Because of wonderful performances, wild vogue decisions, and sudden moments, the MTV Video Music Awards is usually considered one of the buzzier awards exhibits — and this 12 months was no exception.

LL Cool J was again as host of the 2025 VMAs, which occurred at the UBS Enviornment in Elmont, N.Y., and aired stay on CBS, MTV, and Paramount+.

The ceremony boasted performances from the likes of Doja Cat, Lola Younger, Tate McRae, Sabrina Carpenter, Publish Malone with Jelly Roll, and Woman Gaga. As well as, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, Yungblud, and Nuno Bettencourt got here collectively for a riveting tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne.

When it got here to the coveted Moon Individual trophies, Gaga, who led the nominations with 12 nods, had the greatest evening, scoring 4 wins, together with Artist of the 12 months. Her smash duet with Bruno Mars, “Die With a Smile,” additionally snagged an award, for Finest Collaboration. Mars, who trailed carefully behind Gaga with 11 noms, scooped up Track of the 12 months for “Apt.,” his hit with Blackpink singer Rosé.

Different fortunate winners: Alex Warren, who could find yourself having the greatest single of 2025 together with his chart-topper “Odd,” took residence Finest New Artist; Tate McRae snatched Track of Summer time for “Simply Maintain Watching”; and Ariana Grande received Video of the 12 months for “Brighter Days Forward.”

Ricky Martin accepted the first-ever Latin Icon Award, offered to him by his onetime tour mate Jessica Simpson, after performing a set that included his 1999 hit “Livin’ la Vida Loca.” Busta Rhymes additionally took the stage for a medley of his songs earlier than he was honored with the Rock the Bells Visionary Award.

This 12 months’s Video Vanguard Award went to Mariah Carey, who performed an electrifying collection of her personal gems for the event, together with “Fantasy,” “Honey,” “Heartbreaker,” “Obsessed,” “It is Like That,” and “We Belong Collectively.” When she accepted her Moon Individual, Carey was fast to level out that the trophy was — shockingly — her first VMA.

Beneath, learn the full winners list.

Video of the 12 months  

WINNER: Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Forward”
Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather”
Kendrick Lamar — ”Not Like Us”
Woman Gaga and Bruno Mars — “Die With a Smile”
Rosé and Bruno Mars — ”Apt.”
Sabrina Carpenter — ”Manchild”
The Weeknd and Playboi Carti — “Timeless”

Artist of the 12 months

Dangerous Bunny
Beyoncé
Kendrick Lamar
WINNER: Woman Gaga
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd

Track of the 12 months

Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather”
Alex Warren — ”Odd”
Woman Gaga and Bruno Mars — “Die With a Smile”
WINNER: Rosé and Bruno Mars — ”Apt.”
Gracie Abrams — “I Love You, I’m Sorry”
Tate McRae — “Sports activities Automobile”

Finest New Artist

WINNER: Alex Warren
Ella Langley
Gigi Perez
Lola Younger
Sombr
The Marías

Finest Pop Artist

Ariana Grande
Charli XCX
Justin Bieber
Lorde
Miley Cyrus
WINNER: Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae

Track of Summer time

Addison Rae – “Headphones On”
Alex Warren – “Odd”
Benson Boone – “Mystical Magical”
BigXthaPlug ft. Bailey Zimmerman – “All the Means”
Chappell Roan – “The Subway”
Demi Lovato – “Quick”
Doja Cat – “Jealous Kind”
Huntr/x: Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami – “Golden”
Jessie Murph – “Blue Strips”
Justin Bieber – “Daisies”
Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng, and Shenseea – “Shake It to the Max (Fly) (Remix)”
Morgan Wallen ft. Tate McRae – “What I Need”
Ravyn Lenae ft. Rex Orange County – “Love Me Not”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Sombr – “12 to 12”
WINNER: Tate McRae – “Simply Maintain Watching”

MTV Finest Push Efficiency of the 12 months

Shaboozey – “A Bar Track (Tipsy)”
Ayra Starr – “Final Heartbreak Track”
Mark Ambor – “Belong Collectively”
Lay Bankz – “Graveyard”
Dasha – “Bye Bye Bye”
WINNER: January 2025: Katseye – “Contact”
Jordan Adetunji – “Kehlani”
Leon Thomas – “Sure It Is”
Livingston – “Shadow”
Damiano David – “Subsequent Summer time”
Gigi Perez – “Sailor Track”
Function Mannequin – “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out”

Finest Collaboration

Bailey Zimmerman and Luke Combs – “Backup Plan”
Kendrick Lamar and SZA – “Luther”
WINNER: Woman Gaga and Bruno Mars – “Die with a Smile”
Publish Malone ft. Blake Shelton – “Pour Me a Drink”
Rosé and Bruno Mars – “Apt.”
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco – “Sundown Blvd”

Finest Pop

Alex Warren — “Odd”
WINNER: Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Forward”
Ed Sheeran — ”Sapphire”
Woman Gaga and Bruno Mars — “Die With a Smile”
Rosé and Bruno Mars — ”Apt.”
Sabrina Carpenter — ”Manchild”

Finest Hip-Hop

WINNER: Doechii – “Nervousness”
Drake – “Nokia”
Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – “Someone Save Me”
GloRilla ft. Sexyy Purple – “Whatchu Kno About Me”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
LL Cool J ft. Eminem – “Murdergram Deux”
Travis Scott – “4×4”

Finest R&B

Chris Brown – “Residuals”
Leon Thomas and Freddie Gibbs – “Mutt (Remix)”
WINNER: Mariah Carey – “Kind Harmful”
PartyNextDoor – “No Chill”
SZA – “Drive”
Summer time Walker – “Coronary heart of a Girl”
The Weeknd and Playboi Carti – “Timeless”

