Beyoncé finally won the coveted Album of the Year award at the 2025 Grammys after being shut out the last four times she was nominated.
Beyoncé entered the night with the most nominations, 11, for her album “Cowboy Carter” — becoming the most-nominated artist in Grammy history with 99 throughout her career. In addition to Album of the Year, she also won Best Country Album and Best Country Duo/Group Performance.
Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone and Charli XCX received seven nominations this year, while Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan earned six nods. Lamar swept all five categories he was nominated in, winning both Record and Song of the Year. Roan was also a big winner, taking home the award for Best New Artist.
Comedian and former host of “The Daily Show” Trevor Noah returned to host the ceremony for a fifth straight year. Eilish, Roan, Charli XCX and Carpenter were all delivered standout performances, along with a surprise appearance from The Weeknd, who ended a yearslong boycott of the award show that he once called “corrupt.” Swift was not a performer this year, but she did present the award for Best Country Album to Beyoncé.
In addition to celebrating the best in music, this year’s show was also focused on the devastating wildfires that burned throughout the Los Angeles area last month, killing at least 29 people. Throughout the show, Noah reminded viewers and corporate sponsors alike to donate to relief efforts, and air time was given to local business owners who lost their establishments in the fires.
The Grammy Awards were held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The show aired live on the CBS Television Network and streamed on Paramount+.
Here is the list of major award winners:
Album of the Year
- “Cowboy Carter” – Beyoncé — Winner
- “New Blue Sun” – André 3000
- “Short n’ Sweet” – Sabrina Carpenter
- “Brat” – Charli XCX
- “Djesse Vol. 4” – Jacob Collier
- “Hit Me Hard and Soft” – Billie Eilish
- “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess” – Chappell Roan
- “The Tortured Poets Department” – Taylor Swift
Record of the Year
- “Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar — Winner
- “Now and Then” — The Beatles
- “Texas Hold ‘Em” — Beyoncé
- “Espresso” — Sabrina Carpenter
- “360” — Charli XCX
- “Birds of a Feather” — Billie Eilish
- “Good Luck, Babe!” — Chappell Roan
- “Fortnight” — Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
Song of the Year
- “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar) — Winner
- “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry and Mark Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey)
- “Birds of a Feather” – Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
- “Die With a Smile” – Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II, James Fauntleroy, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars)
- “Fortnight” – Jack Antonoff, Austin Post and Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone)
- “Good Luck, Babe!” – Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Daniel Nigro and Justin Tranter, songwriters (Chappell Roan)
- “Please Please Please” – Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff and Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
- “Texas Hold ‘Em” – Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro and Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Best New Artist
- Chappell Roan — Winner
- Benson Boone
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Doechii
- Khruangbin
- Raye
- Shaboozey
- Teddy Swims
Best Rap Album
- “Alligator Bites Never Heal” — Doechii — Winner
- “Might Delete Later” — J. Cole
- “The Auditorium, Vol. 1” — Common and Pete Rock
- “The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)” — Eminem
- “We Don’t Trust You” — Future and Metro Boomin
Best Pop Vocal Album
- “Short n’ Sweet” — Sabrina Carpenter — Winner
- “Hit Me Hard and Soft” — Billie Eilish
- “Eternal Sunshine” — Ariana Grande
- “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess” — Chappell Roan
- “The Tortured Poets Department” — Taylor Swift
Best Country Album
- “Cowboy Carter” — Beyoncé — Winner
- “F-1 Trillion” — Post Malone
- “Deeper Well” — Kacey Musgraves
- “Higher” — Chris Stapleton
- “Whirlwind” — Lainey Wilson
Best Latin Pop Album
- “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran” — Shakira — Winner
- “Funk Generation” — Anitta
- “El Viaje” — Luis Fonsi
- “GARCÍA” — Kany García
- “ORQUÍDEAS” — Kali Uchis
Best Pop Duo/Group performance
- “Die with a Smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars — Winner
- “Us.” by Gracie Abrams featuring Taylor Swift
- “Levii’s Jeans” by Beyoncé featuring Post Malone
- “Guess” by Charli XCX featuring Billie Eilish
- “The Boy is Mine” by Ariana Grande featuring Brandy and Monica
Dozens of awards were handed out prior to the start of Sunday night’s broadcast. You can see the full list of winners here.
