Here Are All the 2025 MTV VMAs Winners (Updating)

Viewers might want their MTV, but musicians? They want their Moon Person — and the trophies are about to be handed out. The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards is set to take place Sunday (Sept. 7), and will air live via MTV and CBS, and streaming on Paramount+, from New York’s UBS Arena beginning at 8 p.m. ET.

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Going into the night, Lady Gaga — who already has 18 VMAs wins over the course of her career — leads in nominations with an impressive 12 nods (including video of the year, artist of the year and best album). Right on her heels are her “Die With a Smile” collaborator Bruno Mars with 11, Kendrick Lamar with 10, Sabrina Carpenter and BLACKPINK’s ROSÉ tied at eight, and Ariana Grande and The Weeknd neck-and-neck with seven.

In addition to ROSÉ, two other BLACKPINK members are also nominated for their first solo Moon Persons: JISOO and JENNIE. Others to receive nods for the first time include BTS’ Jimin, Maneskin’s Damiano David, KATSEYE and PARTYNEXTDOOR. And because MTV finally added a country category for the 2025 awards, several of the genre’s artists also received nominations for the first time, including Blake Shelton and Lainey Wilson.

Hours before the show, MTV announced the three musicians who would be in contention for the best new artist award: Alex Warren, sombr and The Marías. Voting continues on MTV’s website and via WhatsApp until 7 p.m. ET.

Also set to be honored is Mariah Carey, with the iconic singer announced as this year’s recipient of the Video Vanguard Award. The celebrated musician will also be performing a medley of her career-spanning hits.

So who’ll go home with a Moon Person or several? Keep checking back as we update this list of winners as the victors are announced on the live show!

Video of the year

Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile”
ROSÉ & 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 & Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile”
Lorde – “What Was That”
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Tate McRae – “Sports Car”
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless”

Best new artist

Alex Warren
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 & SZA – “Luther”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile”
Post Malone feat. Blake Shelton – “Pour Me A Drink”
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Selena Gomez, benny blanco – “Sunset Blvd”

Best pop

Alex Warren – “Ordinary”
Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile”
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”

Best hip-hop

Doechii – “Anxiety”
Drake – “NOKIA”
Eminem feat. Jelly Roll – “Somebody Save Me”
GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red – “Whatchu Kno About Me”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
LL Cool J feat. Eminem – “Murdergram Deux”
Travis Scott – “4X4”

Best R&B

Chris Brown – “Residuals”
Leon Thomas & 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 & 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”
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 & Romeo Santos – “Khé?”

Best K-pop

aespa – “Whiplash”
JENNIE – “like JENNIE”
Jimin – “Who”
JISOO – “earthquake”
LISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE – “Born Again”
Stray Kids – “Chk Chk Boom”
ROSÉ – “toxic till the end”

Best Afrobeats

Asake & Travis Scott – “Active”
Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott – “TaTaTa”
MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – “Shake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix)”
Rema – “Baby (Is It a Crime)”
Tems feat. Asake – “Get It Right”
Tyla – “Push 2 Start”
Wizkid feat. 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 feat. Jelly Roll – “Somebody Save Me”
Selena Gomez, benny blanco – “Younger And Hotter Than Me”
Zach Hood ft. Sasha Alex Sloan – “Sleepwalking”

Best direction

Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
Charli xcx – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
ROSÉ & 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 & Bruno Mars – “APT.”

Best cinematography

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

Best editing

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)

Best choreography

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 & Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching “(From F1 The Movie)
The Weeknd – “Hurry Up Tomorrow”


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Taylor Swift Target-Exclusive ‘Life of a Showgirl’ CD Pre-Order Launches

Three “only at Target” CD editions of Taylor Swift‘s The Life of a Showgirl album are available to pre-order now (Sunday, Sept. 7) on Target’s website, while supplies last. Pre-orders will be delivered on Oct. 3, Showgirl‘s release date, or shortly after.

The Target-exclusive CDs include a 19” x 9.5″ double-sided, folded poster of Swift that’s unique to each edition.

