The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards proved to be an evening to recollect.
From standout designer seems on the pink carpet to an array of showstopping performances, the UBS Enviornment in New York was brimming with leisure. Hosted by LL Cool J, the annual awards present happened on Sunday night time and featured the inventive achievements of a number of of the world’s largest names, together with Mariah Carey, who acquired the 2025 Video Vanguard Award.
Girl Gaga, who led this 12 months’s crop of nominees with 12 nominations in complete, took dwelling the Artist of the Yr award. Gaga herself was bodily current to just accept the award earlier than rapidly returning to Madison Sq. Backyard for night time two of her Mayhem Ball tour.
VMAs performer Sabrina Carpenter additionally gained huge on Sunday night time: Carpenter, who simply launched her new album, Man’s Greatest Good friend, acquired the MTV VMA for Greatest Album for 2024’s Quick n’ Candy.
Taking dwelling the largest honor of the night time, Video of the Yr, was Ariana Grande for “Brighter Days Forward.” Earlier within the night time, the Depraved star acquired the Moon Particular person for Greatest Pop for the music video as nicely.
After wrapping up the night time with the award for Video of the Yr, MTV introduced the rest of this 12 months’s Moon Particular person recipients on social media.
Beneath, try the complete record of winners:
Video of the Yr
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Ariana Grande, “Brighter Days Forward”
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Billie Eilish, “Birds of a Feather”
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Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
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Girl Gaga & Bruno Mars, “Die With A Smile”
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Rosé & Bruno Mars, “APT.”
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Sabrina Carpenter, “Manchild”
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The Weeknd and Playboi Carti, “Timeless”
Greatest Album
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Dangerous Bunny, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
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Morgan Wallen, I am the Downside
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Sabrina Carpenter, Quick n’ Candy
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The Weeknd, Hurry Up Tomorrow
Greatest Pop
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Ariana Grande, “Brighter Days Forward”
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Girl Gaga and Bruno Mars, “Die With A Smile”
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ROSÉ and Bruno Mars, “APT.”
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Sabrina Carpenter, “Manchild”
Artist of the Yr
Track of the Yr
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Billie Eilish, “Birds of a Feather”
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Gracie Abrams, “I Love You, I am Sorry”
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Girl Gaga and Bruno Mars, “Die With a Smile”
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ROSÉ and Bruno Mars, “APT.”
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The Weeknd and Playboi Carti, “Timeless”
Greatest New Artist
Greatest R&B
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Leon Thomas and Freddie Gibbs, “MUTT (REMIX)”
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Mariah Carey, “Sort Harmful”
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PARTYNEXTDOOR, “N o C h i l l”
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Summer time Walker, “Coronary heart of a Lady”
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The Weeknd and Playboi Carti, “Timeless”
Greatest Hip-Hop
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Eminem that includes Jelly Roll, “Anyone Save Me”
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GloRilla that includes Sexyy Crimson, “Watch Kno About Me”
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Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
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LL COOL J that includes Eminem, “Murdergram Deux”
Greatest Nation
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Chris Stapleton, “Assume I am In Love With You”
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Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood, “I am Gonna Love You”
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Megan Moroney, “Am I Okay?”
Greatest Rock
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Evanescence, “Afterlife” (from the Netflix sequence Satan Might Cry)
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Inexperienced Day, “One Eyed Bastard”
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Linkin Park, “The Vacancy Machine”
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twenty one pilots, “The Contract”
Greatest Different
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Gigi Perez, “Sailor Track”
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Think about Dragons, “Wake Up”
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mgk and Jelly Roll, “Lonely Highway”
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The Marías, “Again to Me”
Greatest Okay-pop
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LISA that includes Doja Cat and Raye, “Born Once more”
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Stray Youngsters, “Chk Chk Growth”
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Rosé, “poisonous until the top”
Greatest Afrobeats
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Asake and Travis Scott, “Energetic”
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Burna Boy that includes Travis Scott, “TaTaTa”
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MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng and Shenseea, “Shake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix)”
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Rema, “Child (Is It A Crime)”
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Tems that includes Asake, “Get It Proper”
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Wizkid that includes Brent Faiyaz, “Piece of My Coronary heart”
Greatest Latin
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Dangerous Bunny, “BAILE INoLVIDABLE”
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Karol G, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
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Peso Pluma, “LA PATRULLA”
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Rauw Alejandro and Romeo Santos, “Khé?”
