Tyla leads AMAs 2025 nominations for African artists: Full list

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 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 (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 AFROBEATS ARTIST