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MTV VMAs 2025: Cosa ci aspetta

La 42ª edizione degli MTV Video Music Awards si terrà il 7 settembre 2025 presso l’UBS Arena di New York e sarà trasmessa in diretta su MTV, CBS e Paramount+. L’evento sarà condotto da LL Cool J.

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Riconoscimenti speciali

• Video Vanguard Award: Mariah Carey, che tornerà sul palco con una performance attesissima.
• Rock the Bells Visionary Award: Busta Rhymes.
• Latin Icon Award: Ricky Martin.

Un momento speciale sarà il tributo a Ozzy Osbourne con Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Yungblud e Nuno Bettencourt.

Nomination principali

• Lady Gaga guida con 12 nomination, inclusi Video of the Year, Artist of the Year e Best Album.
• Seguono Bruno Mars (11), Kendrick Lamar (10), ROSÉ e Sabrina Carpenter (8), Ariana Grande e The Weeknd (7), Billie Eilish (6).
• Tra gli altri: Bad Bunny, Doechii, Ed Sheeran, Jelly Roll, Miley Cyrus e Tate McRae.
• Due nuove categorie votate dal pubblico: Best Country Artist e Best Pop Artist.

Esibizioni confermate

• Lady Gaga, attesissimo ritorno dopo cinque anni.
• Post Malone, Doja Cat, Sabrina Carpenter, Tate McRae, Conan Gray, Jelly Roll.
• Ricky Martin, J Balvin, DJ Snake, Justin Quiles, Lenny Tavárez.
• Extended Play Stage: Lola Young, Megan Moroney, Bailey Zimmerman con The Kid LAROI.
• Pre-show: KATSEYE.
• Performance tributo a Ozzy Osbourne con Aerosmith, Yungblud e Bettencourt.

Tutte le nomination

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead
• Billie Eilish – Billie Eilish – BIRDS OF A FEATHER
• Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
• Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – Die with a Smile
• ROSÉ and Bruno Mars – APT.
• Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
• The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – Timeless

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Bad Bunny
• Beyoncé
• Kendrick Lamar
• Lady Gaga
• Morgan Wallen
• Taylor Swift
• The Weeknd

SONG OF THE YEAR

• Alex Warren – Ordinary
• Billie Eilish – BIRDS OF A FEATHER
• Doechii – Anxiety
• Ed Sheeran – Sapphire
• Gracie Abrams – I Love You, I’m Sorry
• Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – Die with a Smile
• Lorde – What Was That
• ROSÉ and Bruno Mars – APT.
• Tate McRae – Sports Car
• The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – Timeless

BEST NEW ARTIST

• Alex Warren
• Ella Langley
• Gigi Perez
• Lola Young
• Sombr
• The Marías

BEST POP ARTIST

• Ariana Grande
• Charli xcx
• Justin Bieber
• Lorde
• Miley Cyrus
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Tate McRae

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
• January 2025 – KATSEYE – Touch
• February 2025 – Jordan Adetunji – Kehlani
• March 2025 – Leon Thomas – Yes It Is
• April 2025 – Livingston – Shadow
• May 2025 – Damiano David – Next Summer
• June 2025 – Gigi Perez – Sailor Song
• July 2025 – Role Model – Sally, When the Wine Runs Out

BEST COLLABORATION

• 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
• ROSÉ and Bruno Mars – APT.
• Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco – Sunset Blvd

BEST POP

• Alex Warren – Ordinary
• Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead
• Ed Sheeran – Sapphire
• Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – Die with a Smile
• ROSÉ and Bruno Mars – APT.
• Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

BEST HIP HOP

• Doechii – Anxiety
• Drake – Nokia
• Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – Somebody Save Me
• GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red – Whatchu Kno About Me
• Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
• LL Cool J ft. Eminem – Murdergram Deux
• Travis Scott – 4X4 – Cactus Jack/Epic Records

BEST R’N’B

• Chris Brown – Residuals
• Leon Thomas and Freddie Gibbs – Mutt (Remix)
• Mariah Carey – Type Dangerous
• Partynextdoor – N o C h i l l
• Summer Walker – Heart of a Woman
• SZA – Drive
• The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – Timeless

BEST ALTERNATIVE

• Gigi Perez – Sailor Song
• Imagine Dragons – Wake Up
• Lola Young – Messy
• MGK and Jelly Roll – Lonely Road
• Sombr – Back to Friends
• The Marías – Back to Me

BEST ROCK

• Coldplay – All My Love
• Evanescence – Afterlife (From the Netflix Series Devil May Cry)
• Green Day – One Eyed Bastard
• Lenny Kravitz – Honey – Roxie Records
• Linkin Park – The Emptiness Machine
• Twenty One Pilots – The Contract

BEST LATIN

• Bad Bunny – Baile Inolvidable
• J Balvin – Rio
• Karol G – Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido
• Peso Pluma – La Patrulla
• Rauw Alejandro and Romeo Santos – Khé
• Shakira – Soltera

BEST K-POP

• aespa – Whiplash
• JENNIE – Like JENNIE
• Jimin – Who
• Jisoo – Earthquake
• LISA ft. Doja Cat and Raye – Born Again
• Stray Kids – Chk Chk Boom
• ROSÉ – toxic till the end

BEST AFROBEATS

• Asake and Travis Scott – Active
• Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott – TaTaTa
• Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng and Shenseea – Shake It to the Max (Fly) (Remix)
• Rema – Baby (Is It a Crime)
• Tems ft. Asake – Get It Right
• Tyla – Push 2 Start
• Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz – Piece of My Heart

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

MIGLIOR REGIA

• 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.

MIGLIORE FOTOGRAFIA

• Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead
• Ed Sheeran – Sapphire
• Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
• Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
• Miley Cyrus – Easy Lover
• Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

MIGLIORE MONTAGGIO

• 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)

MIGLIOR COREOGRAFIA

• 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