On Sunday night, the 2025 Grammy Awards took center stage at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, drawing the world’s biggest pop, rock, and hip-hop stars for an unforgettable night of celebration and electrifying performances.
Nominees like Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Chappell Roan, and Sabrina Carpenter led the star-studded line-up, while South African born comedian Trevor Noah hosted for the fifth year in a row.
Among the night’s winners were The Beatles, Charli XCX, Carpenter, and Lamar, with Beyoncé making history as the first Black woman to win Best Country Album. Kendrick Lamar also took home Record of the Year for his Drake diss track “Not Like Us.”
The Weeknd made a powerful return to the Grammy stage after previously boycotting over alleged “snubs,” performing tracks from his latest album, Hurry Up Tomorrow.
This year’s ceremony was held amid the devastating wildfires ravaging California, prompting the Recording Academy to dedicate the event to supporting local relief efforts, turning music’s biggest night into one of solidarity.
In the midst of it all, Kanye West sparked controversy after reports surfaced that he was “escorted out” of the event after arriving with his wife, Bianca Censori.
Kendrick Lamar emerged as one of the biggest winners, taking home both Record of the Year and Song of the Year for “Not Like Us.” Meanwhile, Beyoncé triumphed with her long-awaited win for Album of the Year and Best Country Album for Cowboy Carter.
She entered the night with 11 nominations, making her the most nominated artist in Grammy history with a career total of 99 nominations, surpassing her husband, Jay-Z, who held the previous record of 88.
Despite a highly anticipated performance, Taylor Swift walked away empty-handed, as other prominent artists were celebrated for their accomplishments over the past year.
South African flautist Wouter Kellerman, along with Japanese cellist Eru Matsumoto and Indian vocalist Chandrika Tandon, won a Grammy for their album Triveni in the Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album category.
Here’s The Full List Of Winners at the 67th Grammy Awards
Album Of The Year: COWBOY CARTER – Beyoncé
Song Of The Year: “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
Record Of The Year: “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
Best New Artist: Chappell Roan
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical: Daniel Nigro
Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical: Amy Allen
Best Pop Solo Performance: “Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Die With A Smile” – Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
Best Pop Vocal Album: Short n’ Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter
Best Dance/Electronic Recording: “Neverender” – Justice & Tame Impala
Best Dance Pop Recording: “Von dutch” – Charli xcx
Best Dance/Electronic Album: BRAT – Charli xcx
Best Remixed Recording: “Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix)” – FNZ & Mark Ronson, remixers (Sabrina Carpenter)
Best Rock Performance: “Now and Then” – The Beatles
Best Metal Performance: “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)” — Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne
Best Rock Song: “Broken Man” – Annie Clark, songwriter (St. Vincent)
Best Rock Album: Hackney Diamonds — The Rolling Stones
Best Alternative Music Performance: “Flea” — St. Vincent
Best Alternative Music Album: All Born Screaming – St. Vincent
Best R&B Performance: “Made For Me (Live On BET)” — Muni Long
Best Traditional R&B Performance: “That’s You” — Lucky Daye
Best R&B Song: “Saturn” – Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon & Scott Zhang, songwriters (SZA)
Best Progressive R&B Album: Tied between So Glad to Know You by Avery*Sunshine and Why Lawd? by NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge)
Best R&B Album: 11:11 (Deluxe) — Chris Brown
Best Rap Performance: “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
Best Melodic Rap Performance: “3” — Rapsody Featuring Erykah Badu
Best Rap Song: “Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
Best Rap Album: Alligator Bites Never Heal — Doechii
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album: The Heart, The Mind, The Soul — Tank and The Bangas
Best Jazz Performance: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Me” — Samara Joy Featuring Sullivan Fortner
Best Jazz Vocal Album: A Joyful Holiday — Samara Joy
Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Remembrance — Chick Corea & Béla Fleck
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Bianca Reimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence — Dan Pugach Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album: Cubop Lives! — Zaccai Curtis, Luques Curtis, Willie Martinez, Camilo Molina & Reinaldo de Jesus
Best Alternative Jazz Album: No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin – Meshell Ndegeocello
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Visions — Norah Jones
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album: Plot Armor — Taylor Eigsti
Best Musical Theater Album: Hell’s Kitchen (Original Broadway Cast)
Best Country Solo Performance: “It Takes A Woman” — Chris Stapleton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance: “II MOST WANTED” — Beyoncé Featuring Miley Cyrus
Best Country Song: “The Architect” — Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
Best Country Album: COWBOY CARTER – Beyoncé
Best American Roots Performance: “Lighthouse” — Sierra Ferrell
Best Americana Performance: “American Dreaming” — Sierra Ferrell
