The stars will be out on Sunday night for the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, and with that, it means we’re in store for some incredible outfits. While stars have already started to arrive, fans will be able to see some of the VMAs red carpet live!
Here’s how:
What Channel is the MTV VMAs Red Carpet On?
The MTV VMAs Red Carpet will be available on MTV, BET, Nickelodeon, and VH1 as part of the pre-show beginning at 7 p.m. ET. Fans will also be able to stream it on Paramount+.
Who Is Performing At The VMAs
- Alex Warren
- Bailey Zimmerman feat. the Kid LAROI (Extended Play Stage)
- Busta Rhymes (VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award)
- Conan Gray
- Doja Cat
- J Balvin featuring DJ Snake
- Jelly Roll
- KATSEYE (Pre-Show)
- Lady Gaga
- Lola Young (Extended Play Stage)
- Mariah Carey (MTV Video Vanguard Award)
- Megan Moroney (Extended Play Stage)
- Post Malone
- Tate McRae
- Ricky Martin (Latin Icon Award)
- Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, YUNGBLUD, and Nuno Bettencourt (Ozzy Osbourne tribute)
- Sabrina Carpenter
- sombr
Who is Nominated At the 2025 VMAs?
Video of the Year
- Ariana Grande — “brighter days ahead”
- Billie Eilish — “BIRDS OF A FEATHER”
- Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”
- Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars — “Die with a Smile”
- ROSÉ & Bruno Mars — “APT.”
- Sabrina Carpenter — “Manchild”
- The Weeknd, Playboi Carti — “Timeless”
Artist of the Year
- Bad Bunny
- Beyoncé
- Kendrick Lamar
- Lady Gaga
- Morgan Wallen
- Taylor Swift
- The Weeknd
Song of the Year
- Alex Warren — “Ordinary”
- Billie Eilish — “BIRDS OF A FEATHER”
- Doechii — “Anxiety”
- Ed Sheeran — “Sapphire”
- Gracie Abrams — “I Love You, I’m Sorry”
- Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars — “Die with a Smile”
- Lorde — “What Was That”
- ROSÉ & Bruno Mars — “APT.”
- Tate McRae — “Sports Car”
- The Weeknd, Playboi Carti — “Timeless”
Best New Artist
- Alex Warren
- Ella Langley
- Gigi Perez
- Lola Young
- sombr
- The Marías
Best Pop Artist
- Ariana Grande
- Charli XCX
- Justin Bieber
- Lorde
- Miley Cyrus
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Tate McRae
MTV Push Performance of the Year
- August 2024 — Shaboozey — “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
- September 2024 — Ayra Starr — “Last Heartbreak Song”
- October 2024 — Mark Ambor — “Belong Together”
- November 2024 — Lay Bankz — “Graveyard”
- December 2024 — Dasha — “Bye Bye Bye”
- January 2025 — KATSEYE — “Touch”
- February 2025 — Jordan Adetunji — “KEHLANI”
- March 2025 — Leon Thomas — “YES IT IS”
- April 2025 — Livingston — “Shadow”
- May 2025 — Damiano David — “Next Summer”
- June 2025 — Gigi Perez — “Sailor Song”
- July 2025 — ROLE MODEL — “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out”
Best Collaboration
- Bailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs — “Backup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)”
- Kendrick Lamar & SZA — “luther”
- Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars — “Die with a Smile”
- Post Malone featuring Blake Shelton — “Pour Me a Drink”
- ROSÉ & Bruno Mars — “APT.”
- Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco — “Sunset Blvd”
Best Pop
- Alex Warren — “Ordinary”
- Ariana Grande — “brighter days ahead”
- Ed Sheeran — “Sapphire”
- Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars — “Die with a Smile”
- ROSÉ & Bruno Mars — “APT.”
