Billie Eilish gives acceptance speech for the Artist of the Year award virtually at the 2025 American Music Awards, in Las Vegas, Nevada
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The 2025 American Music Awards held in Las Vegas saw generational powerhouse, Billie Eilish, sweep all seven categories in which she was nominated.

Eilish took home the evening’s top honours, including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Favorite Pop Album for Hit Me Hard and Soft. She also won Favorite Female Pop Artist and Favorite Touring Artist. Her track Birds of a Feather clinched both Song of the Year and Favorite Pop Song, marking a flawless victory lap for her latest project.

Continuing her successful pivot to country, Beyoncé walked away with two trophies for her latest genre-blending work: Favorite Female Country Artist and Favorite Country Album for Cowboy Carter. Post Malone also made his country debut count, winning Favorite Male Country Artist.

Eminem, who hadn’t won at the AMAs in over a decade, returned in a big way, winning Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist and Favorite Hip-Hop Album for The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce).

Gracie Abrams was named New Artist of the Year, while Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars nabbed Collaboration of the Year and Favorite Music Video for their hit Die With a Smile. Gaga also claimed Favorite Dance/Electronic Artist, and Mars added another trophy for Favorite Male Pop Artist.

Jennifer Lopez, hosting the AMAs for the first time in ten years, opened the show with a medley of the year’s top hits. Janet Jackson made a return to the stage, performing a mashup of Someone to Call My Lover and Mariah Carey’s Shake It Off, before receiving the Icon Award.

Rod Stewart closed the night with Forever Young, accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award surrounded by five of his children.

The evening was packed with performances from Gwen Stefani, Lainey Wilson, Blake Shelton, Gloria Estefan, Renee Rapp, Benson Boone, Becky G, and more.

Here is a complete list of winners at the American Music Awards 2025:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR – Billie Eilish

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR – Gracie Abrams

ALBUM OF THE YEAR – Hit Me Hard and Soft – Billie Eilish

SONG OF THE YEAR – Birds of a Feather – Billie Eilish

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR – Die With A Smile – Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

SOCIAL SONG OF THE YEAR – Anxiety – Doechii

FAVORITE TOURING ARTIST – Billie Eilish

FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO – Die With A Smile – Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

FAVORITE MALE POP ARTIST – Bruno Mars

FAVORITE FEMALE POP ARTIST – Billie Eilish

FAVORITE POP ALBUM – Hit Me Hard and Soft – Billie Eilish

FAVORITE POP SONG – Birds of a Feather – Billie Eilish

FAVORITE MALE COUNTRY ARTIST – Post Malone

FAVORITE FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST – Beyoncé

FAVORITE COUNTRY DUO OR GROUP – Dan + Shay

FAVORITE COUNTRY ALBUM – Cowboy Carter – Beyoncé

FAVORITE COUNTRY SONG – I Had Some Help – Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen

FAVORITE MALE HIP-HOP ARTIST – Eminem

FAVORITE FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST – Megan Thee Stallion

FAVORITE HIP-HOP ALBUM – The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) – Eminem

FAVORITE HIP-HOP SONG – Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar

FAVORITE MALE R&B ARTIST – The Weeknd

FAVORITE FEMALE R&B ARTIST – SZA

FAVORITE R&B ALBUM – Hurry Up Tomorrow – The Weeknd

FAVORITE R&B SONG – Saturn – SZA

FAVORITE MALE LATIN ARTIST – Bad Bunny

FAVORITE FEMALE LATIN ARTIST – Becky G

FAVORITE LATIN DUO OR GROUP – Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda

FAVORITE LATIN ALBUM – DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS – Bad Bunny

FAVORITE LATIN SONG – Soltera – Shakira

FAVORITE ROCK ARTIST – Twenty One Pilots

FAVORITE ROCK ALBUM – Clancy – Twenty One Pilots

FAVORITE ROCK SONG – The Emptiness Machine – Linkin Park

FAVORITE DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST – Lady Gaga

FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK – Arcane League of Legends: Season 2

FAVORITE AFROBEATS ARTIST – Tyla

FAVORITE K-POP ARTIST – RM