Ninajirachi Nominated For 2025 Australian Music Prize

Ninajirachi‘s exceptional breakthrough twelvemonth continues with a accidental to triumph the coveted Australian Music Prize.

The Australian vocalist and songwriter’s debut afloat magnitude album I Love My Computer (via NLV Records) is 1 of 9 titles shortlisted for the 2025 AMP, awarded to the outstanding Australian medium of archetypal enactment from the erstwhile year, arsenic decided by a euphony manufacture panel.

When the medium dropped successful August, the rising EDM prima was named Billboard Dance “Rookie of the Month”. Next month, the 26-year-old songwriter, producer, DJ and creator (real name: Nina Wilson) volition vie for a starring 8 trophies astatine the yearly ARIA Awards, wherever she’s nominated for medium of the year, champion solo artist, the Michael Gudinski breakthrough artist, champion autarkic release, champion dance/electronic merchandise and more.

Also shortlisted for the AMP are LPs by Tropical F*** Storm, Folk B**** Trio, Mudrat, and others released during the play Oct. 1, 2025 to Sept. 30, 2026.

Now celebrating its 21^st twelvemonth and modeled connected the U.K.’s Mercury Prize, the AMP is recognized arsenic the astir prestigious Australian grant for the medium format.

The archetypal judging process whittled down the longlist of 465 eligible albums to 50 nominees, focusing connected originative merit implicit mainstream popularity. The victor volition beryllium announced Nov. 6, and volition cod A$50,000 successful prize money, courtesy of header sponsor Soundmerch.

Previous winners see efforts by The Avalanches, Sampa the Great (twice), Gurrumul, A.B. Original, Courtney Barnett and past year’s recipient, Kankawa Nagarra for Wirlmarni.

Soundmerch Australian Music Prize 2025:

Bleak Squad — Strange Love

Divide And Dissolve — Insatiable

Floodlights — Underneath

Folk B**** Trio — Now Would Be A Good Time

Mia Wray Hi — It’s Nice To Meet 

Mudrat Social — Cohesion

Ninajirachi — I Love My Computer

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