2025 MTV VMAs: Lady Gaga Leads Nominations, New Categories, and Predictions

2025 MTV VMA Nominations Announced

• 🌟 Lady Gaga leads the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards nominations with an impressive 12 categories.
• 🏆 The annual awards ceremony will air for the first time on CBS News and Paramount Plus on September 7th.
• 🌕 The iconic award, formerly known as the "Moonman," is now referred to as "Moon People" or "Moon Person" to be more inclusive.

Key Categories and Predictions

• 🎤 For Best Album, potential winners include Kendrick Lamar and Sabrina Carpenter, though the field is competitive.
• 🎶 The Best Pop Artist category is noted as being particularly stacked this year.
• 🤠 A new addition to the VMAs is the Best Country Video category, reflecting the genre's significant growth and popularity.
• 📈 Morgan Wallen is considered a strong contender to win the new country category due to his widespread popularity and fan voting.

Lady Gaga's Strong Showing

• 💥 Lady Gaga's 12 nominations, along with Bruno Mars' 11, are largely attributed to their shared nomination for the hit song "Die with a Smile."
• 🚀 Gaga is seen as due for awards, with significant momentum from her recent tour and her album "Mayhem."
• 🎶 The song "Die with a Smile" is highlighted as a major contender in the top pop categories.