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Lady Gaga Leads 2025 MTV VMA Nominations; Swift, Beyoncé Vie for History

Lady Gaga leads 2025 MTV VMA nominations with 12. Taylor Swift and Beyoncé compete for most awarded artist. LL Cool J hosts, and Mariah Carey receives the Video Vanguard Award.

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MTV VMAs are back! See who made the winners list
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Taylor Swift not attending 2025 MTV VMAs, despite top nomination
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MTV VMAs 2025: How to watch
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The 2025 MTV Video Music Award Winners
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The MTV Video Music Awards are back. Taylor Swift and Beyoncé go head-to-head. Who will win?
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Overview

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  • Lady Gaga leads the 2025 MTV Video Music Award nominations with an impressive 12 nods, showcasing her significant impact across multiple categories for the upcoming ceremony.
  • Bruno Mars closely follows with 11 nominations, including collaborations with Lady Gaga and Rosé, highlighting his strong presence and contributions to the music scene.
  • Taylor Swift and Beyoncé are set to compete for the title of most awarded artist in VMA history, each holding a single nomination that could secure their place.
  • VMA veteran LL Cool J will host the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, while Mariah Carey is slated to receive her first prestigious Video Vanguard Award.
  • The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards will be broadcast live from UBS Arena in New York on September 7, 2025, at 8 p.m. EST on CBS and MTV.
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Center-leaning sources frame this story as a dramatic, high-stakes duel between Taylor Swift and Beyoncé for VMA history. They emphasize the personal stakes and potential for headline-making moments, particularly for Swift, by highlighting their tied record and the conditions for one to "claim victory." This approach creates a narrative of intense competition and celebrity spectacle.

"The 2025 VMAs are shaping up to be a night of musical "Mayhem.""

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"Despite being nominated for artist of the year, Taylor Swift will not attend the 2025 MTV VMAs."

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"The MTV Video Music Awards return Sunday night with more than trophies at stake: Taylor Swift and Beyoncé are locked in a high-stakes duel to become the most awarded artist in VMAs history."

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Lady Gaga is nominated in 12 categories, including Video of the Year, Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Collaboration, Best Pop Song, Best Direction, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Choreography, Best Visual Effects, and Best Album.

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Bruno Mars follows with 11 nominations, Kendrick Lamar has 10, while Sabrina Carpenter and ROSÉ each earned 8 nominations. Ariana Grande received 7 nominations.

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The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards will be held on September 7, 2025, at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, and will be broadcast live on CBS and MTV.

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LL Cool J is hosting the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, and Mariah Carey will receive the prestigious Video Vanguard Award.

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