The 2025 MTV VMAs Winners list was announced this week. So, this MTV VMAs (Video Music Awards) not only celebrated the year’s biggest artists and music videos with performances, but it also honoured the respective music artists. These musicians were awarded the VMAs across different categories.
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Notably, Ariana Grande (brighter days ahead) is one of the leading 2025 MTV VMAs winners. The other notable winners are sombr, Doechii, Alex Warren, Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, ROSÉ & Bruno Mars, etc.
The List: 2025 MTV VMAs Winners
- 1. Video of the Year
- 2. Artist of the Year
- 3. Song of the Year
- 4. Best New Artist
- 5. Best Pop Artist
- 6. PUSH Performance of the Year
- 7. Best Collaboration
- 8. Best Pop
- 9. Best Hip-Hop
- 10. Best R&B
- 11. Best Alternative
- 12. Best Rock
- 13. Best Latin
- 14. Best K-Pop
- 15. Best Afrobeat
- 16. Best Country
- 17. Best Album
- 18. Best Long Form Video
- 19. Video for Good
- 20. Best Group
- 21. Song of Summer
- 22. Best Direction
- 23. Best Art Direction
- 24. Best Cinematography
- 25. Best Editing
- 26. Best Choreography
- 27. Best Visual Effect
1. Video of the Year
| Winner | Ariana Grande (brighter days ahead) |
| Other Nominees | ROSÉ & Bruno Mars (APT.) Kendrick Lamar (Not Like Us) Sabrina Carpenter (Manchild) Billie Eilish (Birds of a Feather) The Weeknd, Playboi Carti (Timeless) Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars (Die With A Smile) |
2. Artist of the Year
| Winner | Lady Gaga |
| Other Nominees | Beyoncé Bad Bunny Taylor Swift The Weeknd Morgan Wallen Kendrick Lamar |
3. Song of the Year
| Winner | ROSÉ & Bruno Mars (APT.) |
| Other Nominees | Doechii (Anxiety) Ed Sheeran (Sapphire) Alex Warren (Ordinary) Lorde (What Was That) Tate McRae (Sports Car) Billie Eilish (Birds of a Feather) The Weeknd, Playboi Carti (Timeless) Gracie Abrams (I Love You, I’m Sorry) Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars (Die With A Smile) |
4. Best New Artist
| Winner | Alex Warren |
| Other Nominees | sombr Gigi Perez Lola Young Ella Langley The Marías |
5. Best Pop Artist
| Winner | Sabrina Carpenter |
| Other Nominees | Lorde Charli xcx Tate McRae Miley Cyrus Justin Bieber Ariana Grande |
6. PUSH Performance of the Year
| Winner | KATSEYE (Touch) |
| Other Nominees | Livingston (Shadow) Dasha (Bye Bye Bye) Lay Bankz (Graveyard) Gigi Perez (Sailor Song) Leon Thomas (YES IT IS) Jordan Adetunji (KEHLANI) Mark Ambor (Belong Together) Shaboozey {A Bar Song (Tipsy)} Damiano David (Next Summer) Ayra Starr (Last Heartbreak Song) ROLE MODEL (Sally, When The Wine Runs Out) |
7. Best Collaboration
| Winner | Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars (Die With A Smile) |
| Other Nominees | ROSÉ & Bruno Mars (APT.) Kendrick Lamar & SZA (luther) Selena Gomez, benny blanco (Sunset Blvd) Post Malone ft. Blake Shelton (Pour Me A Drink) Bailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs {Backup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)} |
8. Best Pop
| Winner | Ariana Grande (brighter days ahead) |
| Other Nominees | Ed Sheeran (Sapphire) Alex Warren (Ordinary) ROSÉ & Bruno Mars (APT.) Sabrina Carpenter (Manchild) Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars (Die With A Smile) |
9. Best Hip-Hop
| Winner | Doechii (Anxiety) |
| Other Nominees | Drake (NOKIA) Travis Scott (4X4) Kendrick Lamar (Not Like Us) Eminem ft. Jelly Roll (Somebody Save Me) LL COOL J ft. Eminem (Murdergram Deux) GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red (WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME) |
10. Best R&B
| Winner | Mariah Carey (Type Dangerous) |
| Other Nominees | SZA (Drive) Chris Brown (Residuals) PARTYNEXTDOOR (N o C h i l l) Summer Walker (Heart Of A Woman) The Weeknd, Playboi Carti (Timeless) Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs {MUTT (REMIX)} |
11. Best Alternative
| Winner | sombr (back to friends) |
| Other Nominees | Lola Young (Messy) Gigi Perez (Sailor Song) The Marías (Back To Me) Imagine Dragons (Wake Up) mgk & Jelly Roll (Lonely Road) |
12. Best Rock
| Winner | Coldplay (ALL MY LOVE) |
| Other Nominees | Lenny Kravitz (Honey) Green Day (One Eyed Bastard) twenty one pilots (The Contract) Linkin Park (The Emptiness Machine) Evanescence {Afterlife (From The Netflix Series “Devil May Cry”)} |
13. Best Latin
| Winner | Shakira (Soltera) |
| Other Nominees | J Balvin (Rio) Bad Bunny (BAILE INoLVIDABLE) Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos (Khé?) KAROL G (Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido) Peso Pluma & Netón Vega (LA PATRULLA) |
14. Best K-Pop
| Winner | LISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE (Born Again) |
| Other Nominees | Jimin (Who) aespa (Whiplash) JISOO (earthquake) JENNIE (like JENNIE) ROSÉ (toxic till the end) |
15. Best Afrobeat
| Winner | Tyla (PUSH 2 START) |
