2025 American Music Awards (AMAs): Full List of Nominees

The 2025 American Music Awards (AMAs) are set to take place on May 26 in Las Vegas, and the night will be hosted by none other than Jennifer Lopez. On Wednesday, April 23 —exactly one month before the show— the full list of nominees for the 51st edition of the AMAs was revealed.

Leading the pack is Kendrick Lamar, with ten nominations, including top categories like Song of the Year, Artist of the Year, and Album of the Year. His hit ‘Like That’, featuring Future, has become one of the most streamed songs in the U.S. this year. Right behind him is Post Malone with eight nominations.

Close contenders with seven nominations each include Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, and Shaboozey. Meanwhile, Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Morgan Wallen, SZA, and Sabrina Carpenter each earned six nominations. On the Latin music side, artists like Bad Bunny, Shakira, Karol G, Becky G, and Young Miko are among those recognized this year.

AMAs Nominees 2025

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

• 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

• 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”

Collab 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

• 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)”

Pop

Male Artist8

• Benson Boone
• Bruno Mars
• Hozier
• Teddy Swims
• The Weeknd

Female Artist

• Billie Eilish
• Chappell Roan
• Lady Gaga
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Taylor Swift

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

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”

Country

Male Artist

• Jelly Roll
• Luke Combs
• Morgan Wallen
• Post Malone
• Shaboozey

Female Artist

• Beyoncé
• Ella Langley
• Kacey Musgraves
• Lainey Wilson
• Megan Moroney

Duo or Group

• Dan + Shay
• Old Dominion
• Parmalee
• The Red Clay Strays
• Zac Brown Band

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

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)”

Hip Hop

Male Artist

• Drake
• Eminem
• Future
• Kendrick Lamar
• Tyler, The Creator

Female Artist

• Doechii
• GloRilla
• Latto
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Sexyy Red

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

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”

R&B

Male Artist

• Bryson Tiller
• Chris Brown
• PARTYNEXTDOOR
• The Weeknd
• Usher

Female Artist

• Kehlani
• Muni Long
• Summer Walker
• SZA
• Tyla

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

Song

• Chris Brown — “Residuals”
• Muni Long — “Made For Me”
• SZA — “Saturn”
• The Weeknd & Playboi Carti — “Timeless”
• Tommy Richman — “Million Dollar Baby”

Latin

Male Artist

• Bad Bunny
• Feid
• Peso Pluma
• Rauw Alejandro
• Tito Double P

Female Artist

• Becky G
• KAROL G
• Natti Natasha
• Shakira
• Young Miko

Duo or Group

• Calibre 50
• Fuerza Regida
• Grupo Firme
• Grupo Frontera
• Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda

Album

• Bad Bunny — DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
• Fuerza Regida — Dolido Pero No Arrepentido
• Peso Pluma — ÉXODO
• Rauw Alejandro — Cosa Nuestra
• Tito Double P — INCÓMODO

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”

Rock

Artist

• Hozier
• Linkin Park
• Pearl Jam
• Twenty One Pilots
• Zach Bryan

Album

• Hozier — Unreal Unearth: Unending
• Koe Wetzel — 9 lives
• The Marías — Submarine
• Twenty One Pilots — Clancy
• Zach Bryan — The Great American Bar Scene

Song

• Green Day — “Dilemma”
• Hozier  —“Too Sweet”
• Linkin Park — “The Emptiness Machine”
• Myles Smith — “Stargazing”
• Zach Bryan — “Pink Skies”

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)
• Twisters: The Album
  
• Wicked: The Soundtrack

Afrobeats Artist

• Asake
• Rema
• Tems
• Tyla
• Wizkid

K-POP Artist

• ATEEZ
• Jimin
• RM
• ROSÉ
• Stray Kids