Wednesday, July 30, 2025

2018 Tyler's Choice Music Awards

(Boldface = winner; Italics = runner-up)

Best Song by a Male Vocalist

  • "Call Out My Name" - The Weeknd (Frank Dukes)
  • "How Long" - Charlie Puth (Charlie Puth)
  • "In My Blood" - Shawn Mendes (Shawn Mendes & Teddy Geiger)
  • "Perfect" - Ed Sheeran (Ed Sheeran & Will Hicks)
  • "You Are the Reason" - Calum Scott (Fraser T Smith)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Better Now" - Post Malone, "Have it All" - Jason Mraz, "Let You Down" - NF, "Nice for What" - Drake, "Pray" - Sam Smith)

Best Song by a Female Vocalist

  • "Beautiful Trauma" - P!nk (Jack Antonoff)
  • "Growing Pains" - Alessia Cara (Pop & Oak)
  • "Head Above Water" - Avril Lavigne (Stephan Moccio)
  • "I Don't Think About You" - Kelly Clarkson (The Monarch)
  • "This is Me" - Keala Settle (Greg Wells, Justin Paul & Alex Lacamoire)
  • "You Say" - Lauren Daigle (Jason Ingram & Paul Mabury)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Bad at Love" - Halsey, "I'm a Mess" - Bebe Rexha, "The Joke" - Brandi Carlile, "Sober" - Demi Lovato)

Best Song by a Duo, Group or Band

  • "High Hopes" - Panic! at the Disco (Jake Sinclair & Jonas Jeberg)
  • "The Middle" - Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey (Zedd, Grey & The Monsters and the Strangerz)
  • "Say Something" - Justin Timberlake, ft. Chris Stapleton (Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Danja Hills & Larrance Dopson)
  • "Shallow" - Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper (Lady Gaga & Benjamin Rice)
  • "Youngblood" - 5 Seconds of Summer (Louis Bell & Andrew Watt)
    (Honourable Mentions: "All the Stars" - Kendrick Lamar, ft. SZA, "Broken" - Lovelytheband, "I Like It" - Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin, "Meant to Be" - Bebe Rexha, ft. Florida Georgia Line, "One Kiss" - Calvin Harris, ft. Dua Lipa)

Best Album

  • Astroworld - Travis Scott (Travis Scott, Hit-Boy, Frank Dukes & John Mayer)
  • Golden Hour - Kacey Musgraves (Ian Fitchuk, Daniel Tashian & Kacey Musgraves)
  • The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - various artists (Greg Wells, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul & Alex Lacamoire)
  • Invasion of Privacy - Cardi B (Craig Kallman, Benny Blanco, Andrew Watt & Frank Dukes)
  • The Thrill of It All - Sam Smith (Jimmy Napes, Steve Fitzmaurice, StarGate, Emile Haynie & Timbaland)
    (Honourable Mentions: Beautiful Trauma - P!nk, Beerbongs & Bentleys - Post Malone, Colors - Beck, Egypt Station - Paul McCartney, Reputation - Taylor Swift)

Best Music Video

  • "Apeshit" - The Carters (Ricky Saiz, director; Mélodie Buchris, Natan Schottenfels & Erinn Williams, producers)
  • "God's Plan" - Drake (Karena Evans, director; Emily Buller, Laura Noonan & Fuliane Petikyan, producers)
  • "Pynk" - Janelle Monáe (Emma Westenburg, director; Justin Benoliel & Whitney Jackson, producers)
  • "Say Something" - Justin Timberlake, ft. Chris Stapleton (Arturo Perez Jr., director; Alex D. Sanchez, Ondine Benetier & Jonathan Andre, producers)
  • "This is America" - Childish Gambino (Hiro Murai, director; Ibra Ake, Jason Cole & Fam Rothstein, producers)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Finesse (Remix)" - Cardi B, ft. Bruno Mars, "I'm Not Racist" - Joyner Lucas, "In My Blood" - Shawn Mendes, "No Tears Left to Cry" - Ariana Grande, "Perfect" - Ed Sheeran)

Best Country Song

  • "Cry Pretty" - Carrie Underwood (Carrie Underwood & David Garcia)
  • "High Horse" - Kacey Musgraves (Ian Fitchuk, Daniel Tashian & Kacey Musgraves)
  • "Marry Me" - Thomas Rhett (Dann Huff, Jesse Frasure & Thomas Rhett)
  • "Meant to Be" - Bebe Rexha, ft. Florida Georgia Line (David Garcia, Wilshire & Joey Moi)
  • "Parallel Line" - Keith Urban (Keith Urban, Ed Sheeran, Benny Blanco & Johnny McDaid)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Dear Hate" - Maren Morris, ft. Vince Gill, "Heaven" - Kane Brown, "Millionaire" - Chris Stapleton, "Tequila" - Dan + Shay, "When Someone Stops Loving You" - Little Big Town)

Best Dance/Electronic Song

  • "Body" - Loud Luxury, ft. Brando (Loud Luxury)
  • "Born To Be Yours" - Kygo & Imagine Dragons (Kygo)
  • "Electricity" - Silk City, ft. Dua Lipa (Silk City)
  • "One Kiss" - Calvin Harris, ft. Dua Lipa (Calvin Harris)
  • "Solo" - Clean Bandit, ft. Demi Lovato (Jack Patterson, Grace Chatto, Mark Ralph & Fred Again)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Batshit" - Sofi Tukker, "Happier" - Marshmello, ft. Bastille, "Missing" - Robyn, "Promises" - Calvin Harris, ft. Sam Smith, "Ultimatum" - Disclosure, ft. Fatoumata Diawara)

