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AMA Awards 2025 Winners: Complete List & Show-Stopping Performances
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The 51st American Music Awards are set for Monday, May 26, 2025, broadcasting live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT from the brand-new Fontainebleau Las Vegas and simul-streaming on CBS and Paramount+—the show’s first move from ABC in five decades and its first-ever Memorial Day slot.
Host & opening performance
Global superstar Jennifer Lopez returns to double as host and performer, marking her second stint after 2015 and promising a high-energy opener inspired by her chart history.
Star-studded live lineup
• Janet Jackson – receiving the Icon Award and delivering her first TV performance since 2018
• Rod Stewart – Lifetime Achievement honoree, back on the AMAs stage for the first time since 2004
• Gwen Stefani – 20-year Love.Angel.Music.Baby anniversary medley, plus new single
• Blake Shelton – AMAs performance debut
• Gloria Estefan – celebrating 50 years in music
• Lainey Wilson, Reneé Rapp, Benson Boone, Alex Warren and host-performer J.Lo round out the bill.
Who’s leading the nominations?
Kendrick Lamar tops the 2025 nominee list with 10 nods, trailed by Post Malone (8), while Billie Eilish, breakout star Chappell Roan and country-rap fusionist Shaboozey land seven each.
How voting works
The AMAs remain the world’s largest fan-voted music awards. All categories closed on May 20 except Collaboration of the Year and Social Song of the Year, which stay open during the first 30 minutes of the live broadcast via VoteAMAs.com.
Presenters & celebrity appearances
Expect star power from Nikki Glaser, Tiffany Haddish, Wayne Brady, Cara Delevingne, Kai Cenat, Alix Earle, Dan + Shay and more, plus military tributes produced in partnership with the Easy Day Foundation in honor of Memorial Day.
How to watch & rewatch
Live: CBS, Paramount+ and global affiliates
Replays: MTV (May 27 @ 10 p.m. ET), CMT (May 28 @ 9 p.m. ET) and BET (May 29 @ 10 p.m. ET). The ceremony will also stream on Penske Media’s Harmony platform across Billboard, Variety, Rolling Stone and more outlets.
Why 2025 is historic
• First AMAs since 2022’s November edition, signaling a refreshed calendar
• Debut in Las Vegas after decades in Los Angeles
• New network home on CBS expands reach to 120 million households
• Memorial Day timing positions the AMAs as summer’s unofficial kickoff
Tickets
A limited block of fan tickets starting at $287 is on sale via Ticketmaster; VIP hotel packages at Fontainebleau include red-carpet access and after-party entry.
Bottom line
Between record-setting nominees, iconic honorees, a Las Vegas spectacle and Jennifer Lopez’s hosting comeback, the American Music Awards 2025 are primed to be the must-watch music TV event of the year.
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