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The 2025 American Music Awards returned with a star-studded list of nominees, performers, and presenters, as well as a powerhouse host, Jennifer Lopez. While Kendrick Lamar led all nominees, with ten nominations, the night was anyone’s to take, with Post Malone nominated for eight awards, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, and Shaboozey tied for seven each, and a whole bunch of both breakout stars and established vets competing for America’s votes in one of the only fan-voted award shows currently airing. You can check out the full list of winners below.

Artist Of The Year

Ariana Grande
Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan
Kendrick Lamar
Morgan Wallen
Post Malone
Sabrina Carpenter
SZA
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan

New Artist Of The Year

Gracie Abrams
Benson Boone
Chappell Roan
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Tommy Richman

Album Of The Year

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

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

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 Combs
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
Zach 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 Boone
Bruno Mars
Hozier
Teddy Swims
The 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 Roll
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Post Malone
Shaboozey

Favorite Female Country Artist

Beyoncé
Ella Langley
Kacey Musgraves
Lainey Wilson
Megan Moroney

Favorite Country Duo Or Group

Dan + Shay
Old 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 Song

Jelly 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
GloRilla
Latto
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 — Some Sexy Songs 4 U
SZA — SOS Deluxe: LANA
The Weeknd — Hurry Up Tomorrow

Favorite R&B Song

SZA — “Saturn”
Chris Brown — “Residuals”
Muni Long — “Made For Me”
The Weeknd & Playboi Carti — “Timeless”
Tommy Richman — “Million Dollar Baby”

Favorite Male Latin Artist

Bad Bunny
Feid
Peso Pluma
Rauw Alejandro
Tito 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 Artist

Hozier
Linkin Park
Pearl 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 Artist

Charli 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)
Twisters: The Album
Wicked: The Soundtrack

Favorite Afrobeats Artist

Asake
Rema
Tems
Tyla
Wizkid

Favorite K-Pop Artist

ATEEZ
Jimin
RM
Rosé
Stray Kids

Benson Boone’s hit song “Mystical Magical” has become a breakout pop smash for the star singer, so it’s only right that it’s the song he brought to perform for the 2025 American Music Awards. He brought his usual dazzle, decked out in a bedazzled nudie suit and hitting his signature falsetto, delighting the AMAs crowd with another one of his trademark backflips.

“Mystical Magical” is the second single from Boone’s upcoming second album, American Heart, which is due on June 20. He announced the album during his Coachella debut performance, flashing the revealing cover art and release date on the screens behind him. The performance came after he delivered a standout performance at the 2024 Grammys, solidifying his meteoric rise, which has continued right into early this year, with his American Heart Tour selling out in just nine seconds and prompting one heck of a reaction from Benson himself.

Of course, no breakout is complete without inspiring some haters. Even there, Benson Boone is not afraid to wear his heart on his sleeve, making it a point to call out his detractors. He challenged them on TikTok to “at least have a good reason for it,” pointing out how few had actually presented valid criticism he could actually use to improve.

You can check out Benson Boone’s 2025 AMAs performance here, here, or here.

Despite suffering a rehearsal injury that required stitches, Jennifer Lopez’s 2025 AMAs-opening performance didn’t slow down a bit. Opening with a thrilling vocal showoff to her Pitbull collaboration, “Dance Again,” the performance quickly transformed into a showcase of the former Fly Girl’s dance chops, as she ran through high-energy choreography set to many of the songs that garnered much of the public’s attention for the past few months, including Kendrick Lamar’s “Squabble Up” and Chappell Roan’s “Hot To Go,” along with an eyebrow-raising segment in which she kissed all her dancers.

J. Lo, who was doing double duty as the show’s host, didn’t even have time to catch her breath between gigs; presenter Tiffany Haddish noted that she’d just danced to 23 songs in just six minutes. The performance could have been a calculated effort to recalibrate the public’s expectations of the star after a rough year, but it just might have worked thanks to how much work she put into it.

It might not have been lost on anyone that in the past 12 months, J. Lo had divorced from Ben Affleck for the second time, after canceling her arena tour. But with her AMAs performance, it looks like she’s refocusing on the skills that got her here, and looking to add some impressive new ones.

