2025 MTV VMAs Winners: The List

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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
WinnerAriana Grande (brighter days ahead)
Other NomineesROSÉ & 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
WinnerLady Gaga
Other NomineesBeyoncé
Bad Bunny
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Morgan Wallen
Kendrick Lamar
3. Song of the Year
WinnerROSÉ & Bruno Mars (APT.)
Other NomineesDoechii (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
WinnerAlex Warren
Other Nomineessombr
Gigi Perez
Lola Young
Ella Langley
The Marías
5. Best Pop Artist
WinnerSabrina Carpenter
Other NomineesLorde
Charli xcx
Tate McRae
Miley Cyrus
Justin Bieber
Ariana Grande
6. PUSH Performance of the Year
WinnerKATSEYE (Touch)
Other NomineesLivingston (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
WinnerLady Gaga & Bruno Mars (Die With A Smile)
Other NomineesROSÉ & 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
WinnerAriana Grande (brighter days ahead)
Other NomineesEd Sheeran (Sapphire)
Alex Warren (Ordinary)
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars (APT.)
Sabrina Carpenter (Manchild)
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars (Die With A Smile)
9. Best Hip-Hop
WinnerDoechii (Anxiety)
Other NomineesDrake (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
WinnerMariah Carey (Type Dangerous)
Other NomineesSZA (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
Winnersombr (back to friends)
Other NomineesLola Young (Messy)
Gigi Perez (Sailor Song)
The Marías (Back To Me)
Imagine Dragons (Wake Up)
mgk & Jelly Roll (Lonely Road)
12. Best Rock
WinnerColdplay (ALL MY LOVE)
Other NomineesLenny 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
WinnerShakira (Soltera)
Other NomineesJ 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
WinnerLISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE (Born Again)
Other NomineesJimin (Who)
aespa (Whiplash)
JISOO (earthquake)
JENNIE (like JENNIE)
ROSÉ (toxic till the end)
15. Best Afrobeat
WinnerTyla (PUSH 2 START)
Other NomineesRema {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
WinnerMegan Moroney (Am I Okay?)
Other NomineesJelly 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
WinnerSabrina Carpenter (Short n’ Sweet)
Other NomineesLady 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
WinnerAriana Grande (brighter days ahead)
Other NomineesMac 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
WinnerCharli xcx (Guess featuring Billie Eilish)
Other NomineesDoechii (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
WinnerBLACKPINK
Other Nomineesaespa
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
WinnerTate McRae {Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)}
Other Nomineessombr (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
WinnerLady Gaga (Abracadabra) – Directed by Lady Gaga, Bethany Vargas, Parris Goebel
Other NomineesAriana 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
WinnerLady Gaga (Abracadabra) – Art Direction by Wesley Goodrich
Other NomineesCharli 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
WinnerKendrick Lamar (Not Like Us) – Cinematography by Xiaolong Liu
Other NomineesAriana 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
WinnerTate McRae {Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)} – Editing by William Town, Modern Post
Other NomineesCharli 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
WinnerDoechii (Anxiety) – Choreography by Robbie Blue
Other NomineesFKA 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
WinnerSabrina Carpenter (Manchild) – Visual Effects by Vania Heymann & Tal Baltuch – 2025 MTV VMAs Winners
Other NomineesAriana 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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