South African sensation, Tyla stole the spotlight at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, clinching the Best Afrobeats award for her smash hit “Push 2 Start”. The ceremony, held on Sunday, September 7, at the UBS Arena in New York, also saw Lady Gaga dominate the night with four awards—the highest of the evening, followed by Ariana Grande, Video of the Year winner, and Sabrina Carpenter with 3 Wins each.
For those who missed the live broadcast, the MTV VMAs will have repeat broadcasts on September 9, 11, and 14 at 16:30, 21:00, 19:30 WAT on DStv Channel 130, respectively.
See the full list of MTV VMAs 2025 winners below:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR, Presented by Burger King®
Ariana Grande – “brighter days ahead” – Republic Records
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Lady Gaga – Interscope Records
SONG OF THE YEAR
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.” – Atlantic Records
BEST NEW ARTIST
Alex Warren – Atlantic Records
BEST POP ARTIST
Sabrina Carpenter – Island
MTV PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR, presented by BACARDÍ® Rum
KATSEYE – “Touch” – HYBE/Geffen Records (Jan 2025)
BEST COLLABORATION, presented by Under Armour
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With A Smile” – Interscope Records
BEST POP
Ariana Grande – “brighter days ahead” – Republic Record
BEST HIP-HOP
Doechii – “Anxiety” – Top Dawg Entertainment/Capitol Records
BEST R&B
Mariah Carey – “Type Dangerous” – gamma.
BEST ALTERNATIVE
sombr – “back to friends” – SMB Music/Warner Records
BEST ROCK
Coldplay – “ALL MY LOVE” – Atlantic Records
BEST LATIN
Shakira – “Soltera“ – Sony Music US Latin
BEST AFROBEATS
Tyla – “PUSH 2 START” – FAX Records/Epic Records
BEST K-POP
LISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE – “Born Again” – Lloud Co./RCA Records
BEST COUNTRY
Megan Moroney – “Am I Okay?” – Columbia Records
BEST ALBUM
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet – Island
BEST LONG FORM VIDEO
Ariana Grande – “brighter days ahead” – Republic Records
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Charli xcx – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish” – Atlantic Records
BEST DIRECTION
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Interscope Records
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang/Interscope Records
BEST EDITING
Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)” – Atlantic Records
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Doechii – “Anxiety” – Top Dawg Entertainment/Capitol Records
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Island
BEST ART DIRECTION
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Interscope Records
SOCIAL CATEGORIES:
BEST GROUP
BLACKPINK
SONG OF THE SUMMER
Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)” – Atlantic Records
SPECIAL AWARDS:
VIDEO VANGUARD
Mariah Carey
MTV VMA Rock The Bells Visionary Award
Busta Rhymes
LATIN ICON AWARD
Ricky Martin
The 2025 “VMAs” are produced by Gunpowder & Sky. Bruce Gillmer, Den of Thieves co-founder Jesse Ignjatovic, and Barb Bialkowski are executive producers. Alicia Portugal is co-executive producer. Jackie Barba is executive in charge of production. Wendy Plaut is executive in charge of celebrity talent. Lisa Lauricella is executive in charge of music talent.
Official sponsors of the 2025 “VMAs” include BACARDÍ® Rum, Burger King®, DORITOS®, Downy Unstopables, Dunkin’®, The General Insurance®, PANTENE and Under Armour.
PRESS ASSETS:
PRESS SITE: 2025 VMAs Press Site
FULL LIST OF NOMINEES: 2025 “VMAs” Nominees
