The 2025 Grammy Awards: Winners, Performances, and Record Breaking Moments

One of the biggest nights of music was one for the books with jaw-dropping looks, live performances from some of the biggest artists to date, and iconic pop culture moments that will live on in music industry history for decades to come.

Hosted yet again by television host, Trevor Noah, it was truly a night to remember. The performances kicked off with Billie Eilish's hit, "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" along with an appearance by her brother & producer, Finneas. Other pop music productions include Chappell Roan's "Pink Pony Club" and Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso".

Alicia Keys took home Dr. Dre's Global Impact Award, a highly acclaimed achievement given artists who have amplified Black voices within and outside of the music industry. She used the stage to uplift and draw attention to fellow female producers who may have been overlooked in the male dominated sector of the industry. Even more so, she called attention to the importance of DEI, saying that "DEI is not a thread, it's a gift... the more voices, the more powerful the sound".

We also had the opportunity to see Shakira take over the stage and win Best Latin Pop Album for "LAS MUJERES YA NO LLORAN" as well as Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars's appearance on the main stage with a cover of "California Dreaming".

Record of the Year

“Now and Then” by The Beatles
“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” by Beyoncé
“Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter
“360” by Charli xcx
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER” by Billie Eilish
“Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar - WINNER
“Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan
“Fortnight” by Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone

Album of the Year

"New Blue Sun" by André 3000
"COWBOY CARTER" by Beyoncé - WINNER
"Short n’ Sweet" by Sabrina Carpenter
"BRAT" by Charli xcx
"Djesse Vol. 4" by Jacob Collierers"HIT ME HARD AND SOFT" by Billie Eilish & FINNEAS
"The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess" by Chappell Roan
"THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT" by Taylor Swift

Song of the Year

“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey
“BIRDS OF A FEATHE,” by Billie Eilish & FINNEAS
“Die With a Smile” byLady Gaga & Bruno Mars
“Fortnight” by Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone
“Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan
“Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar - WINNER
“Please Please Please” by Sabrina Carpenter
“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” by Beyoncé

Best New Artist

Sabrina Carpenter
Benson Boone
Doechii
Khruangbin
RAYE
Chappell Roan - Winner
Shaboozey

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Alissia
Dernst "D'Mile' Emile II
Ian Fitchuk
Mustard
Daniel Nigro - WINNER

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

Jessi Alexander
Amy Allen - WINNER
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
RAYE

Best Pop Solo Performance

“BODYGUARD” by Beyoncé
“Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter - WINNER
“Apple” by Charli xcx
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER” by Billie Eilish
“Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

“us.” by Gracie Abrams feat. Taylor Swift
“LEVII’S JEANS” by Beyoncé feat. Post Malone
“Guess” by Charli xcx & Billie Eilish
“the boy is mine” by Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica
“Die With a Smile” by Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - WINNER

Best Pop Vocal Album

"Short n’ Sweet" by Sabrina Carpenter - WINNER
"HIT ME HARD AND SOFT" by Billie Eilish
"eternal sunshine" by Ariana Grande
"The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess" by Chappell Roan
"THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT" by Taylor Swift

Best Dance Pop Recording

“Make You Mine” by Madison Beer
“Von Dutch” by Charli xcx - WINNER
“L’AMOUR DE MA VIE [OVER NOW EXTENDED EDIT]” by Billie Eilish
“yes, and?" by Ariana Grande
“Got Me Started” by Troye Sivan

Best Dance/Electronic Album

"BRAT" by Charli xcx - WINNER
"Three" by Four Tet
"Hyperdrama" by Justice
"Timeless" by KAYTRANADA
"Telos" by Zedd

Best Rock Performance

“Now and Then” by The Beatles - WINNER
“Beautiful People (Stay High)” by The Black Keys
“The American Dream Is Killing Me” by Green Day
“Gift Horse” by IDLES
“Dark Matter” by Pearl Jam
“Broken Man” by St. Vincent

Best Metal Performance

“Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)” by Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne - WINNER
“Crown of Horns” by Judas Priest
“Suffocate” by Knocked Loose feat. Poppy
“Screaming Suicide” by Metallica
“Cellar Door” by Spiritbox

Best Rock Song

“Beautiful People (Stay High)” by Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Beck Hansen & Daniel Nakamura
“Broken Man” by Annie Clark, songwriter (St. Vincent) - WINNER
“Dark Matter” by Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder & Andrew Watt
“Dilemma” by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool
“Gift Horse” by Jon Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernan & Joe Talbot

