The Austin Chronicle’s 44th Annual Austin Music Awards, presented by BeatStars, returned Sunday, March 1, in celebration of Austin’s music community and this year’s Music Award winners at Antone’s Nightclub, in downtown Austin, Texas!
Proudly benefiting SIMS Foundation, Austin’s nonprofit providing mental health and substance use recovery services for musicians, industry professionals, and their families.
Pick up The Austin Chronicle’s Austin Music Awards issue, on stands now, and follow @austinchronicle and @austinmusicawards on social media for more!
THE 2025-2026 AUSTIN MUSIC AWARDS
Come on Down to the 2025-2026 Austin Music Awards
The winners are here; our 44th annual affair celebrates ’em
TOMAR & the FCs
BEN KWELLER
GUS BALDWIN & the SKETCH
ANTONE’S ALLSTARS
BIG BILL
GUMMY FANG
WITH
Alesia Lani, Mobley, James McMurtry, Jackie Venson, Eve Monsees, Tee-Double, Nakia, Suzanna Choffel & many more!
Plus special tributes to Joe Ely & Dick Chalmers!
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Established alongside the paper itself, The Austin Chronicle Music Poll launched on Dec. 18, 1981, with the inaugural Austin Music Awards following in 1983. Over four decades later, the annual tradition of the Austin Music Poll and Awards stands as a cornerstone of the city’s musical calendar, bringing together the musicians, industry leaders, and fans who champion Austin’s dynamic and diverse local music scene.
THE 2024-2025 AUSTIN MUSIC AWARDS
Scenes From Inside the Winners Lounge and on the Stage at the 43rd Annual Austin Music Awards
Photos from the 2025 Austin Music Awards
Camaraderie, Collaboration, and Sonic Time Travel Stuffed the 2024-2025 Austin Music Awards
Stacked Antone’s jam piled on the sounds of the city
The Winners of the 43rd Austin Music Awards
The best bands, venues, backstage folks, and more, as voted on by you