Each of the three CDs also features an alternate album cover — in the themes of “It’s Frightening,” “It’s Rapturous” and “It’s Beautiful,” all of which were first seen in a limited pre-sale on Swift’s webstore that quickly sold out. (Instead of an exclusive poster, the webstore limited-edition CDs were packaged with photo cards and jewelry.)

Select U.S. store locations will have the three Target-exclusive CDs available to purchase in person at midnight local time on Oct. 3. Target’s website has published a list of participating stores organized by state.

In addition to pre-orders for the three Target-exclusive and four webstore-exclusive CD variants of The Life of a Showgirl, Swift’s webstore previously launched pre-orders for (and sold out of) three sets of limited edition vinyl variants of the star’s upcoming 12th studio album: the “Shiny Bug” edition, pressed on wintergreen onyx and violet shimmer discs; the “Baby, That’s Show Business” edition, on lovely bouquet orange and lakeside beach blue discs, and the “Tiny Bubbles in Champagne” edition, on under bright lights pearlescent and red lipstick & lace discs. Collectors had to be early birds in order to snag these — none remain available to purchase. Swift announces new webstore releases via her email list.

Details about The Life of a Showgirl were officially announced by the showgirl herself on Aug. 12 via New Heights, the podcast fiancé Travis Kelce’s hosts with his brother, Jason Kelce. The set’s main cover, its 12-song tracklist and its Oct. 3 release date were revealed during the podcast episode.

Swift said she reunited with producers Max Martin and Shellback for her new project during the European leg of The Eras Tour, noting that her “main goals were melodies that were so infectious, you’re almost angry at it.” The trio first collaborated during 2012’s Red era, on singles including “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” and “I Knew You Were Trouble,” and went on to expand their creative relationship on 2014’s 1989 (“Shake It Off,” “Blank Space” and more) and 2016’s Reputation (“…Ready for It?” and “End Game” among their credits).

The Life of a Showgirl follows The Tortured Poets Department, Swift’s eleventh studio album, which was released in 2024. Tortured Poets held the No. 1 position on the Billboard 200 for a total of 17 weeks.

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Broadway’s ‘Cabaret’ to Close Early as Billy Porter Exits Due to Health Issues

Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club is closing its doors earlier than planned following Billy Porter’s sudden departure from the production due to health concerns.

On Sunday (Sept. 7), producers of the Broadway revival announced that the 55-year-old Tony Award-winning actor and musician, who stars as the Emcee, is recovering from a “serious case” of sepsis, according to People. While Porter is expected to make a full recovery, doctors have advised him to rest.

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“Billy was an extraordinary Emcee, bringing his signature passion and remarkable talent,” wrote producer Adam Speers of ATG Productions. “We wish Billy a speedy recovery and I look forward to working with him again in the very near future.”

As a result, the acclaimed revival of the John Kander and Fred Ebb musical — which began its Broadway run in April 2024 with Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin — will now conclude its engagement at New York City’s August Wilson Theatre on Sept. 21, nearly a month earlier than its originally scheduled closing date of Oct. 19.

Porter and actress-singer Marisha Wallace, who stars as Sally Bowles, joined the production on July 22 after a run in London’s West End.

In the Broadway show’s final weeks, the role of the Emcee will be performed in rotation by longtime alternates Marty Lauter and David Merino, with the performance schedule to be shared on Cabaret’s official social media channels.

Originally debuting on Broadway in 1966 and later adapted into the iconic 1972 film, Cabaret follows a group of characters navigating the final days of Weimar Germany, embracing the hedonistic, impoverished lifestyles of Berlin while ignoring the Nazi party’s rise to power.

Porter’s departure comes amid declining box office performance for the high-cost production. Grosses have dipped to around $500,000, with audience capacity falling below 70% in recent weeks, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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Little Mix’s Perrie Edwards Is Pregnant, Expecting Second Child With Fiancé Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Congratulations are in order for Perrie Edwards and her fiancé, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who are expecting their second child together.

On Saturday (Sept. 6), the 32-year-old Little Mix singer announced that she and the professional football player, also 32, are preparing to welcome a new addition to their growing family.