Best Rock Album

"Happiness Bastards" by The Black Crowes
"Romance" by Fontaines D.C.
"Saviors" by Green Day
"TANGK" by IDLES
"Dark Matter" by Pearl Jam
"Hackney Diamonds" by The Rolling Stones - WINNER
"No Name" by Jack White

Best Alternative Music Performance

“Neon Pill” by Cage the Elephant
“Song of the Lake” by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
“Starburster” by Fontaines D.C.
“BYE BYE” by Kim Gordon
“Flea” by St. Vincent - WINNER

Best Alternative Music Album

"Wild God" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
"Charm" by Clairo
"The Collective" by Kim Gordon
"What Now" by Brittany Howard
"All Born Screaming" by St. Vincent - WINNER

Best R&B Performance

“Guidance” by Jhené Aiko
“Residuals” by Chris Brown
“Here We Go (Uh Oh)” by Coco Jones
“Made for Me (Live on BET)” by Muni Long - WINNER
“Saturn” by SZA

Best Traditional R&B Performance

“Wet,” Marsha Ambrosius
“Can I Have This Groove,” Kenyon Dixon
“No Lie,” Lalah Hathaway feat. Michael McDonald
“Make Me Forget,” Muni Long
“That’s You,” Lucky Daye - WINNER

Best R&B Song

“After Hours” by Kehlani
“Burning” by Tems
“Here We Go (Uh Oh)” by Coco Jones
“Ruined Me” by Muni Long
“Saturn” by SZA - WINNER

Best Progressive R&B Album

"So Glad to Know You" by Avery*Sunshine
"En Route" by Durand Bernarr
"Bando Stone and The New World" by Childish Gambino
"Crash" by Kehlani
"Why Lawd?" by NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge) - WINNER

Best R&B Album

"11:11 (Deluxe)" by Chris Brown - WINNER
"Vantablack" by Lalah Hathaway
"Revenge" by Muni Long
"Algorithm" by Lucky Daye
"Coming Home" by Usher

Best Rap Performance

“Enough (Miami)” byCardi B
“When the Sun Shines Again” by Common & Pete Rock feat. Posdnuos
“NISSAN ALTIMA” by Doechii
“Houdini” by Eminem
“Like That” by Future & Metro Boomin feat. Kendrick Lamar
“Yeah Glo!” by GloRilla
“Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar - WINNER

Best Melodic Rap Performance

“KEHLANI” by Jordan Adetunji feat. Kehlani
“SPAGHETTII” by Beyoncé feat. Linda Martell & Shaboozey
“We Still Don’t Trust You” by Future & Metro Boomin feat. The Weeknd
“Big Mama” by Latto
“3:AM” by Rapsody feat. Erykah Badu - WINNER

Best Rap Song

“Asteroids” by Rapsody feat. Hit-Boy
“Carnival” by Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign feat. Playboi Carti & Rich The Kid
“Like That” by Future & Metro Boomin, feat. Kendrick Lamar
“Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar - WINNER
“Yeah Glo!” by GloRilla

Best Rap Album

"Might Delete Later" by J. Cole
"The Auditorium, Vol. 1" by Common & Pete Rock
"Alligator Bites Never Heal" by Doechii - WINNER
"The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)" by Eminem
"We Don’t Trust You" by Future & Metro Boomin

Best Country Solo Performance

“16 CARRIAGES” by Beyoncé
“I Am Not Okay” by Jelly Roll
“The Architect” by Kacey Musgraves
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey
“It Takes a Woman” by Chris Stapleton - WINNER

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

“Cowboys Cry Too” by Kelsea Ballerini with Noah Kahan
“II MOST WANTED” by Beyoncé feat. Miley Cyrus - WINNER
“Break Mine” by Brothers Osborne
“Bigger Houses” by Dan + Shay
“I Had Some Help” by Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

Best Country Song

“The Architect” by Kacey Musgraves - WINNER
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey
“I Am Not Okay” by Jelly Roll
“I Had Some Help” by Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen
“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” by Beyoncé

Best Country Album

"COWBOY CARTER" by Beyoncé - WINNER
"F-1 Trillion" by Post Malone
"Deeper Well" by Kacey Musgraves
"Higher" by Chris Stapleton
"Whirlwind" by Lainey Wilson

Best American Roots Performance

“Blame It on Eve” by Shemekia Copeland
“Nothing in Rambling” by The Fabulous Thunderbirds feat. Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal & Mick Fleetwood
“Lighthouse” by Sierra Ferrell
“The Ballad of Sally Anne” by Rhiannon Giddens

Best Americana Performance

“YA YA” by Beyoncé
“Subtitles” by Madison Cunningham
“Don’t Do Me Good” by Madi Diaz feat. Kacey Musgraves
“American Dreaming” by Sierra Ferrell - WINNER
“Runaway Train” by Sarah Jarosz
“Empty Trainload of Sky” by Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