Finest Various

Gigi Perez – “Sailor Track”
Think about Dragons – “Wake Up”
Lola Younger – “Messy”
MGK and Jelly Roll – “Lonely Street”
WINNER: Sombr – “Again to Pals”
The Marías – “Again to Me”

Finest Rock

WINNER: Coldplay – “All My Love”
Evanescence – “Afterlife”
Inexperienced Day – “One Eyed Bastard”
Lenny Kravitz – “Honey”
Linkin Park – “The Vacancy Machine”
Twenty One Pilots – “The Contract”

Finest Latin

Dangerous Bunny – “Baile Inolvidable”
J Balvin – “Rio”
Karol G – “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
Peso Pluma and Netón Vega – “La Patrulla”
Rauw Alejandro and Romeo Santos – “Khé?”
WINNER: Shakira – “Soltera”

Finest Afrobeats

Asake and Travis Scott – “Energetic”
Burna Boy and Travis Scott – “TaTaTa”
Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng, and Shenseea – “Shake It to the Max (Fly) (Remix)”
Rema – “Child (Is It a Crime)”
Tems ft. Asake – “Get It Proper”
WINNER: Tyla – “Push 2 Begin”
Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz – “Piece of My Coronary heart”

Finest Ok-pop

Aespa – “Whiplash”
Jennie – “Like Jennie”
Jimin – “Who”
Jisoo – “Earthquake”
WINNER: Lisa ft. Doja Cat and Raye – “Born Once more”
Rosé – “Poisonous Until the Finish”
Stray Children – “Chk Chk Increase”

Finest Nation

Chris Stapleton – “Suppose I am in Love with You”
Cody Johnson and Carrie Underwood – “I am Gonna Love You”
Jelly Roll – “Liar”
WINNER: Megan Moroney – “Am I Okay?”
Morgan Wallen – “Smile”
Lainey Wilson – “4x4xU”

Finest Album

Dangerous Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Woman Gaga – Mayhem
Morgan Wallen – I am the Drawback
WINNER: Sabrina Carpenter – Quick n’ Candy
The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow

Finest Longform Video

WINNER: Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Forward
Dangerous Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (Quick Movie)
Damiano David – Humorous Little Tales
Mac Miller – Balloonerism
Miley Cyrus – One thing Lovely
The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow

Video for Good

Burna Boy – “Greater”
WINNER: Charli XCX ft. Billie Eilish – “Guess”
Doechii – “Nervousness”
Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – “Someone Save Me”
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco – “Youthful and Hotter Than Me”
Zach Hood ft. Sasha Alex Sloan – “Sleepwalking”

Finest Group

Aespa
All Time Low
Backstreet Boys
WINNER: Blackpink
Coldplay
Evanescence
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Think about Dragons
Jonas Brothers
Katseye
My Chemical Romance
Seventeen
Stray Children
The Marías
Twenty One Pilots

Finest Course

Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Forward – Directed by Christian Breslauer
Charli XCX that includes Billie Eilish – “Guess” – Directed by Aidan Zamiri
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – Directed by Dave Free and Kendrick Lamar
WINNER: Woman Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Directed by Woman Gaga, Bethany Vargas, and Parris Goebel
Rosé and Bruno Mars – “Apt.” – Directed by Bruno Mars and Daniel Ramos
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Directed by Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia

Finest Artwork Course

Charli XCX that includes Billie Eilish – “Guess” – Artwork Course by Daniel Lane
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – Artwork Course by Freyja Bardell
WINNER: Woman Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Artwork Course by Wesley Goodrich
Lorde – “Man of the 12 months” – Artwork Course by Chad Keith and Jenny Lass
Miley Cyrus – “Finish of the World” – Artwork Course by David Meyer
Rosé and Bruno Mars – “Apt.” – Artwork Course by Elizabet Puksto

Finest Cinematography

Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Forward – Cinematography by Jeff Cronenweth
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire” – Cinematography by Nic Minns
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – Cinematography by Xiaolong Liu
Woman Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Cinematography by Xiaolong Liu
Miley Cyrus – “Straightforward Lover” – Cinematography by Benoît Debie
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Cinematography by Chris Ripley

Finest Choreography

WINNER: Doechii – “Nervousness” – Choreographed by Robbie Blue
FKA Twigs – “Eusexua” – Choreographed by Zoi Tatopoulos
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – Choreographed by Appeal La’Donna
Woman Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Choreographed by Parris Goebel
Tyla – “Push 2 Begin” – Choreographed by Lee-ché Janecke
Zara Larsson – “Fairly Ugly” – Choreographed by Zoi Tatopoulos

Finest Visible Results

Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Forward – Visible Results by Mathematic
Woman Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Visible Results by Yeap Crew, Yura Karikh, and Igor Eyth
Rosé and Bruno Mars – “Apt.” – Visible Results by Maksymilian Rafal Ojster
WINNER: Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Visible Results by Vania Heymann and Tal Baltuch
Tate McRae – “Simply Maintain Watching” – Visible Results by Daniel Saldivar and White Rhino VFX
The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow – Visible Results by Zeke Faust

Finest Modifying

Charli XCX – Guess That includes Billie Eilish
Ed Sheeran – Sapphire
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Woman Gaga – Abracadabra
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
WINNER: Tate McRae – Simply Maintain Watching (From F1® the Film)

Video Vanguard Award

WINNER: Mariah Carey

MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award

WINNER: Busta Rhymes

Latin Icon Award

WINNER: Ricky Martin