Nigeria’s music stars, Rema, Tems, Wizkid, and Asake, have been nominated for the Favourite Afrobeats artiste category at the 2025 American Music Awards.

They are accompanied by Grammy-award-winning South African singer Tyla in the Favourite Afrobeats Artiste category.

The category was first introduced in 2022, and Wizkid made history by becoming the inaugural winner of the award. His victory showed the global reach and recognition of the Afrobeats genre.

The 2025 AMA Awards will be broadcast live from Las Vegas on May 26th. 

Three exciting new categories are being added to this year’s ceremony: Song of the Year, Album of the Year, and Social Song of the Year. 

Jennifer Lopez will return to the stage as host after hosting the awards in 2015.

U.S. rapper Kendrick Lamar leads the nods with ten nominations overall, including Artiste of the Year, Album of the Year for “GNX,” and Song of the Year for “Not Like Us.”

He secured three of the five nominations for Favourite Hip-Hop Song, which include “Like That” featuring Future and Metro Boomin, “Not Like Us,” and “Luther” featuring SZA. Following behind him are Post Malone with eight nods, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, and Shaboozey have seven, while Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Wallen, Carpenter, SZA, and Swift have six. 

Chappell Roan is the only musician nominated in all three new categories.

Here is the full list of nominees for the 2025 American Music Awards;

Artiste of the Year

Ariana Grande

Billie Eilish

Chappell Roan

Kendrick Lamar

Morgan Wallen

Post Malone

Sabrina Carpenter

SZA

Taylor Swift

Zach Bryan

New Artiste of the Year

Benson Boone

Chappell Roan

Gracie Abrams

Shaboozey

Teddy Swims

Tommy Richman

Album of the Year

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 

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 

Chappell Roan, “HOT TO GO!”

Djo, “End of Beginning”

Doechii, “Anxiety”

Lola Young, “Messy”

Shaboozey, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”

Tommy Richman, “Million Dollar Baby”

Favourite Touring Artiste

Billie Eilish

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”

Shaboozey, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”

Favourite Male Pop Artiste

Benson Boone

Bruno Mars

Hozier

Teddy Swims

The Weeknd

Favourite Female Pop Artiste

Billie Eilish

Chappell Roan

Lady Gaga

Sabrina Carpenter

Taylor Swift

Favourite 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

Favourite 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”

Favourite Male Country Artiste

Jelly Roll

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

Post Malone

Shaboozey

Favourite Female Country Artiste

Beyoncé

Ella Langley

Kacey Musgraves

Lainey Wilson

Megan Moroney

Favourite Country Duo or Group

Dan + Shay

Old Dominion

Parmalee

The Red Clay Strays

Zac Brown Band

Favourite 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

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 featuring Morgan Wallen, “I Had Some Help”

Shaboozey, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”

Favourite Male Hip-Hop Artiste

Drake

Eminem

Future

Kendrick Lamar

Tyler, The Creator

Favourite Female Hip-Hop Artiste

Doechii

GloRilla

Latto

Megan Thee Stallion

Sexyy Red

Favourite 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

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”

Kendrick Lamar & SZA, “Luther”

Favourite Male R&B Artiste

Bryson Tiller

Chris Brown

PARTYNEXTDOOR

The Weeknd

Usher

Favourite Female R&B Artiste

Kehlani

Muni Long

Summer Walker

SZA

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

Favourite R&B Song

Chris Brown, “Residuals”

Muni Long, “Made for Me”

SZA, “Saturn”

The Weeknd & Playboi Carti, “Timeless”

Tommy Richman, “Million Dollar Baby”

Favourite Male Latin Artiste

Bad Bunny

Feid

Peso Pluma

Rauw Alejandro

Tito Double P

Favourite Female Latin Artiste

Becky G

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

Favourite 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

Favourite Latin Song

Bad Bunny, “DDTMF

FloyyMenor X Cris Mj, “Gata Only”

KAROL G, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”

Oscar Maydon & Fuerza Regida, “Tu Boda”

Shakira, “Soltera”

Favourite Rock Artiste

Hozier

Linkin Park

Pearl Jam

Twenty One Pilots

Zach Bryan

Favourite Rock Album

Hozier, Unreal Unearth: Unending

Koe Wetzel, 9 lives

The Marías, Submarine

Twenty One Pilots, Clancy

Zach Bryan, The Great American Bar Scene

‘Favourite Rock Song

Green Day, “Dilemma”

Hozier, “Too Sweet”

Linkin Park, “The Emptiness Machine”

Myles Smith, “Stargazing”

Zach Bryan, “Pink Skies”

Favourite Dance/Electronic Artiste

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) • Auliʻi Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson and Cast

Twisters: The Album

Wicked: The Soundtrack • Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Cast

Favourite Afrobeats Artiste

Asake

Rema

Tems

Tyla

Wizkid

Favourite K-Pop Artiste

ATEEZ

Jimin

RM

ROSÉ

Stray Kids