2025 MTV VMAs: Complete list of winners, including Ariana Grande for Video of the Year, Lady Gaga as Artist of the Year, and more Neia BalaoSeptember 8, 2025 at 5:55 AM 0 Ariana Grande accepts the Video of the Year Award during the 2025 MTV VMAs.
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Neia BalaoSeptember 8, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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Ariana Grande accepts the Video of the Year Award during the 2025 MTV VMAs. (Manny Carabel/Getty Images for MTV) (Manny Carabel/Getty Images for MTV)
The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards proved to be a night to remember.
From standout designer looks on the red carpet to an array of showstopping performances, the UBS Arena in New York, where the 2025 MTV VMAs took place, was brimming with entertainment. Hosted by LL Cool J, the annual awards show took place on Sunday night and spotlighted the artistic achievements of several of the world's biggest names, like Mariah Carey, who received the 2025 Video Vanguard Award.
Lady Gaga, who led this year's crop of nominees with 12 nominations in total, took home the honor for Artist of the Year. Gaga, herself, was physically present to accept the award before quickly returning to Madison Square Garden for night two of her "Mayhem Ball" tour.
VMAs performer Sabrina Carpenter also won big on Sunday night: Carpenter, who just released her new album, Man's Best Friend, received the MTV VMA for Best Album for 2024's Short n' Sweet.
Taking home the biggest honor of the night, Video of the Year, was Ariana Grande for "Brighter Days Ahead." Earlier in the night, the Wicked star received the Moon Person for Best Pop for the music video as well.
A BIIIIIG round of applause for #ArianaGrande 👏 brighter days ahead by Ariana Grande just took home Video of the Year at the 2025 #VMAs! pic.twitter.com/oQCKFMec2t
— Video Music Awards (@vmas) September 8, 2025
After wrapping up the night with the award for Video of the Year, MTV announced the remainder of this year's Moon Person recipients on social media.
Below, check out the full list of winners:
Video of the Year -
Ariana Grande, "Brighter Days Ahead"
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 and Playboi Carti, "Timeless"
Best Album -
Bad Bunny, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
Kendrick Lamar, GNX
Lady Gaga, Mayhem
Morgan Wallen, I'm The Problem
Sabrina Carpenter, Short n' Sweet
The Weeknd, Hurry Up Tomorrow
Best Pop -
Alex Warren, "Ordinary"
Ariana Grande, "Brighter Days Ahead"
Ed Sheeran, "Sapphire"
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, "Die With A Smile"
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars, "APT."
Sabrina Carpenter, "Manchild"
Artist of the Year -
Bad Bunny
Beyoncé
Kendrick Lamar
Lady Gaga
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Song of the Year -
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"
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars, "APT."
Tate McRae, "Sports Car"
The Weeknd and Playboi Carti, "Timeless"
Best New Artist -
Alex Warren
Ella Langley
Gigi Perez
Lola Young
sombr
The Marías
Best R&B -
Chris Brown, "Residuals"
Leon Thomas and Freddie Gibbs, "MUTT (REMIX)"
Mariah Carey, "Type Dangerous"
PARTYNEXTDOOR, "N o C h i l l"
Summer Walker, "Heart Of A Woman"
SZA, "Drive"
The Weeknd and Playboi Carti, "Timeless"
Best Hip-Hop -
Doechii, "Anxiety"
Drake, "NOKIA"
Eminem ft. Jelly Roll, "Somebody Save Me"
GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red, "Watch Kno About Me"
Kendrick Lamar, "Not Like Us"
LL COOL J ft. Eminem, "Murdergram Deux"
Travis Scott, "4X4"
Best Country -
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"
Megan Moroney, "Am I Okay?"
Morgan Wallen, "Smile"
Best Rock -
Coldplay, "All My Love"
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 Alternative -
Gigi Perez, "Sailor Song"
Imagine Dragons, "Wake Up"
Lola Young, "Messy"
mgk and Jelly Roll, "Lonely Road"
sombr, "back to friends"
The Marías, "Back To Me"
Best K-Pop -
aespa, "Whiplash"
JENNIE, "like JENNIE"
Jimin, "Who"
JISOO, "earthquake"
LISA ft. Doja Cat and RAYE, "Born Again"
Stray Kids, "Chk Chk Boom"
ROSÉ, "toxic till the end"
Best Afrobeats -
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"
Tyla, "PUSH 2 START"
Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz, "Piece Of My Heart"
Best Latin -
Bad Bunny, "BAILE INoLVIDABLE"
J Balvin, "Rio"
Karol G, "Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido"
Peso Pluma, "LA PATRULLA"
Rauw Alejandro and Romeo Santos, "Khé?"
