2025 MTV VMA Nominations

[Teletubby 149,669]

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
Billie Eilish – “Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather”  
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die with a Smile”
Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless”

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bad Bunny    
Beyoncé
Kendrick Lamar    
Lady Gaga
Morgan Wallen  
Taylor Swift   
The Weeknd        
 

SONG OF THE YEAR
Alex Warren – “Ordinary”     
Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather”        
Doechii – “Anxiety”
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire”     
Gracie Abrams – “I Love You, I’m Sorry”     
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die with a Smile”           
Lorde – “What Was That”     
Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.”
Tate McRae – “Sports Car”       
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless”

BEST NEW ARTIST
Alex Warren
Ella Langley
Gigi Perez
Lola Young
Sombr
The Marías

BEST POP ARTIST
Ariana Grande
Charli xcx
Justin Bieber
Lorde
Miley Cyrus
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae

MTV PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
August 2024 – Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”  
September 2024 – Ayra Starr – “Last Heartbreak Song”
October 2024 – Mark Ambor – “Belong Together”
November 2024 – Lay Bankz – “Graveyard”     
December 2024 – Dasha – “Bye Bye Bye”         
January 2025 – Katseye – “Touch”   
February 2025 – Jordan Adetunji – “Kehlani”   
March 2025 – Leon Thomas – “Yes It Is”             
April 2025 – Livingston – “Shadow”
May 2025 – Damiano David – “Next Summer”  
June 2025 – Gigi Perez – “Sailor Song”
July 2025 – Role Model – “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out”               

BEST COLLABORATION
Bailey Zimmerman with LuLke Combs – “Backup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)”
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “Luther”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die with a Smile”
Post Malone ft. Blake Shelton – “Pour Me a Drink”
Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.”
Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco – “Sunset Blvd”

BEST POP
Alex Warren – “Ordinary”           
Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”               
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire”      
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die with a Smile”           
Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.”   
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”

BEST HIP-HOP
Doechii – “Anxiety”
Drake – “Nokia”       
Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – “Somebody Save Me”        
GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red – “Whatchu Kno About Me”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”  
LL Cool J ft. Eminem – “Murdergram Deux”            
Travis Scott – “4X4” – Cactus Jack/Epic Records     

BEST R&B
Chris Brown – “Residuals”        
Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs – “Mutt (Remix)”
Mariah Carey – “Type Dangerous”   
Partynextdoor – “N o C h i l l”    
Summer Walker – “Heart of a Woman”          
SZA – “Drive”
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless”

BEST ALTERNATIVE
Gigi Perez – “Sailor Song”       
Imagine Dragons – “Wake Up”           
Lola Young – “Messy”
MGK & Jelly Roll – “Lonely Road”
Sombr – “Back to Friends”
The Marías – “Back to Me”

BEST ROCK
Coldplay – “All My Love”
Evanescence – “Afterlife (From the Netflix Series ‘Devil May Cry’)”
Green Day – “One Eyed Bastard”
Lenny Kravitz – “Honey” – Roxie Records
Linkin Park – “The Emptiness Machine”
Twenty One Pilots – “The Contract”                     

BEST LATIN
Bad Bunny – “Baile Inolvidable”            
J Balvin – “Rio”
Karol G – “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
Peso Pluma – “La Patrulla”               
Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos – “Khé?”
Shakira – “Soltera“

BEST K-POP
Aespa – “Whiplash”        
Jennie – “Like Jennie ”      
Jimin – “Who”
Jisoo – “Earthquake”  
Lisa ft. Doja Cat & Raye – “Born Again”
Stray Kids – “Chk Chk Boom”     
Rosé – “Toxic Till the End”         

BEST AFROBEATS
Asake & Travis Scott – “Active”
Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott – “TaTaTa”      
Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – “Shake It to the Max (Fly) (Remix)”           
Rema – “Baby (Is It a Crime)”
Tems ft. Asake – “Get It Right”    
Tyla – “Push 2 Start”           
Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz – “Piece of My Heart”

BEST COUNTRY
Chris Stapleton – “Think I’m in Love With You”              
Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood – “I’m Gonna Love You”       
Jelly Roll – “Liar”         
Lainey Wilson – “4x4xU”
Megan Moroney – “Am I Okay?”          
Morgan Wallen – “Smile”

BEST ALBUM
Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos 
Kendrick Lamar – GNX         
Lady Gaga – Mayhem     
Morgan Wallen – I’m the Problem   
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet        
The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow              

BEST LONG FORM VIDEO 
Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
Bad Bunny – “Debí Tirar Más Fotos (Short Film)”             
Damiano David – “Funny Little Stories”            
Mac Miller – “Balloonerism”   
Miley Cyrus – “Something Beautiful”
The Weeknd – “Hurry Up Tomorrow”        

VIDEO FOR GOOD
Burna Boy – “Higher”                     
Charli xcx – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”
Doechii – “Anxiety”                  
Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – “Somebody Save Me”                          
Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco – “Younger and Hotter Than Me”
Zach Hood ft. Sasha Alex Sloan – “Sleepwalking”

BEST DIRECTION
Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
Charli xcx – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”

BEST ART DIRECTION
Charli xcx – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Lorde – “Man Of The Year”
Miley Cyrus – “End of the World”
Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Miley Cyrus – “Easy Lover”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”

BEST EDITING
Charli xcx – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching (From ‘F1 The Movie’)”

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Doechii – “Anxiety”
FKA Twigs – “Eusexua”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Tyla – “Push 2 Start”
Zara Larsson – “Pretty Ugly”

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching” (From ‘F1 The Movie’)
The Weeknd – “Hurry Up Tomorrow”

[Juanlittlem 45,758]

12 nominations?! Oh we are so back

[Teletubby 149,669]

0 nominations for @Addison Rae

[StarstruckIllusion 52,771]

DWAS over Abracadabra for Video of the year is a CHOICE…

But 12 noms is CRAZY omg… I’m gagged

Is Gaga finally getting the vanguard or?

Edited August 5 by StarstruckIllusion

[Juanlittlem 45,758]

Just now, Teletubby said:

0 nominations for @Addison Rae

How many for Bebe Rexha

[HeAteMyh3art 1,100]

of course die with a smile in all the main categories 

[Juanlittlem 45,758]

4 minutes ago, Teletubby said:

BEST COUNTRY

I hope Spain wins this

[StarstruckIllusion 52,771]

2 minutes ago, Juanlittlem said:

12 nominations?! Oh we are so back

Did she get the most nominations out of every one else??

[nodandsmile 10,630]

Abra having more nominations yet missing VOTY in favor of DWAS does not make a lick of sense... but it's the VMAs, not really about quality 

[Biagio2103 6,200]

Abra got 6 nominations in technical categories but not Video of the Year? CHOICES

[Nagini 2,480]

Abracadabra in all of the non-popular vote/real/technical categories. She's taking Best Music Video at the Grammys for sure 

[lastpopicon 29,787]

Die with a smile overshadowing miss debra  It deserved a song of the year nom 

[lastpopicon 29,787]

In what world does sport car deserve a SOTY nomination but not abracadabra 

[RudraCNG 15,077]

DWAS as best video but not Abra? Sure, Joanne 

[Juanlittlem 45,758]

3 minutes ago, StarstruckIllusion said:

Did she get the most nominations out of every one else??

Yup, Bruno is behind with 11 then Kendrick with 10