The 2025 MTV VMAs went down last night, hosted by LL Cool J! Mariah Carey was honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
Ricky Martin received the first-ever VMAs Latin Icon Award!
Busta Rhymes became the first recipient of MTV’s Rock the Bells Visionary Award.
Here’s everyone else who went home with a Moon Man:
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 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 NEW ARTIST
- Alex Warren WINNER
- Ella Langley
- Gigi Perez
- Lola Young
- sombr – FINALIST
- The Marías FINALIST
BEST POP ARTIST
- Ariana Grande – WINNER
- Charli xcx
- Justin Bieber
- Lorde
- Miley Cyrus
- Sabrina Carpenter
- 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 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 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 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 (from F1® The Movie)” – 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 (From F1® The Movie) “
- 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 THE SUMMER
- Tate McRae “Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)” – WINNER!
- Addison Rae** – “Headphones On”
- Alex Warren – “Ordinary”
- Benson Boone – “Mystical Magical”
- BigXthaPlug** ft. Bailey Zimmerman – “All The Way”
- Chappell Roan – “The Subway”
- Demi Lovato – “Fast”
- Doja Cat – “Jealous Type”
- HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI** – “Golden”
- Jessie Murph – “Blue Strips”
- Justin Bieber – “Daisies”
- MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – “Shake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix)”
- Morgan Wallen ft. Tate McRae – “What I Want”
- Ravyn Lenae** ft. Rex Orange County** – “Love Me Not”
- Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
- sombr – “12 to 12”
Big congrats to all of the winners!
