(AP) – Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga set the tone at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night with career-defining moments of their own. Grande scored two honors — video of the year and best pop video — and had the audience buzzing when she thanked her “therapists and gay people” during her acceptance speech. Mariah Carey basked in the love of her fans and reflected on her storied career as she accepted the Video Vanguard Award. During Cool J’s opening monologue, a video of Doja Cat mimicking ’80s MTV personality Max Headroom interrupted him. The 2025 MTV VMAs was broadcast by CBS for the first time.