Grammy Awards 2025: Full Winners List and Highlights from Beyoncé to The Beatles
The 2025 Grammy Awards, hosted in Los Angeles, delivered unforgettable moments, record-breaking achievements, and plenty of buzz-worthy performances. From Beyoncé making history in the country music category to The Beatles adding another accolade to their legendary career, this year’s Grammys were truly remarkable. Here’s the complete winners’ list and key highlights.
Key Highlights of the 2025 Grammy Awards
- Beyoncé Breaks Barriers
Beyoncé made history as the first Black woman to win a Grammy in a country music category for Cowboy Carter. She also snagged the award for Best Country Album and won Best Country Duo/Group Performance for her duet with Miley Cyrus, II Most Wanted. - The Weeknd’s Grand Return
After a three-year boycott, The Weeknd returned to the Grammy stage with a breathtaking performance of “Cry For Me” and “Timeless,” signaling a reconciliation with the Recording Academy. - Sabrina Carpenter’s First Grammy
Rising star Sabrina Carpenter took home her first Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance with Espresso and celebrated another win for Best Pop Vocal Album with Short n’ Sweet. - A Posthumous Honor for President Jimmy Carter
Late President Jimmy Carter received a posthumous Grammy for Best Audiobook, Narration, and Storytelling Recording for Last Sundays in the Plains: A Centennial Celebration. - Controversy Strikes: Kanye West and Bianca Censori
The show wasn’t without its share of drama as Ye (formerly Kanye West) and Bianca Censori reportedly crashed the event uninvited. Security intervened quickly, adding to the buzz of an already eventful evening.
Here’s the updated list of winners with categories removed, arranged for simplicity:
Full Winners List: Key Categories
- Record of the Year: “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
- Album of the Year: COWBOY CARTER – Beyoncé
- Song of the Year: “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
- Best New Artist: Chappell Roan
- 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 Performance: “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
- Best Rock Performance: “Now & Then” – The Beatles
- Best Metal Performance: “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça Ira!)” – Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le
- Best Rock Song: “Broken Man” – 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: “That’s You” – Lucky Daye
- Best R&B Song: “Saturn” – SZA
- Best Progressive R&B Album: So Glad to Know You – Avery*Sunshine (TIE) & Why Lawd? – NxWorries (TIE)
- Best R&B Album: 11:11 (Deluxe) – Chris Brown
- Best Rap Performance: “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
- Best Melodic Rap Performance: “3:AM” – Rapsody feat. Erykah Badu
- Best Rap Song: “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
- Best Rap Album: Alligator Bites Never Heal – Doechii
- Best Country Solo Performance: “It Takes a Woman” – Chris Stapleton
- Best Country Duo/Group Performance: “II Most Wanted” – Beyoncé feat. Miley Cyrus
- Best Country Song: “The Architect” – Kacey Musgraves
- Best Country Album: COWBOY CARTER – Beyoncé
- Best Americana Performance: “American Dreaming” – Sierra Ferrell
- Best Latin Pop Album: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran – Shakira
- Best Música Urbana Album: Las Letras Ya No Importan – Residente
- Best Tropical Latin Album: Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional) – Tony Succar, Mimy Succar
- 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 the Plains: A Centennial Celebration – Jimmy Carter
- Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: The Color Purple
- Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: Shōgun – Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross
- Best Song Written for Visual Media: “It Never Went Away” [from American Symphony] – Jon Batiste
- Best Music Video: “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
- Best Music Film: American Symphony – Jon Batiste
- Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Daniel Nigro
- Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical: Amy Allen