Ariana Grande accepts the Best Pop Award for "Brighter Days Ahead" during the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for MTV)Ariana Grande accepted the award for Video of the Year, closing out the 2025 MTV Video Music awards Sunday night.LL Cool J hosted the awards, which paid tribute to music icons throughout the night, including Ricky Martin, who received the first-ever Latin Icon Award following an electric performance on the main stage, and Busta Rhymes, who was honored with the MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award.