The nominations for the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards have officially landed. And deservingly so, the ever-iconic Lady Gaga, lyrical genius Kendrick Lamar, and rising pop darling Sabrina Carpenter sit atop the list as this year’s most-nominated artists.
Scope out thee entire list right below
2025 MTV Video Music Awards Nominations
🎬 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
- 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”
- ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.”
- Tate McRae – “Sports Car”
- The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless”
🌟 Best New Artist
- Alex Warren
- Ella Langley
- Gigi Perez
- Lola Young
- sombr
- The Marías
🎧 Best Pop Artist
- Ariana Grande
- Charli XCX
- Justin Bieber
- Lorde
- Miley Cyrus
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Tate McRae
🚀 MTV Push Performance of the Year
- Aug. 2024 – Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
- Sept. 2024 – Ayra Starr – “Last Heartbreak Song”
- Oct. 2024 – Mark Ambor – “Belong Together”
- Nov. 2024 – Lay Bankz – “Graveyard”
- Dec. 2024 – Dasha – “Bye Bye Bye”
- Jan. 2025 – KATSEYE – “Touch”
- Feb. 2025 – Jordan Adetunji – “KEHLANI”
- Mar. 2025 – Leon Thomas – “YES IT IS”
- Apr. 2025 – Livingston – “Shadow”
- May 2025 – Damiano David – “Next Summer”
- Jun. 2025 – Gigi Perez – “Sailor Song”
- Jul. 2025 – Role Model – “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out”
🤝 Best Collaboration
- Bailey Zimmerman & Luke Combs – “Backup Plan” (Stagecoach Official Video)
- Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “luther”
- Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With A Smile”
- Post Malone ft. Blake Shelton – “Pour Me A Drink”
- ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.”
- Selena Gomez, benny blanco – “Sunset Blvd”
🎶 Best Pop
- 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
- Doechii – “Anxiety”
- Drake – “NOKIA”
- Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – “Somebody Save Me”
- GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red – “Watch Kno About Me”
- Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
- LL COOL J ft. Eminem – “Murdergram Deux”
- Travis Scott – “4X4”
💜 Best R&B
- Chris Brown – “Residuals”
- Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs – “MUTT (REMIX)”
- 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
- Gigi Perez – “Sailor Song”
- Imagine Dragons – “Wake Up”
- Lola Young – “Messy”
- MGK & Jelly Roll – “Lonely Road”
- sombr – “back to friends”
- The Marías – “Back To Me”
🎸 Best Rock
- Coldplay – “All My Love”
- Evanescence – “Afterlife” (from Devil May Cry)
- Green Day – “One Eyed Bastard”
- Lenny Kravitz – “Honey”
- Linkin Park – “The Emptiness Machine”
- twenty one pilots – “The Contract”
🇲🇽 Best 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”
🇰🇷 Best K-Pop
- aespa – “Whiplash”
- JENNIE – “like JENNIE”
- Jimin – “Who”
- JISOO – “earthquake”
- LISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE – “Born Again”
- Stray Kids – “Chk Chk Boom”
- ROSÉ – “toxic till the end”
🌍 Best Afrobeats
- Asake & Travis Scott – “Active”
- Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott – “TaTaTa”
- MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – “Shake It To The Max (Remix)”
- Rema – “Baby (Is It A Crime)”
- Tems ft. Asake – “Get It Right”
- Tyla – “PUSH 2 START”
- Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz – “Piece Of My Heart”
🤠 Best 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?”
- 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 Long Form Video
- Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
- Bad Bunny – “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (Short Film)”
- Damiano David – “FUNNY little STORIES”
- Mac Miller – “Balloonerism”
- Miley Cyrus – “Something Beautiful”
- The Weeknd – “Hurry Up Tomorrow”
