Billie Eilish sweeps the AMAs with 7 awards, Tyla wins Afrobeat award

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American musician Billie Eilish has won an award in each of the seven categories she was nominated in making her the biggest winner at the 2025 American Music Awards.

She won the artist of the year and favourite female pop artist; album of the year and favourite pop album for Hit Me Hard and Soft; song of the year and favourite pop song for “Birds of a Feather”, and favourite touring artist.

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars followed with three awards. Two awards (collaboration of the year and favourite music video) for their hit “Die With a Smile” and Gaga took favourite dance/electronic artist while Mars took favorite male pop artist.

Next on the leaderboard, with two wins each, were Post Malone, SZA, The Weeknd, Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Eminem and Twenty One Pilots. 

In the Afrobeats category, Tyla won the award, beating out Asake, Tems, Wizkid and Rema.

Taylor Swift did not win any award despite six nominations.

See the full list of winners below.

Artist of the Year

WINNER: Billie Eilish

New Artist of the Year

WINNER: Gracie Abrams

Album of the Year (new category)

WINNER: Billie Eilish, Hit Me Hard and Soft

Song of the Year (new category)

WINNER: Billie Eilish, “Birds of a Feather”

Collaboration of the Year

WINNER: Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, “Die With a Smile”

Social Song of the Year (new category)

WINNER: Doechii, “Anxiety”

Favourite Touring Artist

WINNER: Billie Eilish

Favourite Music Video

WINNER: Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, “Die With A Smile”

Favourite Male Pop Artist

WINNER: Bruno Mars

Favourite Female Pop Artist

WINNER: Billie Eilish

Favourite Pop Album

WINNER: Billie Eilish, Hit Me Hard and Soft

Favourite Pop Song

WINNER: Billie Eilish, “Birds of a Feather”

Favourite Male Country Artist

WINNER: Post Malone

Favourite Female Country Artist

WINNER: Beyoncé

Favourite Country Duo or Group

WINNER: Dan + Shay

Favourite Country Album

WINNER: Beyoncé, Cowboy Carter

Favourite Country Song

WINNER: Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen, “I Had Some Help”

Favourite Male Hip-Hop Artist

WINNER: Eminem

Favourite Female Hip-Hop Artist

WINNER: Megan Thee Stallion

Favourite Hip-Hop Album

WINNER: Eminem, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)

Favourite Hip-Hop Song

WINNER: Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”

Favourite Male R&B Artist

WINNER: The Weeknd

Favourite Female R&B Artist

WINNER: SZA

Favourite R&B Album

WINNER: The Weeknd, Hurry Up Tomorrow

Favourite R&B Song

WINNER: SZA, “Saturn”

Favourite Male Latin Artist

WINNER: Bad Bunny

Favourite Female Latin Artist

WINNER: Becky G

Favourite Latin Duo or Group

WINNER: Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda

Favourite Latin Album

WINNER: Bad Bunny, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS

Favourite Latin Song

WINNER: Shakira, “Soltera”

Favourite Rock Artist

WINNER: Twenty One Pilots

Favourite Rock Album

WINNER: Twenty One Pilots, Clancy

Favourite Rock Song

WINNER: Linkin Park, “The Emptiness Machine”

Favourite Dance/Electronic Artist

WINNER: Lady Gaga

Favourite Soundtrack

WINNER: Arcane League of Legends: Season 2

Favourite Afrobeats Artist

WINNER: Tyla

Favourite K-Pop Artist

WINNER: RM

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