{"id":140372,"date":"2025-09-07T23:17:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T23:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/140372\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T23:17:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T23:17:08","slug":"how-to-watch-tonight-starting-time-whos-performing-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/140372\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch tonight, starting time, who’s performing and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s almost time for the 2025 MTV VMAs! The fan-voted Video Music Awards, known for flashy performances and headline-grabbing red carpet appearances, are Sunday, Sept. 7, and they’ll air on both CBS and MTV. Lady Gaga <\/a>leads the 2025 VMA nominees with 12 nominations, including Artist of the Year, Video of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Album. Her “Die With a Smile” collaborator, Bruno Mars, is close behind with 11 nods. Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter<\/a>, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, Billie Eilish, Charli xcx and all four BLACKPINK members<\/a> \u2014 Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Ros\u00e9 \u2014 also boast multiple nominations.<\/p>\n

This year’s MTV Video Music Awards will feature performances from Carpenter, Lady Gaga, Doja Cat, Post Malone, Tate McRae, Conan Gray, Jelly Roll and more. Mariah Carey will receive this year’s Video Vanguard Award, and Ricky Martin will receive the first-ever Latin Icon Award. Both will give special performances. LL Cool J will host the show.<\/p>\n

Are you ready to watch? Here\u2019s everything you need to know about tuning into the 2025 VMAs. Looking for 2025 VMAs live updates<\/a>? Yahoo Entertainment has you covered.<\/p>\n

How to watch the 2025 VMAs:<\/p>\n

Date: Sunday, Sept. 7<\/p>\n

Time: 8 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

Location: UBS Arena, Elmont, New York<\/p>\n

TV channel: CBS<\/a>, MTV<\/p>\n

Streaming: Paramount+ Premium<\/a><\/p>\n

When are the 2025 VMAs?<\/p>\n

The 2025 VMAs are this Sunday, Sept. 7.<\/p>\n

MTV VMAs start time:<\/p>\n

The VMAs will start at 8 p.m. ET\/5 p.m. PT.<\/p>\n

MTV VMAs TV channel:<\/p>\n

The 2025 MTV VMAs will air on CBS and will be simulcast on MTV.<\/p>\n

To celebrate the VMAs, several MTV channels (MTV2, MTV Live, MTV Classic and Pluto channel MTV Biggest Pop) will be airing current and classic music videos 24\/7 in the week leading up to the awards. So if you’re feeling nostalgic, tune into MTV’s suite of channels.<\/p>\n

MTV VMAs streaming:<\/p>\n

You can stream the 2025 VMAs live on Paramount+ with a Paramount+ Premium subscription, which includes livestream access to your local CBS channel. If you’re a Paramount+ Essential subscriber, you’ll be able to stream the awards show on demand the day after it airs, but you won’t be able to watch live.<\/p>\n

Paramount+ is having a fall sale, so you can grab a Paramount+ Premium annual subscription<\/a> for 50% off ahead of the MTV VMAs.<\/p>\n

When is the VMAs red carpet?<\/p>\n

Leading up to the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, there will be a pre-show with red carpet coverage on MTV (and BET, BET Her, Comedy Central, CMT, Logo, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop, TV Land and VH1) at 7 p.m. ET\/4 p.m. PT.<\/p>\n

How to watch the 2025 MTV VMAs live without cable:Who is hosting the 2025 MTV VMAs?\"NEW<\/p>\n

LL Cool J will host the 2025 MTV VMAs. (Erika Goldring\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

LL Cool J will host the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards.<\/p>\n

2025 MTV VMAs performers list:<\/p>\n

Sabrina Carpenter, who performed at last year’s awards, will take the stage again this year, alongside Lady Gaga, Doja Cat, Post Malone, Tate McRae, Conan Gray, Jelly Roll, Busta Rhymes, J Balvin with DJ Snake, Alex Warren and Sombr.<\/p>\n

Mariah Carey will also perform in honor of her receiving this year’s Video Vanguard Award. Ricky Martin will perform and receive the first-ever Latin Icon Award.<\/p>\n

2025 VMAs presenters:<\/p>\n

Ashlee Simpson Ross, Brittany Snow, Ciara, Drew Barrymore, KPop Demon Hunter’s EJAE, REI AMI + Audrey Nuna (Huntr\/x), Ice Spice, Jessica Simpson, Latto, Livvy Dunne, Malin Akerman, Megan Stalter, Nikki Glaser and Paris Hilton are all slated to present at the 2025 VMAs.<\/p>\n

