Busta Rhymes and Ricky Martin will receive honorary awards
The first wave of presentations of the MTV Video Music Awards 2025 It was announced, with Sabrina Carpenter, J Balvin and Alex Warren confirmed to take the stage.
To Carpenterwill be your return to VMA after his debut at the event last year, when he also won the category Song of the Year with “Espresso”. This time, Carpenter is indicated to eight awards, including Year’s video put “Manchild”of your next album, Man’s Best Friend.
About that, J Balvin will present yourself with your new single, “Zun Zun”next to Justin Quiles and Lenny Tavárezand then will take the stage with DJ Snake for the live debut of his new song, “Ninety”. This will also be the first presentation of DJ Snake us Vmas. Balvin is indicated for a VMA this year, Best Latin Musicfor your track “River”.
THE MTV VMA 2025 will also have two premieres: Alex Warren and the singer and songwriter Sombr. Both are competing for Best new artistwhile Warren also dispute Best Pop and Song of the Year put “Ordinary”. Sombrin turn, it is indicated to Best alternative for your debut hit, “Back to Friends”.
In addition to the programming of presentations, the Vmas revealed the first two prominent honorees of 2025. Ricky Martin will receive the first Latin Icon Awardreturning to VMA 26 years after making history as the first male Latin artist to win Best Pop Video In 1999 with “Livin ‘La Vida Loca”.
AND Busta Rhymes will be honored with the inaugural MTV VMA ROCK THE BELLS VISIONARY AWARD. Bust It is constant presence in Vmas Since his first appearance in 1997. More recently, he presented a medley who traveled his career to end the 2021 ceremony, and last year he was awarded the GLOBAL ICON node MTV European Music Awards 2024.
THE MTV VMA 2025 It will be broadcast live on September 7 by CBS, direct from UBS Arena in New York. LL Cool J will be the presenter of the event.
This article was originally published by the Rolling Stone USA by Jon Blistein on August 18, 2025, and can be checked here.
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Source: Rollingstone

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