Music’s biggest night: See who took home a 2025 Grammy

Here's the full list.

WALA ABDUL MUIZ
WALA ABDUL MUIZ
03 Feb 2025 03:05pm
Chappell Roan accepts the Best New Artist award onstage during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb 2, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images via AFP
Chappell Roan accepts the Best New Artist award onstage during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb 2, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images via AFP

The 2025 Grammy Awards saw both familiar faces and exciting new talent take home major wins. Artists like Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, and Charli XCX outshined some of the industry's biggest stars, while former winners such as Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande faced tough competition.

Here's a breakdown of the most notable categories and winners:

Best New Artist

Competing against Benson Boone, Sabrina Carpenter, Doechii, Khruangbin, Escapism singer Raye, Shaboozey, and Teddy Swims, Chappell Roan was able to defeat them, probably due to her momentum in releasing hit after hit, such as Good Luck, Babe!, Red Wine Supernova, and Pink Pony Club.

Best Country Album

 Beyoncé accepts the Best Country Album award for “Cowboy Carter” from Taylor Swift onstage during the 67th Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb 2, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images via AFP
Beyoncé accepts the Best Country Album award for “Cowboy Carter” from Taylor Swift onstage during the 67th Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb 2, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images via AFP

Beyoncé won the Best Country Album for her Cowboy Carter album that she released in March 2024, gaining a significant audience on YouTube for songs with millions of views, especially for Texas Hold 'Em and 16 Carriages. The album was said to be inspired by Southern and Western cultures through films. She defeated Post Malone, Kacey Musgraves, Chris Stapleton, and Lainey Wilson.

Best Pop Vocal Album

Sabrina Carpenter, winner of the Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo Performance for
Sabrina Carpenter, winner of the Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Short n' Sweet" and “Espresso”, poses in the press room during the 67th Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb 2, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images via AFP

Beating Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Chappell Roan, and Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter pioneers as the Best Pop Vocal Album holder, becoming a two-time winner this year. Her album Short n' Sweet with hit and upbeat songs such as Espresso and Please Please Please surely had people tuned in to jumpstart their day without getting bored.

Best Rap Album

Doechii, winner for Best Rap Album for “Alligator Bites Never Heal”, poses in the press room during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb 2, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images via AFP
Doechii, winner for Best Rap Album for “Alligator Bites Never Heal”, poses in the press room during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb 2, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images via AFP

This category did not leave Eminem out behind, with his latest The Death of Slim Shady album being nominated, including catchy songs that have become the addiction of many such as Houdini and Fuel. However, a younger female rapper Doechii was preferred, pioneering as the winner with her new Alligator Bites Never Heal album, beating not just Eminem but J. Cole, Common & Pete Rock, Future, and Metro Boomin.

Best Pop Solo Performance

Carpenter managed to win twice by securing the Best Pop Solo Performance for Espresso, conquering Beyoncé for Bodyguard, Charli XCX for Apple, Billie Eilish for Birds of a Feather, and Chappell Roan for Good Luck, Babe!.

Best Dance/Electronic Music Album

Charli XCX, winner of Best Dance Pop Recording for “Von Dutch”, poses in the press room during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb 2, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images via AFP
Charli XCX, winner of Best Dance Pop Recording for “Von Dutch”, poses in the press room during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb 2, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images via AFP

For Best Dance/Electronic Music Album, Charli XCX won this category for her Brat album, making her a first-time Grammy winner. She had beaten Four Tet, Justice, Kaytranada, and Zedd.

Best Rock Performance

The legendary The Beatles won this category for their AI-assisted Now and Then performance, making it their 15th time winning the Grammy award. They managed to surpass The Black Keys, Green Day, Idles, Pearl Jam, and St. Vincent.

Best Rap Performance

Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free, winner of the Record of The Year award for “Not Like Us”, pose in the press room during the 67th Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb 2, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images via AFP
Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free, winner of the Record of The Year award for “Not Like Us”, pose in the press room during the 67th Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb 2, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images via AFP

For Best Rap Performance, Kendrick Lamar stole the title from GloRilla, Future and Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Doechii, Common & Pete Rock featuring Posdnuos, and Cardi B for his new song Not Like Us. It is an alleged diss track for an ongoing feud with another rapper, Drake.

Best Rap Song

Kendrick Lamar won twice this year by securing the title for the same song, beating Rapsody, ¥$, Future, and Metro Boomin with Kendrick Lamar for the song Like That and GloRilla. This made him a 20-time Grammy winner.

