LOS ANGELES, CA (SMI-GLOBAL-ENTERTAINMENT-AWARDS-APRIL 23-MAY 26, 2025)-The American Music Awards known for being the World's Largest Fan-Voted Award show announced its 2025-51st Awards nominees in 37-categories to be hosted by Jennifer Lopes, and the award ceremony to take place on May 26, in Las Vegas.

 

Kendrick Lamar lead the nominations with 10, and Post Malone grabbed 8, while Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, and Shaboozey Received 7-nominations each.

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​The “2025 American Music Awards” winners are voted entirely by fans. Nominees are based on key fan interactions – as reflected on the Billboard charts – including streaming, album and song sales, radio airplay and tour grosses. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and Luminate, the entertainment industry’s most trusted data partner, and cover the data tracking eligibility period of March 22, 2024 through March 20, 2025.

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       The “2025 American Music Awards”:

• Celebrating the year’s most iconic music—the American Music Awards is the world’s largest fan-voted award show honoring today’s most influential artists and their passionate fanbases. This Memorial Day, the AMAs will pay special tribute to our U.S. troops and veterans through authentic performances and unforgettable moments.

• Created by legendary producer and visionary Dick Clark and first awarded in 1974, the AMAs is known for delivering half a century worth of iconic performances, enduring moments that have defined and shaped pop culture, as well as a history of introducing audiences to breakthrough artists. 

• This year marks the return of the AMAs following October 2024’s top-rated “American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special” on CBS – named one of the most-watched entertainment specials of the year.  As the most-streamed AMAs in the show’s history, the star-studded special surpassed 13M in reach and averaged over 6.1M viewers, an increase of +53% from the last show in 2022 on ABC, making it the largest year over year growth of a music special or award show in the world.  

• The “2025 American Music Awards” is produced by Dick Clark Productions and will broadcast globally across linear and digital platforms.

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THE “2025 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS” NOMINEES

Nominees in each category are listed in alphabetical order by first name:​

 

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Ariana Grande

Billie Eilish

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

Shaboozey
Teddy Swims

Tommy Richman

 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR **NEW**

Beyoncé “COWBOY CARTER”

Billie Eilish “HIT ME HARD AND SOFT”

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 **NEW**
Benson Boone “Beautiful Things”

Billie Eilish “Birds of a Feather”
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”

Marshmello & Kane Brown “Miles on 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 **NEW**

Chappell Roan “HOT TO GO!”

Djo “End of Beginning”

Doechii “Anxiety”
Lola Young “Messy”
Shaboozey “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Tommy Richman “Million Dollar Baby”

 

FAVORITE TOURING ARTIST

Billie Eilish

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”
Shaboozey “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”

FAVORITE MALE POP ARTIST

Benson Boone
Bruno Mars

Hozier

Teddy Swims
The Weeknd

 

FAVORITE FEMALE POP ARTIST

Billie Eilish

Chappell Roan

Lady Gaga

Sabrina Carpenter

Taylor Swift

 

FAVORITE POP ALBUM

Billie Eilish “HIT ME HARD AND SOFT”

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”

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
Shaboozey

FAVORITE FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST

Beyoncé

Ella Langley

Kacey Musgraves

Lainey Wilson

Megan Moroney

 

FAVORITE COUNTRY DUO or GROUP

Dan + Shay
Old Dominion

Parmalee

The Red Clay Strays

Zac Brown Band

 

FAVORITE COUNTRY ALBUM

Beyoncé “COWBOY CARTER”

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 in Oklahoma”

Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen “I Had Some Help”

Shaboozey “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”

 

FAVORITE MALE HIP-HOP ARTIST

Drake

Eminem

Future

Kendrick Lamar

Tyler, The Creator

 

FAVORITE FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST

Doechii

GloRilla
Latto

Megan Thee Stallion

Sexyy Red

 

FAVORITE HIP-HOP ALBUM

Eminem “The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)”

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”
Kendrick Lamar & SZA “Luther”

 

FAVORITE MALE R&B ARTIST

Bryson Tiller

Chris Brown

PARTYNEXTDOOR

The Weeknd

Usher

 

FAVORITE FEMALE R&B ARTIST

Kehlani

Muni Long

Summer Walker

SZA

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”

 

FAVORITE R&B SONG

Chris Brown “Residuals”

Muni Long “Made For Me”
SZA “Saturn”

The Weeknd & Playboi Carti “Timeless”

Tommy Richman “Million Dollar Baby”

 

FAVORITE MALE LATIN ARTIST

Bad Bunny

Feid

Peso Pluma

Rauw Alejandro
Tito Double P

 

FAVORITE FEMALE LATIN ARTIST

Becky G

KAROL G

Natti Natasha

Shakira

Young Miko

 

FAVORITE LATIN DUO or GROUP

Calibre 50

Fuerza Regida

Grupo Firme

Grupo Frontera

Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda

 

FAVORITE LATIN ALBUM

Bad Bunny “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS”

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”

 

FAVORITE ROCK ARTIST
Hozier

Linkin Park
Pearl Jam

Twenty One Pilots

Zach Bryan

 

FAVORITE ROCK ALBUM

Hozier “Unreal Unearth: Unending”

Koe Wetzel “9 lives”

The Marías “Submarine”

Twenty One Pilots “Clancy”

Zach Bryan “The Great American Bar Scene”

 

FAVORITE ROCK SONG

Green Day “Dilemma”

Hozier “Too Sweet”
Linkin Park “The Emptiness Machine”

Myles Smith “Stargazing”
Zach Bryan “Pink Skies”

 

FAVORITE DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST
Charli xcx

David Guetta

John Summit

Lady Gaga

Marshmello

 

FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK

Arcane League of Legends: Season 2

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

Wizkid

 

FAVORITE K-POP ARTIST
ATEEZ 

Jimin

RM

ROSÉ

Stray Kids 

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