Indigenous artists BARKAA, Thelma Plum, The Kid Laroi and the late Gurrumul have been honoured with ARIAs at Australian music's night of nights.

At the ceremony at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion on Wednesday night, Plum's album I'm Sorry, Now Say It Back won Best Pop Release for 2025.

Plum, a proud Gamilaraay woman, told the crowd that winning the major national music award felt like a "fever dream" after having worked in the industry for more than 13 years.

Barkindji icon BARKAA won Best Hip Hop / Rap Release for Big Tidda.

Kamilaroi artist The Kid Laroi won Song of the Year with Girls. Laroi, with How Does It Feel?, was also a finalist for Best Solo Artist, alongside BARKAA with Big Tidda.

The Best World Music Album was won by Gurrumul — Banbirrngu — The Orchestral Sessions.

The revered Yolŋu artist Gurrumul passed away in 2017, leaving a extraordinary legacy of powerful work that continues to move listeners around the world.

Hip hop legends 3% took out the category of Best Use of an Australian Recording in an Advertisement.

Six-time ARIA winner, Yolŋu artist Baker Boy, performed on the night.

BARKAA's BIG TIDDA TOUR was a finalist for Best Australian Live Act, and northeast Arnhem land's King Stingray were finalists for Best Rock Album with For The Dreams.

Yorta Yorta, Dja Dja Wurrung, Kalkadoon, and Yirendali artist Miss Kaninna's Soul Has No Tempo was a finalist in both Best Hip Hop / Rap Release and Best Independent Release categories.