American Music Awards of 2025

American Music Awards of 2025
Date	May 26, 2025
Venue	Fontainebleau Las Vegas Winchester, Nevada
Country	United States
Hosted by	Jennifer Lopez
Most wins	Billie Eilish (7)
Most nominations	Kendrick Lamar (10)
Website	theamas.com
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBS Paramount+
Viewership	4.73 million [1]
Produced by	Dick Clark Productions
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The 51st Annual American Music Awards were held on May 26, 2025, at the BleuLive Theater at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas. This was the first award ceremony to broadcast on CBS, and stream on Paramount+. Jennifer Lopez hosted for the second time following the 2015 ceremony.

Nominations were announced on April 2025; Kendrick Lamar led with ten. Billie Eilish was the most awarded artist, winning all seven of her nominations. Janet Jackson was honored with the Icon Award, Rod Stewart with the Lifetime Achievement Award, and Zac Brown with the inaugural Veterans Voice Award.

Background

The American Music Awards were last broadcast on ABC back in 2022. ^[2] In March 2023, it was announced that the Billboard Music Awards, which are also produced by Dick Clark Productions (DCP) via co-owned Billboard , had been moved from May to the November scheduling that was typically occupied by the American Music Awards, leading to speculation that the AMAs would be discontinued in order to focus on the Billboard Music Awards, or at the very least cancelled in 2023, so it could move to May in its place. It was reported that the broadcast rights for both events (which had been held by NBC and ABC, respectively) would also be shopped; the Billboard Music Awards moved to an online only event in November 2023. ^[3]

In March 2024, it was announced that CBS had acquired the rights to broadcast the AMAs under a multi-year deal of unspecified length. ^[4] The AMAs continued to be on hiatus in 2024, with a return scheduled for May 2025. ^[5] In lieu of a 2024 ceremony, a televised special honoring the AMAs' 50th anniversary was aired by CBS on October 6, 2024, including performances and retrospectives paying tribute to the ceremony's history and memorable moments. ^[6] In February 2025, it was announced that the 51st American Music Awards would air on May 26, 2025 on CBS and available to stream on Paramount+. ^[7] In April 2025, Jennifer Lopez was announced as host of the show. This will be the second time Lopez hosts the AMAs after 2015. ^[8] On May 8, 2025, it was announced that the ceremony will be held at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas. ^[9]

Performers

Janet Jackson was announced as a performer on May 13, 2025. ^[10] Additional performers were announced two days later. ^[11]

Performers at the American Music Awards of 2025

Performer(s)	Song(s)
Jennifer Lopez	Dance Medley: "Dance Again" (intro) "Squabble Up" by Kendrick Lamar (contains elements of "When I Hear Music") "Denial Is a River" by Doechii "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" by Shaboozey "Apt." by Rosé ft. Bruno Mars "I Had Some Help" by Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen "Hot to Go!" by Chappell Roan "Good Luck, Babe!" by Chappell Roan "Birds of a Feather" by Billie Eilish "Texas Hold' Em" by Beyoncé "Nuevayol" by Bad Bunny "Beautiful Things" by Benson Boone "Lose Control" by Teddy Swims "Die with a Smile" by Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars "Nasty" by Tinashe "Espresso" by Sabrina Carpenter "Sports Car" by Tate McRae "Guess" by Charli XCX ft. Billie Eilish "Not Like Us / TV Off" by Kendrick Lamar (contains elements of "I'm Real" and "Do It Well")
Blake Shelton	"Stay Country or Die Tryin'"
Benson Boone	"Mystical Magical"
Lainey Wilson	"Somewhere Over Laredo"
Gwen Stefani	"Swallow My Tears" "The Sweet Escape" "Hollaback Girl"
Janet Jackson	"Control" (intro) "Someone to Call My Lover" (contains elements of "Shake It Off") "All for You" (contains elements of "Centipede," "The Pleasure Principle," "Go Deep" and "Let the Music Play")
Reneé Rapp	"Leave Me Alone" [12]
Gloria Estefan	"Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" "La Vecina (No Sé Na')" "Conga"
Alex Warren	"Ordinary"
Becky G Manuel Turizo	"Que Haces"
Rod Stewart	"Forever Young"

