Lady Gaga has more nominations than any other artist at the 2025 MTV VMAs, with Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar on her heels.<\/b>
\nThe nominations for the 2025 MTV VMAs have been announced, and Lady Gaga is this year\u2019s leader, with 12 nominations including Artist of the Year, Best Album, Song of the Year, and Video of the Year.
Meanwhile, the next most-nominated artists are Bruno Mars, with 11 nominations, and Kendrick Lamar, with 10. Ros\u00e9 and Sabrina Carpenter are tied behind them for eight each.
In addition to the usual categories, MTV has added Best Artist categories for country and pop, nominating Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson, Megan Moroney, and Morgan Wallen for the former. The nominees for Best Pop Artist include Ariana Grande, Charli XCX, Justin Bieber, Lorde, Miley Cyrus, Sabrina Carpenter, and Tate McRae.
The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards will air live on Sunday, September 7 at 8 PM ET on CBS, MTV, and Paramount Plus. Fan voting is open through September 5 at 6 PM ET at vote.mtv.com. See below for the full list of nominees.
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\u00e9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cApt.\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cManchild\u201d
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti \u2013 \u201cTimeless\u201d
Bad Bunny
Beyonc\u00e9
Kendrick Lamar
Lady Gaga
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
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\u00e9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cApt.\u201d
Tate McRae \u2013 \u201cSports Car\u201d
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti \u2013 \u201cTimeless\u201d
Alex Warren
Ella Langley
Gigi Perez
Lola Young
sombr
The Mar\u00edas
Ariana Grande
Charli XCX
Justin Bieber
Lorde
Miley Cyrus
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
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\u00e9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cApt.\u201d
Selena Gomez, benny blanco \u2013 \u201cSunset Blvd\u201d
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\u00e9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cApt.\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cManchild\u201d
Doechii \u2013 \u201cAnxiety\u201d
Drake \u2013 \u201cNokia\u201d
Eminem \u2013 \u201cSomebody Save Me\u201d Feat. Jelly Roll
GloRilla \u2013 \u201cWhatchu Kno About Me\u201d Feat. Sexyy Red
Kendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cNot Like Us\u201d
LL Cool J \u2013 \u201cMurdergram Deux\u201d Feat. Eminem
Travis Scott \u2013 \u201c4\u00d74\u201d
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
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
Coldplay \u2013 \u201cAll My Love\u201d
Evanescence \u2013 \u201cAfterlife (From the Netflix Series Devil May Cry)\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
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\u201d
aespa \u2013 \u201cWhiplash\u201d
Jennie \u2013 \u201cLike Jennie\u201d
Jimin \u2013 \u201cWho\u201d
Jisoo \u2013 \u201cEarthquake\u201d
Lisa \u2013 \u201cBorn Again\u201d Feat. Doja Cat & Raye
Stray Kids \u2013 \u201cChk Chk Boom\u201d
Ros\u00e9 \u2013 \u201cToxic Till the End\u201d
Asake & Travis Scott \u2013 \u201cActive\u201d
Burna Boy \u2013 \u201cTaTaTa\u201d feat. Travis Scott
Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea \u2013 \u201cShake It to the Max (Fly) (Remix)\u201d
Rema \u2013 \u201cBaby (Is It a Crime)\u201d
Tems \u2013 \u201cGet It Right\u201d Feat. Asake
Tyla \u2013 \u201cPush 2 Start\u201d
Wizkid \u2013 \u201cPiece of My Heart\u201d Feat. Brent Faiyaz
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
Bad Bunny \u2013 Deb\u00ed 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
Ariana Grande \u2013 \u201cBrighter Days Ahead\u201d
Bad Bunny \u2013 \u201cDeb\u00ed 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
Burna Boy \u2013 \u201cHigher\u201d
Charli XCX \u2013 \u201cGuess\u201d Feat. Billie Eilish
Doechii \u2013 \u201cAnxiety\u201d
Eminem \u2013 \u201cSomebody Save Me\u201d Feat. Jelly Roll
Selena Gomez, benny blanco \u2013 \u201cYounger and Hotter Than Me\u201d
Zach Hood \u2013 \u201cSleepwalking\u201d Feat. Sasha Alex Sloan
Ariana Grande \u2013 \u201cBrighter Days Ahead\u201d
Charli XCX \u2013 \u201cGuess\u201d Fe Billie Eilish)
Kendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cNot Like Us\u201d
Lady Gaga \u2013 \u201cAbracadabra\u201d
Ros\u00e9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cApt.\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cManchild\u201d
Charli XCX \u2013 \u201cGuess\u201d Feat. Billie Eilish
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\u00e9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cApt.\u201d
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
Charli XCX \u2013 \u201cGuess\u201d (featuring Billie Eilish)
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 (From F1\u00ae The Movie)
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
Ariana Grande \u2013 \u201cBrighter Days Ahead\u201d
Lady Gaga \u2013 \u201cAbracadabra\u201d
Ros\u00e9 & Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cApt.\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cManchild\u201d
Tate McRae \u2013 \u201cJust Keep Watching\u201d (From F1 The Movie)
The Weeknd \u2013 \u201cHurry Up Tomorrow\u201d
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
Mar 2025 \u2013 Leon Thomas \u2013 \u201cYes It Is\u201d
Apr 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