Abracadabra! The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards nominees have been unveiled, and none other than Mother Monster, Lady Gaga, is leading with a whopping 12 nominations. Behind the global pop icon is her “Die With a Smile” collaborator, Bruno Mars, with 11 VMAs nods, then Kendrick Lamar, who has 10 nominations.

Gaga is up for the Artist of the Year award, and she has nominations for her and Bruno’s “Die With a Smile” duet in addition to her new hit single “Abracadabra.” This certainly isn’t Gaga’s first time at the VMAs. In the past, she’s been honored with awards like Best New Artist and Best Female Video.

And as for the 2025 Video Vanguard Award recipient, this year will celebrate the one and only Mariah Carey.

Leading the awards show this time is LL Cool J! A VMA winner himself, the rapper and Grammy Award winner will serve as the host.

Below, Hollywood Life has the full list of nominees for this year’s VMAs.

Key Highlights

• Lady Gaga’s Nominations: She leads with 12 nominations at the VMAs.
• Bruno Mars: He follows closely with 11 nominations.
• Video Vanguard Award: Mariah Carey is this year’s recipient.
• Host Announcement: LL Cool J will host the awards show.

Video of the Year

• Ariana Grande – “brighter days ahead” – Republic Records
• Billie Eilish – “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Darkroom/Interscope Records
• Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang/Interscope Records
• Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With A Smile” – Interscope Records
• ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.” – Atlantic Records
• Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Island
• The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless” – XO/Republic Records

Artist of the Year

• Bad Bunny – Rimas Entertainment
• Beyoncé – Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records
• Kendrick Lamar – pgLang/Interscope Records
• Lady Gaga – Interscope Records
• Morgan Wallen – Big Loud Records/Mercury Records
• Taylor Swift – Republic Records
• The Weeknd – XO/Republic Records

Song of the Year

• Alex Warren – “Ordinary” – Atlantic Records
• Billie Eilish – “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Darkroom/Interscope Records
• Doechii – “Anxiety” – Top Dawg Entertainment/Capitol Records
• Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire” – Gingerbread Man Records/Atlantic Records
• Gracie Abrams – “I Love You, I’m Sorry” – Interscope Records
• Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With A Smile” – Interscope Records
• Lorde – “What Was That” – Republic Records
• ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.” – Atlantic Records
• Tate McRae – “Sports Car” – RCA Records
• The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless” – XO/Republic Records

Best New Artist

• Alex Warren – Atlantic Records
• Ella Langley – SAWGOD/Columbia Records
• Gigi Perez – Island
• Lola Young – Island
• sombr – SMB Music/Warner Records
• The Marías – Nice Life/Atlantic Records

Best Pop Artist

• Ariana Grande – Republic Records
• Charli xcx – Atlantic Records
• Justin Bieber – Def Jam Recordings
• Lorde – Republic Records
• Miley Cyrus – Columbia Records
• Sabrina Carpenter – Island
• Tate McRae – RCA Records

MTV Push Performance of the Year

• Aug 2024 – Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – American Dogwood/EMPIRE
• Sept 2024 – Ayra Starr – “Last Heartbreak Song” – Mavin Records/Republic Records
• Oct 2024 – Mark Ambor- “Belong Together” – Hundred Days Records/Virgin Music
• Nov 2024 – Lay Bankz – “Graveyard” – Artist Partner Group Inc.
• Dec 2024 – Dasha – “Bye Bye Bye” – Warner Records
• Jan 2025 – KATSEYE – “Touch” – HYBE/Geffen Records
• Feb 2025 – Jordan Adetunji – “KEHLANI” – 300 Entertainment
• Mar 2025 – Leon Thomas – “YES IT IS” – EZMNY Records/Motown Records
• Apr 2025 – Livingston – “Shadow” – Republic Records
• May 2025 – Damiano David – “Next Summer” – Sony Italy/Arista Records
• June 2025 – Gigi Perez – “Sailor Song” – Island
• July 2025 – ROLE MODEL – “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out” – Interscope Records

Best Collaboration

• Bailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs – “Backup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)” – Atlantic / Warner Nashville
• Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “luther” – pgLang / Interscope
• Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With A Smile” – Interscope
• Post Malone ft. Blake Shelton – “Pour Me A Drink” – Mercury
• ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.” – Atlantic
• Selena Gomez, benny blanco – “Sunset Blvd” – SMG / Friends Keep Secrets / Interscope