You can watch snippets of the performance here, here, and here.

Lorde isn’t stopping her surprises with the pop-up concert in New York City: This past weekend, she unexpectedly showed up to an Australian nightclub’s party in honor of her.

At Sydney venue Mary’s Underground, DJ Xeimma hosted “What Was That: A Club Night Dedicated to Lorde,” Lorde herself was spotted in the audience before she took the stage next to Xiemma.

On Instagram, Xiemma shared some photos and wrote, “Still in disbelief. Feeling unbelievably grateful to @lorde for making this a night we’ll talk about for years. It’s official – Lorde came to my party on 25 May 2025. After years of throwing events, this was one of the most rewarding nights of my life. Completely unmatched. Thank you for all the love everyone!!!”

Meanwhile, Lorde recently said of her upcoming album, “The colour of the album is clear. Like bathwater, windows, ice, spit. Full transparency. The language is plain and unsentimental. The sounds are the same wherever possible. I was trying to see myself, all the way through. I was trying to make a document that reflected my femininity: raw, primal, innocent, elegant, openhearted, spiritual, masc. I’m proud and scared of this album. There’s nowhere to hide. I believe that putting the deepest parts of ourselves to music is what sets us free.”

Cillian Murphy’s post-Oppenheimer tour prompted unexpected reunions, first with him filming a Peaky Blinders movie. The unthinkable also seemingly came together when Sony announced that horror masterpiece 28 Days Later would see a franchise revival of three more films, the first being directed by Danny Boyle with Alex Garland doing the writing honors. Chatter then surfaced on how Cillian’s Jim remained alive in the first movie (with his fate left offscreen in 28 Weeks Later) while humanity continued to be enveloped by the Rage Virus. Could there be room for Jim in 28 Years Later?

Well, Cillian sounded down. He described himself as “available” and actually half-smiled before teasing to Josh Horowitz, “Alex has an idea, and Danny directing is huge, so watch this space.” Soonish, various unsubstantiated claims of Murphy being spotted on set emerged, but the movie’s teasers and first full trailer did not reveal Jim (despite fans noting a confusing resemblance with another high-cheekboned actor portrayed by Angus Neill). If you are wondering what gives on Cillian’s involvement, you aren’t alone.

Will Cillian Murphy Appear In 28 Years Later Or Not?

Nope. Despite Cillian expressing excitement for this movie, he will not appear onscreen in 28 Years Later. However, producer Andrew Macdonald did tell Empire that Murphy worked behind the scenes as executive producer, and maybe Jim will surface later? That sounds indefinite, too:

“[On] this, we wanted him to be involved and he wanted to be involved. He is not in the first film, but I’m hoping there will be some Jim somewhere along the line … He’s involved at the moment as an executive producer, and I would hope we can work with him in some way in the future in the trilogy.”

Who will we see for this revisiting of a ravaged Britain? The cast includes Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes, and Erin Kellyman. Jack O’Connell will also originate a role that will grow larger in a followup movie, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, which has a January 2026 release date. A third film is in planning stages, but before a threequel is officially greenlit, 28 Years Later will put boots on the ground in theaters on June 20, 2025.

The 1975 are playing just one concert this year: Glastonbury. There’s a good reason for that, though: They’re working on a new album.

As NME notes, on an episode of The Money Trench podcast, Jamie Oborne, The 1975’s manager and the co-founder of the Dirty Hit label, explained, “It’s such a big gig, and it’s the only show that we’re playing this year. [Matty Healy] thought doing it in isolation would be a really powerful thing. I obviously agreed with him, as I often do.”

Of new music, he said:

“They’re making a record at the moment. I don’t know when it will come out, but they’re making one. […] It’s already a pretty extraordinary record. […] I think they’ve earned the right to take their time. The world’s gonna be listening, so it needs to be right.”

Back in September 2023, Healy startled fans when he said on stage, “After this tour, we will be going on an indefinite hiatus with shows, so it’s wonderful to have you guys with us tonight. Thank you so much.” Some interpreted that as a break-up, so Healy later clarified, “We didn’t mean to scare any hardcore fans by insinuating that we were splitting up or anything like that. That’s not happening.”

