Mariah Carey will take center stage at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards as the recipient of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. Per Vibe, the honor recognizes her decades of influence as one of the most successful female artists in history, with a catalog of classic videos to match her chart-topping hits.

Mariah Carey is finally getting her Moonman! The legendary pop star is being awarded the Video Vanguard Award for music video excellence at MTV's 2025 Video Music Awards.

It will not only be an emancipation of Mimi — Other show-stopping performances of the evening will include Ricky Martin (winner of the VMAs’ first Latin Icon Award), Sabrina Carpenter, Busta Rhymes, J Balvin, Alex Warren, and Sombr. It’s a Christmas wish come true!