MTV VMAs 2025: Complete Winners List

But win or lose, one thing was certain in all of the 2025 VMAs categories: The competition was stacked. 

Case in point: Lady Gaga faced off against Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Morgan Wallen, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd in the Artist of the Year category. Meanwhile, Sabrina Carpenter, Ariana Grande, Charli XCX, Justin Bieber, Lorde, Miley Cyrus and Tate McRae all earned nods for Best Pop Artist. 

Plus, rising star sombr—who graced the VMAs stage for the very first time to perform his hit “back to friends”—went up against Alex Warren, Ella Langley, Gigi Perez, Lola Young and The Marías for Best New Artist. 

Curious to know who came out on top? Read on for every star who came out a winner at the 2025 MTV VMAs…

VIDEO OF THE YEAR 

Ariana Grande – “brighter days ahead” 

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   

WINNER: Lady Gaga 

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”     

WINNER: ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.” 

Tate McRae – “Sports Car”             

The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless” 

BEST POP SONG

Alex Warren – “Ordinary”    

Ariana Grande – “brighter days ahead”        

Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire” 

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

ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.” 

Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” 

BEST HIP-HOP SONG

Doechii – “Anxiety”  

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 SONG

Chris Brown – “Residuals”   

Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs – “MUTT (REMIX)”       

WINNER: Mariah Carey – “Type Dangerous”     

PARTYNEXTDOOR – “N o C h i l l”     

Summer Walker – “Heart Of A Woman”          

SZA – “Drive” 

The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless” 

BEST ALTERNATIVE SONG

Gigi Perez – “Sailor Song”            

Imagine Dragons – “Wake Up”             

Lola Young – “Messy”

mgk & Jelly Roll – “Lonely Road”  

WINNER: sombr – “back to friends” 

The Marías – “Back To Me”

BEST ROCK SONG

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”   

BEST POP SONG

Alex Warren – “Ordinary”    

Ariana Grande – “brighter days ahead”        

Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire” 

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

ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.” 

Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” 

BEST HIP-HOP SONG

Doechii – “Anxiety”  

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 SONG

Chris Brown – “Residuals”   

Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs – “MUTT (REMIX)”       

WINNER: Mariah Carey – “Type Dangerous”     

PARTYNEXTDOOR – “N o C h i l l”     

Summer Walker – “Heart Of A Woman”          

SZA – “Drive” 

The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless” 

BEST ALTERNATIVE SONG

Gigi Perez – “Sailor Song”            

Imagine Dragons – “Wake Up”             

Lola Young – “Messy”

mgk & Jelly Roll – “Lonely Road”  

WINNER: sombr – “back to friends” 

The Marías – “Back To Me”

BEST ROCK SONG

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”   

BEST LATIN SONG

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“ 

BEST K-POP SONG

aespa – “Whiplash”         

JENNIE – “like JENNIE”    

Jimin – “Who” 

JISOO – “earthquake” 

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

Stray Kids – “Chk Chk Boom”    

ROSÉ – “toxic till the end”

BEST AFROBEATS SONG

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”   

WINNER: Tyla – “PUSH 2 START”           

Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz – “Piece Of My Heart” 

BEST COUNTRY SONG **

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?”     

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         

The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow  

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)” 

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Doechii – “Anxiety” 

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” 

Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)“ 

The Weeknd – “Hurry Up Tomorrow” 

SONG OF THE SUMMER

WINNER: Tate McCrae – “Just Keep Watching”

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)” 

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Doechii – “Anxiety” 

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” 

Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)“ 

The Weeknd – “Hurry Up Tomorrow” 

SONG OF THE SUMMER

WINNER: Tate McCrae – “Just Keep Watching”