The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards lit up New York’s UBS Arena on Sunday, September 8, with rapper LL Cool J serving as host for the star-studded ceremony.
Ariana Grande’s “Brighter Days Ahead” secured the night’s top honor, winning Video of the Year. She also left with three trophies overall. Lady Gaga, however, was the evening’s biggest winner, claiming four awards including Artist of the Year.
Sabrina Carpenter also enjoyed a big night, bagging three awards, among them Album of the Year for Short n’ Sweet.
Rosé, in collaboration with Bruno Mars, won Song of the Year with their track “APT..” while KATSEYE took home MTV Push Performance of the Year for “Touch.” Gaga and Mars also scored a win together for Best Collaboration with “Die With a Smile.”
In addition to competitive awards, Mariah Carey received the prestigious Video Vanguard Award. Busta Rhymes was honored with the first-ever Rock the Bells Visionary Award, and Ricky Martin was celebrated with the inaugural Latin Icon Award.
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Below is the complete list of winners:
Full List of Winners — MTV VMAs 2025
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
- Lady Gaga (WINNER)
- Bad Bunny
- Beyoncé
- Kendrick Lamar
- Morgan Wallen
- Taylor Swift
- The Weeknd
Song of the Year
- Rosé & Bruno Mars, “APT.” (WINNER)
- 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”
- Tate McRae, “Sports Car”
- The Weeknd, Playboi Carti, “Timeless”
Best New Artist
- Alex Warren (WINNER)
- Ella Langley
- Gigi Perez
- Lola Young
- Sombr
- The Marías
Best Pop Artist
- Sabrina Carpenter (WINNER)
- Ariana Grande
- Charli xcx
- Justin Bieber
- Lorde
- Miley Cyrus
- Tate McRae
MTV Push Performance of the Year
- KATSEYE, “Touch” (WINNER)
- Shaboozey, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
- Ayra Starr, “Last Heartbreak Song”
- Mark Ambor, “Belong Together”
- Lay Bankz, “Graveyard”
- Dasha, “Bye Bye Bye”
- Jordan Adetunji, “Kehlani”
- Leon Thomas, “Yes It Is”
- Livingston, “Shadow”
- Damiano David, “Next Summer”
- Gigi Perez, “Sailor Song”
- Role Model, “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out”
Best Collaboration
- Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, “Die With a Smile” (WINNER)
- Bailey Zimmerman & Luke Combs, “Backup Plan”
- Kendrick Lamar & SZA, “luther”
- Post Malone ft. Blake Shelton, “Pour Me a Drink”
- Rosé & Bruno Mars, “APT.”
- Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco, “Sunset Blvd”
Best Pop
- Ariana Grande, “Brighter Days Ahead” (WINNER)
- Alex Warren, “Ordinary”
- Ed Sheeran, “Sapphire”
- Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, “Die With A Smile”
- Rosé & Bruno Mars, “APT.”
- Sabrina Carpenter, “Manchild”
Best Hip-Hop
- Doechii, “Anxiety” (WINNER)
- 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
- Mariah Carey, “Type Dangerous” (WINNER)
- Chris Brown, “Residuals”
- Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs, “Mutt (Remix)”
- Partynextdoor, “No Chill”
- Summer Walker, “Heart Of A Woman”
- SZA, “Drive”
- The Weeknd, Playboi Carti, “Timeless”
Best Alternative
- Sombr, “Back to Friends” (WINNER)
- Gigi Perez, “Sailor Song”
- Imagine Dragons, “Wake Up”
- Lola Young, “Messy”
- MGK & Jelly Roll, “Lonely Road”
- The Marías, “Back To Me”
Best Rock
- Coldplay, “All My Love” (WINNER)
- Evanescence, “Afterlife”
- Green Day, “One Eyed Bastard”
- Lenny Kravitz, “Honey”
- Linkin Park, “The Emptiness Machine”
- Twenty One Pilots, “The Contract”
Best Latin
- Shakira, “Soltera” (WINNER)
- Bad Bunny, “Baile Inolvidable”
- J Balvin, “Rio”
- Karol G, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
- Peso Pluma, “La Patrulla”
- Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos, “Khé?”
