{"id":1946267,"date":"2025-08-07T11:28:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1946267"},"modified":"2025-08-07T11:28:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:28:08","slug":"lady-gaga-leads-2025-video-music-awards-with-12-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/lady-gaga-leads-2025-video-music-awards-with-12-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Gaga leads 2025 Video Music Awards with 12 nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MTV has revealed the nominees for the 2025 edition of the Video Music Awards, and Lady Gaga<\/strong> leads the pack with 12 nods, coming in just ahead of her “Die with a Smile” collaborator, Bruno Mars<\/strong>, who netted 11. The pair divided and conquered, racking up the most nominations between two songs each. Both “Die with a Smile” and Mar’s collab with Ros\u00e9<\/strong>, “APT.,” received noms for Video and Song of the Year, while Gaga’s “Abracadabra” cleaned up in technical categories.<\/p>\n

The other dominant single was Kendrick Lamar<\/strong>‘s unstoppable “Not Like Us.” The rapper and beef winner snagged 10 nominations in total, including for Artist of the Year and Best Collaborator for “luther” with SZA<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The VMAs, which are set to take place on Sept. 7 on Long Island, also added two new categories, Best Pop Artist and Best Country. (Could this be Iceland’s year?) Another competition to watch is Best K-Pop, which will see a four-way Blackpink side-project showdown.<\/p>\n

Check out the full list of 2025 Video Music Awards nominations below.<\/p>\n

VIDEO OF THE YEAR<\/h2>\n

Ariana Grande – \u201cbrighter days ahead”
Billie Eilish – \u201cBIRDS OF A FEATHER\u201d
Kendrick Lamar – \u201cNot Like Us\u201d
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – \u201cDie with a Smile\u201d
ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars – \u201cAPT.\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter – \u201cManchild\u201d
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – \u201cTimeless\u201d<\/p>\n

ARTIST OF THE YEAR<\/h2>\n

Bad Bunny
Beyonc\u00e9
Kendrick Lamar
Lady Gaga
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd<\/p>\n

SONG OF THE YEAR<\/h2>\n

Alex Warren – \u201cOrdinary\u201d
Billie Eilish – \u201cBIRDS OF A FEATHER\u201d
Doechii – \u201cAnxiety\u201d
Ed Sheeran – \u201cSapphire\u201d
Gracie Abrams – \u201cI Love You, I\u2019m Sorry\u201d
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – \u201cDie with a Smile\u201d
Lorde – \u201cWhat Was That\u201d
ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars – \u201cAPT.\u201d
Tate McRae – \u201cSports Car\u201d
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – \u201cTimeless\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST NEW ARTIST<\/h2>\n

Alex Warren
Ella Langley
Gigi Perez
Lola Young
sombr
The Mar\u00edas<\/p>\n

BEST POP ARTIST<\/h2>\n

Ariana Grande
Charli xcx
Justin Bieber
Lorde
Miley Cyrus
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae<\/p>\n

MTV PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR<\/h2>\n

Aug. 2024 – Shaboozey – \u201cA Bar Song (Tipsy)\u201d
Sept. 2024 – Ayra Starr – \u201cLast Heartbreak Song\u201d
Oct. 2024 – Mark Ambor – \u201cBelong Together\u201d
Nov. 2024 – Lay Bankz – \u201cGraveyard\u201d
Dec. 2024 – Dasha – \u201cBye Bye Bye\u201d
Jan. 2025 – KATSEYE – \u201cTouch\u201d
Feb. 2025 – Jordan Adetunji – \u201cKEHLANI\u201d
March 2025 – Leon Thomas – \u201cYES IT IS\u201d
April 2025 – Livingston – \u201cShadow\u201d
May 2025 – Damiano David – \u201cNext Summer”
June 2025 – Gigi Perez – \u201cSailor Song\u201d
July 2025 – ROLE MODEL – \u201cSally, When the Wine Runs Out\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST COLLABORATION<\/h2>\n

Bailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs – \u201cBackup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)”
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – \u201cluther\u201d
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – \u201cDie with a Smile\u201d
Post Malone ft. Blake Shelton – \u201cPour Me a Drink\u201d
ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars – \u201cAPT.\u201d
Selena Gomez, benny blanco – \u201cSunset Blvd\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST POP<\/h2>\n

Alex Warren – \u201cOrdinary\u201d
Ariana Grande – \u201cbrighter days ahead\u201d
Ed Sheeran – \u201cSapphire\u201d
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – \u201cDie with a Smile\u201d
ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars – \u201cAPT.\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter – \u201cManchild\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST HIP HOP<\/h2>\n

Doechii – \u201cAnxiety\u201d
Drake – \u201cNOKIA\u201d
Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – \u201cSomebody Save Me\u201d
GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red – \u201cWHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME\u201d
Kendrick Lamar – \u201cNot Like Us\u201d
LL COOL J ft. Eminem – \u201cMurdergram Deux\u201d
Travis Scott – \u201c4X4\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST R&B<\/h2>\n

Chris Brown – \u201cResiduals\u201d
Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs – \u201cMUTT (REMIX)\u201d
Mariah Carey – \u201cType Dangerous\u201d
PARTYNEXTDOOR – \u201cN o C h i l l\u201d
Summer Walker – \u201cHeart of a Woman\u201d
SZA – \u201cDrive\u201d
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – \u201cTimeless”<\/p>\n

BEST ALTERNATIVE<\/h2>\n

Gigi Perez – \u201cSailor Song\u201d
Imagine Dragons – \u201cWake Up\u201d
Lola Young – \u201cMessy\u201d
mgk & Jelly Roll – \u201cLonely Road\u201d
sombr – \u201cback to friends\u201d
The Mar\u00edas – \u201cBack to Me\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST ROCK<\/h2>\n

