{"id":52139,"date":"2025-08-08T05:22:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T05:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/52139\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T05:22:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T05:22:06","slug":"lady-gaga-leads-2025-mtv-vma-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/52139\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Gaga Leads 2025 MTV VMA Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lady Gaga dominates the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards with 12 nominations, ending Taylor Swift\u2019s two-year streak Bruno Mars follows closely with 11 nods, and Kendrick Lamar has 10. The awards introduce two new categories \u2014 Best Country Artist and Best Pop Artist \u2014 and the ceremony airs live on September 7 from New York\u2019s UBS Arena.<\/p>\n

Here are the 2025 Nominees:<\/p>\n

Video of the year<\/p>\n

Ariana Grande \u2013 \u201cbrighter days ahead\u201d (Republic Records)
Billie Eilish \u2013 \u201cBIRDS OF A FEATHER\u201d (Darkroom\/Interscope Records)
Kendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cNot Like Us\u201d (pgLang\/Interscope Records)
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cDie With A Smile\u201d (Interscope Records)
ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cAPT.\u201d (Atlantic Records)
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cManchild\u201d (Island)
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti \u2013 \u201cTimeless\u201d (XO\/Republic Records)<\/p>\n

Artist of the year<\/p>\n

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

Song of the year<\/p>\n

Alex Warren \u2013 \u201cOrdinary\u201d (Atlantic Records)
Billie Eilish \u2013 \u201cBIRDS OF A FEATHER\u201d (Darkroom\/Interscope Records)
Doechii \u2013 \u201cAnxiety\u201d (Top Dawg Entertainment\/Capitol Records)
Ed Sheeran \u2013 \u201cSapphire\u201d (Gingerbread Man Records\/Atlantic Records)
Gracie Abrams \u2013 \u201cI Love You, I\u2019m Sorry\u201d (Interscope Records)
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cDie With A Smile\u201d (Interscope Records)
Lorde \u2013 \u201cWhat Was That\u201d (Republic Records)
ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cAPT.\u201d (Atlantic Records)
Tate McRae \u2013 \u201cSports Car\u201d (RCA Records)
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti \u2013 \u201cTimeless\u201d (XO\/Republic Records)<\/p>\n

Best new artist<\/p>\n

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

Best pop artist<\/p>\n

Ariana Grande
Charli XCX
Justin Bieber
Lorde
Miley Cyrus
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae<\/p>\n

MTV Push performance of the year<\/p>\n

Aug 2024 \u2013 Shaboozey \u2013 \u201cA Bar Song (Tipsy)\u201d (American Dogwood\/EMPIRE)
Sept 2024 \u2013 Ayra Starr \u2013 \u201cLast Heartbreak Song\u201d (Mavin Records\/Republic Records)
Oct 2024 \u2013 Mark Ambor \u2013 \u201cBelong Together\u201d (Hundred Days Records\/Virgin Music)
Nov 2024 \u2013 Lay Bankz \u2013 \u201cGraveyard\u201d (Artist Partner Group Inc.)
Dec 2024 \u2013 Dasha \u2013 \u201cBye Bye Bye\u201d (Warner Records)
Jan 2025 \u2013 KATSEYE \u2013 \u201cTouch\u201d (HYBE\/Geffen Records)
Feb 2025 \u2013 Jordan Adetunji \u2013 \u201cKEHLANI\u201d (300 Entertainment)
Mar 2025 \u2013 Leon Thomas \u2013 \u201cYES IT IS\u201d (EZMNY Records\/Motown Records)
Apr 2025 \u2013 Livingston \u2013 \u201cShadow\u201d (Republic Records)
May 2025 \u2013 Damiano David \u2013 \u201cNext Summer\u201d (Sony Italy\/Arista Records)
June 2025 \u2013 Gigi Perez \u2013 \u201cSailor Song\u201d (Island)
July 2025 \u2013 ROLE MODEL \u2013 \u201cSally, When the Wine Runs Out\u201d (Interscope Records)<\/p>\n

