MTV VMAs 2025 Performances Mariah Carey, Busta Rhymes & Doja Cat

Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey had not performed at the VMAs since 2005. She returned to perform a career-spanning medley to celebrate her winning the Video Vanguard Award. Back home on Long Island, she played “Sugar Sweet,” “Fantasy,” “Heartbreaker,” “Obsessed,” “It’s Like That,” and “We Belong Together.”

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Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes became the first recipient of the brand-new MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award. He did a medley and brought Glorilla onstage for his seventh VMAs appearance.

Doja Cat
Doja Cat’s theatrical antics have made her a VMAs fixture. She performed “Been Like This” and “You Right” in 2021, and, in 2023, delivered a medley of the Scarlet singles “Attention,” “Paint the Town Red,” and “Demons.” For the 2025 show, she did a 1980s-inspired performance of “Jealous Type,” the lead single from her forthcoming album, Vie, giving the song its live debut.

J Balvin, DJ Snake, Justin Quiles & Lenny Tavárez
Thirteen-time nominee J Balvin was joined by Juistin Quiles and Lenny Tavárez for the trio’s new song, “Zun Zun,” and then he and DJ Snake played their single “Noventa” live for the first time. The reggaeton superstar has brought his collaborative spirit to past VMAs with assists from Bad Bunny, in 2019, and Ryan Castro, in 2022.

Source: Pitchfork