ADVERTISEMENTThe American Music Awards (AMAs) are back after a two-year hiatus and took place last night at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas in Las Vegas.
Kendrick Lamar led the nominations with 10 nods, with Post Malone following behind with eight noms, and Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan and Shaboozey following behind with seven each.
At the end of the evening, Billie Eilish emerged triumphant as the biggest winner of the night, winning all seven of her nominations, including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year.
Eilish was not present at the awards and instead sent in video speeches thanking her fans.
Scroll down for the full list of winners.
Elsewhere, Gracie Abrams won New Artist of the Year, while Eminem beat Kendrick Lamar for Favourite Male Hip-Hop Artist and Favourite Hip-Hop Album. Lamar did win Favourite Hip-Hop Song for his record-smashing and Grammy Award-winning Drake diss track ‘Not Like Us’.
SZA won Favourite R&B Song and Favourite Female R&B Artist, while Beyoncé won Favourite Country Album and Favourite Female Country Artist.
Janet Jackson received the Icon Award, and both Road Stewart and Zac Brown were awarded special prizes, with the Lifetime Achievement Award and Veterans Voice Award respectively.
Here are the 2025 American Music Awards winners:
Artist of the Year
- Ariana Grande
- Billie Eilish (WINNER)
- 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 (WINNER)
-
Sha
boozey
-
Teddy Swims
-
Tommy Richman
Album of the Year
- Beyoncé – ‘Cowboy Carter’
- Billie Eilish – ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ (WINNER)
- 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
- Benson Boone – ‘Beautiful Things’
- Billie Eilish – ‘Birds Of A Feather’ (WINNER)
- Chappell Roan – ‘Good Luck, Babe!’
- Hozier – ‘Too Sweet’
- Kendrick Lamar – ‘Not Like Us’
- Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – ‘Die With A Smile’
- Post Malone & 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’ (WINNER)
- Marshmello & Kane Brown – ‘Miles On It’
- Post Malone & Morgan Wallen – ‘I Had Some Help’
- Rosé & Bruno Mars – ‘Apt.’
- Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – ‘Fortnight’
Social Song of the Year
- Chappell Roan – ‘Hot To Go!’
- Djo – ‘End Of Beginning’
- Doechii – ‘Anxiety’ (WINNER)
- Lola Young – ‘Messy’
- Shaboozey – ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’
- Tommy Richman – ‘Million Dollar Baby’
Favourite Touring Artist
- Billie Eilish (WINNER)
- 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’ (WINNER)
- Shaboozey – ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’
Favourite Male Pop Artist
- Benson Boone
- Bruno Mars (WINNER)
- Hozier
- Teddy Swims
- The Weeknd
Favourite Female Pop Artist
- Billie Eilish (WINNER)
- Chappell Roan
- Lady Gaga
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Taylor Swift
Favourite Pop Album
- Billie Eilish – ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ (WINNER)
- 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’ (WINNER)
- 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 (WINNER)
- Shaboozey
Favourite Female Country Artist
- Beyoncé (WINNER)
- Ella Langley
- Kacey Musgraves
- Lainey Wilson
- Megan Moroney
Favourite Country Duo Or Group
- Dan + Shay (WINNER)
- Old Dominion
- Parmalee
- The Red Clay Strays
- Zac Brown Band
Favourite Country Album
- Beyoncé – ‘Cowboy Carter’ (WINNER)
- 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 ft. Morgan Wallen – ‘I Had Some Help’ (WINNER)
- Shaboozey – ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’
Favourite Male Hip-Hop Artist
- Drake
- Eminem (WINNER)
- Future
- Kendrick Lamar
- Tyler, The Creator
Favourite Female Hip-Hop Artist
- Doechii
- Glorilla
- Latto
- Megan Thee Stallion (WINNER)
- Sexyy Red
Favourite Hip-Hop Album
- Eminem – ‘The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)’ (WINNER)
- Future & Metro Boomin – ‘We Don’t Trust You’
- Gunna – ‘One of Wun’
- Kendrick Lamar – ‘GNX’
- Tyler, The Creator – ‘Chromakopia’
Favourite Hip-Hop Song
- Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar – ‘Like That’
- Glorilla – ‘TGIF’
- Glorilla & Sexyy Red – ‘Whatchu Kno About Me’
- Kendrick Lamar – ‘Not Like Us’ (WINNER)
- Kendrick Lamar & SZA – ‘Luther’
Favourite Male R&B Artist
- Bryson Tiller
- Chris Brown
- Partynextdoor
- The Weeknd (WINNER)
- Usher
Favourite Female R&B Artist
- Kehlani
- Muni Long
- Summer Walker
- SZA (WINNER)
- 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’ (WINNER)
Favourite R&B Song
- Chris Brown – ‘Residuals’
- Muni Long – ‘Made For Me’
- SZA – ‘Saturn’ (WINNER)
- The Weeknd & Playboi Carti – ‘Timeless’
- Tommy Richman – ‘Million Dollar Baby’
Favourite Male Latin Artist
- Bad Bunny (WINNER)
- Feid
- Peso Pluma
- Rauw Alejandro
- Tito Double P
Favourite Female Latin Artist
- Becky G (WINNER)
- 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 (WINNER)
Favourite Latin Album
- Bad Bunny – ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’ (WINNER)
- 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’ (WINNER)
Favourite Rock Artist
- Hozier
- Linkin Park
- Pearl Jam
- Twenty One Pilots (WINNER)
- Zach Bryan
Favourite Rock Album
- Hozier – ‘Unreal Unearth: Unending’
- Koe Wetzel – ‘9 Lives’
- The Marías – ‘Submarine’
- Twenty One Pilots – ‘Clancy’ (WINNER)
- Zach Bryan – ‘The Great American Bar Scene’
Favourite Rock Song
- Green Day – ‘Dilemma’
- Hozier – ‘Too Sweet’
- Linkin Park – ‘The Emptiness Machine’ (WINNER)
- Myles Smith – ‘Stargazing’
- Zach Bryan – ‘Pink Skies’
Favourite Dance/Electronic Artist
-
Charli XCX
-
David Guetta
-
John Summit
-
Lady Gaga (WIN
NER)
-
Marshmello
Favourite Soundtrack
- Arcane League Of Legends: Season 2 (WINNER)
- Hazbin Hotel (Original Soundtrack)
- Moana 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- Twisters: The Album
- Wicked: The Soundtrack
Favourite Afrobeats Artist
- Asake
- Rema
- Tems
- Tyla (WINNER)
- Wizkid
Favourite K-Pop Artist
- Ateez
- Jimin
- RM (WINNER)
- Rosé
- Stray Kids
