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\n\tAriana Grande won video of the year at the 2025 Video Music Awards, which were handed out Sunday night.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe video for her song \u201cbrighter days ahead\u201d won the night\u2019s highest honor. Overall, Grande went home with a total of three awards.<\/p>\n
\n\tLady Gaga was the biggest winner of the night; among her four wins was artist of the year, which was presented to her two days after she was forced to cancel a show in Miami due to an \u201cextremely strained\u201d voice. She said in her acceptance speech that she couldn\u2019t stick around for the rest of the VMAs as she had to get to Madison Square Garden, where she was scheduled to perform Sunday night. About 90 minutes later, the VMAs broadcast her performing \u201cAbracadabra\u201d and \u201cThe Dead Dance\u201d live from her show at MSG.<\/p>\n
\n\tSabrina Carpenter also took home three \u201cMoon Person\u201d trophies, including album of the year with Short n\u2019 Sweet<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\tOther winners who accepted during the telecast were Ros\u00e9, who won song of the year for \u201cAPT.,\u201d her collaboration with Bruno Mars; and KATSEYE, who won MTV Push performance of the year for \u201cTouch.\u201d Mars and Gaga also won best collaboration for \u201cDie With a Smile.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAlso during the show, Mariah Carey was presented with the Video Vanguard Award, Busta Rhymes received the inaugural Rock the Bells Visionary Award, and Ricky Martin accepted the inaugural Latin Icon Award. All three artists also performed. (See all the stars\u2019 red carpet arrivals here.)<\/p>\n \n\tThis year, the VMAs added two new categories: best pop artist and best country video. <\/p>\n \n\tThe VMAs aired live coast-to-coast starting at 5 p.m. Sunday from UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, with LL Cool J serving as host. The show aired on CBS for the first time in addition to their longtime home on MTV and stream live on Paramount+ (for subscribers to the service\u2019s premium plan). (See a list of the wildest VMA moments of all time.)<\/p>\n \n\tFormer MTV head Van Toffler and his company Gunpowder & Sky produced the 2025 VMAs along with Den of Thieves.<\/p>\n \n\tA full list of winners follows.<\/p>\n \n\tAriana Grande, \u201cBrighter Days Ahead\u201d (WINNER) \n\tBad Bunny \n\tAlex Warren, \u201cOrdinary\u201d \n\tAlex Warren (WINNER) \n\tAriana Grande \n\tAugust 2024: Shaboozey, \u201cA Bar Song (Tipsy)\u201d \n\tBailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs, \u201cBackup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)\u201d \n\tAlex Warren, \u201cOrdinary\u201d \n\tDoechii, \u201cAnxiety\u201d (WINNER) \n\tChris Brown, \u201cResiduals\u201d \n\tGigi Perez, \u201cSailor Song\u201d \n\tColdplay, \u201cAll My Love\u201d (WINNER) \n\tBad Bunny, \u201cBaile Inolvidable\u201d \n\tAespa, \u201cWhiplash\u201d \n\tAsake & Travis Scott, \u201cActive\u201d \n\tChris Stapleton, \u201cThink I\u2019m In Love With You\u201d \n\tBad Bunny,\u00a0Deb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos<\/em> \n\tAriana Grande, \u201cBrighter Days Ahead\u201d (WINNER) \n\taespa \n\tAddison Rae, \u201cHeadphones On\u201d \n\tBurna Boy, \u201cHigher\u201d \n\tAriana Grande, \u201cBrighter Days Ahead\u201d \n\tCharli xcx, \u201cGuess featuring Billie Eilish\u201d \n\tAriana Grande, \u201cBrighter Days Ahead\u201d \n\tCharli xcx, \u201cGuess featuring Billie Eilish\u201d \n\tDoechii, \u201cAnxiety\u201d (WINNER) \n\tAriana Grande, \u201cBrighter Days Ahead\u201d Ariana Grande won video of the year at the 2025 Video Music Awards, which were handed out Sunday night. The video for her song \u201cbrighter days ahead\u201d won the night\u2019s highest honor. Overall, Grande went home with a total of three awards. Lady Gaga was the biggest winner of the night; among her four wins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[1861,12007,12008,2949],"class_list":{"0":"post-19790","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-list","9":"tag-mtv","10":"tag-vmas","11":"tag-winners"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19790\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
Video of the Year<\/h2>\n
<\/strong>Billie Eilish, \u201cBirds of a Feather\u201d
Kendrick Lamar, \u201cNot Like Us\u201d
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, \u201cDie With A Smile\u201d
Ros\u00e9 & Bruno Mars, \u201cAPT.\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter, \u201cManchild\u201d
