Written By: Wanjiru Waweru
The 2025 Grammy Awards: A Night of Milestones in Los Angeles
The final results are finally in. The 2025 Grammy Awards took place in Los Angeles, California, on February 2. The night delivered standout performances and red-carpet appearances. In addition, the Recording Academy used the event to “right some long-standing” wrongs, according to Pitchfork.
Beyoncé entered the night with 11 nominations and brought her full career total to 99. Ultimately, she received a delightful gramophone for Album of the Year. Kendrick Lamar also earned a delayed acknowledgment in two major categories: Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Meanwhile, The Weeknd made an enormous surprise with his first performance since the longevity of the boycott. Doechii earned her first Grammy win for Best Rap Performance. Finally, Sabrina Carpenter received two Grammy Awards: Best Vocal Pop Album and Best Pop Solo Performance.
List of the Winners – 2025 Grammy Awards
Record of the Year
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Album of the Year
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter
Song of the Year
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
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
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile
Best Pop Vocal Album
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
Justice & Tame Impala – Neverender
Best Dance Pop Recording
Charli XCX – Von Dutch
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
Charli XCX – Brat
Best Remixed Recording
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix)
Best Rock Performance
The Beatles – Now and Then
Best Metal Performance
Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor le Masne – Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)
Best Rock Song
St. Vincent – Broken Man
Best Rock Album
The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds
Best Alternative Music Performance
St. Vincent – Flea
Best Alternative Music Album
St. Vincent – All Born Screaming
Best R&B Performance
Muni Long – Made for Me (Live on BET)
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Lucky Daye – That’s You
Best R&B Song
SZA – Saturn
Best Progressive R&B Album
Avery*Sunshine – So Glad to Know You
NxWorries – Why Lawd?
Best R&B Album
Chris Brown – 11:11 (Deluxe)
Best Rap Performance
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Rapsody Featuring Erykah Badu – 3:AM
Best Rap Song
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Best Rap Album
Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
Tank and the Bangas – The Heart, the Mind, the Soul
Best Jazz Performance
Samara Joy Featuring Sullivan Fortner – Twinkle Twinkle Little Me
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Samara Joy – A Joyful Holiday
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Chick Corea & Béla Fleck – Remembrance
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
John Beasley Featuring Frankfurt Radio Big Band – Returning to Forever
Best Latin Jazz Album
Zaccai Curtis – Cubop Lives!
Best Alternative Jazz Album
Meshell Ndegeocello – No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Norah Jones – Visions
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Taylor Eigsti – Plot Armor
Best Musical Theater Album
Hell’s Kitchen
Best Country Solo Performance
Chris Stapleton – It Takes a Woman
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Beyoncé & Miley Cyrus – II Most Wanted
Best Country Song
Kacey Musgraves – The Architect
Best Country Album
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter
Best American Roots Performance
Sierra Ferrell – Lighthouse
Best Americana Performance
Sierra Ferrell – American Dreaming
Best American Roots Song
Sierra Ferrell – American Dreaming
Best Americana Album
Sierra Ferrell – Trail of Flowers
Best Bluegrass Album
Billy Strings – Live Vol. 1
Best Traditional Blues Album
Taj Mahal – Swingin’: Live at the Church in Tulsa
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Ruthie Foster – Mileage
Best Folk Album
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – Woodland
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Kalani Pe’a – Kuini
Best Gospel Performance/Song
Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton Featuring Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr – One Hallelujah
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
CeCe Winans – That’s My King
Best Gospel Album
CeCe Winans – More Than This
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Doe – Heart of a Human
Best Roots Gospel Album
Cory Henry – Church
Best Latin Pop Album
Shakira – Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran
Best Música Urbana Album
Residente – Las Letras Ya No Importan
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Rawayana – ¿Quién Trae las Cornetas?
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
Carín León – Boca Chueca, Vol. 1
Best Tropical Latin Album
Tony Succar & Mimy Succar – Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional)
Best Global Music Performance
Sheila E. Featuring Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar – Bemba Colorá
Best African Music Performance
Tems – Love Me JeJe
Best Global Music Album
Matt B & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Alkebulan II
Best Reggae Album
Various Artists – Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By the Film (Deluxe)
Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album
Wouter Kellerman, Éru Matsumoto & Chandrika Tandon – Triveni
Best Children’s Music Album
Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band – ¡Brillo, Brillo!
Best Comedy Album
Dave Chappelle – The Dreamer
Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
Jimmy Carter – Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Bradley Cooper – Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)
Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Winifred Phillips – Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Best Song Written for Visual Media
Jon Batiste – It Never Went Away (From the Netflix Documentary “American Symphony”)
Best Music Video
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Best Music Film
Jon Batiste – American Symphony
Best Recording Package
Charli XCX – Brat
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
John Lennon – Mind Games
Best Album Notes
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists – Centennial
Best Historical Album
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists – Centennial
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Peter Gabriel – I/O
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & Manfred Honeck – Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 – Bates: Resurrexit (Live)
Producer of the Year, Classical
Elaine Martone
Best Immersive Audio Album
Peter Gabriel – I/O (In-Side Mix)
Best Instrumental Composition
Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf & Christian Euman – Strands
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Jacob Collier Featuring John Legend & Tori Kelly – Bridge Over Troubled Water
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
Säje Featuring Regina Carter – Alma
Best Orchestral Performance
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & María Dueñas – Gabriela Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina
Best Opera Recording
San Francisco Symphony Chorus & San Francisco Symphony – Saariaho: Adriana Mater
Best Choral Performance
The Crossing, Donald Nally & Dan Schwartz – Ochre
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion – Rectangles and Circumstance
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Karen Slack & Michelle Cann – Beyond the Years
Best Classical Compendium
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & María Dueñas – Gabriela Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Master Chorale – Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina
Sources
Grammys 2025 Winners: See the Full List Here | Pitchfork
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