The 2025 American Music Awards aired live from Fontainebleau Las Vegas, with Jennifer Lopez returning as host and kicking off the night with a performance. The fan-voted show recognized the year’s most popular artists across genres, with nominees based on streaming, sales, airplay, and touring data.

Billie Eilish was the night’s standout, winning all seven of her nominated categories, including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. Eilish, currently on tour in Europe, did not attend the ceremony.

Kendrick Lamar led with 10 nominations but won only one (Favorite Hip-Hop Song for “Not Like Us”). Post Malone, nominated in eight categories, took home two awards including Favorite Country Song and Favorite Male Country Artist.

Beyoncé won Best Country Album, following previous snubs at other country music awards. Taylor Swift, despite six nominations, was absent from the event and did not take home any awards.

This year’s performers included Lopez, Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton, Lainey Wilson, Gloria Estefan, Benson Boone, Renée Rapp, and others. Janet Jackson received the Icon Award; Rod Stewart was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award and closed the show with a performance.

Presenters featured a mix of artists and personalities, including Shaboozey, Dan + Shay, Cara Delevingne, Tiffany Haddish, and Wayne Brady.

Artist of the Year
Billie Eilish — Winner
Ariana Grande
Chappell Roan
Kendrick Lamar
Morgan Wallen
Post Malone
Sabrina Carpenter
SZA
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan

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Kendrick Lamar
Morgan Wallen
Post Malone
Sabrina Carpenter
SZA
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan

New Artist of the Year
Gracie Abrams — Winner
Benson Boone
Chappell Roan
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Tommy Richman

Song of the Year
Billie Eilish, “Birds of a Feather” — Winner
Benson Boone, “Beautiful Things”
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”

Favorite Touring Artist
Billie Eilish — Winner
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan

Favorite Music Video
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, “Die With A Smile” — Winner
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
Bruno Mars — Winner
Benson Boone
Hozier
Teddy Swims
The Weeknd

Favorite Female Pop Artist
Billie Eilish — Winner
Chappell Roan
Lady Gaga
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift

Favorite Pop Album
Billie Eilish, “HIT ME HARD AND SOFT” — Winner
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
Billie Eilish, “Birds of a Feather” — Winner
Benson Boone, “Beautiful Things”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, “Die With A Smile”
Sabrina Carpenter, “Espresso”
Teddy Swims, “Lose Control”

Favorite Male Country Artist
Post Malone — Winner
Jelly Roll
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Shaboozey

Favorite Female Country Artist
Beyoncé — Winner
Ella Langley
Kacey Musgraves
Lainey Wilson
Megan Moroney

Favorite Country Duo or Group
Dan + Shay — Winner
Old Dominion
Parmalee
The Red Clay Strays
Zac Brown Band

Favorite Country Album
Beyoncé, “COWBOY CARTER” — Winner
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
Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen, “I Had Some Help” — Winner
Jelly Roll, “I Am Not Okay”
Koe Wetzel & Jessie Murph, “High Road”
Luke Combs, “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma”
Shaboozey, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”

Favorite Male R&B Artist
The Weeknd — Winner
Bryson Tiller
Chris Brown
PARTYNEXTDOOR
Usher

Favorite Female R&B Artist
SZA — Winner
Kehlani
Muni Long
Summer Walker
Tyla

Favorite R&B Album
The Weeknd, “Hurry Up Tomorrow” — Winner
Bryson Tiller, “Bryson Tiller”
PARTYNEXTDOOR, “PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 (P4)”
PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake, “$ome $exy $ongs 4 U”
SZA, “SOS Deluxe: LANA”

Favorite R&B Song
SZA, “Saturn” — Winner
Chris Brown, “Residuals”
Muni Long, “Made For Me”
The Weeknd & Playboi Carti, “Timeless”
Tommy Richman, “Million Dollar Baby”

Favorite Male Latin Artist
Bad Bunny — Winner
Feid
Peso Pluma
Rauw Alejandro
Tito Double P

Favorite Female Latin Artist
Becky G — Winner
Karol G
Natti Natasha
Shakira
Young Miko

Favorite Latin Duo or Group
Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda — Winner
Calibre 50
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Firme
Grupo Frontera

Favorite Latin Album
Bad Bunny, “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” — Winner
Fuerza Regida, “Dolido Pero No Arrepentido”
Peso Pluma, “ÉXODO”
Rauw Alejandro, “Cosa Nuestra”
Tito Double P, “INCÓMODO”

Favorite Latin Song
Shakira, “Soltera” — Winner
Bad Bunny, “DtMF”
FloyyMenor X Cris Mj, “Gata Only”
KAROL G, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
Oscar Maydon & Fuerza Regida, “Tu Boda”

Favorite Female R&B Artist
SZA — Winner
Kehlani
Muni Long
Summer Walker
Tyla

Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist
Eminem — Winner
Drake
Future
Kendrick Lamar
Tyler, The Creator

Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist
Megan Thee Stallion — Winner
Doechii
GloRilla
Latto
Sexyy Red

Favorite Hip-Hop Album
Eminem, “The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)” — Winner
Future & Metro Boomin, “WE DON’T TRUST YOU”
Gunna, “one of wun”
Kendrick Lamar, “GNX”
Tyler, The Creator, “CHROMAKOPIA”

Favorite Hip-Hop Song
Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us” — Winner
Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar, “Like That”
GloRilla, “TGIF”
GloRilla & Sexyy Red, “WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME”
Kendrick Lamar & SZA, “Luther”

Collaboration of the Year
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, “Die With a Smile” — Winner
Kendrick Lamar & SZA, “Luther”
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
Doechii, “Anxiety” — Winner
Chappell Roan, “HOT TO GO!”
Djo, “End of Beginning”
Lola Young, “Messy”
Shaboozey, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Tommy Richman, “Million Dollar Baby”

Favorite Rock Artist
Twenty One Pilots — Winner
Hozier
Pearl Jam
Linkin Park
Zach Bryan

Favorite Rock Album
Twenty One Pilots, “Clancy” — Winner
Hozier, “Unreal Unearth: Unending”
Koe Wetzel, “9 lives”
The Marías, “Submarine”
Zach Bryan, “The Great American Bar Scene”
Favorite Rock Song

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

Favorite Dance/Electronic Artist
Lady Gaga — Winner
Charli xcx
David Guetta
John Summit
Marshmello

Favorite Soundtrack
Arcane League of Legends: Season 2 — Winner
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
Tyla — Winner
Asake
Rema
Tems
Wizkid

Favorite K-Pop Artist
RM — Winner
ATEEZ
Jimin
ROSÉ
Stray Kids