Presenters

Presenters were announced on May 21, 2025. ^[13]

• Tiffany Haddish – presented Favorite R&B Song
• Wayne Brady and Jordan Chiles – presented Favorite Female Latin Artist
• Nikki Glaser – presented New Artist of the Year
• Dan + Shay – introduced Lainey Wilson
• Alix Earle and Kai Cenat – presented Favorite Female R&B Artist
• Blake Shelton – introduced Gwen Stefani
• Zac Brown – introduced Easy Day Foundation
• Tasha Smith – presented the Icon Award to Janet Jackson
• Jake Shane – introduced Reneé Rapp
• Heidi Klum – presented Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist
• Shaboozey and Megan Moroney – presented Favorite Country Duo or Group
• Ciara – introduced Alex Warren
• Jon Batiste – presented Artist of the Year
• Children of Rod Stewart – introduced and presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to their father

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on April 23, 2025. ^[14] Kendrick Lamar received the most nominations with ten, followed by Post Malone with eight nominations. Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, and Shaboozey received seven nominations each, and Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Morgan Wallen, Sabrina Carpenter, SZA, and Taylor Swift with six nominations each. ^[15] Eilish won the most awards, securing all seven of her nominations. She is followed by Gaga and Mars with three awards each, while Malone, SZA, the Weeknd, Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Eminem, and Twenty One Pilots won two each. ^[16]

