RAI initially announced that the contest would be held from 4 to 8 February 2025. The dates were later changed to 11–15 February as they overlapped with the quarter-finals of , broadcast on
Mediaset channels.
Presenters , main presenter and artistic director of the 2025 contest In June 2023,
Amadeus, Sanremo's host and artistic director from
2020, announced that he would step down from his position after
2024. Despite proposals by RAI to remain for 2025, Amadeus confirmed during a press conference on 5 February 2024 that the 2024 edition would be his final time in the role. On 22 May 2024, RAI announced
Carlo Contiwho had previously taken on the role in
2015,
2016 and
2017as the artistic director and main host of the 2025 and 2026 editions. In October 2024, Conti announced that the special broadcast after each of the shows would be hosted by
Alessandro Cattelan. The following month, Cattelan was announced as one of the co-hosts of the final night of the festival. In mid-January 2025, the complete line-up of the hosts was announced, which includes:
Antonella Clerici (
2005 co-host and
2010 host) and
Gerry Scotti on the first night;
Bianca Balti,
Cristiano Malgioglio and
Nino Frassica on the second night;
Miriam Leone,
Elettra Lamborghini and
Katia Follesa on the third night;
Mahmood (
2019 and
2022 winner) and
Geppi Cucciari on the fourth night;
Alessia Marcuzzi in addition to Cattelan on the final. In late December 2024, the hosts of , the introductory segment aired before each of the nights and during the opening
red carpet, were announced to be
Bianca Guaccero,
Gabriele Corsi and
Mariasole Pollio; comedy duo was added to the cast on 3 February 2025.
Stage design In June 2024, it was announced that the Sanremo 2025 stage would be designed by Riccardo Bocchini, the same designer of the 2015, 2016 and 2017 editions.
Theme music The official musical theme of the festival, "", was composed by
Gabry Ponte and was released on 31 January 2025.
Format changes On 13 June 2024, Conti announced the first changes in the rules and the organisation of the contest: these include the reintroduction of the separate Newcomers' section, which was last featured in
2021, and that of , which would be reduced in length compared to previous editions; the "cover night" was retained, and once again none of the entries was eliminated before the final. The complete rules were published on 20 August. It was initially confirmed that the number of entries would decrease from 30 to 24. As for the voting system, the results of the "cover night" would not be added to the score obtained on the other shows. On the final night, after the top five songs have been announced, there would be another round of voting, but unlike previous years, the results would then be added to the overall score. The song with the highest overall score would win the contest. In November, Conti announced that the number of entries would instead be higher than 24, as well as clarifying that competing artists would be able to duet with each other during the "cover night"; the entries were ultimately revealed to be 30 as in the previous edition.
Voting Voting occurred again through the combination of three methods: • Public televoting, carried out via landline and mobile phone. • Jury of the press room, TV and web. • Jury of the radio. Their voting was articulated as follows: • First night: all of the entrants were judged by the jury of the press room, TV and web. • Second night: half of the entrants were judged through a 50/50 split system by means of televoting and the jury of the radio, to be added up to the results of the first night. The four newcomers were judged by all three juries, determining the two finalists. • Third night: the other half of the main entrants and the two newcomer finalists were judged as on the previous night, with the winner of the latter section being proclaimed. • Fourth night: the covers were judged through a split system by means of the televoting (34%) and the two juries (33% each), determining the winner of the night. • Fifth night: the entrants were judged through a split system by means of the televote (34%), and the two juries (33% each), to be added up to the results of the first three nights; ultimately, a final voting round (with the same split system) was held among the top five, which determined the winner. == Selections ==