VMA's Moon Person statuette Manny Carabel/Getty Images for MTV Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on Reddit Post a Comment Share on Whats App Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn Print the Article Share on Tumblr The 2025 Video Music Awards are being handed out Sunday night. Heading into the show, Lady Gaga is the leading nominee with 12 total VMA noms, followed by Bruno Mars with 11 and Kendrick Lamar with 10. All three will compete for video of the year: Gaga and Mars for their collaboration "Die With a Smile," Mars and Rosé for their collab "APT." and Lamar for "Not Like Us." The other nominees in that category are Ariana Grande's "Brighter Days Ahead," Billie Eilish's "Birds of a Feather," Sabrina Carpenter's "Manchild" and The Weeknd and Playboy Carti's "Timeless." This year, the VMAs added two new categories: best pop artist and best country video. The VMAs will air live coast-to-coast starting at 5 p.m. Sunday from UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, with LL Cool J serving as host. The show will air on CBS for the first time in addition to their longtime home on MTV and stream live on Paramount+ (for subscribers to the service's premium plan). (See a list of the wildest VMA moments of all time.) Former MTV head Van Toffler and his company Gunpowder & Sky is producing the 2025 VMAs along with Den of Thieves. The full list of nominees below will updated with the winners as they are announced live. Refresh for the latest. 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 BunnyBeyoncéKendrick LamarLady GagaMorgan WallenTaylor SwiftThe 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 LangleyGigi PerezLola YoungSombr*The Marías* *Top three finalists as revealed Sunday. Fan voting will continue into the live preshow at 7 p.m. ET. Best Pop Artist Ariana GrandeCharli xcxJustin BieberLordeMiley CyrusSabrina CarpenterTate McRae MTV Push Performance of the Year August 2024: Shaboozey, "A Bar Song (Tipsy)"September 2024: Ayra Starr, "Last Heartbreak Song"October 2024: Mark Ambor, "Belong Together"November 2024: Lay Bankz, "Graveyard"December 2024: Dasha, "Bye Bye Bye"January 2025: KATSEYE, "Touch"February 2025: Jordan Adetunji, "Kehlani"March 2025: Leon Thomas, "Yes It Is"April 2025: Livingston, "Shadow"May 2025: Damiano David, "Next Summer"June 2025: Gigi Perez, "Sailor Song"July 2025: Role Model, "Sally, When The Wine Runs Out" Best Collaboration Bailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs, "Backup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)"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 ft. Jelly Roll, "Somebody Save Me"GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red, "Whatchu Kno About Me"Kendrick Lamar, "Not Like Us"LL Cool J ft. 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 ft. Doja Cat & Raye, "Born Again"Stray Kids, "Chk Chk Boom"Rosé, "Toxic Till the End" Best Afrobeats Asake & Travis Scott, "Active"Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott, "TaTaTa"Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea, "Shake It To The Max (Fly) (Remix)"Rema, "Baby (Is It A Crime)"Tems ft. Asake, "Get It Right"Tyla, "Push 2 Start"Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz, "Piece Of My Heart" Best Country Chris Stapleton, "Think I'm In Love With You"Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood, "I'm Gonna Love You"Jelly Roll, "Liar"