American Music Awards of 2025
| American Music Awards of 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 26, 2025 |
| Venue | Fontainebleau Las Vegas Winchester, Nevada |
| Country | United States |
| Hosted by | Jennifer Lopez |
| Most wins | Billie Eilish (7) |
| Most nominations | Kendrick Lamar (10) |
| Website | theamas |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | |
| Viewership | 4.73 million[1] |
| Produced by | Dick Clark Productions |
The 51st Annual American Music Awards were held on May 26, 2025, at the BleuLive Theater at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas. This was the first award ceremony to broadcast on CBS, and stream on Paramount+. Jennifer Lopez hosted for the second time following the 2015 ceremony.
Nominations were announced on April 2025; Kendrick Lamar led with ten. Billie Eilish was the most awarded artist, winning all seven of her nominations. Janet Jackson was honored with the Icon Award, Rod Stewart with the Lifetime Achievement Award, and Zac Brown with the inaugural Veterans Voice Award.
Background
The American Music Awards were last broadcast on ABC back in 2022.[2] In March 2023, it was announced that the Billboard Music Awards, which are also produced by Dick Clark Productions (DCP) via co-owned Billboard, had been moved from May to the November scheduling that was typically occupied by the American Music Awards, leading to speculation that the AMAs would be discontinued in order to focus on the Billboard Music Awards, or at the very least cancelled in 2023, so it could move to May in its place. It was reported that the broadcast rights for both events (which had been held by NBC and ABC, respectively) would also be shopped; the Billboard Music Awards moved to an online only event in November 2023.[3]
In March 2024, it was announced that CBS had acquired the rights to broadcast the AMAs under a multi-year deal of unspecified length.[4] The AMAs continued to be on hiatus in 2024, with a return scheduled for May 2025.[5] In lieu of a 2024 ceremony, a televised special honoring the AMAs' 50th anniversary was aired by CBS on October 6, 2024, including performances and retrospectives paying tribute to the ceremony's history and memorable moments.[6] In February 2025, it was announced that the 51st American Music Awards would air on May 26, 2025 on CBS and available to stream on Paramount+.[7] In April 2025, Jennifer Lopez was announced as host of the show. This will be the second time Lopez hosts the AMAs after 2015.[8] On May 8, 2025, it was announced that the ceremony will be held at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas.[9]
Performers
Janet Jackson was announced as a performer on May 13, 2025.[10] Additional performers were announced two days later.[11]
Presenters
Presenters were announced on May 21, 2025.[13]
- Tiffany Haddish – presented Favorite R&B Song
- Wayne Brady and Jordan Chiles – presented Favorite Female Latin Artist
- Nikki Glaser – presented New Artist of the Year
- Dan + Shay – introduced Lainey Wilson
- Alix Earle and Kai Cenat – presented Favorite Female R&B Artist
- Blake Shelton – introduced Gwen Stefani
- Zac Brown – introduced Easy Day Foundation
- Tasha Smith – presented the Icon Award to Janet Jackson
- Jake Shane – introduced Reneé Rapp
- Heidi Klum – presented Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist
- Shaboozey and Megan Moroney – presented Favorite Country Duo or Group
- Ciara – introduced Alex Warren
- Jon Batiste – presented Artist of the Year
- Children of Rod Stewart – introduced and presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to their father
Winners and nominees
The nominations were announced on April 23, 2025.[14] Kendrick Lamar received the most nominations with ten, followed by Post Malone with eight nominations. Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, and Shaboozey received seven nominations each, and Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Morgan Wallen, Sabrina Carpenter, SZA, and Taylor Swift with six nominations each.[15] Eilish won the most awards, securing all seven of her nominations. She is followed by Gaga and Mars with three awards each, while Malone, SZA, the Weeknd, Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Eminem, and Twenty One Pilots won two each.[16]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.[17][18]
Special awards
On May 13, 2025, it was announced Jackson would be honored with the Icon Award.[19] On May 20, Rod Stewart was announced as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award.[20] Zac Brown was announced as the recipient of the inaugural Veterans Voice Award on May 22.[21]
| Icon Award | Lifetime Achievement Award |
|---|---|
| Veterans Voice Award | |
References
- ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (May 28, 2025). "Ratings: American Music Awards on CBS Delivers Best Audience Since 2019". TVLine. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ Willman, Chris (February 24, 2025). "American Music Awards Returning to Air for First Time in Three Years, on Memorial Day From Las Vegas". Variety. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
- ^ Schneider, Shirley Halperin,Michael (March 24, 2023). "American Music Awards May Take 2023 Off as Billboard Music Awards Move In on Date". Variety. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
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- ^ Richardson, Kalia (August 6, 2024). "American Music Awards Pushed to 2025". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
- ^ Weprin, Alex (August 6, 2024). "American Music Awards Shift to 2025 on CBS, Anniversary Special Set for October". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
- ^ Grein, Paul (February 24, 2025). "Here's the Date of the 2025 American Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
- ^ Watts, Marina (April 9, 2025). "Jennifer Lopez to Host 2025 American Music Awards — 10 Years After Hosting in 2015". People. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
- ^ "2025 AMAs to Broadcast Live from Fontainebleau Las Vegas". American Music Awards. May 8, 2025. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
- ^ Martoccio, Angie (May 13, 2025). "Janet Jackson to Receive ICON Award at 2025 AMAs, Will Perform on TV for First Time in 7 Years". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ Grein, Paul (May 15, 2025). "Benson Boone, Gwen Stefani, Lainey Wilson & More to Perform on 2025 American Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "Reneé Rapp Returns with Brand New Single "Leave Me Alone"" (Press release). Universal Music Canada. May 21, 2025. Archived from the original on May 22, 2025. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ Kerr, Sydney (May 21, 2025). "American Music Awards 2025 Presenters Revealed". E!. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ^ "2025 American Music Awards Nominees Announced". American Music Awards. April 23, 2025. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
- ^ Grein, Paul (April 23, 2025). "Kendrick Lamar Leads 2025 American Music Awards Nominations: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
- ^ Grein, Paul (May 27, 2025). "Billie Eilish Is Top Winner at 2025 American Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- ^ Freiman, Jordan (May 26, 2025). "Who won American Music Awards for 2025? See the full winners list here". CBS News. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- ^ Yasmin, Shahana (May 27, 2025). "American Music Awards 2025: Full list of winners". The Independent. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- ^ Lewis, Hilary (May 13, 2025). "Janet Jackson Set to Receive Icon Award at 2025 American Music Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. United States. ISSN 0018-3660. OCLC 44653726. Archived from the original on May 13, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ Grein, Paul (May 20, 2025). "Rod Stewart to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award & Perform at 2025 American Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ^ Stimson, Brie (May 22, 2025). "Zac Brown to receive Veterans Voice Award at American Music Awards Memorial Day". Fox News. Retrieved May 26, 2025.