{"id":2007717,"date":"2025-09-09T00:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T00:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2007717"},"modified":"2025-09-09T00:34:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T00:34:00","slug":"2025-mtv-video-music-awards-winners-heres-the-full-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/2025-mtv-video-music-awards-winners-heres-the-full-list\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 MTV Video Music Awards Winners: Here’s the Full List"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The MTV Video Music Awards<\/a> returned to the UBS Arena in New York on Sunday, complete with host LL Cool J<\/a> and a leading 12 nominations from Lady Gaga<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Mayhem maestro and recent Wednesday guest star entered the night among a class of other artists with multiple nominations to their name including Bruno Mars (11), Kendrick Lamar<\/a> (10), ROS\u00c9 (8), Sabrina Carpenter<\/a> (8), Ariana Grande (7), The Weeknd<\/a> (7), Billie Eilish (6), Charli xcx<\/a> (5), Bad Bunny (4), Doechii<\/a> (4), Ed Sheeran (4), Jelly Roll (4), Miley Cyrus (4), and Tate McRae (4).<\/p>\n

Battling it out for Best New Artist this year were Alex Warren, Ella Langley, Gigi Perez, Lola Young, sombr, and The Mar\u00edas. Warren, whose You\u2019ll Be Alright, Kid album arrived back in July, took home that award before the main broadcast.<\/p>\n

The 2025 edition of the VMAs, notably, marks the debut of two new categories, Best Country and Best Pop Artist. For the latter, Justin Bieber<\/a>, fresh off not one but two SWAGs<\/a>, was nominated alongside Lorde and Charli xcx, among others.<\/p>\n

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Below, we break down all of this year’s winners.<\/p>\n

VIDEO OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Ariana Grande – \u201cbrighter days ahead\u201d<\/p>\n

Billie Eilish – \u201cBIRDS OF A FEATHER\u201d<\/p>\n

Kendrick Lamar – \u201cNot Like Us\u201d<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – \u201cDie With A Smile\u201d<\/p>\n

ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars – \u201cAPT.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sabrina Carpenter – \u201cManchild\u201d<\/p>\n

The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – \u201cTimeless\u201d<\/p>\n

ARTIST OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Bad Bunny<\/p>\n

Beyonc\u00e9<\/p>\n

Kendrick Lamar<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga<\/p>\n

Morgan Wallen<\/p>\n

Taylor Swift<\/p>\n

The Weeknd<\/p>\n

SONG OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Alex Warren – \u201cOrdinary\u201d<\/p>\n

Billie Eilish – \u201cBIRDS OF A FEATHER\u201d<\/p>\n

Doechii – \u201cAnxiety\u201d<\/p>\n

Ed Sheeran – \u201cSapphire\u201d<\/p>\n

Gracie Abrams – \u201cI Love You, I’m Sorry\u201d<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – \u201cDie With A Smile\u201d<\/p>\n

Lorde – \u201cWhat Was That\u201d<\/p>\n

ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars – \u201cAPT.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tate McRae – \u201cSports Car\u201d<\/p>\n

The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – \u201cTimeless\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST NEW ARTIST<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Alex Warren – WINNER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ella Langley<\/p>\n

Gigi Perez<\/p>\n

Lola Young<\/p>\n

sombr<\/p>\n

The Mar\u00edas<\/p>\n

BEST POP ARTIST<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Ariana Grande<\/p>\n

Charli xcx<\/p>\n

Justin Bieber<\/p>\n

Lorde<\/p>\n

Miley Cyrus<\/p>\n

Sabrina Carpenter<\/p>\n

Tate McRae<\/p>\n

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

Aug 2024 – Shaboozey – \u201cA Bar Song (Tipsy)\u201d<\/p>\n

Sept 2024 – Ayra Starr – \u201cLast Heartbreak Song\u201d<\/p>\n

Oct 2024 – Mark Ambor – \u201cBelong Together\u201d<\/p>\n

Nov 2024 – Lay Bankz – \u201cGraveyard\u201d<\/p>\n

Dec 2024 – Dasha – \u201cBye Bye Bye\u201d<\/p>\n

Jan 2025 – KATSEYE – \u201cTouch\u201d<\/p>\n

Feb 2025 – Jordan Adetunji – \u201cKEHLANI\u201d<\/p>\n

Mar 2025 – Leon Thomas – \u201cYES IT IS\u201d<\/p>\n

Apr 2025 – Livingston – \u201cShadow\u201d<\/p>\n

May 2025 – Damiano David – \u201cNext Summer\u201d<\/p>\n

June 2025 – Gigi Perez – \u201cSailor Song\u201d<\/p>\n

July 2025 – ROLE MODEL – \u201cSally, When The Wine Runs Out\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST COLLABORATION<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Bailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs – \u201cBackup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)\u201d<\/p>\n

Kendrick Lamar & SZA – \u201cluther\u201d<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – \u201cDie With A Smile\u201d<\/p>\n

Post Malone ft. Blake Shelton – \u201cPour Me A Drink\u201d<\/p>\n

ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars – \u201cAPT.\u201d<\/p>\n

