Sir Rod Stewart was “completely flabbergasted” after his youngsters stunned him on the American Music Awards.
Sir Rod Stewart was shock after his large win
The 80-year-old ‘Maggie Might’ legend was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award on the ceremony on Monday night time (26.05.25) and he was shocked with 5 of his eight youngsters – Kimberly, 45, Sean, 44, Ruby, 37, Renee, 32 and 30-year-old Liam – offered him with the accolade.
After hugging all of them on stage, he stated in his speech: “I’m completely flabbergasted. I did not know they have been right here — my youngsters.”
The enduring musician insisted he solely ever bought began within the enterprise due to a “burning ambition to sing”.
He added: “Once I began singing within the early ’60s, effectively earlier than all of you lot have been right here, the rationale I bought into it [was] as a result of I had this burning ambition to sing.
“It is all I wished to do. I did not need to be wealthy or well-known, and right here I’m a couple of years later, choosing up this excellent award.”
Rod – who carried out ‘Ceaselessly Younger’ on the occasion – additionally paid tribute to the artists who impressed him, mentioning Sam Cooke, Muddy Waters and David Ruffin in his speech.
Elsewhere on the occasion, Billie Eilish was the massive winner as she received all seven of her nominations.
In addition to Artist of the Yr, her file ‘Hit Me Laborious and Mushy’ was named Album of the Yr and Favorite Pop Album, and ‘Birds of a Feather’ earned her the Track of the Yr and Favorite Pop Track prizes.
She was additionally named Favorite Touring Artist, Favorite Feminine Pop Artist.
Billie wasn’t capable of attend the ceremony, however she did ship video acceptance speeches to thank her followers.
Jennifer Lopez hosted the AMAs for the primary time in a decade, and opened the present with a dance medley of 23 of the previous yr’s largest hits.
In the meantime, Janet Jackson accepted the Icon Award, however insisted she does not “contemplate herself an icon”.
She stated: “My household, myself, our dream wasn’t ever to be well-known. We weren’t raised like that.
“We at all times had a particular love for music, dancing and singing, and fame got here with the results of onerous work and dedication.”
American Music Awards 2025 winners record:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Billie Eilish
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Gracie Abrams
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Billie Eilish – ‘Hit Me Laborious and Mushy’
SONG OF THE YEAR
Billie Eilish – ‘Birds of a Feather’
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Woman Gaga and Bruno Mars – ‘Die With a Smile’
SOCIAL SONG OF THE YEAR
Doechill – ‘Anxiousness’
FAVOURITE TOURING ARTIST
Billie Eilish
FAVOURITE MUSIC VIDEO
Woman Gaga and Bruno Mars – ‘Die With A Smile’
FAVOURITE MALE POP ARTIST
Bruno Mars
FAVOURITE FEMALE POP ARTIST
Billie Eilish
FAVOURITE POP ALBUM
Billie Eilish – ‘Hit Me Laborious and Mushy’
FAVOURITE POP SONG
Billie Eilish – ‘Birds of a Feather’
FAVOURITE MALE COUNTRY ARTIST
Publish Malone
FAVOURITE FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST
Beyoncé
FAVOURITE COUNTRY DUO or GROUP
Dan + Shay
FAVOURITE COUNTRY ALBUM
Beyoncé – ‘Cowboy Carter’
FAVOURITE COUNTRY SONG
Publish Malone that includes Morgan Wallen – ‘I Had Some Assist’
FAVOURITE MALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Eminem
FAVOURITE FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Megan Thee Stallion
FAVOURITE HIP-HOP ALBUM
Eminem – ‘The Loss of life Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)’
FAVOURITE HIP-HOP SONG
Kendrick Lamar – ‘Not Like Us’
FAVOURITE MALE R+B ARTIST
The Weeknd
FAVOURITE FEMALE R+B ARTIST
SZA
FAVOURITE R+B ALBUM
The Weeknd – ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’
FAVOURITE R+B SONG
SZA – ‘Saturn’
FAVOURITE MALE LATIN ARTIST
Dangerous Bunny
FAVOURITE FEMALE LATIN ARTIST
Becky G
FAVOURITE LATIN DUO or GROUP
Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda
FAVOURITE LATIN ALBUM
Dangerous Bunny – ‘DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’
FAVOURITE LATIN SONG
Shakira – ‘Soltera’
FAVOURITE ROCK ARTIST
Twenty One Pilots
FAVOURITE ROCK ALBUM
Twenty One Pilots – ‘Clancy’
FAVOURITE ROCK SONG
Linkin Park – ‘The Vacancy Machine’
FAVOURITE DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST
Woman Gaga
FAVOURITE SOUNDTRACK
‘Arcane League of Legends: Season 2’
FAVOURITE AFROBEATS ARTIST
Tyla
FAVOURITE Ok-POP ARTIST
RM