“Image Credit: Getty Images The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards started and ended with a bang! Some of the music industry’s most recognizable names in pop, rock, hip-hop and more genres came together to perform, present and accept their own awards — and we’ve compiled the entire winners list right here. In addition to the”, — write: hollywoodlife.com
Image Credit: Getty Images The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards started and ended with a bang! Some of the music industry’s most recognizable names in pop, rock, hip-hop and more genres came together to perform, present and accept their own awards — and we’ve compiled the entire winners list right here. In addition to the annual VMAs categories, including Best Album, Video of the Year and Best Group, MTV also gave special awards out to a select handful of artists.
Receiving the first-ever Latin Icon Award, Ricky Martin dedicated the win to his fans and pointed out how long he’s been chipping away at show biz.
“Thank you so much because it’s been 40 years. I started when I was a baby, and we’re still here,” the “Livin’ lad vida loca” hitmaker said during his speech. “We just want to unite countries, we just want to break boundaries. We just want to keep music alive.”
MTV also bestowed its Rock the Bells Visionary Award to Busta Rhymes and the highly coveted Video Vanguard Award to Mariah Carey. Ariana Grande presented her with the trophy and even bowed before her on stage.
Keep reading to see the entire VMAs 2025 winners list!
Video of the Year Ariana Grande – “brighter days ahead” – Republic Records
Artist of the Year Lady Gaga – Interscope Records
Song of the Year ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.” – Atlantic Records
Best New Artist Alex Warren – Atlantic Records
Best Pop Artist Sabrina Carpenter – Island
MTV Push Performance of the Year KATSEYE – “Touch” – HYBE/Geffen Records (Jan 2025)
Best Collaboration Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With A Smile” – Interscope Records
Best Pop Ariana Grande – “brighter days ahead” – Republic Record
Best Hip-Hop Doechii – “Anxiety” – Top Dawg Entertainment/Capitol Records
Best R&B Mariah Carey – “Type Dangerous” – gamma.
Best Alternative sombr – “back to friends” – SMB Music/Warner Records
Best Rock Coldplay – “ALL MY LOVE” – Atlantic Records
Best Latin Shakira – “Soltera“ – Sony Music US Latin
Best Afrobeats Tyla – “PUSH 2 START” – FAX Records/Epic Records
Best K-Pop LISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE – “Born Again” – Lloud Co./RCA Records
Best Country Megan Moroney – “Am I Okay?” – Columbia Records
Best Album Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet – Island
Best Long Form Video Ariana Grande – “brighter days ahead” – Republic Records
Video for Good Charli xcx – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish” – Atlantic Records
Best Direction Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Interscope Records
Best Cinematography Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang/Interscope Records
Best Editing Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)” – Atlantic Records
Best Choreography Doechii – “Anxiety” – Top Dawg Entertainment/Capitol Records
Best Visual Effects Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Island
Best Art Direction Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Interscope Records
Best Group BLACKPINK
Song of the Summer Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)” – Atlantic Records