The MTV Video Music Awards have arrived!

Hosted by LL Cool J live from UBS Arena in New York, the 2025 VMAs returned Sunday (September 7) for a night full of show-stopping performances, touching tributes, jaw-dropping looks and excitement to see which artists would take home a moonman trophy.

Lady Gaga leads the list of nominees, earning 12 nods overall, with Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar following closely behind with 11 and 10 nominations, respectively. The 2025 VMAs also added two new categories to an already heavy competition, best pop artist and best country video.

The night also included performances from Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, Alex Warren, Tate McRae, Doja Cat, Jelly Roll, Post Malone and more as well as a star-powered tribute to late rock legend Ozzy Osbourne with the help of Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Yungblud and Nuno Bettencourt.

Mariah Carey also returned to the VMAs for the first time in 20 years to receive the Video Vanguard Award while Busta Rhymes was honored as the first recipient of the inaugural Rock The Bells Visionary Award.

Keep reading to see the full list of winners and nominees.

Video of the Year

Ariana Grande – "brighter days ahead" — WINNER

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 — WINNER

Morgan Wallen

Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

Song of the Year

Alex Warren – "Ordinary"

Billie Eilish – "BIRDS OF A FEATHER"

Gracie Abrams – "I Love You, I'm Sorry"

Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – "Die with a Smile"

ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – "APT." — WINNER

Tate McRae – "Sports Car"

Doechii – "Anxiety"

Ed Sheeran – "Sapphire"

Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – "Die with a Smile"

Lorde – "What Was That'

The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – "Timeless"

Best New Artist

Alex Warren — WINNER

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" — WINNER

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 & SZA – "luther"

Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – "Die with a Smile" — WINNER

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" — WINNER

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 – "Mudergram Deux"

Travis Scott – "4X4"

Best R&B

Chris Brown – "Residuals"

Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs – "MUTT (REMIX)"

Mariah Carey – "Type Dangerous" — WINNER

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" — WINNER

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"

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 & Netón Vega – "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" — WINNER

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" — WINNER

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?" — WINNER

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 — WINNER

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 Group

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

Song Of The Summer

Addison Rae – "Headphones On"

Alex Warren – "Ordinary"

Benson Boone – "Magical Mystical"

BigXthaPlug fr. Bailey Zimmerman – "All The Way"

Chappell Roan – "The Subway"

Demi Lovato – "Fast"

Doja Cat – "Jealous Type"

HUNTER/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI – "Golden"

Jessie Murph – "Blue Strips"

Justin Bieber – "Daisies"

MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – "Shake It to the Max (FLY) (Remix)"

Morgan Wallen ft. Tate McRae – "What I Want"

Ravyn Lenae ft. Rex Orange County – "Love Me Not"

Sabrina Carpenter – "Manchild"

sombr – "12 to 12"

Tate McRae – "Just Keep Watching (from F1 The Movie)" — WINNER

Best Direction

Ariana Grande – "brighter days head"

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 head"

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"

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