Best collaboration<\/p>\n

Bailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs \u2013 \u201cBackup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)\u201d \u2013 Atlantic Records\/Warner Music Nashville
Kendrick Lamar & SZA \u2013 \u201cluther\u201d \u2013 pgLang\/Interscope Records
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cDie with A Smile\u201d \u2013 Interscope Records
Post Malone ft. Blake Shelton \u2013 \u201cPour Me A Drink\u201d \u2013 Mercury Records
ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cAPT.\u201d \u2013 Atlantic Records
Selena Gomez, benny blanco \u2013 \u201cSunset Blvd\u201d \u2013 SMG Music\/Friends Keep Secrets\/Interscope Records<\/p>\n

Best pop<\/p>\n

Alex Warren \u2013 \u201cOrdinary\u201d \u2013 Atlantic Records
Ariana Grande \u2013 \u201cbrighter days ahead\u201d \u2013 Republic Record
Ed Sheeran \u2013 \u201cSapphire\u201d \u2013 Gingerbread Man Records\/Atlantic Records
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cDie with a Smile\u201d \u2013 Interscope Records
ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cAPT.\u201d \u2013 Atlantic Records
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cManchild\u201d \u2013 Island<\/p>\n

Best hip-hop<\/p>\n

Doechii \u2013 \u201cAnxiety\u201d (Top Dawg Entertainment\/Capitol Records)
Drake \u2013 \u201cNOKIA\u201d (OVO\/Santa Anna\/Republic)
Eminem ft. Jelly Roll \u2013 \u201cSomebody Save Me\u201d (Shady\/Aftermath\/Interscope Records)
GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red \u2013 \u201cWHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME\u201d (CMG\/Interscope Records)
Kendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cNot Like Us\u201d (pgLang\/Interscope Records)
LL COOL J ft. Eminem \u2013 \u201cMurdergram Deux\u201d (Def Jam Recordings)
Travis Scott \u2013 \u201c4X4\u201d (Cactus Jack\/Epic Records)<\/p>\n

Best R&B<\/p>\n

Chris Brown \u2013 \u201cResiduals\u201d (Chris Brown Entertainment\/RCA Records)
Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs \u2013 \u201cMUTT (REMIX)\u201d (EZMNY Records\/Motown Records)
Mariah Carey \u2013 \u201cType Dangerous\u201d (gamma.)
PARTYNEXTDOOR \u2013 \u201cN o C h i l l\u201d (OVO Sound)
Summer Walker \u2013 \u201cHeart of a Woman\u201d (LVRN\/Interscope Records)
SZA \u2013 \u201cDrive\u201d (Top Dawg Entertainment\/RCA Records)
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti \u2013 \u201cTimeless\u201d (XO\/Republic Records)<\/p>\n

Best alternative<\/p>\n

Gigi Perez \u2013 \u201cSailor Song\u201d (Island)
Imagine Dragons \u2013 \u201cWake Up\u201d (KIDinaKorner\/Interscope Records)
Lola Young \u2013 \u201cMessy\u201d (Island)
mgk & Jelly Roll \u2013 \u201cLonely Road\u201d (EST 19XX\/Interscope Records)
sombr \u2013 \u201cback to friends\u201d (SMB Music\/Warner Records)
The Mar\u00edas \u2013 \u201cBack to Me\u201d (Nice Life\/Atlantic Records)<\/p>\n

Best rock<\/p>\n

Coldplay \u2013 \u201cALL MY LOVE\u201d (Atlantic Records)
Evanescence \u2013 \u201cAfterlife (From the Netflix Series \u201cDevil May Cry\u201d)\u201d (Netflix Music)
Green Day \u2013 \u201cOne Eyed Bastard\u201d (Reprise Records\/Warner Records)
Lenny Kravitz \u2013 \u201cHoney\u201d (2024 Roxie Records Inc. under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH)
Linkin Park \u2013 \u201cThe Emptiness Machine\u201d (Warner Records)
twenty one pilots \u2013 \u201cThe Contract\u201d (Fueled by Ramen)<\/p>\n