Best K-pop
- Lisa ft. Doja Cat & Raye, “Born Again” (WINNER)
- Aespa, “Whiplash”
- Jennie, “Like Jennie”
- Jimin, “Who”
- Jisoo, “Earthquake”
- Stray Kids, “Chk Chk Boom”
- Rosé, “Toxic Till the End”
Best Afrobeats
- Tyla, “Push 2 Start” (WINNER)
- 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”
- Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz, “Piece Of My Heart”
Best Country
- Megan Moroney, “Am I Okay?” (WINNER)
- Chris Stapleton, “Think I’m In Love With You”
- Cody Johnson & Carrie Underwood, “I’m Gonna Love You”
- Jelly Roll, “Liar”
- Lainey Wilson, “4x4xU”
- Morgan Wallen, “Smile”
Best Album
- Sabrina Carpenter, Short n’ Sweet (WINNER)
- Bad Bunny, Debí Tirar Más Fotos
- Kendrick Lamar, GNX
- Lady Gaga, Mayhem
- Morgan Wallen, I’m the Problem
- The Weeknd, Hurry Up Tomorrow
Best Longform Video
- Ariana Grande, “Brighter Days Ahead” (WINNER)
- 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”
Best Group
- BLACKPINK (WINNER)
- aespa
- All Time Low
- Backstreet Boys
- 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
- Tate McRae, “Just Keep Watching (From F1 The Movie)” (WINNER)
- Addison Rae, “Headphones On”
- Alex Warren, “Ordinary”
- Benson Boone, “Mystical Magical”
- BigXthaPlug ft. Bailey Zimmerman, “All The Way”
- Chappell Roan, “The Subway”
- Demi Lovato, “Fast”
- Doja Cat, “Jealous Type”
- HUNTRIX: 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”
Video for Good
- Charli xcx – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish” (WINNER)
- Burna Boy, “Higher”
- 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
- Lady Gaga, “Abracadabra” (WINNER)
- Ariana Grande, “Brighter Days Ahead”
- Charli xcx, “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”
- Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
- Rosé & Bruno Mars, “APT.”
- Sabrina Carpenter, “Manchild”
Best Art Direction
- Lady Gaga, “Abracadabra” (WINNER)
- Charli xcx, “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”
- Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
- Lorde, “Man of the Year”
- Miley Cyrus, “End of the World”
- Rosé & Bruno Mars, “APT.”
Best Cinematography
- Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us” (WINNER)
- Ariana Grande, “Brighter Days Ahead”
- Ed Sheeran, “Sapphire”
- Lady Gaga, “Abracadabra”
- Miley Cyrus, “Easy Lover”
- Sabrina Carpenter, “Manchild”
Best Editing
- Tate McRae, “Just Keep Watching (From F1: The Movie)” (WINNER)
- Charli xcx, “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”
- Ed Sheeran, “Sapphire”
- Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
- Lady Gaga, “Abracadabra”
- Sabrina Carpenter, “Manchild”
Best Choreography
- Doechii, “Anxiety” (WINNER)
- FKA Twigs, “Eusexua”
- Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
- Lady Gaga, “Abracadabra”
- Tyla – “Push 2 Start”
- Zara Larsson, “Pretty Ugly”
Best Visual Effects
- Sabrina Carpenter, “Manchild” (WINNER)
- Ariana Grande, “Brighter Days Ahead”
- Lady Gaga, “Abracadabra”
- Rosé & Bruno Mars, “APT.”
- Tate McRae, “Just Keep Watching (From F1: The Movie)”
- The Weeknd, “Hurry Up Tomorrow”