| Other Nominees | Rema {Baby (Is It A Crime)} Tems ft. Asake (Get It Right) Asake & Travis Scott (Active) Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott (TaTaTa) Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz (Piece Of My Heart) MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea {Shake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix)} |
16. Best Country
| Winner | Megan Moroney (Am I Okay?) |
| Other Nominees | Jelly Roll (Liar) Morgan Wallen (Smile) Lainey Wilson (4x4xU) Chris Stapleton (Think I’m In Love With You) Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood (I’m Gonna Love You) |
17. Best Album
| Winner | Sabrina Carpenter (Short n’ Sweet) |
| Other Nominees | Lady Gaga (Mayhem) Kendrick Lamar (GNX) Morgan Wallen (I’m The Problem) The Weeknd (Hurry Up Tomorrow) Bad Bunny (DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS) |
18. Best Long Form Video
| Winner | Ariana Grande (brighter days ahead) |
| Other Nominees | Mac Miller (Balloonerism) Miley Cyrus (Something Beautiful) The Weeknd (Hurry Up Tomorrow) Damiano David (FUNNY little STORIES) Bad Bunny {DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (Short Film)} |
19. Video for Good
| Winner | Charli xcx (Guess featuring Billie Eilish) |
| Other Nominees | Doechii (Anxiety) Burna Boy (Higher) Eminem ft. Jelly Roll (Somebody Save Me) Zach Hood ft. Sasha Alex Sloan (Sleepwalking) Selena Gomez, benny blanco (Younger And Hotter Than Me) |
20. Best Group
| Winner | BLACKPINK |
| Other Nominees | aespa Coldplay KATSEYE The Marías SEVENTEEN Evanescence Jonas Brothers Fuerza Regida All Time Low Backstreet Boys Grupo Frontera Imagine Dragons twenty one pilots My Chemical Romance |
21. Song of Summer
| Winner | Tate McRae {Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)} |
| Other Nominees | sombr (12 to 12) Demi Lovato (Fast) Justin Bieber (Daisies) Doja Cat (Jealous Type) Alex Warren (Ordinary) Jessie Murph (Blue Strips) Chappell Roan (The Subway) Sabrina Carpenter (Manchild) Addison Rae (Headphones On) Benson Boone (Mystical Magical) Morgan Wallen ft. Tate McRae (What I Want) BigXthaPlug ft. Bailey Zimmerman (All The Way) HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI (Golden) Ravyn Lenae ft. Rex Orange County (Love Me Not) MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea {Shake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix)} |
22. Best Direction
| Winner | Lady Gaga (Abracadabra) – Directed by Lady Gaga, Bethany Vargas, Parris Goebel |
| Other Nominees | Ariana Grande (brighter days ahead) – Directed by Christian Breslauer Charli xcx (Guess featuring Billie Eilish) – Directed by Aidan Zamiri Kendrick Lamar (Not Like Us) – Directed by Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar ROSÉ & Bruno Mars (APT.) – Directed by Bruno Mars & Daniel Ramos Sabrina Carpenter (Manchild) – Directed by Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia |
23. Best Art Direction
| Winner | Lady Gaga (Abracadabra) – Art Direction by Wesley Goodrich |
| Other Nominees | Charli xcx (Guess featuring Billie Eilish) – Art Direction by Daniel Lane Kendrick Lamar (Not Like Us) – Art Direction by Freyja Bardell Lorde (Man of the Year) – Art Direction by Chad Keith & Jenny Lass Miley Cyrus (End of the World) – Art Direction by David Meyer ROSÉ & Bruno Mars (APT.) – Art Direction by Elizabet Puksto |
24. Best Cinematography
| Winner | Kendrick Lamar (Not Like Us) – Cinematography by Xiaolong Liu |
| Other Nominees | Ariana Grande (brighter days ahead) – Cinematography by Jeff Cronenweth Ed Sheeran (Sapphire) – Cinematography by Nic Minns Lady Gaga (Abracadabra) – Cinematography by Xiaolong Liu Miley Cyrus (Easy Lover) – Cinematography by Benoît Debie Sabrina Carpenter (Manchild) – Cinematography by Chris Ripley |
25. Best Editing
| Winner | Tate McRae {Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)} – Editing by William Town, Modern Post |
| Other Nominees | Charli xcx (Guess featuring Billie Eilish) – Editing by Neal Farmer Ed Sheeran (Sapphire) – Editing by Liam Pethick Kendrick Lamar (Not Like Us) – Editing by Chaz Smedley, Eddy Street Post Lady Gaga (Abracadabra) – Editing by Sofia Kerpan Sabrina Carpenter (Manchild) – Editing by Vania Heymann, Gal Muggia & Nick Rondeau |
26. Best Choreography
| Winner | Doechii (Anxiety) – Choreography by Robbie Blue |
| Other Nominees | FKA twigs (Eusexua) – Choreography by Zoi Tatopoulos Kendrick Lamar (Not Like Us) – Choreography by Charm La’Donna Lady Gaga (Abracadabra) – Choreography by Parris Goebel Tyla (PUSH 2 START) – Choreography by Lee-ché Janecke Zara Larsson (Pretty Ugly) – Choreography by Zoi Tatopoulos |
27. Best Visual Effect
| Winner | Sabrina Carpenter (Manchild) – Visual Effects by Vania Heymann & Tal Baltuch – 2025 MTV VMAs Winners |
| Other Nominees | Ariana Grande (brighter days ahead) – Visual Effects by Mathematic The Weeknd (Hurry Up Tomorrow) – Visual Effects by Zeke Faust Lady Gaga (Abracadabra) – Visual Effects by Yeap Crew, Yura Karikh, Igor Eyth ROSÉ & Bruno Mars (APT.) – Visual Effects by Maksymilian Rafal Ojster Tate McRae {Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)} – Visual Effects by Daniel Saldivar, White Rhino VFX |
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