MTV VMAs 2025: See the full winners list Lady Gaga was the most nominated artist heading into the 2025 MTV VMAs.
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September 7, 2025, 11:12 PM ET
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The 2025 MTV VMAs featured some of music's biggest stars taking home a coveted Moon Person trophy.
LL Cool J hosted the event, which took place this year on Sunday, Sept. 7, at the UBS Arena in New York.
Going into the show, Lady Gaga led with most nominations, scoring 12 nominations total. Other leading nominees included Kendrick Lamar with 10 nods; ROSÉ and Sabrina Carpenter with eight each; Ariana Grande and The Weeknd with seven apiece; Billie Eilish with six; and Charli XCX with five.
From Gaga to Ricky Martin, Mariah Carey , Alex Warren and more, here are all the night's winners.
Video of the year Ariana Grande accepts the Video of the Year Award for Brighter Days Ahead onstage during the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on Sept. 7, 2025, in Elmont, New York. Manny Carabel/Getty Images for MTV Ariana Grande - "brighter days ahead" - WINNER ROSÉ and Bruno Mars - "APT."
Billie Eilish - "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" Sabrina Carpenter - "Manchild" Kendrick Lamar - "Not Like Us" The Weeknd, Playboi Carti - "Timeless" Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars - "Die With A Smile" Artist of the year Lady Gaga accepts the Artist of the Year award from Lenny Kravitz on stage during the MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on Sept. 7, 2025. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images Lady Gaga - WINNER Bad Bunny Beyoncé Kendrick Lamar Morgan Wallen Best new artist Alex Warren wins the Best New Artist Award at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on Sept. 7, 2025, in Elmont, New York. Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for MTV Alex Warren - WINNER Ella Langley Gigi Perez Lola Young sombr The Marías Latin Icon Award Ricky Martin accepts the "Latin Icon Award" during the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on Sept. 7, 2025, in Elmont, New York. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for MTV Ricky Martin - WINNER
Best country Megan Moroney attends the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on Sept. 7, 2025, in Elmont, New York. Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for MTV Megan Moroney - "Am I Okay?" - WINNER Chris Stapleton - "Think I'm In Love With You" Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood - "I'm Gonna Love You" Jelly Roll - "Liar" Lainey Wilson - "4x4xU" Morgan Wallen - "Smile" Song of the year Rose accepts the Song of the Year Award for "APT" with Bruno Mars onstage during the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on Sept. 7, 2025, in Elmont, New York. Manny Carabel/Getty Images for MTV ROSÉ and 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 and Bruno Mars - "Die With A Smile" Lorde - "What Was That" Tate McRae - "Sports Car" The Weeknd, Playboi Carti - "Timeless" Best R&B Mariah Carey - "Type Dangerous" - WINNER Chris Brown - "Residuals" Leon Thomas and Freddie Gibbs - "MUTT (REMIX)" PARTYNEXTDOOR - "N o C h i l l" Summer Walker - "Heart Of A Woman" SZA - "Drive" The Weeknd, Playboi Carti - "Timeless" Video Vanguard Award Mariah Carey accepts the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award from Ariana Grande during the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on Sept. 7, 2025, in Elmont, New York. Manny Carabel/Getty Images for MTV Mariah Carey - WINNER
Best alternative Sombr - "Back to Friends" - WINNER Gigi Perez - "Sailor Song" Imagine Dragons - "Wake Up" Lola Young - "Messy" mgk and Jelly Roll - "Lonely Road" The Marías - "Back to Me" Song of summer Tate McRae - "Just Keep Watching" - WINNER Addison Rae - "Headphones On" Alex Warren - "Ordinary" Benson Boone - "Mystical Magical" Chappell Roan - "The Subway" BigXthaPlug ft. Bailey Zimmerman - "All the Way" Sombr - "12 to 12" Sabrina Carpenter - "Manchild" Ravyn Lenae ft. Rex Orange County - "Love Me Not" Morgan Wallen ft. Tate McRae - "What I Want" Demi Lovato - "Fast" Doja Cat - "Jealous Type" Jessie Murph - "Blue Strips" Justin Bieber - "Daisies" MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng and Shenseea - "Shake It to the Max (FLY)" (Remix) HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI - "Golden" Rock the Bells Visionary Award Busta Rhymes reacts as he receives the Rock the Bells Visionary Award at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards in Elmont, New York, Sept. 7, 2025. Brendan McDermid/Reuters Busta Rhymes
PUSH Performance of the Year Megan Skiendiel, Manon Bannerman, Daniela Avanzini, Yoonchae Jeong, Sophia Laforteza, and Lara Raj of "Katseye", winners of the MTV Push Performance Of The Year Award for "Touch" pose in the press room during the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on Sept. 7, 2025, in Elmont, New York. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images 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" Role Model - "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out" Damiano David - "Next Summer" Gigi Perez - "Sailor Song" Best K-pop LISA ft. Doja Cat and RAYE - "Born Again" - WINNER aespa - "Whiplash" JENNIE - "like JENNIE" Jimin - "Who" JISOO - "earthquake" ROSÉ - "toxic till the end" Stray Kids - "Chk Chk Boom" Best Afrobeats Tyla - "PUSH 2 START" - WINNER Asake and Travis Scott - "Active" Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott - "TaTaTa" Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng and 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 album Sabrina Carpenter, winner of the Best Album Award for "Short n' Sweet" attends the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on Sept. 7, 2025, in Elmont, New York. Noam Galai/Getty Images for MTV 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 collaboration Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars - "Die With A Smile" - WINNER Bailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs - "Backup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)" Kendrick Lamar and SZA - "luther" Post Malone ft. Blake Shelton - "Pour Me A Drink" ROSÉ and Bruno Mars - "APT." Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco - "Sunset Blvd" Best pop Ariana Grande accepts the award for best pop for "Brighter Days Ahead" during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 7, 2025, at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. Charles Sykes/Invision via AP Ariana Grande - "brighter days ahead" - WINNER Alex Warren - "Ordinary" Ed Sheeran - "Sapphire" Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars - "Die With A Smile" ROSÉ and 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 pop artist Sabrina Carpenter - WINNER Ariana Grande Tate McRae Charli xcx Justin Bieber Lorde Miley Cyrus Best Latin Shakira - "Soltera" - WINNER Bad Bunny - "BAILE INoLVIDABLE" J Balvin - "Rio" KAROL G - "Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido" Peso Pluma and Netón Vega - "LA PATRULLA" Rauw Alejandro and Romeo Santos - "Khé?" Best group Blackpink - WINNER aespa All Time Low Backstreet Boys Coldplay Evanescence Fuerza Regida Grupo Frontera Jonas Brothers Imagine Dragons Katseye My Chemical Romance Seventeen Stray Kids The Marías Twenty One Pilots 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"