Best Latin<\/p>\n

Bad Bunny \u2013 \u201cBAILE INoLVIDABLE\u201d (Rimas Entertainment)
J Balvin \u2013 \u201cRio\u201d (Capitol Records)
KAROL G \u2013 \u201cSi Antes Te Hubiera Conocido\u201d (Bichota Records\/Interscope Records)
Peso Pluma \u2013 \u201cLA PATRULLA\u201d (Double P Records)
Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos \u2013 \u201cKh\u00e9?\u201d (Sony Music US Latin)
Shakira \u2013 \u201cSoltera\u201d (Sony Music US Latin)<\/p>\n

Best Afrobeats<\/p>\n

Asake & Travis Scott \u2013 \u201cActive\u201d (YBNL Nation\/EMPIRE)
Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott \u2013 \u201cTaTaTa\u201d (Spaceship\/Bad Habit\/Atlantic Records)
MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea \u2013 \u201cShake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix)\u201d (gamma.)
Rema \u2013 \u201cBaby (Is It A Crime)\u201d (Mavin Global Holdings Ltd \/ Jonzing World Entertainment \/ Interscope Records)
Tems ft. Asake \u2013 \u201cGet It Right\u201d (RCA Records\/Since \u201993)
Tyla \u2013 \u201cPUSH 2 START\u201d (FAX Records\/Epic Records)
Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz \u2013 \u201cPiece of My Heart\u201d (Starboy\/RCA Records)<\/p>\n

Best K-pop<\/p>\n

aespa \u2013 \u201cWhiplash\u201d (SM Entertainment\/Virgin Music Group)
JENNIE \u2013 \u201clike JENNIE\u201d (OA Entertainment\/Columbia Records)
Jimin \u2013 \u201cWho\u201d (BIGHIT MUSIC)
JISOO \u2013 \u201cearthquake\u201d (Warner Records)
LISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE \u2013 \u201cBorn Again\u201d (Lloud Co.\/RCA Records)
Stray Kids \u2013 \u201cChk Chk Boom\u201d (JYP\/IMPERIAL\/Republic)
ROS\u00c9 \u2013 \u201ctoxic till the end\u201d (Atlantic Records)<\/p>\n

Best country<\/p>\n

Chris Stapleton \u2013 \u201cThink I\u2019m In Love with You\u201d (Mercury Nashville)
Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood \u2013 \u201cI\u2019m Gonna Love You\u201d (CoJo Music \/ Warner Music Nashville)
Jelly Roll \u2013 \u201cLiar\u201d (BBR Music Group\/BMG\/Republic Records)
Lainey Wilson \u2013 \u201c4x4xU\u201d (Broken Bow Records)
Megan Moroney \u2013 \u201cAm I Okay?\u201d (Columbia Records)
Morgan Wallen \u2013 \u201cSmile\u201d (Big Loud Records\/Mercury Records)<\/p>\n

Best album<\/p>\n

Bad Bunny \u2013 \u201cDeB\u00cd TiRAR M\u00e1S FOToS\u201d (Rimas Entertainment)
Kendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cGNX\u201d (pgLang\/Interscope Records)
Lady Gaga \u2013 \u201cMayhem\u201d (Interscope Records)
Morgan Wallen \u2013 \u201cI\u2019m The Problem\u201d (Big Loud Records\/Mercury Records)
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cShort n\u2019 Sweet\u201d (Island)
The Weeknd \u2013 \u201cHurry Up Tomorrow\u201d (XO\/Republic Records)<\/p>\n

Best long form video<\/p>\n

Ariana Grande \u2013 \u201cbrighter days ahead\u201d (Republic Records)
Bad Bunny \u2013 \u201cDeB\u00cd TiRAR M\u00e1S FOToS (Short Film)\u201d (Rimas Entertainment)
Damiano David \u2013 \u201cFUNNY little STORIES\u201d (Sony Italy\/Arista Records)
Mac Miller \u2013 \u201cBalloonerism\u201d (Warner Records)
Miley Cyrus \u2013 \u201cSomething Beautiful\u201d (Columbia Records)
The Weeknd \u2013 \u201cHurry Up Tomorrow\u201d (XO\/Republic Records)<\/p>\n