“Guess what hunnies…,” Perrie captioned an adorable video on Instagram, adding a red heart emoji.

In the black-and-white clip, Perrie wears a white T-shirt with the phrase, “If He Wanted To He Would…” printed on the back. As she turns around, she reveals her baby bump along with a message on the front of the shirt that reads, “…and He Did!” Moments later, her fiancé and their 3-year-old son, Axel, step into the frame to share a sweet family embrace.

The joyful announcement comes after Perrie opened up about a heartbreaking pregnancy loss following the birth of Axel in 2021. In a candid interview on the We Need to Talk podcast in August, the “Shout Out to My Ex” singer reflected on one of the most difficult periods of her life.

“Axel wasn’t even walking yet and we were pregnant,” the X Factor alum said. “I found out when I was rehearsing for the Little Mix tour. I was at rehearsals and I thought, ‘Oh I don’t feel good.’ Every symptom under the sun so I was like, ‘I think I’m pregnant.’”

While tests confirmed she was expecting again, something felt off once she began touring in April 2022 with her Little Mix bandmates Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall.

“Every night before a show, I kept bleeding,” Perrie said. “I remember sitting and thinking, ‘This is it, I’ve lost the baby.’”

Despite reassuring check-ups early on, she later received devastating news during her 20-week scan.

“That was just the worst day of my life, like horrendous,” she said, explaining how traumatic the experience was. “I just knew something was wrong in the scan.” She continued, “I think when you’re fully carrying and you’re 24 weeks and you’ve planned out like their room and all these things, it’s really hard.”

Watch Perrie’s pregnancy reveal on Instagram below.

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Resident Shakes Up Mexico City’s Zócalo With Combative Rhymes & Message for Palestine: 5 Powerful Moments

Residente‘s combative rhymes, along with his messages of Latin American pride and resistance in favor of Palestine, shook Mexico City’s Zócalo on Saturday (Sept. 6) during a free concert the Puerto Rican star offered at the country’s main public square. The event drew 180,000 attendees, according to figures from the city government.

In an emotional night, the famous rapper electrified the heart of the city capital with his powerful blend of protest music, activism and memory, delivering the best of his solo repertoire as well as hits from Calle 13, the band he co-founded in 2004 with his siblings. The evening also featured Mexican singer-songwriter Silvana Estrada as a special guest and highlighted the presence of the Abed family, Palestinian refugees living in Mexico.

The words of the 29-time Latin Grammy winner carried even greater weight given the symbolic location — a square where politics, social movements, culture and religion converge. It is the third-largest public square in the world, after Tiananmen Square in Beijing and the Red Square in Moscow.

“Everyone deserves equal opportunities. We need to support access to education, and it can be achieved. Thank you for being here with all your energy. I love you, Mexico,” Residente told the audience during his performance, which was attended by Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada.

The artist returned to this significant venue after six years, invited by the city’s Department of Culture. However, this marked the first time he performed a solo concert in the iconic location, which has hosted other global stars such as Paul McCartney, Roger Waters, Justin Bieber, Manu Chao, Shakira, Rosalía, Café Tacvba and the late icon of Mexican regional music, Vicente Fernández.

The two-hour show unfolded with socially conscious music, diverse rhythms and the unique voice of René Pérez Joglar (his real name), who showed his most vulnerable side by reflecting on a deeply personal experience encapsulated in the song “René.” He also paid tribute to the great Argentine musician Gustavo Cerati, revealing that they had planned to record “La Vuelta Al Mundo” together.

To open the night, the collective Mujer en Cypher: Barras, beats y resistencia en femenino — composed of Arianna Puello, Ximbo, Niña Dioz, Prania Esponda, Azuky and Mena — took the stage with a powerful message and fierce rhymes.

Here are five standout moments from Residente’s concert at the Zócalo in Mexico City.

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Cardi B Takes to the Streets of New York to Sell Copies of ‘Am I the Drama?’

Cardi B is putting in the footwork as she hits the streets of New York City to promote her upcoming sophomore album, Am I the Drama?

