Kendrick Lamar Leads “2025 American Music Awards” Nominations with 10 Nominations

Post Malone Earns Eight; Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, and Shaboozey Round Out Top Five with Seven Nominations Each

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Today, CBS and Dick Clark Productions announced the nominations for the 2025 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS (AMAs), which will kick off summer with host Jennifer Lopez live from Las Vegas on Monday, May 26. Promising to be a night of unforgettable performances, including from Lopez herself, the 51st AMAs will air live coast to coast @ 8:00 PM, ET / 5:00 PM, PT on the CBS Television Network, and stream on Paramount+ in the U.S.* Paramount+. Thousands of episodes, live TV & exclusive originals–all in one place. Get Started!

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The 2025 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS winners are voted entirely by fans. 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.

2025 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS Nominee Highlights:

Kendrick Lamar, who already has three American Music Awards to his name, leads this year’s nominations with a total of 10. He is nominated for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (GNX), Song of the Year (“Not Like Us”), Collaboration of the Year (“Luther” with SZA), Favorite Music Video (“Not Like Us”), Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist, Favorite Hip-Hop Album (GNX), Favorite Hip-Hop Song (x3 – “Like That” with Future and Metro Boomin, “Not Like Us” and “Luther” with SZA). He could tie Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston for the most awards in a single year should he win in all eight categories.

Post Malone has previously taken home awards in the rap/hip hop and pop/rock categories. He could add to that list with possible wins for Favorite Male Country Artist, Favorite Country Album (F-1 Trillion), and Favorite Country Song (“I Had Some Help” with Morgan Wallen) this year. He is also nominated for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (F-1 Trillion), Song of the Year (“I Had Some Help” with Morgan Wallen) and Collaboration of the Year (x2 – “I Had Some Help” with Morgan Wallen and “Fortnight” with Taylor Swift), for a total of eight.

After taking home the New Artist of the Year trophy in 2019, Billie Eilish continues to dominate with nominations for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (HIT ME HARD AND SOFT), Song of the Year (“Birds of a Feather”), Favorite Touring Artist, Favorite Female Pop Artist, Favorite Pop Album (HIT ME HARD AND SOFT) and Favorite Pop Song (“Birds of a Feather”).

First-time nominee Chappell Roan tied Billie’s seven nominations, with a chance to take home trophies for Artist of the Year, New Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess), Song of the Year (“Good Luck, Babe!”), Social Song of the Year (“HOT TO GO!”), Favorite Female Pop Artist and Favorite Pop Album (The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess). Roan is also the only artist to be nominated in all three of this year’s exciting new categories: Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Social Song of the Year.

Also entering the AMAs chat for the first time, Shaboozey received seven nominations, including New Artist of the Year, Song of the Year (“A Bar Song (Tipsy)”), Social Song of the Year (“A Bar Song (Tipsy)”), Favorite Music Video (“A Bar Song (Tipsy)”), Favorite Male Country Artist, Favorite Country Album (Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going) and Favorite Country Song (“A Bar Song (Tipsy)”).

Other first-time nominees include Benson Boone, Doechii, Gracie Abrams, Jelly Roll, Lola Young, The Marias, ROSÉ, Teddy Swims, Tommy Richman, Tyla, as well as Artist of the Year nominees Sabrina Carpenter and Zach Bryan.

Taylor Swift, the winningest artist in AMAs history, could add to her record-shattering 40 wins this year, having been nominated in six categories including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (The Tortured Poets Department), Collaboration of the Year (“Fortnight” featuring Post Malone), Favorite Touring Artist, Favorite Female Pop Artist and Favorite Pop Album (The Tortured Poets Department).

EXCLUSIVE: We’re revealing the @AMAs nominees in three categories — Artist of the Year, New Artist of the Year and Song of the Year.

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In addition to an Album of the Year nod for COWBOY CARTER, Beyoncé is in the running for Favorite Female Country Artist and Favorite Country Album.

Hozier’s standout year earned five nominations including Song of the Year (“Too Sweet”), Favorite Male Pop Artist, Favorite Rock Artist, Favorite Rock Album (Unreal Unearth: Unending) and Favorite Rock Song (“Too Sweet”). He would become a first-time American Music Award winner should he take home the trophy in any of these categories.

About the 2025 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS:

Celebrating the year’s most iconic music – the American Music Awards is the world’s largest fan-voted awards show honoring today’s most influential artists and their passionate fanbases. This Memorial Day, the AMAs will pay special tribute to our U.S. troops and veterans through authentic performances and unforgettable moments.

Created by legendary producer and visionary Dick Clark and first awarded in 1974, the AMAs is known for delivering half a century worth of iconic performances, enduring moments that have defined and shaped pop culture, as well as a history of introducing audiences to breakthrough artists.

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