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There were a whole lot of memorable moments during tonight's LL Cool J-hosted 2025 MTV VMAs, with the excellent Mariah Carey receiving the coveted Video Vanguard Award for her contributions to the music industry over the years Of course, Carey was there to remind everyone that she's got a new album coming out – and that[...]

Heading into tonight's LL Cool J-hosted 2025 MTV VMAs (Sunday, Sept 7th, on CBS, MTV, and Paramount+), we learned that Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, YUNGBLUD, and Nuno Bettencourt would be uniting for a once-in-a-lifetime performance honoring the legendary "Prince of Darkness" and metal luminary Ozzy Osbourne with a medley of his greatest hits[...]

Image: MTV Screencap But Lady Gaga wasn't quite finished unleashing "The Dead Dance" on the rest of the world, and that's where tonight's LL Cool J-hosted 2025 MTV VMAs comes in Introduced by Rosé, viewers were treated to a full-stage performance of the track in all its "Little Monsters" glory from NYC's Madison Square Garden, as[...]

If you've been following our coverage tonight, then you know that the LL Cool J-hosted 2025 MTV VMAs have had a fantastic lineup of performers – and we're just giving you a taste of everything that went down But we would be kicking ourselves if we didn't share one of tonight's biggest standouts, as Sabrina Carpenter[...]

Music and pop culture icon Busta Rhymes was the recipient of the first-ever MTV VMA Rock The Bells Visionary Award during tonight's LL Cool J-hosted 2025 MTV VMAs The award celebrates Rhymes' boundary-breaking cultural impact and indomitable musical career that spans 20 million albums worldwide, 12 Grammy nominations, and seven Top 10 debuts on the[...]

Tonight's LL Cool J-hosted 2025 MTV VMAs not only honored Ricky Martin with the inaugural Latin Icon award, it gave Martin a chance to burn up the stage with a medly performance of some of his biggest hits, including "Livin' La Vida Loca," "Pégate," "Shake Your Bon-Bon," "Vente Pa' Ca," "María," and "The Cup of Life." "This[...]

Though the global phenomenon is set to perform later tonight during the LL Cool J-hosted 2025 MTV VMAs, Lady Gaga took to the main stage early on to take home the "Moonman" for Artist of the Year Lady Gaga was nominated alongside Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Morgan Wallen, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd[...]

Tonight's the night! But the 2025 MTV VMAs are so big that they can't just be contained to MTV That's why tonight's LL Cool J-hosted musical extravaganza is also airing on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ To make sure you have everything you need to know about the big show, Bleeding Cool has the only[...]

During this weekend's LL Cool J-hosted 2025 MTV VMAs (Sunday, Sept 7th, on CBS, MTV, and Paramount+), Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, YUNGBLUD, and Nuno Bettencourt will unite for a once-in-a-lifetime performance honoring the legendary "Prince of Darkness" and metal luminary Ozzy Osbourne with a medley of his greatest hits Throughout his career, Osbourne has had[...]

With only days to go until  LL Cool J hosts the 2025 MTV VMAs from New York's UBS Arena on Sunday, Sept 7th, we've got another update on a night that's so big that it's going live across CBS, MTV, and Paramount+ Here's a look at what was announced earlier today regarding who's presenting (so[...]

With LL Cool J hosting the 2025 MTV VMAs from New York's UBS Arena on Sunday, Sept 7th, we've got a new update on a night that's so big that it's going live across CBS, MTV, and Paramount+ Earlier today, it was announced that Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and actress Lady Gaga is set to[...]

With LL Cool J set to host the 2025 MTV VMAs live from New York's UBS Arena on Sunday, Sept 7th, we're learning who the next wave of performers are who will be gracing CBS, MTV, and Paramount+ screens during the big night. Multiplatinum, Grammy, and five-time VMAs winner Doja Cat returns to the stage for[...]

Nearly 35 years after making her debut with a show-stopping performance of "Emotions," Grammy Award-winning singer Mariah Carey will be receiving the MTV VMAs' Video Vanguard Award and will perform a medley of her biggest hits at next month's show Awarded to artists for their outstanding contributions and profound impact on music videos and popular culture,[...]

Earlier this month, we learned that entertainment icon and Grammy Award winner LL Cool J would be hosting the 2025 MTV VMAs on CBS, MTV, and Paramount+, airing/streaming live from New York's UBS Arena on Sunday, Sept 7th at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT Now, we're starting to learn who is set to join LL[...]

With less than a month to go until the 2025 MTV VMAs hit CBS, MTV, and Paramount+ screens live from New York's UBS Arena on Sunday, Sept 7th at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT, it was announced on Thursday morning that entertainment icon and Grammy Award winner LL Cool J has agreed to host the[...]

The 2025 MTV VMAs are going even bigger this year, airing live on both CBS and MTV (and streaming on Paramount+) from New York's UBS Arena on Sunday, Sept 7th at 8 PM ET (5 PM PT) But what good is an awards show if we don't have awards? Of course, to do that, we[...]

This year's Megan Thee Stallion-hosted MTV VMAs had a ton of great performances – from our host and Eminem to Shawn Mendes, Sabrina Carpenter, Karol G, Halsey, Benson Boone, and many more But if there was one person who made a statement – who made the biggest impact in what was their very first VMAs[...]

The year's Megan Thee Stallion-hosted MTV VMAs got things started with some other heavy hitters First up, Rap icon Eminem brought some twisted nostalgia to the opener, leading an army of lookalikes (ala 2000's VMAs) for a performance of "Houdini" – the lead-off single from his most recent album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de[...]

With MTV's 2024 VMAs taking place tonight, we thought we would pass along our own viewing guide to tonight's festivities We're talking about who's hosting (Megan Thee Stallion), who's opening the show (Eminem), who's set to perform and present, and a whole lot more In fact, "Best New Artist" is now down to three finalists[...]

As we inch closer to MTV's three-time Grammy-winning superstar Megan Thee Stallion (She-Hulk: Attorney at Law)-hosted 2024 Video Music Awards (or VMAs) – live from New York's own UBS Arena – it looks like we're going to have none other than "Slim Shady's" alter-ego to kick things off That's right, rap icon Eminem isn't just[...]

With less than a month to go until MTV rolls out its annual Video Music Awards (or VMAs) live from New York's own UBS Arena (on Wednesday, September 11th at 8 pm ET/PT), three-time Grammy-winning superstar Megan Thee Stallion (She-Hulk: Attorney at Law) will take the stage as the official host of this year's awards[...]

Set to air live from New York's own UBS Arena on Tuesday, September 10 at 8 pm ET/PT, MTV's rolled out the nominees for the 2024 Video Music Awards (or VMAs) – with Taylor Swift earning 10 nominations (including "Video of the Year") Other familiar names being nominated include Post Malone (9), Ariana Grande (6),[...]

They will soon be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame but first, the Foo Fighters will first receive a big award at MTV's 2021 VMAs The modern rock pioneers who recently have had fun rebranding themselves as the "Dee Gees" with disco track covers, will be receiving the Global Icon Award on September[...]