Selena Gomez, benny blanco – \u201cSunset Blvd\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST POP<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Alex Warren – \u201cOrdinary\u201d<\/p>\n

Ariana Grande – \u201cbrighter days ahead\u201d<\/p>\n

Ed Sheeran – \u201cSapphire\u201d<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – \u201cDie With A Smile\u201d<\/p>\n

ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars – \u201cAPT.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sabrina Carpenter – \u201cManchild\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST HIP-HOP<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Doechii – \u201cAnxiety\u201d<\/p>\n

Drake – \u201cNOKIA\u201d<\/p>\n

Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – \u201cSomebody Save Me\u201d<\/p>\n

GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red – \u201cWHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME\u201d<\/p>\n

Kendrick Lamar – \u201cNot Like Us\u201d<\/p>\n

LL COOL J ft. Eminem – \u201cMurdergram Deux\u201d<\/p>\n

Travis Scott – \u201c4X4\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST R&B<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Chris Brown – \u201cResiduals\u201d<\/p>\n

Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs – \u201cMUTT (REMIX)\u201d<\/p>\n

Mariah Carey – \u201cType Dangerous\u201d – WINNER<\/strong><\/p>\n

PARTYNEXTDOOR – \u201cN o C h i l l\u201d<\/p>\n

Summer Walker – \u201cHeart Of A Woman\u201d<\/p>\n

SZA – \u201cDrive\u201d<\/p>\n

The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – \u201cTimeless\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST ALTERNATIVE<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Gigi Perez – \u201cSailor Song\u201d<\/p>\n

Imagine Dragons – \u201cWake Up\u201d<\/p>\n

Lola Young – \u201cMessy\u201d<\/p>\n

mgk & Jelly Roll – \u201cLonely Road\u201d<\/p>\n

sombr – \u201cback to friends\u201d – WINNER<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Mar\u00edas – \u201cBack To Me\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST ROCK<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Coldplay – \u201cALL MY LOVE\u201d<\/p>\n

Evanescence – \u201cAfterlife (From the Netflix Series “Devil May Cry”)\u201d<\/p>\n

Green Day – \u201cOne Eyed Bastard\u201d<\/p>\n

Lenny Kravitz – \u201cHoney\u201d<\/p>\n

Linkin Park – \u201cThe Emptiness Machine\u201d<\/p>\n

twenty one pilots – \u201cThe Contract\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST LATIN<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Bad Bunny – \u201cBAILE INoLVIDABLE\u201d<\/p>\n

J Balvin – \u201cRio\u201d<\/p>\n

KAROL G – \u201cSi Antes Te Hubiera Conocido\u201d<\/p>\n

Peso Pluma – \u201cLA PATRULLA\u201d<\/p>\n

Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos – \u201cKh\u00e9?\u201d<\/p>\n

Shakira – \u201cSoltera\u201c<\/p>\n

BEST K-POP<\/strong><\/h2>\n

aespa – \u201cWhiplash\u201d<\/p>\n

JENNIE – \u201clike JENNIE\u201d<\/p>\n

Jimin – \u201cWho\u201d<\/p>\n

JISOO – \u201cearthquake\u201d<\/p>\n

LISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE – \u201cBorn Again\u201d<\/p>\n

Stray Kids – \u201cChk Chk Boom\u201d<\/p>\n

ROS\u00c9 – \u201ctoxic till the end\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST AFROBEATS<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Asake & Travis Scott – \u201cActive\u201d<\/p>\n

Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott – \u201cTaTaTa\u201d<\/p>\n

MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – \u201cShake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix)\u201d<\/p>\n

Rema – \u201cBaby (Is It A Crime)\u201d<\/p>\n

Tems ft. Asake – \u201cGet It Right\u201d<\/p>\n

Tyla – \u201cPUSH 2 START\u201d<\/p>\n

Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz – \u201cPiece Of My Heart\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST COUNTRY <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Chris Stapleton – \u201cThink I’m In Love With You\u201d<\/p>\n

Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood – \u201cI\u2019m Gonna Love You\u201d<\/p>\n

Jelly Roll – \u201cLiar\u201d<\/p>\n

Lainey Wilson – \u201c4x4xU\u201d<\/p>\n

Megan Moroney – \u201cAm I Okay?\u201d<\/p>\n

Morgan Wallen – \u201cSmile\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST ALBUM<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Bad Bunny – DeB\u00cd TiRAR M\u00e1S FOToS<\/p>\n

Kendrick Lamar – GNX<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga – Mayhem<\/p>\n

Morgan Wallen – I’m The Problem<\/p>\n

Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet<\/p>\n

The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow<\/p>\n

BEST LONG FORM VIDEO<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Ariana Grande – \u201cbrighter days ahead\u201d<\/p>\n

