2025 MTV Video Music Awards Winners: Doechii, Sabrina Carpenter, and More

The MTV Video Music Awards returned to the UBS Arena in New York on Sunday, complete with host LL Cool J and a leading 12 nominations from Lady Gaga.

The Mayhem maestro and recent Wednesday guest star entered the night among a class of other artists with multiple nominations to their name including Bruno Mars (11), Kendrick Lamar (10), ROSÉ (8), Sabrina Carpenter (8), Ariana Grande (7), The Weeknd (7), Billie Eilish (6), Charli xcx (5), Bad Bunny (4), Doechii (4), Ed Sheeran (4), Jelly Roll (4), Miley Cyrus (4), and Tate McRae (4).

Battling it out for Best New Artist this year were Alex Warren, Ella Langley, Gigi Perez, Lola Young, sombr, and The Marías. Warren, whose You’ll Be Alright, Kid album arrived back in July, took home that award before the main broadcast.

The 2025 edition of the VMAs, notably, marks the debut of two new categories, Best Country and Best Pop Artist. For the latter, Justin Bieber, fresh off not one but two SWAGs, was nominated alongside Lorde and Charli xcx, among others.

Below, we break down all of this year’s winners, updated live.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Ariana Grande – “brighter days ahead” – WINNER

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”

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Bad Bunny

Beyoncé

Kendrick Lamar

Lady Gaga – WINNER

Morgan Wallen

Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

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.” – WINNER

Tate McRae – “Sports Car”

The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless”

BEST NEW ARTIST

Alex Warren – WINNER

Ella Langley

Gigi Perez

Lola Young

sombr

The Marías

BEST POP ARTIST

Ariana Grande

Charli xcx

Justin Bieber

Lorde

Miley Cyrus

Sabrina Carpenter – WINNER

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” – WINNER

Feb 2025 – Jordan Adetunji – “KEHLANI”

Mar 2025 – Leon Thomas – “YES IT IS”

Apr 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” – WINNER

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” – WINNER

Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire”

Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With A Smile”

ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.”

Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”

BEST HIP-HOP

Doechii – “Anxiety” – WINNER

Drake – “NOKIA”

Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – “Somebody Save Me”

GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red – “WHATCHU 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” – WINNER

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” – WINNER

The Marías – “Back To Me”

BEST ROCK

Coldplay – “ALL MY LOVE” – WINNER

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“ – WINNER

BEST K-POP

aespa – “Whiplash”

JENNIE – “like JENNIE”

Jimin – “Who”

JISOO – “earthquake”

LISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE – “Born Again” – WINNER

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” – WINNER

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?” – WINNER

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 – WINNER

The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow

BEST LONG FORM VIDEO

Ariana Grande – “brighter days ahead” – WINNER

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” – WINNER

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” – WINNER

ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.”

Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”

BEST ART DIRECTION

Charli xcx – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”

Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”

Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra” – WINNER

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” – WINNER

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” – WINNER

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Doechii – “Anxiety” – WINNER

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” – WINNER

Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching”

The Weeknd – “Hurry Up Tomorrow”

BEST GROUP

Aespa

All Time Low

Backstreet Boys

Blackpink – WINNER

Coldplay

Evanescence

Fuerza Regida

Grupo Frontera

Imagine Dragons

Jonas Brothers

Katseye

My Chemical Romance

Seventeen

Stray Kids

The Marías

Twenty One Pilots

SONG OF SUMMER

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 12”

Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching” – WINNER

MICHAEL JACKSON VIDEO VANGUARD AWARD

Mariah Carey – WINNER

ROCK THE BELLS VISIONARY AWARD

Busta Rhymes – WINNER

LATIN ICON AWARD

Ricky Martin – WINNER

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