Global superstar Tyla has scooped the Best Afrobeats award at the 2025 MTV VMAs (MTV Video Music Awards), claiming the win for her massive hit “PUSH 2 START.”
The moment adds another gleaming trophy to her shelf, following her iconic GRAMMY win in 2024.
She stood tall among giants—beating fellow nominees like Burna Boy, Tems, Rema, and Wizkid.
Tyla was the only African artist to walk away with a win this year, further stamping her place as one of the most influential voices shaping global music.
See the full list of winners below:
Video of the Year
WINNER: Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather”
Kendrick Lamar — ”Not Like Us”
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars — “Die With a Smile”
Rosé and Bruno Mars — ”Apt.”
Sabrina Carpenter — ”Manchild”
The Weeknd and Playboi Carti — “Timeless”
Artist of the Year
Bad Bunny
Beyoncé
Kendrick Lamar
WINNER: Lady Gaga
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Song of the Year
Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather”
Alex Warren — ”Ordinary”
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars — “Die With a Smile”
WINNER: Rosé and Bruno Mars — ”Apt.”
Gracie Abrams — “I Love You, I’m Sorry”
Tate McRae — “Sports Car”
Best New Artist
WINNER: Alex Warren
Ella Langley
Gigi Perez
Lola Young
Sombr
The Marías
Best Pop Artist
Ariana Grande
Charli XCX
Justin Bieber
Lorde
Miley Cyrus
WINNER: Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
Song of Summer
Addison Rae – “Headphones On”
Alex Warren – “Ordinary”
Benson Boone – “Mystical Magical”
BigXthaPlug ft. Bailey Zimmerman – “All the Way”
Chappell Roan – “The Subway”
Demi Lovato – “Fast”
Doja Cat – “Jealous Type”
Huntr/x: Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami – “Golden”
Jessie Murph – “Blue Strips”
Justin Bieber – “Daisies”
Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng, and Shenseea – “Shake It to the Max (Fly) (Remix)”
Morgan Wallen ft. Tate McRae – “What I Want”
Ravyn Lenae ft. Rex Orange County – “Love Me Not”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Sombr – “12 to 12”
WINNER: Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching”
MTV Best Push Performance of the Year
Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Ayra Starr – “Last Heartbreak Song”
Mark Ambor – “Belong Together”
Lay Bankz – “Graveyard”
Dasha – “Bye Bye Bye”
WINNER: Katseye – “Touch”
Jordan Adetunji – “Kehlani”
Leon Thomas – “Yes It Is”
Livingston – “Shadow”
Damiano David – “Next Summer”
Gigi Perez – “Sailor Song”
Role Model – “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out”
Best Collaboration
Bailey Zimmerman and Luke Combs – “Backup Plan”
Kendrick Lamar and SZA – “Luther”
WINNER: Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – “Die with a Smile”
Post Malone ft. Blake Shelton – “Pour Me a Drink”
Rosé and Bruno Mars – “Apt.”
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco – “Sunset Blvd”
Best Pop
Alex Warren — “Ordinary”
WINNER: Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
Ed Sheeran — ”Sapphire”
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars — “Die With a Smile”
Rosé and Bruno Mars — ”Apt.”
Sabrina Carpenter — ”Manchild”
Best Hip-Hop
WINNER: Doechii – “Anxiety”
Drake – “Nokia”
Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – “Somebody Save Me”
GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red – “Whatchu Kno About Me”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
LL Cool J ft. Eminem – “Murdergram Deux”
Travis Scott – “4×4”
Best R&B
Chris Brown – “Residuals”
Leon Thomas and Freddie Gibbs – “Mutt (Remix)”
WINNER: Mariah Carey – “Type Dangerous”
PartyNextDoor – “No Chill”
SZA – “Drive”
Summer Walker – “Heart of a Woman”
The Weeknd and Playboi Carti – “Timeless”
Best Alternative
Gigi Perez – “Sailor Song”
Imagine Dragons – “Wake Up”
Lola Young – “Messy”
MGK and Jelly Roll – “Lonely Road”
WINNER: Sombr – “Back to Friends”
The Marías – “Back to Me”
Best Rock
WINNER: Coldplay – “All My Love”
Evanescence – “Afterlife”
Green Day – “One Eyed Bastard”
Lenny Kravitz – “Honey”
Linkin Park – “The Emptiness Machine”
Twenty One Pilots – “The Contract”
Best Latin
Bad Bunny – “Baile Inolvidable”
J Balvin – “Rio”
Karol G – “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
Peso Pluma and Netón Vega – “La Patrulla”
Rauw Alejandro and Romeo Santos – “Khé?”
