Girl Gaga leads the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards nominations, and shut behind her in second place is her “Die With a Smile” duet companion Bruno Mars. Whereas “Die With a Smile” is the rationale for about half of their nominations, “Abracadabra” and “APT.” are their most-nominated tracks.
MTV introduced the 2025 VMAs nominees on Tuesday, August 5, on CBS. The ceremony will happen reside on Sunday, September 7, from New York’s UBS Area and can have fun “artists whose cultural impression and work over the last 12 months have revolutionized the music trade and sparked world conversations,” MTV says. The reside broadcast will likely be aired on CBS and MTV at 8/7c and will likely be out there to stream reside on Paramount+ for Premium subscribers. Subsequent-day streaming is on the market to plain Paramount+ subscribers.
Fan voting is now open for 19 gender-neutral classes by visiting vote.mtv.com by September 5 at 6/5c, besides Finest New Artist, which stays energetic into the present. Track of the Yr nominees will slender to 6 nominees on August 18 at 12 p.m. ET, with voting persevering with till September 5 with the opposite classes. Followers get further votes for Video of the Yr offered by Burger King®, Artist of the Yr, and Finest New Artist by commenting underneath the pinned posts on @VMAs Instagram utilizing the artist-specific hashtags by August 8 at 6/5c. Get double the votes per class day-after-day throughout Energy Hour offered by BACARDÍ® Rum, operating day by day 1-2 p.m. ET from August 7 by September 4.
Further present particulars together with performers, honorees, social classes, and extra will likely be introduced at a later date.
Girl Gaga leads this yr’s nominees with 12 nominations, wanting so as to add to her 18 VMAs wins with nominations in Video of the Yr, Artist of the Yr, Finest Album, and extra. This marks the third time Gaga has led nominations, beforehand in 2010 (13 nods) and 2020 (tied with 9 nods). Different high contenders embody Bruno Mars (11), Kendrick Lamar (10), ROSÉ and Sabrina Carpenter (eight every), Ariana Grande and The Weeknd (seven every), Billie Eilish (six), Charli xcx (5), and Unhealthy Bunny, Doechii, Ed Sheeran, Jelly Roll, Miley Cyrus, and Tate McRae (4 every).
The race for most-ever VMAs wins continues between Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, each nominated for Artist of the Yr.
Moreover, there are two new classes this yr: Finest Nation and Finest Pop Artist. See the complete record of 2025 MTV VMAs nominees under. New classes are marked by an asterisk.
Video of the Yr
Ariana Grande – “brighter days forward” – Republic Data
Billie Eilish – “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Darkroom/Interscope Data
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang/Interscope Data
Girl Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With A Smile” – Interscope Data
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.” – Atlantic Data
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Island
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless” – XO/Republic Data
Artist of the Yr
Unhealthy Bunny – Rimas Leisure
Beyoncé – Parkwood Leisure/Columbia Data
Kendrick Lamar – pgLang/Interscope Data
Girl Gaga – Interscope Data
Morgan Wallen – Massive Loud Data/Mercury Data
Taylor Swift – Republic Data
The Weeknd – XO/Republic Data
Track of the Yr
Alex Warren – “Peculiar” – Atlantic Data
Billie Eilish – “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Darkroom/Interscope Data
Doechii – “Anxiousness” – Prime Dawg Leisure/Capitol Data
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire” – Gingerbread Man Data/Atlantic Data
Gracie Abrams – “I Love You, I’m Sorry” – Interscope Data
Girl Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With A Smile” – Interscope Data
Lorde – “What Was That” – Republic Data
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.” – Atlantic Data
Tate McRae – “Sports activities Automobile” – RCA Data
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless” – XO/Republic Data
Finest New Artist
Alex Warren – Atlantic Data
Ella Langley – SAWGOD/Columbia Data
Gigi Perez – Island
Lola Younger – Island
sombr – SMB Music/Warner Data
The Marías – Good Life/Atlantic Data
Finest Pop Artist*
Ariana Grande – Republic Data
Charli xcx – Atlantic Data
Justin Bieber – Def Jam Recordings
Lorde – Republic Data
Miley Cyrus – Columbia Data
Sabrina Carpenter – Island
Tate McRae – RCA Data
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August 2024 – Shaboozey – “A Bar Track (Tipsy)” – American Dogwood/EMPIRE
September 2024 – Ayra Starr – “Final Heartbreak Track” – Mavin Data/Republic Data
October 2024 – Mark Ambor – “Belong Collectively” – Hundred Days Data/Virgin Music
November 2024 – Lay Bankz – “Graveyard” – Artist Associate Group Inc.
