Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, and Ariana Grande Among Big Winners at 2025 MTV VMAs; Read Full List of Winners

MTV Video Music Awards just concluded its 2025 edition, with big names like Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and Ariana Grande coming away with the most wins. Ariana Grande won the most coveted Video of the Year award for “Brighter Days Ahead” from her album “Eternal Sunshine”. 

Meanwhile, Lady Gaga snagged Artist of the Year and several more awards thanks to hits like “Abracadabra” and “Die With a Smile” – the latter of which she shared with Bruno Mars. Bruno is also a multiple winner of the night, with “APT” – his chart-topping hit with ROSÉ of Blackpink – bagging Song of the Year. It was a great night for the K-Pop girl band: beside ROSÉ, bandmate Lisa also won Best K-Pop for “Born Again” featuring Doja Cat and Raye, while Blackpink won for Best Group. 

The ceremony also saw Mariah Carey receiving the Video Vanguard Award, VMA’s own lifetime achievement award. The pop diva performed a medley of her hits before accepting the trophy and, in true Mariah fashion, playfully chided MTV for taking too long to give her the recognition.  

Here are the full list of 2025 MTV VMA winners:

Video of the Year

• Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
• Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather”
• Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
• Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile”
• ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.”
• Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
• The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless”

Song of the Year
* Alex Warren – “Ordinary”
* Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather”
* Doechii – “Anxiety”
* Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire”
* Gracie Abrams – “I Love You, I’m Sorry”
* Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile”
* Lorde – “What Was That”
* ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.”
* Tate McRae – “Sports Car”
* The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless”

Best New Artist
* Alex Warren
* Ella Langley
* Gigi Perez
* Lola Young
* sombr
* The Marías

Best Pop Artist
* Ariana Grande
* Charli xcx
* Justin Bieber
* Lorde
* Miley Cyrus
* Sabrina Carpenter
* Tate McRae

MTV Push Performance of the Year

• Aug. 2024 – Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
• Sept. 2024 – Ayra Starr – “Last Heartbreak Song”
• Oct. 2024 – Mark Ambor – “Belong Together”
• Nov. 2024 – Lay Bankz – “Graveyard”
• Dec. 2024 – Dasha – “Bye Bye Bye”
• Jan. 2025 – KATSEYE – “Touch”
• Feb. 2025 – Jordan Adetunji – “KEHLANI”
• March 2025 – Leon Thomas – “YES IT IS”
• April 2025 – Livingston – “Shadow”
• May 2025 – Damiano David – “Next Summer”
• June 2025 – Gigi Perez – “Sailor Song”
• July 2025 – Role Model – “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out”

Best Collaboration
* Bailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs – “Backup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)”
* Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “luther”
* Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With A Smile”
* Post Malone ft. Blake Shelton – “Pour Me a Drink”
* ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.”
* Selena Gomez, benny blanco – “Sunset Blvd”

Best Pop
* Alex Warren – “Ordinary”
* Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
* Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire”
* Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile”
* ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.”
* Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”

Best Hip-Hop
* Doechii – “Anxiety”
* Drake – “NOKIA”
* Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – “Somebody Save Me”
* GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red – “Watch Kno About Me”
* Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
* LL COOL J ft. Eminem – “Murdergram Deux”
* Travis Scott – “4X4”

Best R&B
* Chris Brown – “Residuals”
* Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs – “MUTT (REMIX)”
* Mariah Carey – “Type Dangerous”
* PARTYNEXTDOOR – “N o C h i l l”
* Summer Walker – “Heart Of A Woman”
* SZA – “Drive”
* The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless”

Best Alternative
* Gigi Perez – “Sailor Song”
* Imagine Dragons – “Wake Up”
* Lola Young – “Messy”
* mgk & Jelly Roll – “Lonely Road”
* sombr – “back to friends”
* The Marías – “Back To Me”

Best Rock
* Coldplay – “All My Love”
* Evanescence – “Afterlife (From the Netflix Series “Devil May Cry”)”
* Green Day – “One Eyed Bastard”
* Lenny Kravitz – “Honey”
* Linkin Park – “The Emptiness Machine”
* twenty one pilots – “The Contract”

