Sunday, August 31, 2025

2024 Tyler's Choice Music Awards

(Boldface = winner; Italics = runner-up)

Best Song by a Male Vocalist

  • "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" - Shaboozey (Nevin Sastry & Sean Cook)
  • "Beautiful Things" - Benson Boone (Evan Blair)
  • "Lose Control" - Teddy Swims (Ammo & Julian Brunetta)
  • "Selfish" - Justin Timberlake (Justin Timberlake, Louis Bell & Cirkut)
  • "Too Sweet" - Hozier (Hozier, Bekon, Sergiu Gherman & Peter Gonzales)
  • "Turn the Lights Back On" - Billy Joel (Freddy Wexler)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Can We Fix Our Nation's Broken Heart" - Stevie Wonder, "It Never Went Away" - Jon Batiste, "Monaco" - Bad Bunny, "Not Like Us" - Kendrick Lamar)

Best Song by a Female Vocalist

  • "360" - Charli XCX (A.G. Cook & Cirkut)
  • "Birds of a Feather" - Billie Eilish (Finneas O'Connell)
  • "Can't Catch Me Now" - Olivia Rodrigo (Dan Nigro)
  • "Espresso" - Sabrina Carpenter (Julian Brunetta)
  • "Good Luck, Babe!" - Chappell Roan (Dan Nigro)
  • "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" - Ariana Grande (Ariana Grande, Max Martin & Ilya)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Deeper Well" - Kacey Musgraves, "Don't Forget Me" - Maggie Rogers, "Houdini" - Dua Lipa, "Texas Hold 'Em" - Beyoncé)

Best Song by a Duo, Group or Band

  • "Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Jacob Collier, John Legend & Tori Kelly (Jacob Collier)
  • "Die With a Smile" - Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars (Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, D'Mile & Andrew Wyatt)
  • "feelslikeimfallinginlove" - Coldplay (Max Martin, Oscar Holter, Bill Rakho & Daniel Green)
  • "Lighter" - David Guetta, ft. Galantis & 5 Seconds of Summer (Bloodshy, David Guetta, Henrik Jonback & Michael Clifford)
  • "Now and Then" - The Beatles (Paul McCartney & Giles Martin)
  • "Sweet Sounds of Heaven" - The Rolling Stones, ft. Lady Gaga & Stevie Wonder (Andrew Watt)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Eyes Closed" - Imagine Dragons, "Finally" - Alicia Keys & Swedish House Mafia, "Northern Attitude" - Noah Kahan, ft. Hozier, "Sunlight to My Soul" - Angelique Kidjo, ft. Soweto Gospel Choir)

Best Album

  • Bando Stone and the New World - Childish Gambino (Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson, Max Martin, Steve Lacy & Oscar Holter)
  • Brat - Charli XCX (Charli XCX, A.G. Cook & Cirkut)
  • Coming Home - Usher (Andrew Watt, Jermaine Dupri, Tricky Stewart & Pharrell Williams)
  • Hackney Diamonds - The Rolling Stones (Don Was & Andrew Watt)
  • Short 'n' Sweet - Sabrina Carpenter (Julian Brunetta, John Ryan, Ian Kirkpatrick & Jack Antonoff)
  • The Tortured Poets Department - Taylor Swift (Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner & Patrik Berger)
    (Honourable Mentions: Cowboy Carter - Beyoncé, Eternal Sunshine - Ariana Grande, Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana - Bad Bunny, Only God Was Above Us - Vampire Weekend)

Best Music Video

  • "Die With a Smile" - Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars (Bruno Mars & Daniel Ramos, directors; Jeremy Sullivan, producer)
  • "feelslikeimfallinginlove" - Coldplay (Ben Mor, director; Dimitris Logiadis, Julia Roberson & Sam Seager, producers)
  • "Fortnight" - Taylor Swift, ft. Post Malone (Taylor Swift, director; Jil Hardin, producer)
  • "Now and Then" - The Beatles (Peter Jackson, director/producer; Clare Olssen & Jonathan Clyde, producers)
  • "Tailor Swif" - A$AP Rocky (Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, director; Natan Schottenfels)
  • "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" - Ariana Grande (Christian Breslauer, director; Michael Breslauer, producer)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Alright" - Victoria Monét, "Nine Ball" - Zach Bryan, "Not Like Us" - Kendrick Lamar, "Please Please Please" - Sabrina Carpenter)

Best Country/Americana Song

  • "The Architect" - Kacey Musgraves (Ian Fitchuk, Daniel Tashian & Kacey Musgraves)
  • "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" - Shaboozey (Nevin Sastry & Sean Cook)
  • "Cowboys Cry Too" - Kelsea Ballerini, ft. Noah Kahan (Kelsea Ballerini & Alysa Vanderheym)
  • "I Am Not Okay" - Jelly Roll (Zach Crowell)
  • "Texas Hold 'Em" - Beyoncé (Beyoncé, Killah B & Nathan Ferraro)
  • "Think I'm in Love with You" - Chris Stapleton (Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton & Morgane Stapleton)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma" - Luke Combs, "Blackbiird" - Beyoncé, Brittney Spencer, Reyna Roberts, Tanner Adell & Tiera Kennedy, "I Had Some Help" - Post Malone, ft. Morgan Wallen, "Slim Pickins" - Sabrina Carpenter)

