MTV VMA 2025 complete winners list: Lady Gaga wins big; Ariana Grande, Sabrina Carpenter take second spot
MTV Video Music Awards 2025 took place on Sunday (September 7) in New York. At the prestigious award night, Lady Gaga dominated the award show with four wins. Dig inside to check out the complete winners list!
New Delhi: The MTV Video Music Awards 2025 took place on Sunday (September 7) at New York’s UBS Arena. At the prestigious award night, Lady Gaga emerged as the most-awarded artiste, followed by Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter. The song ‘Die With a Smile’, a duet between Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars was named Best Collaboration. By the end of the night, Lady Gaga took home four awards.
In her speech, she said, "The way you move through your life is iconic and rare. It is entirely yours. You very much deserve a stage to shine on, and I give you all my applause."
After winning big, Lady Gaga headed to her Mayhem Ball concert later in the evening. Now, let’s explore the complete winners list.
MTV Video Music Award 2025 winner list
- Video of the Year: Ariana Grande: Brighter Days Ahead
- Best Pop Artist: Sabrina Carpenter
- Best Hip-Hop: Doechii – Anxiety
- Best Rock: Coldplay – All My Love
- Best Latin: Shakira: Soltera
- Best Long Form Video: Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead
- Video for Good: Charli XCX – Guess ft. 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
- Best Choreography: Doechii – Anxiety
- Best Visual Effects: Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
- Best Group: Blackpink
- Best Collaboration: Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars: Die With a Smile
- Best Pop: Ariana Grande: Brighter Days Ahead
- Best Album: Sabrina Carpenter: Short n’ Sweet
- MTV Push Performance of the Year: Katseye – Touch
- Song of the Year: Rosé & Bruno Mars: Apt.
- Best Afrobeats: Tyla: Push 2 Start
- Best K-Pop: Lisa Featuring Doja Cat & Raye: Born Again
- Best Country: Megan Moroney: Am I Okay?
- Artist of the Year: Lady Gaga
- Song of the Summer: Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching'
- Best Alternative: Sombr: Back to Friends
- Best R&B: Mariah Carey: Type Dangerous
- Best New Artist: Alex Warren
- Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award: Mariah Carey
- Rock the Bells Visionary Award: Busta Rhymes
- Latin Icon Award: Ricky Martin
Some of the major highlights of the award ceremony are Ariana Grande’s wins for ‘Brighter Days’. Additionally, Carey and Ricky Martin delivered a tribute performance. Ricky also won the inaugural Latin Icon Award, and Busta Rhymes became the first recipient of the Rock the Bells Visionary Award.