That Grape Juice: End of Year Awards 2025 – Winners!

With over 300,000 total votes cast, the time has finally arrived for the winners of the That Grape Juice End of Year Awards 2025 to be announced!

While some acts maintained a major lead, upon the penultimate cut-off point, the final list brought with it many last-minute surprises.

Check out the full list of winners below. Prepare yourselves for what awaits…and sound off!

Music Categories

*****

Album of the Year

Cardi B – Am I The Drama? [30.59%] – WINNER!
Justin Bieber – SWAG [27.28%]
Taylor Swift – The Life of a Showgirl [12.59%]
Mariah Carey – Here For It All [9.80%]
JADE – That’s Showbiz Baby! [5.68%]
Lady Gaga – MAYHEM [5.45%]
Coco Jones – Why Not More? [5.25%]
Clipse – Let God Sort Em Out [3.37%]

Single of the Year

MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – Shake It To The Max [27.46%] – WINNER!
Drake – Nokia [20.84%]
RAYE – Where Is My Husband! [13.24%]
Kehlani – Folded [12.51%]
Chris Brown – It Depends (ft. Bryson Tiller) [8.97%]
Cardi B – Outside [8.33%]
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra [5.89%]
Olivia Dean – Man I Need [2.78%]

The Michael Jackson Music Video of the Year Award

Taylor Swift – The Fate of Ophelia [19.42%] – WINNER!
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra [16.84%]
Cardi B – Safe [15.19%]
Sabrina Carpenter – Tears [11.65%]
Doechii – Denial Is a River [11.55%]
Mariah Carey – Type Dangerous [7.96%]
Ciara – Low [7.28%]
Doja Cat – Gorgeous [6.21%]
Clipse – Chains & Whips (ft. Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell) [3.88%]

Best Collaboration

Tyla & Wizkid – Dynamite [78.98%] – WINNER!
Mariah Carey & Anderson . Paak – PlayThis Song [4.89%]
Chris Brown & Bryson Tiller – It Depends [4.56%]
Cardi B & Latto – ErrTime (Remix) [3.83%]
Kehlani – Folded (All The Remixes) [3.41%]
MOLIY & Tyla – Body Go Down [2.31%]
Leon Thomas & Chris Brown – Mutt (Remix) [2.03%]

Best Female

Cardi B [40.11%] – WINNER!
Tyla [27.76%]
Kehlani [13.67%]
Mariah Carey [6.94%]
Taylor Swift [4.54%]
Lady Gaga [3.65%]
Sabrina Carpenter [3.33%]

Best Male

Drake [39.43%] – WINNER!
Chris Brown [27.12%]
Kendrick Lamar [16.88%]
Bad Bunny [7.93%]
Leon Thomas [5.24%]
Tyler, The Creator [3.40%]

Best New Artist

Olivia Dean [38.96%] – WINNER!
Leon Thomas [34.48%]
Ravyn Lenae [12.91%]
Sasha Keable [7.12%]
Kwn [6.53%]

Best International Act

Ayra Starr [43.74%] – WINNER!
Wizkid [36.14%]
Davido [3.83%]
Leigh-Anne [3.12%]
Zara Larsson [2.67%]
Kwn [2.16%]
Rosalía [2.10%]
Amaarae [2.09%]
JADE [2.08%]
Tyla [2.07%]

Tour / Residency of the Year

Janet Jackson: Las Vegas [23.30%] – WINNER!
Beyonce – Cowboy Carter Tour [21.09%]
Chris Brown – Breezy Bowl XX [17.22%]
Lady Gaga – Mayhem Ball [16.30%]
Brandy & Monica – The Boy is Mine Tour [11.67%]
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – The Grand National [8.89%]
The Queens Tour (Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight & Stephanie Mills) [1.53%]

Viral Song of the Year

MOLIY – Shake It To The Max [32.08%] – WINNER!
Tyla – Chanel [29.48%]
Doechii – Anxiety [15.18%]
Zara Larsson – Midnight Sun [7.56%]
Chris Brown – It Depends (ft. Bryson Tiller) [7.44%]
Megan Thee Stallion – Lover Girl [4.50%]
Ciara – Low [3.77%]

The Underrated Artist of the Year

Katy Perry [27.55%] – WINNER!
Keri Hilson [22.14%]
Halle Bailey [19.49%]
Zara Larsson [13.72%]
Durand Bernarr [5.56%]
Destin Conrad [4.08%]
Miguel [3.78%]
Mario [3.67%]