On Saturday (Sept. 6), the 32-year-old Billboard cover star shared a video on social media showing her staging a playful, grassroots-style album sale. In the clip, Cardi sets up shop on a busy NYC sidewalk, laying out various copies of her album on a black sheet and shouting out exaggerated bargain prices to passersby.

“My label said I gotta get out in these streets and sell this album,” Cardi captioned the video on Instagram.

Wearing a Rastacap and a black While We Wait Kehlani hoodie, Cardi waves bundles of burning incense while yelling prices like a street vendor while Bob Marley’s “One Love” plays in the background.

“$9.99! You got $50 right here,” the “WAP” rapper shouts, pointing to the copies on display. “$20! $9.99 for the new ones!” She continues, “What up, y’all? We got the exclusive Cardi B new album. We got the vinyls, we got the CDs, we got the [Courtroom] Edition. $9.99!”

The Grammy winner’s fellow artists quickly flooded her comments with support and humor. Diplo joked, “I bought fourty,” while Kehlani chimed in with, “lmao sick hoodie twin” and Tyla added simply, “Girl 😂.”

Cardi B’s long-awaited sophomore album, Am I the Drama?, is set to drop on Sept. 19. The 23-track project will feature both of her Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits: 2020’s “WAP” and 2021’s “Up.”

Earlier this week, Cardi was honored with the 2025 Billboard Impact of the Year Award at the R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players event in Brooklyn.

She also recently appeared on the cover of Billboard, where she opened up about the anticipation surrounding her second studio album.

“I’m really one of those artists that people ask for their albums the most every year,” Cardi said. “I wouldn’t be confident if nobody asked me for my s—t. Imagine nobody asking for an album of yours? Imagine nobody asking for your music? That’s why I’m so confident.”

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Paul McCartney Offers This One-Word Review of Oasis’ First Rose Bowl Show After He Was Spotted Filming in the Crowd

Decades after Noel Gallagher famously said his band was “bigger” than The Beatles, Oasis had a Beatle in the building, filming them like a proud musical father at their first concert at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

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Fans in the crowd on Saturday night (Sept. 7) spotted Paul McCartney in a suite with his phone camera in the air, capturing Gallagher singing Heathen Chemistry‘s “Little by Little,” a No. 2 hit on the U.K.’s Official Singles chart. Later in the night, when Liam Gallagher took lead vocals on the 1994 single “Whatever,” he added a few lines of The Beatles’ Abbey Road single “Octopus’ Garden” for an outro (as they’ve done live for awhile now), but Liam probably didn’t expect to be performing live and in person for a Beatle.

After the show, a paparazzo captured McCartney heading to his car and asked how the show was. He made an OK gesture with his hand and simply responded, “Fabulous.” Watch the video here.

Fans on social media were eating up the moment of McCartney — the only one standing in his section — filming Noel onstage, with one writing alongside the video: “Sir Paul McCartney watching Oasis tonight in Los Angeles. The teacher watching the student. Night of legends.” Another wrote: “noel gallagher is gonna go home tonight to the news of paul mccartney recording him, do you understand how insane that is? i’m so happy for them.” Another added: “Paul McCartney watching Oasis tonight like an elder wizard watching over his students. Beautiful.”

Another posted throwback photos of the Gallagher brothers wearing Beatles shirts with the caption: “i wonder if these guys know paul mccartney just recorded them on his phone while watching them sing the music he inspired them to make.”

When Oasis came out of the gate in the ’90s with the one-two punch of 1994’s Definitely Maybe and 1995’s What’s the Story (Morning Glory)?, they were often compared to The Beatles because of the band’s strong influence on the Gallaghers’ musical style, but they got off to a rocky start because of Noel Gallagher’s “bigger than The Beatles” comment, but in a 2021 interview, Noel reflected on the time, saying, “When Oasis started, we were so big we were compared to [The Beatles] size-wise and musically, embarrassingly, compared to them as well.” When the interviewer asked why it was embarrassing, he said: “Because we weren’t as good as them.”

Also in 2021, Noel Gallagher played a set at the 50th birthday of Paul’s daughter Stella McCartney and even joined Sir Paul for The Beatles’ “Birthday” and “I Saw Her Standing There.”

