Kendrick Lamar is a 10, at least according to an American Music Awards tally.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper leads this year’s AMA nominations with a total of 10: Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (GNX), Song of the Year (“Not Like Us”), Collaboration of the Year (“Luther” with SZA), Favorite Music Video (“Not Like Us”), Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist, Favorite Hip-Hop Album (GNX), Favorite Hip-Hop Song (x3 – “Like That” with Future and Metro Boomin, “Not Like Us,” and “Luther” with SZA). Should Lamar win in all eight categories, he would tie Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston for the most awards in a single year.
Following Lamar, Post Malone received eight nominations; while Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan and Shaboozey received seven nominations each. The show will be hosted by and include a performance from Jennifer Lopez.
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See below for the full nominees list.
Fan voting is now open via VoteAMAs.com and the @AMAs Instagram profile. Voting closes on Thursday, May 15, with the exception of Collaboration of the Year and Social Song of the Year, which will remain open through the first 30 minutes of the AMAs broadcast.
Nominees are based on key fan interactions – as reflected on the Billboard charts – including streaming, album and song sales, radio airplay and tour grosses. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and Luminate.
Created by producer Dick Clark and first awarded in 1974, the AMAs is billed as the world’s largest fan-voted awards show. This year marks the return of the AMAs following two years off and the October 2024 American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special on CBS.
The show will air live from Las Vegas on Memorial Day, May 26 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on CBS and Paramount+ in the U.S.
Full AMAs Nominees List
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande
Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan
Kendrick Lamar
Morgan WallenPost Malone
Sabrina CarpenterSZA
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Benson Boone
Chappell Roan
Gracie Abrams
ShaboozeyTeddy 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 CombsMorgan Wallen
Taylor SwiftZach 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 BooneBruno Mars
Hozier
Teddy SwimsThe 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 RollLuke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Post MaloneShaboozey
FAVORITE FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST
Beyoncé
Ella Langley
Kacey Musgraves
Lainey Wilson
Megan Moroney
FAVORITE COUNTRY DUO or GROUP
Dan + ShayOld 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 SONGJelly 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
GloRillaLatto
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 AlejandroTito 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 ARTISTHozier
Linkin ParkPearl 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 ARTISTCharli 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 ARTISTATEEZ
Jimin
RM
ROSÉ
Stray Kids
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