Ariana Grande shouted out some very important people in her 2025 MTV Music Video Awards acceptance speech. The singer, 32, took home the award for Best Pop for her song "Brighter Days Ahead" at the Sunday, September 7, ceremony at UBS Arena in New York. "I have to say thank you first and foremost to my fans. I love you with every fiber of my being. Thank you, MTV," Grande said in her speech. "Thank you to my dad, who acted in this video for the first time in his life and he is the best scene partner and dad in the world.