2025 MTV VMAs: Complete List of Winners Revealed

The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) have announced their winners.

2025 MTV VMAs: Complete List of Winners Revealed
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Ariana Grande at the MTV VMAs 2025. (doc. Leonardo Munoz / AFP)
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Liputan6.com, Jakarta The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), a big and exciting music awards, happened on Saturday night, September 7, 2025. It was held at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York. The night was full of famous stars, fun moments, and surprises for music fans around the world.

For the first time ever, the 2025 VMAs were shown live on CBS. People could also watch it online on Paramount+ and on MTV, so no one missed the big moments.

Some of the biggest music stars won awards that night. Ariana Grande won the top prize, Video of the Year. Lady Gaga also had a great night, winning four awards and proving she’s still one of the top stars in music. Keep reading for the full list of winners.

Video of the Year: Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”

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Ariana Grande. (doc. Instagram @eliesaabworld/https://www.instagram.com/p/DNQYTg9oCVB/?igsh=eXk4ajJxbjEwbTUz/Naura Rizkiawan)

Artist of the Year: Lady Gaga

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Lady Gaga at the MTV VMAs 2025. (doc. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Song of the Year: ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.”

ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.”
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Rosé poses in the press room with her song of the year award for "APT." during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, September 7, 2025, at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Best New Artist: Alex Warren

Alex Warren. (Frazer Harrison / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
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Alex Warren. (Frazer Harrison / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Best Pop Artist: Ariana Grande

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Ariana Grande (instagram/arianagrande)

MTV Push Performance of the Year: January 2025 – KATSEYE – “Touch”

7 Artis Berbusana Terbaik di MTV VMAs 2025, KATSEYE Debut dengan Dolce & Gabbana
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KATSEYE di MTV VMAs 2025. (dok. Noam Galai / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Best Collaboration: Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile”

Lady Gaga dan Bruno Mars (Instagram/@ladygaga)
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Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars (Instagram/@ladygaga)

Best Pop: Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”

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Brighter Days Ahead

Best Hip-Hop: Doechii – 'Anxiety'

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Doechii. [@doechii_swamp]

Best R&B: Mariah Carey – 'Type Dangerous'

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Mariah Carey (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Best Alternative: sombr – 'Back to Friends'

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sombr (Source: Instagram/sombr)

Best Rock: Coldplay – 'All My Love'

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Coldplay (Liputan6.com/Faizal Fanani)

Best Latin: Shakira – 'Soltera'

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Shakira (AFP/Oscar Del Pozo)

Best K-pop: LISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE – 'Born Again'

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LISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE – 'Born Again'. [@lalalalisa_].

Best Afrobeats: Tyla – “Push 2 Start”

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Tyla . [@billboard].

Best Country: Megan Moroney – “Am I Okay?”

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Megan Moroney. [@muchofficial].

Best Album: Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet

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Sabrina Carpenter at the MTV VMAs 2025. (doc. Mike Coppola / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Best Long-Form Video: Ariana Grande – 'Brighter Days Ahead'

[Liputan6] Ariana Grande
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Ariana Grande (Source: Instagram @arianagrande)

Video For Good: Charli xcx – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”

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Charli XCX. (doc. Instagram @charli_xcx/https://www.instagram.com/p/DB7Ina7T3m1/?hl=en&img_index=1/Dinny Mutiah)

Best Direction & Best Art Direction: Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”

Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
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Lady Gaga at the MTV VMAs 2025. (doc. Mike Coppola / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Best Cinematography: Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”

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Kendrick Lamar. (AFP / KEVIN WINTER / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)

Best Group: BLACKPINK

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BLACKPINK [@jennierubyjane].

Others

Sabrina Carpenter
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Sabrina Carpenter. (Derek White/Getty Images via AFP)

Best editing: Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching “(From F1 The Movie)

Best choreography: Doechii – “Anxiety”

Best visual effects: Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”

Song of summer: Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)”

Sources

The Wrap

https://www.thewrap.com/vmas-winners-list-2025/

 

Entertainment Weekly

https://ew.com/mtv-vmas-2025-winners-list-11802732

 

Billboard

https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/vmas-winners-list-2025-1236060866/