Complete Winners List of MTV VMAs 2025

The MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) 2025 took place on September 7, 2025, at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York. This year’s ceremony was packed with electrifying performances, surprise collaborations, and a recognition of the most influential names in global music. The VMAs are known for honoring artists across multiple genres, from pop, hip-hop, R&B, Latin, K-pop, Afrobeats, and country, to more alternative categories such as rock and visual direction.

MTV VMAs 2025 Winners List

Check out the complete winners list of MTV VMAs 2025 below.

Video of the Year – Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead

Artist of the Year – Lady Gaga

Song of the Year – ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – APT.

Best New Artist – Alex Warren

Best Pop Artist – Sabrina Carpenter

MTV Push Performance of the Year – KATSEYE – Touch

Best Collaboration – Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile

Best Pop – Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead

Best Hip-Hop – Doechii – Anxiety

Best R&B – Mariah Carey – Type Dangerous

Best Alternative – sombr – Back to Friends

Best Rock – Coldplay – All My Love

Best Latin – Shakira – Soltera

Best K-pop – LISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE – Born Again

Best Afrobeats – Tyla – Push 2 Start

Best Country – Megan Moroney – Am I Okay?

Best Album – Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet

Best Long-Form Video – Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead

Video for Good – Charli xcx – Guess featuring Billie Eilish

Best Direction – Lady Gaga – Abracadabra

Best Art Direction – Lady Gaga – Abracadabra

Best Cinematography – Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us

Best Editing – Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching (From F1 The Movie)

Best Choreography – Doechii – Anxiety

Best Visual Effects – Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

Song of the Summer – Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching (From F1 The Movie)

Best Group – BLACKPINK

Final Thoughts

The MTV VMAs 2025 highlighted the diversity of today’s global music scene, celebrating both established icons like Lady Gaga, Shakira, and Ariana Grande and rising stars such as Alex Warren, Tyla, and Tate McRae. From powerful pop ballads to genre-bending collaborations, this year’s winners showcased the future direction of music.

The event not only honored chart-topping hits but also emphasized creativity in visuals, choreography, and storytelling, reaffirming why the VMAs remain one of the most exciting nights in the music industry.