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Posted By Udokabestluv On August 6th, 2025

Nigerian singers Burna Boy and Asake are the joint most-nominated African artists for the MTV 2025 Video Music Awards, with two nominations each.

Burna Boy was nominated in the Video For Good category for ‘Higher’ and the Best Afrobeats category for ‘Tatata’ featuring Travis Scott, while Asake was nominated twice in the Best Afrobeats category for ‘Active’ featuring Travis Scott and ‘Get It Right’ with Tems.

The rest of the African contingent – Rema, Moliy, Tems, Wizkid and Tyla – received one nomination each in the Best Afrobeats category, except for Ayra Starr, who was nominated in the MTV PUSH Performance of the Year category for ‘Last Heartbreak Song’.

Overall, American singer Lady Gaga lead the nominees with 12 nominations including Best Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Video of the Year.

MTV 2025 Video Music Awards will be held on September 7 at the USB Arena in New York.

 

The nominees for the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards:

 

Video of the Year

 

Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – Die with a Smile

Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead

Rosé and Bruno Mars – Apt.

Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – Timeless

Billie Eilish – Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather

 

Song of the Year

 

Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather

Gracie Abrams – I Love You, I’m Sorry

Alex Warren – Ordinary

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – Die with a Smile

Lorde – What Was That

The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – Timeless

Rosé and Bruno Mars – Apt.

Tate McRae – Sports Car

Doechii – Anxiety

Ed Sheeran – Sapphire

Artist of the Year

Lady Gaga

Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

Bad Bunny

Kendrick Lamar

Beyoncé

Morgan Wallen

Best New Artist

Lola Young

Gigi Perez

Sombr

Alex Warren

Ella Langley

The Marías

Best Pop Artist

Justin Bieber

Miley Cyrus

Charli xcx

Sabrina Carpenter

Tate McRae

Ariana Grande

Lorde

 

MTV Push Performance of the Year

 

August 2024 – Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)

September 2024 – Ayra Starr – Last Heartbreak Song

October 2024 – Mark Ambor – Belong Together

November 2024 – Lay Bankz – Graveyard

December 2024 – Dasha – Bye Bye Bye

May 2025 – Damiano David – Next Summer

June 2025 – Gigi Perez – Sailor Song

July 2025 – Role Model – Sally, When the Wine Runs Out

January 2025 – Katseye – Touch

February 2025 – Jordan Adetunji – Kehlani

March 2025 – Leon Thomas – Yes It Is

April 2025 – Livingston – Shadow

 

Best Collaboration

 

Rosé and Bruno Mars – Apt.

Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco – Sunset Blvd

Bailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs – Backup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)

Kendrick Lamar and SZA – Luther

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – Die with a Smile

Post Malone ft. Blake Shelton – Pour Me a Drink

 

Best Pop

 

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – Die with a Smile

Alex Warren – Ordinary

Rosé and Bruno Mars – Apt.

Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead

Ed Sheeran – Sapphire

 

Best R&B

 

Summer Walker – Heart of a Woman

SZA – Drive

The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – Timeless

Chris Brown – Residuals

Leon Thomas and Freddie Gibbs – Mutt (Remix)

Mariah Carey – Type Dangerous

Partynextdoor – N o C h i l l

 

Best Hip-hop

 

Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us

LL Cool J ft. Eminem – Murdergram Deux

Drake – Nokia

Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – Somebody Save Me

GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red – Whatchu Kno About Me

Travis Scott – 4X4 – Cactus Jack/Epic Records

Doechii – Anxiety

 

Best Rock

 

Coldplay – All My Love

Green Day – One Eyed Bastard

Lenny Kravitz – Honey – Roxie Records

Linkin Park – The Emptiness Machine

Twenty One Pilots – The Contract

Evanescence – Afterlife (From the Netflix Series Devil May Cry)

Best Alternative

Lola Young – Messy

Gigi Perez – Sailor Song

Sombr – Back to Friends

The Marías – Back to Me

MGK and Jelly Roll – Lonely Road

Imagine Dragons – Wake Up

 

Best Latin

 

Shakira – Soltera

Karol G – Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido

Rauw Alejandro and Romeo Santos – Khé

Bad Bunny – Baile Inolvidable

J Balvin – Rio

Peso Pluma – La Patrulla

 

Best K-Pop

 

Jimin – Who

Jennie – Like Jennie

Rosé – Toxic Till the End

Jisoo – Earthquake

Lisa ft. Doja Cat and Raye – Born Again

Aespa – Whiplash

Stray Kids – Chk Chk Boom

 

Best Afrobeats

 

Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng and Shenseea – Shake It to the Max (Fly) (Remix)

Tyla – Push 2 Start

Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz – Piece of My Heart

Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott – TaTaTa

Tems ft. Asake – Get It Right

Rema – Baby (Is It a Crime)

Asake and Travis Scott – Active

 

Best Country

 

Chris Stapleton – Think I’m in Love With You

Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood – I’m Gonna Love You

Jelly Roll – Liar

Lainey Wilson – 4x4xU

Megan Moroney – Am I Okay

Morgan Wallen – Smile

 

Best Album

 

Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos

Kendrick Lamar – GNX

Lady Gaga – Mayhem

Morgan Wallen – I’m the Problem

Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet

The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow

 

Best Long Form Video

 

Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead

Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (Short Film)

Damiano David – Funny Little Stories

Mac Miller – Balloonerism

Miley Cyrus – Something Beautiful

The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow

 

Video For Good

 

Burna Boy – Higher

Charli xcx – Guess featuring Billie Eilish

Doechii – Anxiety

Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – Somebody Save Me

Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco – Younger and Hotter Than Me

Zach Hood ft. Sasha Alex Sloan – Sleepwalking

 

Best Direction

 

Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead

Charli xcx – Guess featuring Billie Eilish

Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us

Lady Gaga – Abracadabra

Rosé and Bruno Mars – Apt.

Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

 

Best Art Direction

 

Charli xcx – Guess featuring Billie Eilish

Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us

Lady Gaga – Abracadabra

Lorde – Man Of The Year

Miley Cyrus – End of the World

Rosé and Bruno Mars – Apt.

 

Best Cinematography

 

Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead

Ed Sheeran – Sapphire

Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us

Lady Gaga – Abracadabra

Miley Cyrus – Easy Lover

Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

 

Best Editing

 

Charli xcx – Guess featuring Billie Eilish

Ed Sheeran – Sapphire

Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us

Lady Gaga – Abracadabra

Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching (From F1 The Movie)

 

Best Choreography

 

Doechii – Anxiety

FKA Twigs – Eusexua

Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us

Lady Gaga – Abracadabra

Tyla – Push 2 Start

Zara Larsson – Pretty Ugly

Best Visual Effects

Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead

Lady Gaga – Abracadabra

Rosé and Bruno Mars – Apt.

Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching (From F1 The Movie)

The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow