The 2025 AMAs American Music Awards were held on Monday, May 26, and Jennifer Lopez hosted the Memorial Day ceremony broadcast on CBS. Billie Eilish collected all seven awards she was nominated for, ending the night as the evening’s biggest star by winning Artist of the Year. SZA won Favorite Female R&B Artist and Favorite R&B Song with “Saturn.” “Die With a Smile” won Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga two awards each, and Beyoncé took home two wins in the country section for her song Cowboy Carter. Eminem won in two different hip-hop sections at the awards.
Major Categories
Category
Winner
Other Nominees
Artist of the Year
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande, Chappell Roan, Kendrick Lamar, Morgan Wallen, Post Malone, Sabrina Carpenter, SZA, Taylor Swift, Zach Bryan
New Artist of the Year
Gracie Abrams
Benson Boone, Chappell Roan, Shaboozey, Teddy Swims, Tommy Richman
Album 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 & 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
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 & Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile”, Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Help”, Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”, Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”, Teddy Swims – “Lose Control”
Special Categories
Category
Winner
Other Nominees
Collaboration of the Year
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile”
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “Luther”, Marshmello & Kane Brown – “Miles on It”, Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Help”, ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.”, Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Social Song of the Year
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
Billie Eilish
Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, Taylor Swift, Zach Bryan
Favorite Music Video
Lady Gaga & 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)”
Pop Categories
Category
Winner
Other Nominees
Favorite Male Pop Artist
Bruno Mars
Benson Boone, 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
Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather”
Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things”, Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile”, Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”, Teddy Swims – “Lose Control”
Country Categories
Category
Winner
Other Nominees
Favorite Male Country Artist
Post Malone
Jelly Roll, Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, 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
Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Help”
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)”
Hip-Hop Categories
Category
Winner
Other Nominees
Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist
Eminem
Drake, Future, Kendrick Lamar, Tyler, The Creator
Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist
Megan Thee Stallion
Doechii, GloRilla, Latto, 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
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar – “Like That”, GloRilla – “TGIF”, GloRilla & Sexyy Red – “Whatchu Kno About Me”, Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “Luther”
R&B Categories
Category
Winner
Other Nominees
Favorite Male R&B Artist
The Weeknd
Bryson Tiller, Chris Brown, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Usher
Favorite Female R&B Artist
SZA
Kehlani, Muni Long, Summer Walker, Tyla
Favorite R&B Album
The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow
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”
The Weeknd & Playboi Carti – “Timeless”, Chris Brown – “Residuals”, Muni Long – “Made for Me”, Tommy Richman – “Million Dollar Baby”
Latin Categories
Category
Winner
Other Nominees
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
Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda
Calibre 50, Fuerza Regida, Grupo Firme, Grupo Frontera
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
Shakira – “Soltera”
Bad Bunny – “DtMF”, FloyyMenor X Cris Mj – “Gata Only”, KAROL G – “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”, Oscar Maydon & Fuerza Regida – “Tu Boda”
Rock Categories
Category
Winner
Other Nominees
Favorite Rock Artist
Twenty One Pilots
Hozier, Linkin Park, Pearl Jam, Zach Bryan
Favorite Rock Album
Twenty One Pilots – Clancy
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”
Green Day – “Dilemma”, Hozier – “Too Sweet”, Myles Smith – “Stargazing”, Zach Bryan – “Pink Skies”
Additional Categories
Category
Winner
Other Nominees
Favorite Dance/Electronic Artist
Lady Gaga
Charli xcx, David Guetta, John Summit, Marshmello
Favorite Soundtrack
Arcane League of Legends: Season 2
Hazbin Hotel (Original Soundtrack), Moana 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Twisters: The Album, Wicked: The Soundtrack
