American Music Awards: Kendrick Lamar leads the nominations at this year's ceremony
- The 2025 American Music Awards will air May 26 from Fontainebleau Las Vegas, featuring Kendrick Lamar leading nominations with ten nods.
- Kendrick Lamar and Drake were both nominated in the American Music Awards category recognizing top male hip-hop performers, highlighting their ongoing and highly publicized rivalry in rap.
- Drake remains a major commercial force despite prior losses and legal actions linked to Kendrick’s diss track 'Not Like Us' released after the Super Bowl halftime show.
- Kendrick Lamar tops nominations with ten nods, while the event will broadcast live on CBS and Paramount+ and feature tributes to veterans for Military Appreciation Month.
- The awards highlight continued fan engagement through voting and streaming data, with the Kendrick-Drake rivalry unlikely to overshadow broader industry recognition and performances.
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Getty Image/Merle Cooper When attention turns to the Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist category at this year’s American Music Awards, two names will stand out among the nominees like luminous beacons: Kendrick Lamar and Drake, bitterest of enemies, combatants in the most ubiquitous rap beef the culture has seen in a generation. To be clear, there should be no attempt to pitch the award as the next skirmish in Kendrick and Drake’s long-time conflict t…

American Music Awards: Kendrick Lamar leads the nominations at this year's ceremony
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