Stagecoach! this year looked like a medley of country, pop, and soft rock. I don't know country all that well but recognize, Riley Greens name, Bailey Zimmerman, Chase Rice, Little Big Town, Brett Young, and Eli Young Band. The poppy guy this year are the Diplos
oh also Noah Cyrus sorta but she does have a soft twang to her songs Pitbull, Ludacris down below the poster but also sorta Post Malone? Last years Coachella set did feel like more of a stagecoach vibe so this seems more on brand.
The soft rock bands and acts are kind of huge, hootie?? Bush?? Third Eye Blind?? Journeyyyyyy huge dad rock category for sure, for sure. Love seeing and getting to hear new artists and same goes for country!
Kinda surprised Sabrina is back at Coachella but she was either headlining here or doing stadium runs I think would be the next step for her as an artists so idk if she has the fanbase.
***side note, forgot she has like a million songs on radio right now...
Still other EDM artist to be announced for the DoLab and for The Quasar stage.
Bieber is hugeeeee, hope he's well and wants to perform. glad he's getting a check. Don't know much about Karol G but love to get to know her. A handful of these artists felt like a no-brainer but still as alway super excited!
***side note, low key I guess Karol g is like massive soooo im not missing her set....
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ill definite try and catch the underlined sets....
FRIDAY
Sabrina Carpenter
Pop: KATSEYE, BINI, flowerovlove, The Two Lips, Lykke Li , Slayyter
R&B/rhythm : Teddy Swims, Cachurula and Loojan, Dabeull, Dijon
HipHop: Sexyy red, Central Cee, fakemink, Joost
EDM: Disclosure, Levity, Creepy Nuts, Marlon Hoffstadt, Kettama, Groove Armada, Hugel, Prospa, Sahara z, Arodes, Chloe cailet and Rossi, Jessica brankka, Fakemink, Ninajirachi, Hamdi, Max Dean, Luke Dean, Max Styler, Gordo
Alt/Rock: Nine Inch Noize, Foster the People, Moby, Turnstile, Joyce Manor, Hot Mulligan, Blood Orange, Devo, Freshwater, The XX, Ethel Cain, CMAT, February, Carolina durante, newdad, Wednesday, bob baker marionette young
SATURDAY
Justin Bieber
Pop: Addison Rae, PinkPatheress, Fujii Kaze, SOMBR, Taemin, rusowsky, Noga Erez, Alex G
EDM: ADriatique, Ayybo, Bedouin, REZZ, Green Velvet, Ben Sterling, Blondshell, Mind Entertprises, SOSA, mahmut Orhan, Riordan, GENESI, Yamaguocci, Boys Noize, *BUSUKE *UKMATSU
Alt/Rock: Royel Otis, The Strokes, Gease, Ceremony, David Bryne, Interpol, Lambrini Girls, Ecco Vandal, freak slug, Die Spitz, 54 ultra
EDM: Subtronics, Duke Dumont, BUNT. , Major Lazer,Armin van Beuren, kascade, Mochakk, Adam Beyer, Röyksopp, Worship, whomadewho, RBZ, Carlota and josh baker, MËSTIZA and friends, azzecca, le yoga, tomora, the rapture
Alt/Rock: Wetleg, DrAIN, sucicidal tendencies, Glitterer, the chats, Iggy pop, French police, black flag, los retros, Samia, Jane remover, model/actriz, holly Humberstone
***Anyma, Radiohead, Kid & Mnesia tooooooo
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who I thought... or like maybe in terms of genres at least, really thought tate would perform. and Conan since he's had a good year but he did sing a few years back. Thought Lewis Caladi would be there....
Kinda glad MGK isn't performing, thought he would be. Also surprised doechiii isn't going to be there.....Or Leon....
Good year for alt for sure!
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my guesses were so off lolllllllll but kinda nice a lot of the acts I didn't know, love new music!
15 pop ( ravyn lena, tate, zara Larsson,bieber, lewis capaldi, grace Abrams, dua lipa,, alex warren, shawn mendes, jess glynne, Addison rae, conan grey, pinkpanthress )
3 kpop (kaseye, hunters, stray kids)
60 EDM (chainsmokers, bunt, disclosure, John summit, empire of the sun, flume, Rufus du sol, 2hollis, levity, wooli, barrybcant swim, sultan and Sheppard, nurko, Magdalena bay, omd, hardball, Kollektiv Turmstrasse, twinsick, leisure, sabzi/haliene, ray vole, khruangbin, black coffee, katranada, )
1 country (Bailey zimmerman)
32 alt rock indie (sombr, mgk, hozier, avril lavgne,gigi pperez, twenty one pilots , linkin park, yunglbud, cage the elephants, awolnation, dexter and the moon rocks, Jonah Kagen, wetleg, yellow card, myles smith, head and throat heart, wilderado, offspring, Franz Ferdinand, palaye Royale, weathers, black rebel motorcycle club, bad omens, honestav, Cameron Whitcomb, balu brigada, culture wars, sleep token, wolf Alice, you will know Ali, dodie, the last dinner party, half alive, rainbow kitten surprise, Calum Scott, architects)
Edit: I need to do a break down of all the music I WILL see and all the acts that I ned to check out because I like the sound of it and then need to make a list of songs that other people are saying you have to go see because they know who is up and coming
Doja cat, lipsync? idk, liked the 80's vibe, lol I swear one of the dancers in the background looked exactly like Chappell Roan with the big teased red hair.
