All the winners and nominees from the 2025 MTV VMA awards

Another MTV VMA ceremony has come and gone, which means we have another slew of winners and nominees to celebrate!

This year's ceremony has come to a close, and it seems the real winners of 2025 are the pop princesses. 

Keep reading to see all the nominees and winners from the 2025 VMAs.

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VMAs Nominations 2025

Video of the Year

Ariana Grande – brighter days ahead – WINNER

Billie Eilish – BIRDS OF A FEATHER

Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us

Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die with a Smile

ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – APT.

Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – Timeless

Best Collaboration

Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die with a Smile – WINNER

Bailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs – Backup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)

Kendrick Lamar & SZA – luther

Post Malone ft. Blake Shelton – Pour Me a Drink

ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – APT.

Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco – Sunset Blvd

Best Pop

Ariana Grande – brighter days ahead – WINNER

Alex Warren – Ordinary

Ed Sheeran – Sapphire

Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die with a Smile

ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – APT.

Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

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Best Album

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

MTV Push Performance of the Year

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

Damiano David – Next Summer

Gigi Perez – Sailor Song

ROLE MODEL – Sally, When the Wine Runs Out

Song of the Year

ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – APT. – WINNER

Alex Warren – Ordinary

Billie Eilish – BIRDS OF A FEATHER

Doechii – Anxiety

Ed Sheeran – Sapphire

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Gracie Abrams – I Love You, I'm Sorry

Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With A Smile

Lorde – What Was That

Tate McRae – Sports Car

The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – Timeless

Artist of the Year

Lady Gaga – WINNER

Bad Bunny

Beyoncé

Kendrick Lamar

Morgan Wallen

Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

Best New Artist

Alex Warren – WINNER

Ella Langley

Gigi Perez

Lola Young

sombr

The Marías

Song of the Summer

Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching (From F1® the Movie) – WINNER

Addison Rae – Headphones On

Alex Warren – Ordinary

Benson Boone – Mystical Magical

BigXthaPlug & Bailey Zimmerman – All the Way

Chappell Roan – The Subway

Demi Lovato – Fast

Doja Cat – Jealous Type

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Huntr/x – Golden

Jessie Murph – Blue Strips

Justin Bieber – Daisies

Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – Shake It to the Max (Fly) (Remix)

Morgan Wallen & Tate McRae – What I Want

Ravyn Lenae Featuring Rex Orange County – Love Me Not

Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

sombr – 12 to 12

Best Pop Artist

Sabrina Carpenter – WINNER

Ariana Grande

Charli xcx

Justin Bieber

Lorde

Miley Cyrus

Tate McRae

Best R&B

Mariah Carey – Type Dangerous – WINNER

Chris Brown – Residuals

Leon Thomas & 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

Best Alternative

sombr – back to friends – WINNER

Gigi Perez – Sailor Song

Imagine Dragons – Wake Up

Lola Young – Messy

mgk & Jelly Roll – Lonely Road

The Marías – Back to Me

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Best K-Pop

LISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE – Born Again – WINNER

aespa – Whiplash

JENNIE – like JENNIE

Jimin – Who

JISOO – earthquake

Stray Kids – Chk Chk Boom

ROSÉ – toxic till the end

Best Afrobeats

Tyla – PUSH 2 START – WINNER

Asake & Travis Scott – Active

Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott – TaTaTa

MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & 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 Country

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

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

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Best Rock

Coldplay – ALL MY LOVE – WINNER

Evanescence – Afterlife (From the Netflix Series Devil May Cry)

Green Day – One Eyed Bastard

Lenny Kravitz – Honey

Linkin Park – The Emptiness Machine

twenty one pilots – The Contract

Best Latin

Shakira – Soltera – WINNER

Bad Bunny – BAILE INoLVIDABLE

J Balvin – Rio

KAROL G – Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido

Peso Pluma – LA PATRULLA

Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos – Khé?

Best Long Form Video

Ariana Grande – brighter days ahead – WINNER

Bad Bunny – DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (Short Film)

Damiano David – FUNNY little STORIES

Mac Miller – Balloonerism

Miley Cyrus – Something Beautiful

The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow

Video for Good

Charli xcx – Guess featuring Billie Eilish – WINNER

Burna Boy – Higher

Doechii – Anxiety

Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – Somebody Save Me

Selena Gomez, benny blanco – Younger and Hotter Than Me

Zach Hood ft. Sasha Alex Sloan – Sleepwalking

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Best Direction

Lady Gaga – Abracadabra – WINNER

Ariana Grande – brighter days ahead

Charli xcx – Guess featuring Billie Eilish

Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us

ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – APT.

Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

Best Art Direction

Lady Gaga – Abracadabra – WINNER

Charli xcx – Guess featuring Billie Eilish

Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us

Lorde – Man of the Year

Miley Cyrus – End of the World

ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – APT.

Best Cinematography

Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us – WINNER

Ariana Grande – brighter days ahead

Ed Sheeran – Sapphire

Lady Gaga – Abracadabra

Miley Cyrus – Easy Lover

Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

Best Editing

Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching (from 'F1® The Movie') – WINNER

Charli xcx – Guess featuring Billie Eilish

Ed Sheeran – Sapphire

Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us

Lady Gaga – Abracadabra

Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

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Best Choreography

Doechii – Anxiety – WINNER

FKA twigs – Eusexua

Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us

Lady Gaga – Abracadabra

Tyla – PUSH 2 START

Zara Larsson – Pretty Ugly

Best Visual Effects

Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild – WINNER

Ariana Grande – brighter days ahead

Lady Gaga – Abracadabra

ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – APT.

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