{"id":104461,"date":"2025-08-18T15:51:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T19:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=104461"},"modified":"2025-08-18T15:51:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T19:51:56","slug":"first-performers-and-honorees-revealed-for-2025-mtv-vmas-airing-september-7-on-cbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/18\/first-performers-and-honorees-revealed-for-2025-mtv-vmas-airing-september-7-on-cbs\/","title":{"rendered":"First Performers and Honorees Revealed for 2025 MTV VMAs, Airing September 7 on CBS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54621\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MTV-Video-Music-Awards.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MTV-Video-Music-Awards.jpg 555w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MTV-Video-Music-Awards-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/>Hip-hop legend Busta Rhymes will receive the MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award; global icon Ricky Martin will be honored with the Latin Icon Award.<\/p>\n<p>LL COOL J hosts the 2025 MTV VMAs, airing LIVE coast-to-coast from New York&#8217;s UBS Arena Sunday, September 7 @ 8:00 PM, ET\/5:00 PM, PT on the CBS Television Network, simulcast on MTV and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S.* <a rel=\"sponsored\"              href=\"https:\/\/paramountplus.qflm.net\/c\/130535\/3013393\/3065\">Special offer: Paramount+ plans start at $3.99\/mo. for students. Redeem now!<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/paramountplus.qflm.net\/i\/130535\/3013393\/3065\" style=\"position:absolute;visibility:hidden;\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p><div id=\"morty-3274014722\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alex Warren<\/p>\n<p>Breakout singer-songwriter and the newest MTV PUSH artist will make his VMAs debut and look to capture his first Moon Person, nominated for Best New Artist, Best Pop and Song of the Year for his global #1 and the top-selling song of 2025 in the U.S., &#8220;Ordinary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Busta Rhymes<\/p>\n<p>The music icon will receive the first-ever MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award, celebrating boundary-breaking cultural impact and an indomitable musical career spanning 20 million albums worldwide, 12 GRAMMY\u00ae nominations and seven top 10 debuts on the Billboard 200. His catalog boasts over 60 million records certified gold and platinum. He was also the Global Icon honoree at the 2024 MTV EMAs.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2811159882\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Since his first VMAs appearance in 1997, Busta has delivered a slew of show-stealing moments including a rapid-fire medley of greatest hits to close the 2021 show.<\/p>\n<p>J Balvin ft. 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He&#8217;ll then team up with multiplatinum producer DJ Snake &#8211; his first VMAs appearance &#8211; for the live premiere of their explosive collab, &#8220;Noventa.&#8221; A 13-time nominee, Balvin last performed in 2022 and looks to take home his sixth Moon Person this year to become the leading Latin award winner in VMA history.<\/p>\n<p>Ricky Martin<\/p>\n<p>Making history, the multi-GRAMMY\u00ae and Latin GRAMMY\u00ae-winning international trailblazer will become the first-ever artist to receive the Latin Icon Award, honoring a four-decade career that launched Latin music and culture into the mainstream with over 70 million albums sold worldwide and more than 180 awards for his music, acting and humanitarian work.<\/p>\n<p>Ricky&#8217;s electrifying VMAs return marks the 26th anniversary of his first performance (1999), where he made history as the first male Latin artist to win for Best Pop Video and became the night&#8217;s overall top winner (five awards).<\/p>\n<p>Sabrina Carpenter<\/p>\n<p>Following a show-stopping debut and first VMA win for Song of the Year in 2024, the multi-hyphenate global popstar will make her highly anticipated return to the main stage. 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