Rapper Busta Rhymes will receive the first ever MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award and Ricky Martin will be honored with the inaugural Latin Icon Award. The MTV Video Music Awards announced

Sombr’s highly anticipated album, I Barely Know Her, drops on August 22, and in a few weeks, he’s set to make his awards show debut at the VMAs. The Best New Artist and Best Alternative Artist nominee played coy when the outlet asked whether Addison would be involved with his performance in any capacity.

Ricky Martin, who's receiving the first-ever Latin Icon Award at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, has shared a photo of himself working with choreographer and creative director Jamie King. Taking King's work into consideration, we couldn't help but wonder: Are the 2025 VMAs about to be iconic?!

LL Cool J is returning to the VMAs stage to host the 2025 MTV VMAs. The rapper previously cohosted the 2022 awards show with Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow. He also was the first rapper to receive the Video Vanguard Award in 1997.

If you only have basic cable (or an antenna), you’re in luck. For the first time, CBS will air the VMAs as a simulcast with MTV. Otherwise, stream it on Paramount+. The 2025 VMAs are live on Sunday, September 7, at 8 p.m. ET, with a one-hour preshow starting at 7 p.m. ET.

LL Cool J is a longtime champion of the VMAs, having won his first Moon Person in 1991. He became the first rapper to receive the Video Vanguard Award, in 1997. He also performed in an all-star tribute to hip-hop’s 50th anniversary in 2023 and a celebration for Def Jam Records’ 40th anniversary last year.