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The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards: A Night of Big Wins and Tributes
Lady Gaga dominated the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, snagging four wins out of a whopping 12 nominations, including the coveted Artist of the Year award. Other big wins for the night included Ariana Grande’s Video of the Year for “Brighter Days Ahead,” and a Best Collaboration win for Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die with a Smile.”
This year’s VMAs allowed fans to truly be a part of the action, offering them the power to vote in 21 different categories, casting up to 10 votes each day during the voting period. Hosted by the legendary LL Cool J, the ceremony was a celebration of music, honoring icons like Busta Rhymes with the first-ever Rock The Bells Visionary Award and Mariah Carey with the Video Vanguard Award. The evening also included a moving tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne.
Here’s a rundown of some of the key winners:
- Video of the Year: Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
- Artist of the Year: Lady Gaga
- Best Collaboration: Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die with a Smile”
- Best Pop Artist: Sabrina Carpenter
- Best Pop: Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
- Best Album: Sabrina Carpenter – “Short n’ Sweet”
- MTV Push Performance of the Year: Jan. 2025 – KATSEYE – “Touch”
- Best Long Form Video: Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
- Best Latin: Shakira – “Soltera”
- Best Rock: Coldplay – “ALL MY LOVE”
- Best Hip-Hop: Doechii – “Anxiety”
- Song of the Year: ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.”
- Best K-Pop: LISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE – “Born Again”
- Song of Summer: Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching”
- Best Afrobeats: Tyla – “PUSH 2 START”