Sabrina Carpenter accepting the Song of the Year award for "Espresso" at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images for MTV)It's that time of year again: The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards are officially here.
Taking place at the UBS Arena in New York City, the annual awards show celebrates the year's most popular and visually compelling music videos. At the end of each summer, music's biggest and brightest stars gather - often in their most outrageous designer ensembles - for an unforgettable night of festivities and live performances.
Hosted by LL Cool J, this year's awards show airs live on Sunday, Sept. 7, at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. It will also be simulcast on MTV and available to stream on Paramount+ Premium. Ahead of the actual awards ceremony, viewers can watch the preshow with red carpet coverage on MTV starting at 7 p.m. ET.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe 2025 MTV VMAs will honor a select group of iconic artists including Mariah Carey, who will receive the Video Vanguard Award to celebrate her decades of groundbreaking music videos. Also receiving career honors at the 2025 MTV VMAs are Ricky Martin, who will receive the Latin Icon Award, and Busta Rhymes, who will be honored with the MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award.
Fans have an array of great performances to look forward to. Lady Gaga will be bringing her popular tour, the Mayhem Ball, to the main stage. Sabrina Carpenter, fresh off the release of her new album, Man's Best Friend, will be taking the stage at tonight's awards show. Also set to perform are Post Malone, Jelly Roll, Tate McRae, Conan Gray, Doja Cat and many more.
Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, YUNGBLUD and Nuno Bettencourt will deliver a performance to honor the recently deceased "Prince of Darkness," Ozzy Osbourne.
Follow along with the blog below for Yahoo's live coverage of the star-studded awards show and the red carpet.
How can you watch the VMAs?The show will air live on CBS and MTV, which you can watch via cable TV or through the CBS and MTV apps. It will also be available to stream on Paramount+, Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV Stream, Fubo and YouTube Live.
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