Who's taking home a Moon Person at the2025 MTV VMAs?

The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, hosted byLL Cool J, is going down at UBS Arena in New York on Sunday, Sept. 7, and some of the biggest artists in music are receiving honors for their work.

Lady Gaga led this year's nominations with 12 in total, including Artist of the Year, Video of the Year and Song of the Year.

Other top nominees includedBruno Mars, Kendrick Lamar, ROSÉ, Sabrina Carpenter, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, Billie Eilish and Charli xcx.

Among the stars performing at the ceremony are Gaga, Carpenter,Sombr, Alex Warren, J Balvin featuring DJ Snake, Post Malone, Doja Cat, Jelly Roll, Conan Gray and Tate McRae.

The VMAs Extended Play Stage, presented by Doritos, will see Bailey Zimmerman featuring The Kid LAROI, Lola Young and Megan Moroney take the stage to perform during the show.

Additional performers will include special honorees Mariah Carey, Ricky Martin and Busta Rhymes.

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See the complete list of 2025 MTV VMAs winners below.

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VIDEO OF THE YEAR, presented by Burger King® 

• Ariana Grande - “brighter days ahead” - Republic Records — WINNER
• Billie Eilish - “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” - Darkroom/Interscope Records
• Kendrick Lamar - “Not Like Us” - pgLang/Interscope Records
• Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - “Die With A Smile” - Interscope Records
• ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - “APT.” - Atlantic Records
• Sabrina Carpenter - “Manchild” - Island
• The Weeknd, Playboi Carti - “Timeless” - XO/Republic Records

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Bad Bunny - Rimas Entertainment
• Beyoncé - Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records
• Kendrick Lamar - pgLang/Interscope Records
• Lady Gaga - Interscope Records — WINNER
• Morgan Wallen - Big Loud Records/Mercury Records
• Taylor Swift - Republic Records
• The Weeknd - XO/Republic Records

SONG OF THE YEAR

• Alex Warren - “Ordinary” - Atlantic Records
• Billie Eilish - “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” - Darkroom/Interscope Records
• Doechii - “Anxiety” - Top Dawg Entertainment/Capitol Records
• Ed Sheeran - “Sapphire” - Gingerbread Man Records/Atlantic Records
• Gracie Abrams - “I Love You, I'm Sorry” - Interscope Records
• Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - “Die with a Smile” - Interscope Records
• Lorde - “What Was That” - Republic Records
• ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - “APT.” - Atlantic Records — WINNER
• Tate McRae - “Sports Car” - RCA Records
• The Weeknd, Playboi Carti - “Timeless” - XO/Republic Records

BEST NEW ARTIST

• Alex Warren - Atlantic Records - WINNER
• Ella Langley - SAWGOD/Columbia Records
• Gigi Perez - Island
• Lola Young - Island
• sombr - SMB Music/Warner Records —FINALIST
• The Marías - Nice Life/Atlantic Records —FINALIST

BEST POP ARTIST

• Ariana Grande - Republic Records
• Charli xcx - Atlantic Records
• Justin Bieber - Def Jam Recordings
• Lorde - Republic Records
• Miley Cyrus - Columbia Records
• Sabrina Carpenter - Island — WINNER
• Tate McRae - RCA Records

MTV PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR, presented by BACARDÍ® Rum

• Aug 2024 - Shaboozey - “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” - American Dogwood/EMPIRE
• Sept 2024 - Ayra Starr - “Last Heartbreak Song” - Mavin Records/Republic Records
• Oct 2024 - Mark Ambor - “Belong Together” - Hundred Days Records/Virgin Music
• Nov 2024 - Lay Bankz - “Graveyard” - Artist Partner Group Inc.
• Dec 2024 - Dasha - “Bye Bye Bye” - Warner Records
• Jan 2025 - KATSEYE - “Touch” - HYBE/Geffen Records — WINNER
• Feb 2025 - Jordan Adetunji - “KEHLANI” - 300 Entertainment
• Mar 2025 - Leon Thomas - “YES IT IS” - EZMNY Records/Motown Records
• Apr 2025 - Livingston - “Shadow” - Republic Records
• May 2025 - Damiano David - “Next Summer” - Sony Italy/Arista Records
• June 2025 - Gigi Perez - “Sailor Song” - Island
• July 2025 - ROLE MODEL - “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out” - Interscope Records
  

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BEST COLLABORATION, presented by Under Armour

• Bailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs - “Backup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)” - Atlantic Records/Warner Music Nashville
• Kendrick Lamar & SZA - “luther” - pgLang/Interscope Records
• Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - “Die with a Smile” - Interscope Records — WINNER
• Post Malone ft. Blake Shelton - “Pour Me A Drink” - Mercury Records
• ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - “APT.” - Atlantic Records
• Selena Gomez, benny blanco - “Sunset Blvd” - SMG Music/Friends Keep Secrets/Interscope Records

