{"id":46139,"date":"2025-08-05T20:28:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T20:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/46139\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T20:28:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T20:28:08","slug":"full-list-of-nominees-lady-gaga-sabrina-carpenter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/46139\/","title":{"rendered":"Full List of Nominees Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe nominations for the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards<\/a> are here, with Lady Gaga<\/a>, Kendrick Lamar<\/a>, and Sabrina Carpenter<\/a> among this year\u2019s most-nominated artists.<\/p>\n

\n\tGaga led all contenders with an impressive 12 nominations, thanks largely to her collaboration with Bruno Mars, \u201cDie With a Smile,\u201d<\/a> which is up for Video and Song of the Year, as well as Best Collaboration. Gaga is also nominated for Artist of the Year, while her latest LP, Mayhem<\/a>, is up for Album of the Year. Meanwhile, the eye-popping visual for Gaga\u2019s Mayhem single \u201cAbracadabra\u201d <\/a>racked up a slew of creative and technical award nominations, including Best Directing, Cinematography, and Choreography.<\/p>\n

\n\tMeanwhile, Lamar notched 10 nominations, most of them for his smash, Grammy<\/a>-winning<\/a> Drake diss \u201cNot Like Us,\u201d<\/a> though he\u2019s also up for Artist of the Year and Best Collaboration for \u201cLuther,\u201d<\/a> featuring SZA. And Carpenter, who won her first VMA last year for \u201cEspresso,\u201d earned eight nominations, including Video of the Year for her recent single \u201cManchild.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tIn Video of the Year, Gaga and Mars\u2019 \u201cDie With a Smile,\u201d Lamar\u2019s \u201cNot Like Us,\u201d and Carpenter\u2019s \u201cManchild\u201d will compete against Ariana Grande\u2019s \u201cBrighter Days Ahead,\u201d Billie Eilish\u2019s \u201cBirds of a Feather,\u201d Ros\u00e9 and Mars\u2019 \u201cAPT,\u201d and the Weeknd and Playboi Carti\u2019s \u201cTimeless.\u201d Artist of the Year boasts Gaga, Lamar, Bad Bunny, Beyonc\u00e9, Morgan Wallen, Taylor Swift, and the Weeknd.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tAnd the opening slate of nominees for Song of the Year includes Gaga and Mars\u2019 \u201cDie With a Smile,\u201d Ros\u00e9 and Mars\u2019 \u201cAPT,\u201d the Weeknd and Carti\u2019s \u201cTimeless,\u201d Eilish\u2019s \u201cBirds of a Feather,\u201d Alex Warren\u2019s \u201cOrdinary,\u201d Doechii\u2019s \u201cAnxiety,\u201d Ed Sheeran\u2019s \u201cSapphire,\u201d Gracie Abrams\u2019 \u201cI Love You, I\u2019m Sorry,\u201d Lorde\u2019s \u201cWhat Was That,\u201d and Tate McRae\u2019s \u201cSports Car.\u201d This crop of songs will be narrowed down to six nominees by Aug. 18, with voting continuing through Sept. 5.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n

\n\tFan voting for all 19 gender-neutral VMA categories is open now and will end on Sept. 5. Only voting for Best New Artist will continue into the show itself, which is set to air live, Sept. 7, at 8 p.m. ET on CBS, MTV, and Paramount+.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tOther highlights from this year\u2019s VMAs<\/a> are first nominations for a slew of artists, including Ros\u00e9, Warren, Lola Young, the Marias, Gigi Perez, and Damiano David. Mac Miller earned his first VMA nomination posthumously, with his \u201cBaloonerism\u201d visual up for Best Long Form Video. The 2025 VMAs will also see the introduction of two new categories, Best Country and Best Pop Artist.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t2025 MTV Video Music Awards Nominations<\/p>\n

\n\tVideo of the Year
Ariana Grande \u2013 \u201cBrighter Days Ahead\u201d
Billie Eilish \u2013 \u201cBirds of a Feather\u201d
Kendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cNot Like Us\u201d
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cDie With A Smile\u201d
ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cAPT.\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cManchild\u201d
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti \u2013 \u201cTimeless\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tArtist of the Year
Bad Bunny
Beyonc\u00e9
Kendrick Lamar
Lady Gaga
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd<\/p>\n

\n\tSong of the Year
Alex Warren \u2013 \u201cOrdinary\u201d
Billie Eilish \u2013 \u201cBirds of a Feather\u201d
Doechii \u2013 \u201cAnxiety\u201d
Ed Sheeran \u2013 \u201cSapphire\u201d
Gracie Abrams \u2013 \u201cI Love You, I\u2019m Sorry\u201d
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cDie With A Smile\u201d
Lorde \u2013 \u201cWhat Was That\u201d
ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cAPT.\u201d
Tate McRae \u2013 \u201cSports Car\u201d
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti \u2013 \u201cTimeless\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBest New Artist
Alex Warren
Ella Langley
Gigi Perez
Lola Young
sombr
The Mar\u00edas<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Pop Artist
Ariana Grande
Charli xcx
Justin Bieber
Lorde
Miley Cyrus
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae<\/p>\n

