Tems, Asake, Rema, Wizkid nominated for American Music Awards 2025

Nigerian global stars Wizkid, Rema, Asake, and Tems have all been nominated for the Favourite Afrobeats Category at the 2025 American Music Awards.

After an eventful 2024 that saw Rema release his sophomore album 'HEIS' and Tems drop her debut album 'Born In The Wild' which were both nominated for the Grammys, they will be competing for the AMA.

In 2024, Asake released his third album 'Lungu Boy' while Wizkid released his sixth LP 'Morayo'.

The success of their collaboration, 'MMS' earned them Grammy nominations for Best African Song Performance and it has also help earn them a nomination for the 2025 AMA.

The Nigerian contingent will be competing with South African star Tyla for the prize.

The award show is returning for its 51st installment after not holding in 2023 and 2024.

Fan voting is now open via VoteAMAs.com and the @AMAs Instagram profile in all awards categories.

Voting closes Thursday, May 15, at 11:59 p.m. PT, except for collaboration of the year and social song of the year, which will remain open through the first 30 minutes of the AMAs broadcast

The 2025 AMA will hold on May 25 it will be hosted by Jennifer Lopez and it will be aired on CBS.

Favorite Afrobeats Artist

Asake

Rema

Tems

Tyla

Wizkid

Artist of the Year

Ariana Grande

Billie Eilish

Chappell Roan

Kendrick Lamar

Morgan Wallen

Post Malone

Sabrina Carpenter

SZA

Taylor Swift

Zach Bryan

New Artist of the Year

Benson Boone

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Chappell Roan

Gracie Abrams

Shaboozey

Teddy Swims

Tommy 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 Eilish

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

Taylor Swift

Zach 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 Boone

Bruno Mars

Hozier

Teddy Swims

The Weeknd

Favorite Female Pop Artist

Billie Eilish

Chappell Roan

Lady Gaga

Sabrina Carpenter

Taylor 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 Roll

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

Post Malone

Shaboozey

Favorite Female Country Artist

Beyoncé

Ella Langley

Kacey Musgraves

Lainey Wilson

Megan Moroney

Favorite Country Duo or Group

Dan + Shay

Old Dominion

Parmalee

The Red Clay Strays

Zac 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

Drake

Eminem

Future

Kendrick Lamar

Tyler, The Creator

Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist

Doechii

GloRilla

Latto

Megan Thee Stallion

Sexyy 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 Tiller

Chris Brown

PARTYNEXTDOOR

The Weeknd

Usher

Favorite Female R&B Artist

Kehlani

Muni Long

Summer Walker

SZA

Tyla

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 Bunny

Feid

Peso Pluma

Rauw Alejandro

Tito Double P

Favorite Female Latin Artist

Becky G

KAROL G

Natti Natasha

Shakira

Young Miko

Favorite Latin Duo or Group

Calibre 50

Fuerza Regida

Grupo Firme

Grupo Frontera

Julión 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

Hozier

Linkin Park

Pearl Jam

Twenty One Pilots

Zach 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 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

Favorite K-Pop Artist

ATEEZ

Jimin

RM

ROSÉ

Stray Kids

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 Eilish

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

Taylor Swift

Zach 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 Boone

Bruno Mars

Hozier

Teddy Swims

The Weeknd

Favorite Female Pop Artist

Billie Eilish

Chappell Roan

Lady Gaga

Sabrina Carpenter

Taylor 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 Roll

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

Post Malone

Shaboozey

Favorite Female Country Artist

Beyoncé

Ella Langley

Kacey Musgraves

Lainey Wilson

Megan Moroney

Favorite Country Duo or Group

Dan + Shay

Old Dominion

Parmalee

The Red Clay Strays

Zac 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

Drake

Eminem

Future

Kendrick Lamar

Tyler, The Creator

Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist

Doechii

GloRilla

Latto

Megan Thee Stallion

Sexyy 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 Tiller

Chris Brown

PARTYNEXTDOOR

The Weeknd

Usher

Favorite Female R&B Artist

Kehlani

Muni Long

Summer Walker

SZA

Tyla

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 Bunny

Feid

Peso Pluma

Rauw Alejandro

Tito Double P

Favorite Female Latin Artist

Becky G

KAROL G

Natti Natasha

Shakira

Young Miko

Favorite Latin Duo or Group

Calibre 50

Fuerza Regida

Grupo Firme

Grupo Frontera

Julión 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

Hozier

Linkin Park

Pearl Jam

Twenty One Pilots

Zach 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 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

Favorite K-Pop Artist

ATEEZ

Jimin

RM

ROSÉ

Stray Kids