Woman Gaga leads 2025 MTV Video Music Awards nominations — see the complete record

The 2025 Video Music Awards have embraced Mayhem in a significant means.

For the third time in present historical past, Woman Gaga is the most-nominated artist on the awards shindig, with a whopping 12 nominations. Gaga seems to be so as to add to her 18 VMAs wins with key nominations in Video of the Yr, Artist of the Yr, Finest Album, and extra. Gaga beforehand led nominations in 2010 (with 13 nods) and 2020 (tied with 9 nods).

Different high contenders embody Bruno Mars (with 11 nominations); Kendrick Lamar (10); Rosé and Sabrina Carpenter (8 every); Ariana Grande and The Weeknd (7 every); Billie Eilish (6); Charli XCX (5); and Dangerous Bunny, Doechii, Ed Sheeran, Jelly Roll, Miley Cyrus, and Tate McRae (4 every).

And to not fear Beyhive and Swifties, the race for most-ever VMAs wins continues between Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, who’re each nominated for Artist of the Yr.

New to the VMAs this yr is the addition of the Finest Nation and Finest Pop Artist classes. Further present particulars together with performers, particular honorees, social classes and extra will probably be introduced at a later date.

Followers can vote throughout 19 gender-neutral classes starting immediately by visiting vote.mtv.com via Friday, Sept. 5 at 6 p.m. ET, whereas voting for Finest New Artist stays open till the present begins.

The VMAs return reside to New York’s UBS Area airing coast-to-coast Sunday, Sept. 7 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on the CBS Tv Community, simulcast on MTV, and streaming on Paramount+ within the U.S. See the complete record of nominees under.

Video of the Yr, offered by Burger King

Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Forward” – Republic Data
Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather” – Darkroom/Interscope Data
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang/Interscope Data
Woman Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile” – Interscope Data
Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.” – Atlantic Data
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Island
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless” – XO/Republic Data

Artist of the Yr

Dangerous Bunny – Rimas Leisure
Beyoncé – Parkwood Leisure/Columbia Data
Kendrick Lamar – pgLang/Interscope Data
Woman Gaga – Interscope Data
Morgan Wallen – Massive Loud Data/Mercury Data
Taylor Swift – Republic Data
The Weeknd – XO/Republic Data

Track of the Yr

Alex Warren – “Bizarre” – Atlantic Data
Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather – Darkroom/Interscope Data
Doechii – “Anxiousness” – High Dawg Leisure/Capitol Data
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire” – Gingerbread Man Data/Atlantic Data
Gracie Abrams – “I Love You, I'm Sorry” – Interscope Data
Woman Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile” – Interscope Data
Lorde – “What Was That” – Republic Data
Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.” – Atlantic Data
Tate McRae – “Sports activities Automobile” – RCA Data
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless” – XO/Republic Data

Finest New Artist

Alex Warren – Atlantic Data
Ella Langley – SAWGOD/Columbia Data
Gigi Perez – Island
Lola Younger – Island
Sombr – SMB Music/Warner Data
The Marías – Good Life/Atlantic Data

Finest Pop Artist

Ariana Grande – Republic Data
Charli XCX – Atlantic Data
Justin Bieber – Def Jam Recordings
Lorde – Republic Data
Miley Cyrus – Columbia Data
Sabrina Carpenter – Island
Tate McRae – RCA Data

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MTV Push Efficiency of the Yr, offered by BACARDÍ Rum

August 2024: Shaboozey – “A Bar Track (Tipsy)” – American Dogwood/EMPIRE
September 2024: Ayra Starr – “Final Heartbreak Track” – Mavin Data/Republic Data
October 2024: Mark Ambor – “Belong Collectively” – Hundred Days Data/Virgin Music
November 2024: Lay Bankz – “Graveyard” – Artist Companion Group Inc.
December 2024: Dasha – “Bye Bye Bye” – Warner Data
January 2025: Katseye – “Contact” – HYBE/Geffen Data
February 2025: Jordan Adetunji – “Kehlani” – 300 Leisure
March 2025: Leon Thomas – “Sure It Is” – EZMNY Data/Motown Data
April 2025: Livingston – “Shadow” – Republic Data
Might 2025: Damiano David – “Subsequent Summer time” – Sony Italy/Arista Data
June 2025: Gigi Perez – “Sailor Track” – Island
July 2025: Function Mannequin – “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out” – Interscope Data