Coldplay – \u201cALL MY LOVE\u201d
Evanescence – \u201cAfterlife (From the Netflix Series \u2018Devil May Cry\u2019)\u201d
Green Day – \u201cOne Eyed Bastard\u201d
Lenny Kravitz – \u201cHoney\u201d
Linkin Park – \u201cThe Emptiness Machine\u201d
twenty one pilots – \u201cThe Contract\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST LATIN<\/h2>\n

Bad Bunny – \u201cBAILE INoLVIDABLE\u201d
J Balvin – \u201cRio\u201d
KAROL G – \u201cSi Antes Te Hubiera Conocido\u201d
Peso Pluma – \u201cLA PATRULLA\u201d
Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos – \u201cKh\u00e9?\u201d
Shakira – \u201cSoltera\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST K-POP<\/h2>\n

aespa – \u201cWhiplash\u201d
JENNIE – \u201clike JENNIE\u201d
Jimin – \u201cWho\u201d
JISOO – \u201cearthquake\u201d
LISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE – \u201cBorn Again\u201d
Stray Kids – \u201cChk Chk Boom\u201d
ROS\u00c9 – \u201ctoxic till the end\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST AFROBEATS<\/h2>\n

Asake & Travis Scott – \u201cActive\u201d
Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott – \u201cTaTaTa\u201d
MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – \u201cShake It to the Max (FLY) (Remix)\u201d
Rema – \u201cBaby (Is It a Crime)\u201d
Tems ft. Asake – \u201cGet It Right\u201d
Tyla – \u201cPUSH 2 START\u201d
Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz – \u201cPiece of My Heart\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST COUNTRY<\/h2>\n

Chris Stapleton – \u201cThink I\u2019m in Love with You\u201d
Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood – \u201cI\u2019m Gonna Love You\u201d
Jelly Roll – \u201cLiar\u201d
Lainey Wilson – \u201c4x4xU\u201d
Megan Moroney – \u201cAm I Okay?\u201d
Morgan Wallen – \u201cSmile\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST ALBUM<\/h2>\n

Bad Bunny – DeB\u00cd TiRAR M\u00e1S FOToS
Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Lady Gaga – Mayhem
Morgan Wallen – I\u2019m the Problem
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n\u2019 Sweet
The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow<\/p>\n

BEST LONG FORM VIDEO<\/h2>\n

Ariana Grande – \u201cbrighter days ahead\u201d
Bad Bunny – \u201cDeB\u00cd TiRAR M\u00e1S FOToS (Short Film)\u201d
Damiano David – \u201cFUNNY little STORIES\u201d
Mac Miller – \u201cBalloonerism\u201d
Miley Cyrus – \u201cSomething Beautiful\u201d
The Weeknd – \u201cHurry Up Tomorrow\u201d<\/p>\n

VIDEO FOR GOOD<\/h2>\n

Burna Boy – \u201cHigher\u201d
Charli xcx – \u201cGuess featuring Billie Eilish\u201d
Doechii – \u201cAnxiety\u201d
Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – \u201cSomebody Save Me\u201d
Selena Gomez, benny blanco – \u201cYounger and Hotter Than Me\u201d
Zach Hood ft. Sasha Alex Sloan – \u201cSleepwalking\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST DIRECTION<\/h2>\n

Ariana Grande – \u201cbrighter days ahead\u201d
Charli xcx – \u201cGuess featuring Billie Eilish\u201d
Kendrick Lamar – \u201cNot Like Us\u201d
Lady Gaga – \u201cAbracadabra\u201d
ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars – \u201cAPT.\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter – \u201cManchild\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST ART DIRECTION<\/h2>\n

Charli xcx – \u201cGuess featuring Billie Eilish\u201d
Kendrick Lamar – \u201cNot Like Us\u201d
Lady Gaga – \u201cAbracadabra\u201d
Lorde – \u201cMan of the Year\u201d
Miley Cyrus – \u201cEnd of the World\u201d
ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars – \u201cAPT.\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY<\/h2>\n

Ariana Grande – \u201cbrighter days ahead\u201d
Ed Sheeran – \u201cSapphire\u201d
Kendrick Lamar – \u201cNot Like Us\u201d
Lady Gaga – \u201cAbracadabra\u201d
Miley Cyrus – \u201cEasy Lover\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter – \u201cManchild\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST EDITING<\/h2>\n

Charli xcx – \u201cGuess featuring Billie Eilish”
Ed Sheeran – \u201cSapphire\u201d
Kendrick Lamar – \u201cNot Like Us\u201d
Lady Gaga – \u201cAbracadabra\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter – \u201cManchild”
Tate McRae – \u201cJust Keep Watching (from F1 The Movie)\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY<\/h2>\n

Doechii – \u201cAnxiety\u201d
FKA twigs – \u201cEusexua\u201d
Kendrick Lamar – \u201cNot Like Us\u201d
Lady Gaga – \u201cAbracadabra\u201d
Tyla – \u201cPUSH 2 START\u201d
Zara Larsson – \u201cPretty Ugly\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS<\/h2>\n

Ariana Grande – \u201cbrighter days ahead\u201d
Lady Gaga – \u201cAbracadabra\u201d
ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars – \u201cAPT.\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter – \u201cManchild\u201d
Tate McRae – \u201cJust Keep Watching (from F1 The Movie)\u201d
The Weeknd – \u201cHurry Up Tomorrow\u201d<\/p>\n

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