LINKIN PARK Win Favorite Rock Song at 2025 American Music Awards

Linkin Park‘s comeback continues to make waves, as the diamond-certified nü-metal giants took home ‘Favorite Rock Song’ at this year’s American Music Awards for their single “The Emptiness Machine”. The track, the lead single from their 2024 reunion album From Zero, earned the top honor during the May 26th ceremony held at the BleauLive Theater in Las Vegas, NV.

While Linkin Park made their mark in the song category, it was Twenty One Pilots who swept two of the night’s biggest rock awards, winning both ‘Favorite Rock Artist’ and ‘Favorite Rock Album’ for Clancy.

A full breakdown of the rock category winners is below:

Favorite Rock Artist:
Twenty One Pilots (winner)
Hozier
Linkin Park
Pearl Jam
Zach Bryan

Favorite Rock Album:
Twenty One Pilots – Clancy (winner)
Hozier – Unreal Unearth: Unending
Koe Wetzel – 9 Lives
The Marías – Submarine
Zach Bryan – The Great American Bar Scene

Favorite Rock Song:
Linkin Park – “The Emptiness Machine” (winner)
Green Day – “Dilemma”
Hozier – “Too Sweet”
Myles Smith – “Stargazing”
Zach Bryan – “Pink Skies”

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