Overview

• Lady Gaga won four awards from 12 nominations at the 2025 MTV VMAs, including Artist of the Year.
• Accepting Artist of the Year at UBS Arena, she dedicated the honor to Michael Polansky, calling him her partner in all things.
• On Sept. 8, she posted a heartfelt Instagram message praising his collaboration, calling him “MY artist of the year” and “the love of my life.”
• Polansky is credited as a writer on multiple Mayhem tracks, including “Disease” and “Vanish into You,” and he encouraged her return to pop.
• With a Madison Square Garden concert the same night, her VMAs performance was pre-recorded at the venue and aired during the show as the Mayhem Ball heads to Canada on Sept. 10 and runs through Jan. 30, 2026 in Tokyo.