American Music Awards Nominations: Kendrick Lamar Leads With 10; Post Malone Has 8; Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan and Shaboozey Earn 7 Each

The nominees for the 2025 American Music Awards have been revealed, and it’s good news once more for Kendrick Lamar as his stellar year continues with an artist-leading 10 nominations, ahead of Post Malone who has eight, and Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, and Shaboozey, who all received seven AMA nominations respectively. Lamar, who earlier this year performed at the Super Bow Halftime Show , saw his album GNX debut at No. 1 on the Billboard chart and dominate pop culture when he bested Drake in a rap feud, received nominations for artist of the year, album of the year, song of the year, collaboration of the year, favorite music video, favorite male hip-hop artist, favorite hip-hop album and three separate nods in the favorite hip-hop song.

Post Malone, coming off the back of an acclaimed headlining set at Coachella, received nominations for artist of the year, album of the year, song of the year, collaboration of the year (two nominations), favorite male country artist, favorite country album and favorite country song. Billie Eilish, who dropped her highly anticipated third album HIT ME HARD AND SOFT and embarked on a sold-out global tour this year, received nominations for artist of the year, album of the year, song of the year, favorite touring artist, favorite female pop artist, favorite pop album and favorite pop song. Chappell Roan, who dominated the music world and also became a pop culture phenomenon and queer icon over the last year, received seven nominations in categories including artist of the year, new artist of the year, album of the year, song of the year, social song of the year, favorite female pop artist and favorite pop album.



Like Lamar, rapper and country artist Shaboozey’s seven AMA noms caps off a banner 12 months, which saw him grab five Grammy nominations, his song “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” go No. 1 on the Billboard chart and his album, Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going , go gold in the U.S.

Shaboozey is nominated for new artist of the year, song of the year, social song of the year, favorite music video, favorite male country artist, favorite country album and favorite country song. Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Morgan Wallen, Sabrina Carpenter, SZA and Taylor Swift make up a group of artists with six nominations. The winners of the AMAs are voted entirely by fans.

The organization says that nominees are based on key fan interactions — as reflected on the Billboard charts — including streaming, album and song sales, radio airplay and tour grosses. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and Luminate, the entertainment industry’s most trusted data partner, and cover the data tracking eligibility period of March 22, 2024 through March 20, 2025. The fan voting period is now open via VoteAMAs.

com and the @AMAs Instagram profile in all award categories. Voting closes on Thursday, May 15 at 11:59:59pm PT, except for collaboration of the year and social song of the year categories, which will remain open through the first 30 minutes of the AMAs broadcast. Hosted by Jennifer Lopez , the 51st annual American Music Awards will air live from Las Vegas on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26 on the CBS Television Network, and stream on Paramount+ in the U.

S. at 8:00 p.m.

ET/5:00 p.m. PT.

The American Music Awards were created by Dick Clark Productions. DCP is owned by Penske Media Corporation, The Hollywood Reporter ’s parent company, in a subsidiary joint venture between Penske Media and Eldridge. The full list of nominees is 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 & 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 “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” 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 FAVORITE COUNTRY DUO or GROUP 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 Peso Pluma Rauw Alejandro Tito Double P FAVORITE FEMALE LATIN ARTIST Becky G KAROL G Natti Natasha Shakira Young Miko FAVORITE LATIN DUO or GROUP Calibre 50 Fuerza Regida Grupo Firme Grupo Frontera Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda 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” 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 Tems Tyla Wizkid FAVORITE K-POP ARTIST ATEEZ Jimin RM ROSÉ Stray Kids.