This Memorial Day, it's time for the 2025 American Music Awards. Hosted byJennifer Lopez(who will also grace the stage with a performance), this year's AMAs will feature performances from 2025 Icon Award-recipient Janet Jackson, Lifetime Achievement award-recipient Rod Stewart, Benson Boone, Blake Shelton,Reneé Rappand more. Kendrick Lamar leads the 2025 nominees with 10 nominations, followed closely by Post Malone,Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan and Shaboozey. Are you ready to watch these fan-voted awards to learn the fan-favorites of the year? Here's everything you need to know about how to watch the 2025 AMAs. The 2025 AMAs are this Memorial Day, Monday, May 26. The AMAs start at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Monday, May 26, 2025. The 2025 American Music Awards will air on CBS and stream live on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME. Youcanalso stream the awards on-demand after they air with a basic Paramount+ subscription, but if you want to watch live with everyone else, you'll need Paramount+'s premium subscription, or access to CBS on live TV. Jennifer Lopez is hosting and performing at the 2025 AMAs. Janet Jackson will receive the Icon Award and perform at this year's AMAs. Rod Stewart will receive the Lifetime Achievement award and also perform. Other performers at this year's American Music Awards include Benson Boone, Blake Shelton, Gloria Estefan, Gwen Stefani, Lainey Wilson and Reneé Rapp. Alix Earle, Cara Delevingne, Ciara, Dan + Shay, Dylan Efron, Jordan Chiles, Kai Cenat, Megan Moroney, Nikki Glaser, Shaboozey, Tiffany Haddish and Wayne Brady will present (or participate in some way) at this year's American Music Awards. 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 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" 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 AFROBEATS ARTIST Asake Rema Tems Tyla Wizkid FAVORITE K-POP ARTIST ATEEZ Jimin RM ROSÉ Stray Kids
