From left: Mariah Carey, Ricky Martin and Busta Rhymes were all honored at the 2025 VMAs on Sunday night. Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment The 2025 Video Music Awards took place Sunday night, airing on CBS, MTV, Paramount+ and other platforms, with LL Cool J hosting. The show featured a slew of performances, and several awards were handed out. See below for highlights from the show. Doja Cat Brings the '80s Back by Performing "Jealous Type" With Kenny G Doja Cat kicked off the VMAs with a performance of "Jealous Type." While the VMAs' host LL Cool J finished his opening monologue, Doja Cat appeared in a Max Headroom-influenced video. The singer then performed her new track "Jealous Type" with a heavily-influenced '80s-sounding pop vibe, including a memorable saxophone intro to the song by Kenny G. Doja danced all over the stage in a white crop top and black pants, interacting with fans and encouraging them to sing the lyrics back. The background of her performance emphasized the retro feel with bright lights of pink and blue. Read more. - Lexi Carson Related Stories Music Target to Open Select Stores at Midnight to Sell Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' TV Creative Arts Emmys: 'Rebel Ridge' Wins Best TV Movie Ricky Martin Performs "Livin' La Vida Loca" and Accepts Latin Icon Award Ricky Martin gave a high-energy performance before accepting the Latin Icon Award at the 2025 Video Music Awards. The singer performed and accepted the inaugural honor, which celebrates Martin's "four-decade career that launched Latin music and culture into the mainstream," per MTV. Over the course of his career, Martin has sold more than 70 million albums worldwide and nabbed numerous awards for his music, acting and humanitarian work. J Balvin took the stage to introduce Martin ahead of his Latin-flavored performance, which kicked off with Martin's massive hit "Livin' La Vida Loca" before he launched into a medley of songs. Martin brought the energy as he performed in the audience and onstage. Read more. - Kimberly Nordyke Rosé Wins Song of the Year: "I Dedicate This to My 16-Year-Old Self" Just meet Rosé at the VMAs stage. The 28-year-old K-pop star, a member of supergroup Blackpink, took home the song of the year trophy for her hit song "APT," featuring Bruno Mars. The song has spent 45 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. Rosé, sporting a butter yellow gown, seemed ecstatic to win the award during her journey to the stage. She took the opportunity to thank her collaborator, promising to call Mars after she got off the stage. During her speech, the pop star thanked several people - from her team at her Korean agency The Black Label to her U.S. label Atlantic Records - but the most important person the singer shouted out was herself. She noted that one of her fears was that she might let down her 16-year-old self throughout her journey to global stardom. Read more. - Nicole Fell Busta Rhymes Performs Medley, Pays Tribute to Ananda Lewis While Accepting Rock the Bells Visionary Award Busta Rhymes gave a memorable performance of several of his hit songs before he accepted the inaugural Rock the Bells Visionary Award. Joined onstage by dancers dressed in red, Rhymes gave a memorable, high-energy performance that included his hits "Gimme Some More," "Scenario," "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" and "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II." He was also joined by Joyner Lucas, Papoose and GloRilla as they helped perform several of the songs with him. After he performed the songs, Rhymes took a moment to talk to the crowd while accepting the Visionary Award. "I know I usually do these long speeches. I'm not gonna do one today," he began. "But next time y'all take 35 years to give me one of these, they're gonna let me talk as long as I want." Read more. - Katherine Schaffstall Tate McRae Heats Up VMAs With Performance of "Revolving Door" and "Sports Car" Tate McRae took a night off from her global Miss Possessive Tour to perform a medley of "Revolving Door" and "Sports Door" on Sunday night. McRae hit the stage in a white two-piece set to sing two of her hit songs off her third studio album, So Close to What. She began her performance with the track "Revolving Door" and walked out surrounded by her backup dancers, stripped down to only underwear. The performance also marks her first main-stage performance at the VMAs. Like in the music video for "Revolving Door," the singer-dancer nailed the back-bend leg extension, inspiring a viral trend of fans trying to replicate the move on TikTok. When it came to "Sports Car," there was no shortage of splits made while fire emerged in the background. Read more. - Lexi Carson Sabrina Carpenter Includes "Protect Trans Rights" Sign During "Tears" Performance Sabrina Carpenter used her debut performance of her s