MTV VMAs 2025: Full Winners List; Lady Gaga Leads With Four Awards, Grande, Carpenter Win Big

VMAs 2025: The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards were held at UBS Arena in New York on Sunday, September 7, showcasing artists such as Lady Gaga, Rosé, Ariana Grande, and Mariah Carey, who were honored with top awards at the dazzling event.

LL Cool J hosted the ceremony, which featured performances by Sabrina Carpenter, Lady Gaga, Doja Cat, Sombr, Tate McRae, Post Malone, and others.

Lady Gaga won four moonmen from her 12 nominations, including artist of the year, best art direction, best direction, and best collaboration for 'Die With a Smile' with Bruno Mars. Ariana Grande received the Video of the Year award, Best Pop for 'Brighter Days Ahead,' and best pop. Sabrina Carpenter also claimed three awards: pop artist, album for 'Short n’ Sweet,' and best visual effects for 'Manchild.'

MTV VMAs 2025 Winners List

Video of the year: Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead

Artist of the year: Lady Gaga

Song of the year: ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – APT

Best new artist: Alex Warren

Best pop artist: Sabrina Carpenter

MTV push performance of the year: January 2025 – KATSEYE – Touch

Best collaboration: Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile

Best pop: Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead

Best hip-hop: Doechii – Anxiety

Best R&B: Mariah Carey – Type Dangerous

Best alternative: sombr – Back to Friends

Best rock: Coldplay – All My Love

Best Latin: Shakira – Soltera

Best K-pop: LISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE – Born Again

Best Afrobeats: Tyla – Push 2 Start

Best country: Megan Moroney – Am I Okay?

Best album: Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet

Best long-form video: Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead

Video for good: Charli xcx – Guess featuring Billie Eilish

Best direction: Lady Gaga – Abracadabra

Best art direction: Lady Gaga – Abracadabra

Best cinematography: Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us

Best editing: Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching (From F1 The Movie)

Best choreography: Doechii – Anxiety

Best visual effects: Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

Song of the summer: Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)

Best group: BLACKPINK