Overview

• Gaga becomes the first artist to lead VMA nominations three times, earning nods across major and creative categories for her album Mayhem and singles like “Abracadabra.”
• Bruno Mars secured 11 nominations and Kendrick Lamar picked up 10, while Rosé and Sabrina Carpenter each received eight nods.
• Two new awards—Best Country Artist and Best Pop Artist—debut this year to expand genre recognition.
• Voting is open at vote.mtv.com through September 5, with ballots for Best New Artist remaining active during the live broadcast.
• The show will be held at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, and marks the VMAs’ first live telecast on CBS alongside simulcasts on MTV and streams on Paramount+.