Who won MTV Video Music Awards for 2025? See the full winners list here.
What to know about the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards
- Lady Gaga led the pack with 12 nominations and took home Artist of the Year, Best Collaboration, Best Direction and Best Art Direction.
- The coveted Video of the Year award went to Ariana Grande.
- Fans had the opportunity to vote in 21 categories, with the chance to cast up to 10 votes per day while the voting period was open.
- VMA and Grammy winner and five-time Grammy host LL Cool J hosted the ceremony.
- Busta Rhymes was honored with the first ever Rock The Bells Visionary Award, while Mariah Carey earned the Video Vanguard Award. The show also featured a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, who died in July at age 76.
Check out the full list of winners and nominees below.
Video of the Year
- Ariana Grande - "Brighter Days Ahead" - Republic Records — Winner
- Billie Eilish - "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" - Darkroom/Interscope Records
- Kendrick Lamar - "Not Like Us" - pgLang/Interscope Records
- Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - "Die with a Smile" - Interscope Records
- ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - "APT." - Atlantic Records
- Sabrina Carpenter - "Manchild" - Island
- The Weeknd, Playboi Carti - "Timeless" - XO/Republic Records
Best Pop Artist
- Sabrina Carpenter - Island — Winner
- Ariana Grande - Republic Records
- Charli xcx - Atlantic Records
- Justin Bieber - Def Jam Recordings
- Lorde - Republic Records
- Miley Cyrus - Columbia Records
- Tate McRae - RCA Records
Best Collaboration
- Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - "Die with a Smile" - Interscope Records — Winner
- Bailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs - "Backup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)" – Atlantic Records/Warner Music Nashville
- Kendrick Lamar & SZA - "luther" - pgLang/Interscope Records
- Post Malone ft. Blake Shelton - "Pour Me a Drink" - Mercury Records
- ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - "APT." - Atlantic Records
- Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco - "Sunset Blvd" - SMG Music/Friends Keep Secrets/Interscope Records
Best Pop
- Ariana Grande - "Brighter Days Ahead" - Republic Records — Winner
- Alex Warren - "Ordinary" - Atlantic Records
- Ed Sheeran - "Sapphire" - Gingerbread Man Records/Atlantic Records
- Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - "Die with a Smile" - Interscope Records
- ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - "APT." - Atlantic Records
- Sabrina Carpenter - "Manchild" - Island
Best Album
- Sabrina Carpenter - "Short n' Sweet" - Island — Winner
- Bad Bunny - "DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS" - Rimas Entertainment
- Kendrick Lamar - "GNX" - pgLang/Interscope Records
- Lady Gaga - "Mayhem" - Interscope Records
- Morgan Wallen - "I'm the Problem" - Big Loud Records/Mercury Records
- The Weeknd - "Hurry Up Tomorrow" - XO/Republic Records
MTV Push Performance of the Year
- Jan. 2025 - KATSEYE - "Touch" - HYBE/Geffen Records — Winner
- Aug. 2024 - Shaboozey - "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" - American Dogwood/EMPIRE
- Sept. 2024 - Ayra Starr - "Last Heartbreak Song" - Mavin Records/Republic Records
- Oct. 2024 - Mark Ambor - "Belong Together" - Hundred Days Records/Virgin Music
- Nov. 2024 - Lay Bankz - "Graveyard" - Artist Partner Group Inc.
