Grammy award-winning musician Tyla beat Nigerian stars Burna Boy, Rema, and Ayra Starr to claim the Best Afrobeats category in the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) for her single “Push 2 Start.”

The event was held on Sunday at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, hosted by LL Cool J.

This year, Pop sensation Lady Gaga led the nods with 12 nominations and emerged as the night’s biggest winner with four trophies, including “Artist of the Year.”

Ariana Grande’s hit song ”Brighter Days Ahead” earned her the “Video of the Year” award, and Sabrina Carpenter secured three awards, with Carpenter also taking “Best Pop Artist.”

Several special honours were awarded, with Mariah Carey receiving the “Video Vanguard Award” and performing a medley of her iconic hits.

Ricky Martin accepted the inaugural “Latin Icon Award,” and rapper Busta Rhymes was honoured with the “Rock the Bells Visionary Award.”

The night was not complete without high-energy performances by Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, Post Malone, Alex Warren, Sombr, and J Balvin, as well as DJ Snake.

Meanwhile, a standout tribute to Ozzy Osbourne was delivered by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Yungblud, and Nuno Bettencourt.

Here is the full list of winners.

Video of the year

Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead” (Winner)
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 (Winner)
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.” (Winner)
Tate McRae – “Sports Car”
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless

Best new artist

Alex Warren (Winner)
Sombr
The Marías

Best pop artist

Ariana Grande
Charli xcx
Justin Bieber
Lorde
Miley Cyrus
Sabrina Carpenter (Winner)
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” (Winner)
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” (Winner)
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” (Winner)
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile”
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”

Best hip-hop

Doechii – “Anxiety” (Winner)
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” (Winner)
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” (Winner)
The Marías – “Back to Me”

Best rock

Coldplay – “All My Love” (Winner)
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?”
Shakira – “Soltera“ (Winner)

Best K-pop

aespa – “Whiplash”
JENNIE – “like JENNIE”
Jimin – “Who”
JISOO – “earthquake”
LISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE – “Born Again” (Winner)
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” (Winner)
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”
Meghan Moroney – “Am I Okay?” (Winner)
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  (Winner)
The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow

Best long-form video

Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead” (Winner)
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” (Winner)
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” (Winner)
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”

Best art direction

Charli xcx – “Guess” featuring Billie Eilish
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra” (Winner)
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” (Winner)
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 (Winner)

Best choreography

Doechii – “Anxiety” (Winner)
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” (Winner)
Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching” (From F1 The Movie)
The Weeknd – “Hurry Up Tomorrow”

Song of the summer

Addison Rae – “Headphones On”
Alex Warren – “Ordinary”
Benson Boone – “Mystical Magical”
BigXthaPlug feat. Bailey Zimmerman – “All the Way”
Chappell Roan – “The Subway”
Demi Lovato – “Fast”
Doja Cat – “Jealous Type”
HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI – “Golden”
Jessie Murph – “Blue Strips”
Justin Bieber – “Daisies”
MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – “Shake It to the Max (FLY) (Remix)”
Morgan Wallen feat. Tate McRae – “What I Want”
Ravyn Lenae feat. Rex Orange County – “Love Me Not”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
sombr – “12 to 12”
Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching” from “F1 The Movie” (Winner)

Best group

aespa
All Time Low
Backstreet Boys
Blacpink (Winner)
Coldplay
Evanescence
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Imagine Dragons
Jonas Brothers
KATSEYE
My Chemical Romance
SEVENTEEN
Stray Kids
The Marías
Twenty One Pilots