloé Caroline Fellows, and Jon Monroe. Performed by Maggie Mcclure, Chloé Caroline, Stephanie Economou.
“My San Francisco” from Plainclothes. Written and Performed by Emily Wells
“Time Is All We Have” from Momo. Written by Fil Eisler and Sam Ryder. Performed By Sam Ryder.
“We Believe in Hope” from Rule Breakers. Written by Jeff Beal, Joan Beal and Aryana Sayeed. Performed by Aryana Sayeed & The Brooklyn Youth Chorus.
Song – Documentary Film
WINNER: “Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless. Written by Diane Warren. Performed by Kesha and Diane Warren.
“Dying To Live” from Billy Idol Should Be Dead. Written by Billy Idol, J. Ralph, Steve Stevens, Tommy English, Joe Janiak. Performed by Billy Idol and J. Ralph.
“Have You Seen My Light” from October 8. Written and Produced by Autumn Rowe and Kizzo
“Milagros” from Karol G: Tomorrow Was Beautiful. Written by Carolina Giraldo Navarro, Edgar Barrera, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz, Lenin Yorney Palacios. Performed by Karol G.
“Salt Then Sour Then Sweet” from Come See Me in the Good Light. Written by Sara Bareilles, Andrea Gibson and Brandi Carlile. Performed by Sara Bareilles and Brandi Carlile
Song – Animated Film
“Best Time Ever” from Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical. Written by Alan Zachary, Michael Weiner and Jeff Morrow. Performed by Cast.
WINNER: “Golden” brom Kpop Demon Hunters. Written by Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Park Hong Jun. Performed by Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami.
“Gooflife” From The Bad Guys 2. Written by Daniel Pemberton, Gary Go and Sanele David Sydow. Performed by Rag’n’bone Man & Wizthemc.
“Kaleidoscope” from Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie. Written by Joseph Chase Atkins. Performed by Tehillah Alphonso and Cast.
“Open the Door” From The Twits. Written and Performed by David Byrne & Hayley Williams.
“Zoo” From Zootopia 2. Written by Ed Sheeran & Blake Slatkin and Shakira. Performed by Shakira.
Song – Onscreen Performance (Film)
Aiyanna-Lee – “Highest 2 Lowest” from Highest 2 Lowest
Bono – “Sunday Bloody Sunday” from Bono: Stories Of Surrender
Ejae, Rei Ami, Audrey Nuna (Aka Huntr/X) – “Golden” from Kpop Demon Hunters
WINNER: Miles Caton – “I Lied To You” from Sinners
Tom Basden & Carey Mulligan – “Our Love” from The Ballad Of Wallis Island
Score – Animated Film
Arnaud Toulon – Arco
Daniel Pemberton – The Bad Guys 2
Nick Urata – Stitch Head
Stephanie Economou – Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie
WINNER: Tom Howe – Dog Man
Score – Feature Film
Alexandre Desplat – Frankenstein
Daniel Lopatin – Marty Supreme
Hans Zimmer – F1
Jerskin Fendrix – Bugonia
John Powell – Wicked: For Good
Jonny Greenwood – One Battle After Another)
WINNER: Ludwig Göransson – Sinners
Max Richter – Hamnet
Volker Bertelmann – A House Of Dynamite
Score – SciFi/Fantasy Film
Alexandre Desplat – Jurassic World Rebirth
Fil Eisler – Momo
Gordy Haab – Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force
Laura Karpman – Captain America: Brave New World
Michael Giacchino – The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Nine Inch Nails – Tron: Ares
WINNER: Simon Franglen – Avatar: Fire and Ash
Son Lux – Thunderbolts*
Score – Horror/Thiller Film
Atticus Derrickson – Black Phone 2
WINNER: Benjamin Wallfisch – Wolf Man
Cornel Wilczek – Bring Her Back
Holly Amber Church – The Other
Jay Wadley – Heart Eyes
Michael Yezerski – Dangerous Animals
Score – Independent Film
Aaron Zigman – Truth & Treason
Adem Ilhan – The Ballad of Wallis Island
WINNER: Jeff Beal – Rule Breakers
Jónsi And Alex Somers – Rental Family
Lucrecia Dalt – Rabbit Trap
Steve Gernes – Wet Paper Bag
Score – Documentary
Allyson Newman – Arrest the Midwife
WINNER: Anne Nikitin – Pangolin – Kulu’s Journey
Christian Lundberg – Why We Dream
Lolita Ritmanis – An American Miracle
Paul Leonard-Morgan – The Last Dive
Tyler Strickland – John Candy: I Like Me
Music Themed Film or Musical
Song Sung Blue – Craig Brewer (Director)
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere – Scott Cooper (Director)
The Ballad of Wallis Island – James Griffiths (Director)
WINNER: Wicked: For Good – Jon M. Chu (Director)
Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires – Paul Hoen (Director)
Music Documentary – Special Program
Billy Idol Should Be Dead – Jonas Åkerlund (Director)
Bono: Stories of Surrender – Andrew Dominik (Director)
WINNER: Diane Warren: Relentless – Bess Kargman (Director)
I Was Born This Way – Daniel Junge & Sam Pollard (Directors)
It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley – Amy Berg (Director)
Selena Y Los Dinos – Isabel Castro (Director)
Song – TV Show/Limited Series
“Afterlife” from Devil May Cry. Written by Amy Lee and Alex Seaver. Performed by Evanescence.
