Sinoć su završeni MTV Video Music Awards 2025, a najveći trijumf odneli su Ariana Grande i Lady Gaga.

Ceremonija je održana u UBS Areni na Long Islandu u nedelju, 7. septembra. Ovogodišnje nominacije predvodila je Lady Gaga sa čak 12 priznanja, dok je njen saradnik sa hita Die With a Smile, Bruno Mars, bio tik iza nje sa 11 nominacija. Kendrick Lamar imao je 10, a jedini su ušli u „dvocifrenu“ kategoriju.

Članica grupe BLACKPINK, Rosé, osvojila je osam nominacija, sve za pesmu Apt.. Ovogodišnji VMAs doneli su i dve nove kategorije: Best Pop Artist i Best Country.

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Najprestižnija nagrada, Video of the Year, pripala je Ariani Grande za Brighter Days Ahead, iako je konkurencija bila izuzetno jaka – Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, Rosé & Bruno Mars, Sabrina Carpenter, kao i The Weeknd & Playboi Carti.

Lady Gaga je proglašena za Artist of the Year, nakon čega je odmah odjurila na koncert u Madison Square Garden. Rosé i Bruno Mars osvojili su nagradu za Song of the Year zahvaljujući pesmi Apt., dok je Sabrina Carpenter dominirala u pop kategorijama, odnevši priznanja za Best Pop Artist i Best Album (Short n’ Sweet).

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Na sceni su nastupili mnogi – među njima Sabrina Carpenter, Mariah Carey, Conan Gray, Yungblud, članovi Aerosmitha Steven Tyler i Joe Perry, zatim Doja Cat, Lady Gaga i brojni drugi.

Najvažnije nagrade MTV VMA 2025

Video godine
Ariana Grande – ‘Brighter Days Ahead’ (WINNER)
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’

Izvođač godine

Bad Bunny
Beyoncé
Kendrick Lamar
Lady Gaga (WINNER)
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd

Pesma godine
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’
Rosé & Bruno Mars – ‘Apt.’ (WINNER)
Tate McRae – ‘Sports Car’
The Weeknd & Playboi Carti – ‘Timeless’

Najbolji novi izvođač
Alex Warren (WINNER)
Ella Langley
Gigi Perez
Lola Young
Sombr
The Marías

Najbolji pop izvođač
Ariana Grande
Charli XCX
Justin Bieber
Lorde
Miley Cyrus
Sabrina Carpenter (WINNER)
Tate McRae

MTV Push Performance of the Year
Ayra Starr – ‘Last Heartbreak Song’
Damiano David – ‘Next Summer’
Dasha – ‘Bye Bye Bye’
Gigi Perez – ‘Sailor Song’
Jordan Adetunji – ‘Kehlani’
Katseye – ‘Touch’ (WINNER)
Lay Bankz – ‘Graveyard’
Leon Thomas – ‘Yes It Is’
Livingston – ‘Shadow’
Mark Ambor – ‘Belong Together’
Role Model – ‘Sally, When the Wine Runs Out’
Shaboozey – ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’

Najbolja saradnja
Bailey Zimmerman & Luke Combs – ‘Backup Plan’
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – ‘Luther’
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – ‘Die With a Smile’ (WINNER)
Post Malone ft. Blake Shelton – ‘Pour Me a Drink’
Rosé & Bruno Mars – ‘Apt.’
Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco – ‘Sunset Blvd’

Najbolji Pop
Alex Warren – ‘Ordinary’
Ariana Grande – ‘Brighter Days Ahead’ (WINNER)
Ed Sheeran – ‘Sapphire’
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – ‘Die With a Smile’
Rosé & Bruno Mars – ‘Apt.’
Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Manchild’

Najbolji Hip-Hop
Doechii – ‘Anxiety’ (WINNER)
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 – ‘4×4’

Najbolji R&B
Chris Brown – ‘Residuals’
Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs – ‘Mutt (Remix)’
Mariah Carey – ‘Type Dangerous’ (WINNER)
PartyNextDoor – ‘No Chill’
Summer Walker – ‘Heart of a Woman’
SZA – ‘Drive’
The Weeknd & Playboi Carti – ‘Timeless’

Najbolja Alternativa
Gigi Perez – ‘Sailor Song’
Imagine Dragons – ‘Wake Up’
Lola Young – ‘Messy’
MGK & Jelly Roll – ‘Lonely Road’
Sombr – ‘Back to Friends’ (WINNER)
The Marías – ‘Back to Me’

Najbolji Rock
Coldplay – ‘All My Love’ (WINNER)
Evanescence – ‘Afterlife’
Green Day – ‘One Eyed Bastard’
Lenny Kravitz – ‘Honey’
Linkin Park – ‘The Emptiness Machine’
Twenty One Pilots – ‘The Contract’

