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Lady 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 “extremely strained” voice. She said in her acceptance speech that she couldn’t 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 “Abracadabra” and “The Dead Dance” from her show at MSG.
Performances included: DJ Snake, J Blavin, The Kid Laroi, Alex Warren, Post Malone and many more.
See the full list of winners here:
Song of the Year
Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.”
Artist of the Year
Lady Gaga
Song of the Summer
Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching“
Best Alternative
Sombr – “Back to Friends”
Best R&B
Mariah Carey – “Type Dangerous”
Best New Artist
Alex Warren
Video of the Year
Ariana Grande, “Brighter Days Ahead” (WINNER)
Best Pop Artist
Sabrina Carpenter
MTV Push Performance of the Year
January 2025: KATSEYE, “Touch”
Best Collaboration
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, “Die With a Smile”
Best Pop
Ariana Grande, “Brighter Days Ahead”
Best Hip-Hop
Doechii, “Anxiety”
Best Rock
Coldplay, “All My Love”
Best Latin
Shakira, “Soltera“
Best K-pop
Lisa ft. Doja Cat & Raye, “Born Again”
Best Afrobeats
Tyla, “Push 2 Start”
Best Album
Sabrina Carpenter, Short n’ Sweet
Best Longform Video
Ariana Grande, “Brighter Days Ahead”
Best Group
BLACKPINK
Video for Good
Charli xcx – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”
Best Direction
Lady Gaga, “Abracadabra”
Best Art Direction
Lady Gaga, “Abracadabra”
Video of the Year
Ariana Grande, “Brighter Days Ahead”
Best Cinematography
Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
Best Editing
Tate McRae, “Just Keep Watching (From F1: The Movie)”
Demi Lovato teases new music
Jonas Brothers and 5SOS team up
Niall Horan joins WHAT?
Latto teams up with WHO?
5SOS Reunite