The 2025 Grammy Awards took place on Sunday night at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, hosted by the talented Trevor Noah. It was a star-studded event, with music’s biggest stars vying for the coveted gramophone trophies.
The nominations for this year were led by Beyoncé, who received an impressive 11 nods. Following closely behind were Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, and Post Malone, each securing seven nominations. Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, and Taylor Swift also received multiple nominations.
Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. expressed his gratitude for the voting body that is more representative of the music community than ever before. He praised the Academy’s 13,000 voting members for dedicating their time to evaluate exceptional music and honour their fellow artists.
The winners of various categories were announced, with Beyoncé taking home the Album of the Year award for “COWBOY CARTER.” Other notable winners included Kendrick Lamar for Record of the Year and Song of the Year, Chappell Roan for Best New Artist, and Daniel Nigro for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.
In the rock categories, The Beatles won Best Rock Performance, Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le won Best Metal Performance, and St. Vincent took home Best Rock Song. The Rolling Stones also received the award for Best Rock Album.
In the R&B categories, Muni Long won Best Traditional R&B Performance, SZA won Best R&B Song, and Chris Brown took home the award for Best R&B Album.
The ceremony also recognized talent in other genres, with Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars winning Best Dance Pop Recording, Charli XCX winning Best Dance/Electronic Album, and Rapsody ft. Erykah Badu won Best Melodic Rap Performance.
