The 2025 Australian Women In Music Awards (AWMA) and Conference Program will feature a spectacular line-up of performers and a full selection of conferences.
Australian broadcaster and author Yumi Stynes will return as co-host, with Australian rising star, operatic soprano Nina Korbe. Plus, the AWMA House Band, featuring some of Australia’s top female musicians (Zoe Hauptmann, Sarah Belkner, Kath Halloran and Lozz Benson) will accompany the musical talent performing on the night.
The 2025 AWMA theme is ‘Youth, Leadership & Legacy’. This year’s programme features an extraordinary line-up of artists, a dynamic Conference Program, and more. Since 208, AWMA has recognised in excess of 2,500 artists, leaders and music practitioners with a strong focus on First Nations women, culturally-diverse voices, and regional/remote representation.
There will be 20 AWMA recipients announced including the 2025 AWMA Honour Roll recipient, Universal Music Australia Lifetime Achievement Award, and Australian Women In Music Inspiration Award.
Artists playing at the Ceremony in 2025 include Kate Miller-Heidke, Missy Higgins, ‘Babyshakes’ Dillon, Sarah McLeod, Arrkula Yinbayarra (ft. Shellie Morris) from remote NT, Donna Simpson and Vikki Thorn of The Waifs, teen prodigy IXARAS, and mezzo soprano Aylish Ryan.
Meanwhile, in the Conference, diverse experiences and perspectives are highlighted, and the ‘In Conversation’ will be delivered by Brittany Long, a live music and entertainment photographer on wheels known for capturing the unfiltered atmosphere of live performance.
The Conference Program is now in its sixth year, and will once again include a series of forums, conversations and themes exploring remote First Nations women’s perspectives, youth engagement, accessibility, music technology, leadership and legacy.
Tickets are on sale now.
The 2025 Australian Women In Music Awards (Fortitude Music Hall) and Conference Program (Queensland Multicultural Centre) take place 8-9 October.
