American Music Awards 2025: Kendrick Lamar Top Nominee
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continues to prove no one’s like him.
After all, the “Not Like Us” artist is leading the 2025 American Music Awards nominations, boasting an impressive ten nods.
Some of the categories in which Kendrick has been nominated include Artist of the Year, Favorite Hip-Hop Male Artist—which also features his rival as a nominee—as well as Favorite Hip-Hop Song, for which three of the five nominated songs are his.
And, if Kendrick wins in all eight categories, he will tie with and for the most AMAs won in a single year.
The 37-year-old finds himself in good company among this year’s top nominees: he’s followed closely behind by , who has earned eight nominations, and first-time nominees and with seven apiece.
, , , , and follow with six nominations and, should Taylor win in any of her categories, she’ll add to her record-setting 40 wins.
In addition to Chappell and Shaboozey, other first-time nominees include , , , and .
Chappell’s nominations are significant, as she’s the only artist to have been in all three of the new categories added to the ceremony this year: Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Social Song of the Year.
Other notable nominations include —who has been nominated three times for Cowboy Carter—as well as , whose song “Too Sweet” and album Unreal Unearth earned him five nods.
Meanwhile, and , as well as the entire Wicked cast, find themselves nominated in the Favorite Soundtrack category.
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This year’s ceremony—airing live May 26 on Paramount+ and CBS—will be helmed by returning host , who is also set to perform during the show.
“We are thrilled to welcome Jennifer Lopez back to host the American Music Awards,” said CEO of Dick Clark Productions . “Jennifer’s incredible talent and incomparable stage presence make her the ideal host of the show. We know she will bring her one-of-a-kind energy to the official kick off celebration of summer.”
Read on for a look at the entire list of this year’s 2025 American Music Awards nominees.
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Ariana Grande
Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan
Kendrick Lamar
Morgan Wallen
Post Malone
Sabrina Carpenter
SZA
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan
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”
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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”
Billie Eilish
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan
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)”
C Brandon/Redferns
Benson Boone
Bruno Mars
Hozier
Teddy Swims
The Weeknd
Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan
Lady Gaga
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift
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
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”
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Jelly Roll
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Post Malone
Shaboozey
Beyoncé
Ella Langley
Kacey Musgraves
Lainey Wilson
Megan Moroney
Dan + Shay
Old Dominion
Parmalee
The Red Clay Strays
Zac Brown Band
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
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)”
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Drake
Eminem
Future
Kendrick Lamar
Tyler, The Creator
Doechii
GloRilla
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Sexyy Red
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”
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Bryson Tiller
Chris Brown
PARTYNEXTDOOR
The Weeknd
Usher
Kehlani
Muni Long
Summer Walker
SZA
Tyla
Bryson Tiller Bryson Tiller
PARTYNEXTDOOR PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 (P4)
PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake $ome $exy $ongs 4 U
SZA SOS Deluxe: LANA
The Weeknd Hurry Up Tomorrow
Chris Brown “Residuals”
Muni Long “Made For Me”
SZA “Saturn”
The Weeknd & Playboi Carti “Timeless”
Tommy Richman “Million Dollar Baby”
Bad Bunny
Feid
Peso Pluma
Rauw Alejandro
Tito Double P
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Becky G
KAROL G
Natti Natasha
Shakira
Young Miko
Calibre 50
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Firme
Grupo Frontera
Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda
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) • Auli'i 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
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