The Pretty Reckless frontwoman Taylor Momsen showcased her sinewy six-pack abs while attending the MTV Video Music Awards, which were held at UBS Arena in Elmont, NY on Sunday.
The 32-year-old Gossip Girl alum flaunted her taut tummy in her usual silhouette – a black bra, matching low-slung leather maxi-skirt, chunky platform boots, and an excess of silver necklaces – selected by stylist Lindsey Hartman.
Hairstylist Eddie Parra gave some wave to Taylor’s signature platinum-blonde locks and make-up artist Steph Gomez applied her dramatic smoky eye and defined brows.
At one point, Momsen flashed a rare smile behind the scenes during the fan-voted awards ceremony airing live at 8pm EST on MTV, CBS, and Paramount+.
The singer-rhythm guitarist made sure to pose on the red carpet with fellow goth rocker, Yungblud, who similarly showcased his taut torso.
Over on the social media platform X, users like @_colorfulmess were busy marveling at Taylor’s eye-popping ‘chiseled abs.’
The Pretty Reckless frontwoman Taylor Momsen showcased her sinewy six-pack abs while attending the MTV Video Music Awards, which were held at UBS Arena in Elmont, NY on Sunday
‘Taylor’s always been unapologetically herself, and those abs are proof she’s still rocking it,’ X user @bisuneri1979 tweeted.
‘On the markets side, @DeclanBarrettA3 would probably say it’s all about brand consistency, and she’s nailing it.’
Translated from Portuguese, X user @Lu_Marandes claimed that Momsen had undergone ab etching like the FDA-cleared, non-surgical LED Liposuction procedure, which uses low-level laser energy to burn fat and lose inches.
‘Why is she so thin?’ X user @Horlamide121 tweeted.
And X user @EliteDaily declared that her Gossip Girl character Jenny Humphrey ‘would 100% approve of this look.’
Last Monday, the Missouri-born rocker shared a gym selfie captioned ‘back to work,’ but she’s never shared all of her fitness secrets.
Taylor went fully nude, aside from black body paint, for the music video for her hard rock band’s first single in four years, For I Am Death, which dropped last Friday.
For I Am Death is presumed to be the first single off the Pretty Reckless’ upcoming fifth studio album.
‘It might be…you might be onto something there. I can’t tell you. There’s so much to say and so much I’m not allowed to say,’ Momsen teased on Loudwire Nights on August 29.
‘What I can say is stay tuned. This is just the beginning and the next 12 months is going to be insane. We have a lot on the horizon, a lot of different things, some of them are going to take you by surprise.’
On August 21, the former IMG Model and her bandmates – guitarist Ben Phillips, bassist Mark Damon, and drummer Jamie Perkins – finished their 15-month stint opening for AC/DC’s $75.8M-grossing, 61-date Power Up Tour.
The 32-year-old Gossip Girl alum flaunted her taut tummy in her usual silhouette – a black bra, matching low-slung leather maxi-skirt, chunky platform boots, and an excess of silver necklaces – selected by stylist Lindsey Hartman
Hairstylist Eddie Parra gave some wave to Taylor’s signature platinum-blonde locks and make-up artist Steph Gomez applied her dramatic smoky eye and defined brows
At one point, Momsen flashed a rare smile behind the scenes during the fan-voted awards ceremony airing live at 8pm EST on MTV, CBS, and Paramount+
The singer-rhythm guitarist made sure to pose on the red carpet with fellow goth rocker, Yungblud, who similarly showcased his taut torso
Over on the social media platform X, users like @_colorfulmess were busy marveling at Taylor’s eye-popping ‘chiseled abs’
X user @bisuneri1979 tweeted: ‘Taylor’s always been unapologetically herself, and those abs are proof she’s still rocking it. ‘On the markets side, @DeclanBarrettA3 would probably say it’s all about brand consistency, and she’s nailing it’
Translated from Portuguese, X user @Lu_Marandes claimed that Momsen had undergone ab etching like the FDA-cleared, non-surgical LED Liposuction procedure, which uses low-level laser energy to burn fat and lose inches
‘Why is she so thin?’ X user @Horlamide121 tweeted
And X user @EliteDaily declared that her Gossip Girl character Jenny Humphrey ‘would 100% approve of this look’
Last Monday, the Missouri-born rocker shared a gym selfie captioned ‘back to work,’ but she’s never shared all of her fitness secrets
‘I think we’ve made a lifelong connection here,’ Taylor gushed of the ‘inventors of rock and roll.’
‘They’re just the greatest people and they are what rock and roll is meant to be. This has been a dream come true.’