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold. ^{[17] [18]}

Artist of the Year	New Artist of the Year
Billie Eilish Ariana Grande Chappell Roan Kendrick Lamar Morgan Wallen Post Malone Sabrina Carpenter SZA Taylor Swift Zach Bryan	Gracie Abrams Benson Boone Chappell Roan Shaboozey Teddy Swims Tommy Richman
Album of the Year	Song of the Year
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess Charli XCX – Brat Gracie Abrams – The Secret of Us Future and 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	Billie Eilish – "Birds of a Feather" Benson Boone – "Beautiful Things" Chappell Roan – "Good Luck, Babe!" Hozier – "Too Sweet" Kendrick Lamar – "Not Like Us" Lady Gaga and 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	Social Song of the Year
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – "Die with a Smile" Kendrick Lamar and SZA – "Luther" Marshmello and Kane Brown – "Miles on It" Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen – "I Had Some Help" Rosé and Bruno Mars – "Apt." Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – "Fortnight"	Doechii – "Anxiety" Chappell Roan – "Hot to Go!" Djo – "End of Beginning" Lola Young – "Messy" Shaboozey – "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" Tommy Richman – "Million Dollar Baby"
Favorite Touring Artist	Favorite Music Video
Billie Eilish Luke Combs Morgan Wallen Taylor Swift Zach Bryan	Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – "Die with a Smile" Benson Boone – "Beautiful Things Karol G – "Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido" Kendrick Lamar – "Not Like Us" Shaboozey – "A Bar Song (Tipsy)"
Favorite Male Pop Artist	Favorite Female Pop Artist
Bruno Mars Benson Boone Hozier Teddy Swims The Weeknd	Billie Eilish Chappell Roan Lady Gaga Sabrina Carpenter Taylor Swift
Favorite Pop Album	Favorite Pop Song
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	Billie Eilish – "Birds of a Feather" Benson Boone – "Beautiful Things" Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – "Die with a Smile" Sabrina Carpenter – "Espresso" Teddy Swims – "Lose Control"
Favorite Male Country Artist	Favorite Female Country Artist
Post Malone Jelly Roll Luke Combs Morgan Wallen Shaboozey	Beyoncé Ella Langley Kacey Musgraves Lainey Wilson Megan Moroney
Favorite Country Duo or Group	Favorite Country Album
Dan + Shay Old Dominion Parmalee The Red Clay Strays Zac Brown Band	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	Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist
Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen – "I Had Some Help" Jelly Roll – "I Am Not Okay" Koe Wetzel featuring Jessie Murph – "High Road" Luke Combs – "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma" Shaboozey – "A Bar Song (Tipsy)"	Eminem Drake Future Kendrick Lamar Tyler, the Creator
Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist	Favorite Hip-Hop Album
Megan Thee Stallion Doechii GloRilla Latto Sexyy Red	Eminem – The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) Future and Metro Boomin – We Don't Trust You Gunna – One of Wun Kendrick Lamar – GNX Tyler, the Creator – Chromakopia
Favorite Hip-Hop Song	Favorite Male R&B Artist
Kendrick Lamar – "Not Like Us" Future, Metro Boomin, and Kendrick Lamar – "Like That" GloRilla – "TGIF" GloRilla and Sexyy Red – "Whatchu Kno About Me" Kendrick Lamar and SZA – "Luther"	The Weeknd Bryson Tiller Chris Brown PartyNextDoor Usher
Favorite Female R&B Artist	Favorite R&B Album
SZA Kehlani Muni Long Summer Walker Tyla	The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow Bryson Tiller – Bryson Tiller PartyNextDoor – PartyNextDoor 4 PartyNextDoor and Drake – Some Sexy Songs 4 U SZA – Lana
Favorite R&B Song	Favorite Male Latin Artist
SZA – "Saturn" Chris Brown – "Residuals" Muni Long – "Made for Me" The Weeknd and Playboi Carti – "Timeless" Tommy Richman – "Million Dollar Baby"	Bad Bunny Feid Peso Pluma Rauw Alejandro Tito Double P
Favorite Female Latin Artist	Favorite Latin Duo or Group
Becky G Karol G Natti Natasha Shakira Young Miko	Julión Álvarez Calibre 50 Fuerza Regida Grupo Firme Grupo Frontera
Favorite Latin Album	Favorite Latin Song
Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos Fuerza Regida – Dolido Pero No Arrepentido Peso Pluma – Éxodo Rauw Alejandro – Cosa Nuestra Tito Double P – Incómodo	Shakira – "Soltera" Bad Bunny – "DTMF" FloyyMenor and Cris MJ – "Gata Only" Karol G – "Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido" Óscar Maydon and Fuerza Regida – "Tu Boda"
Favorite Rock Artist	Favorite Rock Song
Twenty One Pilots Linkin Park Pearl Jam Hozier Zach Bryan	Linkin Park – "The Emptiness Machine" Green Day – "Dilemma" Hozier – "Too Sweet" Myles Smith – "Stargazing" Zach Bryan – "Pink Skies"
Favorite Rock Album	Favorite Dance/Electronic Artist
Twenty One Pilots – Clancy Koe Wetzel – 9 Lives The Marías – Submarine Hozier – Unreal Unearth Zach Bryan – The Great American Bar Scene	Lady Gaga Charli XCX David Guetta John Summit Marshmello
Favorite Soundtrack	Favorite Afrobeats Artist
Arcane League of Legends: Season 2 Hazbin Hotel Moana 2 (Auliʻi Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson and Cast) Twisters: The Album Wicked: The Soundtrack (Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Cast)	Tyla Asake Rema Tems Wizkid
Favorite K-Pop Artist
RM Ateez Jimin Rosé Stray Kids

Special awards

On May 13, 2025, it was announced Jackson would be honored with the Icon Award. ^[19] On May 20, Rod Stewart was announced as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. ^[20] Zac Brown was announced as the recipient of the inaugural Veterans Voice Award on May 22. ^[21]

Icon Award	Lifetime Achievement Award
Janet Jackson	Rod Stewart
Veterans Voice Award
Zac Brown

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