Friday, August 8, 2025

2020 Tyler's Choice Music Awards

(Boldface = winner; Italics = runner-up)

Best Song by a Male Vocalist

  • "Adore You" - Harry Styles (Kid Harpoon)
  • "Before You Go" - Lewis Capaldi (TMS)
  • "Blinding Lights" - The Weeknd (The Weeknd, Max Martin & Oscar Holter)
  • "Circles" - Post Malone (Post Malone, Louis Bell & Frank Dukes)
  • "To Die For" - Sam Smith (Jimmy Napes & Stargate)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Bigger Love" - John Legend, "The Bigger Picture" - Lil Baby, "Heartless" - The Weeknd, "Lost in Yesterday" - Tame Impala, "Murder Most Fowl" - Bob Dylan)

Best Song by a Female Vocalist

  • "Cardigan" - Taylor Swift (Aaron Dessner)
  • "Don't Start Now" - Dua Lipa (Ian Kirkpatrick)
  • "Into the Unknown" - Idina Menzel (Tom MacDougall, Dave Metzger, Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez)
  • "Midnight Sky" - Miley Cyrus (Louis Bell & Andrew Watt)
  • "Stupid Love" - Lady Gaga (BloodPop & Tchami)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Anyone" - Demi Lovato, "The Bones" - Maren Morris, "I Can't Breathe" - H.E.R., "Reasons I Drink" - Alanis Morissette, "Underdog" - Alicia Keys)

Best Song by a Duo, Group or Band

  • "If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)" - The 1975 (Matthew Healy, George Daniel & Jonathan Gilmore)
  • "Intentions" - Justin Bieber, ft. Quavo (Poo Bear & The Audibles)
  • "My Oh My" - Camila Cabelo, ft. DaBaby (Frank Dukes)
  • "Orphans" - Coldplay (Rik Simpson, Daniel Green & Bill Rahko)
  • "Rain on Me" - Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande (BloodPop & Burns)
  • "What a Man Gotta Do" - The Jonas Brothers (Ryan Tedder & David Stewart)
    (Honourable Mentions: "10,000 Hours" - Dan + Shay, ft. Justin Bieber, "If the World Was Ending" - JP Saxe, ft. Julia Michaels, "In Your Eyes" - The Weeknd, ft. Doja Cat, "RITMO (Bad Boys for Life)" - Black Eyed Peas, ft. J Balvin)

Best Album

  • After Hours - The Weeknd (The Weeknd, Max Martin, Oscar Holter, DaHeala & Metro Boomin)
  • Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple (Fiona Apple, Amy Aileen Wood, Sebastian Steinberg & David Garza)
  • Future Nostalgia - Dua Lipa (Jeff Bhasker, Ian Kirkpatrick, Koz, Stuart Price & Andrew Watt)
  • Hollywood's Bleeding - Post Malone (Post Malone, Louis Bell, Andrew Watt & Carter Lang)
  • Rough and Rowdy Ways - Bob Dylan (Jack Frost, Blake Mills & Greg Calbi)
    (Honourable Mentions: Everyday Life - Coldplay, Folklore - Taylor Swift, Notes on a Conditional Form - The 1975, Sound and Fury - Sturgill Simpson, Wildcard - Miranda Lambert)

Best Music Video

  • "Adore You" - Harry Styles (Dave Meyers, director; Nathan Scherrer, producer)
  • "Blinding Lights" - The Weeknd (Anton Tammi, director; Sarah Park, producer)
  • "Lost in Yesterday" - Tame Impala (Terri Timely, directors)
  • "Physical" - Dua Lipa (Lope Serrano & Nicolás Méndez, directors; Karen Sauri & Laura Serra Estorch, producers)
  • "Rain on Me" - Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande (Robert Rodriguez, director; Jenn Mickelson and Missy Galanida, producers)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Brown Skin Girl" - Beyoncé, Saint Jhn & Wizkid, ft. Blue Ivy Carter, "Cardigan" - Taylor Swift, "Lockdown" - Anderson.Paak, "Trouble in Town" - Coldplay, "Uneventful Days" - Beck)

Best Country Song

  • "10,000 Hours" - Dan + Shay, ft. Justin Bieber (Dan Smyers)
  • "The Bones" - Maren Morris (Greg Kurstin)
  • "Crowded Table" - The Highwomen (Dave Cobb)
  • "I Hope" - Gabby Barrett (Zach Kale & Ross Copperman)
  • "Kinfolk" - Sam Hunt (Zach Crowell)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Bluebird" - Miranda Lambert, "Gaslighter" - The Chicks, "More Hearts Than Mine" - Ingrid Andress, "Sugar Coat" - Little Big Town, "Who You Thought I Was" - Brandy Clark)

