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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.
The Duke of Edinburgh hosted an elegant luncheon at Lancaster House on February 25, bringing together the foreign ministers of Central Asia in a rare gathering.
The event saw ministers from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan convene under one roof, with HRH at the centre of discussions highlighting the UK’s ongoing engagement with the region.
The luncheon wasn’t also served as an inspiring platform for young Central Asian students, who were given the opportunity to meet the Duke and hear firsthand about the UK’s initiatives in education, cultural exchange, and international collaboration.
Programs such as Chevening, El‑Yurt Umidi, and the Oxford Hub were spotlighted as pillars supporting talent, leadership, and global connections in the region.
Duchess Sophie’s husband engaged warmly with attendees, fielding questions from both ministers and students alike.
Joining HRH were the five Central Asian foreign ministers alongside Lord Alderdice, adding an extra layer of gravitas to a luncheon that blended diplomacy, education, and international friendship.
The Duchess of Sussex’s latest literary accessory vanished from virtual shelves in under 24 hours, marking the second time in a month that one of her bookmarks has flown out of stock.
Under her lifestyle label As Ever, Meghan introduced a fresh design stamped with the words “Hold that thought,” priced at £14.83 and fans did just that before clicking “buy.”
The slim page-holder arrived alongside curated bundles themed around slow afternoons and cosy evenings.
While the standalone piece is gone for now, shoppers can still snap it up as part of gift sets ranging from £35.60 to £129.05.
The speedy sell-out follows January’s debut design, which carried the handwritten phrase “fell asleep here” and was crafted in partnership with a female-led workshop in the New Forest.
That first drop also disappeared quickly though once deliveries landed, not everyone was impressed.
Social media critics wasted no time dissecting the product, with some questioning its quality after a video circulated appearing to show it slipping from a page.
Supporters praised the UK craftsmanship and snapped up the new release without hesitation, applauding the duchess’s flair for turning a simple reading tool into a talking point.
Bijou Phillips is facing one of the toughest battles of her life.
In a rare and emotional interview, the 45-year-old model and actress revealed she is “hanging on by a thread” as her urgent search for a kidney donor continues.
Phillips, who is currently undergoing dialysis at UCLA Health’s CORE Kidney program, admitted she has been waiting for a transplant for over a year.
“I’ve needed a transplant for a year. I’m sort of hanging on by a thread,” she told Us Weekly.
Born with underdeveloped kidneys, Phillips previously received a life-saving transplant from a friend in 2017.
But nearly a decade later, that kidney is failing.
“The medication you take when you’re transplanted is very toxic to the kidneys,” she explained.
“So when you get a transplant — heart or liver or kidney — within a decade, you’re probably going to need a kidney transplant.”
The Almost Famous star acknowledged the precariousness of her situation. “I could make it on dialysis for a couple of years, or I could get an infection in my line tomorrow and be gone in a few days,” she said.
“I’m really hopeful, [but] it’s an extremely urgent situation.”
Beyond her own health, Phillips says her fight is fueled by her devotion to her 12-year-old daughter, Fianna, whom she shares with ex-husband Danny Masterson.
“Now I’m a single mom, and things are different,” she said. “I want to be here for her, and I have to be here for her. The fight is back. I’m it. I’m all she’s got.”
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