Ariana Grande received the MTV Video Music Awards for the first time

American singer Ariana Grande has been awarded the MTV Video Music Award in the main category "Video of the Year" for the first time for her music video "Brighter Days Ahead. In addition to "Video of the Year," Grande received awards for "Best Pop Video" and "Best Long-Form Video" for "Brighter Days Ahead".

In the "Video of the Year" category, Grande competed against Sabrina Carpenter with the video "Manchild," Billie Eilish with "BIRDS OF A FEATHER," Kendrick Lamar with "Not Like Us," the duo The Weeknd and Playboi Carti with "Timeless," as well as Bruno Mars with two nominations - for the videos "Die with a Smile" with Lady Gaga and "APT" with ROS?. For three consecutive years, until 2025, Taylor Swift had won in this category.

In the "Best Album" category, Sabrina Carpenter won with her album "Short n' Sweet," beating Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, Morgan Wallen, Bad Bunny, and Lady Gaga. The broadcast was streamed on the event's official YouTube channel.