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Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter Lead 2025 MTV VMA Nominations
The nominations for the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards are here, with Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, and Sabrina Carpenter among this year's most-nominated artists. Gaga led all contenders with an impressive 12 nominations, thanks largely to her collaboration with Bruno Mars, 'Die With a Smile,' which is up for Video and Song of the Year, as well as Best Collaboration. Gaga is also nominated for Artist of the Year, while her latest LP, Mayhem, is up for Album of the Year. Meanwhile, the eye-popping visual for Gaga's Mayhem single 'Abracadabra' racked up a slew of creative and technical award nominations, including Best Directing, Cinematography, and Choreography. More from Rolling Stone We Found Your Favorite Musicians' Favorite Tights - and They're $17 Sabrina Carpenter Drops Sunday Surprises, A$AP Rocky Performs From a Helicopter at Lollapalooza Watch Sabrina Carpenter Perform With Earth, Wind & Fire at Lollapalooza Meanwhile, Lamar notched 10 nominations, most of them for his smash, Grammy-winning Drake diss 'Not Like Us,' though he's also up for Artist of the Year and Best Collaboration for 'Luther,' featuring SZA. And Carpenter, who won her first VMA last year for 'Espresso,' earned eight nominations, including Video of the Year for her recent single 'Manchild.' In Video of the Year, Gaga and Mars' 'Die With a Smile,' Lamar's 'Not Like Us,' and Carpenter's 'Manchild' will compete against Ariana Grande's 'Brighter Days Ahead,' Billie Eilish's 'Birds of a Feather,' Rosé and Mars' 'APT,' and the Weeknd and Playboi Carti's 'Timeless.' Artist of the Year boasts Gaga, Lamar, Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Morgan Wallen, Taylor Swift, and the Weeknd. And the opening slate of nominees for Song of the Year includes Gaga and Mars' 'Die With a Smile,' Rosé and Mars' 'APT,' the Weeknd and Carti's 'Timeless,' Eilish's 'Birds of a Feather,' Alex Warren's 'Ordinary,' Doechii's 'Anxiety,' Ed Sheeran's 'Sapphire,' Gracie Abrams' 'I Love You, I'm Sorry,' Lorde's 'What Was That,' and Tate McRae's 'Sports Car.' This crop of songs will be narrowed down to six nominees by Aug. 18, with voting continuing through Sept. 5. Fan voting for all 19 gender-neutral VMA categories is open now and will end on Sept. 5. Only voting for Best New Artist will continue into the show itself, which is set to air live, Sept. 7, at 8 p.m. ET on CBS, MTV, and Paramount+. Other highlights from this year's VMAs are first nominations for a slew of artists, including Rosé, Warren, Lola Young, the Marias, Gigi Perez, and Damiano David. Mac Miller earned his first VMA nomination posthumously, with his 'Baloonerism' visual up for Best Long Form Video. The 2025 VMAs will also see the introduction of two new categories, Best Country and Best Pop Artist. 2025 MTV Video Music Awards Nominations Video of the YearAriana Grande – 'Brighter Days Ahead'Billie Eilish – 'Birds of a Feather'Kendrick Lamar – 'Not Like Us'Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – 'Die With A Smile'ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – 'APT.'Sabrina Carpenter – 'Manchild'The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – 'Timeless' Artist of the YearBad BunnyBeyoncéKendrick LamarLady GagaMorgan WallenTaylor SwiftThe Weeknd Song of the YearAlex Warren – 'Ordinary'Billie Eilish – 'Birds of a Feather'Doechii – 'Anxiety'Ed Sheeran – 'Sapphire'Gracie Abrams – 'I Love You, I'm Sorry'Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – 'Die With A Smile'Lorde – 'What Was That'ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – 'APT.'Tate McRae – 'Sports Car'The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – 'Timeless' Best New ArtistAlex WarrenElla LangleyGigi PerezLola YoungsombrThe Marías Best Pop ArtistAriana GrandeCharli xcxJustin BieberLordeMiley CyrusSabrina CarpenterTate McRae MTV Push Performance of the YearAug. 2024 – Shaboozey – 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)'Sept. 2024 – Ayra Starr – 'Last Heartbreak Song'Oct 2024 – Mark Ambor – 'Belong Together'Nov. 2024 – Lay Bankz – 'Graveyard'Dec. 2024 – Dasha – 'Bye Bye Bye'Jan. 2025 – KATSEYE – 'Touch'Feb. 2025 – Jordan Adetunji – 'KEHLANI'March 2025 – Leon Thomas – 'YES IT IS'April 2025 – Livingston – 'Shadow'May 2025 – Damiano David – 'Next Summer'June 2025 – Gigi Perez – 'Sailor Song'July 2025 – Role Model – 'Sally, When The Wine Runs Out' Best CollaborationBailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs – 'Backup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)'Kendrick Lamar & SZA – 'luther'Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – 'Die With A Smile'Post Malone ft. Blake Shelton – 'Pour Me A Drink'ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – 'APT.'Selena Gomez, benny blanco – 'Sunset Blvd' Best PopAlex Warren – 'Ordinary'Ariana Grande – 'Brighter Days Ahead'Ed Sheeran – 'Sapphire'Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – 'Die With A Smile'ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – 'APT.'Sabrina Carpenter – 'Manchild' Best Hip-HopDoechii – 'Anxiety'Drake – 'NOKIA'Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – 'Somebody Save Me'GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red – 'Watch Kno About Me'Kendrick Lamar – 'Not Like Us'LL COOL J ft. 