Short n\u2019 Sweet<\/em> and best visual effects for \u201cManchild.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\tROS\u00c9, like Gaga, also won with her own Bruno Mars collab, taking the song of the year trophy for their Billboard Hot 100 hit \u201cAPT.,\u201d which peaked at No. 3 on the tally. Her BLACKPINK bandmate LISA was also victorious, snagging the best K-pop award for \u201cBorn Again\u201d with Doja Cat and RAYE.<\/p>\n
\n\tAmong the non-competition category honorees were Mariah Carey, with the iconic singer feted as this year\u2019s recipient of the Video Vanguard Award. The celebrated musician also be performed a medley of her career-spanning hits. Another legend who received an honor was Ricky Martin, who was celebrated with the VMA\u2019s first Latin Icon Award after performing a medley of his own megahits. Busta Rhymes was also honored with the Rock the Bells Visionary Award, and like the others, delivered a medley of his career-spanning songs.<\/p>\n
\n\tKeep reading for the full list of winners.<\/p>\n
\n\t\tVideo of the year\t<\/h2>\n
\n\tWINNER: Ariana Grande \u2013 \u201cBrighter Days Ahead\u201d<\/strong>
Billie Eilish \u2013 \u201cBirds of a Feather\u201d
Kendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cNot Like Us\u201d
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cDie With a Smile\u201d
ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cAPT.\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cManchild\u201d
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti \u2013 \u201cTimeless\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\tArtist of the year\t<\/h2>\n
\n\tBad Bunny
Beyonc\u00e9
Kendrick Lamar
WINNER: Lady Gaga<\/strong>
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd<\/p>\n\n\t\tSong of the year\t<\/h2>\n
\n\tAlex Warren \u2013 \u201cOrdinary\u201d
Billie Eilish \u2013 \u201cBirds of a Feather\u201d
Doechii \u2013 \u201cAnxiety\u201d
Ed Sheeran \u2013 \u201cSapphire\u201d
Gracie Abrams \u2013 \u201cI Love You, I\u2019m Sorry\u201d
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cDie With a Smile\u201d
Lorde \u2013 \u201cWhat Was That\u201d
WINNER: ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cAPT.\u201d <\/strong>
Tate McRae \u2013 \u201cSports Car\u201d
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti \u2013 \u201cTimeless\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\tBest new artist\t<\/h2>\n
\n\tWINNER: Alex Warren<\/strong>
sombr
The Mar\u00edas<\/p>\n\n\t\tBest pop artist\t<\/h2>\n
\n\tAriana Grande
Charli xcx
Justin Bieber
Lorde
Miley Cyrus
WINNER: Sabrina Carpenter<\/strong>
Tate McRae<\/p>\n\n\t\tMTV push performance of the year\t<\/h2>\n
\n\tAugust 2024 \u2013 Shaboozey \u2013 \u201cA Bar Song (Tipsy)\u201d
September 2024 \u2013 Ayra Starr \u2013 \u201cLast Heartbreak Song\u201d
October 2024 \u2013 Mark Ambor \u2013 \u201cBelong Together\u201d
November 2024 \u2013 Lay Bankz \u2013 \u201cGraveyard\u201d
December 2024 \u2013 Dasha \u2013 \u201cBye Bye Bye\u201d
WINNER: January 2025 \u2013 KATSEYE \u2013 \u201cTouch\u201d<\/strong>
February 2025 \u2013 Jordan Adetunji \u2013 \u201cKehlani\u201d
March 2025 \u2013 Leon Thomas \u2013 \u201cYes It Is\u201d
April 2025 \u2013 Livingston \u2013 \u201cShadow\u201d
May 2025 \u2013 Damiano David \u2013 \u201cNext Summer\u201d
June 2025 \u2013 Gigi Perez \u2013 \u201cSailor Song\u201d
July 2025 \u2013 Role Model \u201cSally, When the Wine Runs Out\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\tBest collaboration\t<\/h2>\n
\n\tBailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs \u2013 \u201cBackup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)\u201d
Kendrick Lamar & SZA \u2013 \u201cLuther\u201d
WINNER: Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cDie With a Smile\u201d<\/strong>
Post Malone feat. Blake Shelton \u2013 \u201cPour Me A Drink\u201d
ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cAPT.\u201d
Selena Gomez, benny blanco \u2013 \u201cSunset Blvd\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\tBest pop\t<\/h2>\n
\n\tAlex Warren \u2013 \u201cOrdinary\u201d
WINNER: Ariana Grande \u2013 \u201cBrighter Days Ahead\u201d <\/strong>
Ed Sheeran \u2013 \u201cSapphire\u201d
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cDie With a Smile\u201d
ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cAPT.\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cManchild\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\tBest hip-hop\t<\/h2>\n
\n\tWINNER: Doechii \u2013 \u201cAnxiety\u201d <\/strong>
Drake \u2013 \u201cNOKIA\u201d
Eminem feat. Jelly Roll \u2013 \u201cSomebody Save Me\u201d
GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red \u2013 \u201cWhatchu Kno About Me\u201d
Kendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cNot Like Us\u201d
LL Cool J feat. Eminem \u2013 \u201cMurdergram Deux\u201d
Travis Scott \u2013 \u201c4X4\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\tBest R&B\t<\/h2>\n
\n\tChris Brown \u2013 \u201cResiduals\u201d
Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs \u2013 \u201cMUTT (REMIX)\u201d
WINNER: Mariah Carey \u2013 \u201cType Dangerous\u201d<\/strong>
PARTYNEXTDOOR \u2013 \u201cN o C h i l l\u201d
Summer Walker \u2013 \u201cHeart of a Woman\u201d
SZA \u2013 \u201cDrive\u201d
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti \u2013 \u201cTimeless\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\tBest alternative\t<\/h2>\n
\n\tGigi Perez \u2013 \u201cSailor Song\u201d
Imagine Dragons \u2013 \u201cWake Up\u201d
Lola Young \u2013 \u201cMessy\u201d
mgk & Jelly Roll \u2013 \u201cLonely Road\u201d
WINNER: sombr \u2013 \u201cBack to Friends\u201d <\/strong>
The Mar\u00edas \u2013 \u201cBack to Me\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\tBest rock\t<\/h2>\n
\n\tWINNER: Coldplay \u2013 \u201cAll My Love\u201d<\/strong>
Evanescence \u2013 \u201cAfterlife\u201d (From the Netflix Series Devil May Cry<\/em>)
Green Day \u2013 \u201cOne Eyed Bastard\u201d
Lenny Kravitz \u2013 \u201cHoney\u201d
Linkin Park \u2013 \u201cThe Emptiness Machine\u201d
Twenty One Pilots \u2013 \u201cThe Contract\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\tBest Latin\t<\/h2>\n
\n\tBad Bunny \u2013 \u201cBAILE INoLVIDABLE\u201d
J Balvin \u2013 \u201cRio\u201d
KAROL G \u2013 \u201cSi Antes Te Hubiera Conocido\u201d
Peso Pluma \u2013 \u201cLA PATRULLA\u201d
Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos \u2013 \u201cKh\u00e9?\u201d
WINNER: Shakira \u2013 \u201cSoltera\u201c<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\tBest K-pop\t<\/h2>\n
\n\taespa \u2013 \u201cWhiplash\u201d
JENNIE \u2013 \u201clike JENNIE\u201d
Jimin \u2013 \u201cWho\u201d
JISOO \u2013 \u201cearthquake\u201d
WINNER: LISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE \u2013 \u201cBorn Again\u201d<\/strong>
Stray Kids \u2013 \u201cChk Chk Boom\u201d
ROS\u00c9 \u2013 \u201ctoxic till the end\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\tBest Afrobeats\t<\/h2>\n
\n\tAsake & Travis Scott \u2013 \u201cActive\u201d
Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott \u2013 \u201cTaTaTa\u201d
MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea \u2013 \u201cShake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix)\u201d
Rema \u2013 \u201cBaby (Is It a Crime)\u201d
Tems feat. Asake \u2013 \u201cGet It Right\u201d
WINNER: Tyla \u2013 \u201cPush 2 Start\u201d<\/strong>
Wizkid feat. Brent Faiyaz \u2013 \u201cPiece of My Heart\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\tBest country\t<\/h2>\n
\n\tChris Stapleton \u2013 \u201cThink I\u2019m In Love With You\u201d
Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood \u2013 \u201cI\u2019m Gonna Love You\u201d
Jelly Roll \u2013 \u201cLiar\u201d
Lainey Wilson \u2013 \u201c4x4xU\u201d
WINNER: Megan Moroney \u2013 \u201cAm I Okay?\u201d<\/strong>
Morgan Wallen \u2013 \u201cSmile\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\tBest album\t<\/h2>\n
\n\tBad Bunny \u2013 DeB\u00cd TiRAR M\u00e1S FOToS<\/em>
Kendrick Lamar \u2013 GNX<\/em>
Lady Gaga \u2013 Mayhem<\/em>
Morgan Wallen \u2013 I\u2019m the Problem <\/em>
WINNER: Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 Short n\u2019 Sweet <\/em><\/strong>
The Weeknd \u2013 Hurry Up Tomorrow <\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\tBest long-form video\t<\/h2>\n
\n\tWINNER: Ariana Grande \u2013 \u201cBrighter Days Ahead\u201d <\/strong>
Bad Bunny \u2013 \u201cDeB\u00cd TiRAR M\u00e1S FOToS (Short Film)\u201d
Damiano David \u2013 \u201cFunny Little Stories\u201d
Mac Miller \u2013 \u201cBalloonerism\u201d
Miley Cyrus \u2013 \u201cSomething Beautiful\u201d
