Mariah Carey Dazzles at 2025 VMAs: Vanguard Honor and New Era

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In a stunning return to the MTV Video Music Awards stage after two decades, Mariah Carey has owned headlines and social media this week, captivating the industry and her fans alike. On Sunday, September 7th, Carey made a dramatic entrance at New York’s UBS Arena for the 2025 VMAs draped in a silky golden robe adorned with feathers, which she shed mid-performance to reveal a dazzling, crystal-encrusted gold bodysuit and matching knee-high boots, thoroughly embodying pop diva glamour. This marked both her visual and musical statement as she was honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, MTV’s highest career honor for artists whose work has profoundly impacted music videos and pop culture, as highlighted by Harper’s Bazaar and Good Morning America.

Introduced with heartfelt praise from her protégé Ariana Grande and presented the iconic Moonman trophy by LL Cool J—in a poetic twist of history given that Carey presented him with the same award in 1997—Mariah thrilled the packed arena with a performance medley spanning her entire career. She opened with the new track Sugar Sweet, teased from her upcoming album Here for It All slated for release on September 26th, then swept powerfully through Fantasy, Heartbreaker, Obsessed, It’s Like That, and ultimately delivered We Belong Together as her finale. While social media responded with awe at her legacy and shimmering style, The Independent noted that some viewers poked fun at her minimal choreography and low-key stage presence, humorously suggesting she “did the bare minimum” but was still “iconic”—a testament to her presence transcending performance norms.

During her acceptance, Carey playfully jabbed at MTV for only now giving her a Moonman, asking, “What in the Sam Hill were you waiting for?” and sharing nostalgic memories of past VMAs, including her partnership with Whitney Houston on stage. Backstage, she shared genuine gratitude in a social video, reiterating the milestone. The splashy night trended heavily on X, with key hashtags like #MariahVMA and #VideoVanguardAward, and her Instagram morning message, Thank you MTV for honoring me with the Video Vanguard Award this year. See you all tonight, racked up hundreds of thousands of likes.

Looking ahead, Carey will headline the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas on September 19th and 20th, an event set to be livestreamed on Hulu and broadcast nationwide, according to iHeartRadio. With a new studio album imminent and the music world still buzzing about her Vanguard honor, Carey’s movements continue to be closely watched across entertainment outlets, setting a fresh milestone in a legendary career.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
In a stunning return to the MTV Video Music Award
stage after two decades, Mariah Carey has owned headlines in
social media this week, captivating the industry and her fans alike.

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On Sunday, September seven, Kerry made a dramatic entrance at
New York's Ubs Arena for the twenty twenty five VMA,
draped in a silky golden robe adorned with feathers, which
she shed mid performance to reveal a dazzling crystal encrusted
gold bodysuit and matching knee high boots, thoroughly embodying pop

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diva glamour. This marked both her visual and musical statement,
as she was honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award,
MTV's highest career honor for artists whose work has profoundly
impacted music, videos and pop culture, as highlighted by Harper's
Bazaar and Good Morning America. Introduced with heartfelt praise from

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her protege Ariana Grande, and presented the iconic Moonman Trophy
by LLL Cooljay in a poetic twist of history, given
that Carrie presented him with the same award in nineteen
ninety seven, Mariah thrilled the Pact Arena with a performance
medley spanning her entire career. She opened with the new
track Sugar Sweet, teased from her upcoming album Here for

(01:25):
It All, slated for release on September twenty sixth, then
swept powerfully through Fantasy Heartbreaker, Obsessed It's Like That, and
ultimately delivered We Belong Together as her finale. While social
media responded with awe at her legacy and shimmering style,
The Independent noted that some viewers poked fun at her

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minimal choreography and low key stage presses, humorously suggesting she
did the bare minimum but was still iconic, a testament
to her presence transcending performance norms. During her exit acceptance,
Carrie playfully jabbed at MTV for only now giving her
a movement, asking what in the sam Hill were you
waiting for, and sharing nostalgic memories of past VMAs, including

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her partnership with Whitney Houston on stage. Backstage, she shared
genuine gratitude in a social video reiterating the milestone. The
Splashy night trended heavily on X with key hashtags like
number Mariah VM and number video Vanguard Award and her
Instagram morning message, thank you MTV for honoring me with

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the Video Vanguard Award this year. See you all tonight
racked up hundreds of thousands of likes. Looking ahead, Carrie
will headline the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas on
September nineteenth and twentieth, and events set to be live

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streamed on Hulu and broadcast nationwide according to II Heart Radio.
With a new studio album imminent and the music world
still buzzing about her vanguard on her Carrie's movements continue
to be closely watched across entertainment outlets, setting a fresh
milestone in a legendary career. And that is it for
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