Lady Gaga, May 2025 (Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation)
The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards take place tonight (September 7) at Long Island’s UBS Arena. LL Cool J will host the show—a gig he previously shared with Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow in 2022. Set to take the stage, too, are Mariah Carey, Lady Gaga, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler, Sabrina Carpenter, and more. Check out the full list of performers for the 2025 MTV VMAs below.
The VMAs broadcast begins at 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on the CBS Television Network. The show will also simulcast on MTV and stream on Paramount+ in the United States. The VMAs pre-show (hosted by Nessa and Kevan Kenney) airs live, beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, on MTV, BET, BET Her, Comedy Central, CMT, Logo, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop, TV Land, and VH1.
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Alex Warren
British songwriter and guitarist Alex Warren will make his VMAs debut hot on the heels of releasing his debut album, You’ll Be Alright Kid. He’s among the nominees for Best New Artist and chances are he’ll perform the single “Ordinary,” which reached No. 1 on both the U.S. and UK charts this summer.
Bailey Zimmerman Featuring the Kid Laroi
Country artist Bailey Zimmerman and the Kid Laroi will hit the Extended Play Stage Presented by Doritos® to perform their collaborative single “Lost.”
Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes is the first recipient of the brand-new MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award. Having made his first appearance at the show in 1997, tonight marks his seventh VMAs performance over the span of nearly three decades.
Conan Gray
Pop singer Conan Gray will take the VMAs stage for the first time, to play “Vodka Cranberry” from his new album, Wishbone.
Doja Cat
Doja Cat’s theatrical antics have made her a VMAs fixture. She performed “Been Like This” and “You Right” in 2021, and, in 2023, delivered a medley of the Scarlet singles “Attention,” “Paint the Town Red,” and “Demons.” Tonight, she’s set to give “Jealous Type,” the lead single from her forthcoming album, Vie, its live debut.
J Balvin
Thirteen-time nominee J Balvin will be joined by Juistin Quiles and Lenny Tavárez for the trio’s new song “Zun Zun,” and then he and DJ Snake will play their single “Noventa” live for the first time. The reggaeton superstar has brought his collaborative spirit to past VMAs with assists from Bad Bunny, in 2019, and Ryan Castro, in 2022.
Jelly Roll
After virtually appearing with Eminem at last year’s VMAs, Jelly Roll will truly be there this year.
Joe Perry & Steven Tyler
Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, British vocalist Yungblud, and Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt will come together to pay tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourn with a medley of the Black Sabbath artist’s songs.
Katseye
The American K-pop-style girl group Katseye are the VMAs pre-show performers.
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga is the most-nominated artist at the 2025 VMAs. She most recently performed at the VMAs in 2020.
Lola Young
Lola Young broke out last yer with the single “Messy.” Now, as the British singer readies the new album I’m Only F**king Myself, she’ll perform that hit on the Extended Play Stage Presented by Doritos®.
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey has not performed at the VMAs since 2005. She’s returning to perform a career-spanning medley to celebrate her winning the Video Vanguard Award.
Megan Moroney
Country star Megan Moroney will bring “6 Months Later” to the Extended Play Stage Presented by Doritos®.
Post Malone
Post Malone had a hell of a time at the 2018 VMAs, performing with both 21 Savage and Aerosmith. He’s returning to the stage for the first time since then, and he’s also nominated for one award.
Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin will perform and also receive the first-ever Latin Icon Award.
Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Carpenter delivered a memorable, alien-kissing performance at the 2024 VMAs, and she returns to the stage as one of the marquee acts of 2025.
Sombr
Sombr has never performed at an awards show, so it’ll be a big deal for the New York singer when he does “Back to Friends.”
Tate McRae
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The multiplatinum pop sensation will make her first appearance on the VMAs main stage
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