2025 VMAS Is here, and some of the biggest names in music will go down to New York City for a night with performances, fashion and moonmen.
For the first time ever, the MTV Awards show is broadcast on both CBS and MTV. And for the cord cutters, at Paramount+.
Lady Gaga leads the nominations with 18 nods, followed by Bruno Mars with 11, Kendrick Lamar with 10 and Sabrina Carpenter and Rosé both with 9.
We will update this winning list as the night goes, so stay up to date.
This year’s video
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, Playboi Carti – “Timeless”
Artist of the Year
Bad rabbit
Beyoncé
Kendrick Lamar
Lady Gaga – Winner
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Song of the year
Alex Warren – “plain”
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 it”
Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.” – Winner
Tate McRae – “Sports Car”
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless”
Best new artist
Alex Warren – Winner
Porcelain
Marías
Best pop artist
Ariana Grande
Charli XCX
Justin Bieber
Lord
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 – “Hear Together”
November 2024 – Lay Bankz – “Graveyard”
December 2024 – Dasha – “Bye Bye”
January 2025 – Katseye – “touch” – winner
February 2025 – Jordan Adatetunji – “Kehlani”
March 2025 – Leon Thomas – “Yes It’s”
April 2025 – Livingston – “Shadow”
May 2025 – Damiano David – “Next Summer”
June 2025 – Gigi Perez – “Sailor Song”
July 2025 – Role model “Sally, when the wine ends”
Best collaboration
Bailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs – “Backup Plan (StageCoach Official Music Video)”
Kendrick Lamar & Sza – “Luther”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With A Smile”
Post Malone Feat. Blake Shelton – “Pour a drink”
Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.”
Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco – “Sunset Blvd”
Best pop
Alex Warren – “plain”
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 Feat. Jelly Roll – “Somebody Save Me”
Glorilla ft. Sexyy Red – “Watchu Kno About Me”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not like us”
Ll cool j feat. Eminem – “Murdergram Deux”
Travis Scott – “4×4”
Best R&B
Chris Brown – “Rest”
Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs – “Mutt (Remix)”
Mariah Carey – “Type Dangerous” – Winner
PartyExtdoor – “Noc Hill”
Summer Walker – “Heart of a Woman”
Said – “Drive”
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless”
Best options
Gigi Perez – “Sailor Song”
Imagine Dragon – “Wake Up”
Lola Young – “Messy”
MGK & Jelly Roll – “Lonely Road”
Sombr – “Back to Friends” – Winner
Marías – “Back to Me”
Best stone
Coldplay – “All My Love”
Evanescence – “Afterlife” (from the Netflix series The devil can cry)
Green Day – “One Eyed Bastard”
Lenny Kravitz – “Honey”
Linkin Park – “The Emptiness Machine”
Twenty pilots – “The contract”
Best Latin
Bad Bunny – “Baile Inolvideble”
J Ballvin – “reson”
Karol G – “If I had known you before”
Pen weight – “patruljen”
Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos – “Khé?”
Best K-pop
Aespa – “whiplash”
Jennie – “Like Jennie”
Jimin – “who”
Jisoo – “earthquake”
Lisa ft. Doja Cat & Raye – “Born Again” – Winner
Stray Kids – “CHK Chk Boom”
Rosé – “Toxic to the end”
Best Afrobeats
Asake & Travis Scott – “Active”
BURN BOY FT. Travis Scott – “It”.
Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – “Shake it to the Max (Fly) (Remix)”
REMA – “Baby (is that a crime)”
Tems Feat. Asake – “Get It Right”
TYLA – “PUSH 2 START” – WINNER
Wizkid feat. Brent Faiyaz – “My Heart”
Best country
Chris Stapleton – “Think I’m in love with you”
Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood – “I will love you”
Jelly Roll – “Liar”
Lainey Wilson – “4x4xu”
Megan Moroney – “Am I okay?” – Winner
Morgan Wallen – “Smile”
Best album
Bad rabbit – I had to throw more pictures
Kendrick Lamar – Gnx
Lady Gaga – Devastation
Morgan Wallen – I’m the problem
Sabrina carpenter – Short n ‘cute
Weeknd – Hurry up tomorrow
Best long -shaped video
Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
Bad Bunny – “I had to throw more photos (short film)”
Damiano David – “Funny little stories”
Mac Miller – “Balloonism”
Miley Cyrus – “something beautiful”
The Weeknd – “Hurry tomorrow”
Video for good
BURN BOY – “Higher”
Charli XCX – “Guess with Billie Eilish”
Doechii – “anxiety”
Eminem Feat. 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 with Billie Eilish”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not like us”
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Best art direction
Charli XCX – “Guess with 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 with 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 tomorrow”
