It is that point of yr once more. The XXL Awards 2025 nominees and new board members have been introduced.
As we all the time do about this time, the XXL workers has chosen artists in 12 classes, together with Artist of the 12 months, Album of the 12 months, Tune of the 12 months, Lyricist of the 12 months, Producer of the 12 months and extra. Kendrick Lamar leads the best way with 10 nominations.
XXL leaves it up to an intensive community of label executives, A&Rs, advertising and marketing specialists, managers, promoters, producers, DJs, publicists, choose veteran artists and extra to crown the winners. Voting begins right this moment (Feb. 4). The winners for all 12 classes will likely be introduced on Feb. 12 on XXLMag.com.
This yr, XXL added 54 extra music business gamers to the awards board together with Beau Benton, Joie Binns, Bradley Bledsoe, Bootleg Kev, Corey “C-Notes” Calder, Ashley Calhoun, Lauren Ceradini, Allegra Chautin, Aaron “Ace” Christian, Alex Ciccimarro, Karen Civil, Dove Clark, George Clark III, Sam Cohen, Jamil Davis, Yomi Desalu, Wendy Day, Nick Dierl, DJ Vacation, Mateo Dorado, Zach Friedman, Brianna Harrison, Kevin Vacation, Shauna James, Marcus “Don Dada” Johnson, Angelique Jones, Peter Kadin, Tavia Mapp-Deterville, Molly Mclachlan, Jus McMullen, Xiarra-Diamond Nimrod, Carla Pagano, Chanel Pettaway, Eli Piccarreta, Jennifer Raymond, Cole Rechan, Cory Sparks, Tony Talamo, Austin Thach, Khris Riddick-Tynes, Tashana Ventura, Wallo, Justin “Meezy” Williams, and Nico Ziangas, in addition to rappers and producers Huge Boi, Hit-Boy, Grasp P, MC Lyte, Pete Rock, Rakim, Redman, Slick Rick, Tay Keith and Ty Dolla $ign. This brings the whole XXL Awards board members to 309.
Try the XXL Awards 2025 nominees and see the board members web page under.
XXL Awards 2025 Nominees
Artist of the 12 months
Tyler, The Creator
Kendrick Lamar
Nicki Minaj
Drake
Travis Scott
GloRilla
Future
Album of the 12 months
Eminem, The Demise of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)
Kendrick Lamar, GNX
Tyler, The Creator, Chromakopia
Future and Metro Boomin, We Don’t Belief You
Doechii, Alligator Bites By no means Heal
Gunna, One in all Wun
21 Savage, American Dream
Tune of the 12 months
Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
Drake, “Household Issues”
Ye and Ty Dolla $ign, “Carnival” that includes Playboi Carti and Wealthy The Child
GloRilla, “Yeah Glo!”
Future and Metro Boomin, “Like That” that includes Kendrick Lamar
Sexyy Pink, “Get It Sexyy”
Kendrick Lamar, “Euphoria”
Male Rapper of the 12 months
Travis Scott
Future
Tyler, The Creator
Eminem
J. Cole
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Feminine Rapper of the 12 months
Nicki Minaj
GloRilla
Doechii
Sexyy Pink
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Rapsody
Finest New Artist of the 12 months
BossMan Dlow
BigXthaPlug
Hunxho
4batz
Skilla Child
That Mexican OT
Money Cobain
Lyricist of the 12 months
Ab-Soul
Eminem
J. Cole
Tyler, The Creator
Drake
Doechii
Kendrick Lamar
Producer of the 12 months
Mustard
Metro Boomin
Tyler, The Creator
Sounwave
The Alchemist
Boi-1da
Go Grizzly
Performer of the 12 months
Travis Scott
Nicki Minaj
Tyler, The Creator
Doja Cat
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Doechii
Video of the 12 months
A$AP Rocky, “Taylor Swif”
Eminem, “Houdini”
Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
Tyler, The Creator, “Noid”
Travis Scott, “FE!N” that includes Playboi Carti
Megan Thee Stallion, “BOA”
Kendrick Lamar, “Squabble Up”
Hip-Hop’s Humanitarian of the 12 months
Quavo
Gunna
Taste Flav
The Weeknd
50 Cent
Probability The Rapper
Macklemore
The Individuals’s Champ
Playboi Carti
Nicki Minaj
Tyler, The Creator
Travis Scott
Younger Thug
Sexyy Pink
Drake
Megan Thee Stallion
Future
Eminem
J. Cole
GloRilla
Latto
Kendrick Lamar
Cardi B
Destroy Lonely
Ye
50 Cent
Doechii
Gunna