Finest Collaboration, offered by Beneath Armour

Bailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs – “Backup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)” – Atlantic Data/Warner Music Nashville
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “luther” – pgLang/Interscope Data
Woman Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile” – Interscope Data
Submit Malone ft. Blake Shelton – “Pour Me a Drink” – Mercury Data
Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.” – Atlantic Data
Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco – “Sundown Blvd” – SMG Music/Associates Maintain Secrets and techniques/Interscope Data

Finest Pop

Alex Warren – “Bizarre” – Atlantic Data
Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Forward” – Republic Data
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire” – Gingerbread Man Data/Atlantic Data
Woman Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile” – Interscope Data
Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.” – Atlantic Data
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Island

Finest Hip-Hop

Doechii – “Anxiousness” – High Dawg Leisure/Capitol Data
Drake – “Nokia” – OVO/Santa Anna/Republic
Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – “Any person Save Me” – Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Data
GloRilla ft. Sexyy Pink – “Whatchu Kno About Me” – CMG/Interscope Data
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang/Interscope Data
LL COOL J ft. Eminem – “Murdergram Deux” – Def Jam Recordings
Travis Scott – “4X4” – Cactus Jack/Epic Data

Finest R&B

Chris Brown – “Residuals” – Chris Brown Leisure/RCA Data
Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs – “Mutt (Remix)” – EZMNY Data/Motown Data
Mariah Carey – “Sort Harmful” – gamma.
PartyNextDoor – “No Chill” – OVO Sound
Summer time Walker – “Coronary heart of a Girl” – LVRN/Interscope Data
SZA – “Drive” – High Dawg Leisure/RCA Data
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless” – XO/Republic Data

Finest Different

Gigi Perez – “Sailor Track” – Island
Think about Dragons – “Wake Up” – KIDinaKorner/Interscope Data
Lola Younger – “Messy” – Island
MGK & Jelly Roll – “Lonely Street” – EST 19XX/Interscope Data
Sombr – “Again to Associates” – SMB Music/Warner Data
The Marías – “Again to Me” – Good Life/Atlantic Data

Finest Rock

Coldplay – “All My Love” – Atlantic Data
Evanescence – “Afterlife (From the Netflix Sequence Satan Might Cry)” – Netflix Music
Inexperienced Day – “One Eyed Bastard” – Reprise Data/Warner Data
Lenny Kravitz – “Honey” – ℗© 2024 Roxie Data Inc. below unique license to BMG Rights Administration GmbH
Linkin Park – “The Vacancy Machine” – Warner Data
Twenty One Pilots – “The Contract” – Fueled By Ramen

Finest Latin

Dangerous Bunny – “Baile Inolvidable” – Rimas Leisure
J Balvin – “Rio” – Capitol Data
Karol G – “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” – Bichota Data/Interscope Data
Peso Pluma – “La Patrulla” – Double P Data
Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos – “Khé?” – Sony Music US Latin
Shakira – “Soltera“ – Sony Music US Latin

Finest Okay-Pop

Aespa – “Whiplash” – SM Leisure/Virgin Music Group
Jennie – “Like Jennie” – OA Leisure/Columbia Data
Jimin – “Who” – BIGHIT MUSIC
Jisoo – “Earthquake” – Warner Data
Lisa ft. Doja Cat & Raye – “Born Once more” – Lloud Co./RCA Data
Stray Children – “Chk Chk Growth” – JYP/IMPERIAL/Republic
Rosé – “Poisonous Until the Finish” – Atlantic Data

