2025 MTV Video Music Awards

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Hosted by LL COOL J, the show is set to air live coast-to-coast from New York’s UBS Arena on Sunday, Sept. 7 at 8:00 p.m., ET/5:00 p.m., PT, on CBS, simulcast on MTV and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S.




 Honorees
• Video Vanguard Award Mariah Carey


• VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award Busta Rhymes
• Latin Icon Award Ricky Martin 

 

 Winners:
• Artist of the Year: Lady Gaga
• Best Collaboration: Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, “Die With a Smile”
• Best Album: Sabrina Carpenter, Short n’ Sweet
• Song of the Year: APT. by Rosé & Bruno Mars 
• Song of Summer: Just Keep Watching by Tate McRae
• Best New Artist: Alex Warren
• Best Alternative: Back to Friends by sombr
• Best R&B: Type Dangerous by Mariah Carey
• Best KPop: Born Again by Lisa, Doja Cat & Raye
• Best Afrobeat: PUSH 2 START by Tyla
• Best Country: Megan Moroney – “Am I Okay?”
• Best Pop Artist: Sabrina Carpenter
• Best Pop Artist: Sabrina Carpenter
• Video of the Year: Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
• Best Pop: Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
• Best Longform Video: Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
• Best Hip-Hop: Doechii, “Anxiety”
• Best Group: BLACKPINK
• Best Rock: Coldplay, “All My Love”
• Best Latin: Shakira, “Soltera“
• Video for Good: Charli xcx – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”
• Best Direction: Lady Gaga, “Abracadabra”
• Best Art Direction: Lady Gaga, “Abracadabra”
• Best Cinematography: Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
• Best Editing: Just Keep Watching by Tate McRae
• Best Choreography: Doechii, “Anxiety”
• Best Visual Effects: Sabrina Carpenter, “Manchild”

Nominees

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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”

Song of the Summer - Fan voted on Instagram
Addison Rae – “Headphones On” – Columbia Records
Alex Warren – “Ordinary” – Atlantic Records
Benson Boone – “Mystical Magical” – Night Street Records/Warner Records
BigXthaPlug feat. Bailey Zimmerman – “All the Way” – UnitedMasters
Chappell Roan – “The Subway” – Island
Demi Lovato – “Fast” – Island
Doja Cat – “Jealous Type” – Kemosabe/RCA Records
HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI – “Golden” – Republic Records/Visva Records
Jessie Murph – “Blue Strips” – Columbia Records
Justin Bieber – “Daisies” – Def Jam Recordings
MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – “Shake It to the Max (FLY) (Remix)” – gamma.
Morgan Wallen feat. Tate McRae – “What I Want” – Big Loud Records/Mercury Records
Ravyn Lenae feat. Rex Orange County – “Love Me Not” – Atlantic Records
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Island
sombr – “12 to 12” – SMB Music/Warner Records
Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching (From F1 The Movie)” – Atlantic Records ✔

Best Group - Fan voted on Instagram
aespa
All Time Low
Backstreet Boys
BLACKPINK
Coldplay
Evanescence
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Imagine Dragons
Jonas Brothers
KATSEYE
My Chemical Romance
SEVENTEEN
Stray Kids
The Marías
twenty one pilots

 

 

 

 
Presenters
•  Ashlee Simpson Ross
•  Brittany Snow
•  Ciara
•  Drew Barrymore
•  KPop Demon Hunter’s EJAE, REI AMI + Audrey Nuna (HUNTR/X)
•  Ice Spice
•  Jessica Simpson
•  Latto
•  Livvy Dunne
•  Malin Ackerman
•  Meg Stalter
•  Nikki Glaser
•  Paris Hilton

Edited September 8, 2025 by Teletubby

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 Performers 
• Alex Warren
• Busta Rhymes
• Conan Gray
• Doja Cat
• J Balvin featuring DJ Snake
• Jelly Roll
• Lady Gaga
• Mariah Carey 
• Post Malone
• Tate McRae
• Ricky Martin
• Sabrina Carpenter
• sombr
• Ozzy Osbourne tribute: Steven Tyler & Joe Perry, YUNGBLUD, Nuno Bettencourt
• KATSEYE (Pre-Show)
• Megan Moroney (Extended Play Stage)
• Bailey Zimmerman feat. the Kid LAROI (Extended Play Stage)
• Lola Young (Extended Play Stage)

 

 

 

Edited September 8, 2025 by Teletubby

[Lady Polonia 3,028]

She will snap best collab for Die With A Smile and around 2-3 professional awards for Abracadabra

[Eighteen 5,430]

here for the performance 

[ManMan 3,670]

hope she become the most awarded artist this year 

[julz 8,047]

Excited for performances of Doja, Tate, Sabrina, Gaga ofcourse

 

Video of the Year pleeease 

[Yakul 104]

It would make so much more sense if the VMAs have like sort of a collaboration with YouTube. 

The VMAs were made to honor the art of music videos. And YouTube has been the main platform for music videos the last I don't know 15-20 years. 

So to have like a free livestream event on YouTube for every person is long overdue. And the VMAs would greatly profit in terms of relevance.

I used to look for broken livestream links, but now I don't anymore and rather just sleep, because it's such a drag.

[Yakul 104]

Besides from that, our girl will take a lot of trophies home. 

[vertigostick 2,527]

Do we know when Gaga is performing?

Is she opening the show?

[River 125,939]

1 hour ago, Teletubby said:

Presenters
•  Ashlee Simpson Ross
•  Brittany Snow
•  Ciara
•  Drew Barrymore
•  KPop Demon Hunter’s EJAE, REI AMI + Audrey Nuna (HUNTR/X)
•  Ice Spice
•  Jessica Simpson
•  Latto
•  Livvy Dunne
•  Malin Ackerman
•  Meg Stalter
•  Nikki Glaser
•  Paris Hilton

Did they bring all these people from MTV’s archive 

[NickoNacko 36]

1 hour ago, vertigostick said:

Do we know when Gaga is performing?

Is she opening the show?

She’s doing Abra and Dead Dance.

I was at MSG last night and before the show started, an announcer said we were getting a special treat and they filmed it. She did each song twice and they reset between them. She said “put your hands up MTV” during Abra, so it was definitely for the vmas.

[LadyxGaGa 3,180]

ngl i haven’t been this excited for a VMAs in awhile 

 

I CANNOT WAIT!!!

[Sepsami 20,597]

2 hours ago, Yakul said:

It would make so much more sense if the VMAs have like sort of a collaboration with YouTube. 

The VMAs were made to honor the art of music videos. And YouTube has been the main platform for music videos the last I don't know 15-20 years. 

So to have like a free livestream event on YouTube for every person is long overdue. And the VMAs would greatly profit in terms of relevance.

I used to look for broken livestream links, but now I don't anymore and rather just sleep, because it's such a drag.

Yea and the performances literally get uploaded to YouTube anyways lol 

[Debithius 6,036]

How wasn't lady gaga nominated for pop artist of the year?

[darkgaga 7,056]

29 minutes ago, Debithius said:

How wasn't lady gaga nominated for pop artist of the year?

I think if you had a nomination in artist of the year, you couldnt get one in the subcategories