“At Dawn I Look for You” from Étoile. Written by Loral Raphael and Ronnel Raphael. Performed by Sons Of Raphael
“Give It a Good Try” from Unconventional. Written by Craig Richey. Performed by Craig Richey feat. Aubrey Shea.
“Rosebud” from Woman Of The Dead (Season 2). Written By Vera Marie Weber & Caleb Veazey. Performed By Vera Weberb
WINNER: “The Dead Dance” from Wednesday. Written by Lady Gaga and Andrew Watt. Performed By Lady Gaga.
“The Line” from Arcane. Written by Tyler Joseph. Performed by Twenty One Pilots.
“Turned to Black” from Black Rabbit. Written by Albert Hammond Jr. & Sarah Holt. Performed by The Black Rabbits (Albert Hammond Jr & Jude Law)
“Wolf Song” from Landman. Written and Performed by Andrew Lockington
Score – TV Show/Limited Series
Aaron May & David Ridley – Adolescence
Antonio Sánchez – The Studio
Brandon Roberts & Nicholas Britell – Andor
Chris Bacon – Wednesday
David Fleming – The Last Of Us (Season 2)
Dominic Lewis – Your Friends & Neighbors
Andrew Lockington – Landman
Natalie Holt – Chad Powers
The Gregson-Williams Brothers – The Gilded Age (Season 3)
Theodore Shapiro – Severance
Song – Onscreen Performance – TV Show/Limited Series
Kenzi Richardson – “Force of Nature” (Vampirina: Teenage Vampire)
Nikhil Koparkar – “The Hills of Tanchico” (The Wheel Of Time)
Lumi Pollack, Carmen Sanchez, Ruby Marino – “The Lies We Tell Our Hearts” (Electric Bloom)
Mark Sonnenblick – “Drugs in My Booty” (Harlem Season 3)
WINNER: Kevin Bacon and Jennifer Nettles – “Our Highway” (The Bondsman Season 1)
Main Title – TV Show/Limited Series
Chief Of War – Hans Zimmer, James Everingham and Kaumakaiwa Kanakaʻole
Étoile – Sons of Raphael
Government Cheese – Pharrell Williams
Outlander: Blood of My Blood – Bear McCreary
WINNER: Your Friends & Neighbors – Dominic Lewis and Hamilton Leithauser
Score – Short Film (Live Action)
Alexander Bornstein – The Lord of All Future Space and Time
WINNER: Carl Thiel – El Lazo De Petra
Finlay White – Gesualdo
Forrest Gray – Everything Must Go
Kyle Simpson – How to Drag a Body
Score – Short Film (Animated)
Hayden Thompson and Miranda Tan – Love & Gold Soundtrack
Obadiah Brown-Beach, Bastien Rousset, Henrik Lindström, 2wei, Ruben K, Georg Mausolf, Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen and Nicholas Horsten – Honor Of Kings – Kong Kong’er Champion Cinematic Short
WINNER: Qing Madi – Valorant
Raashi Kulkarni – Wednesdays With Gramps
Sam Rothera – All Hail the Duck King
Score – Short Film (Documentary)
Alexander Leeming Froudakis & Manuela Lubrano – Stone Biter
WINNER: Benjamin Westphalen – A Dream Called Khushi (Happiness)
Juan Carlos Enriquez – La Mar
Katya Richardson – Love, Chinatown
Michał Drabczyk – The Light of Immortality
Oscar Pan – Cindy Tran: From Here to Here
Score – Independent Film (Foreign Language)
Emiliano Mazzenga – Catane
WINNER: Fabrizio Mancinelli – Out of the Nest
Karl Sölve Steven & Rob Thorne – Mārama
Mina Samy – Happy Birthday
Toni M. Mir – Dreaming of Lions
Score – Documentary Series -TV/Digital
WINNER: Duncan Thum & David Bertok – Chef’s Table: Legends
Hans Zimmer, Kara Talve and Anže Rozman – The Americas
Jasha Klebe – American Manhunt: Osama Bin Laden
John Dragonetti – Turning Point: The Vietnam War
