The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards turned out to be a celebration of women in music, with global icons like Lady Gaga, Rosé, Ariana Grande, and Mariah Carey taking home top honours at the star-studded ceremony held in New York on Sunday.2025 MTV VMAs winners announcedThe winners were announced on September 7 during a ceremony that brought together the biggest and brightest artists across all genres into one room. The ceremony was held at New York's UBS Arena. It was hosted by LL Cool J for the second year in a row. Who took home the coveted trophy? Lady Gaga took home the prize for Artist of the Year and Rosé accepted the win for Song of the Year for her collaboration with Bruno Mars, APT. Ariana Grande won the Video of the Year and Best Pop for Brighter Days Ahead. "Thank you to my therapists and gay people," she said on stage while accepting the honour, adding, “I love you."Meanwhile, Mariah Carey walked away with the Video Vanguard Award for her record-breaking career in pop music. Among the stars performing at the ceremony are Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, Sombr, Alex Warren, J Balvin featuring DJ Snake, Post Malone, Doja Cat, Jelly Roll, Conan Gray and Tate McRae.Here is a complete list of winners of 2025 MTV VMAs, as per Rolling Stone.Video of the Year: Ariana Grande for Brighter Days AheadArtist Of The Year: Lady GagaSong Of The Year: APT by ROSÉ & Bruno MarsBest New Artist: Alex WarrenBest Pop Artist: Ariana GrandeMTV Push Performance of the Year: KATSEYE for TouchBest Collaboration: Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars for Die With a SmileBest Pop: Ariana Grande for Brighter days aheadBest Hip-Hop: Doechii for AnxietyBest R&B: Mariah Carey for Type DangerousBest Alternative: Sombr for Back to friendsBest K-Pop SONG: LISA ft. Doja Cat & RAYE for Born AgainBest Album: Short n’ Sweet by Sabrina CarpenterBest Afrobeats: Tyla for Push 2 StartBest Country: Megan Moroney for Am I Okay?Song of the Summer: Just Keep Watching for Tate McRaeBest Rock: Coldplay for All My LoveBest Latin: Shakira for SolteraBest Long Form Video: Brighter Days Ahead by Ariana GrandeVideo for Good: Charli xcx for Guess featuring Billie EilishBest Direction: Lady Gaga for AbracadabraBest Art Direction: Lady Gaga for AbracadabraBest Cinematography: Kendrick Lamar for Not Like UsBest Editing: Tate McRae for Just Keep WatchingBest Choreography: Doechii for AnxietyBest Visual Effects: Sabrina Carpenter for ManchildBest Group: BLACKPINKMichael Jackson Video Vanguard Award: Mariah CareyRock the Bells Visionary Award: Busta RhymesLatin Icon Award: Ricky Martin