The shortlist for this year’s RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Song of the Year 2025 is the latest of the shortlists from the prize to be announced this week, rolling out on Tracy Clifford’s show on RTÉ 2FM.
The song of the year shortlist is always more commercial, as it is drawn not solely by judges but 3 songs from Radiomonitor Airplay Charts, 3 songs chosen by the Album of the Year Judging Panel and 4 songs chosen by 2FM. The winner is decided by a public vote.
This year’s shortlist is:
The shortlist is as follows (alphabetical order):
- Amble – Schoolyard Days
- Cliffords – My Favourite Monster
- CMAT – Take a Sexy Picture of Me
- Cian Ducrot – Little Dreaming
- Florence Road – Break the Girl
- Fontaines D.C. – It’s Amazing to be Young
- Jazzy & Ankhoï – Closer To The Floor
- KhakiKid – Date Nite
- Kingfishr – Diamonds & Roses
- SPRINTS – Descartes
Here’s a playlist of all 10 songs.
The nature of the public vote means this is unlikely to go to anyone not named Amble, Kingfisher or Ducrot.
To vote for the RTÉ Choice Music Prize, Irish Song of the Year 2025, visit www.rte.ie/2fm (From 3pm Friday 23rd January – Sunday 22nd February)
The winning song will be announced by Tracy Clifford on 5th March on a special Song of the Year radio show on 2FM that afternoon ahead of the live event taking place in Vicar St that evening.
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Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
