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- Kendrick Lamar leads this year's slate of nominees pinch 10 nods
- Trailing him are Post Malone, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan and Shaboozey
- The 2025 American Music Awards are airing unrecorded connected CBS and streaming connected Paramount+
The 2025 American Music Awards are present — and truthful are a caller harvest of winners!
This year's American Music Awards, hosted by Jennifer Lopez, are airing unrecorded from nan Fontainebleau Las Vegas, and observe nan year's astir iconic music.
The AMAs are nan largest fan-voted grant show, and nominees are based connected cardinal instrumentality interactions, including streaming, medium and opus sales, power airplay and circuit grosses.
With 10 nominations to his name, Kendrick Lamar is nan most-nominated creator of nan night, pinch Post Malone, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan and caller PEOPLE screen prima Shaboozey down him.
Should Lamar triumph successful each 10 categories, he'll necktie Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston for astir awards successful a azygous year.
Check retired each of PEOPLE's afloat AMAs sum here.
Performances this twelvemonth see Lopez, Benson Boone, Lainey Wilson, Blake Shelton, Gloria Estefan, Gwen Stefani, Renée Rapp, Alex Warren and Becky G and Manuel Turizo. Janet Jackson, Rod Stewart and Zac Brown will each beryllium honored pinch individual accomplishment awards.
Presenters see Shaboozey, Dylan Efron, Alix Earle, Cara Delevingne, Ciara, Dan + Shay, Jordan Chiles, Kai Cenat, Megan Moroney, Nikki Glaser, Tiffany Haddish and Wayne Brady.
See nan complete database of 2025 American Music Awards winners below.
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Ariana Grande
- Billie Eilish — WINNER
- Chappell Roan
- Kendrick Lamar
- Morgan Wallen
- Post Malone
- Sabrina Carpenter
- SZA
- Taylor Swift
- Zach Bryan
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Benson Boone
- Chappell Roan
- Gracie Abrams — WINNER
- Shaboozey
- Teddy Swims
- Tommy Richman
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- Beyoncé - COWBOY CARTER
- Billie Eilish - HIT ME HARD AND SOFT — WINNER
- Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
- Charli xcx - BRAT
- Gracie Abrams - The Secret of Us
- Future & Metro Boomin - WE DON’T TRUST YOU
- Kendrick Lamar - GNX
- Post Malone - F-1 Trillion
- Sabrina Carpenter - Short n’ Sweet
- Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department
SONG OF THE YEAR
- Benson Boone - “Beautiful Things”
- Billie Eilish - “Birds of a Feather” — WINNER
- Chappell Roan - “Good Luck, Babe!”
- Hozier - “Too Sweet”
- Kendrick Lamar - “Not Like Us”
- Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - “Die With A Smile”
- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen - “I Had Some Help”
- Sabrina Carpenter - “Espresso”
- Shaboozey - “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
- Teddy Swims - “Lose Control”
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
- Kendrick Lamar & SZA - “Luther”
- Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - “Die With a Smile” — WINNER
- Marshmello & Kane Brown - “Miles connected It”
- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen - “I Had Some Help”
- ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - “APT.”
- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone - “Fortnight”
SOCIAL SONG OF THE YEAR
- Chappell Roan - “HOT TO GO!”
- Djo - “End of Beginning”
- Doechii - "Anxiety” — WINNER
- Lola Young - “Messy”
- Shaboozey - “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
- Tommy Richman - “Million Dollar Baby”
FAVORITE TOURING ARTIST
- Billie Eilish — WINNER
- Luke Combs
- Morgan Wallen
- Taylor Swift
- Zach Bryan
FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO
- Benson Boone - “Beautiful Things”
- KAROL G - “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
- Kendrick Lamar - “Not Like Us”
- Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - “Die With a Smile” — WINNER
- Shaboozey - “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
FAVORITE MALE POP ARTIST
- Benson Boone
- Bruno Mars — WINNER
- Hozier
- Teddy Swims
- The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE POP ARTIST
- Billie Eilish — WINNER
- Chappell Roan
- Lady Gaga
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Taylor Swift
FAVORITE POP ALBUM
- Billie Eilish - HIT ME HARD AND SOFT — WINNER
- Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
- Charli xcx - BRAT
- Sabrina Carpenter - Short n’ Sweet
- Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department
FAVORITE POP SONG
- Benson Boone - “Beautiful Things”
- Billie Eilish - “Birds of a Feather” — WINNER
- Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - “Die With A Smile”
- Sabrina Carpenter - “Espresso”
- Teddy Swims - “Lose Control”
FAVORITE MALE COUNTRY ARTIST
- Jelly Roll
- Luke Combs
- Morgan Wallen
- Post Malone — WINNER
- Shaboozey
FAVORITE FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST
- Beyoncé — WINNER
- Ella Langley
- Kacey Musgraves
- Lainey Wilson
- Megan Moroney
FAVORITE COUNTRY DUO aliases GROUP
- Dan + Shay — WINNER
- Old Dominion
- Parmalee
- The Red Clay Strays
- Zac Brown Band
FAVORITE COUNTRY ALBUM
- Beyoncé - COWBOY CARTER — WINNER
- Jelly Roll - Beautifully Broken
- Megan Moroney - Am I Okay?