2025 MTV VMA nominees:<\/p>\n

Video of the Year<\/p>\n

Ariana Grande, “Brighter Days Ahead”<\/p>\n

Billie Eilish, “Birds of a Feather”<\/p>\n

Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, “Die With A Smile”<\/p>\n

ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars, “APT.”<\/p>\n

Sabrina Carpenter, “Manchild”<\/p>\n

The Weeknd and Playboi Carti, “Timeless”<\/p>\n

Artist of the Year<\/p>\n

Bad Bunny<\/p>\n

Beyonc\u00e9<\/p>\n

Kendrick Lamar<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga<\/p>\n

Morgan Wallen<\/p>\n

Taylor Swift<\/a><\/p>\n

The Weeknd<\/p>\n

Song of the Year<\/p>\n

Alex Warren, “Ordinary”<\/p>\n

Billie Eilish, “Birds of a Feather”<\/p>\n

Doechii, “Anxiety”<\/p>\n

Ed Sheeran, “Sapphire”<\/p>\n

Gracie Abrams, “I Love You, I’m Sorry”<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, “Die With A Smile”<\/p>\n

Lorde, “What Was That”<\/p>\n

ROS\u00c9 and Bruno Mars, “APT.”<\/p>\n

Tate McRae, “Sports Car”<\/p>\n

The Weeknd and Playboi Carti, “Timeless”<\/p>\n

Best New Artist<\/p>\n

Alex Warren<\/p>\n

Ella Langley<\/p>\n

Gigi Perez<\/p>\n

Lola Young<\/p>\n

sombr<\/p>\n

The Mar\u00edas<\/p>\n

Best Pop Artist<\/p>\n

Ariana Grande<\/p>\n

Charli xcx<\/p>\n

Justin Bieber<\/p>\n

Lorde<\/p>\n

Miley Cyrus<\/p>\n

Sabrina Carpenter<\/p>\n

Tate McRae<\/p>\n

MTV Push Performance of the Year<\/p>\n

Aug. 2024 \u2013 Shaboozey, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”<\/p>\n

Sept. 2024 \u2013 Ayra Starr, “Last Heartbreak Song”<\/p>\n

Oct 2024 \u2013 Mark Ambor, “Belong Together”<\/p>\n

Nov. 2024 \u2013 Lay Bankz, “Graveyard”<\/p>\n

Dec. 2024 \u2013 Dasha, “Bye Bye Bye”<\/p>\n

Jan. 2025 \u2013 KATSEYE, “Touch”<\/p>\n

Feb. 2025 \u2013 Jordan Adetunji, “KEHLANI”<\/p>\n

March 2025 \u2013 Leon Thomas, “YES IT IS”<\/p>\n

April 2025 \u2013 Livingston, “Shadow”<\/p>\n

May 2025 \u2013 Damiano David, “Next Summer”<\/p>\n

June 2025 \u2013 Gigi Perez, “Sailor Song”<\/p>\n

July 2025 \u2013 Role Model, “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out”<\/p>\n

Best Collaboration<\/p>\n

Bailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs, \u201cBackup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)\u201d<\/p>\n

Kendrick Lamar and SZA, “luther”<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, “Die With A Smile”<\/p>\n

Post Malone ft. Blake Shelton, “Pour Me A Drink”<\/p>\n

ROS\u00c9 and Bruno Mars, “APT.”<\/p>\n

Selena Gomez and benny blanco, “Sunset Blvd.”<\/p>\n

Best Pop<\/p>\n

Alex Warren, “Ordinary”<\/p>\n

Ariana Grande, “Brighter Days Ahead”<\/p>\n

Ed Sheeran, “Sapphire”<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, “Die With A Smile”<\/p>\n

ROS\u00c9 and Bruno Mars, “APT.”<\/p>\n

Sabrina Carpenter, “Manchild”<\/p>\n

Best Hip-Hop<\/p>\n

Doechii, “Anxiety”<\/p>\n

Drake, “NOKIA”<\/p>\n

Eminem ft. Jelly Roll, “Somebody Save Me”<\/p>\n

GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red, “Watch Kno About Me”<\/p>\n

Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”<\/p>\n

LL COOL J ft. Eminem, “Murdergram Deux”<\/p>\n

Travis Scott, “4X4”<\/p>\n

Best R&B<\/p>\n

Chris Brown, “Residuals”<\/p>\n

Leon Thomas and Freddie Gibbs, “MUTT (REMIX)”<\/p>\n

Mariah Carey, “Type Dangerous”<\/p>\n

PARTYNEXTDOOR, “N o C h i l l”<\/p>\n

Summer Walker, “Heart Of A Woman”<\/p>\n

SZA, “Drive”<\/p>\n

The Weeknd and Playboi Carti, “Timeless”<\/p>\n

Best Alternative<\/p>\n

Gigi Perez, “Sailor Song”<\/p>\n

Imagine Dragons, “Wake Up”<\/p>\n

Lola Young, “Messy”<\/p>\n

mgk and Jelly Roll, “Lonely Road”<\/p>\n

sombr, “back to friends”<\/p>\n

The Mar\u00edas, “Back To Me”<\/p>\n

Best Rock<\/p>\n

Coldplay, “All My Love”<\/p>\n

Evanescence, “Afterlife (from the Netflix series Devil May Cry)”<\/p>\n

Green Day, “One Eyed Bastard”<\/p>\n

Lenny Kravitz, “Honey”<\/p>\n

Linkin Park, “The Emptiness Machine”<\/p>\n

twenty one pilots, “The Contract”<\/p>\n

Best Latin<\/p>\n

Bad Bunny, “BAILE INoLVIDABLE”<\/p>\n

J Balvin, “Rio”<\/p>\n

Karol G, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”<\/p>\n

Peso Pluma, “LA PATRULLA”<\/p>\n

Rauw Alejandro and Romeo Santos, “Kh\u00e9?”<\/p>\n

Shakira, “Soltera”<\/p>\n

Best K-Pop<\/p>\n

aespa, “Whiplash”<\/p>\n

JENNIE, “like JENNIE”<\/p>\n

Jimin, “Who”<\/p>\n

JISOO, “earthquake”<\/p>\n

LISA ft. Doja Cat and RAYE, “Born Again”<\/p>\n

Stray Kids, “Chk Chk Boom”<\/p>\n

ROS\u00c9, “toxic till the end”<\/p>\n

Best Afrobeats<\/p>\n

Asake and Travis Scott, “Active”<\/p>\n

Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott, “TaTaTa”<\/p>\n

MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng and Shenseea, “Shake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix)”<\/p>\n

Rema, “Baby (Is It A Crime)”<\/p>\n

Tems ft. Asake, “Get It Right”<\/p>\n

Tyla, “PUSH 2 START”<\/p>\n

Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz, “Piece Of My Heart”<\/p>\n

Best Country<\/p>\n

Chris Stapleton, “Think I’m In Love With You”<\/p>\n

Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood, “I’m Gonna Love You”<\/p>\n

Jelly Roll, “Liar”<\/p>\n

Lainey Wilson, “4x4xU”<\/p>\n

Megan Moroney, “Am I Okay?”<\/p>\n

Morgan Wallen, “Smile”<\/p>\n

Best Album<\/p>\n

Bad Bunny, DeB\u00cd TiRAR M\u00e1S FOToS<\/p>\n

Kendrick Lamar, GNX<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga, Mayhem<\/p>\n

Morgan Wallen, I’m The Problem<\/p>\n

Sabrina Carpenter, Short n’ Sweet<\/p>\n

The Weeknd, Hurry Up Tomorrow<\/p>\n

Best Long Form Video<\/p>\n

Ariana Grande, “Brighter Days Ahead”<\/p>\n

Bad Bunny, “DeB\u00cd TiRAR M\u00e1S FOToS (Short Film)”<\/p>\n

Damiano David, “FUNNY little STORIES”<\/p>\n

Mac Miller, “Balloonerism”<\/p>\n

Miley Cyrus, “Something Beautiful”<\/p>\n

The Weeknd, “Hurry Up Tomorrow”<\/p>\n

Video for Good<\/p>\n

Burna Boy, \u201cHigher\u201d<\/p>\n

Charli xcx, \u201cGuess featuring Billie Eilish\u201d<\/p>\n

Doechii, \u201cAnxiety\u201d<\/p>\n

Eminem ft. Jelly Roll, \u201cSomebody Save Me\u201d<\/p>\n

Selena Gomez, benny blanco, \u201cYounger And Hotter Than Me\u201d<\/p>\n

Zach Hood ft. Sasha Alex Sloan, \u201cSleepwalking\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Direction<\/p>\n

Ariana Grande, \u201cBrighter Days Ahead\u201d<\/p>\n

Charli xcx, \u201cGuess\u201d featuring Billie Eilish<\/p>\n

Kendrick Lamar, \u201cNot Like Us\u201d<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga, \u201cAbracadabra\u201d<\/p>\n

ROS\u00c9 and Bruno Mars, \u201cAPT.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sabrina Carpenter, \u201cManchild\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Art Direction<\/p>\n

Charli xcx, \u201cGuess featuring Billie Eilish\u201d<\/p>\n

Kendrick Lamar, \u201cNot Like Us\u201d<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga, \u201cAbracadabra\u201d<\/p>\n

