The MTV Video Music Awards were announced Lady Gaga, being the best winner of the evening, winning four big victories.
The event, which was Cool J, took place in UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on September 7, 2025.
Here is a complete list of VMA MTV 2025 winners:
Video of the year
Winner – Ariana Grande – Luminous days to come
Billie Eilish – Birds of a pen
Kendrick Lamar – Not like us
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – Die with a smile
Rosé and Bruno Mars – Apt.
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – Timeless
Year’s song
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 – Die with a smile
Lorde – What was it
Tate McRae – Sports car
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – Timeless
Winner – Rosé and Bruno Mars – Apt.
Artist of the year
Bad rabbit
Beyoncé
Kendrick Lamar
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Winner – Lady Gaga
Best new artist
Ella Langley
Gigi Perez
Lola Young
dark
The 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 (drunk)
Ayra Starr – Last Heartbreak Song
Mark Ambor – belong together
Lay Bankz – The cemetery
Dasha – bye bye bye
Winner – Katseye – Touche
Jordan ADETUNJI – Kehlani
Leon Thomas – Yes it’s
Livingston – Shadow
Damiano David – Next summer
Gigi Perez – Sailor Song
Role model – Sally, when wine is exhausted
Best collaboration
Bailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs – Backup Plan (Official CLIP Stagecoach)
Kendrick Lamar & Sza – Luther
Gaga -Lide Gaga and Bruno Mars – Die with a smile
Post Malone FT. Blake Shelton – Pour me a drink
Rosé and Bruno Mars – Apt.
Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco – Sunset Blvd
Best pop
Alex Warren – Ordinary
Winner -Aaria Grande – Luminous days to come
Ed Sheeran – Sapphire
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – Die with a smile
Rosé and Bruno Mars – Apt.
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Best hip-hop
Winner -Doechii – Anxiety
Drake – Nokia
Eminem FT. Jelly Roll – Someone saves me
Glorurla ft. Sexyy Red – Whatchu Kno about me
Kendrick Lamar – Not like us
Ll Cool J ft. Eminem – MURDERGRAM DEUNT
Travis Scott – 4×4
Best R&B
Chris Brown – Residues
Leon Thomas and Freddie Gibbs – Mutt (Remix)
PartyNEXTDOOR – NOC HILL
Summer walker – Woman’s heart
Sza – Drive
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – Timeless
Winner – Mariah Carey – Type Dangerous
Best alternative
Gigi Perez – Sailor Song
Imagine the Dragons – Wake up
Lola Young – Disordered
MGK & Jelly Roll – Lonely Road
Les Marías – Back to me
Winner – Somb – Back to friends
Best rock
Coldplay – All my love
Evanscence – Afterlife (from the Netflix series ‘Devil May Cry’)
Green Day – A bastard in the eyes
Lenny Kravitz – Chérie
Linkin Park – The Empty Machine
Twenty a pilots – The contract
Best Latin
Bad bunny – Baile Inolvidable
J Balvin – Rio
Karol G – Si Antes te Hubiera Conocido
Peso Pluma – La PatruLla
Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos – Khé?
Winner – Shakira – Soltera
Best k-pop
Aespa – Fouetace
Jennie – Like Jennie
Jimin – Who
Jisoo – earthquake
Winner – Lisa Ft. Doja Cat & Raye – Born Again
Kids Wandering – CHK Chk Boom
Rosé – toxic until the end
Best AfroBeats
Asake & Travis Scott – Active
Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott – Tatata
Moliy, Silent Addy, Skills and Shenseea – Shake it in max (fly) (remix)
Rema – Baby (is it a crime)
FTS FT. Asake – Do them well
Winner – Tyla – Push 2 Start
Wizkid FT. Brent Fayaz – Piece of my heart
Best country
Chris Stapleton – Think I’m in love with you
Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood – I’m going to love you
Jelly Roll – Liar
Lainey Wilson – 4x4xu
Winner – Megan Moroney – Do I agree?
Morgan Wallen – Smile
Best album
Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Lady Gaga – Mayhem
Morgan Wallen – I’m the problem
Winner – Sabrina Carpenter – Short N ‘Sweet
The Weeknd – Hurry up tomorrow
Best long -form video
Winner – Ariana Grande – Smart days to come
Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (short film)
Damiano David – Small funny stories
Mac Miller – Balloese
Miley Cyrus – Something beautiful
The Weeknd – Hurry up tomorrow
Video for good
Burna Boy – higher
Winner – Charli XCX – Guess with Billie Eilish
Doechii – Anxiety
Eminem FT. Jelly Roll – Someone saves me
Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco – younger and warmer than me
Zach Hood Ft. Sasha Alex Sloan – Sleepwalking
Summer song
Addison Rae – earpiece on
Alex Warren – Ordinary
Benson Boone – Mystical Magical
Bigxthaplug and Bailey Zimmerman – all along
Chappell Roan – Le Métro
Demi Lovato – Fast
Doja cat – jealous type
HUNTR / X – GOLD
Jessie Murph – Blue strips
Justin Bieber – Daisies
Moliy, Silent Addy, Skills and Shenseea – Shake it in max (fly) (remix)
Morgan Wallen & Tate McRae – What I want
Ravyn Lenae with the County of Rex Orange – I don’t like
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Sombr – 12 to 12
Winner: Tate McRae – Continue to watch (from F1® the film)
Best direction
Ariana Grande – Luminous days to come
Charli XCX – Guess with Billie Eilish
Kendrick Lamar – Not like us
Winner – Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Rosé and Bruno Mars – Apt.
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Best artistic 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 – Luminous days to come
Ed Sheeran – Sapphire
Winner – Kendrick Lamar – Not like you
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Miley Cyrus – Easy Amateur
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Best editing
Charli XCX – Guess with Billie Eilish
Ed Sheeran – Sapphire
Kendrick Lamar – Not like us
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Winner – Tate McRae – Continue to watch (from “F1® the film”)
Best choreography
Winner – Doechii – Anxiety
FKA Twigs – Eusexua
Kendrick Lamar – Not like us
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Tyla – Push 2 Start
Zara Larsson – pretty ugly
Best visual effects
Ariana Grande – Luminous days to come
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Rosé and Bruno Mars – Apt.
Winner – Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