December 2024 – Dasha – “Bye Bye Bye” – Warner Data
January 2025 – KATSEYE – “Contact” – HYBE/Geffen Data
February 2025 – Jordan Adetunji – “KEHLANI” – 300 Leisure
March 2025 – Leon Thomas – “YES IT IS” – EZMNY Data/Motown Data
April 2025 – Livingston – “Shadow” – Republic Data
Might 2025 – Damiano David – “Subsequent Summer season” – Sony Italy/Arista Data
June 2025 – Gigi Perez – “Sailor Track” – Island
July 2025 – ROLE MODEL – “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out” – Interscope Data
Finest Collaboration, offered by Beneath Armour
Bailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs – “Backup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)” – Atlantic Data/Warner Music Nashville
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “luther” – pgLang/Interscope Data
Girl Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With A Smile” – Interscope Data
Submit Malone ft. Blake Shelton – “Pour Me A Drink” – Mercury Data
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.” – Atlantic Data
Selena Gomez, benny blanco – “Sundown Blvd” – SMG Music/Mates Hold Secrets and techniques/Interscope Data
Finest Pop
Alex Warren – “Peculiar” – Atlantic Data
Ariana Grande – “brighter days forward” – Republic File
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire” – Gingerbread Man Data/Atlantic Data
Girl Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With A Smile” – Interscope Data
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.” – Atlantic Data
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Island
Finest Hip-Hop
Doechii – “Anxiousness” – Prime Dawg Leisure/Capitol Data
Drake – “NOKIA” – OVO/Santa Anna/Republic
Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – “Someone Save Me” – Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Data
GloRilla ft. Sexyy Pink – “WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME” – CMG/Interscope Data
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang/Interscope Data
LL COOL J ft. Eminem – “Murdergram Deux” – Def Jam Recordings
Travis Scott – “4X4” – Cactus Jack/Epic Data
Finest R&B
Chris Brown – “Residuals” – Chris Brown Leisure/RCA Data
Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs – “MUTT (REMIX)” – EZMNY Data/Motown Data
Mariah Carey – “Kind Harmful” – gamma.
PARTYNEXTDOOR – “N o C h i l l” – OVO Sound
Summer season Walker – “Coronary heart Of A Lady” – LVRN/Interscope Data
SZA – “Drive” – Prime Dawg Leisure/RCA Data
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless” – XO/Republic Data
Finest Different
Gigi Perez – “Sailor Track” – Island
Think about Dragons – “Wake Up” – KIDinaKorner/Interscope Data
Lola Younger – “Messy” – Island
mgk & Jelly Roll – “Lonely Highway” – EST 19XX/Interscope Data
sombr – “again to mates” – SMB Music/Warner Data
The Marías – “Again To Me” – Good Life/Atlantic Data
Finest Rock
Coldplay – “ALL MY LOVE” – Atlantic Data
Evanescence – “Afterlife (From the Netflix Sequence “Satan Might Cry“)” – Netflix Music
Inexperienced Day – “One Eyed Bastard” – Reprise Data/Warner Data
Lenny Kravitz – “Honey” – ℗© 2024 Roxie Data Inc. underneath unique license to BMG Rights Administration GmbH
Linkin Park – “The Vacancy Machine” – Warner Data
twenty one pilots – “The Contract” – Fueled By Ramen
Finest Latin
Unhealthy Bunny – “BAILE INoLVIDABLE” – Rimas Leisure
J Balvin – “Rio” – Capitol Data
KAROL G – “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” – Bichota Data/Interscope Data
Peso Pluma – “LA PATRULLA” – Double P Data
Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos – “Khé?” – Sony Music US Latin
Shakira – “Soltera“ – Sony Music US Latin
Finest Ok-Pop
aespa – “Whiplash” – SM Leisure/Virgin Music Group
JENNIE – “like JENNIE” – OA Leisure/Columbia Data
Jimin – “Who” – BIGHIT MUSIC
JISOO – “earthquake” – Warner Data
LISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE – “Born Once more” – Lloud Co./RCA Data
Stray Youngsters – “Chk Chk Increase” – JYP/IMPERIAL/Republic
ROSÉ – “poisonous until the tip” – Atlantic Data
Finest Afrobeats
Asake & Travis Scott – “Lively” – YBNL Nation/EMPIRE
Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott – “TaTaTa” – Spaceship/Unhealthy Behavior/Atlantic Data
MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – “Shake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix)” – gamma.
