Rod Stewart presented with major award by his kids at the 2025 AMAs
Five of his eight children were present at the occasion to confer the accolade
May 27, 2025
Rod Stewart was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award on Monday.
The musician, 80, was conferred the award by five of his eight children: Kimberly, 45, Sean, 44, Ruby, 37, Renee, 32, and Liam, 30.
Stewart hugged his children as he took the stage to accept the accolade.
"I am absolutely flabbergasted. I didn't know they were here—my children," he told the audience.
The Tonight’s the Night hitmaker continued, "When I started singing in the early '60s, well before all of you lot were here, the reason I got into it [was] because I had this burning ambition to sing. It's all I wanted to do. I didn't want to be rich or famous, and here I am a few years later, picking up this wonderful award."
Stewart then named some artists who influenced him in his career, including Sam Cooke, David Ruffin, and Muddy Waters.
He also performed one of his "timeless classics," the 1988 hit Forever Young, which marked his first performance at the awards show since 2004.
During his performance, he put a twist on the song with a folk interlude midway through the song.
The Infatuation singer has had over 50 hit songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and 16 Hot 100 top 10 chart-toppers throughout his career.
On the work front, the legendary musician is also slated to perform at Glastonbury during the summers as well as on the North American leg of his One Last Time World Tour.
The Grammy winner also has shows scheduled at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