Najbolji 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’ (WINNER)

Najbolji K-Pop
Aespa – Whiplash’
Jennie – ‘Like Jennie’
Jimin – ‘Who’
Jisoo – ‘Earthquake’
Lisa ft. Doja Cat & Raye – ‘Born Again’ (WINNER)
Stray Kids – ‘Chk Chk Boom’
Rosé – ‘Toxic Till the End’

Najbolji 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’ (WINNER)
Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz – ‘Piece of My Heart’

Najbolji Country
Chris Stapleton – ‘Think I’m in Love With You’
Cody Johnson & Carrie Underwood – ‘I’m Gonna Love You’
Jelly Roll – ‘Liar’
Lainey Wilson – ‘4x4xU’
Megan Moroney – ‘Am I Okay?’ (WINNER)
Morgan Wallen – ‘Smile’

Najbolji Album
Bad Bunny – ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’
Kendrick Lamar – ‘GNX’
Lady Gaga – ‘Mayhem’
Morgan Wallen – ‘I’m the Problem’
Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Short n’ Sweet’ (WINNER)
The Weeknd – ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’

Najbolji video duge forme
Ariana Grande – ‘Brighter Days Ahead’ (WINNER)
Bad Bunny – ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’
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’ ft. Billie Eilish (WINNER)
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’

Najbolja režija
Ariana Grande – ‘Brighter Days Ahead’
Charli XCX – ‘Guess’ ft. Billie Eilish
Kendrick Lamar – ‘Not Like Us’
Lady Gaga – ‘Abracadabra’ (WINNER)
Rosé & Bruno Mars – ‘Apt.’
Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Manchild’

Najbolja umetnička režija
Charli XCX – ‘Guess’ ft. Billie Eilish
Kendrick Lamar – ‘Not Like Us’
Lady Gaga – ‘Abracadabra’ (WINNER)
Lorde – ‘Man of the Year’
Miley Cyrus – ‘End of the World’
Rosé & Bruno Mars – ‘Apt.’

Najbolja kinematografija
Ariana Grande – ‘Brighter Days Ahead’
Ed Sheeran – ‘Sapphire’
Kendrick Lamar – ‘Not Like Us’ (WINNER)
Lady Gaga – ‘Abracadabra’
Miley Cyrus – ‘Easy Lover’
Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Manchild’

Najbolji Editing
Charli XCX – ‘Guess’ ft. Billie Eilish
Ed Sheeran – ‘Sapphire’
Kendrick Lamar – ‘Not Like Us’
Lady Gaga – ‘Abracadabra’
Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Manchild’
Tate McRae – ‘Just Keep Watching’ (WINNER)

Najbolja koreografija
Doechii – ‘Anxiety’ (WINNER)
FKA twigs – ‘Eusexua’
Kendrick Lamar – ‘Not Like Us’
Lady Gaga – ‘Abracadabra’
Tyla – ‘Push 2 Start’
Zara Larsson – ‘Pretty Ugly’

Najbolji Vizuelni Efekti
Ariana Grande – ‘Brighter Days Ahead’
Lady Gaga – ‘Abracadabra’
Rosé & Bruno Mars – ‘Apt.’
Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Manchild’ (WINNER)
Tate McRae – ‘Just Keep Watching’
The Weeknd – ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’

Najbolja grupa
aespa
All Time Low
Backstreet Boys
BLACKPINK (WINNER)
Coldplay
Evanescence
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Imagine Dragons
Jonas Brothers
KATSEYE
My Chemical Romance
SEVENTEEN
Stray Kids
The Marías
twenty one pilots

Pesma leta
Addison Rae – ‘Headphones On’
Alex Warren – ‘Ordinary’
Benson Boone – ‘Mystical Magical’
BigXthaPlug ft. Bailey Zimmerman – ‘All The Way’
Chappell Roan – ‘The Subway’
Demi Lovato – ‘Fast’
Doja Cat – ‘Jealous Type’
HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI – ‘Golden’
Jessie Murph – ‘Blue Strips’
Justin Bieber – ‘Daisies’
MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – ‘Shake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix)’
Morgan Wallen ft. Tate McRae – ‘What I Want’
Ravyn Lenae ft. Rex Orange County – ‘Love Me Not’
Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Manchild’
sombr – ’12 to 12′
Tate McRae – ‘Just Keep Watching’ (WINNER)

Specijalne nagrade

• Video Vanguard Award: Mariah Carey

• MTV VMA Rock The Bells Visionary Award: Busta Rhymes

• Latin Icon Award: Ricky Martin