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Highlights from the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards
The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards was a night of beautiful performances, emotional moments, and major wins, with the biggest stars in music taking center stage.
Lady Gaga emerged as one of the evening’s top winners, grabbing Artist of the Year and Best Collaboration for her hit duet Die With a Smile with Bruno Mars.
Ariana Grande also had a standout night, earning both Video of the Year and Best Pop Video for Brighter Days Ahead, a song that has dominated charts worldwide.
Meanwhile, Sabrina Carpenter continued her winning streak this year, walking away with Best Pop Artist and Best Visual Effects for her imaginative video Manchild.
Other notable wins included:
- Best New Artist – Alex Warren
- Song of Summer – Tate McRae
- Best Afrobeats – Tyla
- Best Latin – Shakira
- Best Country – Megan Morney
- Best K-Pop – Lisa, with Doja Cat and Raye
- Best Hip-Hop and Best Choreography – Doechii
- Best Rock – Coldplay
One of the most emotional moments of the night came when Mariah Carey was honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. It was her very first Moon Person, and she celebrated the milestone with a nostalgic medley of her greatest hits before debuting her brand-new single Sugar Sweet from her upcoming album Here for It All, which drops on September 26.
Remarkably, BLACKPINK’s Rosé became the first K-pop solo artist to win Song of the Year, for her collaboration “APT.” with Bruno Mars.
Busta Rhymes lit up the stage with his legendary energy, while Ricky Martin not only delivered a fiery performance but also received the Latin Icon Award. Fans were also treated to sets from Sabrina Carpenter and Lady Gaga, who delivered powerful showcases of why they remain at the top of today’s pop scene.
VeryDarkMan shares that he was warned by Burna Boy once that the Nigerians he fights for will one day turn on him.
He shared “Burna Boy warned me, he said the Nigerians I’m fighting for will backstab me. They’ll put knife in your neck if they have the opportunity.”
“Fighting for Nigerians is tiring. Same Nigerians that tried to cancel Burna of their own because of what happened in his UK show. Una international star. Just because him tell one person make him Comot from him show, Una join them everybody wan cancel am.”
Well, a particular song or songs have been ringing in everyone’s ears this week. Do we have the same answer?
Yes, “Heaven Baby” by Ayra Starr and Zayn Malik.
The song has risen quite well, with TikTok users also using it for different trends and videos. It has also made an impact on the charts, reaching No. 2 on the UK Official Afrobeats Chart in its first week.
Other songs from Ayra Starr’s Starrgirl album that have been getting attention include:
- Misunderstood
- Amazing
- Gimme Dat
- Dangerous
- Pressure
“Heaven Baby” has also been gaining significant traction on TikTok, with hundreds of thousands of videos using the sound.
Movie lovers, this weekend we’ll be looking at 10 movies Angelina Jolie has acted in.
- Girl, Interrupted
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- Wanted
- Salt
- The Tourist
- Maleficent
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
- Eternals
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