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AMA Winners 2025: Full List of American Music Awards Victors, Biggest Surprises & Record-Breaking Moments
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LAS VEGAS — The 51st American Music Awards lit up Fontainebleau Las Vegas on Memorial Day with surprise upsets, powerhouse performances and a fresh slate of fan-voted victors. Heading into the night Kendrick Lamar led all artists with 10 nominations, but early trophies went to breakout and veteran acts alike, reshuffling predictions for the 2025 awards season.
Gracie Abrams nabbed New Artist of the Year, capping a rapid ascent that began with viral hit “21,” while rap legend Eminem roared back to claim Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist for his comeback LP “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce).” SZA emerged as the evening’s first multiple winner, scoring Favorite Female R&B Artist and Favorite R&B Song for her celestial ballad “Saturn,” a performance that drew the night’s loudest ovation.
Host Jennifer Lopez kept the three-hour telecast moving with Las Vegas-sized production numbers that included tributes to Janet Jackson (ICON Award) and Rod Stewart (Lifetime Achievement). Additional live highlights ranged from Benson Boone’s gravity-defying “Beautiful Things” staging to a surprise duet between Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton.
Early 2025 AMA winners
• New Artist of the Year: Gracie Abrams
• Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist: Eminem
• Favorite Female R&B Artist: SZA
• Favorite R&B Song: SZA – “Saturn”
• Favorite Female Latin Artist: Becky G
Key takeaways for music fans and chart watchers
1. Pop’s new guard is here: Abrams’ victory over TikTok-fueled rival Benson Boone positions her debut album “The Secret of Us” for a major summer streaming bump.
2. Rap nostalgia sells: Eminem’s win proves legacy artists can still dominate fan-voted metrics when album rollouts leverage social-media storytelling.
3. R&B renaissance: SZA’s clean sweep underscores the genre’s commercial revival and sets “SOS Deluxe: LANA” up for a Hot 100 rebound.
4. Latin crossover momentum: Becky G’s trophy arrives amid record U.S. radio spins for “La Raza,” signaling another crossover surge ahead of her arena tour.
5. Eyes on Artist & Album of the Year: With winners still to be revealed, frontrunners Lamar, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé remain in a three-way showdown that could rewrite AMA record books.
How to watch the rest of the show
The 2025 American Music Awards continue live on CBS and stream on Paramount+; viewers can also catch red-carpet replays and backstage interviews on the AMAs’ official YouTube channel. Bookmark this page for a continuously updated complete winners list and post-show analysis designed to answer the web’s most-searched question tonight: “Who won the AMAs 2025?”
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