Best Pop

• Alex Warren – “Ordinary” – Atlantic
• Ariana Grande – “brighter days ahead” – Republic Record
• Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire” – Gingerbread Man / Atlantic
• Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With A Smile” – Interscope
• ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.” – Atlantic
• Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Island

Best Hip-Hop

• Doechii – “Anxiety” – Top Dawg / Capitol
• Drake – “NOKIA” – OVO / Santa Anna / Republic
• Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – “Somebody Save Me” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope
• GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red – “WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME” – CMG / Interscope
• Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang / Interscope
• LL COOL J ft. Eminem – “Murdergram Deux” – Def Jam Recordings
• Travis Scott – “4X4” – Cactus Jack / Epic

Best R&B

• Chris Brown -“Residuals”- Chris Brown Entertainment/RCA
• Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs -“MUTT (REMIX)”- EZMNY/Motown
• Mariah Carey -“Type Dangerous”- gamma.
• PARTYNEXTDOOR -“N o C h i l l”- OVO Sound
• Summer Walker -“Heart Of A Woman”- LVRN/Interscope
• SZA -“Drive”- Top Dawg/RCA
• The Weeknd, Playboi Carti -“Timeless”- XO/Republic records.

  Best Alternative

  <
  
  • Gigi Perez -“Sailor Song”- Island
    
  • Imagine Dragons -“Wake Up”- KIDinaKorner/Interscope
    
  • Lola Young -“Messy”- Island
    
  • mgk & Jelly Roll -“Lonely Road”- EST19XX/Interscope
    
  • sombr -“back to friends”- SMB Music/Warners
    
  • The Marías -“Back To Me”- Nice Life/Atlantic

  Best Rock

  <
  
  • Coldplay -“ALL MY LOVE”- Atlantic
    
  • Evanescence -“Afterlife (From Netflix Series Devil May Cry)”- Netflix Music
    
  • Green Day -“One Eyed Bastard”- Reprise/Warners
    
  • Lenny Kravitz -“Honey”- ℗©2024 Roxie under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH.
    
  • Linkin Park -“The Emptiness Machine”- Warners
    
  • twenty one pilots -“The Contract”- Fueled By Ramen

  Best Latin

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  • Bad Bunny -“BAILE INoLVIDABLE”- Rimas Entertainment
    
  • J Balvin -“Rio”- Capitol
    
  • KAROL G -“Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”- Bichota/Interscope
    
  • Peso Pluma -“LA PATRULLA”- Double P.
    
  • Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos-“Khé?”- Sony US Latin.
    
  • Shakira-“Soltera”- Sony US Latin.

  Best K-Pop

  <
  
  • aespa-“Whiplash”- SM/Virgin Music.
    
  • JENNIE-“like JENNIE”- OA Columbia.
    
  • Jimin-“Who”- BIGHIT.
    
  • JISOO-“earthquake”- Warners.
    
  • LISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE-“Born Again”- Lloud Co./RCA.
    
  • Stray Kids-“Chk Chk Boom”- JYP/IMPERIAL/Republic.
    
  • ROSÉ-“toxic till the end”- Atlantic.

  Best Afrobeats

  <
  < Li Asake & Travis Scott-"Active"- YBNL Nation/EMPIRE.
  < Li Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott-"TaTaTa"- Spaceship/Bad Habit/Atlantic.
  < Li MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea-"Shake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix)"- gamma.
  < Li Rema-"Baby (Is It A Crime)"- Mavin Global Holdings Ltd/Jonzing World/Interscope.
  < Li Tems ft. Asake-"Get It Right"- RCA/Since '93.
  < Li Tyla-"PUSH 2 START"- FAX/Epic.
  < Li Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz-"Piece Of My Heart"- Starboy/RCA.

  Best Country

  <
  < Li Chris Stapleton-"Think I'm In Love With You"- Mercury Nashville.
  < Li Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood-"I'm Gonna Love You"- CoJo/Warners Nashville.
  < Li Jelly Roll-"Liar"- BBR/BMG/Repubic.
  < Li Lainey Wilson-"4x4xU"- Broken Bow.
  < Li Megan Moroney-"Am I Okay?"- Columbia.
  < Li Morgan Wallen-"Smile"- Big Loud/Mercury.

