Yandex Music awarded the best artists of 2025: results, winners and surprises

At a ceremony at the House of Music, Yandex Music identified the best artists of 2025. The title of "Artist of the Year" went to 20-year-old Vana Dmitrienko, whose hits "Silk" revived his career. Also, the awards were given to the duo Vanya Dmitrienko and Ani Peresild (“Silhouette”), the singer Mona, the group “Bond with a button”, the rap artist Macan, producer Andrei Katikov and the indie rock group “Give a tank”.

For the first time, the award ceremony was held live on VK Video, and later its broadcast will be shown on NTV.

Among the main victories: Vanya Dmitrienko, Mona, Bond with a button, Macan, Andrey Katikov and Give a tank. Notable awards were also awarded to the Dark Prince, who began his journey on SoundCloud, and producer Andrei Katikov acted as a warm-up artist on Luzhniki. In the nomination “Main on concerts” won the indie rock group “Give the tank”.

The ceremony was full of surprises: the duo of Vanya Dmitrienko and Ani Peresild released Silhouette, becoming the most anticipated release of the year. The honorary role was given by Maria Minogarova and Alexander Gorchilin to the duo Vanya Dmitrienko and Ani Peresild.