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2025 MTV Video Music Awards Nominations Announced

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Aug 4, 2025 — 1 min read

Lady Gaga leads this year's MTV Video Music Awards nominations with 12 nods, including video of the year, artist of the year, and best album. The singer is followed by Bruno Mars with 11 nominations, and ROSÉ and Sabrina Carpenter tied with eight each. The VMAs have added new categories, including best country and best pop artist, and the show will air live on September 7th. Female artists dominate the nominations, with Beyoncé and Taylor Swift vying for the title of most VMA wins ever.

Key Takeaways:

Lady Gaga leads the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards nominations with 12 nods.
The singer is followed by Bruno Mars with 11 nominations and ROSÉ with eight, tied with Sabrina Carpenter.
New categories include best country and best pop artist, added to the VMAs.
Female artists dominate the nominations, with Beyoncé and Taylor Swift vying for the title of most VMA wins ever.
The VMAs will air live on September 7th, and fan voting is open for 19 categories until September 5th.
Nominees for the video of the year category include Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, and Lady Gaga.
The artist of the year category includes Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Morgan Wallen, and Taylor Swift.
Ariana Grande has seven nominations, while The Weeknd has seven nominations as well.
Billie Eilish has six nominations, and Charli XCX has five nods.
Bad Bunny, Doechii, Ed Sheeran, Jelly Roll, Miley Cyrus, and Tate McRae are tied with four nominations each.
Kendrick Lamar is nominated for artist of the year and has one of the top three nominated songs with 10 nods.

Sources:

CNN (Lisa Respers France)

Statistics:

12 nominations for Lady Gaga
11 nominations for Bruno Mars
10 nominations for Kendrick Lamar
8 nominations for ROSÉ and Sabrina Carpenter
7 nominations for Ariana Grande and The Weeknd
6 nominations for Billie Eilish
5 nominations for Charli XCX
4 nominations for Bad Bunny, Doechii, Ed Sheeran, Jelly Roll, Miley Cyrus, and Tate McRae
19 categories for which fan voting is open

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