Finest Afrobeats

Asake & Travis Scott – “Energetic” – YBNL Nation/EMPIRE
Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott – “TaTaTa” – Spaceship/Dangerous Behavior/Atlantic Data
Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – “Shake It to the Max (FLY) (Remix)” – gamma.
Rema – “Child (Is It a Crime)” – Mavin World Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Leisure / Interscope Data
Tems ft. Asake – “Get It Proper” – RCA Data/Since '93
Tyla – “Push 2 Begin” – FAX Data/Epic Data
Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz – “Piece of My Coronary heart” – Starboy/RCA Data

Finest Nation

Chris Stapleton – “Assume I'm in Love With You” – Mercury Nashville
Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood – “I’m Gonna Love You” – CoJo Music / Warner Music Nashville
Jelly Roll – “Liar” – BBR Music Group/BMG/Republic Data
Lainey Wilson – “4x4xU” – Damaged Bow Data
Megan Moroney – “Am I Okay?” – Columbia Data
Morgan Wallen – “Smile” – Massive Loud Data/Mercury Data

Finest Album

Dangerous Bunny – DebÍ Tirar Más Fotos – Rimas Leisure
Kendrick Lamar – GNX – pgLang/Interscope Data
Woman Gaga – Mayhem – Interscope Data
Morgan Wallen – I'm the Downside – Massive Loud Data/Mercury Data
Sabrina Carpenter – Brief n' Candy – Island
The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow – XO/Republic Data

Finest Lengthy Kind Video

Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Forward” – Republic Data
Dangerous Bunny – “DebÍ Tirar Más Fotos (Brief Movie)” – Rimas Leisure
Damiano David – “Humorous Little Tales” – Sony Italy/Arista Data
Mac Miller – “Balloonerism” – Warner Data
Miley Cyrus – “One thing Stunning” – Columbia Data
The Weeknd – “Hurry Up Tomorrow” – XO/Republic Data

Video for Good

Burna Boy – “Larger” – Spaceship/Dangerous Behavior/Atlantic Data
Charli XCX – “Guess ft. Billie Eilish" – Atlantic Data
Doechii – “Anxiousness” – High Dawg Leisure/Capitol Data
Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – “Any person Save Me” – Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Data
Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco – “Youthful and Hotter Than Me” – SMG Music/Associates Maintain Secrets and techniques/Interscope Data
Zach Hood ft. Sasha Alex Sloan – “Sleepwalking” – Arista Data

Finest Course

Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Forward” – Republic Data
Charli XCX – “Guess ft. Billie Eilish" – Atlantic Data
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang/Interscope Data
Woman Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Interscope Data
Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.” – Atlantic Data
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Island

Finest Artwork Course

Charli XCX – “Guess ft. Billie Eilish" – Atlantic Data
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang/Interscope Data
Woman Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Interscope Data
Lorde – “Man of the Yr” – Republic Data
Miley Cyrus – “Finish of the World” – Columbia Data
Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.” – Atlantic Data

Finest Cinematography

Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Forward” – Republic Data
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire” – Gingerbread Man Data/Atlantic Data
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang/Interscope Data
Woman Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Interscope Data
Miley Cyrus – “Straightforward Lover” – Columbia Data
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Island

Finest Enhancing

Charli XCX – “Guess ft. Billie Eilish" – Atlantic Data
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire” – Gingerbread Man Data/Atlantic Data
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang/Interscope Data
Woman Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Interscope Data
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Island
Tate McRae – “Simply Maintain Watching (From F1 the Film)” – Atlantic Data

Finest Choreography

Doechii – “Anxiousness” – High Dawg Leisure/Capitol Data
FKA twigs – “Eusexua” – Atlantic Data
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang/Interscope Data
Woman Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Interscope Data
Tyla – “Push 2 Begin” – FAX Data/Epic Data
Zara Larsson – “Fairly Ugly” – Epic Data

Finest Visible Results

Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Forward” – Republic Data
Woman Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Interscope Data
Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.” – Atlantic Data
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Island
Tate McRae – “Simply Maintain Watching (From F1 the Film)“ – Atlantic Data
The Weeknd – “Hurry Up Tomorrow” – XO/Republic Data

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