https://variety.com/2025/music/news/mtv-vmas-to-air-cbs-first-time-1236359122/

CBS will be the primary broadcaster for the Sept. 7 Video Music Awards ceremony from New York’s UBS Arena, with a "simulcast" on MTV. Paramount+ will also show the VMAs live. A one-hour pre-show will air live across Paramount Media Networks.

MTV VMAs will feature a country category for the first time (https://www.billboard.com/music/country/mtv-vmas-add-country-category-for-2025-1236035894/)

Nominees for the inaugural best country award are Chris Stapleton’s “Think I’m in Love With You,” Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood’s “I’m Gonna Love You,” Jelly Roll’s “Liar,” Lainey Wilson’s “4x4xU,” Megan Moroney’s “Am I Okay?” and Morgan Wallen’s “Smile.” ALSO: Lady Gaga leads VMAs nominations (https://people.com/mtv-vmas-2025-nominations-full-list-11785114).

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The music channel has to decide which A lister will win their big award so the others don't have to bother to show up. “MTV 2025 Video Music Awards” (MTV announces 2025 Video Music Award nominees. See the full list (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mtv-video-music-award-nominees-2025-list/))

LL Cool J is returning to host the MTV Video Music Awards (https://people.com/mtv-vmas-2025-ll-cool-j-to-host-11790986)

The longtime Grammys host will helm the Sept. 7 ceremony solo after co-hosting the 2022 ceremony with Jack Harlow and Nicki Minaj.

Mariah Carey to be honored with the MTV VMAs' Video Vanguard Award (https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/mariah-carey-video-vanguard-award-perform-2025-mtv-vmas-1236048695/)

Carey, who will also perform at the Sept. 8 ceremony, will become the oldest recipient of the MTV Video Music Awards' most prestigious honor.

Mariah Carey to be honored with the MTV VMAs' Video Vanguard Award (https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/mariah-carey-video-vanguard-award-perform-2025-mtv-vmas-1236048695/)

Carey, who will also perform at the Sept. 8 ceremony, will become the oldest recipient of the MTV Video Music Awards' most prestigious honor.

24/7 Music Videos Returning to MTV Channels (MTV2, MTV Live, MTV Classic and the Pluto channel “MTV Biggest Pop) For One Week Ahead of VMAs (Sep 1- 7) (https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2025-vmas-mtv-channels-music-videos-24-7-one-week-1236054397/)

I still find it bizarre that MTV still has their annual Video Music Awards every year. But yet, they still don't play music videos on their network anymore. In fact, they haven't played music videos since Hips Don't Lie by Shakira.

Kind of makes you wonder what the "M" in "MTV" stands for now doesn't it folks?

MTV's VMAs viewership soars 42% with move to CBS (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/vmas-2025-tv-ratings-cbs-1236365220/#:~:text=The%20broadcast%20network%2C%20airing%20the,%2Dof%2Dhome%20viewing).)

The broadcast network, airing the awards (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGjTd_yRElg) for the first time, fueled a 42 percent increase (https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/viewership-for-the-2025-vmas%E2%80%AFincreased-by-42-from-last-year-with-5-5-million-viewers.5978399/) in viewers for the VMAs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv98tI6YLz8). Sunday's show (https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/the-2025-42nd-annual-music-television-mtv-video-music-awards-vmas-pre-show-show-live-viewing-thread.5977531/), which also aired on MTV and streamed on Paramount+, delivered 5.5 million viewers, according to Nielsen's earliest-available numbers (that include out-of-home viewing).