Social Categories Revealed for "2025 MTV VMAs" Airing on CBS

New Nods for Top Nominees Alex Warren, Sabrina Carpenter and Tate McRae

First-Time Nominees Include Addison Rae, Fuerza Regida, and HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI

MTV Kicks Off a Week of 24/7 Music Videos Across MTV2, MTV Live, MTV Classic and Pluto TV

The 2025 MTV VMAs today announced nominations for two social categories: Best Group and Song of the Summer. All voting will be hosted on @MTV Instagram Story until Sunday, Sept. 7 at 11:00 AM, ET. The 2025 MTV VMAs are LIVE coast-to-coast from New York’s UBS Arena on Sunday, Sept. 7 at 8:00 PM, ET/5:00 PM, PT airing on the CBS Television Network- 7:00 PM, CT on CBS Lake Charles, simulcast on MTV and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S.*

BEST GROUP - Fan voting for favorite group across all genres will begin Tuesday, Sept. 2 at 11:00 AM, ET on @MTV Instagram Story (three rounds, bracket-style face-off, final round tap to vote); closes Saturday, Sept. 6 at 11:00 AM, ET. The nominees are:

• 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 - Fan voting for all-round favorite Summer 2025 hit will launch Saturday, Sept. 6 at 11:00 AM, ET on @MTV Instagram Story (one round tap to vote); closes Sunday, Sept. 7 at 11:00 AM, ET. The nominees are:

• Addison Rae* – “Headphones On” – Columbia Records

• Alex Warren – “Ordinary” – Atlantic Records

• Benson Boone – “Mystical Magical” – Night Street Records/Warner Records

• BigXthaPlug** ft. 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 ft. Tate McRae – “What I Want” – Big Loud Records/Mercury Records

• Ravyn Lenae ft. 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

** =First nomination

With social categories, Tate McRae adds two nods while Alex Warren, Morgan Wallen and Sabrina Carpenter add one each. Overall, Lady Gaga maintains her lead (12), followed closely by Bruno Mars (11), Kendrick Lamar (10), Sabrina Carpenter (nine), ROSÉ (eight), Ariana Grande and The Weeknd (seven each), Billie Eilish and Tate McRae (six each), Charli xcx (five), Alex Warren, Bad Bunny, Doechii, Ed Sheeran, Jelly Roll, Miley Cyrus and Morgan Wallen (four each).

General category nomination list here: Nominations Revealed for “2025 Video Music Awards” on CBS

Starting Sept. 1, 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.