The MTV Video Music Awards is making its debut on CBS for the 2025 version with a star-studded lineup of performers led by host LL Cool J.
The Sunday, September 7, awards present is going down at UBS Enviornment in Elmont, New York, for the second 12 months in a row. This 12 months's version marks LL Cool J's first time emceeing the MTV ceremony solo, as he beforehand hosted in 2022 alongside Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow.
Again in 1997, the “Murdergram” rapper, 57, turned the primary hip-hop artist to win the Video Vanguard Award. This 12 months, that honor — which has since been renamed in honor of the late Michael Jackson — will go to Mariah Carey, who in a full-circle second offered LL Cool J together with his Video Vanguard Moon Particular person almost 20 years in the past.
Scroll down for the entire record of 2025 MTV Video Music Awards nominees — and search for the daring names to see who gained:
Video of the 12 months
Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Forward”
Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Woman Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile”
Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless”
Artist of the 12 months
Dangerous Bunny
Beyoncé
Kendrick Lamar
Woman Gaga
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Music of the 12 months
Alex Warren – “Bizarre”
Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather”
Doechii – “Anxiousness”
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire”
Gracie Abrams – “I Love You, I'm Sorry”
Woman Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile”
Lorde – “What Was That”
Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.”
Tate McRae – “Sports activities Automotive”
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless”
Finest New Artist
Alex Warren
Ella Langley
Gigi Perez
Lola Younger
Sombr
The Marías
MTV is gearing up for its largest evening of the 12 months: the 2025 Video Music Awards. This 12 months's occasion guarantees to be a night to recollect, with the largest names in music nominated for a number of awards, together with Woman Gaga, Bruno Mars, Ariana Grande, Kendrick Lamar and Sabrina Carpenter. The 2025 version of the awards present […]
Finest Pop Artist
Ariana Grande
Charli XCX
Justin Bieber
Lorde
Miley Cyrus
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
MTV Push Efficiency of the 12 months
August 2024: Shaboozey – “A Bar Music (Tipsy)”
September 2024 – Ayra Starr – “Final Heartbreak Music”
October 2024 – Mark Ambor – “Belong Collectively”
November 2024 – Lay Bankz – “Graveyard”
December 2024 – Dasha – “Bye Bye Bye”
January 2025 – Katseye – “Contact”
February 2025 – Jordan Adetunji – “Kehlani”
March 2025 – Leon Thomas – “Sure It Is”
April 2025 – Livingston – “Shadow”
Might 2025 – Damiano David – “Subsequent Summer time”
June 2025 – Gigi Perez – “Sailor Music”
July 2025 – Position Mannequin – “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out”
Finest Collaboration
Bailey Zimmerman With Luke Combs – “Backup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)”
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “Luther”
Woman Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile”
Put up Malone ft. Blake Shelton – “Pour Me a Drink”
Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.”
Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco – “Sundown Blvd”
Finest Pop
Alex Warren – “Bizarre”
Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Forward”
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire”
Woman Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile”
Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Finest Hip-Hop
Doechii – “Anxiousness”
Drake – “Nokia”
Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – “Any person Save Me”
GloRilla ft. Sexyy Crimson – “Whatchu Kno About Me”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
LL Cool J ft. Eminem – “Murdergram Deux”
Travis Scott – “4X4”
Finest R&B
Chris Brown – “Residuals”
Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs – “Mutt (Remix)”
Mariah Carey – “Kind Harmful”
Partynextdoor – “No Chill”
Summer time Walker – “Coronary heart of a Lady”
SZA – “Drive”
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless”
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Finest Various
Gigi Perez – “Sailor Music”
Think about Dragons – “Wake Up”
Lola Younger – “Messy”
MGK & Jelly Roll – “Lonely Highway”
Sombr – “Again to Mates”
The Marías – “Again to Me”
Finest Rock
Coldplay – “All My Love”
Evanescence – “Afterlife (From the Netflix Collection Satan Might Cry)”
Inexperienced Day – “One Eyed Bastard”
Lenny Kravitz – “Honey”
Linkin Park – “The Vacancy Machine”
Twenty One Pilots – “The Contract”
Finest Latin
Dangerous Bunny – “Baile Inolvidable”
J Balvin – “Rio”
Karol G – “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
Peso Pluma – “La Patrulla”
Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos – “Khé?”