Best Dance/Electronic Song

  • "10%" - Kaytranada, ft. Kali Uchis (Kaytranada)
  • "Dance Monkey" - Tones and I (Konstantin Kersting)
  • "The Difference" - Flume & Toro y Mai (Flume)
  • "Lasting Lover" - Sigala, ft. James Arthur (Jarly & Sigala)
  • "On My Mind" - Diplo & Sidepiece (Diplo & Sidepiece)
    (Honourable Mentions: "4 am" - Grimes, "Alice" - Lady Gaga, "Hallucinate" - Dua Lipa, "SBCNCSLY" - Black Coffee, ft. Sabrina Claudio)

Best Pop Song

  • "Blinding Lights" - The Weeknd (The Weeknd, Max Martin & Oscar Holter)
  • "Circles" - Post Malone (Post Malone, Louis Bell & Frank Dukes)
  • "Don't Start Now" - Dua Lipa (Ian Kirkpatrick)
  • "Level of Concern" - Twenty One Pilots (Tyler Joseph)
  • "Rain on Me" - Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande (BloodPop & Burns)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Cardigan" - Taylor Swift, "Everything I Wanted" - Billie Eilish, "Intentions" - Justin Bieber, ft. Quavo, "Un Día (One Day)" - J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy, "Watermelon Sugar" - Harry Styles)

Best Rap Song

  • "The Box" - Roddy Ricch (30 Roc, Datboisqueeze & Zentachi)
  • "Highest in the Room" - Travis Scott (OZ & Nik D)
  • "Life is Good" - Future, ft. Drake (Ambezza, D. Hill & OZ)
  • "Lockdown" - Anderson.Paak (Anderson.Paak & J. LBS)
  • "Savage (Remix)" - Megan Thee Stallion, ft. Beyoncé (J. White Did It)
    (Honourable Mentions: "The Bigger Picture" - Lil Baby, "Good News" - Mac Miller, "Laugh Now Cry Later" - Drake, ft. Lil Durk, "Rockstar" - DaBaby, ft. Roddy Ricch, "What's Poppin" - Jack Harlow)

Best Rock/Alternative Song

  • "Caution" - The Killers (Jonathan Rado & Shawn Everett)
  • "If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)" - The 1975 (George Daniel, Matthew Healy & Jonathan Gilmore)
  • "Orphans" - Coldplay (Rik Simpson, Daniel Green & Bill Rahko)
  • "Shameika" - Fiona Apple (Fiona Apple, Amy Aileen Wood & David Garza)
  • "Take What You Want" - Post Malone, Ozzy Osbourne & Travis Scott (Andrew Watt & Louis Bell)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Hero" - Weezer, "Kyoto" - Phoebe Bridgers, "Lost in Yesterday" - Tame Impala, "Me and You Together Song" - The 1975, "Murder Most Fowl" - Bob Dylan)

Best Songwriting

  • "Blinding Lights" - The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye, Max Martin, Oscar Holter, Ahmad Balshe & Jason Quenneville)
  • "Cardigan" - Taylor Swift (Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift)
  • "Circles" - Post Malone (Austin Post, Louis Bell, Adam Feeney & Billy Walsh)
  • "Don't Start Now" - Dua Lipa (Dua Lipa, Caroline Allin, Ian Kirkpatrick & Emily Warren)
  • "If the World Was Ending" - JP Saxe, ft. Julia Michaels (Jonathan Saxe & Julia Michaels)
    (Honourable Mentions: "10,000 Hours" - Dan + Shay, ft. Justin Bieber, "Adore You" - Harry Styles, "The Bones" - Maren Morris, "Everything I Wanted" - Billie Eilish, "Rain on Me" - Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande)

Best Original Score

  • 1917 (Thomas Newman)
  • Ad Astra (Max Richter)
  • Joker (Hildur Guðnadóttir)
  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (John Williams)
  • Tenet (Hildur Guðnadóttir)
    (Honourable Mentions: Da 5 Bloods - Terence Blanchard, Euphoria - Labrinth, Frozen II - Christophe Beck)

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

  • A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Nate Heller)
  • Bill & Ted Face the Music: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Jonathan Leahy)
  • Frozen II (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, David Metzger & Christophe Beck)
  • Jojo Rabbit (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Taika Waititi)
  • Judy (Gabriel Yared & Renée Zellweger)

Best Song Written for Visual Media

  • "Carried Me with You" - Onward (Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth)
  • "Into the Unknown" - Frozen II (Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez)
  • "The Plan" - Tenet (Travis Scott, Ludwig Göransson & Ebony Oshunrinde)
  • "Show Yourself" - Frozen II (Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez)
  • "Stand Up" - Harriet (Joshuah Brian Campbell & Cynthia Erivo)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Don't Call Me (Angel)" - Charlie's Angels, "Húsavik (My Hometown)" - Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, "Only the Young" - Miss Americana, "The Other Side" - Trolls World Tour, "RITMO (Bad Boys for Life)" - Bad Boys for Life)

Best New Artist

  • Doja Cat
  • Kaytranada
  • Megan Thee Stallion
  • Phoebe Bridgers
  • Summer Walker
    (Honourable Mentions: Alec Benjamin, Gabby Barrett, Ingrid Andress, Noah Cyrus, Tones and I)

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