Nainita Desai – Secrets of the Penguins
Score – TV Show/Limited Series (Foreign Language)
Ariel Blumenthal, Gal Lev – Red Alert
WINNER: Arturo Cardelús – Terra Alta
Guillaume Roussel – Carême
Sandrine Rudaz – On the High Seas
Suad Bushnaq – Al Batal (The Hero)
Score – Video Game (Console & PC)
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach – Ludvig Forssell
Dune: Awakening – Knut Avenstroup Haugen
Fallen Aces: Episode 1 – Josh Barron
Ghost Of Yōtei – Toma Otowa
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – Gordy Haab
WINNER: League of Legends: Welcome to Noxus – League of Legends (Bill Hemstapat, Sebastien Najand, Alex Seaver, J.D. Spears, Alexander Temple, Richard Thomson, Seth Tsui, Gong Ao, Merlin Cen)
Mafia: the Old Country – Bt (Brian Transeau)
Spirit of the North 2 – Pav Gekko
Sword of the Sea – Austin Wintory
The Rogue Prince of Persia – Asadi (Danny Asadi)
Song – Video Game (Console & PC)
WINNER: “Against the Tide” from Wuthering Waves. Written by Obadiah Brown-Beach. Performed by Forts And Obadiah Brown-Beach
“Coral Crown” from Hades II: Original Soundtrack. Written by Darren Korb. Performed by Scylla and the Sirens.
“Footsteps” from Rue Valley. Written and Performed By Ana Krstajić
“Rivals ‘Til The End” from Marvel Rivals. Written by Danny Koo, Marbling, Netease Sound, Masahiro Aoki, H.K.H. Vocals By Chrissy Costanza.
“The Rogue Prince of Persia” from The Rogue Prince Of Persia. Written and Performed by Asadi (Daniel Asadi) and Xye.
“When The Sun Is Low” From Dune: Awakening. Written by Knut Avenstroup Haugen. Performed by Clara Sorace, The Chamber Orchestra of London, Børre Flyen and Knut Avenstroup Haugen.
Song/Score – Mobile Video Game
WINNER: Afk Journey – Alec Justice
Delta Force – Delta Force Music Team
Honor Of Kings – Matthew Carl Earl, Laurent Courbier, and Others
Identity V-Gambler In The Spotlight – Zhang Guanglei & Wang Jingfei
Valorant – Bbno$
Music Supervision – TV Show/Limited Series
George Drakoulias – Severance
Jen Malone & Nicole Weisberg – Wednesday
Manish Raval, Tom Wolfe, Jonathan Leahy – Nobody Wants This
Melyssa Hardwick – The Summer I Turned Pretty
Nora Felder – Yellowjackets (Season 3)
Robin Urdang – Étoile
WINNER: Sean Fernald – Dexter: Resurrection
Music Supervision – Film
Ashley Neumeister – Ruth & Boaz
Maggie Rodford – Wicked: For Good
Gary Welch – The Ballad Of Wallis Island
Jemma Burns – Christy
Mike Turner & Jonathan Lane – Winter Spring Summer Or Fall
WINNER: Nick Angel – Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Music Supervision – Video Game
Bénédicte Ouimet & Jérôme Angelot – Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Benjamin Beladi – The Sandbox – 2025 Seasons (5 & 6)
Jonny Altepeter – Valorant
Manu Bachet – The Rogue Prince of Persia
WINNER: Steve Schnur – Battlefield 6
Yuanye Huang, Jing Zhang, Shuqin Xiao, Peiyue Lu, Samuel Siu – Honor of Kings
Song/Score – Commercial Advertisement
Amazon Midnight Opus (“What the World Needs Now Is Love”) – Haim Mazar
WINNER: Apple: 6 Out of 5 Stars – Silo: Music – Neil Ormandy, Linkoln, Allen Stone
Matter And Space (“Butterflies”) – Alex Yewon
Sea of Remnants (“Yo Ho!”) – Guanglei Zhang / Sibo Huang “Yo Ho!”
