2025 ARIA Awards Hosting Team Revealed

The 2025 ARIA Awards will once again be hosted by Nova's Tim Blackwell, as well as triple j's Concetta Caristo, alongside Latifa Tee, Georgie Tunny, and Angela Bishop.

In partnership with Spotify, the 39th ARIA Awards will celebrate the artists blurring genres, breaking records, and commanding international stages across 29 categories. The winners will be crowned at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on Wednesday, November 19th, 2025.

Since joining Nova FM in 2001, Blackwell has become one of the most celebrated personalities on Aussie radio. Having worked as part of Nova’s biggest shows, he is best known for his presenting role on Australia’s number-one-rated drive-time show, Ricki-Lee, Tim and Joel.

He will bring his easy-going charm to his hosting duties for Australian music's night of nights, alongside comedian, presenter and podcaster Concetta Caristo, best known for her co-hosting role on triple j Breakfast with Luka Muller.

"Australian music has had an incredible year. We’re punching way above our weight all over the world! To be back as your host for the second year in a row, I couldn’t be more proud to be part of the night celebrating the best artists on the planet," Blackwell said.

Caristo has been championing Australian music during her time on-air, sharing artist stories to young audiences nationwide. Her career has seen her crown multiple Hottest 100 winners, take audiences behind-the-scenes at major music festivals, present at the ARIAs, and co-host ABC's New Year's Eve broadcast. She has also featured on The Weekly, Taskmaster Australia, The Cheap Seats, Talking 'Bout Your Gen, and Spelling Bee.

She said co-hosting the ARIA Awards is "truly a dream come true": "I get to hang out with so many incredible artists at triple j, and I can't wait to celebrate them all on Australian music’s night of nights. I’m a host, but mainly I'm a cheerleader!”

Joining them will be Eora/Sydney-based DJ and present Latifa Tee, who is a trusted voice to music lovers nationwide. Channel 10's Georgie Tunny and Angela Bishop will join her with hosting duties of the star-studded red carpet. Together, they'll be live from 5pm AEDT on Paramount+ with the full red carpet show kicking off at 7pm.

The 2025 ARIA Awards will see '90s indie-rock legends You Am I inducted into the Hall of Fame, a performance from burgeoning UK star Olivia Dean, and will feature a new category -- Best Music Festival.

Also new in 2025, ARIA’s public voted awards will be integrated into Spotify, enabling fans to cast daily votes directly in the app. Public voting will run until November 10th.

Nominees include Ninajirachi, Dom Dolla, Kylie Minogue, Royel Otis, Amyl and the Sniffers, Folk Bitch Trio, Hilltop Hoods, and more. With a record eight nominations, Ninajirachi leads the pack -- her debut album I Love My Computer has positioned her at the forefront of a new wave of Australian talent redefining pop and club music.

Check out the full list of nominees here.