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Lady Gaga<\/strong><\/a> had a night to remember at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n Gaga, 39, was the most-awarded artist<\/a> at the Sunday, September 7, ceremony, at UBS Arena in New York. With a total of four wins, the “Abracadabra” hitmaker took home the Moon Person trophies for Artist of the Year, Best Collaboration for her work with Bruno Mars<\/strong> on “Die With a Smile,” Best Direction and Best Art Direction.<\/p>\n During the pop star’s Artist of the Year acceptance speech<\/a>, she gave fianc\u00e9 Michael Polansky<\/strong> a loving shout-out, dedicating the honor to her partner.<\/p>\n Prior to the awards show, Gaga earned the most nominations of any artist<\/a> this year. The singer landed 12 nods for Video of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Collaboration and Best Pop for her and Mars\u2019 \u201cDie With a Smile,\u201d Best Direction, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Choreography and Best Visual Effects for \u201cAbracadabra,\u201d Best Album for Mayhem and Artist of the Year.<\/p>\n MTV Video Music Awards 2025 Red Carpet Looks: Celebs in Daring Outfits That Deserve Their Own Moonman<\/a><\/p>\n Despite her potential for wins in so many categories, Gaga was forced to skip some of the VMAs due to a scheduling conflict. She was performing her final Mayhem Ball concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City during the awards show but did manage to accept her Artist of the Year award in person.<\/p>\n While Gaga received more nods than any other artist in 2025, she was not the only top nominee at the VMAs. Mars, 39, trailed closely behind with 11 nominations, followed by Kendrick Lamar<\/strong> with 10, Ros\u00e9<\/strong> and Sabrina Carpenter<\/strong> with eight, Ariana Grande<\/strong> and The Weeknd<\/strong> with seven, Billie Eilish<\/strong> with six, Charli XCX<\/strong> with five and Bad Bunny<\/strong>, Doechii<\/strong>, Ed Sheeran<\/strong>, Jelly Roll<\/strong>, Miley Cyrus<\/strong> and Tate McRae<\/strong> with four.<\/p>\n Ahead of Sunday\u2019s ceremony, Gaga had 18 VMA wins during her career. Her 12 nominations gave her the potential to tie Taylor Swift\u2019s<\/strong> record for most VMAs in the awards show\u2019s history since the \u201cAll Too Well\u201d singer has 30 Moon Person trophies. Swift, 35, also had an opportunity to surpass her own goal since she was up for Artist of the Year in 2025.<\/p>\n