The 2025 American Music Awards (AMAs) are set to return with a glittering lineup of nominees, performers and celebrity appearances. With the show scheduled to air live from Las Vegas on Memorial Day, Monday, 26 May, this year’s ceremony is expected to be one of the biggest in recent memory.

Rapper Kendrick Lamar has emerged as the frontrunner with a staggering 10 nominations, followed closely by Post Malone with eight. Rising talents like Chappell Roan, Shaboozey and Billie Eilish have also earned significant recognition, each securing seven nods. Established stars including Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, SZA, Morgan Wallen, Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter have picked up six nominations apiece.

Here is the complete list of categories and nominees:

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’

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

  • 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- ‘If I Had Met You Before’
  • 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

Duo or Group Country Favorite

  • 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
  • Featherweight
  • Rauw Alejandro
  • Tito Double P

Favorite Female Latina Artist

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

Favorite Latin Duo or Group

  • Caliber 50
  • Regulated Force
  • Firme Group
  • Frontera Group
  • Julión Álvarez and his Norteño Band

Favorite Latin Album

  • Bad Bunny- ‘I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN MORE PHOTOS’
  • Regulated Force- ‘Hurt But Not Repentant’
  • Featherweight- ‘EXODUS’
  • Rauw Alejandro- ‘Cosa Nuestra’
  • Tito Double P- ‘UNCOMFORTABLE’

Favorite Latin Song

  • Bad Bunny- ‘DtMF’
  • FloyyMenor X Cris Mj- ‘Gata Only’
  • KAROL G- ‘If I Had Met You Before’
  • Oscar Maydon & Fuerza Regida- ‘Your Wedding’
  • Shakira- ‘Single’

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
  • Items
  • Tyla
  • Wizkid

 

Favorite K-Pop Artist

  • ATEEZ
  • Jimin
  • RM
  • ROSÉ
  • Stray Kids

Where to watch

The 2025 American Music Awards will be broadcast live from Las Vegas on Monday, 26 May, beginning at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. The ceremony will air on CBS and stream live on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME. For viewers without cable, a Paramount+ premium subscription offers access to the live broadcast, while the standard plan allows for on-demand viewing after the show.

Host, performances and appearances

Global superstar Jennifer Lopez will host the AMAs this year and is also slated to perform. Janet Jackson will receive the prestigious Icon Award and take the stage, while Rod Stewart is being honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award and will also perform. Additional live acts include Benson Boone, Blake Shelton, Reneé Rapp, Lainey Wilson, Gwen Stefani, and Gloria Estefan.

Presenters and guest appearances

A wide range of celebrities will be present to hand out trophies and introduce musical acts. Among those confirmed to appear are Alix Earle, Cara Delevingne, Ciara, Dan + Shay, Dylan Efron, Jordan Chiles, Kai Cenat, Megan Moroney, Nikki Glaser, Shaboozey, Tiffany Haddish, and Wayne Brady.

Although voting has now closed as of 15 May, fans won't have to wait long to see who comes out on top during this year’s celebration of the most influential voices in American music.