Oasis will return to the Rose Bowl for night 2 on Sunday night (Sept. 7) — the final U.S. date of their Live ’25 reunion tour. Next up: Two dates in Mexico City on Sept. 12-13.

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Here Are the Top 3 Finalists for Best New Artist at 2025 VMAs

And then there were three. On Sunday (Sept. 7), just hours before the 2025 MTV VMAs goes live, MTV revealed the top three finalists for best new artist: Alex Warren, sombr and The Marías.

Ella Langley, Gigi Perez and Lola Young were the other three nominees who failed to advance to the final round of voting. All six artists are seen as strong candidates in the upcoming Grammy race for best new artist. (Grammy nominations will be announced on Nov. 7.)

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With Warren, sombr and The Marías advancing, we already know that the winner will not be a female solo artist for the first time since 2017, when Khalid won. If The Marías win, they’ll be the first group to take the honor since 2016, when DNCE won.

The winners since 2017 have been Cardi B (2018), Billie Eilish (2019), Doja Cat (2020), Olivia Rodrigo (2021), Dove Cameron (2022), Ice Spice (2023) and Chappell Roan (2024).

Warren and sombr are both set to perform on this year’s VMAs. Warren has four total nominations — the others being song of the year, song of the summer and best pop, all for his megahit “Ordinary.”

Sombr has three nominations, the others being best alternative for “Back to Friends” and song of the summer for “12 to 12.”

The Marías also have three nominations, the others being best group and best alternative for “Back to Me.” The female-fronted indie pop band is the only group or duo to receive two or more nominations this year.

Voting will continue at vote.mtv.com and via WhatsApp into the live VMAs pre-show. The live VMAs pre-show, hosted by Nessa + Kevan Kenney with special performers KATSEYE, airs live at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on MTV and BET, BET Her, Comedy Central, CMT, Logo, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop, TV Land and VH1.

The 2025 MTV VMAs, hosted by LL COOL J, airs live coast-to-coast from New York’s UBS Arena tonight at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on the CBS Television Network, simulcast on MTV and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S.

The 2025 VMAs are produced by Gunpowder & Sky. Bruce Gillmer, Den of Thieves co-founder Jesse Ignjatovic, and Barb Bialkowski are executive producers. Alicia Portugal is co-executive producer. Jackie Barba is executive in charge of production. Wendy Plaut is executive in charge of celebrity talent. Lisa Lauricella is executive in charge of music talent.

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Julie Andrews Wins & Nearly Sets a Record on Night 1 of 2025 Creative Arts Emmys

Julie Andrews won her first Primetime Emmy in 20 years on Saturday (Sept. 6) – Night 1 of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which were presented at the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live. Andrews won outstanding character voice-over performance for her portrayal of Lady Whistledown on Bridgerton.

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The legendary star, who turns 90 on Oct. 1, is not the oldest woman to win a Primetime Emmy. Her longtime pal Carol Burnett was approaching 91 when she won most her most recent Emmy in January 2024. The two stars made three acclaimed TV specials together.

Andrews had won two previous Primetime Emmys – outstanding variety musical series in 1973 for her weekly series The Julie Andrews Hour, and outstanding non-fiction series in 2005 for hosting Broadway: The American Musical for PBS. Andrews has also won two Grammys and an Oscar. Unfortunately, the Broadway legend never won a Tony, despite three nominations, keeping her from EGOT status.

Mick Giacchino won his first Primetime Emmy – outstanding music composition for a limited or anthology series, movie or special for The Penguin. Giacchino is the son of famed composer Michael Giacchino, who won a Primetime Emmy 20 years ago for Lost. The elder Giacchino has also won an Oscar and three Grammys.

Christopher Lennertz won his first Primetime Emmy – outstanding music and lyrics for the song “Let’s Put the Christ Back in Christmas,” which he wrote for The Boys. Lennertz beat strong competition, including high-profile songs by SNL alums Adam Sandler and Amy Poehler.

Cristobal Tapia de Veer won his fourth Primetime Emmy, all earned for his work on The White Lotus. He won this year for outstanding original main title theme music.

