The 2025 Grammy Awards were presented in Los Angeles, with Beyoncé receiving the most important award of the night for the first time – Album of the Year, and Kendrick Lamar winning all categories he was nominated for, including Song and Record of the Year.
Beyoncé, nominated 11 times at the 67th edition of the gala, won trophies for Album of the Year and Best Country Album with „Cowboy Carter.”
Beyoncé’s album „Cowboy Carter” won the award for Best Country Album, presented to the artist by Taylor Swift. Beyoncé is the first artist of color to win in this category in 50 years.
Kendrick Lamar received several Grammy awards for „Not Like Us” during the awards ceremony, including Best Music Video, Best Rap Song, and Best Rap Performance. He also extended his record as the most awarded rapper in the Best Rap Performance category to seven victories.
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars won a Grammy for Best Pop/Duo Group Performance with „Die With a Smile.”
Shakira won the award for Best Latin Pop Album with „Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran.”
The Album of the Year award was presented by members of the Los Angeles Fire Department as a recognition of their efforts to control the fires that devastated the city.
Trevor Noah returned as the host of the Grammy Awards for the fifth time and opened the show with a tribute to the city of Los Angeles after the fires. The former host of „The Daily Show” focused on firefighting efforts and the city’s resilience, saying, „Despite all the devastation, the spirit of the city has emerged.” Noah began his monologue by poking fun at celebrities in the audience, as well as some from the Trump administration.
Will Smith returned to a major televised awards ceremony for the first time since the incident with Chris Rock at the Oscars and paid tribute to the late Quincy Jones. Smith opened the segment by introducing Herbie Hancock on the piano, and later brought out „Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo, who sang „Fly Me to the Moon.”
Most of this year’s awards were presented during a pre-show ceremony. The show hosted by Justin Tranter started with „Bridge Over Troubled Water,” featuring Yolanda Adams, Wayne Brady, Scott Hoying, Deborah Cox, Angélique Kidjo, and Taj Mahal. Among other artists who performed during the pre-show were Joe Bonamassa, Muni Long, and Béla Fleck.
### List of major winners:
– Album of the Year: „Cowboy Carter” – Beyoncé
– Song of the Year: „Not Like Us” – composer Kendrick Lamar
– Record of the Year: „Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
– Best Latin Pop Album: „Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran”, Shakira
– Non-Classical Composer of the Year: Amy Allen
– Non-Classical Producer of the Year: Daniel Nigro
– Best Pop Solo Performance: „Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter
– Best Dance/Electronic Recording: „Neverender” – Justice & Tame Impala
– Best Pop/Dance Recording: „Von dutch” – Charli xcx
– Best Dance/Electronic Album: „BRAT” – Charli xcx
– Best New Artist: Chappell Roan
– Best Pop/Duo Group Performance: „Die With a Smile”, Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
– Best Pop Vocal Album: “Short n’ Sweet”, Sabrina Carpenter
– Best Traditional Pop Album: „Visions” – Norah Jones
– Best Music Video: „Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
– Best R&B Song: „Saturn” – Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon & Scott Zhang, songwriters (SZA)
– Best R&B Album: „11:11 (Deluxe)” – Chris Brown
– Best R&B Performance: „Made For Me (Live On BET)” – Muni Long
– Best Rap Song: „Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar, composer
– Best Rap Album: „Alligator Bites Never Heal” – Doechii
– Best Rap Performance: „Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
– Best Rock Performance: „Now and Then” – The Beatles
– Best Metal Performance: „Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)” – Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne
– Best Rock Album: „Hackney Diamonds” – The Rolling Stones
– Best Rock Song: „Broken Man” – Annie Clark, composer (St. Vincent)
– Best Alternative Album: „All Born Screaming” – St. Vincent
– Best Alternative Performance: „Flea” – St. Vincent
– Best Folk Album: „Woodland” – Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
– Best Country Album: „Cowboy Carter” – Beyoncé
– Best Country Song: „The Architect” – Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
– Best Solo Country Performance: “It Takes A Woman” – Chris Stapleton
– Best Country Duo/Group Performance: Beyonce, „Il Most Wanted” with Miley Cyrus
– Best Jazz Vocal Album: „A Joyful Holiday” – Samara Joy
– Best Jazz Instrumental Album: „Remembrance” – Chick Corea & Béla Fleck
– Best Traditional Blues Album: „Swingin’ Live at The Church in Tulsa” – The Taj Mahal Sextet
– Best Reggae Album: „Bob Marley: One Love” – Music Inspired By The Film (Deluxe) – (Various Artists)
– Best Gospel Album: „More Than This” – CeCe Winans
– Best Film Music: „American Symphony” – Jon Batiste, Matthew Heineman, video director; Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman & Joedan Okun, video producers
– Best Opera Recording: „Saariaho: Adriana Mater” – Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan & Christopher Purves; Jason O’Connell, video producer (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)