Shakira, "Soltera"
Best Pop Artist -
Ariana Grande
Charli xcx
Justin Bieber
Lorde
Miley Cyrus
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
Song of Summer -
Addison Rae, "Headphones On"
Alex Warren, "Ordinary"
Benson Boone, "Mystical Magical"
BigXthaPlugg ft. Bailey Zimmerman, "All The Way"
Chappell Roan, "The Subway"
Demi Lovato, "Fast"
Doja Cat, "Jealous Type"
HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI, "Golden"
Jessie Murph, "Blue Strips"
Justin Bieber, "Daisies"
MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng and Shenseea, "Shake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix)"
Morgan Wallen ft. Tate McRae, "What I Want"
Ravyn Lenae ft. Rex Orange County, "Love Me Not"
Sabrina Carpenter, "Manchild"
sombr, "12 to 12"
Tate McRae, "Just Keep Watching"
Best Group -
aespa
All Time Low
Backstreet Boys
Coldplay
Evanescence
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Imagine Dragons
Jonas Brothers
My Chemical Romance
Stray Kids
The Marías
twenty one pilots
MTV Push Performance of the Year -
Aug. 2024 – Shaboozey, "A Bar Song (Tipsy)"
Sept. 2024 – Ayra Starr, "Last Heartbreak Song"
Oct 2024 – Mark Ambor, "Belong Together"
Nov. 2024 – Lay Bankz, "Graveyard"
Dec. 2024 – Dasha, "Bye Bye Bye"
Jan. 2025 – KATSEYE, "Touch"
Feb. 2025 – Jordan Adetunji, "KEHLANI"
March 2025 – Leon Thomas, "YES IT IS"
April 2025 – Livingston, "Shadow"
May 2025 – Damiano David, "Next Summer"
June 2025 – Gigi Perez, "Sailor Song"
July 2025 – Role Model, "Sally, When The Wine Runs Out"
Best Collaboration -
Bailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs, "Backup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)"
Kendrick Lamar and SZA, "luther"
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, "Die With A Smile"
Post Malone ft. Blake Shelton, "Pour Me A Drink"
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars, "APT."
Selena Gomez and benny blanco, "Sunset Blvd."
Best Long Form Video -
Ariana Grande, "Brighter Days Ahead"
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 -
Burna Boy, "Higher"
Charli xcx, "Guess featuring Billie Eilish"
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"
Best Direction -
Ariana Grande, "Brighter Days Ahead"
Charli xcx, "Guess" featuring Billie Eilish
Kendrick Lamar, "Not Like Us"
Lady Gaga, "Abracadabra"
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars, "APT."
Sabrina Carpenter, "Manchild"
Best Art Direction -
Charli xcx, "Guess featuring Billie Eilish"
Kendrick Lamar, "Not Like Us"
Lady Gaga, "Abracadabra"
Lorde, "Man Of The Year"
Miley Cyrus, "End of the World"
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars, "APT."
Best Cinematography -
Ariana Grande, "Brighter Days Ahead"
Ed Sheeran, "Sapphire"
Kendrick Lamar, "Not Like Us"
Lady Gaga, "Abracadabra"
Miley Cyrus, "Easy Lover"
Sabrina Carpenter, "Manchild"
Best Editing -
Charli xcx, "Guess featuring Billie Eilish"
Ed Sheeran, "Sapphire"
Kendrick Lamar, "Not Like Us"
Lady Gaga, "Abracadabra"
Sabrina Carpenter, "Manchild"
Tate McRae, "Just Keep Watching"
Best Choreography -
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, "Brighter Days Ahead"
Lady Gaga, "Abracadabra"
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars, "APT."
Sabrina Carpenter, "Manchild"
Tate McRae, "Just Keep Watching"
The Weeknd, "Hurry Up Tomorrow"
Source: "AOL Entertainment"
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