- Sabrina Carpenter — “Manchild”
Best Hip Hop
- Doechii — “Anxiety”
- Drake — “NOKIA”
- Eminem featuring Jelly Roll — “Somebody Save Me”
- GloRilla featuring Sexyy Red — “WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME”
- Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”
- LL Cool J featuring Eminem — “Murdergram Deux”
- Travis Scott — “4X4”
Best R&B
- Chris Brown — “Residuals”
- Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs — “MUTT (REMIX)”
- Mariah Carey — “Type Dangerous”
- PARTYNEXTDOOR — “N o C h i l l”
- Summer Walker — “Heart of a Woman”
- SZA — “Drive”
- The Weeknd, Playboi Carti — “Timeless”
Best Alternative
- Gigi Perez — “Sailor Song”
- Imagine Dragons — “Wake Up”
- Lola Young — “Messy”
- mgk & Jelly Roll — “Lonely Road”
- sombr — “back to friends”
- The Marías — “Back to Me”
Best Rock
- Coldplay — “ALL MY LOVE”
- Evanescence — “Afterlife” (From the Netflix series ‘Devil May Cry’)
- Green Day — “One Eyed Bastard”
- Lenny Kravitz — “Honey”
- Linkin Park — “The Emptiness Machine”
- Twenty One Pilots — “The Contract”
Best Latin
- Bad Bunny — “BAILE INoLVIDABLE”
- J Balvin — “Rio”
- Karol G — “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
- Peso Pluma — “LA PATRULLA”
- Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos — “Khé?”
- Shakira — “Soltera”
Best K-Pop
- aespa — “Whiplash”
- JENNIE — “like JENNIE”
- Jimin — “Who”
- JISOO — “earthquake”
- LISA featuring Doja Cat & RAYE — “Born Again”
- Stray Kids — “Chk Chk Boom”
- ROSÉ — “toxic till the end”
Best Afrobeats
- Asake & Travis Scott — “Active”
- Burna Boy featuring Travis Scott — “TaTaTa”
- MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea — “Shake It to the Max (FLY) (Remix)”
- Rema — “Baby (Is It a Crime)”
- Tems featuring Asake — “Get It Right”
- Tyla — “PUSH 2 START”
- Wizkid featuring Brent Faiyaz — “Piece of My Heart”
Best Country
- Chris Stapleton — “Think I’m in Love with You”
- Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood — “I’m Gonna Love You”
- Jelly Roll — “Liar”
- Lainey Wilson — “4x4xU”
- Megan Moroney — “Am I Okay?”
- Morgan Wallen — “Smile”
Best Album
- Bad Bunny — “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS”
- Kendrick Lamar — “GNX”
- Lady Gaga — “Mayhem”
- Morgan Wallen — “I’m the Problem”
- Sabrina Carpenter — “Short n’ Sweet”
- The Weeknd — “Hurry Up Tomorrow”
Best Long Form Video
- Ariana Grande — “brighter days ahead”
- Bad Bunny — “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (Short Film)”
- Damiano David — “FUNNY little STORIES”
- Mac Miller — “Balloonerism”
- Miley Cyrus — “Something Beautiful”
- The Weeknd — “Hurry Up Tomorrow”
Video for Good
- Burna Boy — “Higher”
- Charli XCX— “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”
- Doechii — “Anxiety”
- Eminem featuring Jelly Roll — “Somebody Save Me”
- Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco — “Younger and Hotter Than Me”
- Zach Hood featuring Sasha Alex Sloan — “Sleepwalking”
Best Direction
- Ariana Grande — “brighter days ahead”
- Charli XCX — “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”
- Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”
- Lady Gaga — “Abracadabra”
- ROSÉ & Bruno Mars — “APT.”
- Sabrina Carpenter — “Manchild”
Best Art Direction
- Charli XCX — “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”
- Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”
- Lady Gaga — “Abracadabra”
- Lorde — “Man of the Year”
- Miley Cyrus — “End of the World”
- ROSÉ & Bruno Mars — “APT.”
Best Cinematography
- Ariana Grande — “brighter days ahead”
- Ed Sheeran — “Sapphire”
- Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”
- Lady Gaga — “Abracadabra”
- Miley Cyrus — “Easy Lover”
- Sabrina Carpenter — “Manchild”
Best Editing
- Charli XCX — “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”
- Ed Sheeran — “Sapphire”
- Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”
- Lady Gaga — “Abracadabra”
- Sabrina Carpenter — “Manchild”
- Tate McRae — “Just Keep Watching (from ‘F1 The Movie’)”
Best Choreography
- Doechii — “Anxiety”
- FKA twigs — “Eusexua”
- Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”
- Lady Gaga — “Abracadabra”
- Tyla — “PUSH 2 START”
- Zara Larsson — “Pretty Ugly”
Best Visual Effects
- Ariana Grande — “brighter days ahead”
- Lady Gaga — “Abracadabra”
- ROSÉ & Bruno Mars — “APT.”
- Sabrina Carpenter — “Manchild”
- Tate McRae — “Just Keep Watching (from ‘F1 The Movie’)”
- The Weeknd — “Hurry Up Tomorrow”
