MTV Video Music Awards 2025: All the nominees – Music In Africa |

A collage of four MTV Video Music Awards 2025 nominees facing forward, each with different hairstyles and outfits, set against plain backgrounds.

African musicians continue to gain international recognition, with several earning nominations in major categories at the VMAs. Nigerian artist Asake received two nominations for his collaborations: ‘Active’ with Travis Scott and ‘Get It Right’ with Tems. Burna Boy also received two nods, with ‘TaTaTa’ featuring Travis Scott in the Best Afrobeats category and ‘Higher’ nominated in the Video for Good category. South African singer Tyla was also nominated twice. Her track ‘PUSH 2 START’ received recognition in both Best…