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The MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) 2025 are just around the corner, and this year's nominees are more diverse and exciting than ever. Here's a roundup of the leading contenders and the new categories for this year's ceremony.

Top Nominees

The leading nominees for the MTV VMAs 2025 are Lady Gaga, who received 12 nominations, and Bruno Mars, who received 11 nominations. Lady Gaga is nominated for categories including Artist of the Year and Best Album for Mayhem, while Bruno Mars was nominated for his collaboration "Die with a Smile" with Gaga and his duet "APT." with K-pop artist Rose.

Other notable nominees include Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, Morgan Wallen, and The Weeknd, with Beyoncé and Taylor Swift both nominated for Artist of the Year and holding the record for most career VMA awards (30 each).

New Category

In addition to the usual categories, the VMAs introduced a new category in 2025: Best Country Video. Morgan Wallen, Jelly Roll, and Chris Stapleton are among the nominees in this category. Jelly Roll is the most-nominated country artist this year, with nominations in multiple categories beyond country.

Ceremony Date

The ceremony will be held on September 7, 2025, broadcasting live from New York on CBS.

Summary

Top nominees: Lady Gaga (12 nods), Bruno Mars (11 nods)
Artist of the Year contenders: Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, Morgan Wallen, The Weeknd
New category: Best Country Video
Ceremony date: September 7, 2025

This information pertains to the 2025 VMAs, which is the latest available data; no information was found for the 2022 VMAs in the search results. If you meant 2022 specifically, please clarify. Otherwise, these are the current leading nominees.

Other Notable Nominees

Eminem's song "Somebody Save Me" featuring Jelly Roll is nominated for an award.
Rema's song "Baby (Is It A Crime)" is nominated for an award.
Alex Warren's song "Ordinary" is nominated for an award in the Best Pop category.
Cody Johnson's song "I'm Gonna Love You" featuring Carrie Underwood is nominated for an award.
MTV Push Performance of the Year nominees are scheduled from Aug. 2024 to July 2025.
Kendrick Lamar has 10 nominations.
Lainey Wilson's song "4x4xU" is nominated for an award.
The Marías' song "Back To Me" is nominated for an award.
Megan Moroney's song "Am I Okay?" is nominated for an award.
Billie Eilish has 6 nominations.
Drake's song "NOKIA" is nominated for an award in the Best Hip-Hop category.
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars' collaboration "APT." is nominated for an award in the Best Pop category.
SZA's song "Drive" is nominated for an award.
Ariana Grande and The Weeknd each have 7 nominations.
Post Malone's song "Pour Me A Drink" featuring Blake Shelton is nominated for an award.
Selena Gomez and benny blanco's collaboration "Younger And Hotter Than Me" is nominated for an award in the Video For Good category.
Bad Bunny, Doechii, Ed Sheeran, Jelly Roll, Miley Cyrus, and Tate McRae each have 4 nominations.
Gigi Perez's song "Sailor Song" is nominated for an award in the Best Alternative category.
Tyla's song "PUSH 2 START" is nominated for an award.
Summer Walker's song "Heart Of A Woman" is nominated for an award.
Green Day's song "One Eyed Bastard" is nominated for an award.
mgk and Jelly Roll's collaboration "Lonely Road" is nominated for an award.
Asake and Travis Scott's collaboration "Active" is nominated for an award in the Best Afrobeats category.
Chris Stapleton's song "Think I'm In Love With You" is nominated for an award in the Best Country category.
Burna Boy's song "TaTaTa" featuring Travis Scott is nominated for an award.
PARTYNEXTDOOR's song "N o C h i l l" is nominated for an award.
Rauw Alejandro and Romeo Santos' collaboration "Khé?" is nominated for an award.
Chris Brown's song "Residuals" is nominated for an award in the Best R&B category.
Mariah Carey's song "Type Dangerous" is nominated for an award.
Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz's collaboration "Piece Of My Heart" is nominated for an award in the Best Afrobeats category.
Ariana Grande's music video for "brighter days ahead" is nominated for an award in the Best Long Form Video category.
Travis Scott's song "4X4" is nominated for an award in the Best Hip-Hop category.
Sabrina Carpenter's song "Manchild" is nominated for an award.
Miley Cyrus' music video for "Something Beautiful" is nominated for an award in the Best Long Form Video category.

First-Time Nominees

There are first-time nominees in various categories, including ROSÉ (8; first solo noms), Alex Warren and Gigi Perez (3 each), Damiano David (first solo), Leon Thomas, Lola Young, sombr and The Marías (2 each), JENNIE, Jimin and JISOO, Bailey Zimmerman, Blake Shelton, Brent Faiyaz, Cody Johnson, Dasha, Ella Langley, Freddie Gibbs, Jordan Adetunji, KATSEYE, Lainey Wilson, Lay Bankz, Livingston, Mac Miller, Megan Moroney, MOLIY, PARTYNEXTDOOR, ROLE MODEL, Sasha Alex Sloan, Silent Addy, Skillibeng and Zach Hood.

Voting Information

Fans can vote for their favorites at vote.mtv.com. Voting will remain open until Sept. 5 for all categories except for Best New Artist, which stays active into the show.

Additional Voting Opportunities

Fans can also get additional votes for the Video of the Year and Best New Artist categories by commenting on the pinned posts on @VMAs Instagram using the artist-specific hashtags through Aug. 8 at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.

Stay tuned for more updates on the MTV VMAs 2025!

The nominees for this year's MTV VMAs 'Pop-Culture' category could see contention from celebrities like Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, and Kendrick Lamar, given their numerous nominations.
This year's MTV VMAs will also feature a new 'Music' category, 'Best Country Video', with popular artists such as Morgan Wallen, Jelly Roll, and Chris Stapleton vying for the award.