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Where: airing live on MTV, CBS, and Paramount+ Watch who gets honored the year for a top music video at the 41st anniversary of the MTV VMAs. This year, the date is set for Sunday September 7, 2025 at 8PM ET/PT. New in 2025r? For the first time ever, the MTV VMAs will be broadcast on network CBS as we as on MTV and Paramount+. UBS Arena near NYC will repeat as the VMAs' home for the second year in a row. Meanwhile, stay tuned for more on the 2025 VMAs, including a full list of nominees (expected to be released in August), along with who will host, performers and presenters, and the announcement of big winners on awards night.
Hosting the show for the first time ever was rapper Megan Thee Stallion. 2024 MTV VMA nominees (also see WINNERS, below) had Taylor Swift leading the pack with a total of 10 nominations including eight nods for her megahit, “Fortnight” Following closely behind was Post Malone, with nine nominations, mostly for his collab with Taylor Swift on “Fortnight” along with another best collaboration nod with country music star Morgan Wallen) on “I Had Some Help.” .
Other artists with multiple nominations included Sabrina Carpenter and Eminem with six nods, Megan Thee Stallion and SZA iwth 5, LISA and Teddy Swims with 4, amd Dua Lipa, Benson Boone. Anitta Tyla and GloRilla with three nods apiece.
Performers on the big night included Chappell Roan, Halsey, Sabrina Carpenter, Lenny Kravitz, Lisa and Benson Boone, along with GloRilla, Camila Cabello, and Rauw Alejandro. Joining them will be Karol G, Anitta with Fat Joe, DJ Khaled and Tiago PZK, LL Cool J, and Shawn Mendes. Katy Perry, this year's recipient of the Video Vanguard Award, also gave a live performance.
Presenters on this year's show included Addison Rae, Alessandra Ambrosio, Amelia Dimoldenberg, Big Sean, Busta Rhymes, Damiano David (Måneskin), DANNA, DJ Khaled, Fat Joe, Flavor Flav, French Montana, Halle Bailey, Jordan Chiles, Lil Nas X, Miranda Lambert, Cindi Lauper, Naomi Scott, Paris Hilton, Suki Waterhouse, Thalía and Tinashe. Just up ahead, check out the complete list of 2024 MTV VMA nominees and WINNERS plus fun facts, videos, and related resources about the MTV's music video "Oscars"...
• More than a two dozen categories have been dropped by the VMA lineup over the years, including Best Artist Website and Best Video Game Soundtrack (and does anyone remember Ringtone of the Year?) • The award for Quadruple Threat of the Year was given out just once, in 2007, to Justin Timberlake. • Madonna is the winning-est music artist of all time with 20 Moonmen, more than Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson combined. • American audiences were stunned by the twerkfest by Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke at the 2013 VMA's, wracking up more than 150 formal complaints to the FCC for their naughtier-than-thou performance. • The first nominees for music videos in Spanish were announced at the 2005 VMAs that also featured live performances by Shakira, Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, and Tego Calderon. • The most awarded music video of all time is Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer," which took home a total of nine Moonmen at the 1987 VMAs.
Ariana Grande — we can’t be friends (wait for your love) Best New Artist Benson Boone Song of Summer Ariana Grande — we can’t be friends (wait for your love) VMAs Most Iconic Performance Beyonce — Love On Top Artist of the Year Ariana Grande Song of the Year Beyonce — TEXAS HOLD ‘EM Performance of the Year Kaliii — Area Codes Best Group *NSYNC Best Collaboration Drake feat. Sexxy Red & SZA — Rich Baby Daddy Best Pop Camila Cabello Best Hip-Hop Drake feat. Sexxy Red & SZA — Rich Baby Daddy Best R&B Alicia Keys — Lifeline Best Alternative Benson Boone — Beautiful Things Best Rock Bon Jovi — Legendary Best Latin Anitta — Mil Veces Best K-Pop Jung Kook feat. Latto — Seven Best Afrobeats Ayra Starr feat. Giveon — Last Heartbreak Song Video for Good Alexander Stewart — if you only knew Best Trending Video Beyonce — TEXAS HOLD ‘EM Best Direction we can’t be friends (wait for your love) — Ariana Grande Best Cinematography we can’t be friends (wait for your love) — Ariana Grande Best Visual Effects the boy is mine — Ariana Grande Best Choreography Tiny Moves — Bleachers Best Art Direction 360 — Charli XCX Best Editing Mil Veces — Anitta
Elsewhere on the Web, check out major links to star profiles, red carpet fashion photos, and lots of history & fun facts behind the MTV Video Music Awards. 2024 MTV Video Music Awards - The official site with complete list of this year's nominees, winners, presenters and performers, photo galleries and video clips. MTV Video Music Awards - Wikipedia - The online encyclopedia with a complete history of the awards, hyperlinks to lists of winners by year dating back to 1984, and related resources. |
When: Sunday, September 7 2025 at 8 PM ET/PT 