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Doja Cat & RAYE – 'Born Again'Stray Kids – 'Chk Chk Boom'ROSÉ – 'toxic till the end' Best AfrobeatsAsake & Travis Scott – 'ActiveBurna Boy ft. Travis Scott – 'TaTaTa'MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – 'Shake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix)'Rema – 'Baby (Is It A Crime)'Tems ft. Asake – 'Get It Right'Tyla – 'PUSH 2 START'Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz – 'Piece Of My Heart' Best CountryChris Stapleton – 'Think I'm In Love With You'Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood – 'I'm Gonna Love You'Jelly Roll – 'Liar'Lainey Wilson – '4x4xU'Megan Moroney – 'Am I Okay?'Morgan Wallen – 'Smile' Best AlbumBad Bunny – DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToSKendrick Lamar – GNXLady Gaga – MayhemMorgan Wallen – I'm The ProblemSabrina Carpenter – Short n' SweetThe Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow Best Long Form Video Ariana Grande – 'Brighter Days Ahead'Bad Bunny – 'DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (Short Film)'Damiano David – 'FUNNY little STORIES'Mac Miller – 'Balloonerism'Miley Cyrus – 'Something Beautiful'The Weeknd – 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' Video for GoodBurna Boy – 'Higher'Charli xcx – 'Guess featuring Billie Eilish'Doechii – 'Anxiety'Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – 'Somebody Save Me'Selena Gomez, benny blanco – 'Younger And Hotter Than Me'Zach Hood ft. Sasha Alex Sloan – 'Sleepwalking' Best DirectionAriana Grande – 'Brighter Days Ahead'Charli xcx – 'Guess' featuring Billie EilishKendrick Lamar – 'Not Like Us'Lady Gaga – 'Abracadabra'ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – 'APT.'Sabrina Carpenter – 'Manchild' Best Art DirectionCharli xcx – 'Guess featuring Billie Eilish'Kendrick Lamar – 'Not Like Us'Lady Gaga – 'Abracadabra'Lorde – 'Man Of The Year'Miley Cyrus – 'End of the World'ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – 'APT.' 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5 days ago
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From Tyler, The Creator to CMAT: Euronews Culture's Songs of the Summer 2025
Why is there no Song of the Summer 2025? This time last year, we had Sabrina Carpenter's 'Espresso', Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us', and the entirety of Charli XCX's 'Brat'. No such luck in 2025 - with a lot charting songs still being 2024 hits, like Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' 'Die With A Smile', Chappell Roan's 'Pink Pony Club' and Kendrick Lamar's 'Luther'. So, where's this year's undeniable, culture dominating, consensus favourite Song of the Summer? The Euronews Culture team got fed up of waiting for a common consent and decided to share their picks for the tracks that should be under consideration for the hit song of the Summer. Here goes... Tyler, The Creator – 'Big Poe' Tyler, The Creator announced his ninth studio album, 'Don't Tap The Glass', on 18 July and released it three days later, making it the Summer surprise we didn't know we so desperately needed. And compared to last year's 'Chromakopia', this is a change of pace. The soul searching of 2024 is replaced by a taut, 28-minute long collection of IDGAF dance bops. There are some great tunes, including 'Don't You Worry Baby', 'I'll Take Care Of You', 'Ring Ring Ring' and 'Sucka Free'. However, for my money, the standout is opener 'Big Poe' - and my pick of the Song of the Summer 2025. It opens with Tyler delivering a set of instructions to the listener: "Number one, body movement - no sitting still / Number two, only speak in glory - leave your baggage at home / Number three, don't tap the glass". The track then transitions to the sample of 'Roked' by Shye Ben Tzur and Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, followed up by some glorious Busta Rhymes sampling. And just like that, we're off to the races. Also featuring Pharrell Williams, Tyler's kinetic track has infectious boom bap beat and synth funk to spare, and sets the tone of the album rather perfectly. 'Don't Tap The Glass' may not be an immediate stone cold classic like 'Chromakopia', but its opening track certainly made my Summer of 2025 all about not sitting still and wanting to hit the dancefloor. DM Joé Dwèt Filé & Burna Boy - '4 Kampé II' Raise your hand if you're the kind of person who stops dancing in the middle of the club to google lyrics in the hopes of finding a song's title. Yes, I know that Shazam exists, but I am who I am. This is exactly what I did when I first heard Joé Dwèt Filé's '4 Kampé' in late June. The French-Haitian singer, known for his heavy Afro-Caribbean influences, released the song as a single in October 2024. A cover from a Haitian classic, it quickly found great success and crossed borders through Tik Tok. Even Madonna posted a video of herself dancing to the beat. In March 2025, Joé Dwèt Filé hit even harder by releasing a remix, '4 Kampé II', with Nigerian star Burna Boy. The new version has been played over 25 million times on Spotify. The artists performed the song live during Burna Boy's April concert in the Stade de France, in front of a deliriously hyped crowd. With '4 Kampé II', Joé Dwèt Filé initiates Burna Boy to kompa, a Haitian merengue dance and music genre. The two singers mix French, English and Haitian Creole in this