The 2025 Brazilian Music Awards (), the 32nd annual ceremony, was held at the Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro on 4 June 2025, to recognize the Brazilian music of 2024. It was first edition with naming rights from BTG Pactual. The ceremony, broadcast on YouTube, was hosted by actors Fabrício Boliveira and Nanda Costa. The duo Chitãozinho & Xororó was honored at the show, becoming the first time that sertanejo music artists were honored.
The nominees were announced in April 2025 by Lázaro Ramos. Emicida led with four nominations.
Background Category changes For the 2025 ceremony, the Brazilian Music Awards announced the introduction of new categories and several changes:
The Urban Music category has been divided into three: Funk, Rap/Trap and Reggae. The Pop/Rock category has been divided into two: Pop and Rock. The Popular Song/Sertanejo category has been divided into three: Popular Song, Romantic and Sertanejo. The Regional category has been renamed Roots. For New Artist category, artist must have up to five years of career since the release of their first published work. For Special Project category, children's music become eligible.
Artificial intelligence ineligibility In "defense of artistic integrity, the rights of composers, performers, producers, and the entire Brazilian music industry," songs composed, produced, or performed exclusively by artificial intelligence (AI) are not eligible for the award. Additionally, works that use AI or other technologies to replicate the vocals of deceased artists are also disqualified.
Winners and nominees The nominees were announced on 9 April 2025, at the São Paulo Museum of Art, by Lázaro Ramos. Emicida received the most nominations with four, followed by Amaro Freitas, Ana Castela, Céu, Grelo and Os Garotin with three nominations each.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
MPB Artist Release João Bosco Alaíde Costa Dori Caymmi Jota.pê MPB4 Se o Meu Peito Fosse o Mundo – Jota.pê E o Tempo Agora Quer Voar – Alaíde Costa "Fé (Ao Vivo)" – Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia Prosa & Papo – Dori Caymmi 60 Anos de MPB – MPB4
Pop Artist Release Liniker Céu Melly Os Garotin Tássia Reis Caju – Liniker Novela – Céu Amaríssima – Melly Os Garotin de São Gonçalo – Os Garotin Topo da Minha Cabeça – Tássia Reis
Rock Artist Release Black Pantera Carne Doce CPM 22 Fresno João Gordo Baseado em Fatos Reais: 30 Anos de Fumaça (Ao Vivo) – Planet Hemp Ana Canta Cássia – Vol. 1 (Ao Vivo) – Ana Carolina Perpétuo – Black Pantera ACNXX Ao Vivo em Salvador – Pitty Microfonado – Titãs
Funk Artist Release Valesca Popozuda Deize Tigrona MC Kevin o Chris Pedro Sampaio Torya "Amor de Carnaval" – Jup do Bairro, Maria Alcina and Pagode da 27 Não Tem Rolê Tranquilo – Deize Tigrona "Ram Tchum" – Dennis, Ana Castela and MC GW "Sua Preferida" – Ludmilla, WIU and MC Kevin o Chris Astro – Pedro Sampaio
Rap/Trap Artist Release Emicida Duquesa BNegão MV Bill Yago Oproprio Na Visão do Morador – MV Bill "Esperança" – Criolo, Dino D'Santiago and Amaro Freitas "Acabou, Mas Tem" – Emicida Direct-to-Disc – Marcelo D2 and SambaDrive Oproprio – Yago Oproprio
Reggae Artist Release Planta & Raiz Armandinho Dasplanta Mukambu Núbia "Coração Âncora" – Céu and RDD "Desses Olhos Tenho Medo" – Armandinho "Love to Jah" – Gustah, Julian Marley and Rael Do Gueto ao Kilombo – Mukambu Sabores – Núbia