- Post Malone - F-1 Trillion
- Shaboozey - Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going
FAVORITE COUNTRY SONG
- Jelly Roll - “I Am Not Okay”
- Koe Wetzel & Jessie Murph - “High Road”
- Luke Combs - “Ain’t No Love successful Oklahoma”
- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen - “I Had Some Help” — WINNER
- Shaboozey - “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
FAVORITE MALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
- Drake
- Eminem — WINNER
- Future
- Kendrick Lamar
- Tyler, nan Creator
FAVORITE FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
- Doechii
- GloRilla
- Latto
- Megan Thee Stallion — WINNER
- Sexyy Red
FAVORITE HIP-HOP ALBUM
- Eminem - The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) — WINNER
- Future & Metro Boomin - WE DON’T TRUST YOU
- Gunna - one of wun
- Kendrick Lamar - GNX
- Tyler, The Creator - CHROMAKOPIA
FAVORITE HIP-HOP SONG
- Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar - “Like That”
- GloRilla - “TGIF”
- GloRilla & Sexyy Red - “WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME”
- Kendrick Lamar - “Not Like Us” — WINNER
- Kendrick Lamar & SZA - “Luther”
FAVORITE MALE R&B ARTIST
- Bryson Tiller
- Chris Brown
- PARTYNEXTDOOR
- The Weeknd — WINNER
- Usher
FAVORITE FEMALE R&B ARTIST
- Kehlani
- Muni Long
- Summer Walker
- SZA — WINNER
- Tyla
FAVORITE R&B ALBUM
- Bryson Tiller - Bryson Tiller
- PARTYNEXTDOOR - PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 (P4)
- PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake - $ome $exy $ongs 4 U
- SZA - SOS Deluxe: LANA
- The Weeknd - Hurry Up Tomorrow — WINNER
FAVORITE R&B SONG
- Chris Brown - “Residuals”
- Muni Long - “Made For Me”
- SZA - “Saturn” — WINNER
- The Weeknd & Playboi Carti - “Timeless”
- Tommy Richman - “Million Dollar Baby”
FAVORITE MALE LATIN ARTIST
- Bad Bunny — WINNER
- Feid
- Peso Pluma
- Rauw Alejandro
- Tito Double P
FAVORITE FEMALE LATIN ARTIST
- Becky G — WINNER
- KAROL G
- Natti Natasha
- Shakira
- Young Miko
FAVORITE LATIN DUO aliases GROUP
- Calibre 50
- Fuerza Regida
- Grupo Firme
- Grupo Frontera
- Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda — WINNER
FAVORITE LATIN ALBUM
- Bad Bunny - DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS — WINNER
- Fuerza Regida - Dolido Pero No Arrepentido
- Peso Pluma - ÉXODO
- Rauw Alejandro - Cosa Nuestra
- Tito Double P - INCÓMODO
FAVORITE LATIN SONG
- Bad Bunny - “DtMF”
- FloyyMenor X Cris Mj - “Gata Only”
- KAROL G - “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
- Oscar Maydon & Fuerza Regida - “Tu Boda”
- Shakira - “Soltera” — WINNER
FAVORITE ROCK ARTIST
- Hozier
- Linkin Park
- Pearl Jam
- Twenty One Pilots — WINNER
- Zach Bryan
FAVORITE ROCK ALBUM
- Hozier - Unreal Unearth: Unending
- Koe Wetzel - 9 Lives
- The Marías - Submarine
- Twenty One Pilots - Clancy — WINNER
- Zach Bryan - The Great American Bar Scene
FAVORITE ROCK SONG
- Green Day - “Dilemma”
- Hozier - “Too Sweet”
- Linkin Park - “The Emptiness Machine” — WINNER
- Myles Smith - “Stargazing”
- Zach Bryan - “Pink Skies”
FAVORITE DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST
- Charli xcx
- David Guetta
- John Summit
- Lady Gaga — WINNER
- Marshmello
FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK
- Arcane League of Legends: Season 2 — WINNER
- Hazbin Hotel (Original Soundtrack)
- Moana 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Auliʻi Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson and cast)
- Twisters: The Album
- Wicked: The Soundtrack (Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and cast)
FAVORITE AFROBEATS ARTIST
- Asake
- Rema
- Tems
- Tyla — WINNER
- Wizkid
FAVORITE K-POP ARTIST
- ATEEZ
- Jimin
- RM — WINNER
- ROSÉ
- Stray Kids