Earlier this year, there were rumors about the new The 1975 album, with claims that some of it was inspired by Healy’s Taylor Swift break-up.

Emily In Paris won’t exactly turn into Emily In Rome for the unruffled series’ fifth season starring music nepo baby Lily Collins. Creator Darren Star simply wanted to change the scenery, which will also add slight dimension to the ongoing love triangles that prevail. For example, the last time we saw hot chef Gabriel (Lucas Bravo), he and his dirty skillet were losing their sh*t over Emily leaving Paris for work and to simultaneously get it on with hot Italian Marcello (Eugenio Franceschini) because why not? Good for Emily.

Fifth season filming has been ongoing, and Daily Mail published photos of Emily and Marchello looking cozy in Rome, but you know that Gabriel is gonna bust in there after giving Emily the runaround for years (while impregnating his “ex” and leaving Emily on the side of a mountain). Gabriel was further egged on by Alfie (Lucien Laviscount, also back this season), who semi-lectured his bro about losing “greatest girl in the world.” This also suggests that Alfie might be carrying a torch for Emily, but the issue that we will speak of today is how Lucas Bravo seemed to be “over it” last year, and has that changed?

Quotes from Bravo began to indicate that he was upset about Gabriel being showcased only for romance (and terribly at that) while moving away from his hot chef ambitions. In that vein, Bravo admitted to The Times, “Life is short. It takes five months to shoot this series. Do I want to sacrifice them by telling something that does not stimulate me? … I do not want to be a part of a cog that does not tend to take the intelligence of viewers into consideration.” He further informed Indiewire, “The ‘sexy chef’ was very much part of me … and we grew apart … it kind of became not fun for me to shoot or to see a character I love so much and brought me so much, being slowly turned into guacamole.”

Ouch. Also, what does Lucas Bravo have against guac?

Will Gabriel Be In Emily In Paris Season 5?

Surprisingly, yes. Although Bravo was publicly criticizing the writing for Gabriel and sharing how he wasn’t sure “if I want to be part of Season 5,” something must have changed behind the scenes because Netflix announced his return as filming resumed this year. Maybe Gabriel will get back to occasional chef business in between not knowing how the hell to be a decent boyfriend to Emily. Or maybe she will toss his skillet into the Seine.

Emily In Paris‘ returning cast further includes Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Ashley Park, Bruno Gouery, Samuel Arnold, Thalia Besson, and William Abadie. Camille Razat will not be back, but Minnie Driver is joining the series as Princess Jane, who is buddies (frenemies?) with Sylvie and literally “married into a royal family.” Stamped passports all around.

A couple weeks ago, Jennifer Lopez revealed that she sustained an injury while rehearsing for the 2025 American Music Awards (which she’s hosting), by sharing a photo of a cut on her nose. Now, though, as the show is set for tonight (May 26) at 8 p.m., Lopez says she’s back in tip-top shape.

She told People:

“I hurt my nose. I hit it in rehearsal and I had to get stitches. It was fine. A few of us have gotten hurt in rehearsals. We’re doing a very high-energy athletic number so it’s, I guess, bound to happen.”

She also said of her decision to return as AMAs host after doing it previously in 2015, “I remember having a good time with it and they asked me to do it again this year. I’ve been working on a lot of music, and it just seemed like a good time. I just love all the music that’s out right now. I love that they’re honoring Gloria Estefan as well, who was kind of a pioneer of crossover. It seems like a really beautiful year to celebrate.”

Of seeing other artists, she also noted:

“I’m always [there] as a fan. I love artists and getting to know them and being around them and just celebrating the different things that everybody does. I really am a believer in lifting other people up and celebrating great work so I’m very excited to do that too this year. […] I want to see all of [the performances, but] obviously I’m a huge Janet [Jackson] fan. I’m excited to see Janet. I haven’t seen her in years, and I’m glad that she’s being celebrated, too.”

Find the full list of this year’s AMAs nominees here and learn more about the 2025 ceremony here.

Taylor Swift is one of this year’s most-nominated artists at the 2025 American Music Awards, with six nods: Artist Of The Year, Favorite Female Pop Artist, Favorite Touring Artist, Album Of The Year, Favorite Pop Album (both for The Tortured Poets Department), and Collaboration Of The Year (“Fortnight” with Post Malone). That said, she has not been announced as a performer or as somebody set to make an official appearance at the show.