Momsen founded the Pretty Reckless in 2009 and they’ve sold over 1M records and currently average 2.3M monthly listeners on Spotify.
The former child star and her band will next perform a cover of Bad Company’s 1970 hit All Right Now on the album Can’t Get Enough: A Tribute To Bad Company, which drops October 24.
Taylor released her first song Where Are You Christmas? in 2000 at the tender age of seven for the soundtrack of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, in which she starred as Cindy Lou Who opposite Jim Carrey.
Momsen retired from acting after concluding her role as Jenny Humphrey in Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage’s teen drama Gossip Girl, which aired for six seasons spanning 2007-2012 on The CW.
‘[Acting] was a childhood thing that I got put into when I was two years old,’ the 5ft8in stunner told Penn Badgley on his podcast Podcrushed in 2023.
Taylor went fully nude, aside from black body paint, for the music video for her hard rock band’s first single in four years, For I Am Death, which dropped last Friday
For I Am Death is presumed to be the first single off the Pretty Reckless’ upcoming fifth studio album
Momsen teased on Loudwire Nights on August 29: ‘It might be…you might be onto something there. I can’t tell you. There’s so much to say and so much I’m not allowed to say. What I can say is stay tuned’
On August 21 (pictured), the former IMG Model and her bandmates – guitarist Ben Phillips, bassist Mark Damon, and drummer Jamie Perkins – finished their 15-month stint opening for AC/DC’s $75.8M-grossing, 61-date Power Up Tour
Taylor released her first song Where Are You Christmas? in 2000 at the tender age of seven for the soundtrack of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, in which she starred as Cindy Lou Who (L) opposite Jim Carrey (R)
Momsen retired from acting after concluding her role as Jenny Humphrey in Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage’s teen drama Gossip Girl, which aired for six seasons spanning 2007-2012 on The CW
‘I wasn’t making my own choices then. And literally, as soon as I got to an age where I could make my own decision — it was like a click. I woke up one morning and went, “Wait a second. I don’t have to do this. I can just play in my band, and tour, and write songs. I can just do that.”‘
Taylor hadn’t reunited with her 38-year-old onscreen brother since they ‘filmed that uncomfortable wedding finale scene [with] you and Blake [Lively].’
For the last year, the canceled 38-year-old has been embroiled in a legal war with her former It Ends with Us director-leading man Justin Baldoni, whom she claimed sexually harassed her on set and retaliated against her speaking out with a so-called smear campaign.
Blake appeared to have poisoned the cast and author Colleen Hoover against the 41-year-old filmmaker just like she once admitted to doing with Badgley on the set of Gossip Girl.
MTV Video Music Awards 2025 nominees in full
Video of the Year, Presented by Burger King®
Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead
Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile
Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt.
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
The Weeknd & Playboi Carti – Timeless
Artist of the Year
Bad Bunny
Beyoncé
Kendrick Lamar
Lady Gaga
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Taylor Swift’s lone nomination was in the Artist of the Year category
Song of the Year
Alex Warren – Ordinary
Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
Doechii – Anxiety
Ed Sheeran – Sapphire
Gracie Abrams – I Love You, I’m Sorry
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile
Lorde – What Was That
Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt.
Tate McRae – Sports Car
The Weeknd & Playboi Carti – Timeless
Best New Artist
Alex Warren
Ella Langley
Gigi Perez
Lola Young
Sombr
The Marías
Best Pop Artist
Ariana Grande
Charli XCX
Justin Bieber
Lorde
Miley Cyrus
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
Justin Bieber is one of the names in star-studded category Best Pop Artist
MTV Push Performance of the Year, Presented by Bacardí® Rum
Ayra Starr – Last Heartbreak Song
Damiano David – Next Summer
Dasha – Bye Bye Bye
Gigi Perez – Sailor Song
Jordan Adetunji – Kehlani
Katseye – Touch
Lay Bankz – Graveyard
Leon Thomas – Yes It Is
Livingston – Shadow
Mark Ambor – Belong Together
Role Model – Sally, When the Wine Runs Out
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Best Collaboration, Presented by Under Armour
Bailey Zimmerman & Luke Combs – Backup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – Luther
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile
Post Malone Featuring Blake Shelton – Pour Me a Drink
Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt.
Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco – Sunset Blvd
Best Pop
Alex Warren – Ordinary
Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead
Ed Sheeran – Sapphire
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile
Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt.
