Grammys 2025: What Happened and Who Won

The 2025 Grammys have come to a conclusion after being confronted with the tough task of hosting the ceremony after the tragic wildfires that devastated California.

Five-time host Trevor Noah returned to the ceremony this year, which became more than just celebrating music. The ceremony honored music and “the humanity and spirit of survival.”

Part of paying tribute to the city included giving businesses impacted by the fires commercial time, some of which had celebrities featured in their advertisements. There were several other nods to the city of Los Angeles throughout the night.

Here’s a recap of the night’s biggest moments:

This Year’s Opening Act Paid Tribute to Los Angeles

After losing a studio, equipment, and a band member’s home, Dawes was joined on stage by Brad Paisley, Sheryl Crow, John Legend, Brittany Howard, and St. Vincent to perform a show-stopping cover of “I Love L.A.” by Randy Newman.

Beyoncé Took Home Album of the Year, Announces Tour

After being nominated for the award four previous times and not taking it home, Beyoncé won Album of the Year for Cowboy Carter. She’s the first Black woman in the 21 century to win the award. She accepted the award alongside her daughter, Blue Ivy.

In continuing to pay tribute to Los Angeles, the award was presented by members of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Beyoncé also won Country Album of the Year for Cowboy Carter and Best Country Duo/Group Performance. These wins make her the first Black woman since the Pointer Sisters in 1974 to win an award in the country category.

When accepting her awards, she noted that it’s important for artists to step outside their comfort zone and pursue what they love.

“Sometimes genre is a code word to keep us in our place as artists and I just want to encourage people to do what they’re passionate about and to stay consistent,” she stated.

She also announced the Cowboy Carter Tour, which will feature 22 shows starting in April.

COWBOY CARTER TOUR 2025 pic.twitter.com/RGyNeRyzRq

— BEYONCÉ (@Beyonce) February 2, 2025

Kendrick Lamar Made History

Kendrick Lamar was the night’s biggest winner, taking home five awards. His song “Not Like Us” has become one of the more celebrated diss tracks at the Grammys.

Lamar won Song of the Year, making history at the Grammys as the ceremony’s most-awarded rap song.

Doechii Wins Big

Doechii is now the third Black woman to win Best Rap Album with Alligator Bites Never Heal. She accepted the award alongside her mother.

“God told me that I would be rewarded and He would show me just how good it can get,” the rapper stated. “I know that there are so many Black women out there watching me right now and I just want to say you can do it.”

A Tribute to Quincy Jones

Several artists came together to perform an incredible tribute to the 28-time Grammy winner Quincy Jones. The performances included a blend of jazz and pop.

Cynthia Erivo performed “Fly Me to the Moon,” with Herbie Hancock on the piano. Lainey Wilson was then joined by Jacob Collier to perform a duet of “Let the Good Times Roll.”

To continue honoring Los Angeles and those impacted, students from Pasadena Waldorf School and Palisades Charter School joined Stevie Wonder and Herbie Hancock on stage to perform ‘We Are the World.’

Janelle Monáe wrapped up the tribute with a performance of “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough,” with her outfit and dance moves giving a nod to Michael Jackson.

Will Smith narrated the tribute, which included reflecting on his time with Jones. Smith and Jones worked together on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

“You probably wouldn’t even know who Will Smith was if it wasn’t for Quincy Jones,” Smith stated.

Chappell Roan Wins Best New Artist, Calls for Change

In addition to a captivating performance, Chappell Roan took home the award of Best New Artist at this year’s Grammys. During her speech, Roan called for change in the music industry, asking record labels to take better care of emerging artists by giving them higher wages and healthcare. She drew on her personal experience as an emerging artist to appeal to the labels.

Congratulations Best New Artist winner – @chappellroan #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/JOPFgodya0

— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) February 3, 2025

“It was so devastating to feel so committed to my art and feel so betrayed by the system and so dehumanizing to not have help,” she stated. “Labels, we got you, but do you got us?”

Other artists spoke up about their concerns during the ceremony. Lady Gaga advocated for the LGBTQ community, and Alicia Keys took her stance on the importance of DEI.

But Who Won?

While the Grammys were filled with heartwarming, unforgettable moments, many artists took home incredible awards. Here’s who won at this year’s Grammys:

Album of the Year

Cowboy Carter – Beyoncé | WINNER

New Blue Sun – André 3000

Short n’ Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter

Brat – Charli xcx

Djesse Vol. 4 – Jacob Collier

HIT ME HARD AND SOFT – Billie Eilish

Chappell Roan, the Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan

The Tortured Poets Department – Taylor Swift

Song of the Year

Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar | WINNER

A Bar Song (Tipsy) – Shaboozey

BIRDS OF A FEATHER – Billie Eilish

Die With a Smile – Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars

Fortnight – Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone

Good Luck, Babe! – Chappell Roan

Please Please Please – Sabrina Carpenter

Texas Hold ‘Em – Beyoncé

Record of the Year

Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar | WINNER

Now and Then, The Beatles

Texas Hold ‘Em, Beyoncé

Espresso – Sabrina Carpenter

360 – Charli xcx

BIRDS OF A FEATHER – Billie Eilish

Good Luck, Babe! – Chappell Roan

Fortnight – Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Die With A Smile – Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars | WINNER

