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The 2025 Grammy Awards went down yesterday (February 2) with Trevor Noah returning to host the annual ceremony that’s taking place at the Crypto.com Arena.

From BeyoncĂ©’s “Cowboy Carter” making history, winning her first “Album Of The Year” award and becoming the first Black woman to ever take home a golden gramophone in the “Best Country Album”, to Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” sweeping in all five categories he was nominated in, the 2025 Grammys were a monumental show that showcases why Grammy Sunday is music’s biggest night.

Aside from notable award wins, electrifying performances from artists like Doechii and Chappell Roan rattled Crypto.com Arena and entirely transformed the energy in the room.

Check out the list of winners and nominees in chosen categories below.

Record Of The Year
“Now And Then” – The Beatles
“Texas Hold ‘Em” – BeyoncĂ©
“Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter
“360” – Charli xcx
“Birds Of A Feather” – Billie Eilish
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar (WINNER)
“Good Luck, Babe!” – Chappell Roan
“Fortnight” – Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone

Album Of The Year
New Blue Sun – André 3000
Cowboy Carter – Beyoncé (WINNER)
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

Song Of The Year
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey
“Birds Of A Feather” – Billie Eilish
“Die With A Smile” – Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
“Fortnight” – Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone
“Good Luck, Babe!” – Chappell Roan
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar (WINNER)
“Please Please Please” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Texas Hold ‘Em” – BeyoncĂ©

Best New Artist
Benson Boone
Sabrina Carpenter
Doechii
Khruangbin
RAYE
Chappell Roan (WINNER)
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims

Best Rap Performance
“Enough (Miami)” – Cardi B
“When The Sun Shines Again” – Common & Pete Rock ft. Posdnuos
“Houdini” – Eminem
“Like That” – Future, Metro Boomin, & Kendrick Lamar
“Yeah Glo!” – GloRilla
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar (WINNER)
“Nissan Altima” – Doechii

Best Melodic Rap Performance
“Kehlani” — Jordan Adetunji ft. Kehlani
“Spaghetti” — Beyoncé ft. Linda Martell & Shaboozey
“We Still Don’t Trust You” — Future & Metro Boomin ft. The Weeknd
“Big Mama” — Latto
“3” — Rapsody ft. Erykah Badu (WINNER)

Best Rap Song
“Asteroids” — Rapsody ft. Hit-Boy)
“Carnival” — Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign ft. Rich The Kid & Playboi Carti
“Like That” — Future & Metro Boomin ft. Kendrick Lamar
“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar (WINNER)
“Yeah Glo!” — GloRilla

Best Rap Album
Might Delete Later — J. Cole
The Auditorium, Vol. 1 — Common & Pete Rock
Alligator Bites Never Heal — Doechii (WINNER)
The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) — Eminem
We Don’t Trust You — Future & Metro Boomin

Best Music Video
“Tailor Swif” — A$AP Rocky
“360” — Charli xcx
“Houdini” — Eminem
“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar (WINNER)
“Fortnight” — Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone

Best Pop Solo Performance
“Bodyguard” – Beyoncé
“Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter (WINNER)
“Apple” – Charli xcx
“Birds Of A Feather” – Billie Eilish
“Good Luck, Babe!” – Chappell Roan

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“us.” – Gracie Abrams ft. Taylor Swift
“Levii’s Jeans” – BeyoncĂ© ft. Post Malone
“Guess” – Charli xcx & Billie Eilish
“the boy is mine” – Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica
“Die With A Smile” – Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars (WINNER)

Best Pop Vocal Album
Short n’ Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter (WINNER)
Hit ME Hard And Soft – Billie Eilish
eternal sunshine – Ariana Grande
Chappell Roan The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan
The Tortured Poets Department – Taylor Swift

Best R&B Performance
“Guidance” — Jhené Aiko
“Residuals” — Chris Brown
“Here We Go (Uh Oh)” — Coco Jones
“Made For Me (Live On BET)” — Muni Long (WINNER)
“Saturn” — SZA

Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Wet” — Marsha Ambrosius
“Can I Have This Groove” — Kenyon Dixon
“No Lie” — Lalah Hathaway ft. Michael McDonald
“Make Me Forget” — Muni Long
“That’s You” — Lucky Daye (WINNER)

Best R&B Song
“After Hours” – Kehlani
“Burning” – Tems
“Here We Go (Uh Oh)” – Coco Jones
“Ruined Me” – Muni Long
“Saturn” – SZA (WINNER)

Best Progressive R&B Album
So Glad to Know You – Avery*Sunshine (WINNER – TIE)
En Route – Durand Bernarr
Bando Stone And The New World – Childish Gambino
Crash – Kehlani
Why Lawd? – NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge) (WINNER – TIE)

Best R&B Album
11:11 (Deluxe) — Chris Brown (WINNER)
Vantablack — Lalah Hathaway
Revenge — Muni Long
Algorithm — Lucky Daye
Coming Home — Usher

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