Tyla has emerged the most nominated African artist at the American Music Awards 2025 (AMA) following the full list announcement.
The organisers of the American Music Awards (AMAs) in an official announcement have confirmed the list of nominees ahead of the 2025 edition of the award ceremony.
Tyla leads the African artists with the highest nominations at the 2025 AMAs with a total of two nominations with other stars such as Wizkid, Rema, Tems and Asake entering the list of nominated African artists with one each in the Favorite Afrobeats Artist category.
Here is the full list of nominees for the 2025 American Music Awards:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana GrandeBillie EilishChappell RoanKendrick LamarMorgan WallenPost MaloneSabrina CarpenterSZATaylor SwiftZach Bryan
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Benson BooneChappell RoanGracie AbramsShaboozeyTeddy SwimsTommy 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 EilishLuke CombsMorgan WallenTaylor SwiftZach 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 MALE POP ARTIST
Benson BooneBruno MarsHozierTeddy SwimsThe Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE POP ARTIST
Billie EilishChappell RoanLady GagaSabrina CarpenterTaylor Swift
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 MALE COUNTRY ARTIST
Jelly RollLuke CombsMorgan WallenPost MaloneShaboozey
FAVORITE FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST
BeyoncéElla LangleyKacey MusgravesLainey WilsonMegan Moroney
FAVORITE COUNTRY DUO or GROUP
Dan + ShayOld DominionParmaleeThe Red Clay StraysZac 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 MALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
DrakeEminemFutureKendrick LamarTyler, The Creator
FAVORITE FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
DoechiiGloRillaLattoMegan Thee StallionSexyy Red
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 MALE R&B ARTIST
Bryson TillerChris BrownPARTYNEXTDOORThe WeekndUsher
FAVORITE FEMALE R&B ARTIST
KehlaniMuni LongSummer WalkerSZATyla
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 MALE LATIN ARTIST
Bad BunnyFeidPeso PlumaRauw AlejandroTito Double P
FAVORITE FEMALE LATIN ARTIST
Becky GKAROL GNatti NatashaShakiraYoung Miko
FAVORITE LATIN DUO or GROUP
Calibre 50Fuerza RegidaGrupo FirmeGrupo FronteraJulión 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
HozierLinkin ParkPearl JamTwenty One PilotsZach 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 xcxDavid GuettaJohn SummitLady GagaMarshmello
FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK
Arcane League of Legends: Season 2Hazbin Hotel (Original Soundtrack)Moana 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) • Auliʻi Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson and CastTwisters: The AlbumWicked: The Soundtrack • Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Cast
FAVORITE AFROBEATS ARTIST
AsakeRemaTemsTylaWizkid
FAVORITE K-POP ARTIST
ATEEZJiminRMROSÉStray Kids
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