Every 2025 American Music Awards Performance Ranked
See who stole the show during this year's AMAs.
The 2025 American Music Awards was a true cross-generational affair, as streamers and influencers shared the stage with arena headliners and stone-cold legends. While the talent on display could have caused some culture clashes during the telecast on Monday night (May 26), instead, the AMAs felt well-balanced between sounds and styles, as household names got to perform in front of rising stars, and vice versa.
Longtime A-listers such as Janet Jackson, Rod Stewart and host Jennifer Lopez would cede the stage to up-and-comers including Benson Boone, Alex Warren and Reneé Rapp at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, while their peers in the audience and collecting the trophies remained just as varied. Another plus was the cross-genre representation: The traditions of Latin music were on display thanks to Gloria Estefan’s medley, while Becky G and Manuel Turizo combined to hint at where popular Spanish-language music may be headed. And after Blake Shelton hammered through a deep-rooted country tune, Lainey Wilson took the stage to deliver a new-school twist on the Nashville sound.
Naturally, the best performances of the 2025 AMAs belonged to a mix of freshmen and veterans, as breakout hits received (and deserved) the same type of standing ovations as medleys of decades-old smashes. Whether they could be heard on your favorite CD growing up or at the top of the daily streaming charts today, the most memorable songs from this year’s American Music Awards offered something for every type of music fan.
So which performances stood out the most? Here’s one humble ranking of every performance from the 2025 American Music Awards.
The American Music Awards are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Eldridge Industries and Billboard parent company Penske Media.
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