Best Alternative Music

St. Vincent, winner of Best Rock Song, Best Alternative Music Performance and Best Alternative Music Album for “All Born Screaming”, poses in the press room during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb 2, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images via AFP
St. Vincent, winner of Best Rock Song, Best Alternative Music Performance and Best Alternative Music Album for “All Born Screaming”, poses in the press room during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb 2, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images via AFP

Album 42-year-old St. Vincent earned the title for her latest album, All Born Screaming, defeating Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Clairo, Kim Gordon, and Brittany Howard. Real name Annie Clark, Vincent has been an American indie musician, singer, songwriter, and producer since the early 2000s.

Best Country Solo Performance

Chris Stapleton attends The 58th Annual CMA Awards at Music City Center on Nov 20, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee.   Jason Kempin/Getty Images/AFP Getty Images via AFP
Chris Stapleton attends The 58th Annual CMA Awards at Music City Center on Nov 20, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. Jason Kempin/Getty Images/AFP Getty Images via AFP

Chris Stapleton secured the title for his It Takes a Woman performance. The American singer-songwriter and guitarist outshined Beyoncé for her 16 Carriages, Jelly Roll, Kacey Musgraves, and Shaboozey.

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Despite not winning the previous category, Beyoncé somehow managed to win the second time this year's 67th Annual Grammy for II Most Wanted featuring Miley Cyrus from her eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter, the third single. She defeated Kelsea Ballerini with Noah Kahan for Cowboys Cry Too, Brothers Osborne for Break Mine, Dan + Shay for Bigger Houses, and Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen for I Had Some Help.

Best Melodic Rap Performance

For Best Melodic Rap Performance, Rapsody won the category with Erykah Badu on their collaborated song called 3:AM, from Rapsody's latest album Please Don't Cry, beating Jordan Adetunji featuring Kehlani, Beyoncé featuring Linda Martell and Shaboozey, Future and Metro Boomin featuring The Weeknd and Latto.

Best Dance Pop Recording

Charli XCX concluded her winning streak at the Grammy Awards this year by securing the Best Dance Pop Recording title for her song Von Dutch. The Brat singer born in Cambridge defeated nominated Madison Beer, Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, and Troye Sivan.

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

Justice and Tame Impala won the category over Disclosure, Four Tet, Fred Again.., and Baby Keem, Kaytranada featuring Childish Gambino for their music called Neverender.

Best R&B Performance

Released in 2023, Muni Long's Made for Me won the category, beating SZA, Coco Jones, Chris Brown, and Jhené Aiko. If you're not familiar, the song gained traction again in early 2024 with users participating in the challenge, "Twin, where have you been?" on TikTok, where the line is extracted from the song.

Best Traditional R&B Performance

Gaining significant recognition from his 2019 album called Painted, Lucky Daye got recognised again for That's You from his 2022 album called Candydrip. He defeated Marsha Ambrosius, Kenyon Dixon, Lalah Hathaway featuring Michael McDonald for No Lie, and Muni Long for Make Me Forget.

Best Comedy Album

Stand-up comedian Dave Chappelle won the category for his The Dreamer album, consisting of a blend of stand-up comedy, social commentary, and Chappelle's signature storytelling style. He surpassed Ricky Gervais, Jim Gaffigan, Nikki Glaser, and Trevor Noah for Where Was I.

Best R&B Song

SZA presents the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance award onstage during the 67th Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb 2, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images via AFP)
SZA presents the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance award onstage during the 67th Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb 2, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images via AFP)

SZA won the category for her song Saturn, beating Kehlani, Tems, Coco Jones, and Muni Long. This makes it her fifth time winning the Grammy award, where Kiss Me More released in 2022 became the trailblazer.

Best Progressive

R&B Album Tied in the match, Abery Sunshine and NxWorries secured the same spot for the category. They defeated Childish Gambino, Kehlani, and Durand Bernarr.

Best R&B Album

Rising to fame in the mid-2000s, influential American artist, Chris Brown won the category, making it the second time he won a Grammy. Released in November last year, the album featuring a mix of R&B, Afrobeat, and pop influences had beaten Lalah Hathaway, Muni Long, Lucky Daye, and Usher.

Best Folk Album

American folk and bluegrass duo, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings secured the category for their album called Woodland. They managed to outshine the American Patchwork Quartet, Madi Diaz, Adrianne Lenker, and Aoife O'Donovan.

Best Música Urbana Album

Residente's album Las Letras Ya No Importan won the Best Música Urbana Album award at the 2025 Grammy Awards, surpassing nominees such as Bad Bunny's Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana, Feid's Ferxxocalipsis, J Balvin's Rayo, and Young Miko's Att.

Best Metal Performance

Gojira, Marina Viotti, and Victor Le Masne won the category for their Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!) performance, beating Knocked Loose featuring Poppy's Suffocate, Metallica's Screaming Suicide, and Spiritbox's Cellar Door. Their collaboration on the song performed is a fusion of metal and opera, reflecting a creative blend of genres and reserving them a spot as a Grammy winner.

Best African Music Performance

Rich in Afrobeat influences, the catchy song Love Me Jeje by Temilade Openiyi (known as Tems) won the spot, defeating Yemi Alade's Tomorrow, Asake and Wizkid's MMS, Chris Brown's Sensational featuring Davido and Lojay, and Burna Boy's Higher.

Best Rock Song

St. Vincent, winning for the second time, secured the category for her song Broken Man, beating The Black Keys' Beautiful People, Pearl Jam's Dark Matter, Green Day's Dilemma, and Idles' Gift Horse.

Best Rock Album

Old-timers The Rolling Stones' Hackney Diamonds that was released in 2023 managed to win the category, surpassing The Black Crowes' Happiness Bastards, Fontaines DC's Romance, Green Day's Saviours, Idles' Tangk, Pearl Jam's Dark Matter, and Jack White's No Name.

Best Alternative Music Performance

Concluding her winning streak, St. Vincent won the third Grammy award this year for her Flea performance, beating Kim Gordon's Bye Bye, Fontaines DC's Starburster, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds' Song of the Lake, and Cage the Elephant's Neon Pill.

Best Global Music Album

Celebrating albums with a wide range of musical traditions, styles, and genres around the world, the award was presented to Matt B featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for their album Alkebulan II. Defeating Ciro Hurtado's Paisajes, Rema's Heis, Antonio Rey's Historias de Un Flamenco, and Tems' Born in the Wild, the album features the perfect blend of contemporary music with orchestral arrangements that highlight the rich musical heritage of Africa.

Best Audiobook, Narration, and Storytelling Recording

Former United States President Jimmy Carter was posthumously awarded the category for his audiobook, Last Sunday in Plains: A Centennial Celebration, compiling recordings of his final Sunday school lessons in Georgia. Having passed away last year in December, his grandson, Jason Carter, accepted the award on his behalf, where the award defeated notable nominees Dolly Parton, Barbra Streisand, George Clinton, and Various Artists; Guy Oldfield, producer.

Best Country Song

Kacey Musgraves accepts the Best Country Song award for
Kacey Musgraves accepts the Best Country Song award for "The Architect" onstage during the 67th Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony at Peacock Theatre on Feb 2, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images via AFP)

Kacey Musgraves won the Best Country Song at this year's Grammy, beating out Shaboozey's A Bar Song, Jelly Roll's I Am Not Okay, Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen's I Had Some Help, and Beyoncé's Texas Hold 'Em. Although she didn't take home the Best Country Album which went to Beyoncé, Musgraves triumphed with her song Justified from her album Star-Crossed.

Best Song Written for Visual Media

Jon Batiste won the category for his song, Be The Change from the animated film Soul 2, defeating Barbra Streisand, Olivia Rodrigo, 'N Sync & Justin Timberlake, and Luke Combs.

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

Mexican singer-songwriter Carín León won the category for his album Boca Chueca, Vol. 1. He is known for his Norteño and Banda styles, resonating with fans for their heartfelt lyrics and authentic Mexican sound. He beat out Chiquis' Diamantes, Peso Pluma's Éxodo, and Jessi Uribe's De Lejitos.

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

Amy Allen accepts the Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical onstage during the 67th Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony at Peacock Theatre on Feb 2, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.  Getty Images via AFP
Amy Allen accepts the Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical onstage during the 67th Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony at Peacock Theatre on Feb 2, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images via AFP

Maine native and Berklee College of Music alumna Amy Allen was awarded the Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical, making her the first woman to win in the category. The writer of Espresso and Apt beat out Jessi Alexander, Edgar Barrera, Jessie Jo Dillon, and Raye.

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Daniel Nigro was awarded in the category, defeating fellow nominees Alissia, Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II, Ian Fitchuk, and Mustard. The nomination marked his second consecutive nomination and winning the first time in 2022 for his work on Olivia Rodrigo's album Sour. His recent collaborations include Rodrigo's album Guts and Roan's Pink Pony Club.

Best Musical Theatre Album

Featuring an energetic mix of jazz, blues, and Broadway-style songs, Hell's Kitchen won Best Musical Theatre Album, outshining other nominees, Merrily We Roll Along, The Notebook, The Outsiders, Suffs, and The Wiz.

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