us. – Gracie Abrams featuring Taylor Swift

LEVII’S JEANS – Beyoncé featuring Post Malone

Guess – Charli xcx and Billie Eilish

the boy is mine – Ariana Grande, Brandy and Monica

Best Latin Pop Album

Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran – Shakira | WINNER

Funk Generation – Anitta

El Viaje – Luis Fonsi

GARCÍA – Kany García

Orquîdeas – Kali Uchis

Best New Artist

Chappell Roan | WINNER

Benson Boone

Sabrina Carpenter

Doechii

Khruangbin

RAYE

Shaboozey

Teddy Swims

Best Country Album

Cowboy Carter – Beyoncé | WINNER

F-1 Trillion – Post Malone

Deeper Well – Kacey Musgraves

Higher – Chris Stapleton

Whirlwind – Lainey Wilson

Best Pop Vocal Album

Short n’ Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter | WINNER

HIT ME HARD AND SOFT – Billie Eilish

eternal sunshine – Ariana Grande

Chappell Roan, the Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan

The Tortured Poets Department – Taylor Swift

Best Rap Album

Alligator Bites Never Heal – Doechii | WINNER

Might Delete Later – J. Cole

The Auditorium, Vol. 1 – Common and Pete Rock

The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) – Eminem

We Don’t Trust You – Future and Metro Boomin

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Daniel Nigro | WINNER

Alissia

Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II

Ian Fitchuk

Mustard

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

Amy Allen | WINNER

Jessi Alexander

Edgar Barrera

Jessie Jo Dilon

RAYE

Best Pop Solo Performance

Espresso – Sabrina Carpenter | WINNER

BODYGUARD – Beyoncé

Apple – Charli xcx

BIRDS OF A FEATHER – Billie Eilish

Good Luck, Babe! – Chappell Roan

Best Dance/Electronic Performance

Neverender – Justice and Take Impala | WINNER

She’s Gone, Dance On – Disclosure

Loved – Four Tet

Leavemealone – Fred Again.. and Baby Keem

Witchy – KAYTRANADA featuring Childish Gambino

Best Dance Pop Recording

Von Dutch – Charli xcx | WINNER

Make You Mine – Madison Beer

L’Amour De Ma Vie [Over Now Extended Edit] – Billie Eilish

Yes, and? – Ariana Grande

Got Me Started – Troye Sivan

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Brat – Charli xcx | WINNER

Three – Four Tet

Hyperdrama – Justice

TIMELESS – KAYTRANADA

Telos – Zedd

Best Remixed Recording

Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix) – FNZ and Mark Ronson, remixers | WINNER

Alter Ego – KAYTRANADA Remix – KAYTRANADA, remixer

A Bar Song (Tipsy) [Remix] – David Guetta, remixer

Jah Sees Them – Amapiano Remix – Alexx Antaeus, Footsteps and MrMyish, remixers

Von Dutch – A.J. Cook, remixer

Best Rock Performance

Now & Then – The Beatles | WINNER

Beautiful People (Stay High) – The Black Keys

The American Dream Is Killing Me – Green Day

Gift Horse – IDLES

Dark Matter – Pearl Jam

Broken Man – St. Vincent

Best Metal Performance

Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça Ira!) – Gojira, Marina Viotti and Victor Le | WINNER

Crown of Horns – Judas Priest

Suffocate – Knocked Loose featuring Poppy

Screaming Suicide – Metallica

Cellar Door – Spiritbox

Best Rock Song

Broken Man – (St. Vincent) | WINNER

Beautiful People (Stay High) – The Black Keys

Dark Matter – Pearl Jam

Dilemma – Green Day

Gift Horse – IDLES

Best Rock Album

Hackney Diamonds – The Rolling Stones | WINNER

Happiness Bastards – The Black Crowes

Romance – Fontaines D.C.

Saviors – Green Day

TANGK – IDLES

Dark Matter – Pearl Jam

No Name – Jack White

Best Alternative Music Performance

Flea – St. Vincent | WINNER

Neon Pill – Cage the Elephant

Song of the Lake – Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

Starbuster – Fontaines D.C.

Bye Bye – Kim Gordon

Best Alternative Music Album

All Born Screaming – St. Vincent | WINNER

Wild God – Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

Charm – Clairo

The Collective – Kim Gordon

What Now – Brittany Howard

Best R&B Performance

Made for Me (Live on BET) – Muni Long | WINNER

Guidance – Jhené Aiko

Residuals – Chris Brown

Here We Go (Uh Oh) – Coco Jones

Saturn – SZA

Best Traditional R&B Performance

That’s You – Lucky Daye | WINNER

Wet – Marsha Ambrosius

Can I Have This Groove – Kenyon Dixon

No Lie – Lalah Hathaway featuring Michael McDonald

Make Me Forget – Muni Long

Best R&B Song

Saturn – SZA | WINNER

After Hours – Kehlani

Burning – Tems

Here We Go (Uh Oh) – Coco Jones

Ruined Me – Muni Long

Best Progressive R&B Album

So Glad to Know You – Avery*Sunshine | WINNER (TIE)

Why Lawd? – NxWorries (Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge) | WINNER (TIE)

En Route – Durand Bernarr

Bando Stone and the New World – Childish Gambino

Crash – Kehlani

Best R&B Album

11:11 (Deluxe) – Chris Brown | WINNER

Vantablack – Lalah Hathaway

Revenge – Muni Long

Algorithm – Lucky Daye

Coming Home – Usher

Best Rap Performance

Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar | WINNER

Enough (Miami) – Cardi B

When the Sun Shines Again – Common and Pete Rock featuring Posdnuos

Nissan Altima – Doechii

Houdini – Eminem

Best Melodic Rap Performance

3:AM – Rapsody featuring Erykah Badu | WINNER

Kehlani – Jordan Adetunji featuring Kehlani

Spaghetti – Beyoncé featuring Linda Martell and Shaboozey

We Still Don’t Trust You – Future and Metro Boomin featuring The Weeknd

Big Mama – Latto

Best Rap Song

Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar | WINNER

Carnival – ¥$, Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign featuring Playboi Carti and Rich The Kid

Asteroids – Rapsody featuring Hit-Boy

Like That – Future and Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar

Yeah Glo! – GloRilla

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Visions – Norah Jones | WINNER

À Fleur De Peau – Cyrille Aimée

Good Together – Lake Street Drive

Impossible Dream – Aaron Lazar

Christmas Wish – Gregory Porter

Best Musical Theater Album

Hell’s Kitchen | WINNER

Merrily We Roll Along

The Notebook

The Outsiders

Suffs

The Wiz

Best Country Solo Performance

It Takes a Woman – Chris Stapleton | WINNER

16 Carriages – Beyoncé

I Am Not Okay – Jelly Roll

The Architect – Kacey Musgraves

A Bar Song (Tipsy) – Shaboozey

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

II Most Wanted – Beyoncé featuring Miley Cyrus | WINNER

Cowboys Cry Too – Kelsea Ballerini featuring Noah Kahan

Break Mine – Brothers Osborne

Bigger Houses – Dan + Shay

I Had Some Help – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen

Best Country Song

The Architect – Kacey Musgraves | WINNER

A Bar Song (Tipsy) – Shaboozey

I Am Not Okay – Jelly Roll

I Had Some Help – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen

Texas Hold ‘Em – Beyoncé

Best Americana Performance

American Dreaming – Sierra Ferrell | WINNER

Ya Ya – Beyoncé

Subtitles – Madison Cunningham

Don’t Do Me Good – Madi Diaz featuring Kacey Musgraves

Runaway Train – Sarah Jarosz

Empty Trainload of Sky – Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

Best Música Urbana Album

Las Letras Ya No Importan – Residente | WINNER

Nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana – Bad Bunny

Rayo – J Balvin

FERXXOCALIPSIS – Feid

att. – Young Miko

Best Tropical Latin Album

Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional) – Tony Succar, Mimy Succar | WINNER

Muevense – Marc Anthony

Bailar – Sheila E.

Radio Güira – Juan Luis Guerra 4.40

Vacilón Santiaguero – Kiki Valera

Best Children’s Music Album

Brillo, Brillo – Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band | WINNER

Creciendo – Lucy Kalantari and the Jazz Cats

My Favorite Dream – John Legend

Solid Rock Revival – Rock for Children

World Wide Playdate – Divinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids

Best Comedy Album

The Dreamer – Dave Chappelle | WINNER

Armageddon – Ricky Gervais

The Prisoner – Jim Gaffigan

Someday You’ll Die – Nikki Glaser

Where Was I – Trevor Noah

Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording

Last Sundays in the Plains: A Centennial Celebration – Jimmy Carter | WINNER

All You Need Is Love: The Beatles in Their Own Words – Various Artists; Guy Oldfield, producer

…And Your Ass Will Follow – George Clinton

Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones – Dolly Parton

My Name is Barbara – Barbara Streisand

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein | WINNER

The Color Purple

Deadpool & Wolverine

Saltburn

Twisters: The Album

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)

Dune: Part Two – Hans Zimmer, composer | WINNER

American Fiction – Laura Karpman, composer

Challengers – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, composers

The Color Purple – Kris Bowers, composer

Shōgun – Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross and Leopold Ross, composers

Best Song Written for Visual Media

It Never Went Away [from American Symphony] – Jon Batiste | WINNER

Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma [from Twisters: The Album] – Luke Combs

Better Place [from Trolls Band Together] – NSYNC and Justin Timberlake

Can’t Catch Me Now [from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes] – Olivia Rodrigo

Love Will Survive [from The Tattooist of Aushwitz] – Barbara Streisand

Best Music Video

Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar | WINNER

Tailor Swif – A$AP Rocky

360 – Charli xcx

Houdini – Eminem

Fortnight – Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone

Best Music Film

American Symphony (Jon Batiste) | WINNER

June (June Carter Cash)

Kings from Queens (Run DMC)

Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple (Steven Van Zandt)

The Greatest Night in Pop