Stray Kids just did that! On June 21, live from Santa Monica, the 2025 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards turned into a STAY celebration as Stray Kids beat out some of the world’s biggest music names to win Favorite Music Group. TWICE, Imagine Dragons, Coldplay, and Linkin Park couldn’t stop them! This win marks their first-ever Kids’ Choice Award following their venture into the American market with the “5-STAR” era.
🏆 #StrayKids wins 'Favorite Music Group' at the 2025 Kids' Choice Awards!
Congratulations on your first #KCA, @Stray_Kids!#스트레이키즈 #スキズ @Nickelodeon pic.twitter.com/GlxTWyWHRO
— billboard SKZ (@billboardskz) June 22, 2025
The slime-filled event featured the biggest stars across music, TV, movies, gaming, and digital media. STAYs around the world made this victory happen, flooding the fan vote with love and loyalty. The reaction online? Explosive. Social media lit up with messages from STAYs, congratulating the boy on their win.
Now, here’s the complete list of 2025 Kids’ Choice Awards winners:
- Favorite Music Group – Stray Kids.
- Favorite Male Artist – Bruno Mars.
- Favorite Female Artist – SZA.
- Favorite Female Breakout Artist – Sabrina Carpenter.
- Favorite Male Breakout Artist – Benson Boone.
- Favorite Global Music Star – Tyla (Africa).
- Favorite Music Collaboration – luther.
- Favorite Song – Taste.
- Favorite Viral Song – Bluest Flame.
- Favorite Album – Short n’ Sweet.
- Favorite Movie – Wicked.
- Favorite Animated Movie – Inside Out 2.
- Favorite Movie Actress – Ariana Grande.
- Favorite Villain – Jim Carrey.
- Favorite Song from a Movie – Defying Gravity.
- Favorite Female Animated Voice – Auli’i Cravalho.
- Favorite Male Animated Voice – Dwayne Johnson.
- Favorite Family TV Show – XO, Kitty.
- Favorite Kids TV Show – The Thundermans: Undercover.
- Favorite Reality TV Show – America’s Got Talent.
- Favorite Female TV Star (Family) – Peyton List.
- Favorite Male TV Star (Family) – Xolo Maridueña.
- Favorite Female TV Star (Kids) – Kira Kosarin.
- Favorite Male TV Star (Kids) – Jack Griffo.
- Favorite Female Creator – Salish Matter.
- Favorite Male Creator – MrBeast.
- Fan Favorite Kids’ Creator – Ms. Rachel.
- Favorite Podcast – LOL Podcast.
- Favorite Gamer – IShowSpeed.
- Favorite Video Game – Roblox.
- Favorite Butt-Kicker – Emma Myers.
- Favorite Sports Star (Male) – LeBron James.
- Favorite Sports Star (Female) – Simone Biles.