Best American Roots Song: “American Dreaming” — Sierra Ferrell & Melody Walker, songwriters (Sierra Ferrell)
Best Americana Album: Trail Of Flowers – Sierra Ferrell
Best Bluegrass Album: Live Vol. 1 — Billy Strings
Best Traditional Blues Album: Swingin’ Live at The Church in Tulsa — The Taj Mahal Sextet
Best Contemporary Blues Album: Mileage — Ruthie Foster
Best Folk Album: Woodland — Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Best Regional Roots Music Album: Kuini — Kalani Pe’a
Best Gospel Performance/Song: “One Hallelujah” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton Featuring Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song“: That’s My King” — CeCe Winans
Best Gospel Album: More Than This — CeCe Winans
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: Heart Of A Human — DOE
Best Roots Gospel Album: Church — Cory Henry
Best Latin Pop Album: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran — Shakira
Best Música Urbana Album: LAS LETRAS YA NO IMPORTAN — Residente
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album: ¿Quién trae las cornetas? — Rawayana
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano): Boca Chueca, Vol. 1 — Carín León
Best Tropical Latin Album: Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional) — Tony Succar, Mimy Succar
Best Global Music Performance: “Bemba Colorá” — Sheila E. Featuring Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar
Best African Music Performance: “Love Me JeJe” – Tems
Best Global Music Album: ALKEBULAN II — Matt B Featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Best Reggae Album: Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By The Film (Deluxe) — (Various Artists)
Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album: Triveni — Wouter Kellerman, Eru Matsumoto & Chandrika Tandon
Best Children’s Music Album: Brillo, Brillo! — Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band
Best Comedy Album: The Dreamer — Dave Chappelle
Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording: Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration — Jimmy Carter
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media: Maestro: Music By Leonard Bernstein — Bradley Cooper & Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film And Television): Dune: Part Two — Hans Zimmer
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media: Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — Winifred Phillips
Best Song Written For Visual Media: “It Never Went Away” [From American Symphony] — Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
Best Music Video: “Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar – Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jack Begert, Cornell Brown, Sam Canter, Jared Heinke, Jamie Rabineau & Anthony Saleh, video producers
Best Music Film: American Symphony — Jon Batiste – Matthew Heineman, video director; Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman & Joedan Okun, video producers
Best Recording Package: BRAT — Brent David Freaney & Imogene Strauss, art directors (Charli XCX)
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package: Mind Games — Simon Hilton & Sean Ono Lennon, art directors (John Lennon)
Best Album Notes: Centennial — Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists)
Best Historical Album: Centennial — Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin – Compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band And Various Artists)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: i/o — Tchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May, Dom Shaw & Mark “Spike” Stent – Engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Peter Gabriel)
Best Engineered Album, Classical: Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit — Mark Donahue & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
Producer Of The Year, Classical: Elaine Martone
Best Immersive Audio Album: i/o (In-Side Mix) — Hans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Peter Gabriel, immersive producer (Peter Gabriel)
Best Instrumental Composition: “Strands” — Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf & Christian Euman)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella: “Bridge Over Troubled Water” — Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly & John Legend, arrangers (Jacob Collier Featuring John Legend & Tori Kelly)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals: “Alma” — Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje Featuring Regina Carter)
Best Orchestral Performance: Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Best Opera Recording: Saariaho: Adriana Mater — Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan & Christopher Purves; Jason O’Connell, producer (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)
Best Choral Performance: Ochre — Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: Rectangles and Circumstance — Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion
Best Classical Instrumental Solo: Bach: Goldberg Variations — Víkingur Ólafsson
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: Beyond The Years – Unpublished Songs Of Florence Price — Karen Slack, soloist; Michelle Cann, pianist
Best Classical Compendium: Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer
Best Contemporary Classical Composition: Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina — Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
Well, there you have it, the complete list of winners at the 67th Grammy Awards. Let me take this opportunity to offer congratulations to all the winners!
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