Underrated Album of the Year

Keri Hilson – We Need to Talk (Series) [24.14%] – WINNER!
Coco Jones – Why Not More? [20.26%]
Ciara – CICI [18.12%]
Halle Bailey – Love?… or Something Like It [11.65%]
Zara Larsson – Midnight Sun [11.52%]
Teyana Taylor – Escape Room [9.97%]
Destin Conrad – Love On Digital [4.34%]

Should Have Been A Hit Award

Katy Perry – Bandaids [38.16%] – WINNER!
Doja Cat – Jealous Type [25.37%]
JADE – Fantasy [16.33%]
JT – Girls Gone Wild [10.94%]
Amaarae & Naomi Campbell – ms60 [9.20%]

Most Active Fanbase

Wizkid FC (Wizkid) [78.62%] – WINNER!
The BeyHive (Beyonce) [4.99%]
The Barbz (Nicki Minaj) [4.86%]
The Navy (Rihanna) [3.85%]
The Monsters (Lady Gaga) [3.25%]
Bardi Gang (Cardi B) [2.86%]
Team Breezy (Chris Brown) [1.56%]

Most Anticipated Comeback of 2026

Christina Aguilera [25.96%] – WINNER!
Rihanna [18.50%]
Madonna [14.06%]
Janet Jackson [10.04%]
Drake [9.58%]
Nicki Minaj [8.92%]
Beyonce [5.94%]
Kelly Rowland [3.53%]
Normani [1.98%]
Usher [1.50%]

*****

Entertainment Categories

Best TV Show

Beauty in Black [37.99%] – WINNER!
Bel-Air [25.79%]
Abbott Elementary [14.90%]
Paradise [10.12%]
The Residence [6.80%]
Reasonable Doubt [4.40%]

Best Reality TV Show

Love Island USA [35.47%] – WINNER!
Real Housewives of Atlanta [16.00%]
RuPaul’s Drag Race [15.89%]
Real Housewives of Potomac [10.00%]
Traitors [9.68%]
Married to Medicine [7.16%]
Next Gen NYC [5.79%]

Best Movie

Wizkid’s Long Live Lagos [84.00%] – WINNER!
Sinners [7.23%]
Wicked: For Good [4.12%]
F1: The Movie [1.65%]
One of Them Days [1.29%]
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery [0.92%]
One Battle After Another [0.79%]

*****

General Categories

The “You Tried It / What Were You Thinking” Award

Nicki Minaj (The Entire Year) [54.81%] – WINNER!
Rihanna – Still No Album [32.12%]
Ray J (Multiple Crash Outs) [4.99%]
AI Artist Xania Monet/Xania Monet “Beefing” with Kehlani & Jermaine Dupri [4.72%]
Kevin Federline’s Britney-Centered Memoir [2.18%]
Jess Hilarious’ Breakfast Club Crash Out [1.18%]

Most Shocking Occurrence of 2025 [Acknowledgement Not Award]

Charlie Kirk Assassination [37.36%]
Diddy Goes to Prison [27.09%]
D’Angelo’s Death [10.27%]
Malcolm Jamal Warner’s Death [8.94%]
Jimmy Kimmel Suspension [5.13%]
Wendy Osefo Arrest for Fraud [4.66%]
Kandi Burruss & Todd Tucker Split [3.33%]
Karen Huger Sentenced to Prison [1.71%]
Karen Huger Sentenced to Prison [1.52%]

Winning At Life Award

Rihanna (Fenty, Family, & Thriving While We Wait For New Music) [30.05%] – WINNER!
Beyonce (Being Beyonce, Album of the Year, Cowboy Carter Tour, & Cécred Success) [25.56%]
Cardi B (Dropped Sophomore Album, Broke Records) [12.90%]
Taylor Swift (Still Outselling Everyone, New Album, Engagement) [8.17%]
Brandy & Monica (The Boy is Mine Tour Praise) [7.53%]
Ciara (Viral Moments, Couple Goals, Tenacity) [5.85%]
Megan Thee Stallion (New Boo, Defeating Foes in Court) [4.49%]
Bad Bunny (Super Bowl Gig, Record-Breaking Tour) [4.01%]
Normani (Engagement, New Music Loading) [1.44%]

What do you think of the results?!