BEST POP

• Alex Warren - “Ordinary” - Atlantic Records
• Ariana Grande - “brighter days ahead” - Republic Record
• Ed Sheeran - “Sapphire” - Gingerbread Man Records/Atlantic Records
• Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - “Die With A Smile” - Interscope Records
• ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - “APT.” - Atlantic Records
• Sabrina Carpenter - “Manchild” - Island
  

BEST HIP-HOP

• Doechii - “Anxiety” - Top Dawg Entertainment/Capitol Records — WINNER
• Drake - “NOKIA” - OVO/Santa Anna/Republic
• Eminem ft. Jelly Roll - “Somebody Save Me” - Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records
• GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red - “WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME” - CMG/Interscope Records
• Kendrick Lamar - “Not Like Us” - pgLang/Interscope Records
• LL COOL J ft. Eminem - “Murdergram Deux” - Def Jam Recordings
• Travis Scott - “4X4” - Cactus Jack/Epic Records

BEST R&B

• Chris Brown - “Residuals” - Chris Brown Entertainment/RCA Records
• Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs - “MUTT (REMIX)” - EZMNY Records/Motown Records
• Mariah Carey - “Type Dangerous” - gamma. — WINNER
• PARTYNEXTDOOR - “N o C h i l l” - OVO Sound
• Summer Walker - “Heart Of A Woman” - LVRN/Interscope Records
• SZA - “Drive” - Top Dawg Entertainment/RCA Records
• The Weeknd, Playboi Carti - “Timeless” - XO/Republic Records
  

BEST ALTERNATIVE

• Gigi Perez - “Sailor Song” - Island
• Imagine Dragons - “Wake Up” - KIDinaKorner/Interscope Records
• Lola Young - “Messy” - Island
• mgk & Jelly Roll - “Lonely Road” - EST 19XX/Interscope Records
• sombr - “back to friends” - SMB Music/Warner Records — WINNER
• The Marías - “Back To Me” - Nice Life/Atlantic Records

BEST ROCK

• Coldplay - “ALL MY LOVE” - Atlantic Records — WINNER
• Evanescence - “Afterlife (From the Netflix Series "Devil May Cry")” - Netflix Music
• Green Day - “One Eyed Bastard” - Reprise Records/Warner Records
• Lenny Kravitz - “Honey” - ℗© 2024 Roxie Records Inc. under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH
• Linkin Park - “The Emptiness Machine” - Warner Records
• twenty one pilots - “The Contract” - Fueled By Ramen
  

BEST LATIN

• Bad Bunny - “BAILE INoLVIDABLE” - Rimas Entertainment
• J Balvin - “Rio” - Capitol Records
• KAROL G - “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” - Bichota Records/Interscope Records
• Peso Pluma - “LA PATRULLA” - Double P Records
• Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos - “Khé?” - Sony Music US Latin
• Shakira - “Soltera“ - Sony Music US Latin — WINNER

BEST K-POP

• aespa - “Whiplash” - SM Entertainment/Virgin Music Group
• JENNIE - “like JENNIE” - OA Entertainment/Columbia Records
• Jimin - “Who” - BIGHIT MUSIC
• JISOO - “earthquake” - Warner Records
• LISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE - “Born Again” - Lloud Co./RCA Records — WINNER
• Stray Kids - “Chk Chk Boom” - JYP/IMPERIAL/Republic
• ROSÉ - “toxic till the end” - Atlantic Records

BEST AFROBEATS

• Asake & Travis Scott - “Active” - YBNL Nation/EMPIRE
• Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott - “TaTaTa” - Spaceship/Bad Habit/Atlantic Records
• MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea - “Shake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix)” - gamma.
• Rema - “Baby (Is It A Crime)” - Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Entertainment / Interscope Records
• Tems ft. Asake - “Get It Right” - RCA Records/Since '93
• Tyla - “PUSH 2 START” - FAX Records/Epic Records — WINNER
• Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz - “Piece Of My Heart” - Starboy/RCA Records
  

BEST COUNTRY

• Chris Stapleton - “Think I'm In Love With You” - Mercury Nashville
• Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood - “I’m Gonna Love You” - CoJo Music / Warner Music Nashville
• Jelly Roll - “Liar” - BBR Music Group/BMG/Republic Records
• Lainey Wilson - “4x4xU” - Broken Bow Records
• Megan Moroney - “Am I Okay?” - Columbia Records — WINNER
• Morgan Wallen - “Smile” - Big Loud Records/Mercury Records

BEST ALBUM

• Bad Bunny - DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS - Rimas Entertainment
• Kendrick Lamar - GNX - pgLang/Interscope Records
• Lady Gaga - Mayhem - Interscope Records
• Morgan Wallen - I'm The Problem - Big Loud Records/Mercury Records
• Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet - Island — WINNER
• The Weeknd - Hurry Up Tomorrow - XO/Republic Records
  

