Complete list of winners, including Ariana Grande for Video of the Year, Lady Gaga as Artist of the Year, and more

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.

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
Morgan Wallen, I’m The Problem
Sabrina Carpenter, Short n’ Sweet
The Weeknd, Hurry Up Tomorrow

Best Pop

Ariana Grande, “Brighter Days Ahead”
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, “Die With A Smile”
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars, “APT.”
Sabrina Carpenter, “Manchild”

Artist of the Year

Song of the Year

Billie Eilish, “Birds of a Feather”
Gracie Abrams, “I Love You, I’m Sorry”
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, “Die With A Smile”
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars, “APT.”
The Weeknd and Playboi Carti, “Timeless”

Best New Artist

Best R&B

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”
The Weeknd and Playboi Carti, “Timeless”

Best Hip-Hop

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”

Best Country

Chris Stapleton, “Think I’m In Love With You”
Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood, “I’m Gonna Love You”
Megan Moroney, “Am I Okay?”

Best Rock

Evanescence, “Afterlife (from the Netflix series Devil May Cry)”
Green Day, “One Eyed Bastard”
Linkin Park, “The Emptiness Machine”
twenty one pilots, “The Contract”

Best Alternative

Gigi Perez, “Sailor Song”
Imagine Dragons, “Wake Up”
mgk and Jelly Roll, “Lonely Road”
The Marías, “Back To Me”

Best K-Pop

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”
Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz, “Piece Of My Heart”

Best Latin

Bad Bunny, “BAILE INoLVIDABLE”
Karol G, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
Peso Pluma, “LA PATRULLA”
Rauw Alejandro and Romeo Santos, “Khé?”

Best Pop Artist

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”
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”
Tate McRae, “Just Keep Watching”

Best Group

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.”