Multiple AMAs winner Kendrick Lamar leads this year’s nominations with a total of 10. He is nominated for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (GNX), Song of the Year (“Not Like Us”), Collaboration of the Year (“Luther” with SZA), Favorite Music Video (“Not Like Us”), Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist, Favorite Hip-Hop Album (GNX), Favorite Hip-Hop Song (“Like That” with Future and Metro Boomin, “Not Like Us” and “Luther” with SZA).
First-time nominee Chappell Roan tied Eilish's seven nominations, which includes Artist of the Year, New Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess), Song of the Year (“Good Luck, Babe!”), Social Song of the Year (“HOT TO GO!”), Favorite Female Pop Artist and Favorite Pop Album (The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess).
This year marks the return of the show since its October 2024 star-studded American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special, which was one of the most-watched specials of the year and included performances by Mariah Carey, Jennifer Hudson, Carrie Underwood and more.
Keep reading to find out all about the 2025 AMAs nominees, who is hosting, when the show airs and more:
When are the 2025 American Music Awards?
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Jennifer Lopez will not only host the 2025 American Music Awards, but will perform at this year's awards show as well.
This marks the second time Lopez will host the ceremony. The two-time Grammy Award nominee previously hosted the fan-voted awards show in 2015.
Who are the 2025 American Music Awards nominees?
ARTIST OF THE YEARAriana GrandeBillie EilishChappell RoanKendrick LamarMorgan WallenPost MaloneSabrina CarpenterSZATaylor SwiftZach Bryan
ALBUM OF THE YEARBeyoncé “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”
COLLABORATION OF THE YEARKendrick 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”
FAVORITE TOURING ARTISTBillie EilishLuke CombsMorgan WallenTaylor SwiftZach Bryan
FAVORITE MALE POP ARTISTBenson BooneBruno MarsHozierTeddy SwimsThe Weeknd
FAVORITE POP ALBUMBillie 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 MALE COUNTRY ARTISTJelly RollLuke CombsMorgan WallenPost MaloneShaboozeyFAVORITE FEMALE COUNTRY ARTISTBeyoncéElla LangleyKacey MusgravesLainey WilsonMegan Moroney
FAVORITE COUNTRY ALBUMBeyoncé “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 MALE HIP-HOP ARTISTDrakeEminemFutureKendrick LamarTyler, The Creator
FAVORITE HIP-HOP ALBUMEminem “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 MALE R&B ARTISTBryson TillerChris BrownPARTYNEXTDOORThe WeekndUsher
FAVORITE R&B ALBUMBryson Tiller “Bryson Tiller”PARTYNEXTDOOR “PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 (P4)”PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake “$ome $exy $ongs 4 U”SZA “SOS Deluxe: LANA”The Weeknd “Hurry Up Tomorrow”
FAVORITE MALE LATIN ARTISTBad BunnyFeidPeso PlumaRauw AlejandroTito Double P
FAVORITE LATIN DUO or GROUPCalibre 50Fuerza RegidaGrupo FirmeGrupo FronteraJulión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda
FAVORITE LATIN SONGBad 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 ALBUMHozier “Unreal Unearth: Unending”Koe Wetzel “9 lives”The Marías “Submarine”Twenty One Pilots “Clancy”Zach Bryan “The Great American Bar Scene”
FAVORITE DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTISTCharli xcxDavid GuettaJohn SummitLady GagaMarshmello
FAVORITE AFROBEATS ARTISTAsakeRemaTemsTylaWizkid
How to watch the 2025 American Music Awards
The 51st AMAs will air on CBS and stream on Paramount+ in the United States on Memorial Day on Monday, May 26.
The 51st AMAs will also broadcast globally across linear and digital platforms, and it will "honor the most popular songs and artists of the year while paying tribute to our country’s troops."
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