The 2025 MTV VMAs which aired and too place this year on Sunday, Sept. 7, at the UBS Arena in New York and featured some of music’s biggest stars taking home a coveted Moon Person trophy.
LL Cool J hosted the event, which took place this year on Sunday, Sept. 7, at the UBS Arena in New York.
Here are the full list of nominees and winners:
Video of the Year
- Winner: Ariana Grande, “Brighter Days Ahead”
- 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 and Playboi Carti, “Timeless”
Best Album
- Bad Bunny, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
- Kendrick Lamar, GNX
- Lady Gaga, Mayhem
- Morgan Wallen, I’m the Problem
- Winner: Sabrina Carpenter, Short n’ Sweet
- The Weeknd, Hurry Up Tomorrow
Best Pop
- Alex Warren, “Ordinary”
- Winner: Ariana Grande, “Brighter Days Ahead”
- Ed Sheeran, “Sapphire”
- Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, “Die With A Smile”
- ROSÉ and Bruno Mars, “APT.”
- Sabrina Carpenter, “Manchild”
Artist of the Year
- Bad Bunny
- Beyoncé
- Kendrick Lamar
- Winner: 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 and Bruno Mars, “Die With a Smile”
- Lorde, “What Was That”
- Winner: ROSÉ and Bruno Mars, “APT.”
- Tate McRae, “Sports Car”
- The Weeknd and Playboi Carti, “Timeless”
Best New Artist
- Winner: Alex Warren
- Ella Langley
- Gigi Perez
- Lola Young
- Sombr
- The Marías
Best R&B
- Chris Brown, “Residuals”
- Leon Thomas and Freddie Gibbs, “MUTT (REMIX)”
- Winner: Mariah Carey, “Type Dangerous”
- PARTYNEXTDOOR, “N o C h i l l”
- Summer Walker, “Heart of a Woman”
- SZA, “Drive”
- The Weeknd and Playboi Carti, “Timeless”
Best Hip-Hop
- Winner: Doechii, “Anxiety”
- Drake, “NOKIA”
- Eminem featuring Jelly Roll, “Somebody Save Me”
- GloRilla featuring Sexyy Red, “Watch Kno About Me”
- Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
- LL COOL J featuring Eminem, “Murdergram Deux”
- Travis Scott, “4X4”
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”
- Winner: Megan Moroney, “Am I Okay?”
- Morgan Wallen, “Smile”
Best Rock
- Winner: Coldplay, “All My Love”
- Evanescence, “Afterlife” (from the Netflix series Devil May Cry)
- Green Day, “One Eyed Bastard”
- Lenny Kravitz, “Honey”
- Linkin Park, “The Emptiness Machine”
- twenty one pilots, “The Contract”
Best Alternative
- Gigi Perez, “Sailor Song”
- Imagine Dragons, “Wake Up”
- Lola Young, “Messy”
- mgk and Jelly Roll, “Lonely Road”
- Winner: Sombr, “back to friends”
- The Marías, “Back to Me”
Best K-pop
- aespa, “Whiplash”
- JENNIE, “like JENNIE”
- Jimin, “Who”
- JISOO, “earthquake”
- Winner: LISA featuring Doja Cat and Raye, “Born Again”
- Stray Kids, “Chk Chk Boom”
- Rosé, “toxic till the end”
Best Afrobeats
- Asake and Travis Scott, “Active”
- Burna Boy featuring Travis Scott, “TaTaTa”
- MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng and Shenseea, “Shake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix)”
- Rema, “Baby (Is It A Crime)”
- Tems featuring Asake, “Get It Right”
- Winner: Tyla, “PUSH 2 START”
- Wizkid featuring Brent Faiyaz, “Piece of My Heart”
Best Latin
- Bad Bunny, “BAILE INoLVIDABLE”
- J Balvin, “Rio”
- Karol G, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
- Peso Pluma, “LA PATRULLA”
- Rauw Alejandro and Romeo Santos, “Khé?”
- Shakira, “Soltera”
Best Pop Artist
- Ariana Grande
- Charli xcx
- Justin Bieber
- Lorde
- Miley Cyrus
- Winner: Sabrina Carpenter
- Tate McRae
Song of Summer
- Addison Rae, “Headphones On”
- Alex Warren, “Ordinary”
- Benson Boone, “Mystical Magical”
- BigXthaPlugg featuring Bailey Zimmerman, “All the Way”
- Chappell Roan, “The Subway”
- Demi Lovato, “Fast”
- Doja Cat, “Jealous Type”
- HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI, “Golden”
- Jessie Murph, “Blue Strips”
- Justin Bieber, “Daisies”
- MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng and Shenseea, “Shake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix)”
- Morgan Wallen featuring Tate McRae, “What I Want”
- Ravyn Lenae featuring Rex Orange County, “Love Me Not”
- Sabrina Carpenter, “Manchild”
- Sombr, “12 to 12”
- Winner: Tate McRae, “Just Keep Watching”
Best Group
- aespa
- All Time Low
- Backstreet Boys
- Winner: BLACKPINK
- Coldplay
- Evanescence
- Fuerza Regida
- Grupo Frontera
- Imagine Dragons
- Jonas Brothers
- KATSEYE
- My Chemical Romance
- Seventeen
- Stray Kids
- The Marías
- twenty one pilots
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”
- Winner: 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 Luke Combs, “Backup Plan” (Stagecoach official music video)
- Kendrick Lamar and SZA, “luther”
- Winner: Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, “Die With a Smile”
- Post Malone featuring Blake Shelton, “Pour Me a Drink”
- Rosé and Bruno Mars, “APT.”
- Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco, “Sunset Blvd.”
Best Long Form Video
- Winner: 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”
- Winner: Charli xcx, “Guess” featuring Billie Eilish
- Doechii, “Anxiety”
- Eminem featuring Jelly Roll, “Somebody Save Me”
- Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco, “Younger and Hotter Than Me”
- Zach Hood featuring Sasha Alex Sloan, “Sleepwalking”
Best Direction
- Ariana Grande, “Brighter Days Ahead”
- Charli xcx, “Guess” featuring Billie Eilish
- Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
- Winner: Lady Gaga, “Abracadabra”
- Rosé and Bruno Mars, “APT.”
- Sabrina Carpenter, “Manchild”
Best Art Direction
- Charli xcx, “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”
- Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
- Winner: Lady Gaga, “Abracadabra”
- Lorde, “Man Of The Year”
- Miley Cyrus, “End of the World”
- Rosé and Bruno Mars, “APT.”
Best Cinematography
- Ariana Grande, “Brighter Days Ahead”
- Ed Sheeran, “Sapphire”
- Winner: 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”
- Winner: Tate McRae, “Just Keep Watching”
Best Choreography
- Winner: 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 and Bruno Mars, “APT.”
- Winner: Sabrina Carpenter, “Manchild”
- Tate McRae, “Just Keep Watching“
- The Weeknd, “Hurry Up Tomorrow”
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