Lady Gaga of course won, she is perfect and can be two places at once, flying probably right now to MSG by blade.
Lola Young sounded great but honestly looked like she didn't want to be there? idk
Ricky Martin, perfect, forgot how hot he is lol obsessed, livin la vida local for sureeeee
Tates performance everyone loved, I think she's like the next new pop girlie. I'm still getting used to her like nasally voice, I can't tell if I like it or not. she seems like a Camilla/BeBeRexha replacement in the industry. Feel like it was a dance performance more than a song but everyone loves her!
Rose won song of the year with APT and her speech was mad long but she looked like super nervous and honestly happy for her, she seems super appreciative, love the song, love her journey.
can't believe busta rhymes didn't perform look at me now lol that might be the only song I know by him lol but everyone loved him so who knows lol
Sabrina performed and was amazing, 80s is that going be the pop theme next year? first Doja then Sabrina, the big teezed hair and stuff.
Then katseye won, for best push artists. that seems like a given since they were doing the preshow performance before at the UBS Arena. looked fun!
post Malone and jelly roll performed or at his tour they prerecorded but sounded great! both were great at like Coachella this past year.
the kid laroi killed it, fun little country song with Bailey Zimmerman.
Mariah carey didn't perform always be my baby lol my fav song, but she did do why you so obsessed with me which made me think that Eminem would come out but no guess that beef isn't squashed lol
Lady Gaga performed dead dance, honestly so theatrical and with a clear vision of art love. she lows key scares me but year lady gag for sure with out a doubt talented like way talented.
Alex warren kinda killed it, didn't know oath first song but love, ordinary as much as it may sometimes have been overplayed he was everywhere at festivals and hoping he has a huge tour coming up.
feel like they are marketing him as to be the next benson Boone type person but seems less corny even though he was found on TikTok I think not totally sure. love his voice, seems fun love. Super gospelly
ozzys tribute was fun, yungblud seems like the next big rock guy love that for him. Steven Tyler is a legend. Great performance.
jbalvin omg I almost forgot him but did know any of his song but a vibe, saw him in concert a few years back and a whole vibeeeee
the hunters present the award to Sabrina for album of the year which honestly I agree. any album now a days where I know more than 3 songs on it is huge lol Can artists sell good CDs again? I feel like everything is just one hit wonders which is probably profitable for the label but like oh
Lady Gaga I could have seen her winning too because she performed like majority of the songs at Coachella and it was major.
Megan Malroney performed, crazy blue eyes, love, need to deep into country more. her song seemed like a fun vibe.
Sombr actually seems like a chill kid. saw he had performed in the city for his upcoming album and shut down the streets of his home town neighborhood, that much feel crazy for him. Loved the first song. seems like an 80s disco themed, idk what label everyone us under but everyone is on theme I guess,
Ariana grande won pop song on the year and I didn't know it but she seemed super sweet up there and thanked everyone of her team for the shoot and thanked her fans and idk she seems so adorable I love. she's such an easy person to root for!
Lady gaga and bruno mars best collab makes sense, then song was everywhere kinda more last year but eh! love that for them
Conan Grey performed and he seems like the male version of Chappell roan, very theatrical and whimsy, good voice!
Ariana grande won video of the year, honestly may hav not have been the most watched video but seems like out of all them she put in the most into the story and the production, as all of her music videos are. love that for her, didn't even know she is going on tour, that's awesome.
***honestly truly thought doechii would have performed this years award.....
The VMAs are so female dominated I love it, so many talented performer and you look and see how many of them are on crazy arena tours and stadium tours and soon to be festival runs. As much as there are rumors of awards being bought and paid for,
you can't fake an audience in person and it just shows how talented these singers are through dance, or video creativity or tour esthetic , they really understand understand their fans and how to evolve overtime.
The complete list of 2025 VMAs nominations:
Artist of the Year
Bad Bunny Beyoncé Kendrick Lamar Lady Gaga Morgan Wallen Taylor Swift The Weeknd
***duhhh and love that for her, she's literally going back on blade to MSG as we speak, talk about dedication, she can be two places at once, iconic.