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti, \u201cTimeless\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\nArtist of the Year<\/h2>\n
Beyonc\u00e9
Kendrick Lamar
Lady Gaga (WINNER)<\/strong>
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd<\/p>\n<\/li>\nSong of the Year<\/h2>\n
Billie Eilish, \u201cBirds of a Feather\u201d
Doechii, \u201cAnxiety\u201d
Ed Sheeran, \u201cSapphire\u201d
Gracie Abrams, \u201cI Love You, I\u2019m Sorry\u201d
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, \u201cDie With A Smile\u201d
Lorde, \u201cWhat Was That\u201d
Ros\u00e9 & Bruno Mars, \u201cAPT.\u201d (WINNER)
<\/strong>Tate McRae, \u201cSports Car\u201d
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti, \u201cTimeless\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\nBest New Artist<\/h2>\n
<\/strong>Ella Langley
Gigi Perez
Lola Young
Sombr
The Mar\u00edas<\/p>\n<\/li>\nBest Pop Artist<\/h2>\n
Charli xcx
Justin Bieber
Lorde
Miley Cyrus
Sabrina Carpenter (WINNER)
<\/strong>Tate McRae<\/p>\n<\/li>\nMTV Push Performance of the Year<\/h2>\n
September 2024: Ayra Starr, \u201cLast Heartbreak Song\u201d
October 2024: Mark Ambor, \u201cBelong Together\u201d
November 2024: Lay Bankz, \u201cGraveyard\u201d
December 2024: Dasha, \u201cBye Bye Bye\u201d
January 2025: KATSEYE, \u201cTouch\u201d (WINNER)
<\/strong>February 2025: Jordan Adetunji, \u201cKehlani\u201d
March 2025: Leon Thomas, \u201cYes It Is\u201d
April 2025: Livingston, \u201cShadow\u201d
May 2025: Damiano David, \u201cNext Summer\u201d
June 2025: Gigi Perez, \u201cSailor Song\u201d
July 2025: Role Model, \u201cSally, When The Wine Runs Out\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\nBest Collaboration<\/h2>\n
Kendrick Lamar & SZA \u2013 \u201cluther\u201d
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, \u201cDie With a Smile\u201d (WINNER)
<\/strong>Post Malone ft. Blake Shelton, \u201cPour Me a Drink\u201d
Ros\u00e9 & Bruno Mars, \u201cAPT.\u201d
Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco, \u201cSunset Blvd\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\nBest Pop<\/h2>\n
Ariana Grande, \u201cBrighter Days Ahead\u201d (WINNER)
<\/strong>Ed Sheeran, \u201cSapphire\u201d
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, \u201cDie With A Smile\u201d
Ros\u00e9 & Bruno Mars, \u201cAPT.\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter, \u201cManchild\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\nBest Hip-Hop<\/h2>\n
<\/strong>Drake, \u201cNokia\u201d
Eminem ft. Jelly Roll, \u201cSomebody Save Me\u201d
GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red, \u201cWhatchu Kno About Me\u201d
Kendrick Lamar, \u201cNot Like Us\u201d
LL Cool J ft. Eminem, \u201cMurdergram Deux\u201d
Travis Scott, \u201c4X4\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\nBest R&B<\/h2>\n
Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs, \u201cMutt (Remix)\u201d
Mariah Carey, \u201cType Dangerous\u201d (WINNER)
<\/strong>Partynextdoor \u2013 \u201cNo Chill\u201d
Summer Walker, \u201cHeart Of A Woman\u201d
SZA, \u201cDrive\u201d
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti, \u201cTimeless\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\nBest Alternative<\/h2>\n
Imagine Dragons, \u201cWake Up\u201d
Lola Young, \u201cMessy\u201d
mgk & Jelly Roll, \u201cLonely Road\u201d
Sombr, \u201cBack to Friends\u201d (WINNER)
<\/strong>The Mar\u00edas, \u201cBack To Me\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\nBest Rock<\/h2>\n
<\/strong>Evanescence, \u201cAfterlife (From the Netflix Series Devil May Cry)\u201d
Green Day, \u201cOne Eyed Bastard\u201d
Lenny Kravitz, \u201cHoney\u201d
Linkin Park, \u201cThe Emptiness Machine\u201d
Twenty One Pilots, \u201cThe Contract\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\nBest Latin<\/h2>\n
J Balvin, \u201cRio\u201d
Karol G, \u201cSi Antes Te Hubiera Conocido\u201d
Peso Pluma, \u201cLa Patrulla\u201d
Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos, \u201cKh\u00e9?\u201d
Shakira, \u201cSoltera\u201c (WINNER)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\nBest K-pop<\/h2>\n
Jennie, \u201cLike Jennie\u201d
Jimin, \u201cWho\u201d
Jisoo, \u201cEarthquake\u201d
Lisa ft. Doja Cat & Raye, \u201cBorn Again\u201d (WINNER)
<\/strong>Stray Kids, \u201cChk Chk Boom\u201d
Ros\u00e9, \u201cToxic Till the End\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\nBest Afrobeats<\/h2>\n
Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott, \u201cTaTaTa\u201d
Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea, \u201cShake It To The Max (Fly) (Remix)\u201d