The End of the Run Is Just the Beginning – Alexandra Petkovski (Aka Fjøra)
Valorant (“In My Zone”) – Bbno$
Soundtrack Album
WINNER: F1 – Atlantic Records
Karma: The Dark World – Black Razor Records
Kpop Demon Hunters – Republic Records
Sinners – Sony Masterworks Records
Wicked: For Good – Republic Records
World Of Warcraft: Undermine(D) – Blizzard Entertainment
Song – Short Film
“Sean Is Three” from Sean The Baby. Written by Cameron Adams. Performed By Amelia Rolland.
“Somos Fuertes” from Somos Fuertes Official Music Video. Written and Performed by J.Frazil.
“Car Keys” from Everything Must Go. Written by Forrest Gray, Tiffany So & Saba Saghafi. Performed By Forrest Gray.
WINNER: “Stars In My Eyes” from Sweetwater. Written by Sean Douglas. Performed by Kyra Sedgwick.
“Down We Go” from Rabbit Rabbit. Written and Performed by Zoë Lustri
Score – TV/Streamed Movie
WINNER: Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy – Dustin O’Halloran
Exterritorial – Sara Barone
Fountain Of Youth – Christopher Benstead
Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story – Tommy Fields
The Pickup – Christopher Lennertz
Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires – Tom Howe
Music Design – Trailer
Delta Force – Peter Tomlinson
Destiny: Rising – Weicheng Xia & Guanglei Zhang
WINNER: Necaxa (FX – Hulu) – Juan Carlos Enriquez
Project Spectrum – Ludvig Forssell
Sea Of Remnants (Yo Ho!) – Guanglei Zhang & Sibo Huang
Valorant – Qing Madi
Wet Paper Bag – Steve Gernes
Main Title – TV Show (Foreign Language)
Al Batal (The Hero) – Suad Bushnaq
Carême – Guillaume Roussel
Lam Shamseya – Mina Samy
WINNER: On The High Seas – Sandrine Rudaz
Two Graves – Marc Timon
Music Video (Independent)
WINNER: Evanescence – “Afterlife”
Teya – “Bite Marks”
Mohammed K Paika – “Just Human”
Gabrielle Aapri – “Refuge”
Alexandra Fresquez – “Symphony”
Matt B, Rocky Dawuni, Tony Succar, & Wouter Kellerman – “They Know”
Live Concert for Visual Media
WINNER: The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl – The Lion King Cast
Infinity Concert – Jason Huang
Beyond the World – Yufan Xu/Xihao Wang/China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra
Garden State 20th Anniversary Concert – Musical Performers: The Shins, Iron & Wine, Frou Frou, Cary Brothers, Laufey, Thievery Corporation, Colin Hay, Madison Cunningham, Remy Zero, The Milk Carton Kids, Sophie Barker, And Bonnie Somerville
Not Gonna Lie, Live From Ruthmere Museum – Abbie Thomas
Exhibitions, Theme Parks, Special Projects
Dark Castle (Xd Dark Ride) – Benjamin Botkin, Carl Vaudrin, Benjamin Beladi
Dreamland Theme Park – Chris Thomas
One Step Beyond: A Journey to Mars – Rhian Sheehan
Scadstory Atlanta – Erik Desiderio
Snapshot – Eduardo Andrade
Tapestry of Happiness – Haim Mazar
WINNER: Walt Disney World’s Epcot: Test Track – Zain Effendi
This year’s CMA Awards were marked by powerful female artist wins, as well as several first-time wins and a changing of the guard in certain categories. Lainey Wilson earned her second entertainer of the year win (she previously won in 2023), as well as her fourth consecutive female vocalist of the year win, and her […]
