The MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) is nearly here and we have all the deets on how you can devour one of music’s most iconic night of nights.
Depending on how much you’ve been on TikTok lately, you’ll already know that pop girlie supremacy is the storyline of the year, so you know we are going to be in for a juicy show!
Everything we know about the 2025 VMAs:
- Who’s nominated at the 2025 VMAs?
- How to vote for the 2025 VMAs in Australia
- How to watch the 2025 VMAs in Australia
- When are the 2025 VMAs starting in Australia?
- Who’s hosting the 2025 VMAs?
- Who is performing at the 2025 VMAs?
Who’s nominated at the 2025 VMAs?
Let’s be real — this year’s VMAs is basically Lady Gaga’s world and everyone else is just renting space. She’s grabbed a whopping 12 nominations including Artist and Video of the Year, with Bruno Mars right behind on 11, then Kendrick Lamar (10), and pop darlings like Sabrina Carpenter and ROSÉ nipping at their designer heels.
Here is the 2025 official nominee lists:
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
- Ayra Starr – “Last Heartbreak Song”
- Damiano David – “Next Summer”
- Dasha – “Bye Bye Bye”
- Gigi Perez – “Sailor Song”
- Jordan Adetunji – “Kehlani”
- Katseye – “Touch”
- Lay Bankz – “Graveyard”
- Leon Thomas – “Yes It Is”
- Livingston – “Shadow”
- Mark Ambor – “Belong Together”
- Role Model – “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out”
- Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Best collaboration
- Bailey Zimmerman & Luke Combs – “Backup Plan”
- Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “Luther”
- Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile”
- Post Malone ft 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 – “4×4”
Best R&B
- Chris Brown – “Residuals”
- Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs – “Mutt (Remix)”
- Mariah Carey – “Type Dangerous”
- PartyNextDoor – “No Chill”
- 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”
- 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 & 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”
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”
Best group
- Aespa
- All Time Low
- Backstreet Boys
- Blackpink
- Coldplay
- Evanescence
- Fuerza Regida
- Grupo Frontera
- Imagine Dragons
- Jonas Brothers
- Katseye
- The Marías
- My Chemical Romance
- Seventeen
- Stray Kids
- Twenty One Pilots
Song of the summer
- Addison Rae – “Headphones On”
- Alex Warren – “Ordinary”
- Benson Boone – “Mystical Magical”
- BigXthaPlug & Bailey Zimmerman – “All the Way”
- Chappell Roan – “The Subway”
- Demi Lovato – “Fast”
- Doja Cat – “Jealous Type”
- Huntr/x – “Golden”
- Jessie Murph – “Blue Strips”
- Justin Bieber – “Daisies”
- Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – “Shake It to the Max (Fly) (Remix)”
- Morgan Wallen & Tate McRae – “What I Want”
- Ravyn Lenae Featuring Rex Orange County – “Love Me Not”
- Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
- Sombr – “12 to 12”
- Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching”
How to vote for the 2025 VMAs in Australia
Fan voting’s open until Saturday morning Australia-time (that’s 6pm ET Friday in the States), with MTV letting you click away up to 10 times per day. You can vote on the MTV website HERE.
How to watch the 2025 VMAs in Australia
If you like your live events legal and above board, the simple answer is Paramount+ Australia. Paramount+ costs $9.99 a month here, but you can nab a week-long free trial if you’re just here for the chaos and want to bail before the bill hits.
Don’t fancy streaming? If you were blessed/cursed with a Foxtel or Fetch TV subscription, MTV is the backup, but it won’t get you the CBS feed that Yanks are seeing.
When are the 2025 VMAs starting in Australia?
The main ceremony streams Monday, September 8 at 10am AEST — because of course this has to happen when everyone’s at work or uni. The pre-show is set for 9am AEST.
Who’s hosting the 2025 VMAs?
LL Cool J is at the helm again, so expect dad jokes and baritone intros. Mariah Carey is this year’s Video Vanguard recipient, just 20 short years since her last VMAs stage moment.
Who is performing at the 2025 VMAs?
This years performances are STACKED and I will be sat for every single one of them. The setlist includes Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, J Balvin, Post Malone, Ricky Martin, Tate McRae, and enough newcomer acts to keep Gen Z, Millennials and, somehow, even your mum entertained.
So there you have it! You’re all set to watch this year’s VMAs. Just remember to time your “sick day” email well, ‘cos the FOMO will be real.
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