Song of the Summer
Addison Rae - Headphones On Alex Warren - Ordinary Benson Boone - Mystical Magical BigXthaPlug & Bailey Zimmerman - All the Way Chappell Roan - The Subway Demi Lovato - Fast Doja Cat - Jealous Type Huntr/x - Golden Jessie Murph - Blue Strips Justin Bieber - Daisies Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea - Shake It to the Max (Fly) (Remix) Morgan Wallen & Tate McRae - What I Want Ravyn Lenae Featuring Rex Orange County - Love Me Not Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild Sombr - 12 to 12 Tate McRae - Just Keep Watching (From F1® the Movie)
***I'll be honest, I thought it was going to be Golden since its everything that kids are listening to this summer, its cute but it also just came out the last few months so makes sense. Tate has been on a great run of arena venues.
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
***love that because it was always on the radio and for once I didn't hate an overplayed song. such an ear warm. love its a Kpop year for sure
Video of the Year 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
***love her , she's so adorable, like Sabrina carpenter is like a polly pocket but she is just so quant, crazy she's going on tour, she was awesome in wicked too! honestly thought this would go to APT because of the play count but love Ariana
Best Pop Artist
Ariana Grande Charli xcx Justin Bieber Lorde Miley Cyrus Sabrina Carpenter Tate McRae
Best New Artist
Alex Warren Ella Langley Gigi Perez Lola Young Sombr The Marías
****What I predicted, he's had the song of the year in my mind, headlining festivals all summer, killing it fro when I saw him open up at iHeart last year in NYC
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
***hoenstly necesary because I knew a lot of this album and any album I know more than 3 songs on now a days is rare, such a cute album. Lady gaga could have also won and I would have agreed as well, she performed her whole album it seemed at Coachella everyone ate it up there too, she honestly could have been doing stadium tours as well maybe next year...?
Best Collaboration
Bailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs – Backup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video) Kendrick Lamar & SZA – Luther Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die with a Smile Post Malone ft. Blake Shelton – Pour Me a Drink Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt. Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco – Sunset Blvd
***out of everyone it was bruno mars either way, APT felt more like a this year biggest hit and die with a smile more of a biggest hit of last year but love either way! Lady Gaga has had a huge year for sureeeee
Best Pop Song
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
I''l be honest I don't know this song but hearing Ariana sound so apreciative was so haeartwarming, truly seems like she cares about the fans and her team and shouted everyone out one by one love.
Best Hip-Hop Song
Doechii – Anxiety Drake – Nokia Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – Somebody Save Me GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red – Whatchu Kno About Me Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us LL Cool J ft. Eminem – Murdergram Deux Travis Scott – 4X4
Best R&B Song
Chris Brown – Residuals Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs – Mutt (Remix) Mariah Carey – Type Dangerous Partynextdoor – N o C h i l l Summer Walker – Heart of a Woman SZA – Drive The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – Timeless
***figured since she was performing! wish she performed always be my baby!
Best Alternative Song
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
***figured since he is performing! proud since he seems so young, don't know much about him but excited to hear live. he performed his album release in the LES and it was crowded, maybe the next big thing!
Best Rock SongEvanescence – 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 ContractColdplay – All My Love Best Latin Song
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 Best K-Pop Song
Aespa – Whiplash Jennie – Like Jennie Jimin – Who Jisoo – Earthquake Lisa ft. Doja Cat & Raye – Born Again Stray Kids – Chk Chk Boom Rosé – Toxic Till the End
****now not being super in the know with kpop Like Jennie is the one I saw the most with like dance reels and such even at Coachella she was huge. I figured it would be a Blackpink girl or Stray Kids win with them both touring stadiums this year!love Best Afrobeats Song
Asake & Travis Scott – Active Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott – TaTaTa Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – Shake It to the Max (Fly)(Remix) Rema – Baby (Is It a Crime) Tems ft. Asake – Get It Right Tyla – Push 2 Start Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz – Piece of My Heart
***nice! Best Country Song
Chris Stapleton – Think I’m in Love With You Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood – I’m Gonna Love You Jelly Roll – Liar Lainey Wilson – 4x4xU Megan Moroney – Am I Okay? Morgan Wallen – Smile
***sounded good on stage! much be the next best thing? stagecoach bound?
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
Video for Good
Burna Boy – Higher Charli xcx – Guess featuring Billie Eilish Doechii – Anxiety Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – Somebody Save Me Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco – Younger and Hotter Than Me Zach Hood ft. Sasha Alex Sloan – Sleepwalking
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
MTV Push Performance of the Year
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy) Ayra Starr – Last Heartbreak Song Mark Ambor – Belong Together Lay Bankz – Graveyard Dasha – Bye Bye Bye Katseye – Touch Jordan Adetunji – Kehlani Leon Thomas – Yes It Is Livingston – Shadow Damiano David – Next Summer Gigi Perez – Sailor Song Role Model – Sally, When the Wine Runs Out
***figured since they did the pre-performance thing but Shaboozey I would have said maybe since he did Coachella or maybe Mark Amber but his hit seemed like last year, same as Gigi, but banger hit
Out of the top 45 people there were like 10 or so people who were new this month honestly with older songs. All listed below . They swapped out APT and Cry For Me for Manchild and Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else.. Love Me Not, and DAISIES are both new in the top 10 and Mystical Magical and Love Me Not.