WINNER: Shakira – “Soltera”
Best Afrobeats
Asake and Travis Scott – “Active”
Burna Boy and Travis Scott – “TaTaTa”
Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng, and Shenseea – “Shake It to the Max (Fly) (Remix)”
Rema – “Baby (Is It a Crime)”
Tems ft. Asake – “Get It Right”
WINNER: Tyla – “Push 2 Start”
Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz – “Piece of My Heart”
Best K-pop
Aespa – “Whiplash”
Jennie – “Like Jennie”
Jimin – “Who”
Jisoo – “Earthquake”
WINNER: Lisa ft. Doja Cat and Raye – “Born Again”
Rosé – “Toxic Till the End”
Stray Kids – “Chk Chk Boom”
Best Country
Chris Stapleton – “Think I’m in Love with You”
Cody Johnson and Carrie Underwood – “I’m Gonna Love You”
Jelly Roll – “Liar”
WINNER: Megan Moroney – “Am I Okay?”
Morgan Wallen – “Smile”
Lainey Wilson – “4x4xU”
Best Album
Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Lady Gaga – Mayhem
Morgan Wallen – I’m the Problem
WINNER: Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow
Best Long-form Video
WINNER: Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead
Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (Short Film)
Damiano David – Funny Little Stories
Mac Miller – Balloonerism
Miley Cyrus – Something Beautiful
The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow
Video for Good
Burna Boy – “Higher”
WINNER: Charli XCX ft. Billie Eilish – “Guess”
Doechii – “Anxiety”
Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – “Somebody Save Me”
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco – “Younger and Hotter Than Me”
Zach Hood ft. Sasha Alex Sloan – “Sleepwalking”
Best Group
Aespa
All Time Low
Backstreet Boys
WINNER: Blackpink
Coldplay
Evanescence
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Imagine Dragons
Jonas Brothers
Katseye
My Chemical Romance
Seventeen
Stray Kids
The Marías
Twenty One Pilots
Best Direction
Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead – Directed by Christian Breslauer
Charli XCX featuring Billie Eilish – “Guess” – Directed by Aidan Zamiri
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – Directed by Dave Free and Kendrick Lamar
WINNER: Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Directed by Lady Gaga, Bethany Vargas, and Parris Goebel
Rosé and Bruno Mars – “Apt.” – Directed by Bruno Mars and Daniel Ramos
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Directed by Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia
Best Art Direction
Charli XCX featuring Billie Eilish – “Guess” – Art Direction by Daniel Lane
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – Art Direction by Freyja Bardell
WINNER: Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Art Direction by Wesley Goodrich
Lorde – “Man of the Year” – Art Direction by Chad Keith and Jenny Lass
Miley Cyrus – “End of the World” – Art Direction by David Meyer
Rosé and Bruno Mars – “Apt.” – Art Direction by Elizabet Puksto
Best Cinematography
Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead – Cinematography by Jeff Cronenweth
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire” – Cinematography by Nic Minns
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – Cinematography by Xiaolong Liu
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Cinematography by Xiaolong Liu
Miley Cyrus – “Easy Lover” – Cinematography by Benoît Debie
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Cinematography by Chris Ripley
Best Choreography
WINNER: Doechii – “Anxiety” – Choreographed by Robbie Blue
FKA Twigs – “Eusexua” – Choreographed by Zoi Tatopoulos
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – Choreographed by Charm La’Donna
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Choreographed by Parris Goebel
Tyla – “Push 2 Start” – Choreographed by Lee-ché Janecke
Zara Larsson – “Pretty Ugly” – Choreographed by Zoi Tatopoulos
Best Visual Effects
Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead – Visual Effects by Mathematic
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra” – Visual Effects by Yeap Crew, Yura Karikh, and Igor Eyth
Rosé and Bruno Mars – “Apt.” – Visual Effects by Maksymilian Rafal Ojster
WINNER: Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Visual Effects by Vania Heymann and Tal Baltuch
Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching” – Visual Effects by Daniel Saldivar and White Rhino VFX
The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow – Visual Effects by Zeke Faust
Best Editing
Charli XCX featuring Billie Eilish – “Guess”
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
WINNER: Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching” (From F1® the Movie)
Video Vanguard Award
WINNER: Mariah Carey
MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award
WINNER: Busta Rhymes
Latin Icon Award
WINNER: Ricky Martin
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