The Weeknd \u2013 \u201cHurry Up Tomorrow\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\tVideo for good\t<\/h2>\n
\n\tBurna Boy \u2013 \u201cHigher\u201d
WINNER: Charli xcx \u2013 \u201cGuess featuring Billie Eilish\u201d <\/strong>
Doechii \u2013 \u201cAnxiety\u201d
Eminem feat. Jelly Roll \u2013 \u201cSomebody Save Me\u201d
Selena Gomez, benny blanco \u2013 \u201cYounger And Hotter Than Me\u201d
Zach Hood ft. Sasha Alex Sloan \u2013 \u201cSleepwalking\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\tBest direction\t<\/h2>\n
\n\tAriana Grande \u2013 \u201cBrighter Days Ahead\u201d
Charli xcx \u2013 \u201cGuess featuring Billie Eilish\u201d
Kendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cNot Like Us\u201d
WINNER: Lady Gaga \u2013 \u201cAbracadabra\u201d<\/strong>
ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cAPT.\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cManchild\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\tBest art direction\t<\/h2>\n
\n\tCharli xcx \u2013 \u201cGuess featuring Billie Eilish\u201d
Kendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cNot Like Us
WINNER: Lady Gaga \u2013 \u201cAbracadabra\u201d<\/strong>
Lorde \u2013 \u201cMan of the Year\u201d
Miley Cyrus \u2013 \u201cEnd of the World\u201d
ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cAPT.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\tBest cinematography\t<\/h2>\n
\n\tAriana Grande \u2013 \u201cBrighter Days Ahead\u201d
Ed Sheeran \u2013 \u201cSapphire\u201d
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cNot Like Us\u201d <\/strong>
Lady Gaga \u2013 \u201cAbracadabra\u201d
Miley Cyrus \u2013 \u201cEasy Lover\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cManchild\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\tBest editing\t<\/h2>\n
\n\tCharli xcx \u2013 \u201cGuess featuring Billie Eilish\u201d
Ed Sheeran \u2013 \u201cSapphire\u201d
Kendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cNot Like Us\u201d
Lady Gaga \u2013 \u201cAbracadabra\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cManchild\u201d
WINNER: Tate McRae \u2013 \u201cJust Keep Watching \u201c(From F1 The Movie<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\tBest choreography\t<\/h2>\n
\n\tWINNER: Doechii \u2013 \u201cAnxiety\u201d <\/strong>
FKA twigs \u2013 \u201cEusexua\u201d
Kendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cNot Like Us\u201d
Lady Gaga \u2013 \u201cAbracadabra\u201d
Tyla \u2013 \u201cPush 2 Start\u201d
Zara Larsson \u2013 \u201cPretty Ugly<\/p>\n\n\t\tBest visual effects\t<\/h2>\n
\n\tAriana Grande \u2013 \u201cBrighter Days Ahead\u201d
Lady Gaga \u2013 \u201cAbracadabra\u201d
ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cAPT.\u201d
WINNER: Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cManchild\u201d <\/strong>
Tate McRae \u2013 \u201cJust Keep Watching \u201c(From F1 The Movie<\/em>)
The Weeknd \u2013 \u201cHurry Up Tomorrow\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\tSong of the summer\t<\/h2>\n
\n\tAddison Rae \u2013 \u201cHeadphones On\u201d
Alex Warren \u2013 \u201cOrdinary\u201d
Benson Boone \u2013 \u201cMystical Magical\u201d
BigXthaPlug feat. Bailey Zimmerman \u2013 \u201cAll the Way\u201d
Chappell Roan \u2013 \u201cThe Subway\u201d
Demi Lovato \u2013 \u201cFast\u201d
Doja Cat \u2013 \u201cJealous Type\u201d
HUNTR\/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI \u2013 \u201cGolden\u201d
Jessie Murph \u2013 \u201cBlue Strips\u201d
Justin Bieber \u2013 \u201cDaisies\u201d
MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea \u2013 \u201cShake It to the Max (FLY) (Remix)\u201d
Morgan Wallen feat. Tate McRae \u2013 \u201cWhat I Want\u201d
Ravyn Lenae feat. Rex Orange County \u2013 \u201cLove Me Not\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cManchild\u201d
sombr \u2013 \u201c12 to 12\u201d
WINNER: Tate McRae \u2013 \u201cJust Keep Watching (From F1\u00ae The Movie)\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\tBest group\t<\/h2>\n
\n\taespa
All Time Low
Backstreet Boys
WINNER: BLACKPINK<\/strong>
Coldplay
Evanescence
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Imagine Dragons
Jonas Brothers
KATSEYE
My Chemical Romance
SEVENTEEN
Stray Kids
The Mar\u00edas
Twenty One Pilots<\/p>\n
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