Samba Artist Release Zeca Pagodinho Alcione Jorge Aragão Mart'nália Martinho da Vila Zeca Pagodinho – 40 Anos (Ao Vivo) – Zeca Pagodinho "Marra de Feroz" – Alcione Deixa Com a Gente – Antônio Neves Pagode da Mart'nália – Mart'nália Violões e Cavaquinhos – Martinho da Vila
Sertanejo Artist Release João Gomes Ana Castela Lauana Prado Rionegro & Solimões Zezé Di Camargo Transcende (Ao Vivo) Vol. 1 – Lauana Prado Herança Boiadeira (Ao Vivo) – Ana Castela Vaquejada Tá na Moda – João Gomes Check-In (Ao Vivo) – Jorge & Mateus Rionegro e Solimões em Uberlândia – Rionegro & Solimões
Romantic Artist Release Odair José Alice Caymmi Grelo Roberta Miranda Simone Mendes "É o Grelo" – Grelo "O Amor (El Amor)" – Alice Caymmi Seres Humanos (e a Inteligência Artificial) – Odair José Infinito, Ep.1 (Ao Vivo) – Roberta Miranda Cantando Sua História (Ao Vivo/Vol.1 e Vol.2) – Simone Mendes
Roots Artist Release Alceu Valença Dona Onete Elba Ramalho Joelma Samba de Coco Raízes de Arcoverde Mariana e Mestrinho – Mariana Aydar and Mestrinho Bicho Maluco Beleza – É Carnaval – Alceu Valença Bagaceira – Dona Onete Isso Quer Dizer Amor – Elba Ramalho J. Velloso e Recôncavo Experimental – J. Velloso and Recôncavo Experimental
Instrumental Artist Release Hermeto Pascoal Amaro Freitas Carlos Malta Hamilton de Holanda Trio Yamandu Costa Y'Y – Amaro Freitas Cadê Tereza? – Clube do Balanço Pra Você, Ilza – Hermeto Pascoal Estado de Espírito – Roberto Barreto, Manoel Cordeiro and Pupillo Ida e Volta – Yamandu Costa
Other categories New Artist Electronic Release Os Garotin Joyce Alane Grelo Rachel Reis Sued Nunes Vera Cruz Island – Jadsa, João Milet Meirelles and Taxidermia The Mad Wizard's Sampler – Beagle Bonnie and DJ Noé "100% 13" – Bixiga 70 and DJ Mam "Know It" – Dre Guazzelli "MTG Chihiro" – Mulú and Duda Beat Foreign Language Release Classical Release Invisible Woman – Silvia Machete "Encore Un Tour" – Anelis Assumpção Funk Generation – Anitta "La Mer" – Caetano Veloso "Cry Me a River" – Iza | style="vertical-align:top"| Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras N.8 (Ao Vivo) – Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira Concerto Místico para Cello e Orquestra – Alexandre Guerra, André Micheletti, Knut Andreas and Orquestra Sinfônica de Piracicaba Auto da Compadecida, a Ópera – Orquestra Ouro Preto, Maestro Rodrigo Toffolo and Tim Rescala Canções do Guia Prático, Vol. 2 – Orquestra Petrobras Sinfônica, Heitor Villa Lobos and Felipe Prazeres Sempre – Quinteto Villa-Lobos |- ! style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%"| Special Project ! style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%"| Audiovisual Project |- | style="vertical-align:top"| Moraes é Frevo'' – Orquestra Frevo do Mundo, Pupillo and Davi Moraes Um Tributo a Luiz Melodia – Luiz Melodia and Pérolas Negras "Voando (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)" – Rita Lee and Roberto de Carvalho Sabotage 50 O Auto da Compadecida 2 (Trilha Sonora do Filme)'' – Various Artists "Voando (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)" – Rita Lee and Roberto de Carvalho "A Melhor Saída" – Dora Morelenbaum "Acabou, Mas Tem..." – Emicida "Erasmo Esteves (Tijuca Maluca)" – Erasmo Carlos, Rubel and Emicida "Volta e Meia" – O Terno, Devendra Banhart and Shintaro Sakamoto
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