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The American Music Awards ceremony will be held on May 26th, 2025, in Las Vegas and will be broadcast live on CBS.
Check out the list of nominees for 2025 below:
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 and Metro, “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, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, “Die With A Smile”
Shaboozey, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
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 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 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 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 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 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”
For more on the nominees, visit https://www.theamas.com/nominees/2025-nominees/
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