Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone Lead American Music Awards Nominations

Kendrick Lamar, winner of the Record Of The Year, Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song, Best Music Video, and Song Of The Year awards, poses in the press room during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, US, February 2, 2025. (Reuters)
Kendrick Lamar, winner of the Record Of The Year, Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song, Best Music Video, and Song Of The Year awards, poses in the press room during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, US, February 2, 2025. (Reuters)
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Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone Lead American Music Awards Nominations

Kendrick Lamar, winner of the Record Of The Year, Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song, Best Music Video, and Song Of The Year awards, poses in the press room during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, US, February 2, 2025. (Reuters)
Kendrick Lamar, winner of the Record Of The Year, Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song, Best Music Video, and Song Of The Year awards, poses in the press room during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, US, February 2, 2025. (Reuters)

Rapper Kendrick Lamar earned a leading 10 nominations for the American Music Awards on Wednesday, including nods for artist of the year and song of the year for his Grammy-winning diss track "Not Like Us."

The song is part of a longstanding feud between Lamar and Canadian musician Drake, who has sued Universal Music Group for defamation over its release.

Post Malone landed eight nominations including favorite male country artist and favorite country album for "F-1 Trillion." He previously won AMAs in rap/hip hop and pop/rock categories.

Next on the list were Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan and Shaboozey, who earned seven nominations each.

Taylor Swift, who has picked up more AMAs than any other artist over her career, received six nominations this year.

Beyonce's "Cowboy Carter," which took the top award at this year's Grammys, was nominated for album of the year and favorite country album at the AMAs. She also is in the running for favorite female country artist.

Fans will vote on the winners, which will be announced at a May 26 ceremony hosted by Jennifer Lopez. The show will be broadcast live on CBS.

Nominations were based on performances on the Billboard music charts, streaming and album sales, radio play and social media engagement.



Palestinian Filmmakers Win Directing Award at Un Certain Regard Competition at Cannes

(L-R) Majid Eid, Tarzan Nasser, Arab Nasser and Nader Abd Alhay attend the photocall for "Once Upon a Time in Gaza" during the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, 19 May 2025. (EPA)
(L-R) Majid Eid, Tarzan Nasser, Arab Nasser and Nader Abd Alhay attend the photocall for "Once Upon a Time in Gaza" during the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, 19 May 2025. (EPA)
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Palestinian Filmmakers Win Directing Award at Un Certain Regard Competition at Cannes

(L-R) Majid Eid, Tarzan Nasser, Arab Nasser and Nader Abd Alhay attend the photocall for "Once Upon a Time in Gaza" during the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, 19 May 2025. (EPA)
(L-R) Majid Eid, Tarzan Nasser, Arab Nasser and Nader Abd Alhay attend the photocall for "Once Upon a Time in Gaza" during the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, 19 May 2025. (EPA)

Palestinian twin filmmakers Arab and Tarzan Nasser earned a directing award at the Cannes Film Festival’s second-tier Un Certain Regard competition on Friday for "Once Upon a Time in Gaza."

To everyone in Gaza, "to every single Palestinian: your lives matter and your voice matters, and soon Palestine will be free," said Tarzan Nasser, eliciting a standing ovation.

The movie follows a low-level drug dealer and his underling in the coastal enclave the year the Hamas group took over.

Chilean director Diego Cespedes' first feature, "The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo," won the top prize at the Un Certain Regard competition.

This year's Un Certain Regard section, which usually focuses on more art-house fare, was particularly strong, with several promising directorial debuts from actors including Scarlett Johansson, Harris Dickinson and Kristen Stewart.

Colombian director Simon Mesa Soto's dark comedy exploring the art world, "A Poet," received the runner-up Jury Prize.

Frank Dillane, who stars in Dickinson's well-received debut about a homeless man, "Urchin," took home best performance along with Cleo Diara, who stars in Portuguese director Pedro Pinho's exploration of neo-colonialism, "I Only Rest in the Storm."

The screenplay award went to British director Harry Lighton and his Alexander Skarsgard-led romance "Pillion."