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Lady Gaga emerged as the biggest winner at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards with four total honors. Sabrina Carpenter followed closely with three wins including Best Pop Artist and Best Album. The ceremony featured powerful performances and advocacy moments throughout the evening. Major awards were also presented to Ariana Grande, Doechii, and legendary honoree Mariah Carey.

Key Points: Lady Gaga Wins Big at 2025 MTV VMAs Followed by Sabrina Carpenter

  • Lady Gaga wins Artist of the Year and Best Collaboration with Bruno Mars
  • Sabrina Carpenter takes Best Pop Artist and Best Album for Short n' Sweet
  • Ariana Grande wins Video of the Year for Brighter Days Ahead
  • Mariah Carey receives prestigious Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
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MTV VMA 2025: Lady Gaga bags top honours followed by Sabrina Carpenter; Check full winners list here

Lady Gaga dominates 2025 MTV VMAs with four wins including Artist of the Year, while Sabrina Carpenter and Ariana Grande follow with major awards. Full winners list revealed.

"Lady Gaga was the top winner at the MTV Video Music Awards, with four honours - Variety"

New York, September 8

The MTV Video Music Awards hosted a music gala at the New York Arena on Sunday, which featured performances from Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, Ricky Martin and others, reported Variety.

Lady Gaga was the top winner at the MTV Video Music Awards, with four honours in a show, followed by Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter, who are tied for the second-most with three each, according to the outlet.

Grande's three wins included Video of the Year for 'Brighter Days Ahead.' Grande also had a big look on the telecast while presenting the Video Vanguard Award to Mariah Carey, reported Variety.

Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter won Best Album for Short n' Sweet and Best Visual Effects for 'Manchild'.

As for the performance, the singer Sabrina Carpenter used her performance of her song 'Tears' during the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards to advocate for transgender rights, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Doechii's 'Anxiety' bagged the VMA for Best Hip Hop, while Sabrina Carpenter won the Best Pop Artist at the event.

Here is a complete list of the winners of the MTV VMA 2025.

Video of the Year

Ariana Grande - 'Brighter Days Ahead'

Best Pop Artist

Sabrina Carpenter

Best Hip-Hop

Doechii - 'Anxiety'

Best Rock

Coldplay - 'All My Love'

Best Latin

Shakira - 'Soltera'

Best Long Form Video

Ariana Grande - 'Brighter Days Ahead'

Video for Good

Charli XCX - 'Guess' ft. Billie Eilish

Best Direction

Lady Gaga - 'Abracadabra'

Best Art Direction

Lady Gaga - 'Abracadabra'

Best Cinematography

Kendrick Lamar - 'Not Like Us'

Best Editing

Tate McRae - 'Just Keep Watching'

Best Choreography

Doechii - 'Anxiety'

Best Visual Effects

Sabrina Carpenter - 'Manchild'

Best Group

Best Collaboration

Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - 'Die With a Smile'

Best Pop

Ariana Grande - 'Brighter Days Ahead'

Best Album

Sabrina Carpenter - 'Short n' Sweet'

MTV Push Performance of the Year

Katseye - 'Touch'

Song of the Year

Rose & Bruno Mars - 'Apt.'

Best Afrobeats

Tyla - 'Push 2 Start'

Best K-Pop

Lisa Featuring Doja Cat & Raye - 'Born Again'

Best Country

Megan Moroney - 'Am I Okay?'

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

Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award

Mariah Carey

Rock the Bells Visionary Award

Busta Rhymes

Latin Icon Award

Ricky Martin

The MTV VMAs 2025 were held at New York's UBS Arena on Sunday.

- ANI

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Rohit P
Sabrina Carpenter winning Best Album is well deserved! Short n' Sweet has been on repeat since it dropped. Great to see new talent getting recognition alongside legends like Lady Gaga and Mariah Carey.
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Ananya R
Respect to Sabrina for using her platform to advocate for transgender rights during her performance. That's what true artists do - use their voice for important causes. 🌈
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Vikram M
While the winners are great, I wish there was more diversity in the nominations. So many amazing artists from different genres and backgrounds deserve recognition too. The music industry needs to be more inclusive.
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Sarah B
Mariah Carey getting the Video Vanguard Award - about time! Her influence on pop music is undeniable. Legend status confirmed! ✨
Karthik V
Shakira winning Best Latin! As always, she represents our culture with such grace and talent. Her music transcends borders and languages. Viva Shakira! 🇨🇴
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Michael C
Coldplay winning Best Rock? Really? There are so many actual rock bands out there making incredible music. The VMAs really need to reconsider their categories and definitions.
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