The 2025 Grammy Awards: Celebrating This Year’s Best in Music

The 2025 Grammy Awards lit up the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, with Trevor Noah returning for his fifth consecutive year as host. The night was filled with electric performances, emotional speeches, and groundbreaking wins, showcasing a dynamic year in music across all genres.

Top Winners of the Night

From pop to country, rap to rock, this year’s winners reflected the evolution and diversity of the music industry. Here’s a look at the standout award recipients:

Pop and R&B Domination

• Best Pop Vocal Album: Short n’ Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter
• Best Pop Solo Performance: Espresso – Sabrina Carpenter
• Best R&B Album: 11:11 (Deluxe) – Chris Brown
• Best R&B Performance: Made for Me (Live on BET) – Muni Long
• Best R&B Song: Saturn – SZA
• Best Traditional R&B Performance: That’s You – Lucky Daye
• Best Progressive R&B Album (Tie): So Glad to Know You – Avery*Sunshine and Why Lawd? – NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge)

Rap’s Biggest Winners

• Best Rap Album: Alligator Bites Never Heal – Doechii
• Best Rap Performance: Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar
• Best Rap Song: Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar
• Best Melodic Rap Performance: 3:AM – Rapsody featuring Erykah Badu

Latin and Global Music Excellence

• Best Latin Pop Album: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran – Shakira
• Best Música Urbana Album: Las Letras Ya No Importan – Residente
• Best Global Music Album: Alkebulan II – Matt B featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• Best African Music Performance: Love Me JeJe – Tems

Rock, Alternative & Metal Powerhouses

• Best Rock Performance: Now and Then – The Beatles
• Best Rock Album: Hackney Diamonds – The Rolling Stones
• Best Rock Song: Broken Man – St Vincent
• Best Alternative Music Album: All Born Screaming – St Vincent
• Best Alternative Music Performance: Flea – St Vincent
• Best Metal Performance: Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!) – Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne

Country’s Groundbreaking Moments

• Best Country Album: Cowboy Carter – Beyoncé
• Best Country Solo Performance: It Takes a Woman – Chris Stapleton
• Best Country Duo/Group Performance: II Most Wanted – Beyoncé featuring Miley Cyrus
• Best Country Song: The Architect – Kacey Musgraves

Electronic & Dance Highlights

• Best Dance/Electronic Music Album: Brat – Charli XCX
• Best Dance Pop Recording: Von Dutch – Charli XCX
• Best Dance/Electronic Recording: Neverender – Justice and Tame Impala

Other Notable Wins

• Best New Artist: Chappell Roan
• Best Comedy Album: The Dreamer – Dave Chappelle
• Best Folk Album: Woodland – Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
• Best Song Written for Visual Media: It Never Went Away – Jon Batiste
• Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical: Amy Allen
• Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Daniel Nigro
• Best Musical Theater Album: Hell’s Kitchen

From Beyoncé making history in country music to Kendrick Lamar’s double victory in rap, the 2025 Grammysdelivered an unforgettable night celebrating excellence in music. Whether honoring newcomers like Chappell Roan or legends like The Beatles, this year’s ceremony solidified the Grammy Awards as the ultimate celebration of artistry and innovation.