Best Dance/Electronic Song

  • "360" - Charli XCX (A.G. Cook & Cirkut)
  • "Houdini" - Dua Lipa (Kevin Parker & Danny L Harle)
  • "I Don't Wanna Wait" - David Guetta, ft. OneRepublic (David Guetta, Brent Hutzle, Tyler Spry & Timofey Reznikov)
  • "Lighter" - David Guetta, Galantis & 5 Seconds of Summer (Bloodshy, David Guetta, Henrik Jonback & Michael Clifford)
  • "Lover/Friend" - Kaytranada, ft. Rochelle Jordan (Kaytranada)
  • "Yes, And?" - Ariana Grande (Ariana Grande, Max Martin & Ilya)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Finally" - Alicia Keys & Swedish House Mafia, "Got Me Started" - Troye Sivan, "Illusion" - Dua Lipa, "Make You MIne" - Madison Beer)

Best Pop Song

  • "Beautiful Things" - Benson Boone (Evan Blair)
  • "Die With a Smile" - Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars (Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, D'Mile & Andrew Watt)
  • "Espresso" - Sabrina Carpenter (Julian Brunetta)
  • "Little Blue" - Jacob Collier, ft. Brandi Carlile (Jacob Collier)
  • "Now and Then" - The Beatles (Paul McCartney & Giles Martin)
  • "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" - Ariana Grande (Ariana Grande, Max Martin & Ilya)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Birds of a Feather" - Billie Eilish, "Good Luck, Babe!" - Chappell Roan, "Oral" - Björk, ft. Rosalía, "Too Sweet" - Hozier)

Best Rap Song

  • "Humble Me" - Killer Mike (Cory Henry, Cuz Lightyear & Tec Beatz)
  • "Like That" - Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar (Metro Boomin)
  • "Lovin' on Me" - Jack Harlow (Nik D, OZ & Sean Momberger)
  • "Not Like Us" - Kendrick Lamar (DJ Mustard, Sounwave & Sean Momberger)
  • "Whatever She Wants" - Bryson Tiller (TylianMTB)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Attitude" - Don Toliver, ft. Cash Cobain & Charlie Wilson, "A God (There Is)" - Common & Pete Rock, ft. Jennifer Hudson, "Million Dollar Baby" - Tommy Richman, "Spaghetii" - Beyoncé, Linda Martell & Shaboozey, "Temporary" - Eminem, ft. Skyler Grey)

Best Rock/Alternative Song

  • "Beautiful People (Stay High)" - The Black Keys (The Black Keys & Dan the Automator)
  • "Capricorn" - Vampire Weekend (Ariel Rechtshaid & Ezra Koenig)
  • "Ice Cream (Pay Phone)" - Black Pumas (Adrian Quesada)
  • "One More Time" - Blink-182 (Travis Barker)
  • "Sweet Sounds of Heaven" - The Rolling Stones, ft. Lady Gaga & Stevie Wonder (Andrew Watt)
  • "What Now?" - Brittany Howard (Brittany Howard & Shawn Everett)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Broken Man" - St. Vincent, "Dancer" - Idles, ft. LCD Soundsystem, "Lithonia" - Childish Gambino, "Nobody's Soldier" - Hozier)

Best Songwriting

  • "Beautiful Things" - Benson Boone (Benson Boone, Jack LaFrantz & Evan Blair)
  • "Die With a Smile" - Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars (Stefani Germanotta, Bruno Mars, Dernst Emile II, Andrew Watt & James Fauntleroy)
  • "It Never Went Away" - Jon Batiste (Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson)
  • "Little Blue" - Jacob Collier, ft. Brandi Carlile (Jacob Collier)
  • "Sweet Sounds of Heaven" - The Rolling Stones, ft. Lady Gaga & Stevie Wonder (Mick Jagger & Keith Richards)
  • "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" - Ariana Grande (Ariana Grande, Max Martin & Ilya Salmanzadeh)
    (Honourable Mentions: "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" - Shaboozey, "Birds of a Feather" - Billie Eilish, "Deeper Well" - Kacey Musgraves, "Good Luck, Babe!" - Chappell Roan)

Best Original Score

  • American Fiction (Laura Karpman)
  • Dune: Part Two (Hans Zimmer)
  • Killers of the Flower Moon (Robbie Robertson)
  • Shōgun (Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross & Nick Chuba)
  • Society of the Snow (Michael Giacchino)
    (Honourable Mentions: The Boy and the Heron - Joe Hisaishi, Challengers - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Godzilla Minus One - Naoki Satō, The Wild Robot - Kris Bowers)

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

  • The Color Purple (Nick Baxter, Blitz Bazawule & Stephen Bray)
  • The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (Dave Cobb)
  • Maestro (Bradley Cooper, Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Jason Ruder)
  • Twisters: The Album (Ian Cripps, Brandon Davis, Joe Khoury & Kevin Weaver)
  • Wonka (Neil Hannon & Joby Talbot)
    (Honourable Mentions: Bob Marley: One Love, The Book of Clarence, Mean Girls, The New Look, Priscilla)

Best Song Written for Visual Media

  • "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma" - Twisters (Luke Combs, Jessi Alexander & Jonathan Singleton)
  • "Can't Catch Me Now" - The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (Olivia Rodrigo & Dan Nigro)
  • "It Never Went Away" - American Symphony (Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson)
  • "Kiss the Sky" - The Wild Robot (Maren Morris, Delacey, Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Ali Tamposi & Michael Pollack)
  • "Road to Freedom" - Rustin (Lenny Kravitz)
    (Honourable Mentions: "Addicted to Romance" - She Came to Me, "For a Moment" - Wonka, "I Want You Forever" - The Book of Clarence, "Not My Fault" - Mean Girls, "Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People" - Killers of the Flower Moon)

Best New Artist

  • Benson Boone
  • Chappell Roan
  • Raye
  • Sabrina Carpenter
  • Shaboozey
  • Teddy Swims
    (Honourable Mentions: John Summit, Megan Moroney, The Red Clay Strays, Renee Rapp)

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