BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS 2025
Date: December 17, 2025
Venue: Big Night Live
"Tonight, we honored the brilliance of Boston's music scene — from an artist who commanded two sold-out nights at Fenway Park to performers debuting new music this year — and the people behind the scenes who make the shows we all love possible. This year's winners represent the most diverse and dynamic group in our storied history, a powerful testament to the vibrant, inclusive direction our music community is forging." - Paul Armstrong
BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS 2025
Date: December 17, 2025
Venue: Big Night Live
On behalf of Redefined and MusicSpace, congratulations to all the winners and nominees
WINNERS
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Dropkick Murphys
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
ISHA!
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Dropkick Murphys – Who'll Stand With Us
LIVE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Couch
The Margaret Stewart Lindsay Music Non-Profit of the Year
Boston Music Project
Celebrating the life of a remarkable woman.
Margaret Stewart Lindsay’s life ended too soon, and this foundation established at her bequest is fiercely dedicated to keeping her unique spirit alive.
AFRO/CARIBBEAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Echezona
ALT/INDIE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Hallelujah the Hills
AMERICANA ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Kier Byrnes & The Kettle Burners
BLUES ARTIST OF THE YEAR
GA-20
COUNTRY ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Samantha Rae
DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Freezepop
DJ OF THE YEAR
DJ Real P
FOLK ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Tiny Habits
HIP-HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Token
JAZZ ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Jared Sims
LATIN ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Lia Nicole
METAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
TREE
POP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Couch
PUNK/HARDCORE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Haywire
R&B ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Yanna G
ROCK ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Megan From Work
SINGER/SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Ezra Furman
VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Miranda Rae
SPOKEN WORD ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Yessmaa
Session Musician of the Year
Matt Zappa
MUSIC FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR
Boston Calling
MUSIC NIGHT OF THE YEAR
SILK R&B Party
Music Venue of the Year (1000+ capacity)
MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Music Venue of the Year (250+ capacity)
The Sinclair
Music Venue of the Year (Under 250 capacity)
Deep Cuts
Box Office Team of the Year
Big Night Live
Production Manager of the Year
Marc Picard
Live Audio Engineer of the Year
Jesse Vengrove
Lighting Technician of the Year
Brittany Trymbulak
Music Promoter of the Year
Bowery Boston
Talent Buyer of the Year
Justine Faucher
Graphic Designer of the Year
Liz Walshak
Music Publication of the Year
The Boston Globe
Music Journalist of the Year
Victoria Wasylak
Live Music Photographer of the Year
Faith Nguyen
Music Videographer of the Year
Nicole da Silva
Artist Manager of the Year
Ikenna Ndugba
Recording Studio of the Year
The SoundLab Recording Studios
Music Producer of the Year
Akachi
Studio Engineer of the Year
J. Rose
Music Podcast of the Year
CWTFB Radio
Radio DJ of the Year
DJ Pup Dawg