The 2025 VMAs nominations are out, and fans of Lady Gaga are excited as she tops the list with the most nominations. The Mayhem hitmaker packs 12 nominations, the same number of nominations as 2024 Taylor Swift, who led the list last year. This year, Taylor only bagged one nomination under the artist of the year category.Lady Gaga was nominated under the following categories:1) Artist of the Year2) Video of the Year: Die With A Smile3) Song of the Year: Die With A Smile4) Best Collaboration: Die With A Smile5) Best Pop: Die With A Smile6) Best Album: MAYHEM7) Best Direction: Abracadabra8) Best Art Direction: Abracadabra9) Best Cinematography: Abracadabra10) Best Editing: Abracadabra11) Best Choreography: Abracadabra12)Best Visual Effects: Abracadabra@PopCrave on X shared the news with the caption:“Lady Gaga is the most nominated artist at the 2025 #VMAs with 12 nominations.”The post quickly garnered several reactions as netizens took to the comments section to celebrate the pop icon.@allirequinn commented: "Queen of Pop."Similar comments echoed this sentiment, as fans praised Lady Gaga.“12 nominations and still raising the bar, Lady Gaga proves once again why she's in a league of her own!” @Parizaad tweeted.“The run Gaga has been on is unmatched. Each era, something new, but always fresh,” @productpilotbb stated.“TWELVE. NOMINATIONS. GAGA IS IN HER FINAL BOSS ERA,” @Giii_014 added.The fans continued to praise her efforts, which later paid off with the 12 nominations.“W album, Abracadabra being the most impactful song this year, Coachella, copacabana, Grammys, an incredible theatral world tour, new song and clip video « dead dance » coming for Wednesday s2. And a cameo in the series. Most streamed artist in YouTube. Top monthly listener on spot,” @Deyeas wrote.“She should win at least 8. Let's be honest. THIS IS HER YEAR,” @YukoJabami replied.“Mother Monster dominating as always 12 nominations?! Gaga proving once again why she’s in a league of her own #VMAs #Legend,” @SudamaSb added.More details as Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, and Kendrick Lamar top the 2025 VMAs nomination listLady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Kendrick Lamar, ROSÉ, Sabrina Carpenter, Ariana Grande, and The Weeknd are the top five artists with the most nominations for the 2025 VMAs. Lady Gaga has 12 nominations, Bruno Mars follows closely with 11, Kendrick Lamar takes 10, ROSÉ and Sabrina Carpenter each have 8 nominations, and Ariana Grande and The Weeknd share the number five spot with seven nominations each.Check out which categories they were nominated for below:Bruno Mars-1) Video Of The Year (2)2) Song Of The Year (2)3) Best Collaboration (2)4) Best Pop (2)5) Best Direction: APT.6) Best Art Direction: APT.7) Best Visual Effects: APT.Kendrick Lamar-1) Artist Of The Year2) Video Of The Year: Not Like Us3) Best Collaboration: Luther with SZA4) Best Hip-Hop: Not Like Us5) Best Album: GNX6) Best Direction: Not Like Us7) Best Art Direction: Not Like Us8) Best Cinematography: Not Like Us9) Best Editing: Not Like Us10) Best Choreography: Not Like UsROSÉ1) Video Of The Year: APT.2) Song Of The Year: APT.3) Best Collaboration: APT.4) Best Pop: APT.5) Best Kpop: toxic till the end6) Best Direction: APT.7) Best Art Direction: APT.8) Best Visual Effects: APT.Sabrina Carpenter1) Video of the Year: Manchild2) Best Album: Short n’ Sweet3) Best Pop Artist4) Best Pop: Manchild5) Best Direction: Manchild6) Best Cinematography: Manchild7) Best Editing: Manchild8) to Best Visual Effects: ManchildAriana Grande1) Video Of The Year: Brighter Days Ahead2) Best Pop Artist3) Best Pop: Brighter Days Ahead4) Best Long Form Video: Brighter Days Ahead5) Best Direction: Brighter Days Ahead6) Best Cinematography: Brighter Days Ahead7) Best Visual Effects: Brighter Days AheadThe Weeknd1) Best Album: Hurry Up Tomorrow2) Video Of The Year: Timeless3) Artist Of The Year4) Song Of The Year: Timeless5) Best R&B: Timeless6) Best Visual Effects: Hurry Up Tomorrow7) Best Longform Video: Hurry Up TomorrowRead more: MTV VMAs 2025: Check out every nominee across all categoriesRead more: "It’s really, really wild!": BLACKPINK's Rosé reacts to being nominated 8 times as a solo artist at the 2025 VMAs