Best Pop Song

  • "Better Now" - Post Malone (Frank Dukes & Louis Bell)
  • "Broken" - Lovelytheband (Christian Medice)
  • "Girls Like You" - Maroon 5, ft. Cardi B (Cirkut & Jason Evigan)
  • "The Middle" - Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey (Zedd, Grey & The Monsters and the Strangerz)
  • "Say Something" - Justin Timberlake, ft. Chris Stapleton (Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Danja Hills & Larrance Dopson)
  • "Shallow" - Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper (Lady Gaga & Benjamin Rice)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Beautiful Trauma" - P!nk, "High Hopes" - Panic! at the Disco, "No Brainer" - DJ Khaled, ft. Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper & Quavo, "Whatever It Takes" - Imagine Dragons)

Best Rap Song

  • "All the Stars" - Kendrick Lamar, ft. SZA (Sounwave & Al Shux)
  • "Apeshit" - The Carters (Pharrell Williams)
  • "I Like It" - Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin (J. White Did It, Tainy & Craig Kallman)
  • "In My Feelings" - Drake (TrapMoneyBenny & Blaqnmild)
  • "Sicko Mode" - Travis Scott, Drake & Swae Lee (Rogét Chahayed, Hit-Boy & Oz)
  • "This is America" - Childish Gambino (Donald Glover & Ludwig Göransson)
    (Honourable Mentions: "King's Dead" - Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake, "Let You Down" - NF, "Lucid Dreams" - Juice WRLD, "Psycho" - Post Malone, ft. Ty Dolla $ign)

Best Rock Song

  • "Hunger" - Florence + The Machine (Emile Haynie & Florence Welch)
  • "In My Blood" - Shawn Mendes (Shawn Mendes & Teddy Geiger)
  • "Jumpsuit" - Twenty One Pilots (Tyler Joseph)
  • "Natural" - Imagine Dragons (Mattman & Robin)
  • "Say Amen (Saturday Night)" - Panic! at the Disco (Jake Sinclair, Imad Royal & Tobias Wincorn)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Colors" - Beck, "Electric Light" - James Bay, "Guiding Light" - Mumford and Sons, "The Joke" - Brandi Carlile, "When Bad Goes Good" - Chris Cornell)

Best Songwriting

  • "In My Blood" - Shawn Mendes (Shawn Mendes, Teddy Geiger, Geoff Warburton & Scott Harris)
  • "Perfect" - Ed Sheeran & Beyoncé (Ed Sheeran & Beyoncé Knowles)
  • "Say Something" - Justin Timberlake, ft. Chris Stapleton (Justin Timberlake, Timothy Mosley, Larrance Dopson, Floyd Hills & Chris Stapleton)
  • "Shallow" - Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper (Stefani Germanotta, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt)
  • "This is Me" - Keala Settle (Benj Pasek & Justin Paul)
    (Honourable Mentions: "All the Stars" - Kendrick Lamar, ft. SZA, "In My Feelings" - Drake, "The Joke" - Brandi Carlile, "The Middle" - Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey, "This is America" - Childish Gambino)

Best Original Score

  • Black Panther (Ludwig Göransson)
  • Coco (Michael Giacchino)
  • Marvel's Spider-Man (John Paesano)
  • The Shape of Water (Alexandre Desplat)
  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi (John Williams)
    (Honourable Mentions: BlacKKKlansman - Terence Blanchard, Incredibles 2 - Michael Giacchino, Isle of Dogs - Alexandre Desplat, Phantom Thread - Jonny Greenwood, A Quiet Place - Marco Beltrami)

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

  • Black Panther: The Album (Kendrick Lamar, Ludwig Göransson, Al Shux & Sounwave)
  • The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Alex Lacamoire, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul & Greg Wells)
  • Lady Bird (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Timothy J. Smith)
  • Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack (Benny Andersson & Mark Taylor)
  • Stranger Things: Music from the Netflix Original Series (Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer & Timothy J. Smith)
    (Honourable Mentions: Coco, Deadpool 2, Fifty Shades Freed, Pitch Perfect 3, This is Us)

Best Song Written for Visual Media

  • "All the Stars" - Black Panther (Kendrick Lamar, Mark Spears, Al Shuckburgh & Solana Rowe)
  • "Mighty River" - Mudbound (Mary J. Blige & Raphael Saadiq)
  • "Remember Me" - Coco (Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez)
  • "Shallow" - A Star is Born (Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt)
  • "This is Me" - The Greatest Showman (Benj Pasek & Justin Paul)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Ashes" - Deadpool 2, "I'll Fight" - RBG, "Love Lies" - Love, Simon, "Mystery of Love" - Call Me by Your Name, "We Built This" - Black-ish)

Best New Artist

  • Bebe Rexha
  • Cardi B
  • Dua Lipa
  • Lovelytheband
  • Post Malone
    (Honourable Mentions: Calum Scott, Greta Van Fleet, H.E.R., Lauren Daigle, Margo Price)

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