\t\tRelated Content<\/p>\n

\n\tMTV Push Performance of the Year
Aug. 2024 \u2013 Shaboozey \u2013 \u201cA Bar Song (Tipsy)\u201d
Sept. 2024 \u2013 Ayra Starr \u2013 \u201cLast Heartbreak Song\u201d
Oct 2024 \u2013 Mark Ambor \u2013 \u201cBelong Together\u201d
Nov. 2024 \u2013 Lay Bankz \u2013 \u201cGraveyard\u201d
Dec. 2024 \u2013 Dasha \u2013 \u201cBye Bye Bye\u201d
Jan. 2025 \u2013 KATSEYE \u2013 \u201cTouch\u201d
Feb. 2025 \u2013 Jordan Adetunji \u2013 \u201cKEHLANI\u201d
March 2025 \u2013 Leon Thomas \u2013 \u201cYES IT IS\u201d
April 2025 \u2013 Livingston \u2013 \u201cShadow\u201d
May 2025 \u2013 Damiano David \u2013 \u201cNext Summer\u201d
June 2025 \u2013 Gigi Perez \u2013 \u201cSailor Song\u201d
July 2025 \u2013 Role Model \u2013 \u201cSally, When The Wine Runs Out\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Collaboration
Bailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs \u2013 \u201cBackup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)\u201d
Kendrick Lamar & SZA \u2013 \u201cluther\u201d
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cDie With A Smile\u201d
Post Malone ft. Blake Shelton \u2013 \u201cPour Me A Drink\u201d
ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cAPT.\u201d
Selena Gomez, benny blanco \u2013 \u201cSunset Blvd\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Pop
Alex Warren \u2013 \u201cOrdinary\u201d
Ariana Grande \u2013 \u201cBrighter Days Ahead\u201d
Ed Sheeran \u2013 \u201cSapphire\u201d
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cDie With A Smile\u201d
ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cAPT.\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cManchild\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Hip-Hop
Doechii \u2013 \u201cAnxiety\u201d
Drake \u2013 \u201cNOKIA\u201d
Eminem ft. Jelly Roll \u2013 \u201cSomebody Save Me\u201d
GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red \u2013 \u201cWatch Kno About Me\u201d
Kendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cNot Like Us\u201d
LL COOL J ft. Eminem \u2013 \u201cMurdergram Deux\u201d
Travis Scott \u2013 \u201c4X4\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBest R&B
Chris Brown \u2013 \u201cResiduals\u201d
Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs \u2013 \u201cMUTT (REMIX)\u201d
Mariah Carey \u2013 \u201cType Dangerous\u201d
PARTYNEXTDOOR \u2013 \u201cN o C h i l l\u201d
Summer Walker \u2013 \u201cHeart Of A Woman\u201d
SZA \u2013 \u201cDrive\u201d
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti \u2013 \u201cTimeless\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Alternative
Gigi Perez \u2013 \u201cSailor Song\u201d
Imagine Dragons \u2013 \u201cWake Up\u201d
Lola Young \u2013 \u201cMessy\u201d
mgk & Jelly Roll \u2013 \u201cLonely Road\u201d
sombr \u2013 \u201cback to friends\u201d
The Mar\u00edas \u2013 \u201cBack To Me\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Rock
Coldplay \u2013 \u201cAll My Love\u201d
Evanescence \u2013 \u201cAfterlife (From the Netflix Series \u201cDevil May Cry\u201d)\u201d
Green Day \u2013 \u201cOne Eyed Bastard\u201d
Lenny Kravitz \u2013 \u201cHoney\u201d
Linkin Park \u2013 \u201cThe Emptiness Machine\u201d
twenty one pilots \u2013 \u201cThe Contract\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Latin
Bad Bunny \u2013 \u201cBAILE INoLVIDABLE\u201d
J Balvin \u2013 \u201cRio\u201d
Karol G \u2013 \u201cSi Antes Te Hubiera Conocido\u201d
Peso Pluma \u2013 \u201cLA PATRULLA\u201d
Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos \u2013 \u201cKh\u00e9?\u201d
Shakira \u2013 \u201cSoltera\u201c<\/p>\n

