The MTV Video Music Awards kicked off Sunday with Lady Gaga winning artist of the year, setting up the night’s leading nominee for a big night. The star, who is also set to perform on the show and ended her acceptance speech by saying she had to leave the UBS Arena where the VMAs are being held to get to Madison Square Garden.“Being an artist is an attempt to connect the souls of people all over the world,” she said. “Being an artist is a discipline and craft into reaching someone’s heart where it grows its roots, reminding them to dream. Being an artist is a responsibility to smile, dance, cry.”She dedicated the award to her fans and paid homage to her partner, Michael Polansky. “Creating with you has been a beautiful thing,” she said.K-Pop star Rosé from the band BLACKPINK, added a page to the history books, as she became the first Korean Pop star to clinch the Moon Man for ‘APT’ that won Song of the Year. The star looked shocked to win the award, but came prepared with a speech. “I’ve prepared something because I didn’t want to mess this up and I feel like this is a really big moment for myself and a lot of other people,” she began before thanking Mars for his friendship and world-building.Rosé also thanked the members of BLACKPINK in both English and Korean, as well as her family, and many members of her team. She added, “As my therapist tells me to do every day, I’d like to thank myself for not giving up, even in the toughest of times. Always remember you’ve got you.”The VMAs, hosted by LL Cool J, kicked off with a freewheeling spirit. During Cool J’s opening monologue, a video of Doja Cat mimicking ’80s MTV personality Max Headroom interrupted him. Her message transitioned seamlessly into a performance that kicked off with a solo by Kenny G.Check out the complete winners’ list: Video of the YearAriana Grande – “brighter days ahead” – Republic RecordsBillie Eilish – “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Darkroom/Interscope RecordsKendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang/Interscope RecordsLady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die with a Smile” – Interscope RecordsROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.” – Atlantic RecordsSabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – IslandThe Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless” – XO/Republic RecordsArtist Of The YearBad 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 YearAlex 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 RecordsBest New ArtistAlex Warren – Atlantic Records (WINNER)Ella Langley – SAWGOD/Columbia RecordsGigi Perez – IslandLola Young – Islandsombr – SMB Music/Warner RecordsThe Marías – Nice Life/Atlantic RecordsBest Pop ArtistAriana Grande – Republic RecordsCharli xcx – Atlantic RecordsJustin Bieber – Def Jam RecordingsLorde – Republic RecordsMiley Cyrus – Columbia RecordsSabrina Carpenter – IslandTate McRae – RCA RecordsMTV Push Performance Of The YearAug. 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 March 2025 – Leon Thomas – “YES IT IS” – EZMNY Records/Motown Records April 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 Best CollaborationBailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs – “Backup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)” – AtlanticRecords/Warner Music NashvilleKendrick Lamar & SZA – “luther” – pgLang/Interscope RecordsLady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die with a Smile” – Interscope RecordsPost Malone ft. Blake Shelton – “Pour Me a Drink” – Mercury RecordsROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.” – Atlantic RecordsSelena Gomez, benny blanco – “Sunset Blvd” – SMG Music/Friends Keep Secrets/Interscope RecordsBest PopAlex 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 HopDoechii – “Anxiety” – Top Dawg Entertainment/Capitol Records 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&BChris 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 AlternativeGigi Perez – “Sailor Song” – Island Imagine Dragons – “Wake Up” – KIDinaKorner/Interscope Records Lola Young – “Messy” – Islandmgk & 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 RecordsBest RockColdplay – “ALL MY LOVE” – Atlantic RecordsEvanescence – “Afterlife (From the Netflix Series ‘Devil May Cry’)” – Netflix Music Green Day – “One Eyed Bastard” – Reprise Records/Warner RecordsLenny Kravitz – “Honey” – Roxie Records Inc. under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbHLinkin Park – “The Emptiness Machine” – Warner RecordsTwenty One Pilots – “The Contract” – Fueled By RamenBest LatinBad Bunny – “Baile Inolvidable” – Rimas Entertainment J Balvin – “Rio” – Capitol RecordsKAROL G – “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” – Bichota Records/Interscope RecordsPeso Pluma – “LA PATRULLA” – Double P Records Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos – “Khé?” – Sony Music US LatinShakira – “Soltera” – Sony Music US LatinBest K-Popaespa – “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 Stray Kids – “Chk Chk Boom” – JYP/IMPERIAL/Republic ROSÉ – “toxic till the end” – Atlantic Records Best AfrobeatsAsake & 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 Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz – “Piece of My Heart” – Starboy/RCA RecordsBest CountryChris 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 Morgan Wallen – “Smile” – Big Loud Records/Mercury RecordsBest AlbumBad Bunny -DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS – Rimas EntertainmentKendrick 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 The Weeknd -Hurry Up Tomorrow – XO/Republic Records Best Long Form VideoAriana Grande – “brighter