  Best Album

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  < Li Bad Bunny-"DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS"- Rimas Entertainment.
  < Li Kendrick Lamar-"GNX "- pgLang/Interscope.
  < Li Lady Gaga-"Mayhem "- Interscope.
  < Li Morgan Wallen-"I'm The Problem "- Big Loud/Mercury.
  < Li Sabrina Carpenter-"Short n' Sweet "- Island.
  < Li The Weeknd-"Hurry Up Tomorrow "- XO/Republic.

  Best Long Form Video

  <
  <Li Ariana Grande-"brighter days ahead "- Republic .
  <L i Bad Bunny-"DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (Short Film) "- Rimas .
  <L i Damiano David-"FUNNY little STORIES "- Sony Italy .
  <L i Mac Miller-"Balloonerism "- Warner .
  <L i Miley Cyrus-"Something Beautiful "- Columbia .
  <L i The Weeknd-"Hurry Up Tomorrow "- XO .
  

  Video for Good
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  <L i Burna Boy-"Higher "- Spaceship .
  <L i Charli xcx-“Guess featuring Billie Eilish”- Atlantic .
  <L i Doechii-“Anxiety”- Top Dawg/CAPITOL .
  <L i Eminem ft. Jelly Roll-“Somebody Save Me”- Shady .
  <L i Selena Gomez,benny blanco-“Younger And Hotter Than Me”- SMG/Friends Keep Secrets/Interscope .
  <L i Zach Hood ft. Sasha Alex Sloan-“Sleepwalking”- Arista .
  

  Best Direction
  <
  <L i Ariana Grande-“brighter days ahead”- Republic .
  <L i Charli xcx-“Guess featuring Billie Eilish”- Atlantic .
  <L i Kendrick Lamar-“Not Like Us”- pgLang/Interscope .
  <L i Lady Gaga-“Abracadabra”- Interscope .
  <L i ROSÉ & Bruno Mars-“APT.”- Atlantic .
  <L i Sabrina Carpenter-“Manchild”- Island .
  

  Best Art Direction
  <
  <L i Charli xcx-“Guess featuring Billie Eilish”- Atlantic .
  <L i Kendrick Lamar-“Not Like Us”- pgLang/Interscope .
  <L i Lady Gaga-“Abracadabra”- Interscope .
  <L i Lorde-“Man Of The Year”- Republic .
  <L i Miley Cyrus-“End of the World”- Columbia .
  <L i ROSÉ & Bruno Mars-“APT.”- Atlantic .
  

  Best Cinematography
  <
  <L i Ariana Grande-“brighter days ahead”- Republic .
  <L i Ed Sheeran-“Sapphire”- Gingerbread Man/Atlantic .
  <L i Kendrick Lamar-“Not Like Us”- pgLang/Interscope .
  <L i Lady Gaga-“Abracadabra”- Interscope .
  <L i Miley Cyrus-“Easy Lover”- Columbia .
  <L i Sabrina Carpenter-“Manchild”- Island .
  

  Best Editing
  <
  <L i Charli xcx-“Guess featuring Billie Eilish”- Atlantic .
  <L i Ed Sheeran-“Sapphire”- Gingerbread Man/Atlantic .
  <L i Kendrick Lamar-“Not Like Us”- pgLang/Interscope .
  <L i Lady Gaga-“Abracadabra”- Interscope .
  <L i Sabrina Carpenter-“Manchild”- Island .
  <L i Tate McRae–“Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)”– Atlantic .
  

  Best Choreography
  <
  <L i Doechii–“Anxiety”—Top Dawg/CAPITOL .
  <L i FKA twigs–“Eusexua”—Atlantic .
  <L i Kendrick Lamar–“Not Like Us”—pgLang/Interscope .
  <L i Lady Gaga–“Abracadabra”—Interscope .
  <L i Tyla–“PUSH 2 START”—FAX/Epic .
  <L i Zara Larsson–“Pretty Ugly”—Epic .
  

  Best Visual Effects
  <
  <L i Ariana Grande–“brighter days ahead”—Republic .
  <L i Lady Gaga–“Abracadabra”—Interscope .
  <LM Rosé & Bruno Mars—“APT.”—Atlantic .
  <LM Sabrina Carpenter—“Manchild”—Island .
  <LM Tate McRae—“Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie) —Atlantic .
  <LM The Weeknd—“Hurry Up Tomorrow”—XO/Republic .

  
  
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