American Music Awards 2025 complete nomination list: BTS’ Jimin, Taylor Swift, BLACKPINK Rosé, Kendrick Lamar grab noms

American Music Awards 2025: Post Malone, Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish lead nominations

For Lamar, 2025 could turn out to be a golden year—one where he might actually tie legends like Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston for the most AMA wins in a single year, if he takes home trophies in the eight categories he’s nominated in. Out of his 10 total nominations, he’s up for Artistamerican music awards Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for GNX, and Song of the Year for Not Like Us (the diss track aimed at Drake). Kendrick also locked in three out of the five spots in the Favourite Hip-Hop Song category, with Like That (with Future and Metro Boomin), Not Like Us, and Luther (with SZA).

Coming in second place is Post Malone, who clinched eight nominations this year. He’s nominated for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for F-1 Trillion, and Song of the Year for I Had Some Help (his country collaboration with Morgan Wallen.) He has already won in both the rap/hip-hop and pop/rock categories in the past. But this time, he’s also nominated in three country categories. He also has chances of winning Collaboration of the Year, one for I Had Some Help, and another for Fortnight, his surprise team-up with Taylor Swift.

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Billie Eilish, who released her Hit Me Hard and Soft, her third album clinched 7 nods, including for artist of the year, album of the year, song of the year, favourite touring artist, favourite female pop artist, favorite pop album and favorite pop song. She tied with Chappell Roan, and Shaboozey. Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Morgan Wallen, Sabrina Carpenter, SZA all stand with 6 nominations each.

American Music Awards 2025: K-pop nominations

This time, only ATEEZ and Stray Kids have been nominated as groups, while most of the others made the list as solo acts after launching their individual careers—including BLACKPINK’s Rosé, who scored not one but two nods for Collaboration of the Year and Favourite K-pop Artist. ATEEZ, BTS’ Jimin, RM, and Stray Kids are all nominated in the Favourite K-pop category this year. For years, K-pop performances have taken over the AMA stage, so much so that at one point, producers had to ban BTS fans from bringing light sticks into the venue and even limited the audience. The popularity eventually led to the creation of a separate, fan vote driven category just for the genre.

2025 AMA full nomination list

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

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

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”

Chappell Roan “HOT TO GO!”
Djo “End of Beginning”
Doechii “Anxiety”
Lola Young “Messy”
Shaboozey “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Tommy Richman “Million Dollar Baby”

FAVOURITE TOURING ARTIST
Billie Eilish
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan

FAVOURITE 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)”

Benson Boone
Bruno Mars
Hozier
Teddy Swims
The Weeknd

FAVOURITE FEMALE POP ARTIST
Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan
Lady Gaga
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift

FAVOURITE 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

FAVOURITE 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”

FAVOURITE MALE COUNTRY ARTIST
Jelly Roll
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Post Malone
Shaboozey

FAVOURITE FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST
Beyoncé
Ella Langley
Kacey Musgraves
Lainey Wilson
Megan Moroney

FAVOURITE COUNTRY DUO or GROUP
Dan + Shay
Old Dominion
Parmalee
The Red Clay Strays
Zac Brown Band

FAVOURITE 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

FAVOURITE 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)”

FAVOURITE MALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Drake
Eminem
Future
Kendrick Lamar
Tyler, The Creator

FAVOURITE FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Doechii
GloRilla
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Sexyy Red

FAVOURITE 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

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”

FAVOURITE MALE R&B ARTIST
Bryson Tiller
Chris Brown
PARTYNEXTDOOR
The Weeknd
Usher

FAVOURITE FEMALE R&B ARTIST
Kehlani
Muni Long
Summer Walker
SZA
Tyla

FAVOURITE 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

FAVOURITE R&B SONG
Chris Brown “Residuals”
Muni Long “Made For Me”
SZA “Saturn”
The Weeknd & Playboi Carti “Timeless”
Tommy Richman “Million Dollar Baby”

FAVOURITE MALE LATIN ARTIST
Bad Bunny
Feid
Peso Pluma
Rauw Alejandro
Tito Double P

FAVOURITE FEMALE LATIN ARTIST
Becky G
KAROL G
Natti Natasha
Shakira
Young Miko

FAVOURITE LATIN DUO or GROUP
Calibre 50
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Firme
Grupo Frontera
Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda

FAVOURITE 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

FAVOURITE 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”

FAVOURITE ROCK ARTIST
Hozier
Linkin Park
Pearl Jam
Twenty One Pilots
Zach Bryan

FAVOURITE ROCK ALBUM
Hozier Unreal Unearth: Unending
Koe Wetzel 9 lives
The Marías Submarine
Twenty One Pilots Clancy
Zach Bryan The Great American Bar Scene

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

FAVOURITE DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST
Charli xcx
David Guetta
John Summit
Lady Gaga
Marshmello

FAVOURITE 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

FAVOURITE AFROBEATS ARTIST
Asake
Rema
Tems
Tyla
Wizkid

FAVOURITE K-POP ARTIST
ATEEZ
Jimin
RM
ROSÉ
Stray Kids