List Of All Winners At The 2025 VMAs

Here is a complete list of all winners across various categories at the MTV Video Music Awards that took place in 2025.

The MTV Video Music Awards ceremony, its 42nd annual edition, took place on September 7, 2025, at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, with LL Cool J hosting the event that featured a star-studded lineup. Lady Gaga received 12 nominations, and as the evening’s standout winner, she took home a total of four Moon Person awards, including the highly prized Artist of the Year honour.

The ceremony also paid tribute to music icons, including Mariah Carey, who received her long-awaited Video Vanguard Award, as well as Busta Rhymes and Ricky Martin, with Busta Rhymes being honored with the inaugural Rock the Bells Visionary Award and Ricky Martin with the Latin Icon Award.

Ariana Grande won Video of the Year and Best Pop for her song “Brighter Days Ahead,” while Rosé & Bruno Mars took home Song of the Year for “APT.” Alex Warren was named Best New Artist, and Sabrina Carpenter secured Best Album for her album Short n’ Sweet. Tyla also won Best Afrobeats, marking a global victory.

This is a list of the individuals who were successful.

Video of the Year, Presented by Burger King
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
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, “Die With a Smile”

Best Hip-Hop
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, “Die With a Smile”

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 Longform Video
Ariana Grande, “Brighter Days Ahead”

Best Group
BLACKPINK

Song of the Summer
Tate McRae, “Just Keep Watching (From F1 The Movie)”

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”

MTV PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
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 AFROBEATS
Tyla – “PUSH 2 START”

BEST COUNTRY
Megan Moroney – “Am I Okay?”

BEST ALBUM
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet

BEST K-POP
LISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE – “Born Again”

BEST LATIN
Shakira – “Soltera“

SONG OF SUMMER
Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching”

BEST GROUP
BLACKPINK

BEST LONG FORM VIDEO
Ariana Grande – “brighter days ahead”

VIDEO FOR GOOD
Charli xcx – “Guess” featuring Billie Eilish

BEST DIRECTION
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”

BEST EDITING
Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching”

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Doechii – “Anxiety”

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”

BEST ART DIRECTION
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”

MTV VIDEO VANGUARD AWARD
Mariah Carey

LATIN ICON AWARD
Ricky Martin