Entertainment
Where to watch MTV’s 2025 VMAs live tonight
Music fans, it’s finally here: The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards are happening tonight, Sunday, Sept. 7, and the excitement is off the charts. From jaw-dropping performances to the glitz of the red carpet, the VMAs are the ultimate night to celebrate music’s biggest stars. Taylor Swift, who is nominated multiple times this year, is expected to dominate both the awards and social media buzz, making the event a must-watch for fans everywhere.
The 2025 Video Music Awards show will air live from New York’s UBS Arena. This VMAs will also air on CBS for the first time in history. If you’re wondering where to watch the VMAs 2025 live or how to stream the action, we’ve got you covered, whether you prefer cable, streaming services or catching every red carpet moment.
How to watch the 2025 VMAs on cable
For traditional cable viewers, the 2025 VMAs will air live on MTV. The broadcast starts at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT), so make sure your cable package includes MTV. Most major providers, like Xfinity, Spectrum, AT&T U‑verse, DirecTV and Dish, carry the channel.
If you’re tuning in via cable, you’ll catch not only the award presentations but also the red carpet coverage before the show officially begins. Fans can expect behind-the-scenes glimpses, celebrity interviews, and, of course, plenty of Taylor Swift moments leading up to the main event.
Where to stream the 2025 VMAs
The 2025 Video Music Awards show will air live from New York’s UBS Arena on CBS and MTV and streaming on Paramount+. This makes Paramount+ your one-stop destination for watching all the VMA action, from the red carpet pre-show through the final award presentation. MTV will also offer a live stream on its website and the MTV app, accessible with your TV provider login.
Other popular streaming services that include MTV in their package include:
- Paramount+ (live TV option)
- FuboTV
- Hulu + Live TV
- YouTube TV
- Sling TV (Blue package with MTV)
These options let viewers watch the awards, the red carpet and post-show highlights from nearly any device. For cord-cutters, the CBS broadcast means you can also access the show through various streaming services that carry local CBS affiliates, making it more accessible than previous years, when it was exclusively on cable networks.
Who is nominated for a 2025 VMA?
Lady Gaga tops the list of nominees for the 2025 Video Music Awards, with nominations in 12 categories, including Artist of the Year. Other top nominees this year include Bruno Mars, with nods in 11 categories; Kendrick Lamar, with 10; ROSÉ and Sabrina Carpenter, with eight each; and Ariana Grande and The Weeknd, with seven. Taylor Swift is also nominated in the prestigious Artist of the Year category alongside other major contenders.
The competitive Video of the Year category features some of 2025’s biggest hits, including:
- Ariana Grande: “brighter days ahead”
- Billie Eilish: “BIRDS OF A FEATHER,”
- Kendrick Lamar: “Not Like Us”
- Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars: “Die with a Smile”
- Sabrina Carpenter: “Manchild”
For the complete list of current nominations for VMAs 2025, check out CBS News’ detailed guide here. Fans can also vote for their favorite artists in select categories, adding an interactive element to the night.
Who is performing at the 2025 VMAs?
The performance lineup promises to be a hot one this year. Lady Gaga, Tate McRae, Alex Warren and Sabrina Carpenter, all of whom have topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 2025, are among the artists set to perform. Additional performers include Doja Cat, Post Malone, Conan Gray, Jelly Roll, Busta Rhymes, J Balvin with DJ Snake and Sombr.
Mariah Carey will receive this year’s Video Vanguard Award and will perform a career-spanning medley of hits. Ricky Martin will perform and receive the first-ever Latin Icon Award, while Busta Rhymes will receive the MTV VMA Rock The Bells Visionary Award.
Who is hosting the 2025 VMAs?
Grammy- and VMA-winning artist LL COOL J will host the broadcast. It will be his first time as solo host, after serving as co-emcee in 2022 with Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow. The hip-hop legend has a deep VMAs history. He took home his first Moon Person in 1991 for Best Rap and was the first rapper to receive the Video Vanguard Award in 1997.
Who has the most VMAs of all time?
The battle for VMA supremacy continues between two music superstars. Currently, Swift’s awards haul brings her to a career total of 30, tying her and Beyonce for the title of most-awarded musician in VMA history. With both artists nominated in major categories tonight, one could potentially break the tie and claim the record as the most decorated VMA artist of all time.
With 14 awards in total, Eminem is now the male artist with the most VMAs, though his count falls well behind the leading women in VMA history.
Don’t miss tonight’s show starting at 8 p.m. ET. Whether you’re watching on CBS, MTV or streaming on Paramount+, you’ll be witnessing music history in the making.
Dolly Parton is desperately attempting to sound upbeat.
However, insiders revealed the country legend is struggling deeply after her husband Carl Dean’s death.
According to RadarOnline.com, following Dean’s passing in March this year, Parton has been throwing herself into work, which is beginning to take a toll on her health.
“Dolly simply will not stop, and she’s hardly taken a breath since Carl passed away,” confided an insider.
“Only a few days after he died, she made an appearance at Dollywood to celebrate the park’s 40th anniversary, and she’s been going like that ever since.”
The source went on to share that Parton’s nonstop work ethic may be her way of coping.
“She hasn’t broken a single commitment — at least not until she got sick,” they added.
Her friends are reportedly worried that the 79-year-old singer’s grief is catching up to her.
“She’s trying to stay strong, but everyone can see she’s exhausted. Working nonstop isn’t healing her pain — it’s masking it,” the insider explained before moving to a new topic.
Now, it is revealed a Star Wars movie titled The Hunt for Ben Solo was pitched to the Disney execs, but it did not get the green light.
Steven Soderbergh, who serves as a director on the never-made movie, now writes about the project on the social media platform BlueSky.
“For the record, I did not enjoy lying about the existence of ‘THE HUNT FOR BEN SOLO’, but it really did need to remain a secret…until now!” he pens.
The filmmaker continues, “Also, in the aftermath of the ‘HFBS’ situation, I asked Kathy Kennedy if LFL had ever turned in a finished movie script for greenlight to Disney and had it rejected. She said no, this was a first.”
He also, in a previous interview with AP, said, “I really enjoyed making the movie in my head. I’m just sorry the fans won’t get to see it.”
Steven’s post comes after Adam Driver, who was set to star in the movie, earlier revealed the existence of such a project.
“We took it to Bob Iger and Alan Bergman, and they said no. They didn’t see how Ben Solo was alive. And that was that,” he told the news agency, adding that “the sequel idea was really cool. It is no more, so I can finally talk about it.”
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Andrew failed to inform Eugenie, Beatrice before Buckingham Palace issued his statement
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie were left “completely blindsided” by their father Prince Andrew’s sudden decision to relinquish his royal titles, according to royal insiders cited by GB News.
Andrew reportedly failed to inform his daughters before agreeing to a statement on October 17 that confirmed he would surrender royal titles.
Sources said Andrew was “bounced into agreeing” the move, leaving his family unprepared for the public fallout.
A tense family meeting followed days later at the Royal Lodge in Windsor, where Princess Beatrice met with her parents.
The gathering was described as emotional, with Sarah Ferguson said to have suffered a “meltdown” upon realizing she would lose her Duchess title.
Princess Eugenie did not attend. Witnesses later described Princess Beatrice as “devastated” and visibly shaken after leaving the meeting.
The episode has deepened fractures within the York family, once known for their close bond.
Both sisters have since retreated from public appearances, seeking comfort with their husbands and young children as they come to terms with their father’s dramatic decision, GB News reported.
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