Lorde, \u201cMan Of The Year\u201d<\/p>\n

Miley Cyrus, \u201cEnd of the World\u201d<\/p>\n

ROS\u00c9 and Bruno Mars, \u201cAPT.\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Cinematography<\/p>\n

Ariana Grande, \u201cBrighter Days Ahead\u201d<\/p>\n

Ed Sheeran, \u201cSapphire\u201d<\/p>\n

Kendrick Lamar, \u201cNot Like Us\u201d<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga, \u201cAbracadabra\u201d<\/p>\n

Miley Cyrus, \u201cEasy Lover\u201d<\/p>\n

Sabrina Carpenter, \u201cManchild\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Editing<\/p>\n

Charli xcx, \u201cGuess featuring Billie Eilish\u201d<\/p>\n

Ed Sheeran, \u201cSapphire\u201d<\/p>\n

Kendrick Lamar, \u201cNot Like Us\u201d<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga, \u201cAbracadabra\u201d<\/p>\n

Sabrina Carpenter, \u201cManchild\u201d<\/p>\n

Tate McRae, \u201cJust Keep Watching\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Choreography<\/p>\n

Doechii, \u201cAnxiety\u201d<\/p>\n

FKA twigs, \u201cEusexua\u201d<\/p>\n

Kendrick Lamar, \u201cNot Like Us\u201d<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga, \u201cAbracadabra\u201d<\/p>\n

Tyla, \u201cPUSH 2 START\u201d<\/p>\n

Zara Larsson, \u201cPretty Ugly\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Visual Effects<\/p>\n

Ariana Grande, \u201cBrighter Days Ahead\u201d<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga, \u201cAbracadabra\u201d<\/p>\n

ROS\u00c9 and Bruno Mars, \u201cAPT.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sabrina Carpenter, \u201cManchild\u201d<\/p>\n

Tate McRae, \u201cJust Keep Watching\u201c<\/p>\n

The Weeknd, \u201cHurry Up Tomorrow\u201d<\/p>\n

Social Categories:<\/p>\n

Best Group<\/p>\n

aespa<\/p>\n

All Time Low<\/p>\n

Backstreet Boys<\/p>\n

BLACKPINK<\/p>\n

Coldplay<\/p>\n

Evanescence<\/p>\n

Fuerza Regida<\/p>\n

Grupo Frontera<\/p>\n

Imagine Dragons<\/p>\n

Jonas Brothers<\/p>\n

KATSEYE<\/p>\n

My Chemical Romance<\/p>\n

SEVENTEEN<\/p>\n

Stray Kids<\/p>\n

The Mar\u00edas<\/p>\n

twenty one pilots<\/p>\n

Song of the Summer<\/p>\n

Addison Rae, \u201cHeadphones On\u201d<\/p>\n

Alex Warren, \u201cOrdinary\u201d<\/p>\n

Benson Boone, \u201cMystical Magical\u201d<\/p>\n

BigXthaPlugg ft. Bailey Zimmerman, \u201cAll The Way\u201d<\/p>\n

Chappell Roan, \u201cThe Subway\u201d<\/p>\n

Demi Lovato, \u201cFast\u201d<\/p>\n

Doja Cat, \u201cJealous Type\u201d<\/p>\n

HUNTR\/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI, \u201cGolden\u201d<\/p>\n

Jessie Murph, \u201cBlue Strips\u201d<\/p>\n

Justin Bieber, \u201cDaisies\u201d<\/p>\n

MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng and Shenseea, \u201cShake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix)\u201d<\/p>\n

Morgan Wallen ft. Tate McRae, \u201cWhat I Want\u201d<\/p>\n

Ravyn Lenae ft. Rex Orange County, \u201cLove Me Not\u201d<\/p>\n

Sabrina Carpenter, \u201cManchild\u201d<\/p>\n

sombr, \u201c12 to 12\u201d<\/p>\n

Tate McRae, \u201cJust Keep Watching\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s almost time for the 2025 MTV VMAs! The fan-voted Video Music Awards, known for flashy performances and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":140373,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[62708,12875,20378,45290,71061,88,84790,36085,2775,3287,23385,29277,58377,216,8248,29117,69114],"class_list":{"0":"post-140372","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-alex-warren","9":"tag-ariana-grande","10":"tag-billie-eilish","11":"tag-bruno-mars","12":"tag-doja-cat","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-guess-featuring-billie-eilish","15":"tag-jelly-roll","16":"tag-kendrick-lamar","17":"tag-lady-gaga","18":"tag-mariah-carey","19":"tag-mtv","20":"tag-mtv-vmas","21":"tag-music","22":"tag-sabrina-carpenter","23":"tag-tate-mcrae","24":"tag-video-vanguard-award"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140372\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}