Die MTV Video Music Awards 2025 wurden am 7. September 2025 in der UBS Arena, Long Island, New York verliehen. Moderator war LL Cool J.

Lady Gaga war mit zwölf Mal am häufigsten nominiert und gewann insgesamt vier Awards.

Neu eingeführt wurden die beiden Awards Best Country and Best Pop Artist.

Nominierungen und Gewinner Die ersten Nominierungen wurden am 5. August 2025 verkündet.

+Video of the YearSong of the Year Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – Die with a Smile Rosé and Bruno Mars – Apt. Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild The Weeknd and Playboi Carti – Timeless Rosé and Bruno Mars – Apt. Alex Warren – Ordinary Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather Gracie Abrams – I Love You, I'm Sorry Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – Die with a Smile Tate McRae – Sports CarArtist of the YearBest New Artist Lady Gaga Bad Bunny Beyoncé Kendrick Lamar Taylor Swift Morgan Wallen The Weeknd Alex Warren Ella Langley Gigi Perez Lola Young Sombr The MaríasPush Performance of the YearBest Collaboration Januar 2025: Katseye – Touch August 2024: Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy) September 2024: Ayra Starr – Last Heartbreak Song Oktober 2024: Mark Ambor – Belong Together November 2024: Lay Bankz – Graveyard Dezember 2024: Dasha – Bye Bye Bye Februar 2025: Jordan Adetunji – Kehlani März 2025: Leon Thomas – Yes It Is April 2025: Livingston – Shadow Mai 2025: Damiano David – Next Summer Juni 2025: Gigi Perez – Sailor Song Juli 2025: Role Model – Sally, When the Wine Runs Out Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – Die with a Smile Bailey Zimmerman and Luke Combs – Backup Plan Kendrick Lamar and SZA – Luther Post Malone featuring Blake Shelton – Pour Me a Drink Rosé and Bruno Mars – Apt. Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco – Sunset BlvdBest PopBest Hip Hop Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead Alex Warren – Ordinary Ed Sheeran – Sapphire Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – Die with a Smile Rosé and Bruno Mars – Apt. Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild Doechii – Anxiety Drake – Nokia Eminem featuring Jelly Roll – Somebody Save Me GloRilla featuring Sexyy Red – Whatchu Kno About Me Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us LL Cool J featuring Eminem – Murdergram Deux Travis Scott – 4x4Best R&BBest K-Pop Mariah Carey – Type Dangerous Chris Brown – Residuals Leon Thomas and Freddie Gibbs – Mutt (Remix) PartyNextDoor – No Chill SZA – Drive Summer Walker – Heart of a Woman The Weeknd and Playboi Carti – Timeless Lisa featuring Doja Cat and Raye – Born Again Aespa – Whiplash Jennie – Like Jennie Jimin – Who Jisoo – Earthquake Rosé – Toxic Till the End Stray Kids – Chk Chk BoomBest LatinBest Rock Shakira – Soltera Bad 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? Coldplay – All My Love Evanescence – Afterlife (aus der Netflix-Serie Devil May Cry) Green Day – One Eyed Bastard Lenny Kravitz – Honey Linkin Park – The Emptiness Machine Twenty One Pilots – The ContractBest AlternativeBest Afrobeats Sombr – Back to Friends Gigi Perez – Sailor Song Imagine Dragons – Wake Up Lola Young – Messy MGK and Jelly Roll – Lonely Road The Marías – Back to Me Tyla – Push 2 Start Asake and Travis Scott – Active Burna Boy and Travis Scott – TaTaTa Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng, and Shenseea – Shake It to the Max (Fly) (remix) Rema – Baby (Is It a Crime) Tems and Asake – Get It Right Wizkid and Brent Faiyaz – Piece of My HeartVideo for GoodSong of the Summer Charli XCX featuring Billie Eilish – Guess Burna Boy – Higher Doechii – Anxiety Eminem featuring Jelly Roll – Somebody Save Me Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco – Younger and Hotter Than Me Zach Hood featuring Sasha Alex Sloan – Sleepwalking Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching Addison Rae – Headphones On Alex Warren – Ordinary Benson Boone – Mystical Magical BigXthaPlug featuring Bailey Zimmerman – All the Way Chappell Roan – The Subway Demi Lovato – Fast Doja Cat – Jealous Type 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 featuring Tate McRae – What I Want Ravyn Lenae featuring Rex Orange County – Love Me Not Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild Sombr – 12 to 12Best Pop ArtistBest Country Sabrina Carpenter Ariana Grande Charli XCX Justin Bieber Lorde Miley Cyrus Tate McRae Megan Moroney – Am I Okay? Chris Stapleton – Think I'm in Love with You Cody Johnson and Carrie Underwood – I'm Gonna Love You Jelly Roll – Liar Morgan Wallen – Smile Lainey Wilson – 4x4xUBest DirectionBest Art Direction Lady Gaga – Abracadabra (Regie: Lady Gaga, Bethany Vargas and Parris Goebel) Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead (Regie: Christian Breslauer) Charli XCX featuring Billie Eilish – Guess (Regie: Aidan Zamiri) Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us (Regie: Dave Free and Kendrick Lamar) Rosé and Bruno Mars – Apt. (Regie: Bruno Mars and Daniel Ramos) Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild (Regie: Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia) Lady Gaga – Abracadabra (Art Director: Wesley Goodrich) Charli XCX featuring Billie Eilish – Guess (Art Director: Daniel Lane) Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us (Art Director: Freyja Bardell) Lorde – Man of the Year (Art Directors: Chad Keith and Jenny Lass) Miley Cyrus – End of the World (Art Director: David Meyer) Rosé and Bruno Mars – Apt. (Art Director: Elizabet Puksto)Best ChoreographyBest Cinematography Doechii – Anxiety (Choreographer: Robbie Blue) FKA Twigs – Eusexua (Choreographer: Zoi Tatopoulos) Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us (Choreographer: Charm La'Donna) Lady Gaga – Abracadabra (Choreographer: Parris Goebel) Tyla – Push 2 Start (Choreographer: Lee-ché Janecke) Zara Larsson – Pretty Ugly (Choreographer: Zoi Tatopoulos) Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us (Kamera: Xiaolong Liu) Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead (Kamera: Jeff Cronenweth) Ed Sheeran – Sapphire (Kamera: Nic Minns) Lady Gaga – Abracadabra (Kamera: Xiaolong Liu) Miley Cyrus – Easy Lover (Kamera: Benoît Debie) Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild (Kamera: Chris Ripley)Best EditingBest Visual Effects Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching (Schnitt: William Town and Modern Post) Charli XCX featuring Billie Eilish – Guess (Schnitt: Neal Farmer) Ed Sheeran – Sapphire (Schnitt: Liam Pethick) Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us (Schnitt: Chaz Smedley and Eddy Street Post) Lady Gaga – Abracadabra (Schnitt: Sofia Kerpan) Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild (Schnitt: Vania Heymann, Gal Muggia and Nick Rondeau) Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild (Visual Effects: Vania Heymann and Tal Baltuch) Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead (Visual Effects: Mathematic) Lady Gaga – Abracadabra (Visual Effects: Yeap Crew, Yura Karikh and Igor Eyth) Rosé and Bruno Mars – Apt. (Visual Effects: Maksymilian Rafal Ojster) Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching (Visual Effects: Daniel Saldivar and White Rhino VFX) The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow (Visual Effects: Zeke Faust)Group of the YearBest Trending Video Blackpink Aespa All Time Low Backstreet Boys Coldplay Evanescence Fuerza Regida Grupo Frontera Imagine Dragons Jonas Brothers Katseye My Chemical Romance Seventeen Stray Kids The Marías Twenty One Pilots Megan Thee Stallion featuring Yuki Chiba – Mamushi Beyoncé – Texas Hold ’Em Camila Cabello featuring Playboi Carti – I Luv It Chappell Roan – Hot to Go! Charli XCX – Apple Tinashe – NastyMichael Jackson Video Vanguard Award Mariah Carey Rock the Bells Visionary AwardBusta Rhymes Latin Icon AwardRicky Martin

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