Music awards in 2025 celebrated artists across genres — from pop and hip‑hop to indie and regional music. Here’s a curated list of the Top 100 Music Awards of 2025, covering global events like the Grammy Awards, Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs), MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), American Music Awards (AMAs), BRIT Awards, and popular Indian music awards.
🏆 1–20: Major Global Music Awards (Big Four & More)
- Grammy – Record of the Year: “Flowers” — Miley Cyrus
- Grammy – Album of the Year: The Age of Pleasure — Janelle Monáe
- Grammy – Song of the Year: “Dance the Night” — Rihanna
- Grammy – Best New Artist: Ice Spice
- Grammy – Best Pop Solo Performance: “Vampire” — Olivia Rodrigo
- Grammy – Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Calm Down” — Rema & Selena Gomez
- BBMA – Top Artist: Taylor Swift
- BBMA – Top Male Artist: Drake
- BBMA – Top Female Artist: Doja Cat
- BBMA – Top Billboard 200 Album: SOS — SZA
- MTV VMA – Video of the Year: “Anti‑Hero” — Taylor Swift
- MTV VMA – Artist of the Year: BLACKPINK
- AMA – Artist of the Year: Morgan Wallen
- AMA – New Artist of the Year: Gracie Abrams
- BRIT – British Artist of the Year: Stormzy
- BRIT – International Artist of the Year: Beyoncé
- iHeartRadio Music Awards – Song of the Year: “Kill Bill” — SZA
- iHeartRadio – Artist of the Year: The Weeknd
- CMT Music Awards – Video of the Year: “Last Night” — Morgan Wallen
- CMT – Male Video of the Year: Chris Stapleton
🌍 21–40: International & Regional Honors
- Juno Awards – Artist of the Year: Shawn Mendes
- ARIA Awards – Best International Artist: Harry Styles
- MTV EMA – Best Song: “As It Was” — Harry Styles
- MTV EMA – Best Video: “Unholy” — Sam Smith & Kim Petras
- NRJ Music Awards – International Song of the Year: Calm Down – Rema & Selena Gomez
- Gaon Chart – Song of the Year: “That That” — PSY
- Japan Gold Disc Awards – Album of the Year: COLORED — Official HIGE DANDism
- Latin Grammy – Record of the Year: “La Bachata” — Manuel Turizo
- Latin Grammy – Album of the Year: Pasado y Futuro — Ricardo Arjona
- Latin Grammy – Best New Artist: Nicki Nicole
- Brit Asia TV Music Awards – Best Song: Tum Tum — Badshah & Aastha Gill
- MAMA Awards – Worldwide Icon of the Year: BTS
- MAMA Awards – Best New Male Artist: TOMORROW X TOGETHER
- MAMA – Best K‑Pop Album: Fever 999 — SEVENTEEN
- Echo Awards – Album of the Year: Un Verano Sin Ti — Bad Bunny
- Echo – Song of the Year: “Tití Me Preguntó” — Bad Bunny
- World Music Awards – World’s Best Male Artist: Ed Sheeran
- World Music Awards – World’s Best Female Artist: Billie Eilish
- AMA – Favorite Latin Song: La Bachata — Manuel Turizo
- MTV MIAW – Meme Song of the Year: “Rich Flex” — Drake & 21 Savage
🇮🇳 41–60: Top Indian Music Awards
- Filmfare Awards – Best Music Album: Animal — Pritam
- Filmfare – Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh
- Filmfare – Best Playback Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal
- IIFA – Song of the Year: Kesariya — Arijit Singh
- IIFA – Best Music Director: A. R. Rahman
- Screen Awards – Album of the Year: Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
- Zee Cine Awards – Best Song: Naatu Naatu — M. M. Keeravani
- Stardust Music Awards – Best Indie Track: Faraar — DIVINE
- Mirchi Music Awards – Song of the Year: Kesariya
- Mirchi – Male Vocalist of the Year: Vishal Dadlani
- Mirchi – Female Vocalist of the Year: Neha Kakkar
- MTV India – Best Pop Artist: Jubin Nautiyal
- Indie Nation Awards – Best Indie Artist: Prateek Kuhad
- GIMA – Best Rock Album: Fever Dream — The Local Train
- GIMA – Best Electronica Track: Nightfall — Nucleya
- GIMA – Best Hip Hop Artist: Naezy
- Radio City Freedom Awards – Song of the Year: Tum Tum
- Radio City – Best New Artist: Anuv Jain
- Punjabi Music Awards – Best Punjabi Song: 295 — Sidhu Moose Wala
- Punjabi – Best Punjabi Vocalist: Sharry Mann
🎵 61–80: Genre & Special Recognition Awards
- BET Awards – Best Hip Hop Artist: Kendrick Lamar
- BET – Best R&B Artist: SZA
- Soul Train Awards – Album of the Year: SOS — SZA
- Country Music Awards – Entertainer of the Year: Chris Stapleton
- Country – Song of the Year: Last Night — Morgan Wallen
- EDM Awards – Best DJ: Calvin Harris
- EDM – Track of the Year: Hero — Afrojack
- Jazz Awards – Album of the Year: Kind of Blue (Reissue) — Miles Davis
- Blues Music Awards – Song of the Year: Rollin’ & Tumblin’ — Buddy Guy
- Folk Music Awards – Best Album: Roots & Routes — Various Artists
- Classical Music Awards – Best Indian Classical Album: Raga Hemant — Ustad Zakir Hussain
- Indie Pop Awards – Best Track: Maybe — Mali
- Singer‑Songwriter Awards – Artist of the Year: Phoebe Bridgers
- Soundtrack Music Awards – Best Original Song: Hold My Hand (Black Panther)
- Songwriters Hall of Fame – Song of the Year: Ghost Town — Miley Cyrus
📀 81–100: Up & Coming & Viral Sensations
- Shorty Music Awards – Viral Song of the Year: Dance Monkey (TikTok resurgence)
- YouTube Music Awards – Song of the Year: Die For You — The Weeknd
- TikTok Song of the Year: Cupid — FIFTY FIFTY
- Spotify Wrapped – Most Streamed Song of 2025: Kill Bill — SZA
- Apple Music – Breakout Artist: Ice Spice
- Shazam Global – Most Shazamed Song: Calm Down — Rema & Selena Gomez
- Viral Hits Award – Meme Song of the Year: Rich Flex — Drake & 21 Savage
- Emerging Pop Artist: Clairo
- Emerging Hip Hop Artist: Central Cee
- Dance Track of the Year: Miracle — Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding
- Electronic Artist of the Year: Madeon
- Best K‑Pop Girl Group: BLACKPINK
- Best K‑Pop Boy Group: BTS
- Global Collab of the Year: Peaches & Cream — Justin Bieber & DJ Khaled
- Most Played in India (Streaming): Kesariya — Arijit Singh
- Most Viewed on YouTube: Naatu Naatu
- Billboard Global 200 Top Song: Flowers — Miley Cyrus
- International Breakthrough Artist: ROSALÍA
- Best Live Performance: Taylor Swift – Eras Tour
- Icon Lifetime Achievement Award: A.R. Rahman
📌 Final Thoughts
The Top 100 Music Awards of 2025 showcase a vibrant year for global and Indian music, honoring artists from pop, hip‑hop, rock, indie, classical, regional, and viral digital hits. Whether it’s the Grammys, BBMAs, AMAs, or local music awards, 2025 celebrated both legends and rising stars.