\n\tBest K-Pop
aespa \u2013 \u201cWhiplash\u201d
JENNIE \u2013 \u201clike JENNIE\u201d
Jimin \u2013 \u201cWho\u201d
JISOO \u2013 \u201cearthquake\u201d
LISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE \u2013 \u201cBorn Again\u201d
Stray Kids \u2013 \u201cChk Chk Boom\u201d
ROS\u00c9 \u2013 \u201ctoxic till the end\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Afrobeats
Asake & Travis Scott \u2013 \u201cActive
Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott \u2013 \u201cTaTaTa\u201d
MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea \u2013 \u201cShake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix)\u201d
Rema \u2013 \u201cBaby (Is It A Crime)\u201d
Tems ft. Asake \u2013 \u201cGet It Right\u201d
Tyla \u2013 \u201cPUSH 2 START\u201d
Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz \u2013 \u201cPiece Of My Heart\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Country
Chris Stapleton \u2013 \u201cThink I\u2019m In Love With You\u201d
Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood \u2013 \u201cI\u2019m Gonna Love You\u201d
Jelly Roll \u2013 \u201cLiar\u201d
Lainey Wilson \u2013 \u201c4x4xU\u201d
Megan Moroney \u2013 \u201cAm I Okay?\u201d
Morgan Wallen \u2013 \u201cSmile\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Album
Bad Bunny \u2013 DeB\u00cd TiRAR M\u00e1S FOToS
Kendrick Lamar \u2013 GNX
Lady Gaga \u2013 Mayhem
Morgan Wallen \u2013 I\u2019m The Problem
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 Short n\u2019 Sweet
The Weeknd \u2013 Hurry Up Tomorrow<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Long Form Video\u00a0
Ariana Grande \u2013 \u201cBrighter Days Ahead\u201d
Bad Bunny \u2013 \u201cDeB\u00cd TiRAR M\u00e1S FOToS (Short Film)\u201d
Damiano David \u2013 \u201cFUNNY little STORIES\u201d
Mac Miller \u2013 \u201cBalloonerism\u201d
Miley Cyrus \u2013 \u201cSomething Beautiful\u201d
The Weeknd \u2013 \u201cHurry Up Tomorrow\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tVideo for Good
Burna Boy \u2013 \u201cHigher\u201d
Charli xcx \u2013 \u201cGuess featuring Billie Eilish\u201d
Doechii \u2013 \u201cAnxiety\u201d
Eminem ft. Jelly Roll \u2013 \u201cSomebody Save Me\u201d
Selena Gomez, benny blanco \u2013 \u201cYounger And Hotter Than Me\u201d
Zach Hood ft. Sasha Alex Sloan \u2013 \u201cSleepwalking\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Direction
Ariana Grande \u2013 \u201cBrighter Days Ahead\u201d
Charli xcx \u2013 \u201cGuess\u201d featuring Billie Eilish
Kendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cNot Like Us\u201d
Lady Gaga \u2013 \u201cAbracadabra\u201d
ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cAPT.\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cManchild\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Art Direction
Charli xcx \u2013 \u201cGuess featuring Billie Eilish\u201d
Kendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cNot Like Us\u201d
Lady Gaga \u2013 \u201cAbracadabra\u201d
Lorde \u2013 \u201cMan Of The Year\u201d
Miley Cyrus \u2013 \u201cEnd of the World\u201d
ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cAPT.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Cinematography
Ariana Grande \u2013 \u201cBrighter Days Ahead\u201d
Ed Sheeran \u2013 \u201cSapphire\u201d
Kendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cNot Like Us\u201d
Lady Gaga \u2013 \u201cAbracadabra\u201d
Miley Cyrus \u2013 \u201cEasy Lover\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cManchild\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Editing
Charli xcx \u2013 \u201cGuess featuring Billie Eilish\u201d
Ed Sheeran \u2013 \u201cSapphire\u201d
Kendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cNot Like Us\u201d
Lady Gaga \u2013 \u201cAbracadabra\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cManchild\u201d
Tate McRae \u2013 \u201cJust Keep Watching\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Choreography
Doechii \u2013 \u201cAnxiety\u201d
FKA twigs \u2013 \u201cEusexua\u201d
Kendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cNot Like Us\u201d
Lady Gaga \u2013 \u201cAbracadabra\u201d
Tyla \u2013 \u201cPUSH 2 START\u201d
Zara Larsson \u2013 \u201cPretty Ugly\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Visual Effects
Ariana Grande \u2013 \u201cBrighter Days Ahead\u201d
Lady Gaga \u2013 \u201cAbracadabra\u201d
ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cAPT.\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cManchild\u201d
Tate McRae \u2013 \u201cJust Keep Watching\u201c
The Weeknd \u2013 \u201cHurry Up Tomorrow\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The nominations for the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards are here, with Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, and Sabrina…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":46140,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[64,63,134,21233,15952,39807,136,19816,39703,39881],"class_list":["post-46139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-kendrick-lamar","tag-lady-gaga","tag-mtv-video-music-awards","tag-music","tag-sabrina-carpenter","tag-vmas","tag-vmas-2025"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}