MTV's VMAs 2025 Predictions

 

  Video of the Year, Presented by Burger King®

Ariana Grande - Brighter Days Ahead
Billie Eilish - Birds of a Feather
Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With a Smile
Rosé & Bruno Mars - Apt.
Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild
The Weeknd & Playboi Carti - Timeless

****with nearly 2billion streams on YouTube, gotta be this, followed by gaga's die with a smile 1.2bill. Sabrinas has the least amount of views but has a cute little story, Arianas looks like a cool mini movie thing too

Artist of the Year
Bad Bunny
Beyoncé
Kendrick Lamar
Lady Gaga
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd

****Like honestly only one not doing a stadium tour but like has a super dedicated fanbase. but everyone else has a larger casual audience, Spanish, r&b, country, and pop...

Song of the Year
Alex Warren - Ordinary
Billie Eilish - Birds of a Feather
Doechii - Anxiety
Ed Sheeran - Sapphire
Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I’m Sorry
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With a Smile
Lorde - What Was That
Rosé & Bruno Mars - Apt.
Tate McRae - Sports Car
The Weeknd & Playboi Carti - Timeless

 

 ****honestly could be Doechii as well, or apt, apt is everywhere and this has lowkey been Doechiis year and I'm not even a fan just hear about her a lot 

Best New Artist
Alex Warren
Ella Langley
Gigi Perez
Lola Young
Sombr
The Marías

****Truest answer since his song is everywhere, but others like Gigi and Lola Young Sombr and The Marias I've heard people talk about as well

Best Pop Artist
Ariana Grande
Charli XCX
Justin Bieber
Lorde
Miley Cyrus
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae

****Honestly want to say Sabrina but I really heard about her more last year than this, Tate maybe? Charli was a hit at Coachella and her tour with brat summer but none of these scream obvious

MTV Push Performance of the Year, Presented by Bacardí® Rum
Ayra Starr - Last Heartbreak Song
Damiano David - Next Summer
Dasha - Bye Bye Bye
Gigi Perez - Sailor Song
Jordan Adetunji - Kehlani
Katseye - Touch
Lay Bankz - Graveyard
Leon Thomas - Yes It Is
Livingston - Shadow
Mark Ambor - Belong Together
Role Model - Sally, When the Wine Runs Out
Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)
**yellow highlighted are preshow B-role?

****Katseye maybe tho? although Gabriela seems to be their more popular song no?...Mark Ambor , Gigi, Shaboozey all seem so last year? and respectfully, shaboozey seems way too big maybe for this category? seems like a next up/up and comers category? he performed on the main stage at Coachella or Stagecoach this year....

Livingston feels like the voice of Imagine Dragons, and AJR production tempo with some of their little adlibs (or the little call and repeats), Also crazy that I saw both Mark Amber and Alex Warren open up at iHeart for Shaboozey and Teddy Swims and Alex is just dominating

Best Collaboration, Presented by Under Armour
Bailey Zimmerman & Luke Combs - Backup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)
Kendrick Lamar & SZA - Luther
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With a Smile
Post Malone Featuring Blake Shelton - Pour Me a Drink
Rosé & Bruno Mars - Apt.
Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco - Sunset Blvd

****dominating the radio thanks to the Kpop girlies, also Die with a Smile

Best Pop
Alex Warren - Ordinary
Ariana Grande - Brighter Days Ahead
Ed Sheeran - Sapphire
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With a Smile
Rosé & Bruno Mars - Apt.
Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild

****three way tie between Alex, Rose and Sabrina? Maybe this confirms Alex is performing? he's nominated so many times...

Best Hip-Hop
Doechii - Anxiety
Drake - Nokia
Eminem Featuring Jelly Roll - Somebody Save Me
Glorilla Featuring Sexyy Red - Whatchu Kno About Me
Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
LL Cool J Featuring Eminem - Murdergram Deux
Travis Scott - 4x4

****I'll check out the other songs but besides Drakes Nokia and Not like us doechii has been everywhere it seems...Drake had an arena tour and Kendrick had his stadium tour but doechii seems next up

Best R&B
Chris Brown - Residuals
Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs - Mutt (Remix)
Mariah Carey - Type Dangerous
PartyNextDoor - No Chill
Summer Walker - Heart of a Woman
SZA - Drive
The Weeknd & Playboi Carti - Timeless

  

****huge but honestly maybe like Mutt as well, Leon everyone loves

Best Alternative
Gigi Perez - Sailor Song
Imagine Dragons - Wake Up
Lola Young - Messy
MGK & Jelly Roll - Lonely Road
Sombr - Back to Friends
The Marías - Back to Me

 

****why does this not feel like alternative like at all...? Imagine Dragons maybe will win this based on their fan base maybe not the song, Messy feels like last years Sailor Song if that makes sense....even tho they were released like same time I guess

Best Rock
Coldplay - All My Love
Evanescence - Afterlife (From the Netflix Series “Devil May Cry”)
Green Day - One Eyed Bastard
Lenny Kravitz - Honey
Linkin Park - The Emptiness Machine
Twenty One Pilots - The Contract

 

