Post Malone, Shaboozey, Morgan Wallen Lead American Music Award Nominations

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Post Malone, Shaboozey and Morgan Wallen.

The American Music Award 2025 nominees have been revealed. The 51st annual ceremony will take place on May 26 in Las Vegas, hosted by Jennifer Lopez.

Kendrick Lamar notches the most nominations this year, with 10 nods. If Lamar garners eight wins this year, he will tie Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston for the most awards in a single year. Post Malone is next in the pack with eight nominations, followed by Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan and Shaboozey with seven nominations each. With six nominations each are Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Morgan Wallen, Sabrina Carpenter, SZA and Taylor Swift.

Up for Artist of the Year are Ariana Grande, Eilish, Roan, Lamar, Wallen, Post Malone, Carpenter, SZA, Swift and Zach Bryan. New Artist of the Year nods went to Benson Boone, Roan, Gracie Abrams, Shaboozey, Teddy Swims and Tommy Richman.

A new category this year, Album of the Year nominations went to Beyoncé (Cowboy Carter), Eilish (Hit Me Hard and Soft), Roan (The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess), Charli XCX (Brat), Abrams (The Secret of Us), Future & Metro Boomin (We Don’t Trust You), Lamar (GNX), Post Malone (F-1 Trillion), Carpenter (Short n’ Sweet) and Swift (The Tortured Poets Department). Also new this year is Song of the Year, with the nods going to Boone’s “Beautiful Things,” Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather,” Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!,” Hozier‘s “Too Sweet,” Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” Lady Gaga and Mars’ “Die With a Smile,” Post Malone and Wallen’s “I Had Some Help,” Carpenter’s “Espresso,” Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” and Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control.”

In a big year for musical collaborations, Collaboration of the Year nominations went to Lamar and SZA’s “Luther,” Lady Gaga and Mars’ “Die With A Smile,” Marshmello & Kane Brown‘s “Miles On It,” Post Malone and Wallen’s “I Had Some Help,” ROSÉ and Mars’ “APT.” and Swift and Post Malone’s “Fortnight.” Inaugural Social Song of the Year nods went to Roan’s “HOT TO GO!,” Djo‘s “End of Beginning,” Doechii‘s “Anxiety,” Lola Young‘s “Messy,” Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” and Richman’s “Million Dollar Baby.”

On the touring front, Eilish, Luke Combs, Wallen, Swift and Bryan are all up for Favorite Touring Artist. Visually, Boone’s “Beautiful Things,” KAROL G‘s “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido,” Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars’ “Die With A Smile” and Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” all earned nods for Favorite Music Video.

On the country front, Jelly Roll, Combs, Wallen, Post Malone and Shaboozey are all up for Favorite Male Country Artist, while Beyoncé, Ella Langely, Kacey Musgraves, Lainey Wilson and Megan Moroney are vying for Favorite Female Country Artist. Up for Favorite Country Duo of Group are Dan + Shay, Old Dominion, Parmalee, The Red Clay Strays and Zac Brown Band.

Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, Jelly Roll’s Beautifully Broken, Moroney’s Am I Okay?, Post Malone’s F-1 Trillion and Shaboozey’s Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going are up for Favorite Country Album. Rounding out the country categories is Favorite Country Song, with nods going to Jelly Roll’s “I Am Not Okay,” Koe Wetzel and Jessie Murph‘s “High Road,” Combs’ “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma,” Post Malone and Wallen’s “I Had Some Help” and Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy).”

Nominations for the American Music Awards are based on streaming, album and song sales, radio airplay and tour grosses via the Billboard charts and Luminate data tracking. This year’s eligibility period was March 22, 2024-March 20, 2025.

Fan voting is now open here and the @AMAs Instagram profile in all awards categories. Voting closes on May 15 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Collaboration of the Year and Social Song of the Year will remain open through the first 30 minutes of the broadcast.

Click here for a full list of nominations.

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