Shakira – “Soltera”
Finest Okay-Pop
Aespa – “Whiplash”
Jennie – “Like Jennie”
Jimin – “Who”
Jisoo – “Earthquake”
Lisa ft. Doja Cat & Raye – “Born Once more”
Stray Children – “Chk Chk Increase”
Rosé – “Poisonous Until the Finish”
Finest Afrobeats
Asake & Travis Scott – “Energetic”
Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott – “TaTaTa”
Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – “Shake It to the Max (Fly) (Remix)”
Rema – “Child (Is It a Crime)”
Tems ft. Asake – “Get It Proper”
Tyla – “Push 2 Begin”
Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz – “Piece of My Coronary heart”
Finest Nation
Chris Stapleton – “Assume 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?”
Morgan Wallen – “Smile”
Finest Album
Dangerous Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Woman Gaga – Mayhem
Morgan Wallen – I'm the Downside
Sabrina Carpenter – Quick n' Candy
The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow
Finest Lengthy Kind Video
Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Forward”
Dangerous Bunny – “Debí Tirar Más Fotos (Quick Movie)”
Damiano David – “Humorous Little Tales”
Mac Miller – “Balloonerism”
Miley Cyrus – “One thing Stunning”
The Weeknd – “Hurry Up Tomorrow”
Video for Good
Burna Boy – “Greater”
Charli XCX – “Guess that includes Billie Eilish”
Doechii – “Anxiousness”
Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – “Any person Save Me”
Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco – “Youthful and Hotter Than Me”
Zach Hood ft. Sasha Alex Sloan – “Sleepwalking”
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Finest Course
Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Forward”
Charli XCX – “Guess that includes Billie Eilish”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Woman Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Finest Artwork Course
Charli XCX – “Guess that includes Billie Eilish”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Woman Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Lorde – “Man of the 12 months”
Miley Cyrus – “Finish of the World”
Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.”
Finest Cinematography
Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Forward”
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Woman Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Miley Cyrus – “Straightforward Lover”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Finest Enhancing
Charli XCX – “Guess that includes Billie Eilish”
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Woman Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Tate McRae – “Simply Hold Watching (From F1® The Film)”
Finest Choreography
Doechii – “Anxiousness”
FKA Twigs – “Eusexua”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Woman Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Tyla – “Push 2 Begin”
Zara Larsson – “Fairly Ugly”
Finest Visible Results
Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Forward”
Woman Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Tate McRae – “Simply Hold Watching (From F1® The Film)”
The Weeknd – “Hurry Up Tomorrow”
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Finest Group
Aespa
All Time Low
Backstreet Boys
Blackpink
Coldplay
Evanescence
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Think about Dragons
Jonas Brothers
Katseye
My Chemical Romance
Seventeen
Stray Children
The Marías
Twenty One Pilots
Music of Summer time
Addison Rae – “Headphones On”
Alex Warren – “Bizarre”
Benson Boone – “Mystical Magical”
BigXthaPlug ft. Bailey Zimmerman – “All of the Manner”
Chappell Roan – “The Subway”
Demi Lovato – “Quick”
Doja Cat – “Jealous Kind”
Huntr/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 Need”
Ravyn Lenae ft. Rex Orange County – “Love Me Not”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Sombr – “12 to 12”
Tate McRae – “Simply Hold Watching (From F1® The Film)”
Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
Mariah Carey
Rock the Bells Visionary Award
Busta Rhymes
Latin Icon Award
Ricky Martin
