Lady Gaga commands the night at the 2025 MTV VMAs with four wins, followed by Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter with three wins.
The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) winners have been announced in a star-studded show. It was Lady Gaga who went home the happiest after scooping four awards. She was closely followed by Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter, who walked away with three each. The show also included a poignant tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne. The show itself was presented by LL Cool J.
AND THE WINNERS ARE…
WINNERS IN EACH CATEGORY BELOW:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR, Presented by Burger King®
Ariana Grande – “brighter days ahead” – Republic Records
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Lady Gaga – Interscope Records
SONG OF THE YEAR
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.” – Atlantic Records
BEST NEW ARTIST
Alex Warren – Atlantic Records
BEST POP ARTIST
Sabrina Carpenter – Island
MTV PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR, presented by BACARDÍ® Rum
KATSEYE – “Touch” – HYBE/Geffen Records (Jan 2025)
BEST COLLABORATION, presented by Under Armour
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With A Smile” – Interscope Records
BEST POP
Ariana Grande – “brighter days ahead” – Republic Record
BEST HIP-HOP
Doechii – “Anxiety” – Top Dawg Entertainment/Capitol Records
BEST R&B
Mariah Carey – “Type Dangerous” – gamma.
BEST ALTERNATIVE
sombr – “back to friends” – SMB Music/Warner Records
BEST ROCK
Coldplay – “ALL MY LOVE” – Atlantic Records
BEST LATIN
Shakira – “Soltera“ – Sony Music US Latin
BEST AFROBEATS
Tyla – “PUSH 2 START” – FAX Records/Epic Records
BEST K-POP
LISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE – “Born Again” – Lloud Co./RCA Records
BEST COUNTRY
Megan Moroney – “Am I Okay?” – Columbia Records
BEST ALBUM
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet – Island
BEST LONG FORM VIDEO
Ariana Grande – “brighter days ahead” – Republic Records
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Charli xcx – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish” – Atlantic Records
BEST DIRECTION
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Interscope Records
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang/Interscope Records
BEST EDITING
Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)” – Atlantic Records
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Doechii – “Anxiety” – Top Dawg Entertainment/Capitol Records
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Island
BEST ART DIRECTION
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Interscope Records
SOCIAL CATEGORIES:
BEST GROUP
BLACKPINK
SONG OF THE SUMMER
Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)” – Atlantic Records
SPECIAL AWARDS:
VIDEO VANGUARD-Mariah Carey
MTV VMA Rock The Bells Visionary Award-Busta Rhymes
LATIN ICON AWARD-Ricky Martin
BEHIND THE SCENES
The 2025 “VMAs” are produced by Gunpowder & Sky. Bruce Gillmer, Den of Thieves co-founder Jesse Ignjatovic, and Barb Bialkowski are executive producers. Alicia Portugal is co-executive producer. Jackie Barba is the executive in charge of production. Wendy Plaut is the executive in charge of celebrity talent. Lisa Lauricella is the executive in charge of music talent.
Official sponsors of the 2025 “VMAs” include BACARDÍ® Rum, Burger King®, DORITOS®, Downy Unstopables, Dunkin’®, The General Insurance®, PANTENE and Under Armour.
The 2025 MTV “VMAs,” hosted by LL COOL J, aired coast-to-coast from New York’s UBS Arena on Sunday, Sept. 7 at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT on the CBS Television Network. It is streaming on Paramount+ in the UK on 9th September.
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