Entries for the 2025 Pacific Music Awards are now open and the Pacific Music Awards Trust is encouraging all Pacific artists who released music in 2024 to submit nominations. 

2025 will be the 21st anniversary of the Pacific Music Awards, with this year’s celebration and awards ceremony being held on Thursday 21 August, at the Due Drop Events Centre in Manukau, Auckland. All entries need to be submitted online through the official entry system, with the deadline being Tuesday 15 April, 2025. 

Local Pacific artists can be nominated for all the entered award categories except for the Best International Pacific Artist Award, which is open to Pacific artists from overseas. The recordings eligible for entry can be singles, EPs or albums that have been released during the 2024 calendar year. 

For all the information about nominations for the 2025 Pacific Music Awards, including Terms & Conditions go to the Entries page on the awards website. For more information see www.pacificmusicawards.org.nz