- Dec. 2024 - Dasha - "Bye Bye Bye" - Warner Records
- Feb. 2025 - Jordan Adetunji - "KEHLANI" - 300 Entertainment
- March 2025 - Leon Thomas - "YES IT IS" - EZMNY Records/Motown Records
- April 2025 - Livingston - "Shadow" - Republic Records
- May 2025 - Damiano David - "Next Summer" - Sony Italy/Arista Records
- June 2025 - Gigi Perez - "Sailor Song" - Island
- July 2025 - ROLE MODEL - "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out" - Interscope Records
Best Long Form Video
- Ariana Grande - "Brighter Days Ahead" - Republic Records — Winner
- Bad Bunny - "DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (Short Film)" - Rimas Entertainment
- Damiano David - "FUNNY little STORIES" - Sony Italy/Arista Records
- Mac Miller - "Balloonerism" - Warner Records
- Miley Cyrus - "Something Beautiful" - Columbia Records
- The Weeknd - "Hurry Up Tomorrow" - XO/Republic Records
Best Latin
- Shakira - "Soltera" - Sony Music US Latin — Winner
- Bad Bunny - "BAILE INoLVIDABLE" - Rimas Entertainment
- J Balvin - "Rio" - Capitol Records
- KAROL G - "Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido" - Bichota Records/Interscope Records
- Peso Pluma - "LA PATRULLA" - Double P Records
- Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos - "Khé?" - Sony Music US Latin
Best Rock
- Coldplay - "ALL MY LOVE" - Atlantic Records — Winner
- Evanescence - "Afterlife (From the Netflix Series 'Devil May Cry')" - Netflix Music
- Green Day - "One Eyed Bastard" - Reprise Records/Warner Records
- Lenny Kravitz - "Honey" - ℗© 2024 Roxie Records Inc. under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH
- Linkin Park - "The Emptiness Machine" - Warner Records
- twenty one pilots - "The Contract" - Fueled By Ramen
Best Hip-Hop
- Doechii - "Anxiety" - Top Dawg Entertainment/Capitol Records — Winner
- Drake - "NOKIA" - OVO/Santa Anna/Republic
- Eminem ft. Jelly Roll - "Somebody Save Me" - Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records
- GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red - "WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME" - CMG/Interscope Records
- Kendrick Lamar - "Not Like Us" - pgLang/Interscope Records
- LL COOL J ft. Eminem - "Murdergram Deux" - Def Jam Recordings
- Travis Scott - "4X4" - Cactus Jack/Epic Records
Song of the Year
- ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - "APT." - Atlantic Records — Winner
- Alex Warren - "Ordinary" - Atlantic Records
- Billie Eilish - "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" - Darkroom/Interscope Records
- Doechii - "Anxiety" - Top Dawg Entertainment/Capitol Records
- Ed Sheeran - "Sapphire" - Gingerbread Man Records/Atlantic Records
- Gracie Abrams - "I Love You, I'm Sorry" - Interscope Records
- Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - "Die with a Smile" - Interscope Records
- Lorde - "What Was That" - Republic Records
- Tate McRae - "Sports Car" - RCA Records
- The Weeknd, Playboi Carti - "Timeless" - XO/Republic Records
Best K-Pop
- LISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE - "Born Again" - Lloud Co./RCA Records — Winner
- aespa - "Whiplash" - SM Entertainment/Virgin Music Group
- JENNIE - "like JENNIE" - OA Entertainment/Columbia Records
- Jimin - "Who" - BIGHIT MUSIC
- JISOO - "earthquake" - Warner Records
- Stray Kids - "Chk Chk Boom" - JYP/IMPERIAL/Republic
- ROSÉ - "toxic till the end" - Atlantic Records
Artist of the Year
- Lady Gaga - Interscope Records — Winner
- Bad Bunny - Rimas Entertainment
- Beyoncé - Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records
- Kendrick Lamar - pgLang/Interscope Records
- Morgan Wallen - Big Loud Records/Mercury Records
- Taylor Swift - Republic Records
- The Weeknd - XO/Republic Records
Song of Summer
- Tate McRae – "Just Keep Watching" — Winner
- Addison Rae – "Headphones On"
- Alex Warren – "Ordinary"
- Benson Boone – "Mystical Magical"
- BigXthaPlug 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"
Best Afrobeats
- Tyla - "PUSH 2 START" - FAX Records/Epic Records — Winner
- Asake & Travis Scott - "Active" - YBNL Nation/EMPIRE
- Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott - "TaTaTa" - Spaceship/Bad Habit/Atlantic Records
- MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea - "Shake It to the Max (FLY) (Remix)" - gamma.
