Bruno Mars, Rosé, Ariana Grande, and the Weeknd are all up for several rewards also
The elections for the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards are here, with Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, and Sabrina Carpenter amongst this year s most-nominated artists.
Gaga led all competitors with a remarkable 12 elections, thanks mostly to her partnership with Bruno Mars, Die With a Smile, which is up for Video and Song of the Year, along with Best Collaboration. Gaga is likewise chosen for Artist of the Year, while her most current LP,Trouble,is up for Album of the Year. The eye-popping visual for Gaga sTroublesingle Abracadabra acquired a variety of innovative and technical award elections, consisting of Best Directing, Cinematography, and Choreography.
Lamar notched 10 elections, many of them for his smash, Grammy-winning Drake diss Not Like United States, though he s likewise up for Artist of the Year and Best Collaboration for Luther, including SZA. And Carpenter, who won her very first VMA in 2015 for Espresso, made 8 elections, consisting of Video of the Year for her current single Manchild.
In Video of the Year, Gaga and Mars Die With a Smile, Lamar s Not Like United States, and Carpenter s Manchild will contend versus Ariana Grande s Brighter Days Ahead, Billie Eilish s Birds of a Feather, Rosé and Mars APT, and the Weeknd and Playboi Carti s Timeless. Artist of the Year boasts Gaga, Lamar, Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Morgan Wallen, Taylor Swift, and the Weeknd.
And the opening slate of candidates for Song of the Year consists of Gaga and Mars Die With a Smile, Rosé and Mars APT, the Weeknd and Carti s Timeless, Eilish s Birds of a Feather, Alex Warren s Ordinary, Doechii s Anxiety, Ed Sheeran s Sapphire, Gracie Abrams I Love You, I m Sorry, Lorde s What Was That, and Tate McRae s Sports Car. This crop of tunes will be limited to 6 candidates by Aug. 18, with ballot continuing through Sept. 5.
Fan ballot for all 19 gender-neutral VMA classifications is open now and will end on Sept. 5. Just choosing Best New Artist will continue into the program itself, which is set to air live, Sept. 7, at 8 p.m. ET on CBS, MTV, and Paramount+.
Other highlights from this year s VMAs are very first elections for a multitude of artists, consisting of Rosé, Warren, Lola Young, the Marias, Gigi Perez, and Damiano David. Mac Miller made his very first VMA election posthumously, with his Baloonerism visual up for Best Long Form Video. The 2025 VMAs will likewise see the intro of 2 brand-new classifications, Best Country and Best Pop Artist.
2025 MTV Video Music Awards Nominations
Video of the Year
Ariana Grande Brighter Days Ahead
Billie Eilish Birds of a Feather
Kendrick Lamar Not Like United States
Woman 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
Girl Gaga
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Tune 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
Woman Gaga & & Bruno Mars Die With A Smile
Lorde What Was That
ROSÉ & & Bruno Mars APT.
Tate McRae Sports Car
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti Timeless
Finest New Artist
Alex Warren
Ella Langley
Gigi Perez
Lola Young
sombr
The Marías
Finest Pop Artist
Ariana Grande
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
Feb. 2025 Jordan Adetunji KEHLANI
March 2025 Leon Thomas YES IT IS
April 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
Finest Collaboration
Bailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs Backup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)
Kendrick Lamar & & SZA luther
Girl Gaga & & Bruno Mars Die With A Smile
Post Malone ft. Blake Shelton Pour Me A Drink
ROSÉ & & Bruno Mars APT.
Selena Gomez, benny blanco Sunset Blvd
Finest Pop
Alex Warren Ordinary
Ariana Grande Brighter Days Ahead
Ed Sheeran Sapphire
Girl Gaga & & Bruno Mars Die With A Smile
ROSÉ & & Bruno Mars APT.
Sabrina Carpenter Manchild
Finest Hip-Hop
Doechii Anxiety
Drake NOKIA
Eminem ft. Jelly Roll Somebody Save Me
GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red Watch Kno About Me
Kendrick Lamar Not Like United States
LL COOL J ft. Eminem Murdergram Deux
Travis Scott 4X4
Finest R&B
Chris Brown Residuals
Leon Thomas & & Freddie Gibbs MUTT (REMIX)
Mariah Carey Type Dangerous
PARTYNEXTDOOR N o C h i l
Summer Season Walker Heart Of A Woman
SZA Drive
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti Timeless
Finest Alternative
Gigi Perez Sailor Song
Think Of Dragons Wake Up
Lola Young Messy
mgk & & Jelly Roll Lonely Road
sombr back to good friends
The Marías Back To Me
Finest Rock
Coldplay All My Love
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
Finest 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
Finest K-Pop
aespa Whiplash
JENNIE like JENNIE
Jimin Who
JISOO earthquake
LISA ft. Doja Cat & & RAYE Born Again
Stray Kids Chk Boom
ROSÉ hazardous till completion
Finest 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
Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz Piece Of My Heart
Finest Country
Chris Stapleton Think I m In Love With You
Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood I m Gon na Love You
Jelly Roll Liar
Lainey Wilson 4x4xU
Megan Moroney Am I Okay?
Morgan Wallen Smile
Finest Album
Bad BunnyDeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
Kendrick LamarGNX
Girl GagaChaos
Morgan WallenI m The Problem
Sabrina CarpenterBrief n Sweet
The WeekndRush Tomorrow
Finest Long Form Video
Ariana Grande Brighter Days Ahead
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 including Billie Eilish
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
Finest Direction
Ariana Grande Brighter Days Ahead
Charli xcx Guess including Billie Eilish
Kendrick Lamar Not Like United States
Woman Gaga Abracadabra
ROSÉ & & Bruno Mars APT.
Sabrina Carpenter Manchild
Finest Art Direction
Charli xcx Guess including Billie Eilish
Kendrick Lamar Not Like United States
Woman Gaga Abracadabra
Lorde Man Of The Year
Miley Cyrus End of the World
ROSÉ & & Bruno Mars APT.
Finest Cinematography
Ariana Grande Brighter Days Ahead
Ed Sheeran Sapphire
Kendrick Lamar Not Like United States
Girl Gaga Abracadabra
Miley Cyrus Easy Lover
Sabrina Carpenter Manchild
Finest Editing
Charli xcx Guess including Billie Eilish
Ed Sheeran Sapphire
Kendrick Lamar Not Like United States
Girl Gaga Abracadabra
Sabrina Carpenter Manchild
Tate McRae Just Keep Watching
Finest Choreography
Doechii Anxiety
FKA branches Eusexua
Kendrick Lamar Not Like United States
Woman Gaga Abracadabra
Tyla PUSH 2 START
Zara Larsson Pretty Ugly
Finest Visual Effects
Ariana Grande Brighter Days Ahead
Woman Gaga Abracadabra
ROSÉ & & Bruno Mars APT.
Sabrina Carpenter Manchild
Tate McRae Just Keep Watching
The Weeknd Hurry Up Tomorrow
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