The Best, Worst and Most Oops Moments of the 2025 AMAs

The American Music Awards, hosted by Jennifer Lopez, took spot connected Monday, May 26 astatine Fontainebleau Las Vegas connected May 26, presenting a operation of fan-voted awards, icons taking nan shape and moments that sewage societal media buzzing.

From Lopez's high-intensity hosting gig that included everything from dancer makeouts to aggregate wardrobe changes, to nan return of a hairstyle you mightiness person thought was near successful nan past, nan AMAs gave america plentifulness to talk astir during nan show and good into tomorrow.

Read connected for nan best, worst and astir "oops!" moments of nan show.

Most, All-Around: Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez is perfectly ne'er going to half-ass anything, which was evident (once again) arsenic she opened nan show pinch a creation medley consisting of 23 of nan night's songs condensed into six minutes. That meant everything from a statement creation to "Tipsy (a Bar Song)" to kisses pinch some her antheral and female backup dancers to "Beautiful Things" to immoderate superior hair-ography to "They Not Like Us" — each while wearing (what else?) a nude-illusion sparkling catsuit. Then she walked retired specified seconds later — still retired of breath! — to statesman her big speech successful a plunging metallic Miss Sohee gown pinch teal opera coat. After all, she had her ain likewise over-the-top 2015 AMAs hosting gig to beat!

Most Creative Partial Nudity: SZA

"SZA's pasties are a vibe," 1 of our editors declared successful our AMAs Slack channel, and that was accurate. After years of tedious sheer achromatic gowns complete bras and undies, we person to springiness it up for a dress that thoughtfully frames immoderate sparkly pasties and puts nan wearer's butt connected a shelf. Slight conclusion for really difficult it was for her get to nan mic to judge Favorite Female R&B Artist, but she laughed it disconnected arsenic she hopped arsenic gracefully arsenic she could up nan stairs.

Best (Yet Most Tragic) Throwback: Nikki Glaser and Heidi Klum Denied nan Chance to Rip Off Benson Boone's Performance

Benson Boone's bold, sparkly purple suit was destined to beryllium worn for nan full capacity of "Mystical Magical," overmuch to nan disappointment of a highly-prepared Nikki Glaser and Heidi Klum, who had antecedently torn disconnected his tux to uncover a jumpsuit astatine nan Grammys.

Most Ready to Give Thanks: Gwen Stefani

Instead of B-A-N-A-N-A-S, Gwen Stefani could person changed nan lyrics to P-O-T-A-T-O-E-S, because successful her majorette overgarment worn for nan "Hollaback Girl" information of her medley, she was giving sexy Thanksgiving mascot.

Biggest Testament to 'Hard Work and Dedication': Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson showed up to judge her ICON grant and gave fans a sneak peek of what to expect astatine her just-kicked-off Las Vegas residency, complete pinch immoderate of nan choreography she's truthful celebrated for group to a fewer of her decades of hits (including, of course, nan Tik Tok-hot "Someone to Call My Lover"). Looking like nary clip had passed since she first group ft connected nan AMAs shape arsenic a performer successful 1989, nan prima sang a fewer hits, showed disconnected a fewer creation moves, then accepted nan award.

"I don't see myself an icon, my family, myself; our dream wasn't ever to beryllium famous," she said of her siblings, including superstar Michael Jackson. "We ever had a typical emotion for music, dancing and singing and fame came pinch nan consequence of difficult activity and dedication."

Best Argument for Lifting Heavy Weights and Eating Protein: All nan Ladies Performing

From Gwen Stefani to Jennifer Lopez, Janet Jackson to Gloria Estefan (during whose medley Lopez couldn't extremity herself from dancing along), nan female performers had decades (and successful Jackson's case, a afloat half-century) of acquisition nether their belts — and were still arsenic showstopping arsenic they'd ever been. Nikki Glaser did joke that nan concealed to longevity arsenic an creator is to ne'er age, and these women are nan surviving (and dancing) proof.

Best Blink-and-You-MissedIt Wardrobe: Jennifer Lopez

You are looking astatine half of Jennifer Lopez's high-fashion big ensembles, which, successful a show than ran a tight 2 hours, is astir 1 look each 15 minutes. No 1 will ever impeach Jennifer Lopez of being uncommitted to nan bit.

Best Night for Mullets: Benson Boone/Rod Stewart/Jason Tartick/Dan Smyers

In a nighttime that was each astir bequest acts, nary '80s icon had a amended nighttime than nan mullet, nan business-in-front-party-in-back staple of galore a retro euphony video. Benson Boone, Rod Stewart (who has ne'er fto nan mullet spell retired of style), Jason Tartick and Dan Smyers each made their individual — but arsenic impassioned — lawsuit for nan return of nan hairstyle.

Cutest Family Moment: Meet Papa Stew

Considering really agelong Rod Stewart's been famous, it whitethorn astonishment immoderate to find retired that there's thing near to study astir him — but his girl Ruby (joined by 4 much of his 8 kids) revealing her siblings' nickname for him was a damn delight.

"Tonight we are present arsenic nan biggest and astir loving fans of our father, Sir Rod Stewart, aliases arsenic we each cognize him, Papa Stew," she said while presenting him nan Lifetime Achievement Award, arsenic Kimberly, Renee, Sean and Liam smiled alongside her.