Best American Roots Song

“Ahead of the Game,” by Mark Knopfler
“All in Good Time,” by Sam Beam
“All My Friends,” by Aoife O’Donovan
“American Dreaming,” by Sierra Ferrell & Melody Walker
“Blame It on Eve,” by John Hahn & Will Kimbrough

Best Americana Album

"The Other Side" by T Bone Burnett
"$10 Cowboy" by Charley Crockett
"Trail of Flowers" by Sierra Ferrell - WINNER
"Polaroid Lovers" by Sarah Jarosz
"No One Gets Out Alive" by Maggie Rose
"Tigers Blood" by Waxahatchee

Best Bluegrass Album

"I Built a World" byBronwyn Keith-Hynes
"Songs of Love and Life" by The Del McCoury Band
"No Fear" by Sister Sadie
"Live Vol. 1" by Billy Strings - WINNER
"Earl Jam" by Tony Trischka
"Dan Tyminski: Live From The Ryman" by Dan Tyminski

Best Traditional Blues Album

"Hill Country Love" by Cedric Burnside
"Struck Down" by The Fabulous Thunderbirds
"One Guitar Woman" by Sue Foley
"Sam’s Place" by Little Feat
"Swingin’ Live at the Church in Tulsa" by The Taj Mahal Sextet - WINNER

Best Folk Album

"American Patchwork Quartet" by American Patchwork Quartet
"Weird Faith" by Madi Diaz
"Bright Future" by Adrianne Lenker
"All My Friends" by Aoife O’Donovan
"Woodland" by Gillian Welch & David Rawlings - WINNER

Best Regional Roots Music Album

"25 Back to My Roots" by Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul
"Live at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival" by Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles feat. J’Wan Boudreaux
"Live at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival" by New Breed Brass Band feat. Trombone Shorty
"Kuini" by Kalani Pe’a - WINNER
"Stories From the Battlefield" by The Rumble feat. Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.

Best Gospel Album

"Covered Vol. 1" by Melvin Crispell III
"Choirmaster II (Live)" by Ricky Dillard
"Father’s Day" by Kirk Franklin
"Still Karen" by Karen Clark Sheard
"More Than This" by CeCe Winans - WINNER

Best Roots Gospel Album

"The Gospel Sessions, Vol 2" by Authentic Unlimited
"The Gospel According to Mark" by Mark D. Conklin
"Rhapsody" by The Harlem Gospel Travelers
"Church" by Cory Henry - winner
"Loving You" by The Nelons

Best Latin Pop Album

"Funk Generation" by Anitta
"El Viaje" by Luis Fonsi
"GARCÍA" by Kany García
"Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran" by Shakira - WINNER
"ORQUÍDEAS" by Kali Uchis

Best Música Urbana Album

"nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana" by Bad Bunny
"Rayo" by J Balvin
"FERXXOCALIPSIS" by Feid
"LAS LETRAS YA NO IMPORTAN" by Residente - WINNER
"att." by Young Miko

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

"Diamantes" by Chiquis
"Boca Chueca Vol. 1" by Carín León - WINNER
"ÉXODO" by Peso Pluma
"De Lejitos" by Jessi Uribe

Best Tropical Latin Album

"MUEVENSE" by Marc Anthony
"Bailar" by Sheila E.
"Radio Güira" by Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
"Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional)" by Tony Succar & Mimy Succar - WINNER
"Vacilón Santiaguero" by Kiki Valera

Best African Music Performance

“Tomorrow” by Yemi Alade
“MMS” by Asake & Wizkid
“Sensational” by Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay
“Higher” by Burna Boy
“Love Me JeJe” by Tems - WINNER

Best Reggae Album

"Take It Easy" by Collie Buddz
"Party With Me" by Vybz Kartel
"Never Gets Late Here" by Shenseea
"Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By The Film (Deluxe)" - WINNER
"Evolution" by The Wailers

Best Music Video

“Tailor Swif,” by A$AP Rocky - video directors & producers: Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, Natan Schottenfels
“360,” Charli xcx by Aidan Zamiri, video director & producer: Jami Arceo & Evan Thicke
“Houdini,” by Eminem - video director & producers: Rich Lee Kathy Angstadt, Lisa Arianna & Justin Diener
“Not Like Us,” by Kendrick Lamar - video directors & producers: Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, Jack Begert, Cornell Brown, Sam Canter, Jared Heinke, Jamie Rabineau & Anthony Saleh - WINNER
“Fortnight,” by Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone - Video director & producer: Taylor Swift, Jil Hardin