Rema, \u201cBaby (Is It a Crime)\u201d
Tems ft. Asake, \u201cGet It Right\u201d
Tyla, \u201cPush 2 Start\u201d (WINNER)
<\/strong>Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz, \u201cPiece Of My Heart\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\nBest Country<\/h2>\n
Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood, \u201cI\u2019m Gonna Love You\u201d
Jelly Roll, \u201cLiar\u201d
Lainey Wilson, \u201c4x4xU\u201d
Megan Moroney, \u201cAm I Okay?\u201d (WINNER)
<\/strong>Morgan Wallen, \u201cSmile\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\nBest Album<\/h2>\n
Kendrick Lamar,\u00a0GNX<\/em>\u00a0
Lady Gaga,\u00a0Mayhem<\/em>
Morgan Wallen,\u00a0I\u2019m the Problem\u00a0<\/em>
Sabrina Carpenter,\u00a0Short n\u2019 Sweet (WINNER)
<\/strong>The Weeknd,\u00a0Hurry Up Tomorrow<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\nBest Longform Video\u00a0<\/h2>\n
<\/strong>Bad Bunny \u2013 \u201cDeb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos (Short Film)\u201d
Damiano David, \u201cFunny Little Stories\u201d
Mac Miller, \u201cBalloonerism\u201d
Miley Cyrus, \u201cSomething Beautiful\u201d
The Weeknd, \u201cHurry Up Tomorrow\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\nBest Group<\/h2>\n
All Time Low
Backstreet Boys
BLACKPINK (WINNER)
<\/strong>Coldplay
Evanescence
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Imagine Dragons
Jonas Brothers
KATSEYE
My Chemical Romance
SEVENTEEN
Stray Kids
The Mar\u00edas
twenty one pilots<\/p>\n<\/li>\nSong of the Summer<\/h2>\n
Alex Warren, \u201cOrdinary\u201d
Benson Boone, \u201cMystical Magical\u201d
BigXthaPlug ft. Bailey Zimmerman, \u201cAll The Way\u201d
Chappell Roan, \u201cThe Subway\u201d
Demi Lovato, \u201cFast\u201d
Doja Cat, \u201cJealous Type\u201d
HUNTRIX: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI, \u201cGolden\u201d
Jessie Murph, \u201cBlue Strips\u201d
Justin Bieber, \u201cDaisies\u201d
MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea, \u201cShake It to the Max (FLY) (Remix)\u201d
Morgan Wallen ft. Tate McRae, \u201cWhat I Want\u201d
Ravyn Lenae ft. Rex Orange County, \u201cLove Me Not\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter, \u201cManchild\u201d
sombr, \u201c12 to 12\u201d
Tate McRae, \u201cJust Keep Watching (From F1 The Movie)\u201d (WINNER)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\nVideo for Good<\/h2>\n
Charli xcx \u2013 \u201cGuess featuring Billie Eilish\u201d (WINNER)
<\/strong>Doechii, \u201cAnxiety\u201d
Eminem ft. Jelly Roll, \u201cSomebody Save Me\u201d
Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco \u2013 \u201cYounger and Hotter Than Me\u201d
Zach Hood ft. Sasha Alex Sloan, \u201cSleepwalking\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\nBest Direction<\/h2>\n
Charli xcx, \u201cGuess featuring Billie Eilish\u201d
Kendrick Lamar, \u201cNot Like Us\u201d
Lady Gaga, \u201cAbracadabra\u201d (WINNER)
<\/strong>Ros\u00e9 & Bruno Mars, \u201cAPT.\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter, \u201cManchild\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\nBest Art Direction<\/h2>\n
Kendrick Lamar, \u201cNot Like Us\u201d
Lady Gaga, \u201cAbracadabra\u201d (WINNER)
<\/strong>Lorde, \u201cMan of the Year\u201d
Miley Cyrus, \u201cEnd of the World\u201d
Ros\u00e9 & Bruno Mars, \u201cAPT.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\nBest Cinematography<\/h2>\n
Ed Sheeran, \u201cSapphire\u201d
Kendrick Lamar, \u201cNot Like Us\u201d (WINNER)
<\/strong>Lady Gaga, \u201cAbracadabra\u201d
Miley Cyrus, \u201cEasy Lover\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter, \u201cManchild\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\nBest Editing<\/h2>\n
Ed Sheeran, \u201cSapphire\u201d
Kendrick Lamar, \u201cNot Like Us\u201d
Lady Gaga, \u201cAbracadabra\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter, \u201cManchild\u201d
Tate McRae, \u201cJust Keep Watching (From F1: The Movie)\u201d (WINNER)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\nBest Choreography<\/h2>\n
<\/strong>FKA Twigs, \u201cEusexua\u201d
Kendrick Lamar, \u201cNot Like Us\u201d
Lady Gaga, \u201cAbracadabra\u201d
Tyla \u2013 \u201cPush 2 Start\u201d
Zara Larsson, \u201cPretty Ugly\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\nBest Visual Effects<\/h2>\n
Lady Gaga, \u201cAbracadabra\u201d
Ros\u00e9 & Bruno Mars, \u201cAPT.\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter, \u201cManchild\u201d (WINNER)
<\/strong>Tate McRae, \u201cJust Keep Watching (From F1: The Movie)\u201c
The Weeknd, \u201cHurry Up Tomorrow\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"