The MTV VMAs aired live on Sunday from UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, hosted by LL Cool J. The show aired on CBS for the first time in addition to their longtime home on MTV and stream live on Paramount+Lady Gaga dominated the 2025 VMAs with four wins, including ‘Artist of the Year;’ while Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter both won a total of three awards. Grande won the night’s highest honor, ‘Video of the Year,’ for her song “brighter days ahead”; while Carpenter won the Best Pop Artist award. Gaga went into the evening with 18 nominations, followed by Bruno Mars with 11, Kendrick Lamar with 10 and Sabrina Carpenter and ROSÉ both with 9. Editorial credit: Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com