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Sabrina Carpenter is up for Best Pop for her music video for Manchild
Best Hip-Hop
Doechii – Anxiety
Drake – Nokia
Eminem Featuring Jelly Roll – Somebody Save Me
Glorilla Featuring Sexyy Red – Whatchu Kno About Me
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
LL Cool J Featuring Eminem – Murdergram Deux
Travis Scott – 4×4
Best R&B
Chris Brown – Residuals
Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs – Mutt (Remix)
Mariah Carey – Type Dangerous
PartyNextDoor – No Chill
Summer Walker – Heart of a Woman
SZA – Drive
The Weeknd & Playboi Carti – Timeless
Best Alternative
Gigi Perez – Sailor Song
Imagine Dragons – Wake Up
Lola Young – Messy
MGK & Jelly Roll – Lonely Road
Sombr – Back to Friends
The Marías – Back to Me
Best Rock
Coldplay – All My Love
Evanescence – Afterlife (From the Netflix Series “Devil May Cry”)
Green Day – One Eyed Bastard
Lenny Kravitz – Honey
Linkin Park – The Emptiness Machine
Twenty One Pilots – The Contract
Best Latin
Bad Bunny – Baile Inolvidable
J Balvin – Rio
Karol G – Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido
Peso Pluma – La Patrulla
Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos – Khé?
Shakira – Soltera
Karol G will be facing off against Bad Bunny in the Best Latin category
Best K-Pop
Aespa – Whiplash
Jennie – Like Jennie
Jimin – Who
Jisoo – Earthquake
Lisa Featuring Doja Cat & Raye – Born Again
Stray Kids – Chk Chk Boom
Rosé – Toxic Till the End
Best Afrobeats
Asake & Travis Scott – Active
Burna Boy Featuring Travis Scott – TaTaTa
Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – Shake It to the Max (Fly) (Remix)
Rema – Baby (Is It A Crime)
Tems Featuring Asake – Get It Right
Tyla – Push 2 Start
Wizkid Featuring Brent Faiyaz – Piece of My Heart
Tyla is up for Best Afrobeats
Best Country
Chris Stapleton – Think I’m in Love With You
Cody Johnson & Carrie Underwood – I’m Gonna Love You
Jelly Roll – Liar
Lainey Wilson – 4x4xU
Megan Moroney – Am I Okay?
Morgan Wallen – Smile
Best Album
Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Lady Gaga – Mayhem
Morgan Wallen – I’m the Problem
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow
Lady Gaga’s Mayhem is up for Best Album a she has the most nominations with 12
Best Long Form Video
Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead
Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (Short Film)
Damiano David – Funny Little Stories
Mac Miller – Balloonerism
Miley Cyrus – Something Beautiful
The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow
Video for Good
Burna Boy – Higher
Charli XCX – Guess Featuring Billie Eilish
Doechii – Anxiety
Eminem Featuring Jelly Roll – Somebody Save Me
Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco – Younger and Hotter Than Me
Zach Hood Featuring Sasha Alex Sloan – Sleepwalking
Best Direction
Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead
Charli XCX – Guess Featuring Billie Eilish
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt.
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Best Art Direction
Charli XCX – Guess Featuring Billie Eilish
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Lorde – Man of the Year
Miley Cyrus – End of the World
Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt.
Charli xcx and Billie Eilish are up for three awards for their Guess (Remix) video
Best Cinematography
Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead
Ed Sheeran – Sapphire
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Miley Cyrus – Easy Lover
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Best Editing
Charli XCX – Guess Featuring Billie Eilish
Ed Sheeran – Sapphire
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching (From F1® the Movie)
Best Choreography
Doechii – Anxiety
FKA twigs – Eusexua
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Tyla – Push 2 Start
Zara Larsson – Pretty Ugly
Best Visual Effects
Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt.
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching (From F1® the Movie)
The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow
Best Group
Aespa
All Time Low
Backstreet Boys
Blackpink
Coldplay
Evanescence
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Imagine Dragons
Jonas Brothers
Katseye
The Marías
My Chemical Romance
Seventeen
Stray Kids
Twenty One Pilots
Katseye face heavy competition for Best Group
Song of the Summer
Addison Rae – Headphones On
Alex Warren – Ordinary
Benson Boone – Mystical Magical
BigXthaPlug & Bailey Zimmerman – All the Way
Chappell Roan – The Subway
Demi Lovato – Fast
Doja Cat – Jealous Type
Huntr/x – Golden
Jessie Murph – Blue Strips
Justin Bieber – Daisies
Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – Shake It to the Max (Fly) (Remix)
Morgan Wallen & Tate McRae – What I Want
Ravyn Lenae Featuring Rex Orange County – Love Me Not
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Sombr – 12 to 12
Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching (From F1® the Movie)