But, some fans are holding out hope that she will turn up, specifically to announce her long-awaited re-recorded album Reputation (Taylor’s Version).

For the past few days on X (formerly Twitter), fans have shared jokes (like this one and this one) about Swift’s surprise at all the speculation. Others have pointed out that Swift tends to attend the show when she’s not otherwise occupied, and some have noted that Swift is just days removed from sharing an extended listen of “Look What You Made Me Do (Taylor’s Version)” in an episode of The Handmaid’s Tale, suggesting that this could be part of her bringing attention to the re-recorded album before formally announcing it.

This also wouldn’t be Swift’s first time making a surprise awards show appearance, like she did at the VMAs in 2022.

Whatever the case, the answer will be clear tonight, when the show airs at 8 p.m. ET. In the meantime, find the full list of this year’s AMAs nominees here and learn more about the 2025 ceremony here.

Keeping up with new music can be exhausting, even impossible. From the weekly album releases to standalone singles dropping on a daily basis, the amount of music is so vast it’s easy for something to slip through the cracks. Even following along with the Uproxx recommendations on a daily basis can be a lot to ask, so every Monday we’re offering up this rundown of the best new music this week.

This week saw Burna Boy team with Travis Scott and Reneé Rapp launch a fiery new era. Yeah, it was a great week for new music. Check out the highlights below.

For more music recommendations, check out our Listen To This section, as well as our Indie Mixtape and Pop Life newsletters.

Burna Boy — “TaTaTa” Feat. Travis Scott

New Burna Boy is coming as the Nigerian star announced the album No Sign Of Weakness last week. He got some help to kick off the new era from Travis Scott, who contributes to the bouncy single “TaTaTa.”

Karol G — “Latina Foreva”

If you want to know more about Karol G, she has a documentary coming this year. If you want to hear and see more, she shared a video for “Latina Foreva” last week, which sees her bring skin-bearing looks to snowy terrains.

Reneé Rapp — “Leave Me Alone”

Rapp is ready to rock: Last week, she announced a new album called Bite Me and shared the single “Leave Me Alone,” a radio-ready shot of grunge-pop fun.

Chris Stapleton — “Bad As I Used To Be”

The soundtrack for the F1 movie is stacked: It features songs from Ed Sheeran, Don Toliver, Tate McRae, Rosé, Roddy Ricch, Burna Boy, Raye, and the latest release, the Chris Stapleton blues-rocker “Bad As I Used To Be.”

Wednesday — “Elderberry Wine”

After a 2024 focusing on his solo output, MJ Lenderman is back with his Wednesday bandmates as the group (hopefully) launches a new era. Last week, they unveiled “Elderberry Wine,” a soothing alt-country number that represents their first new music since 2023.

Turnstile — “Look Out For Me”

You never know quite what you’re going to get with Turnstile, as evidenced by last week’s “Look Out For Me.” The song starts in their typical aggressive lane, but for the second half, it shifts into a sort of ambient electronic post-rock lane.

YG — “Hollywood” Feat. Shoreline Mafia

Shoreline Mafia is back and YG didn’t waste any time getting in the studio with them: YG’s “Hollywood” features the duo (and the video has a Ty Dolla Sign cameo).

Benson Boone — “Momma Song”

Boone has a lot to be thankful for as he has ascended to stardom over the past year or so, and at the top of that list is his mother. He gave her a touching tribute last week with the moving ballad “Momma Song,” which comes with an equally moving video.

Alex Warren and Jelly Roll — “Bloodline”

2024 had a ton of breakout stars, but here in 2025, Alex Warren is proving to be one of the biggest ones this year thanks to “Ordinary.” Now he’s building out his circle, as he recruited Jelly Roll to join him on last week’s stomp-folk single “Bloodline.”

Jessie Murph — “Blue Strips (Remix)” Feat. Sexyy Red

Speaking of breakout stars: Sparkling Sessions headliner Jessie Murph is in the midst of her own come-up and she’s also attracting stars into her sphere, getting Sexyy Red to feature on a new “Blue Strips” remix.