2025 MTV VMAs Nominations: Lady Gaga Leads with 12 Nominations
The nominations for the 2025 MTV VMAs have been announced, with Lady Gaga leading the pack with 12 nominations. Bruno Mars follows closely with 11 nominations, and Kendrick Lamar with 10. Other notable nominees include Rosé, Sabrina Carpenter, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, Billie Eilish, and Charli xcx. The awards ceremony will take place on September 7 at the USB Arena in New York City, with CBS and MTV simulcasting the event live, and Paramount+ streaming it.
The Video of the Year category features nominees like Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Rosé, Sabrina Carpenter, and The Weeknd. The Artist of the Year race includes Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Morgan Wallen, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd. Best New Artist nominees are Alex Warren, Ella Langley, Gigi Perez, Lola Young, Sombr, and The Marías. This year, the VMAs have introduced two new categories: Best Country and Best Pop Artist.
The list of nominees for the 2025 VMAs includes various categories such as Video of the Year, Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Pop Artist, MTV Push Performance of the Year, Best Collaboration, Best Hip-Hop, Best R&B, Best Alternative, Best Rock, Best Latin, Best K-Pop, Best Afrobeat, Best Country, Best Album, Best Long Form Video, Video for Good, Best Direction, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Choreography.