This year’s MTV Video Music Awards is shaking things up, handing out two new awards to decorated artists in the rap and Latin music genres.

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The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) debut a new Best Country Artist category featuring nominees like Jelly Roll, Morgan Wallen, Carrie Underwood and Lainey Wilson.

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.