2025 Kids' Choice Awards: Stars Shine and Messages Matter

The 2025 Kids' Choice Awards showed that kids have a keen ear for great music. The winners in the music categories were a mix of familiar faces and fresh talents. Sabrina Carpenter won favorite album for Short n’ Sweet, which had also won a Grammy earlier in the year. SZA and Bruno Mars were named favorite female and male artist, respectively. Meanwhile, Carpenter and Benson Boone were honored as favorite breakout artists. The collaboration between Kendrick Lamar and SZA for "luther" won the favorite music collaboration award. This song had been a massive hit, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for 13 weeks. It's likely to win a Grammy for record of the year soon. The song is named after Luther Vandross, a legendary singer who passed away in 2005. Most of the current Kids' Choice Awards audience were not even born when he was alive. The movie Wicked, which broke records as the highest-grossing film adapted from a Broadway musical, won for favorite movie. Ariana Grande, who played Glinda in Wicked, won favorite movie actress and favorite song from a movie as a featured artist on Cynthia Erivo’s “Defying Gravity. ” Other music winners included Stray Kids for favorite music group, Tyla for favorite global music star, and Selena Gomez and benny blanco for favorite viral song with “Bluest Flame. ” The Kids' Choice Awards are known for their slime-filled fun, but this year, several winners used their acceptance speeches to share inspiring and important messages. These moments stood out as some of the best of the night. The awards show is a big deal for kids, and it's clear that they have a good sense of what makes great music and movies. The winners reflect a mix of established artists and new talents, showing that there's always room for fresh faces in the industry. The messages shared by the winners added a deeper meaning to the event, making it more than just a fun night of slime and laughter.