Dodjela MTV Video Music Awards 2025. održana je u nedjelju, 7. rujna, u UBS Areni na Long Islandu, a večer je obilježena glazbenim spektaklom, brojnim nastupima i očekivanim (ali i ponekim iznenađujućim) pobjednicima.
Lady Gaga, koja je predvodila s ukupno 12 nominacija, potvrdila je svoj status najveće zvijezde večeri osvojivši četiri nagrade, uključujući i onu za Umjetnika godine. Ipak, prestižna nagrada za Video godine otišla je u ruke Ariane Grande za hit „Brighter Days Ahead“, koji je pobijedio u snažnoj konkurenciji među kojima su bili Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter i drugi.
Najvažnije nagrade večeri:
- Video godine: Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead
- Umjetnik godine: Lady Gaga
- Pjesma godine: Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt.
- Najbolji novi izvođač: Alex Warren
- Najbolja pop izvođačica: Sabrina Carpenter
- Video za dobrobit zajednice (Video for Good): Charli XCX feat. Billie Eilish – Guess
- Najbolji album: Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
Glazbeni spektakl i dobitnici po žanrovima:
Večer je dodatno obogatilo niz nastupa, uključujući Doja Cat, Lady Gagu, Rickyja Martina, dobitnicu nagrade Video Vanguard Mariah Carey, kao i druge izvođače.
Dobitnici po žanrovima uključuju:
- Najbolji pop video: Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead
- Najbolji hip-hop: Doechii – Anxiety
- Najbolji R&B: Mariah Carey – Type Dangerous
- Najbolji alternativni izvođač: Sombr – Back to Friends
- Najbolji rock: Coldplay – All My Love
- Najbolji latin izvođač: Shakira – Soltera
- Najbolji afrobeats: Tyla – Push 2 Start
- Najbolji k-pop: Lisa feat. Doja Cat & Raye – Born Again
- Najbolji country: Megan Moroney – Am I Okay?
Tehničke i produkcijske kategorije:
Nagrade za režiju, kameru, montažu i druge tehničke aspekte otišle su u ruke izvođača koji su impresionirali i izvan samog zvuka:
- Najbolja režija: Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
- Najbolja kamera: Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
- Najbolja montaža: Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching (From F1® the Movie)
- Najbolji vizualni efekti: Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
- Najbolja scenografija: Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
- Najbolja koreografija: Doechii – Anxiety
Posebna priznanja:
- Video Vanguard Award: Mariah Carey
- Rock the Bells Visionary Award: Busta Rhymes
- Latin Icon Award: Ricky Martin
Grupne i sezonske nagrade:
- Najbolja grupa: Blackpink
- Pjesma ljeta: Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching (From F1® the Movie)
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Video of the Year, Presented by Burger King®
POBJEDNIK: 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
POBJEDNIK: 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
POBJEDNIK: Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt.
Tate McRae – Sports Car
The Weeknd & Playboi Carti – Timeless
Best New Artist
POBJEDNIK: Alex Warren
Ella Langley
Gigi Perez
Lola Young
Sombr
The Marías
Best Pop Artist
Ariana Grande
Charli XCX
Justin Bieber
Lorde
Miley Cyrus
POBJEDNIK: Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
MTV Push Performance of the Year, Presented by Bacardí® Rum
Ayra Starr – Last Heartbreak Song
Damiano David – Next Summer
Dasha – Bye Bye Bye
Gigi Perez – Sailor Song
Jordan Adetunji – Kehlani
POBJEDNIK: 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, Presented by Under Armour
Bailey Zimmerman & Luke Combs – Backup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – Luther
POBJEDNIK: 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
POBJEDNIK: 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
POBJEDNIK: 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)
POBJEDNIK: 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
POBJEDNIK: Sombr – Back to Friends
The Marías – Back to Me
Best Rock
POBJEDNIK: 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?
POBJEDNIK: Shakira – Soltera
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
POBJEDNIK: Tyla – Push 2 Start
Wizkid Featuring Brent Faiyaz – Piece of My Heart
Best K-Pop
Aespa – Whiplash
Jennie – Like Jennie
Jimin – Who
Jisoo – Earthquake
POBJEDNIK: Lisa Featuring Doja Cat & Raye – Born Again
Stray Kids – Chk Chk Boom
Rosé – Toxic Till the End
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
POBJEDNIK: 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
POBJEDNIK: Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow
Best Long Form Video
POBJEDNIK: 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
POBJEDNIK: 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
POBJEDNIK: Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt.
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Best Cinematography
Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead
Ed Sheeran – Sapphire
POBJEDNIK: 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
POBJEDNIK: Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching (From F1® the Movie)
Best Choreography
POBJEDNIK: 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.
POBJEDNIK: Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching (From F1® the Movie)
The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow
Best Art Direction
Charli XCX – Guess Featuring Billie Eilish
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
POBJEDNIK: Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Lorde – Man of the Year
Miley Cyrus – End of the World
Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt.
Best Group
Aespa
All Time Low
Backstreet Boys
POBJEDNIK: 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