BEST LONG FORM VIDEO 

• Ariana Grande - “brighter days ahead” - Republic Records — WINNER
• Bad Bunny - “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (Short Film)” - Rimas Entertainment
• Damiano David - “FUNNY little STORIES” - Sony Italy/Arista Records
• Mac Miller - “Balloonerism” - Warner Records
• Miley Cyrus - “Something Beautiful” - Columbia Records
• The Weeknd - “Hurry Up Tomorrow” - XO/Republic Records
  

VIDEO FOR GOOD

• Burna Boy - “Higher” - Spaceship/Bad Habit/Atlantic Records
• Charli xcx - “Guess featuring Billie Eilish" - Atlantic Records — WINNER
• Doechii - “Anxiety” - Top Dawg Entertainment/Capitol Records
• Eminem ft. Jelly Roll - “Somebody Save Me” - Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records
• Selena Gomez, benny blanco - “Younger And Hotter Than Me” - SMG Music/Friends Keep Secrets/Interscope Records
• Zach Hood ft. Sasha Alex Sloan - “Sleepwalking” - Arista Records
  

BEST DIRECTION

• Ariana Grande - “brighter days ahead” - Republic Records
• Charli xcx - “Guess featuring Billie Eilish" - Atlantic Records
• Kendrick Lamar - “Not Like Us” - pgLang/Interscope Records
• Lady Gaga - “Abracadabra” - Interscope Records — WINNER
• ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - “APT.” - Atlantic Records
• Sabrina Carpenter - “Manchild” - Island
  

BEST ART DIRECTION

• Charli xcx - “Guess featuring Billie Eilish" - Atlantic Records
• Kendrick Lamar - “Not Like Us” - pgLang/Interscope Records
• Lady Gaga - “Abracadabra” - Interscope Records — WINNER
• Lorde - “Man Of The Year” - Republic Records
• Miley Cyrus - “End of the World” - Columbia Records
• ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - “APT.” - Atlantic Records
  

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Ariana Grande - “brighter days ahead” - Republic Records
• Ed Sheeran - “Sapphire” - Gingerbread Man Records/Atlantic Records
• Kendrick Lamar - “Not Like Us” - pgLang/Interscope Records — WINNER
• Lady Gaga - “Abracadabra” - Interscope Records
• Miley Cyrus - “Easy Lover” - Columbia Records
• Sabrina Carpenter - “Manchild” - Island
  

BEST EDITING

• Charli xcx - “Guess featuring Billie Eilish" - Atlantic Records
• Ed Sheeran - “Sapphire” - Gingerbread Man Records/Atlantic Records
• Kendrick Lamar - “Not Like Us” - pgLang/Interscope Records
• Lady Gaga - “Abracadabra” - Interscope Records
• Sabrina Carpenter - “Manchild” - Island
• Tate McRae - “Just Keep Watching (fromF1® The Movie)” - Atlantic Records — WINNER
  

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

• Doechii - “Anxiety” - Top Dawg Entertainment/Capitol Records — WINNER
• FKA twigs - “Eusexua” - Atlantic Records
• Kendrick Lamar - “Not Like Us” - pgLang/Interscope Records
• Lady Gaga - “Abracadabra” - Interscope Records
• Tyla - “PUSH 2 START” - FAX Records/Epic Records
• Zara Larsson - “Pretty Ugly” - Epic Records
  

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

• Ariana Grande - “brighter days ahead” - Republic Records
• Lady Gaga - “Abracadabra” - Interscope Records
• ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - “APT.” - Atlantic Records
• Sabrina Carpenter - “Manchild” - Island — WINNER
• Tate McRae - “Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie) “ - Atlantic Records
• The Weeknd - “Hurry Up Tomorrow” - XO/Republic Records

BEST GROUP

• aespa
• All Time Low
• Backstreet Boys
• BLACKPINK — WINNER
• Coldplay
• Evanescence
• Fuerza Regida**
• Grupo Frontera
• Imagine Dragons
• Jonas Brothers
• KATSEYE
• My Chemical Romance
• SEVENTEEN
• Stray Kids
• The Marías
• twenty one pilots

SONG OF THE SUMMER

• Addison Rae** – “Headphones On” – Columbia Records
• Alex Warren – “Ordinary” – Atlantic Records
• Benson Boone – “Mystical Magical” – Night Street Records/Warner Records
• BigXthaPlug** ft. Bailey Zimmerman – “All The Way” – UnitedMasters
• Chappell Roan – “The Subway” – Island
• Demi Lovato – “Fast” – Island
• Doja Cat – “Jealous Type” – Kemosabe/RCA Records
• HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI** – “Golden” – Republic Records/Visva Records
• Jessie Murph – “Blue Strips” – Columbia Records
• Justin Bieber – “Daisies” – Def Jam Recordings
• MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – “Shake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix)” – gamma.
• Morgan Wallen ft. Tate McRae – “What I Want” – Big Loud Records/Mercury Records
• Ravyn Lenae** ft. Rex Orange County** – “Love Me Not” – Atlantic Records
• Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Island
• sombr – “12 to 12” – SMB Music/Warner Records
• Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)” – Atlantic Records — WINNER