Originally appeared on E! Online

Lady Gaga caused some mayhem at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards.

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The "Bloody Mary" singer had the crowd on their feet at the UBS Arena in New York Sept. 7 when she accepted the first award of the night for Artist of the Year. ( See all the winners here .)

However, while delivering her speech, Gaga revealed she had to leave the VMAs just 15 minutes after the ceremony began.

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"I wish I could stay and watch all these amazing performances," she said, "but I have to go back to Madison Square Garden."

Indeed, Gaga is headlining her own Mayhem Ball concert 18 miles away from the VMAs venue. Both events were scheduled to start at

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