Lady Gaga Leads 2025 MTV VMA Nominations; Fan Voting Underway
Lady Gaga leads the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards nominations with 12 nods, followed by Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar. Fan voting is open for the September 7 live broadcast.
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Overview
- Lady Gaga leads the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards nominations with an impressive 12 nods, setting the stage for a highly anticipated event.
- Bruno Mars closely follows with 11 nominations, while Kendrick Lamar secured 10, highlighting their significant presence in this year's awards.
- Fan voting is currently open for all 19 gender-neutral VMA categories, allowing viewers to cast their votes on vote.mtv.com until September 5 at 6 p.m. ET.
- The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards will be broadcast live from New York's UBS Arena on September 7 at 8 p.m. ET, available on CBS and Paramount+.
- New categories for Best Country and Best Pop Artist have been introduced, while Beyoncé and Swift remain tied with 30 career VMAs each, showcasing historical achievements.
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Center-leaning sources present this story neutrally, focusing on factual reporting of the MTV VMA nominations. The coverage avoids loaded language or subjective interpretations, instead providing a comprehensive and objective list of nominees and categories. This approach ensures the information is conveyed directly without editorial bias.
"The 2025 VMAs are shaping up to be a night of musical "Mayhem.""
USA TODAY"Swift’s relationship with the VMAs is as glittering as it is dramatic, spanning more than 15 years of wins, performances and pop culture flashpoints."
USA TODAY"Lady Gaga leads the field with a dozen noms, followed by Bruno Mars with 11 and Kendrick Lamar with 10."
Deadline"Lady Gaga is back on top."
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The 2025 MTV VMAs introduced new categories for Best Country and Best Pop Artist.
Lady Gaga leads with 12 nominations, followed by Bruno Mars with 11, and Kendrick Lamar with 10 nominations.
Fans can vote for 19 gender-neutral categories at vote.mtv.com until September 5 at 6 p.m. ET, with Best New Artist voting continuing into the show. Additional votes are earned by engaging on the VMAs Instagram through August 8 at 6 p.m. ET.
The 2025 MTV VMAs will be held live on September 7, 2025, at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York. The event will be broadcast on CBS, simulcast on MTV, and streamed on Paramount+.
Lady Gaga's "Die with a Smile" was nominated for Video of the Year, Best Collaboration, Best Pop Song, and more; "Abracadabra" earned nominations in Best Direction, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Choreography, and Best Visual Effects.
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