Why Justin and Hailey Bieber Skipped the 2025 MTV VMAs?

Justin Bieber recently dropped his first two albums in years, Swag and Swag II, and has a MTV VMA nomination for Best Pop Artist. Still, the singer and his wife, Hailey Bieber, opted not to attend tonight’s VMAs ceremony in Elmont, New York. The couple was last seen in New York City on September 5, celebrating the release of Swag II:

Justin kicked off his new music era in July, when he surprise-dropped his first full-length album since 2021, Swag. He released Swag II weeks later, on September 5.

He also had another special milestone: the first birthday of his son, Jack, on August 22.

His wife, Hailey, spoke to Vogue earlier this year about how parenthood changed her life and their relationship. She called her baby boy “my priority. He is the most important thing to me. [Motherhood has] been my biggest teacher so far, the biggest teacher in my relationship. You see your partner so differently. I think you empathize with your parents a lot more. There’s so much perspective that comes with it.”

Justin had glowing things to say about his family of three, telling the outlet in an email, “I’m walking in the days I always dreamed of.”

Hailey and Justin got married on Sept. 13, 2018. They will celebrate their seventh wedding anniversary very soon.

Justin hasn’t given an interview about his new albums yet, but he used multiple tracks to shut down divorce rumors. In “Daisies,” one of his most popular new songs, he sang about how he handles his time apart from Hailey.

The first verse and chorus go: “You leave me on read, babe, but I still get the message / Instead of a line, it’s three dots, but I can connect them / And if it ain’t right, babe, you know I respect it / But if you need time, just take your time / Honey, I get it, I get it, I get it / Way you got me all in my head / Think I’d rather you in my bed / Whatever it is, you know I can take it / I’m countin’ the days, how many days ’til I can see you again?”