Best Latin
* Bad Bunny – “BAILE INoLVIDABLE”
* J Balvin – “Rio”
* Karol G – “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
* Peso Pluma – “LA PATRULLA”
* Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos – “Khé?”
* Shakira – “Soltera“

Best K-Pop
* aespa – “Whiplash”
* JENNIE – “like JENNIE”
* Jimin – “Who”
* JISOO – “earthquake”
* LISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE – “Born Again”
* Stray Kids – “Chk Chk Boom”
* ROSÉ – “toxic till the end”

Best Afrobeats
* Asake & Travis Scott – “Active
* Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott – “TaTaTa”
* MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – “Shake It to the Max (FLY) (Remix)”
* Rema – “Baby (Is It a Crime)”
* Tems ft. Asake – “Get It Right”
* Tyla – “PUSH 2 START”
* Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz – “Piece Of My Heart”

Best Country
* Chris Stapleton – “Think I’m in Love With You”
* Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood – “I’m Gonna Love You”
* Jelly Roll – “Liar”
* Lainey Wilson – “4x4xU”
* Megan Moroney – “Am I Okay?”
* Morgan Wallen – “Smile”

Best Album
* Bad Bunny – DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
* Kendrick Lamar – GNX
* Lady Gaga – Mayhem
* Morgan Wallen – I’m the Problem
* Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
* The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow

Best Long Form Video
* Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
* Bad Bunny – “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (Short Film)”
* Damiano David – “FUNNY little STORIES”
* Mac Miller – “Balloonerism”
* Miley Cyrus – “Something Beautiful”
* The Weeknd – “Hurry Up Tomorrow”

Video for Good
* Burna Boy – “Higher”
* Charli xcx – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”
* Doechii – “Anxiety”
* Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – “Somebody Save Me”
* Selena Gomez, benny blanco – “Younger And Hotter Than Me”
* Zach Hood ft. Sasha Alex Sloan – “Sleepwalking”

Best Direction
* Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
* Charli xcx – “Guess” featuring Billie Eilish
* Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
* Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
* ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.”
* Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”

Best Art Direction
* Charli xcx – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”
* Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
* Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
* Lorde – “Man of the Year”
* Miley Cyrus – “End of the World”
* ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.”

Best Cinematography
* Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
* Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire”
* Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
* Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
* Miley Cyrus – “Easy Lover”
* Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”

Best Editing
* Charli xcx – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”
* Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire”
* Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
* Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
* Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
* Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching”

Best Choreography
* Doechii – “Anxiety”
* FKA twigs – “Eusexua”
* Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
* Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
* Tyla – “PUSH 2 START”
* Zara Larsson – “Pretty Ugly”

Best Visual Effects
* Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
* Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
* ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.”
* Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
* Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching“
* The Weeknd – “Hurry Up Tomorrow”

Best Group
* aespa
* All Time Low
* Backstreet Boys
* BLACKPINK
* Coldplay
* Evanescence
* Fuerza Regida
* Grupo Frontera
* Imagine Dragons
* Jonas Brothers
* KATSEYE
* My Chemical Romance
* SEVENTEEN
* Stray Kids
* The Marías
* twenty one pilots

Song of the Summer
* Addison Rae – “Headphones On”
* Alex Warren – “Ordinary”
* Benson Boone – “Mystical Magical”
* BigXthaPlugg ft. Bailey Zimmerman – “All the Way”
* Chappell Roan – “The Subway”
* Demi Lovato – “Fast”
* Doja Cat – “Jealous Type”
* HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI – “Golden”
* Jessie Murph – “Blue Strips”
* Justin Bieber – “Daisies”
* MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – “Shake It to the Max (FLY) (Remix)”
* Morgan Wallen ft. Tate McRae – “What I Want”
* Ravyn Lenae ft. Rex Orange County – “Love Me Not”
* Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
* sombr – “12 to 12”
* Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching”