{"id":185755,"date":"2025-08-29T22:54:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T22:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/185755\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T22:54:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T22:54:09","slug":"2025-mtv-vmas-social-nominees-revealed-full-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/185755\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 MTV VMAs Social Nominees Revealed: Full List"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tTate McRae<\/a> has two nominees for Song of the Summer at the 2025 MTV VMAs<\/a>. The Canadian pop star is nominated for \u201cJust Keep Watching\u201d (from F1 The Movie) and as a featured artist on Morgan Wallen<\/a>\u2019s \u201cWhat I Want.\u201d The nominees in the two social categories \u2013 Best Group and Song of the Summer \u2013 were announced by MTV on Friday (Aug. 29).<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cJust Keep Watching\u201d is one of two Song of the Summer contenders from a feature film. The other is \u201cGolden\u201d (from K-Pop Demon Hunters) by HUNTR\/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI.<\/p>\n

\n\tAll four of the songs that have topped the Billboard Hot 100<\/a> since the issue dated May 31 are nominated for Song of the Summer: \u201cWhat I Want,\u201d \u201cGolden,\u201d Alex Warren<\/a>\u2019s \u201cOrdinary\u201d and Sabrina Carpenter<\/a>\u2019s \u201cManchild.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe big question in the Best Group category is whether a K-pop group will win for the seventh year in a row. Since the category was revived in 2019, it was won by BTS<\/a> four times and then by BLACKPINK<\/a> and Seventeen<\/a>, once each. The latter two groups are nominated again this year, as are two other K-pop groups: aespa <\/a>and Stray Kids<\/a>. In addition, KATSEYE<\/a>, with members hailing from the Philippines, South Korea, Switzerland and the U.S., is nominated.<\/p>\n

\n\tTwo other past winners in the Best Group category are nominated again this year, decades after their previous wins, a sign of their longevity. They are Backstreet Boys<\/a>, which won in 1998 for \u201cEverybody (Backstreet\u2019s Back),\u201d and Coldplay, which won in 2003 for \u201cThe Scientist.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tTwo regional Mexican bands \u2013 Fuerza Regida<\/a> and Grupo Frontera<\/a> \u2013 are also nominated for Best Group, along with The Mar\u00edas<\/a>, an American indie pop band from Los Angeles known for performing songs in both English and Spanish. The band is named after its lead singer Mar\u00eda Zardoya, who was born in Puerto Rico and grew up in Atlanta.<\/p>\n

\n\tThis is the first VMA nod for Fuerza Regida. It\u2019s also the first VMA nod for Song of Summer nominees Addison Rae, BigXthaPlug, HUNTR\/X, Ravyn Lenae and Rex Orange County.<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter adding in the nominations in these two social categories, Lady Gaga maintains her lead in this year\u2019s VMA nods with 12. She\u2019s followed by Bruno Mars (11), Kendrick Lamar (10), Sabrina Carpenter (nine), ROS\u00c9 (eight), Ariana Grande and The Weeknd (seven each), Billie Eilish and Tate McRae (six each), Charli xcx (five), and Alex Warren, Bad Bunny, Doechii, Ed Sheeran, Jelly Roll, Miley Cyrus and Morgan Wallen (four each).<\/p>\n

\n\tAll voting will be hosted on @MTV Instagram Story until Sunday, September 7 at 11 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 2025 MTV VMAs will go live coast-to-coast on Sunday, Sept. 7 at 8 p.m. ET\/5 p.m. PT. They\u2019ll air on CBS, simulcast on MTV and stream on Paramount+ in the U.S.<\/p>\n

\n\tHere\u2019s a complete list of nominees in the two social categories:<\/p>\n

\t\tSong of the Summer<\/strong>\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFan voting will launch on Saturday, Sept. 6 at 11 a.m. ET on @MTV Instagram Story (1 Round tap to vote); closes on Sunday, Sept. 7 at 11 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n

\n\tAddison Rae \u2013 \u201cHeadphones On\u201d \u2013 Columbia Records<\/p>\n

\n\tAlex Warren \u2013 \u201cOrdinary\u201d \u2013 Atlantic Records<\/p>\n

\n\tBenson Boone \u2013 \u201cMystical Magical\u201d \u2013 Night Street Records\/Warner Records<\/p>\n

\n\tBigXthaPlug feat. Bailey Zimmerman \u2013 \u201cAll the Way\u201d \u2013 UnitedMasters<\/p>\n

\n\tChappell Roan \u2013 \u201cThe Subway\u201d \u2013 Island<\/p>\n

\n\tDemi Lovato \u2013 \u201cFast\u201d \u2013 Island<\/p>\n

\n\tDoja Cat \u2013 \u201cJealous Type\u201d \u2013 Kemosabe\/RCA Records<\/p>\n

\n\tHUNTR\/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI \u2013 \u201cGolden\u201d \u2013 Republic Records\/Visva Records<\/p>\n

\n\tJessie Murph \u2013 \u201cBlue Strips\u201d \u2013 Columbia Records<\/p>\n

\n\tJustin Bieber \u2013 \u201cDaisies\u201d \u2013 Def Jam Recordings<\/p>\n

\n\tMOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea \u2013 \u201cShake It to the Max (FLY) (Remix)\u201d \u2013 gamma.<\/p>\n

\n\tMorgan Wallen feat. Tate McRae \u2013 \u201cWhat I Want\u201d \u2013 Big Loud Records\/Mercury Records<\/p>\n

\n\tRavyn Lenae feat. Rex Orange County \u2013 \u201cLove Me Not\u201d \u2013 Atlantic Records<\/p>\n

\n\tSabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cManchild\u201d \u2013 Island<\/p>\n

\n\tsombr \u2013 \u201c12 to 12\u201d \u2013 SMB Music\/Warner Records<\/p>\n

\n\tTate McRae \u2013 \u201cJust Keep Watching (From F1 The Movie)\u201d \u2013 Atlantic Records<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Group<\/strong>\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFan voting will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 2 at 11 a.m. ET on @MTV Instagram Story (3 rounds, bracket-style face-off, final round tap to vote); closes on Saturday, Sept. 6 at 11 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n

\n\taespa<\/p>\n

\n\tAll Time Low<\/p>\n

\n\tBackstreet Boys<\/p>\n

\n\tBLACKPINK<\/p>\n

\n\tColdplay<\/p>\n

\n\tEvanescence<\/p>\n

\n\tFuerza Regida<\/p>\n

\n\tGrupo Frontera<\/p>\n

\n\tImagine Dragons<\/p>\n

\n\tJonas Brothers<\/p>\n

\n\tKATSEYE<\/p>\n

\n\tMy Chemical Romance<\/p>\n

\n\tSEVENTEEN<\/p>\n

\n\tStray Kids<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Mar\u00edas<\/p>\n

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