Leading nominee Lady Gaga, Latin Icon Award recipient Ricky Martin and viral video breakouts Sombr and Conan Gray showcased MTV's commitment to balancing veterans and upstarts during the 2025 VMAs.

See which moments of the 2025 MTV VMAs had everybody talking — and which were the worst moments of the night Alex Apatoff is the Executive Editor of PEOPLE Digital. She has worked on the style and ...

Lady Gaga was named Artist of the Year as she collected four awards at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). She beat competition including Taylor Swift, Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar to the award, ...

J Balvin and Jessica Simpson presented Martin with the inaugural honor. By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, Digital Ricky Martin gave a high-energy performance before accepting the Latin Icon Award ...

Ricky Martin gave a high-energy performance before accepting the Latin Icon Award at the 2025 Video Music Awards, which took place Sunday night in New York. The singer performed and accepted the ...

Ricky Martin laid it all on the stage during his acceptance speech at the 2025 MTV VMAs. Martin, 53, was honored with the first-ever Latin Icon Award during the ceremony at USB Arena in Elmont, New ...

Are the VMAs back? Or was MTV simply pandering to my millennial sensibilities at the 2025 Video Music Awards? Of course, stoking our collective nostalgia for views is nothing new to the awards show.

Thanks to amazing performances, wild fashion choices, and unexpected moments, the MTV Video Music Awards is typically one of the buzzier awards shows — and this year was no exception. LL Cool J was ...

Star power may be a given at the VMAs, but music royalty is coming out in full force this year. As MTV's 2025 Video Music Awards quickly approach, the TV channel and music video pioneer is sharing new ...