Video for good<\/p>\n

Burna Boy \u2013 \u201cHigher\u201d (Spaceship\/Bad Habit\/Atlantic Records)
Charli XCX \u2013 \u201cGuess featuring Billie Eilish\u201d (Atlantic Records)
Doechii \u2013 \u201cAnxiety\u201d (Top Dawg Entertainment\/Capitol Records)
Eminem ft. Jelly Roll \u2013 \u201cSomebody Save Me\u201d (Shady\/Aftermath\/Interscope Records)
Selena Gomez, benny blanco \u2013 \u201cYounger and Hotter Than Me\u201d (SMG Music\/Friends Keep Secrets\/Interscope Records)
Zach Hood ft. Sasha Alex Sloan \u2013 \u201cSleepwalking\u201d (Arista Records)<\/p>\n

Best direction<\/p>\n

Ariana Grande \u2013 \u201cbrighter days ahead\u201d (Republic Records)
Charli XCX \u2013 \u201cGuess featuring Billie Eilish\u201d (Atlantic Records)
Kendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cNot Like Us\u201d (pgLang\/Interscope Records)
Lady Gaga \u2013 \u201cAbracadabra\u201d (Interscope Records)
ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cAPT.\u201d (Atlantic Records)
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cManchild\u201d (Island)<\/p>\n

Best cinematography<\/p>\n

Ariana Grande \u2013 \u201cbrighter days ahead\u201d (Republic Records)
Ed Sheeran \u2013 \u201cSapphire\u201d (Gingerbread Man Records\/Atlantic Records)
Kendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cNot Like Us\u201d (pgLang\/Interscope Records)
Lady Gaga \u2013 \u201cAbracadabra\u201d (Interscope Records)
Miley Cyrus \u2013 \u201cEasy Lover\u201d (Columbia Records)
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cManchild\u201d (Island)<\/p>\n

Best editing<\/p>\n

Charli XCX \u2013 \u201cGuess featuring Billie Eilish\u201d (Atlantic Records)
Ed Sheeran \u2013 \u201cSapphire\u201d (Gingerbread Man Records\/Atlantic Records)
Kendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cNot Like Us\u201d (pgLang\/Interscope Records)
Lady Gaga \u2013 \u201cAbracadabra\u201d (Interscope Records)
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cManchild\u201d (Island)
Tate McRae \u2013 \u201cJust Keep Watching (From F1\u00ae The Movie)\u201d (Atlantic Records)<\/p>\n

Best choreography<\/p>\n

Doechii \u2013 \u201cAnxiety\u201d (Top Dawg Entertainment\/Capitol Records)
FKA twigs \u2013 \u201cEusexua\u201d (Atlantic Records)
Kendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cNot Like Us\u201d (pgLang\/Interscope Records)
Lady Gaga \u2013 \u201cAbracadabra\u201d (Interscope Records)
Tyla \u2013 \u201cPUSH 2 START\u201d (FAX Records\/Epic Records)
Zara Larsson \u2013 \u201cPretty Ugly\u201d (Epic Records)<\/p>\n

Best visual effects<\/p>\n

Ariana Grande \u2013 \u201cbrighter days ahead\u201d (Republic Records)
Lady Gaga \u2013 \u201cAbracadabra\u201d (Interscope Records)
ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cAPT.\u201d (Atlantic Records)
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cManchild\u201d (Island)
Tate McRae \u2013 \u201cJust Keep Watching (From F1\u00ae The Movie)\u201d (Atlantic Records)
The Weeknd \u2013 \u201cHurry Up Tomorrow\u201d (XO\/Republic Records)<\/p>\n

Best art direction<\/p>\n

Charli XCX \u2013 \u201cGuess featuring Billie Eilish\u201d (Atlantic Records)
Kendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cNot Like Us\u201d (pgLang\/Interscope Records)
Lady Gaga \u2013 \u201cAbracadabra\u201d (Interscope Records)
Lorde \u2013 \u201cMan of The Year\u201d (Republic Records)
Miley Cyrus \u2013 \u201cEnd of the World\u201d (Columbia Records)
ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cAPT.\u201d (Atlantic Records)<\/p>\n

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