days ahead” – Republic RecordsBad 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 RecordsThe Weeknd – “Hurry Up Tomorrow” – XO/Republic Records Video For GoodBurna Boy – “Higher” – Spaceship/Bad Habit/Atlantic Records Charli xcx – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish” – Atlantic RecordsDoechii – “Anxiety” – Top Dawg Entertainment/Capitol Records Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – “Somebody Save Me” – Shady/Aftermath/Interscope RecordsSelena Gomez, benny blanco – “Younger and Hotter Than Me” – SMG Music/Friends Keep Secrets/Interscope Records Zach Hood ft. Sasha Alex Sloan – “Sleepwalking” – Arista RecordsBest DirectionAriana Grande – “brighter days ahead” – Republic RecordsCharli xcx – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish” – Atlantic RecordsKendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang/Interscope RecordsLady Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Interscope RecordsROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.” – Atlantic RecordsSabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – IslandBest Art DirectionCharli xcx – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish” – Atlantic RecordsKendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang/Interscope RecordsLady Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Interscope RecordsLorde – “Man of the Year” – Republic RecordsMiley Cyrus – “End of the World” – Columbia RecordsROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.” – Atlantic RecordsBest CinematographyAriana Grande – “brighter days ahead” – Republic RecordsEd Sheeran – “Sapphire” – Gingerbread Man Records/Atlantic RecordsKendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang/Interscope RecordsLady Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Interscope RecordsMiley Cyrus – “Easy Lover” – Columbia RecordsSabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – IslandBest EditingCharli xcx – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish” – Atlantic RecordsEd Sheeran – “Sapphire” – Gingerbread Man Records/Atlantic RecordsKendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang/Interscope RecordsLady Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Interscope RecordsSabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – IslandTate McRae – “Just Keep Watching (from ‘F1® The Movie’)” – Atlantic RecordsBest ChoreographyDoechii – “Anxiety” – Top Dawg Entertainment/Capitol RecordsFKA twigs – “Eusexua” – Atlantic RecordsKendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang/Interscope RecordsLady Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Interscope RecordsTyla – “PUSH 2 START” – FAX Records/Epic RecordsZara Larsson – “Pretty Ugly” – Epic RecordsBest Visual EffectsAriana Grande – “brighter days ahead” – Republic RecordsLady Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Interscope RecordsROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.” – Atlantic RecordsSabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – IslandTate McRae – “Just Keep Watching (from ‘F1® The Movie’)” – Atlantic RecordsThe Weeknd – “Hurry Up Tomorrow” – XO/Republic RecordsSong Of The SummerAddison Rae* – “Headphones On” – Columbia RecordsAlex Warren – “Ordinary” – Atlantic RecordsBenson Boone – “Mystical Magical” – Night Street Records/Warner RecordBigXthaPlug** ft. Bailey Zimmerman – “All the Way” – UnitedMastersChappell Roan – “The Subway” – IslandDemi Lovato – “Fast” – IslandDoja Cat – “Jealous Type” – Kemosabe/RCA RecordsHUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI** – “Golden” – Republic Records/Visva RecordsJessie Murph – “Blue Strips” – Columbia RecordsJustin Bieber – “Daisies” – Def Jam RecordingsMOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – “Shake It to the Max (FLY) (Remix)” – gamma.Morgan Wallen ft. Tate McRae – “What I Want” – Big Loud Records/Mercury RecordsRavyn Lenae ft. Rex Orange County – “Love Me Not” – Atlantic RecordsSabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Islandsombr – “12 to 12” – SMB Music/Warner RecordsTate McRae – “Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)” – Atlantic Records (WINNER)Best GroupaespaAll Time LowBackstreet BoysBLACKPINKColdplayEvanescenceFuerza Regida**Grupo FronteraImagine DragonsJonas BrothersKATSEYEMy Chemical RomanceSEVENTEENStray KidsThe Maríastwenty one pilotsLady Gaga topped the 2025 the award nominations with 12, ending Taylor Swift’s two-year run in the top spot. But it’s the “The Tortured Poets Department” singer and the “Cowboy Carter” star who may make headlines with Swift and Beyoncé locked in a high-stakes duel to become the most awarded artist in VMAs history. Currently, both powerhouses are tied at 30 for the title of most career total VMAs. They were only nominated in the artist of the year category.The VMAs, which began at 8 p.m. Eastern and are being held at the UBS Arena on New York’s Long Island and has by VMA veteran LL Cool J playing host.The late Ozzy Osbourne will be celebrated in fitting fashion when some of rock’s biggest names take the stage in his honour. Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, British firebrand YUNGBLUD and Nuno Bettencourt will unite to deliver a medley of Osbourne’s greatest hits, a tribute that underscores his impact on generations of musicians.Mariah Carey will receive the 2025 Video Vanguard Award. Previous recipients include Katy Perry, Shakira, Beyoncé and Madonna.Busta Rhymes will receive the first ever MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award during the show, and Ricky Martin will be honored with the inaugural Latin Icon Award. Both will perform. Go to Source
