The MTV Video Music Awards have been anuced to Lady Gaga, being the best winner of the night, ensuring four great victories.
The event, which was Ll Cool J, was held in UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on September 7, 2025.
Here is a complete list of winners of 2025 MTV VMA:
Video of the year
Winner-Ariana Grande- Blind days ahead
Billie Eilish – Birds of a pen
Kendrick Lamar – Not like us
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – dies with a smile
Rosé and Bruno Mars – APT.
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – Timeless
Song of the year
Alex Warren – Ordinary
Billie Eilish – Birds of a pen
Doechii – anxiety
Ed Sheeran – Sapphire
Gracie Abrams – I love you, I’m sorry
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – dies with a smile
Lorde – What was that?
Tate McRAE – Sports Car
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – Timeless
Winner – Rosé and Bruno Mars – APT.
Artist of the year
Damn bunny
Beyoncé
Kendrick Lamar
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Winner – Lady Gaga
Best new artist
She Langley
Gigi Perez
Lola Young
parasol
Las Marías
Winner – Alex Warren
Best pop artist
Ariana Grande
Charli XCX
Justin Bieber
Lorde
Miley Cyrus
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate mcrae
MTV Push Performance of the Year
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Ayra Starr – Last Heartbreak Song
Mark Ambor – Belonging together
Lay Bankz – Cemetery
Dasha – Bye Bye
Winner – Katseye – Touch
Jordan Adetunji – Kehlani
Leon Thomas – Yes is
Livingston – Shadow
Damiano David – Next summer
Gigi Pérez – Sailor Song
Model to follow – Sally, when the wine is over
Better collaboration
Bailey Zimmerman with Luke combs – Backup Plan (Stagecoach official music video)
Kendrick Lamar y Sza – Luther
Winner-Lay Gaga and Bruno Mars-Die With A Smile
Post Malone Ft. Blake Shelton – Pour a drink
Rosé and Bruno Mars – APT.
Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco – Sunset Blvd
Best Pop
Alex Warren – Ordinary
Larger Big Win-winner-most brilliant
Ed Sheeran – Sapphire
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – dies with a smile
Rosé and Bruno Mars – APT.
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Best Hip-Hop
Winner-dochii-Ansiedad
Drake – Nokia
Eminem FT. Jelly Roll – Someone saves me
Glorilla Ft. Sexyy Red – Whatchu Kno on me
Kendrick Lamar – Not like us
Ll cool J ft. Eminem – Murdergram Deux
Travis Scott – 4×4
Better R&B
Chris Brown – Waste
Leon Thomas and Freddie Gibbs – Mutt (Remix)
Partynextdoor – Noc Hill
Summer Walker – a woman’s heart
SZA – Drive
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – Timeless
Winner – Mariah Carey – Dangerou types
Best alternative
Gigi Pérez – Sailor Song
Imagine Dragones – Wake up
Lola Young – Dissal
MGK & JELLY Roll – Lonely Road
Las Marías – Back to me
Winner – Umbr – Back to Friends
Best rock
Coldplay – All my love
Evanescence – Afterlife (from the Netflix series ‘Devil May Cry’)
Green Day – Bastard of an eye
Lenny Kravitz – Honey
Linkin Park – The vacuum machine
Twenty -one pilots: the contract
Best Latin
Bad Bunny – unforgettable dance
J Balvin – River
Karol G – If I had met you before
Feather weight – La Patrol
Rauw Alejandro and Romeo Santos – Khé?
Winner – Shakira – Single
Better K-Pop
AESPA – PATIGAZO
Jennie – Like Jennie
Jimin – Who
Jisoo – earthquake
Winner – Lisa Ft. Doja Cat & Raye – Born again
Stray Kids – Chk Chk Boom
ROSADO – Toxic until the end
Best Afrobeats
Asake and Travis Scott – Active
Burna Boy Ft. Travis Scott – Tatata
Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng and Shensea – Shake it to the maximum (fly) (Remix)
Rem – Baby (Is it a crime)
Tems ft. ASKE – Do it well
Winner – Tyla – Push 2 Start
Wizkid FT. Brent Faiyaz – My heart piece
Best country
Chris Stapleton – I think I’m in love with you
Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood – I’m going to love you
Gelatin roll – Liar
Lainey Wilson – 4x4xu
Winner – Megan Moroney – I’m fine?
Morgan Wallen – Smile
Best album
Bad Bunny – I had to throw more photos
Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Lady Gaga – Mayhem
Morgan Wallen – I’m the problem
Winner – Sabrina Carpenter – Short N ‘Sweet
The Weeknd – Hurry tomorrow
Best video long
Winner – Ariana Grande – Blind days ahead
Bad Bunny – I had to throw more photos (short film)
Damiano David – Little funny stories
Mac Miller – Balloonerismo
Miley Cyrus – Something beautiful
The Weeknd – Hurry tomorrow
Video for good
Burna Boy – Major
Winner – Charli XCX – Guess with Billie Eilish
Doechii – anxiety
Eminem FT. Jelly Roll – Someone saves me
Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco – younger and hotter than me
Zach Hood FT. Sasha Alex Sloan – Sleepwalking
Summer song
Addison RAE – headphones in
Alex Warren – Ordinary
Benson Boone – Mystic Magic
Bigxthaplug and Bailey Zimmerman – All the way
Chappell Roan – The Metro
Demi Lovato – Fast
DOJA CAT – Jealous Type
Gor/x – gold
Jessie Murph – Blue strips
Justin Bieber – Daisies
Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng and Shensea – Shake it to the maximum (fly) (Remix)
Morgan Wallen and Tate McRAE – What I want
Ravyn Lenae with Rex Orange
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Ombar – 12 to 12
Winner: Tate McRAE: Just see (from F1® the movie)
Best address
Ariana Grande – brighter days ahead
Charli XCX – Guess with Billie Eilish
Kendrick Lamar – Not like us
Winner – Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Rosé and Bruno Mars – APT.
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Best art direction
Charli XCX – Guess with Billie Eilish
Kendrick Lamar – Not like us
Winner _ Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Lorde – Man of the year
Miley Cyrus – End of the World
Rosé and Bruno Mars – APT.
Best cinematography
Ariana Grande – brighter days ahead
Ed Sheeran – Sapphire
Winner – Kendrick Lamar – Not like you
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Miley Cyrus – Easy Lover
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Best edition
Charli XCX – Guess with Billie Eilish
Ed Sheeran – Sapphire
Kendrick Lamar – Not like us
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Winner – Tate McRAE – Simply seeing (from ‘F1® The Movie’)
Best choreography
Winner – Doechii – Anxiety
FKA TWIGS – EUSEXUA
Kendrick Lamar – Not like us
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Tyla – Push 2 Start
Zara Larsson – quite ugly
Better visual effects
Ariana Grande – brighter days ahead
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Rosé and Bruno Mars – APT.
Winner – Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
