It is that point of 12 months once more. The XXL Awards 2025 nominees and new board members have been introduced.
As we at all times do about this time, the XXL employees has chosen artists in 12 classes, together with Artist of the Yr, Album of the Yr, Music of the Yr, Lyricist of the Yr, Producer of the Yr 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 consultants, managers, promoters, producers, DJs, publicists, choose veteran artists and extra to crown the winners. Voting begins at present (Feb. 4). The winners for all 12 classes might be introduced on Feb. 12 on XXLMag.com.
This 12 months, 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 all the XXL Awards board members to 309.
Take a look at the XXL Awards 2025 nominees and see the board members web page beneath.
XXL Awards 2025 Nominees
Artist of the Yr
Tyler, The Creator
Kendrick Lamar
Nicki Minaj
Drake
Travis Scott
GloRilla
Future
Album of the Yr
Eminem, The Loss of life 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, Certainly one of Wun
21 Savage, American Dream
Music of the Yr
Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
Drake, “Household Issues”
Ye and Ty Dolla $ign, “Carnival” that includes Playboi Carti and Wealthy The Child
GloRilla, “Yeah Glo!”
Future and Metro Boomin, “Like That” that includes Kendrick Lamar
Sexyy Crimson, “Get It Sexyy”
Kendrick Lamar, “Euphoria”
Male Rapper of the Yr
Travis Scott
Future
Tyler, The Creator
Eminem
J. Cole
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Feminine Rapper of the Yr
Nicki Minaj
GloRilla
Doechii
Sexyy Crimson
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Rapsody
Greatest New Artist of the Yr
BossMan Dlow
BigXthaPlug
Hunxho
4batz
Skilla Child
That Mexican OT
Money Cobain
Lyricist of the Yr
Ab-Soul
Eminem
J. Cole
Tyler, The Creator
Drake
Doechii
Kendrick Lamar
Producer of the Yr
Mustard
Metro Boomin
Tyler, The Creator
Sounwave
The Alchemist
Boi-1da
Go Grizzly
Performer of the Yr
Travis Scott
Nicki Minaj
Tyler, The Creator
Doja Cat
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Doechii
Video of the Yr
A$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 Yr
Quavo
Gunna
Taste Flav
The Weeknd
50 Cent
Probability The Rapper
Macklemore
The Folks’s Champ
Playboi Carti
Nicki Minaj
Tyler, The Creator
Travis Scott
Younger Thug
Sexyy Crimson
Drake
Megan Thee Stallion
Future
Eminem
J. Cole
GloRilla
Latto
Kendrick Lamar
Cardi B
Destroy Lonely
Ye
50 Cent
Doechii
Gunna
