Photo by Cassidy Meyers

On the heels of kicking off their Grand National Tour, Kendrick Lamar and SZA are both looking at another epic award-winning night.

On Wednesday (Apr. 23), CBS and Dick Clark Productions announced the nominations for the upcoming 51st Annual American Music Awards with Kendrick Lamar leading the pack with 10 nods and SZA racking in six.

Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” is nominated for Song Of The Year, Favorite Music Video and Favorite Hip Hop Song. The latter category also includes K.Dot’s “Luther” collaboration with SZA and his feature on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That”.

The Compton rapper, who was recently appointed the new ambassador for Chanel’s new eyewear collection earlier this week, is also nominated for Artist Of The Year and Favorite Hip Hop Artist. His GNX album is also up for Favorite Hip Hop Album, and AMA’s new category, Album Of The Year.

Among SZA’s six nods include Favorite R&B Artist, Favorite R&B Album (S.O.S. Deluxe: Lana), Favorite R&B Song (“Saturn”), Favorite Hip Hop Song (“Luther”), and more.

Not trailing too far behind are Future and The Weeknd with four nods each and Beyoncé with three.

Hosted by Jennifer Lopez, the 2025 American Music Awards will air live from Las Vegas on May 26 at 8 p.m. ET. The full list of nominees for the AMAs and voting can be found here.