Lady Gaga becomes the main star of the MTV VMA 2025, beating Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter
8 September 2025 15:19
The American singer and actress Lady Gaga won the most awards at the prestigious MTV Video Music Awards 2025 ceremony held in the United States. She won in four categories at once, confirming her status as one of the main pop stars of our time, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports.
According to Variety, the artist was recognized as “Artist of the Year” and was also awarded for “Best Director” and “Best Artistic Production”. Lady Gaga received the fourth statuette for Best Collaboration – a duet with Bruno Mars in the song Die With a Smile.
Three awards went to Ariana Grande, who won in the Video of the Year, Best Pop Song and Best Long Form Video categories . Sabrina Carpenter also received three statuettes in the categories of Best Album, Best Visual Effects, and Best Supporting Act .
The best song of the year was “Apt” by Rose and Bruno Mars.
This year’s ceremony confirmed MTV VMA’s status as one of the key events in the music world, where the struggle between global stars becomes a symbol of trends and new industry standards.
TheMTV Video Music Awards has been in existence since 1984 and is considered one of the most prestigious music awards in the world. It is often called the “little sister of the Grammys” due to its focus on pop culture, visual innovation and iconic performances. It is on this stage that Beyoncé, Madonna, Britney Spears and Miley Cyrus have created some of the biggest moments in show business history.
For Lady Gaga, this year’s triumph was another confirmation of her status as a “pop chameleon”, as the artist has won VMAs many times in the past, including for her legendary video Bad Romance. Now, after a hiatus and working in movies, she has returned to the top of the music ratings.