The nominations for the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards have been revealed, and Girl Gaga leads the best way in complete nods, with Kendrick Lamar and Sabrina Carpenter not far behind.
Gaga earned a staggering 12 nominations, adopted by Bruno Mars with 11, Lamar with 10, ROSÉ and Carpenter with eight, Ariana Grande and The Weeknd with seven, and Billie Eilish with six.
This explicit set of honors for Gaga marks the third time she’s earned probably the most nominations, having additionally achieved the feat in 2010 and 2020. The pop icon is presently sitting at 18 VMAs gained, behind Taylor Swift and Beyoncé who every have 30.
Gaga earned numerous her nominations because of her Bruno Mars collaboration, “Die With a Smile,” which is up for Video and Track of the Yr, in addition to Greatest Collaboration. Gaga can be nominated for Artist of the Yr, whereas her newest LP, Mayhem, is up for Album of the Yr. The video for Gaga’s Mayhem single “Abracadabra” earned numerous nods, too, together with Greatest Directing, Cinematography, and Choreography.
Elsewhere, Lamar’s 10 nominations got here largely to his Grammy-winning hit “Not Like Us.” For that track, he’s up for Video of the Yr, Greatest Hip-Hop, and numerous classes for the video together with Greatest Route, Greatest Artwork Route, Greatest Cinematography, Greatest Modifying, and Greatest Choreography. He’s additionally up for Artist of the Yr and Greatest Collaboration for “Luther,” that includes SZA.
Carpenter, who gained her first VMA final 12 months for “Espresso,” earned eight nominations, together with Video of the Yr for her latest single “Manchild.”
Within the occasion’s largest class, Video of the Yr, Gaga and Mars’ “Die With a Smile” will go up towards Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” Carpenter’s “Manchild,” Grande’s “Brighter Days Ahead,” Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather,” Rosé and Mars’ “APT,” and the Weeknd and Playboi Carti’s “Timeless.”
Artist of the Yr options Gaga, Lamar, Dangerous Bunny, Beyoncé, Morgan Wallen, Taylor Swift, and the Weeknd.
Track of the Yr nominees embody Gaga and Mars’ “Die With a Smile,” Rosé and Mars’ “APT,” the Weeknd and Carti’s “Timeless,” Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather,” Alex Warren’s “Ordinary,” Doechii’s “Anxiety,” Ed Sheeran’s “Sapphire,” Gracie Abrams’ “I Love You, I’m Sorry,” Lorde’s “What Was That,” and Tate McRae’s “Sports Car.” This assortment of songs can be decreased down to 6 nominees by August 18, with voting persevering with by means of September 5.
Fan voting for all 19 gender-neutral VMA classes is open now and can finish on September 5. Voting for Greatest New Artist will proceed into the present itself, which is about to air dwell, September 7, at 8 p.m. ET on CBS, MTV, and Paramount+.
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