It’s officially time for the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards! Some of music’s biggest names will take the stage for performances, along with earning awards for this year’s biggest hits.
The show will air live on Sept. 7 beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET.
But the real question is, where can fans watch the show?
What Channel is 2025 MTV VMAs On?
The 2025 MTV VMAs It will be available on MTV, CBS, and Paramount+ for those looking to stream the show.
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”
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