ode to success, ambition and self-confidence. The result is a joyful fusion of Nigerian and Haitian cultures. And trust me when I say that you won't be able to get enough of the song's addictive 'da-da-da"s and jubilant outro. By the end of the summer, you'll hopefully be able to sway your hips like a pro kompa dancer. SM CMAT - 'Take A Sexy Picture Of Me' I first listened to Irish singer-songwriter CMAT's Take A Sexy Picture Of Me while on my way to a party. Strutting through the late afternoon sunshine, touching up my lipstick in a car window reflection, it's the kind of song that floods you with sass. My favourite summer tunes often start this way, playing at just the right moment to capture the season's solitary moments of calm and optimism. This time, it's not just personal. After being released in May, the song's catchy hook "I did the butcher, I did the baker" took off on TikTok, complete with a viral dance routine. If you watch enough of these, it will start to haunt you, then irritate you, like a little chipmunk nibbling away at your temporal lobe. But if you listen to the full song - or even better, watch CMAT's live performances of it - its country-infused glam is an instant mood lifter; a sonic equivalent of slipping off a heavy cardigan and feeling the sun's warmth on your skin. Without a doubt, it should be this year's Song of the Summer. AB Kokoroko - 'Da Du Dah' With the weather in London being especially good this year, I've been spending a lot of the long evenings cycling around the city, exploring, headphones on, music blasting, pretending I'm in a low-budget music video... And lately, the song I keep coming back to is 'Da Du Dah' by the London-based collective Kokoroko, from their newly released album 'Tuff Times Never Last'. The whole project is a delightful mix of Afro-jazz, funk, soul and gospel goodness, but this track in particular has legitimately cast a spell on me. The bassline is one of the funkiest I've heard all year and the joyous horns and catchy vocal lines bounce off each other in a playful call-and-response that alters my brain chemistry in the best possible way. The accompanying music video for the song, directed by the supremely talented Akinola Davies Jr., is equally charming - offering a slice-of-life glimpse of London while imagining the seven-piece band as kids wandering the streets - all shot on gorgeous 35mm film. I can't get the track out of my head. And honestly? I'm more than ok with that. TF Solve the daily Crossword
Elle
6 days ago
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Every Cool Girl Is Filling Their Suitcase With This Summer Holiday-Perfect Brand
While many fashionably minded people consider autumn to be the best season to get dressed in, some of us are of the opinion that summer is actually sartorially supreme. In particular, summer holiday outfits. Cotton and gauzy ensembles that look best while enjoying a post-shower, pre-dinner packet of exotically flavoured crisps on a sun-drenched balcony in particular. And which brand did all the cool girls seemingly roll into their carry-ons over the last few months? Fruity Booty. A brand for the natty wine-drinking, Marseille-visiting and rock-jumping among us, Fruity Booty was worn by everyone from performance artist Charli XCX and entrepreneur Matilda Djerf to broadcaster Amelia Dimoldenberg and actor Deba Hekmat in the summer of 2025. Buoyed by it's oh-so-now embrace of bloomers, polka-dots and thigh-skimming hemlines, the London-based brand is chock full of the kind of pieces you can take from beach to bar with ease. Fruity Booty started off as solely an underwear brand in 2017, and since fashion is obsessed with wearing underwear as outerwear, it's perhaps unsurprising founder Hattie Tennant introduced swimwear and ready-to-wear pieces. The brand has a claim to sustainability too - working with deadstock materials, ensuring the eternal appeal of limited runs as well as a little less eco guilt. They also are big on community, bringing women like Ellie Bouhadana on board to host dinner parties and pop ups for their dedicated fan base. And, perhaps most notably in a cost of living crisis, most of their offerings come in at under £100. 'I love Fruity's playfulness. As a brand (and as a team) they have fun and don't take themselves too seriously while still making sweet and chic collections,' Chef Ellie Bouhadana and dedicated Fruity Booty girl, says of the brand. 'I love the ease of slipping on a Fruity one-piece with shorts for the beach and then replacing the shorts with a pair of jeans and heels for an evening look.' With a Y2K feel but plenty wearable, if you've got one last jaunt to the Aegean booked in, consider a few Fruity Booty bits to make that post holiday Instagram dump really do numbers. ELLE Collective is a new community of fashion, beauty and culture lovers. For access to exclusive content, events, inspiring advice from our Editors and industry experts, as well the opportunity to meet designers, thought-leaders and stylists, become a member today HERE. Daisy Murray is the Digital Fashion Editor at ELLE UK, spotlighting emerging designers, sustainable shopping, and celebrity style. Since joining in 2016 as an editorial intern, Daisy has run the gamut of fashion journalism - interviewing Molly Goddard backstage at London Fashion Week, investigating the power of androgynous dressing and celebrating the joys of vintage shopping.