Theodore Shapiro won outstanding music composition for a series (original dramatic score) for the second time for his work on Severance.

Gabe Hilfer won outstanding music supervision for his work on The Studio. It’s his second win in that category for his work on a buzzy series. He won two years ago for The White Lotus.

The Creative Arts Emmys are being presented over two nights, Saturday, Sept. 6, and Sunday, Sept. 7. Highlights from the two ceremonies will air Saturday, Sept. 13, at 8 p.m. PT on FXX.

The Studio was the big winner on Night 1, with nine awards. Other programs with multiple awards were The Penguin (eight); Severance (six); Andor, Arcane and Love, Death + Robots (four each); The Boys and Bridgerton (three each); and Adolescence and The Pitt (two each).

The Primetime Emmys will be telecast live coast-to-coast on Sunday, Sept. 14, from 8 to 11 p.m. ET on CBS and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Comedian Nate Bargatze is hosting for the first time.

Here are the nominees in the five music categories that were presented on Saturday, with winners marked.

Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)

Andor • “Who Are You?” • Disney+ • Lucasfilm Ltd.; Brandon Roberts, Composer

Based on a True Story • “Relapse” • Peacock • UCP, Aggregate Films, and Parasox; Sherri Chung, Composer

Cobra Kai • “Blood in Blood Out” • Netflix • Sony Pictures Television for Netflix; Leo Birenberg, Zach Robinson, Composers

WINNER: Severance • “Cold Harbor” • Apple TV+ • Fifth Season in association with Apple; Theodore Shapiro, Composer

The Studio • “The Missing Reel” • Apple TV+ • Lionsgate Television in association with Apple; Antonio Sánchez, Composer

The White Lotus • “Amor Fati” • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Rip Cord and MC Pictures; Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Composer

Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)

Black Mirror • “Hotel Reverie” • Netflix • Broke & Bones for Netflix; Ariel Marx, Composer

Black Mirror • “USS Callister: Into Infinity” • Netflix • Broke & Bones for Netflix; Daniel Pemberton, Composer

Dying For Sex • “It’s Not That Serious” • FX on Hulu • 20th Television; Ariel Marx, Composer

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story • “Spree” • Netflix • Ryan Murphy Productions for Netflix; Thomas Newman, Julia Newman, Composers

WINNER: The Penguin • “After Hours” • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Acid and Tender Productions, 6th & Idaho Motion Picture Company, Dylan Clark Productions, Chapel Place Productions, Zobot Projects, DC Studios, and Warner Bros. Television; Mick Giacchino, Composer

The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat • Hulu • Searchlight Pictures presents A Temple Hill production; Kathryn Bostic, Composer

Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics

Agatha All Along • “Circle Sewn With Fate” / “Unlock Thy Hidden Gate” / Song Title: “The Ballad of the Witches’ Road” • Disney+ • Marvel Television; Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Music & Lyrics

Andor • “Who Are You?” / Song Title: “We are the Ghor (Planetary Anthem)” • Disney+ • Lucasfilm Ltd.; Nicholas Britell, Tony Gilroy, Music & Lyrics

WINNER: The Boys • “We’ll Keep the Red Flag Flying Here” / Song Title: “Let’s Put the Christ Back in Christmas” • Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios, Sony Pictures Television with Kripke Enterprises, Original Film, and Point Grey Pictures; Christopher Lennertz, Music & Lyrics

SNL50: The Anniversary Special • Song Title: “Adam Sandler’s Song: 50 Years” • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video; Adam Sandler, Dan Bulla, Music & Lyrics

Will & Harper • Song Title: “Harper and Will Go West” • Netflix • A Netflix Documentary / A Wayfarer Studios Film / A Delirio Films Production / A Gloria Sanchez Production; Sean Douglas, Kristen Wiig, Music & Lyrics; Josh Greenbaum, Lyrics

Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music

Dept. Q • Netflix • A Netflix Series / A Left Bank Pictures Production, Carlos Rafael Rivera, Scott Frank, Composers