 ****Geez...Coldplays music video with Dick van Dikke like makes me tear up....love the Evanescence song their music video is kinda sick, like cinematic the editing feels so different than a music video kinda cool, feel like Linkin Park or Twenty One Pilots could also win besides Green Day because of their fanbase. Green Day feels the most rock

Best Latin
Bad Bunny - Baile Inolvidable
J Balvin - Rio
Karol G - Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido
Peso Pluma - La Patrulla
Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos - Khé?
Shakira - Soltera

****I think Karol G performed her song last year? I think I pick her b/c of that lol

Best K-Pop
Aespa - Whiplash
Jennie - Like Jennie
Jimin - Who
Jisoo - Earthquake
Lisa Featuring Doja Cat & Raye - Born Again
Stray Kids - Chk Chk Boom
Rosé - Toxic Till the End

 

****only song I know I think, don't know a lot about Kpop, kinda unfamiliar crazy 4 out of 7 are blackpink girls , rose's song sounds familiar too tho feels Taylor swiftish

Best Afrobeats
Asake & Travis Scott - Active
Burna Boy Featuring Travis Scott - TaTaTa
Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea - Shake It to the Max (Fly) (Remix)
Rema - Baby (Is It A Crime)
Tems Featuring Asake - Get It Right
Tyla - Push 2 Start
Wizkid Featuring Brent Faiyaz - Piece of My Heart

****only song I know, unfamiliar with others

Best Country
Chris Stapleton - Think I’m in Love With You
Cody Johnson & Carrie Underwood - I’m Gonna Love You
Jelly Roll - Liar
Lainey Wilson - 4x4xU
Megan Moroney - Am I Okay?
Morgan Wallen - Smile

 

 ****has the most views. idk

Best Album
Bad Bunny - Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Kendrick Lamar - GNX
Lady Gaga - Mayhem
Morgan Wallen - I’m the Problem
Sabrina Carpenter - Short n’ Sweet
The Weeknd - Hurry Up Tomorrow

  

**** I know 4/12 songs on the album for Sabrinabut I know more for Gaga but feel like Sabrina has a bigger fanbase at the moment. although the Brazil show tho.....and I know gaga album cuz she performed it all basically at Coachella, vanish into you and how bad do you want me, I love, although maybe lady gaga cuz she is in town in NYC for her shows at MSG....!....maybe she'll perform...?

Best Long Form Video
Ariana Grande - Brighter Days Ahead
Bad Bunny - Debí Tirar Más Fotos (Short Film)
Damiano David - Funny Little Stories
Mac Miller - Balloonerism
Miley Cyrus - Something Beautiful
The Weeknd - Hurry Up Tomorrow

****largest fanbase? don't really know any of these songs

Video for Good
Burna Boy - Higher
Charli XCX - Guess Featuring Billie Eilish
Doechii - Anxiety
Eminem Featuring Jelly Roll - Somebody Save Me
Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco - Younger and Hotter Than Me
Zach Hood Featuring Sasha Alex Sloan - Sleepwalking

****either this or doechii, probably doechii and she will perform or something ? although Eminems song will jelly is so heartwarming but they performed last year, also shout out Zach Hood

Best Direction

Ariana Grande - Brighter Days Ahead
Charli XCX - Guess Featuring Billie Eilish
Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
Lady Gaga - Abracadabra
Rosé & Bruno Mars - Apt.
Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild

Best Art Direction

Charli XCX - Guess Featuring Billie Eilish
Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
Lady Gaga - Abracadabra
Lorde - Man of the Year
Miley Cyrus - End of the World
Rosé & Bruno Mars - Apt.

Best Cinematography

Ariana Grande - Brighter Days Ahead
Ed Sheeran - Sapphire
Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
Lady Gaga - Abracadabra
Miley Cyrus - Easy Lover
Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild

Best Editing

Charli XCX - Guess Featuring Billie Eilish
Ed Sheeran - Sapphire
Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
Lady Gaga - Abracadabra
Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild
Tate McRae - Just Keep Watching (From F1® the Movie)

Best Choreography

Doechii - Anxiety
FKA twigs - Eusexua
Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
Lady Gaga - Abracadabra
Tyla - Push 2 Start
Zara Larsson - Pretty Ugly

Best Visual Effects

Ariana Grande - Brighter Days Ahead
Lady Gaga - Abracadabra
Rosé & Bruno Mars - Apt.
Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild
Tate McRae - Just Keep Watching (From F1® the Movie)
The Weeknd - Hurry Up Tomorrow

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So like there were like 15 acts last year , 3 Spanish, 8 pop girlies, 3 r&b and 1 rock. I'm gunna guess some artists..

1. Doechii

2. jbalvin

3. Katseye?

4.***preform not nominated                 Busta Rhymes

5. Alex Warren

6. Morgan Wallen

7. ***icon award medley lady gaga...?               Mariah Carey

8. lolla young

9. tyla                            Sabrina Carpenter

10.MGK jelly                     Sombr

11. Peso Pluma

12.     ***preform not nominated                    DJ Snake

12.5.  ***preform not nominated                    Ricky Martin 

13. Twenty One Pilots or Linkin Park (Green Day has a date)

14. tate

15..Leon Thomas