MTV kicks off a week of 24/7 music videos across MTV2, MTV Live, MTV Classic & Pluto TV
Top 2025 MTV VMAs nominees Alex Warren, Sabrina Carpenter, and Tate McRae pick up new nods as the Social Categories are unveiled. Voting begins next week for Best Group and Song of the Summer via MTV’s Instagram Stories.
With social categories, McRae adds two nods while Warren, Carpenter, and Morgan Wallen add one each. Overall, Lady Gaga maintains her lead with 12, followed closely by Bruno Mars with 11, Kendrick Lamar with ten, Carpenter with nine, Rosé with eight, Ariana Grande and The Weeknd with seven apiece, McRae and Billie Eilish with six each, Charli XCX with five, Warren, Bad Bunny, Doechii, Ed Sheeran, Jelly Roll, Miley Cyrus and Morgan Wallen with four each.
Fan voting for the Best Group across all genres will begin Tuesday, September 2nd at 11 am ET on @MTV Instagram Story with three rounds, bracket-style face-off and the final round tap to vote. Voting closes on Saturday, September 6th at 11 am ET.
Fan voting for all-round favorite Summer 2025 hit will launch Saturday, September 6th at 11 am ET on @MTV Instagram Story with one round. Voting closes on Sunday, September 7th at 11 am ET.
The 2025 MTV VMAs are live coast-to-coast from New York’s UBS Arena on Sunday, September 7th at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT on the CBS Television Network, simulcast on MTV, and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S. LL Cool J will host the annual event.
Starting September 1st, MTV kicks off a week of 24/7 current and classic music videos across MTV2, MTV Live, MTV Classic, and Pluto TV (MTV Biggest Pop) to celebrate its legacy as the network that introduced the world to music videos. The lineup will feature 700+ videos, many airing for the first time in over a decade, curated into 12 themed categories and interstitials that celebrate music video fandom from iconic MTV personalities and the biggest names in music including Alex Warren, Benson Boone, Carmen Electra, Chappell Roan, Connor Wood, Dasha, Davis Durleson, Doja Cat, Johnny Knoxville, Jon Bon Jovi, MYA, Olivia Rodrigo, Paris Hilton, Pauly D, Steve-O, Teddy Swims, Wyclef Jean and many more. 2025 VMAs Week Sneak Peek.
Best Group
- Aespa
- All Time Low
- Backstreet Boys
- Blackpink
- Coldplay
- Evanescence
- Fuerza Regida
- Grupo Frontera
- Imagine Dragons
- Jonas Brothers
- Katseye
- My Chemical Romance
- Seventeen
- Stray Kids
- The Marías
- Twenty One Pilots
Song of the Summer
- Addison Rae – “Headphones On” – Columbia Records
- Alex Warren – “Ordinary” – Atlantic Records
- Benson Boone – “Mystical Magical” – Night Street Records/Warner Records
- BigXthaPlug featuring Bailey Zimmerman – “All The Way” – UnitedMasters
- Chappell Roan – “The Subway” – Island
- Demi Lovato – “Fast” – Island
- Doja Cat – “Jealous Type” – Kemosabe/RCA Records
- HUNTR/X: Ejae, Audrey Nuna & Rei Ami – “Golden” – Republic Records/Visva Records
- Jessie Murph – “Blue Strips” – Columbia Records
- Justin Bieber – “Daisies” – Def Jam Recordings
- MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – “Shake It To The Max (Fly) (Remix)” – Gamma
- Morgan Wallen featuring Tate McRae – “What I Want” – Big Loud Records/Mercury Records
- Ravyn Lenae featuring Rex Orange County – “Love Me Not” – Atlantic Records
- Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Island
- sombr – “12 to 12” – SMB Music/Warner Records
- Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching (From F1 The Movie)” – Atlantic Records
