The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards took place on September 7, celebrating the top music videos and artists of the year. Lady Gaga led the night with the most awards, followed by Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter, who also had a standout night.
Here is the complete list of nominees and winners from the 2025 MTV VMAs:
Major Categories
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 & Playboi Carti – “Timeless”
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 & Bruno Mars – “Die with a Smile”
Lorde – “What Was That”
WINNER: ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Tate McRae – “Sports Car”
The Weeknd & Playboi Carti – “Timeless”
Best New Artist
WINNER: Alex Warren
Ella Langley
Gigi Perez
Lola Young
sombr
The Marías
Best Collaboration
Bailey Zimmerman & Luke Combs – “Backup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)”
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “luther”
WINNER: 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”
Genre-Based Categories
Best Pop
Alex Warren – “Ordinary”
WINNER: Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die with a Smile”
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Best Pop Artist (New Category)
Ariana Grande
Charli XCX
Justin Bieber
Lorde
Miley Cyrus
WINNER: Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
Best Hip-Hop
WINNER: 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”
Best R&B
Chris Brown – “Residuals”
Leon Thomas & 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 & Playboi Carti – “Timeless”
Best Alternative
Gigi Perez – “Sailor Song”
Imagine Dragons – “Wake Up”
Lola Young – “Messy”
mgk & Jelly Roll – “Lonely Ro
ad” WINNER: sombr – “Back to Friends”
The Marías – “Back to Me”
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 Latin
Bad Bunny – “BAILE INoLVIDABLE”
J Balvin – “Rio”
KAROL G – “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
Peso Pluma – “LA PATRULLA”
Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos – “¿Qué?”
WINNER: Shakira – “Soltera”
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”
WINNER: Tyla – “PUSH 2 START”
Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz – “Piece of My Heart”
Best K-Pop
Aespa – “Whiplash”
JENNIE – “like JENNIE”
Jimin – “Who”
JISOO – “earthquake”
WINNER: LISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE – “Born Again”
Stray Kids – “Chk Chk Boom”
ROSÉ – “toxic till the end”
Best Country (New Category)
Chris Stapleton – “Think I’m in Love With You”
Cody Johnson & Carrie Underwood – “I’m Gonna Love You”
Jelly Roll – “Liar”
Lainey Wilson – “4x4xU”
WINNER: Megan Moroney – “Am I Okay?”
Morgan Wallen – “Smile”
Other Categories
MTV Push Performance of the Year
Ayra Starr – “Last Heartbreak Song”
Damiano David – “Next Summer”
Dasha – “Bye Bye Bye”
Gigi Perez – “Sailor Song”
Jordan Adetunji – “KEHLANI”
WINNER: KATSEYE – “Touch”
Lay Bankz – “Graveyard”
Leon Thomas – “Yes It Is”
Livingston – “Shadow”
Mark Ambor – “Belong Together”
ROLE MODEL – “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out”
Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
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 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 ft. Billie Eilish – “Guess”
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 ft. Billie Eilish – “Guess”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
WINNER: Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
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 ft. Billie Eilish – “Guess”
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
WINNER: Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching (From F1® the Movie)”
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 & Bruno Mars – “APT.”
WINNER: Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching (From F1® the Movie)”
The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow
Best Art Direction
Charli XCX ft. Billie Eilish – “Guess”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
WINNER: Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Lorde – “Man of the Year”
Miley Cyrus – “End of the World”
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Best Group
Aespa
All Time Low
Backstreet Boys
WINNER: BLACKPINK
Coldplay
Evanescence
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Imagine Dragons
Jonas Brothers
Katseye
The Marías
My Chemical Romance
Seventeen
Stray Kids
Twenty One Pilots
Song of the Summer
Addison Rae – “Headphones On”
Alex Warren – “Ordinary”
Benson Boone – “Mystical Magical”
BigXthaPlug & Bailey Zimmerman – “All the Way”
Chappell Roan – “The Subway”
Demi Lovato – “Fast”
Doja Cat – “Jealous Type”
Huntr/x – “Golden”
Jessie Murph – “Blue Strips”
Justin Bieber – “Daisies”
Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – “Shake It to the Max (Fly) (Remix)”
Morgan Wallen & Tate McRae – “What I Want”
Ravyn L
enae ft. Rex Orange County – “Love Me Not” Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Sombr – “12 to 12”
WINNER: Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching (From F1® the Movie)”
Special Honors
Video Vanguard Award: Mariah Carey
Rock the Bells Visionary Award: Busta Rhymes
Latin Icon Award: Ricky Martin