Greatest Pop Artist
Track of Summer time
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Addison Rae, “Headphones On”
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Alex Warren, “Unusual”
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Benson Boone, “Mystical Magical”
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BigXthaPlugg that includes Bailey Zimmerman, “All of the Method”
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Chappell Roan, “The Subway”
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Doja Cat, “Jealous Sort”
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HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI, “Golden”
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Jessie Murph, “Blue Strips”
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Justin Bieber, “Daisies”
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MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng and Shenseea, “Shake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix)”
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Morgan Wallen that includes Tate McRae, “What I Need”
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Ravyn Lenae that includes Rex Orange County, “Love Me Not”
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Sabrina Carpenter, “Manchild”
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Tate McRae, “Simply Hold Watching”
Greatest Group
MTV Push Efficiency of the Yr
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August 2024 – Shaboozey, “A Bar Track (Tipsy)”
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September 2024 – Ayra Starr, “Final Heartbreak Track”
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October 2024 – Mark Ambor, “Belong Collectively”
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November 2024 – Lay Bankz, “Graveyard”
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December 2024 – Dasha, “Bye Bye Bye”
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January 2025 – KATSEYE, “Contact”
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February 2025 – Jordan Adetunji, “KEHLANI”
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March 2025 – Leon Thomas, “YES IT IS”
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April 2025 – Livingston, “Shadow”
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Might 2025 – Damiano David, “Subsequent Summer time”
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June 2025 – Gigi Perez, “Sailor Track”
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July 2025 – Function Mannequin, “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out”
Greatest Collaboration
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Bailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs, “Backup Plan” (Stagecoach official music video)
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Kendrick Lamar and SZA, “luther”
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Girl Gaga and Bruno Mars, “Die With a Smile”
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Put up Malone that includes Blake Shelton, “Pour Me a Drink”
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Rosé and Bruno Mars, “APT.”
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Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco, “Sundown Blvd.”
Greatest Lengthy Kind Video
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Ariana Grande, “Brighter Days Forward”
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Dangerous Bunny, “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (Quick Movie)”
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Damiano David, “FUNNY little STORIES”
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Mac Miller, “Balloonerism”
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Miley Cyrus, “One thing Lovely”
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The Weeknd, “Hurry Up Tomorrow”
Video for Good
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Charli xcx, “Guess” that includes Billie Eilish
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Eminem that includes Jelly Roll, “Anyone Save Me”
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Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco, “Youthful and Hotter Than Me”
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Zach Hood that includes Sasha Alex Sloan, “Sleepwalking”
Greatest Course
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Ariana Grande, “Brighter Days Forward”
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Charli xcx, “Guess” that includes Billie Eilish
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Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
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Girl Gaga, “Abracadabra”
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Rosé and Bruno Mars, “APT.”
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Sabrina Carpenter, “Manchild”
Greatest Artwork Course
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Charli xcx, “Guess that includes Billie Eilish”
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Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
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Girl Gaga, “Abracadabra”
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Lorde, “Man Of The Yr”
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Miley Cyrus, “Finish of the World”
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Rosé and Bruno Mars, “APT.”
Greatest Cinematography
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Ariana Grande, “Brighter Days Forward”
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Ed Sheeran, “Sapphire”
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Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
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Girl Gaga, “Abracadabra”
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Miley Cyrus, “Simple Lover”
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Sabrina Carpenter, “Manchild”
Greatest Enhancing
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Charli xcx, “Guess” that includes Billie Eilish
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Ed Sheeran, “Sapphire”
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Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
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Girl Gaga, “Abracadabra”
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Sabrina Carpenter, “Manchild”
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Tate McRae, “Simply Hold Watching”
Greatest Choreography
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Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
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Girl Gaga, “Abracadabra”
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Zara Larsson, “Fairly Ugly”
Greatest Visible Results
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Ariana Grande, “Brighter Days Forward”
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Girl Gaga, “Abracadabra”
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Rosé and Bruno Mars, “APT.”
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Sabrina Carpenter, “Manchild”
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Tate McRae, “Simply Hold Watching“
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The Weeknd, “Hurry Up Tomorrow”