Lady Gaga wins artist of the year among four awards at MTV VMAs

Mariah Carey also collected her first award
Lady Gaga wins artist of the year among four awards at MTV VMAs

Lady Gaga accepts the award for artist of the year during the MTV Video Music Awards (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Mon, 08 Sep, 2025 - 07:00
Rob Freeman

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, which she dedicated to her “Little Monster” fans and fiance Michael Polansky.

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