Dune: Prophecy • HBO | Max • HBO presents a Legendary Television production in association with Flying Life Productions, Herbert Properties LLC, and Wandering Jew Productions; Volker Bertelmann, Composer

Lazarus • Adult Swim • Sola Entertainment and Studio MAPPA; Kamasi Washington, Composer

The Residence • Netflix • A Netflix Original Series in association with shondalandmedia; Mark Mothersbaugh, Composer

WINNER: The White Lotus • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Rip Cord and MC Pictures; Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Composer

Your Friends & Neighbors • Apple TV+ • Apple Studios / Tropper Ink; Dominic Lewis, Hamilton Leithauser, Composers

Outstanding Music Supervision

Hacks • “I Love LA” • HBO | Max • Universal Television in association with Paulilu, First Thought Productions, Fremulon Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment; Matt Biffa, Music Supervisor

The Last of Us • “The Price” • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog; Evyen Klean, Ian Broucek, Music Supervisors

The Righteous Gemstones • “You Hurled Me Into the Depths, Into the Very Heart of the Seas” • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Rough House Pictures; DeVoe Yates, Gabe Hilfer, Music Supervisors

Severance • “Cold Harbor” • Apple TV+ • Fifth Season in association with Apple, George Drakoulias, Music Supervisor

WINNER: The Studio • “The Promotion” • Apple TV+ • Lionsgate Television in association with Apple; Gabe Hilfer, Music Supervisor

The White Lotus • “Same Spirits, New Forms” • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Rip Cord and MC Pictures; Gabe Hilfer, Music Supervisor

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Jessie J Returns to the Stage Following Breast Cancer Surgery, Joined By Two-Year-Old Son

Jessie J‘s two-year-old son got to see his mom perform live for the first time on Saturday (Sept. 6). The singer returned to the stage, and brought Sky along, at BBC Radio 2 in the Park in Essex, England, after undergoing her first round of surgery to treat breast cancer over the summer; she’ll have a second surgery in the fall, a procedure she says is “nothing too serious” but conflicts with her now-postponed fall tour.

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“Some of you may know, some of you may not know, but I had breast cancer surgery 11 weeks ago today,” Jessie J told the crowd at Saturday’s concert in Chelmsford, Essex, the Daily Mail reports.

“And the last show I did, I had no idea what was gonna happen, and I’m still very much in the recovery process,” she said. “But I’m definitely not ready for Babins. I mean, I am, but my doctors are like, ‘Calm down, girl.’ Do you know what I mean, you can take the girl out of Essex, put her back in to Essex.”

“But I’m just so grateful to be here,” said the singer. “You have no idea how grateful I am to see so many of you singing along after all these years. It truly feels like I’m a little kid. Still doing what I love.”

“And another special thing that’s happening today is that my son is seeing me sing on stage for the first time,” she added, according to the Daily Mail. Headphones on to protect his ears, two-year-old Sky even got to go up to the mic to say hello and sing “Happy Birthday” to anyone in the crowd who happened to be celebrating a birthday, fan video footage from the concert shows.

Ahead of her first surgery, Jessie J revealed in June that she’d received an “early breast cancer” diagnosis back in April.

Six weeks after surgery, she returned to the hospital with symptoms that turned out to be the result of an infection. In July, she underwent tests that showed the cancer had not spread and shared an emotional message thanking her fans for their prayers and positive energy.

As part of her performance on Saturday, Jessie J performed new song “Living My Best Life” and explained the story behind the track.

“I was diagnosed literally two weeks before this song was released,” she said. “Everyone said, ‘Let’s stop, let’s just put everything on hold,’ and I said, ‘That’s not what life’s about.’”

“Life is about standing in the storm but holding up your umbrella and just keep moving forward,” she said. “And music, I don’t know about you guys, but for me, music is a healer. Music is the thing that keeps me wanting to wake up in the morning and just makes me excited about life. And I’m grateful that I can make music that can give other people something that they might need on a hard day or a good day. So this song is called ‘Living My Best Life,’ and that is what I’m doing every single damn day. ‘Cause we never know when our last day will be. So soak this up, hug the people you love hard.”

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