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Key Takeaways
- Kendrick Lamar solely took house one award regardless of main with 10 nominations.
- SZA, Doechii and The Weeknd dominated the Hip Hop and R&B classes with main wins.
- Eminem’s shock win over Kendrick Lamar and Drake sparked reactions throughout social media.
The wait is lastly over. On Monday (Could 26) evening, some — although positively not all — of the largest names in music got here collectively for the 2025 American Music Awards after a two-year hiatus.
Although Kendrick Lamar led nominations heading into the evening with a powerful 10 nods, he surprisingly took house only one trophy award: Favourite Hip Hop Tune for “Not Like Us,” one among his three entries within the class. As an alternative, the massive story of the ceremony ended up being Billie Eilish, who cleaned home with a complete of seven wins.
Regardless of just a few surprises, the AMAs nonetheless delivered loads of large wins for Hip Hop and R&B artists — and sure, nation too, if we’re counting Beyoncé’s victories. Take Lamar’s “Grand Nationwide Tour” co-headliner for instance; SZA snagged Favourite Feminine R&B Artist and Favourite R&B Tune for “Saturn.” Additionally representing High Dawg Leisure was Doechii, whose “Anxiousness” received Social Tune of the Yr.
Within the different rap classes, Eminem’s Greatest Male Hip Hop Artist win shocked some viewers — together with streamer Kai Cenat — as he beat Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Future and Tyler, The Creator. The choice raised just a few eyebrows, particularly contemplating just one nominee notably received a rap battle in 2024 and landed a Tremendous Bowl efficiency the following yr. The “Stan” rapper, like many different winners, did not seem in individual however thanked followers by means of a pre-recorded message.
Eminem additionally walked away with Favourite Hip Hop Album for The Loss of life of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce). Megan Thee Stallion grabbed Favourite Feminine Hip Hop Artist over Doechii, Latto, GloRilla and Sexyy Pink, all of whom have had nice runs recently.
SZA could have scored two main wins in R&B, however The Weeknd took house the 2 different large wins: Greatest Male R&B Artist and Favourite R&B Album for Hurry Up Tomorrow. Different winners of the night included Tyla, Put up Malone and Bruno Mars. See the total record of Hip Hop and R&B winners beneath.
Social Tune of the Yr
Chappell Roan – “HOT TO GO!”
Djo – “Finish of Starting”
Doechii – “Anxiousness”
Lola Younger – “Messy”
Shaboozey – “A Bar Tune (Tipsy)”
Tommy Richman – “MILLION DOLLAR BABY”
Favourite Male Hip Hop Artist
Drake
Eminem
Future
Kendrick Lamar
Tyler, The Creator
Favourite Feminine Hip Hop Artist
Doechii
GloRilla
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Sexyy Pink
Favourite Hip Hop Album
Eminem – The Loss of life of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)
Future and Metro Boomin – WE DON’T TRUST YOU
Gunna – Certainly one of Wun
Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Tyler, The Creator – CHROMAKOPIA
Favourite Hip Hop Tune
Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar – “Like That”
GloRilla – “TGIF”
GloRilla and Sexyy Pink – “WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Kendrick Lamar and SZA – “luther”
Favourite Male R&B Artist
Bryson Tiller
Chris Brown
PARTYNEXTDOOR
Usher
The Weeknd
Favourite Feminine R&B Artist
Kehlani
Muni Lengthy
Summer season Walker
SZA
Tyla
Favourite R&B Album
Bryson Tiller – Bryson Tiller
PARTYNEXTDOOR – PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 (P4)
PARTYNEXTDOOR and Drake – $ome $exy $ongs 4 U
SZA – SOS Deluxe: LANA
The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow
Favourite R&B Tune
Chris Brown – “Residuals”
Muni Lengthy – “Made For Me”
SZA – “Saturn”
The Weeknd and Playboi Carti – “Timeless”
Tommy Richman – “MILLION DOLLAR BABY”