Inside the 2025 VMAs: Full list of performers, presenters, and nominees revealed

The VMAs 2025 will be airing live on the September 7, and viewers are in for quite a celebration of music. The Video Music Awards, which will be hosted by LL COOL J, the show is set to air live coast-to-coast from New York’s UBS Arena on Sunday. The show will air at 8:00 p.m., ET/5:00 p.m., PT on CBS, simulcast on MTV and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S. This year’s VMAs will be the first to air on CBS.

This year's VMAs are all set with iconic guests, memorable performances and emotional moments. Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler & Joe Perry, YUNGBLUD and Nuno Bettencourt will come together to honor the late Ozzy Osbourne, who passed away this year, with a medley of his greatest hits. While the women behind HUNTR/X, EJAE, Rei Ami and Audrey Nuna, whose Golden is the current No. 1 single on the Hot 100, will be presenters on the show along with Rose from BLACKPINK, actress and comic Meg Stalter and more.

Mariah Carey will receive this year’s Video Vanguard Award, and Busta Rhymes will receive the MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award, while Ricky Martin will be given the inaugural Latin Icon Award.

The music icons of this year are led by Lady Gaga with 12 nominations, followed by Bruno Mars with 11, Kendrick Lamar who has 10, Sabrina Carpenter has 9, ROSÉ with 8 nominations and so on. At the same time, Bailey Zimmerman, Lola Young and Megan Moroney are this year's first-time nominees.

There will also be a one-hour pre-show, hosted by Nessa and Kevan Kenney with special performers KATSEYE.

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Full list of performers, presenters, and nominees at the VMAs

Here is a full list of all the performers, presenters, and nominees for the VMAs 2025

Performers

• Alex Warren
• Bailey Zimmerman feat. the Kid LAROI (Extended Play Stage)
• Busta Rhymes (VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award)
• Conan Gray
• Doja Cat
• J Balvin featuring DJ Snake
• Jelly Roll
• KATSEYE (Pre-Show)
• Lady Gaga
• Lola Young (Extended Play Stage)
• Mariah Carey (MTV Video Vanguard Award)
• Megan Moroney (Extended Play Stage)
• Post Malone
• Tate McRae
• Ricky Martin (Latin Icon Award)
• Nuno Bettencourt (Ozzy Osbourne tribute)
• Sabrina Carpenter
• sombr
• Steven Tyler & Joe Perry (Ozzy Osbourne tribute)
• YUNGBLUD (Ozzy Osbourne tribute)

Presenters

• 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 Ackerman
• Meg Stalter
• Nikki Glaser
• Paris Hilton
• Rose

Video of the Year, Presented by Burger King®

• 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, Presented by Bacardí® Rum

• 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, Presented by Under Armour

• Bailey Zimmerman & Luke Combs - Backup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)
• Kendrick Lamar & SZA - Luther
• 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
• 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 - 4x4

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 (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?
• 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 (From F1® the Movie)

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 (From F1® the Movie)

This list highlights the VMAs' presenters announced at the time of writing, and more may be announced as well.