Rema – “Child (Is It A Crime)” – Mavin International Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Leisure / Interscope Data
Tems ft. Asake – “Get It Proper” – RCA Data/Since ’93
Tyla – “PUSH 2 START” – FAX Data/Epic Data
Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz – “Piece Of My Coronary heart” – Starboy/RCA Data
Finest Nation*
Chris Stapleton – “Assume I’m In Love With You” – Mercury Nashville
Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood – “I’m Gonna Love You” – CoJo Music / Warner Music Nashville
Jelly Roll – “Liar” – BBR Music Group/BMG/Republic Data
Lainey Wilson – “4x4xU” – Damaged Bow Data
Megan Moroney – “Am I Okay?” – Columbia Data
Morgan Wallen – “Smile” – Massive Loud Data/Mercury Data
Finest Album
Unhealthy Bunny – DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS – Rimas Leisure
Kendrick Lamar – GNX – pgLang/Interscope Data
Girl Gaga – Mayhem – Interscope Data
Morgan Wallen – I’m The Drawback – Massive Loud Data/Mercury Data
Sabrina Carpenter – Brief n’ Candy – Island
The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow – XO/Republic Data
Finest Lengthy Kind Video
Ariana Grande – “brighter days forward” – Republic Data
Unhealthy Bunny – “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (Brief Movie)” – Rimas Leisure
Damiano David – “FUNNY little STORIES” – Sony Italy/Arista Data
Mac Miller – “Balloonerism” – Warner Data
Miley Cyrus – “One thing Stunning” – Columbia Data
The Weeknd – “Hurry Up Tomorrow” – XO/Republic Data
Video for Good
Burna Boy – “Increased” – Spaceship/Unhealthy Behavior/Atlantic Data
Charli xcx – “Guess that includes Billie Eilish” – Atlantic Data
Doechii – “Anxiousness” – Prime Dawg Leisure/Capitol Data
Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – “Someone Save Me” – Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Data
Selena Gomez, benny blanco – “Youthful And Hotter Than Me” – SMG Music/Mates Hold Secrets and techniques/Interscope Data
Zach Hood ft. Sasha Alex Sloan – “Sleepwalking” – Arista Data
Finest Path
Ariana Grande – “brighter days forward” – Republic Data
Charli xcx – “Guess that includes Billie Eilish” – Atlantic Data
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang/Interscope Data
Girl Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Interscope Data
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.” – Atlantic Data
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Island
Finest Artwork Path
Charli xcx – “Guess that includes Billie Eilish” – Atlantic Data
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang/Interscope Data
Girl Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Interscope Data
Lorde – “Man Of The Yr” – Republic Data
Miley Cyrus – “Finish of the World” – Columbia Data
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.” – Atlantic Data
Finest Cinematography
Ariana Grande – “brighter days forward” – Republic Data
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire” – Gingerbread Man Data/Atlantic Data
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang/Interscope Data
Girl Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Interscope Data
Miley Cyrus – “Simple Lover” – Columbia Data
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Island
Finest Enhancing
Charli xcx – “Guess that includes Billie Eilish” – Atlantic Data
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire” – Gingerbread Man Data/Atlantic Data
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang/Interscope Data
Girl Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Interscope Data
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Island
Tate McRae – “Simply Hold Watching (From F1® The Film)” – Atlantic Data
Finest Choreography
Doechii – “Anxiousness” – Prime Dawg Leisure/Capitol Data
FKA twigs – “Eusexua” – Atlantic Data
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang/Interscope Data
Girl Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Interscope Data
Tyla – “PUSH 2 START” – FAX Data/Epic Data
Zara Larsson – “Fairly Ugly” – Epic Data
Finest Visible Results
Ariana Grande – “brighter days forward” – Republic Data
Girl Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Interscope Data
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.” – Atlantic Data
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Island
Tate McRae – “Simply Hold Watching (From F1® The Film) “ – Atlantic Data
The Weeknd – “Hurry Up Tomorrow” – XO/Republic Data
2025 MTV Video Music Awards, Sunday, September 7, 8/7c, CBS & MTV, Streaming on Paramount+ Premium