Kendrick Lamar leads with 10 Nominations in the American Music Awards – Read More for Full Nominations

The ‘Not Like Us’ singer Kendrick Lamar leads the bunch in the American Music Awards nominations and is up for grabbing 10 awards. The awards season is high and flying as post the Grammys, American Music Awards has revealed their nominees. Lamar is nominated the most this season with 10 nominations under his name including Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Artist of the Year categories. 

Following close is singer Post Malone is nominated for 8 awards and Billie Eilish, Chappell Raon and Shaboozy nominated for 7 categories. The season also has a plethora of first timers nominated in the main categories including ‘Beautiful Things’ star Benson Boone, ‘Anxiety’ singer Doechii, Gracie Abrams, Lola Young, Teddy Swims, ROSÉ, Sabrina Carpenter, Tyla, Jelly Roll, The Marias, Tommy Richman and Zach Bryan are the first time nominees. 

For the first time ever, Post Malone and Beyonce are nominated in Country Music categories. Taylor Swift is nominated for six categories giving her the upper hand in breaking her own record as the most AMA wins ever. All the drama and final winners makes the American Music Awards full of surprises. 

The AMAs are set to happen on 26 May, 2025 with popular actor and singer Jennifer Lopez taking on hosting duties.

Here are the complete Nominees List and Categories

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 (New Category)

• 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 (New Category)

• 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 (New Category)

• 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 FEMALE POP ARTIST

• Billie Eilish
• Chappell Roan
• Lady Gaga
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Taylor Swift

FAVORITE MALE POP ARTIST

• Benson Boone
• Bruno Mars
• Hozier
• Teddy Swims
• The Weeknd

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 FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST

• Beyoncé
• Ella Langley
• Kacey Musgraves
• Lainey Wilson
• Megan Moroney

FAVORITE MALE COUNTRY ARTIST

• Jelly Roll
• Luke Combs
• Morgan Wallen
• Post Malone
• Shaboozey

FAVORITE COUNTRY DUO / 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 FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST

• Doechii
• GloRilla
• Latto
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Sexyy Red

FAVORITE MALE HIP-HOP ARTIST

• Drake
• Eminem
• Future
• Kendrick Lamar
• Tyler, The Creator

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 FEMALE R&B ARTIST

• Kehlani
• Muni Long
• Summer Walker
• SZA
• Tyla

FAVORITE MALE R&B ARTIST

• Bryson Tiller
• Chris Brown
• PARTYNEXTDOOR
• The Weeknd
• Usher

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 FEMALE LATIN ARTIST

• Becky G
• KAROL G
• Natti Natasha
• Shakira
• Young Miko

FAVORITE MALE LATIN ARTIST

• Bad Bunny
• Feid
• Peso Pluma
• Rauw Alejandro
• Tito Double P

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