- Rema - "Baby (Is It a Crime)" - Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Entertainment / Interscope Records
- Tems ft. Asake - "Get It Right" - RCA Records/Since '93
- Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz - "Piece of My Heart" - Starboy/RCA Records
Best Editing
- Tate McRae - "Just Keep Watching" - Atlantic Records — Winner
- Charli xcx - "Guess featuring Billie Eilish" - Atlantic Records
- Ed Sheeran - "Sapphire" - Gingerbread Man Records/Atlantic Records
- Kendrick Lamar - "Not Like Us" - pgLang/Interscope Records
- Lady Gaga - "Abracadabra" - Interscope Records
- Sabrina Carpenter - "Manchild" - Island
Best Art Direction
- Lady Gaga - "Abracadabra" - Interscope Records — Winner
- Charli xcx - "Guess featuring Billie Eilish" - Atlantic Records
- Kendrick Lamar - "Not Like Us" - pgLang/Interscope Records
- Lorde - "Man of the Year" - Republic Records
- Miley Cyrus - "End of the World" - Columbia Records
- ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - "APT." - Atlantic Records
Best Choreography
- Doechii - "Anxiety" - Top Dawg Entertainment/Capitol Records — Winner
- FKA twigs - "Eusexua" - Atlantic Records
- Kendrick Lamar - "Not Like Us" - pgLang/Interscope Records
- Lady Gaga - "Abracadabra" - Interscope Records
- Tyla - "PUSH 2 START" - FAX Records/Epic Records
- Zara Larsson - "Pretty Ugly" - Epic Records
Best Visual Effects
- Sabrina Carpenter - "Manchild" - Island — Winner
- Ariana Grande - "brighter days ahead" - Republic Records
- Lady Gaga - "Abracadabra" - Interscope Records
- ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - "APT." - Atlantic Records
- Tate McRae - "Just Keep Watching" - Atlantic Records
- The Weeknd - "Hurry Up Tomorrow" - XO/Republic Records
Best Cinematography
- Kendrick Lamar - "Not Like Us" - pgLang/Interscope Records — Winner
- Ariana Grande - "brighter days ahead" - Republic Records
- Ed Sheeran - "Sapphire" - Gingerbread Man Records/Atlantic Records
- Lady Gaga - "Abracadabra" - Interscope Records
- Miley Cyrus - "Easy Lover" - Columbia Records
- Sabrina Carpenter - "Manchild" - Island
Best Direction
- Lady Gaga - "Abracadabra" - Interscope Records — Winner
- Ariana Grande - "brighter days ahead" - Republic Records
- Charli xcx - "Guess featuring Billie Eilish" - Atlantic Records
- Kendrick Lamar - "Not Like Us" - pgLang/Interscope Records
- ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - "APT." - Atlantic Records
- Sabrina Carpenter - "Manchild" - Island
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
Video for Good
- Charli xcx - "Guess featuring Billie Eilish" - Atlantic Records — Winner
- Burna Boy - "Higher" - Spaceship/Bad Habit/Atlantic Records
- Doechii - "Anxiety" - Top Dawg Entertainment/Capitol Records
- Eminem ft. Jelly Roll - "Somebody Save Me" - Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records
- Selena Gomez, benny blanco - "Younger and Hotter Than Me" - SMG Music/Friends Keep Secrets/Interscope Records
- Zach Hood ft. Sasha Alex Sloan - "Sleepwalking" - Arista Records
Best Alternative
- sombr - "back to friends" - SMB Music/Warner Records — Winner
- Gigi Perez - "Sailor Song" - Island
- Imagine Dragons - "Wake Up" - KIDinaKorner/Interscope Records
- Lola Young - "Messy" - Island
- mgk & Jelly Roll - "Lonely Road" - EST 19XX/Interscope Records
- The Marías - "Back to Me" - Nice Life/Atlantic Records
Best Country
- Megan Moroney - "Am I Okay?" - Columbia Records — Winner
- Chris Stapleton - "Think I'm in Love with You" - Mercury Nashville
- Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood - "I'm Gonna Love You" - CoJo Music / Warner Music Nashville
- Jelly Roll - "Liar" - BBR Music Group/BMG/Republic Records
- Lainey Wilson - "4x4xU" - Broken Bow Records
- Morgan Wallen - "Smile" - Big Loud Records/Mercury Records
Best R&B
- Mariah Carey - "Type Dangerous" - gamma. — Winner
- Chris Brown - "Residuals" - Chris Brown Entertainment/RCA Records
- Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs - "MUTT (REMIX)" - EZMNY Records/Motown Records
- PARTYNEXTDOOR - "N o C h i l l" - OVO Sound
- Summer Walker - "Heart of a Woman" - LVRN/Interscope Records
- SZA - "Drive" - Top Dawg Entertainment/RCA Records
- The Weeknd, Playboi Carti - "Timeless" - XO/Republic Records
Best New Artist
- Alex Warren - Atlantic Records — Winner
- Ella Langley - SAWGOD/Columbia Records
- Gigi Perez - Island
- Lola Young - Island
- sombr - SMB Music/Warner Records
- The Marías - Nice Life/Atlantic Records
