Abbey Road Studios Announces Nominees for Annual Music Photography Awards

Abbey Road Studios has revealed the nominees for their 2025 Music Photography Awards. The nominees were selected from more than 20,000 images submitted from 30 different countries, and include images of Chappell Roan, Lana Del Rey, Charli XCX, Tyler the Creator, Pulp, the 1975, Maggie Rogers, Fontaines D.C., Doja Cat, and Burna Boy.

The Awards have partnered with Outernet London to exhibit the nominated photographs. The free exhibition will be held from Sept. 19-23 at London’s Now Pop One, with all 40 images from the eight open categories on display.

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“The level of creativity, vision, and storytelling made this one of the most inspiring years yet,” Mark Robertson, Abbey Road’s Director of Marketing & Creative, said in a statement. “We’re especially grateful to our shortlisting panel for reviewing every single image, to the judges who worked late into the night debating the final selection, and to our friends at Outernet London for giving the shortlisted photographers an amazing platform for visibility. Most importantly, our thanks to the incredibly gifted community of photographers who continue to impress with their work and prove that music photography is a genuine art to be celebrated and plays a vital role in shaping culture.”

Abbey Road Studios previously announced that Dutch photographer, filmmaker, and music video director Anton Corbijn will be presented with the Icon Award during the ceremony, which will be held at Abbey Road Studios in London on Oct. 2. The awards were founded in 2022 and span numerous categories, most of which are open for public entry. This year’s awards features two new categories: Portrait and Festivals.

The judging panel for 2025 includes Rankin, Nile Rodgers, Joe Keery, Eric Burton, Dimitri From Paris, Julia Cumming, Scarlet Page, Tom Pallant, Bolade Banjo, Shot by Nee, Janette
Beckman, and Simon Wheatley.

Fans can vote for Music Moment of the Year via the Awards’ website. The voting is open until Sept. 23.

Abbey Road Music Photography Awards 2025 Nominees:

Portrait
Alec Castillo – Adam Amran
Alice Backham – Kayla Grace
Annie Noelker – Benny Blanco
Lauren Luxenberg – Central Cee
Muriel Margaret – Donna Missal

Festivals
Inès Ziouane – J Balvin
Jacob R Mulka – Dmitri Minakakis
Jez Pennington – Enter Shikari
Thomas Ranner – Nova Rock Festival
Tone Verswijvel – Maria Iskariot

Music Moment of the Year Supported by Outernet
Josh Druding – Chappell Roan
Kirby Gladstein – Lana Del Rey
Lauren Krohn – Pulp
Michael – Burna Boy
Pupat Chenakasara – Charli XCX

Emerging Photographer of the Year Supported by Adidas
Chérie Hansson – AIR
Frances Carter – Aubrie Mitchell
Lantz Martin – Ken Carson
Martin – La Dispute
Melissa Gardner – Lava La Rue

Making Music
Blair Kitchener – 18Fevers
Jordan Curtis Hughes – Matty Healy
Lewis Evans – Inhaler
Nicole Mago – Maggie Rogers
Olly Bromidge – Jimmi Herbert

Underground Scenes
Adam Ziegenhals – Unabomb
Geoffrey Nicholson – Spunk
Jen Amelia Vetch – Hidden, Manchester
Karabo Mooki – Thula ‘Stroof’ Sizwe
RxAxLxF – Umojah Soundsystem

Live Music
Aidan Hicks – Channel Tres
Greg Noire – Doja Cat
Nicole Mago – Maggie Rogers
Phoebe Fox – The Last Dinner Party
Ruby Boland – MAY-A

Club Culture
Connor Baker – Glitterbox
Gracie Hall – Redroom Halloween Party
Jason Palmer – Carl Cox
Jeanie Jean – Slimelight
Lilly Creightmore – Colombian LGBTQ+ Community

Judges Choice
Elliot Hensford – Doechii
Fanny Viguier – Keemy, Karaba, and Brieuc at La Creole
Luis Perez – Tyler the Creator
Michael Drummond – Doja Cat
Phoebe Fox – Robert Smith
Platon – Nile Rodgers
Pooneh Ghana – Fontaines D.C.
Pooneh Ghana – Fontaines D.C.
Ronan Park – Lucia & the Best Boys

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