Bad Bunny – \u201cDeB\u00cd TiRAR M\u00e1S FOToS (Short Film)\u201d<\/p>\n

Damiano David – \u201cFUNNY little STORIES\u201d<\/p>\n

Mac Miller – \u201cBalloonerism\u201d<\/p>\n

Miley Cyrus – \u201cSomething Beautiful\u201d<\/p>\n

The Weeknd – \u201cHurry Up Tomorrow\u201d<\/p>\n

VIDEO FOR GOOD<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Burna Boy – \u201cHigher\u201d<\/p>\n

Charli xcx – \u201cGuess featuring Billie Eilish”<\/p>\n

Doechii – \u201cAnxiety\u201d<\/p>\n

Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – \u201cSomebody Save Me\u201d<\/p>\n

Selena Gomez, benny blanco – \u201cYounger And Hotter Than Me\u201d<\/p>\n

Zach Hood ft. Sasha Alex Sloan – \u201cSleepwalking\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST DIRECTION<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Ariana Grande – \u201cbrighter days ahead\u201d<\/p>\n

Charli xcx – \u201cGuess featuring Billie Eilish”<\/p>\n

Kendrick Lamar – \u201cNot Like Us\u201d<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga – \u201cAbracadabra\u201d<\/p>\n

ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars – \u201cAPT.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sabrina Carpenter – \u201cManchild\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST ART DIRECTION<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Charli xcx – \u201cGuess featuring Billie Eilish”<\/p>\n

Kendrick Lamar – \u201cNot Like Us\u201d<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga – \u201cAbracadabra\u201d<\/p>\n

Lorde – \u201cMan Of The Year\u201d<\/p>\n

Miley Cyrus – \u201cEnd of the World\u201d<\/p>\n

ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars – \u201cAPT.\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Ariana Grande – \u201cbrighter days ahead\u201d<\/p>\n

Ed Sheeran – \u201cSapphire\u201d<\/p>\n

Kendrick Lamar – \u201cNot Like Us\u201d<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga – \u201cAbracadabra\u201d<\/p>\n

Miley Cyrus – \u201cEasy Lover\u201d<\/p>\n

Sabrina Carpenter – \u201cManchild\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST EDITING<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Charli xcx – \u201cGuess featuring Billie Eilish”<\/p>\n

Ed Sheeran – \u201cSapphire\u201d<\/p>\n

Kendrick Lamar – \u201cNot Like Us\u201d<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga – \u201cAbracadabra\u201d<\/p>\n

Sabrina Carpenter – \u201cManchild\u201d<\/p>\n

Tate McRae – \u201cJust Keep Watching\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Doechii – \u201cAnxiety\u201d<\/p>\n

FKA twigs – \u201cEusexua\u201d<\/p>\n

Kendrick Lamar – \u201cNot Like Us\u201d<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga – \u201cAbracadabra\u201d<\/p>\n

Tyla – \u201cPUSH 2 START\u201d<\/p>\n

Zara Larsson – \u201cPretty Ugly\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Ariana Grande – \u201cbrighter days ahead\u201d<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga – \u201cAbracadabra\u201d<\/p>\n

ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars – \u201cAPT.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sabrina Carpenter – \u201cManchild\u201d<\/p>\n

Tate McRae – \u201cJust Keep Watching\u201d<\/p>\n

The Weeknd – \u201cHurry Up Tomorrow\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST GROUP<\/h2>\n

Aespa<\/p>\n

All Time Low<\/p>\n

Backstreet Boys<\/p>\n

Blackpink<\/p>\n

Coldplay<\/p>\n

Evanescence<\/p>\n

Fuerza Regida<\/p>\n

Grupo Frontera<\/p>\n

Imagine Dragons<\/p>\n

Jonas Brothers<\/p>\n

Katseye<\/p>\n

My Chemical Romance<\/p>\n

Seventeen<\/p>\n

Stray Kids<\/p>\n

The Mar\u00edas<\/p>\n

Twenty One Pilots<\/p>\n

SONG OF SUMMER<\/h2>\n

Addison Rae \u2013 “Headphones On”<\/p>\n

Alex Warren \u2013 “Ordinary”<\/p>\n

Benson Boone \u2013 “Mystical Magical”<\/p>\n

BigXthaPlug featuring Bailey Zimmerman \u2013 “All the Way”<\/p>\n

Chappell Roan \u2013 “The Subway”<\/p>\n

Demi Lovato \u2013 “Fast”<\/p>\n

Doja Cat \u2013 “Jealous Type”<\/p>\n

Huntr\/x: Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami \u2013 “Golden”<\/p>\n

Jessie Murph \u2013 “Blue Strips”<\/p>\n

Justin Bieber \u2013 “Daisies”<\/p>\n

Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng and Shenseea \u2013 “Shake It to the Max (Fly) (Remix)”<\/p>\n

Morgan Wallen featuring Tate McRae \u2013 “What I Want”<\/p>\n

Ravyn Lenae featuring Rex Orange County \u2013 “Love Me Not”<\/p>\n

Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 “Manchild”<\/p>\n

Sombr \u2013 “12 to 12”<\/p>\n

Tate McRae \u2013 “Just Keep Watching” – WINNER<\/strong><\/p>\n

This story is being updated.<\/p>\n

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