Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Chappell Roan Big Winners At the 2025 Grammy Awards
‘Cowboy Carter’ and ‘Not Like Us’ walked away with trophies while newcomers like Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, and Doechii also came home with awards.
Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar were among the artists who took home trophies at the 2025 Grammy Awards.
With 11 nominations for Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé was the most-nominated artist at this year’s event. In addition to her first ever Album of the Year award, Beyoncé won Best Country Album and Best Country Duo/Group Performance alongside Miley Cyrus for “II Most Wanted.”
Lamar’s “Not Like Us” swept the Song of the Year and Record of the Year categories and also won Best Music Video, Best Rap Song, and Best Rap Performance.
First time nominee Chappell Roan took home Best New Artist and performed a rousing rendition of her song “Pink Pony Club.” Meanwhile, Roan’s go-to producer Dan Nigro walked away with Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.
After playing The Mamas & The Papas’ “California Dreamin’,” Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars won the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance award for their smash collaboration “Die With a Smile.”
Elsewhere, Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet took home Best Pop Vocal Album while Doechii’s Alligator Bites Never Heal received the award for Best Rap Album. Both Best New Artist nominees also performed show-stopping sets.
The Rolling Stones won Best Rock Album category for their album Hackney Diamonds while fellow Brits The Beatles snagged a Best Rock Performance win for “Now and Then.” A recent reissue of John Lennon’s 1974 album Mind Games won the Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package category.
Jon Batiste’s “It Never Went Away,” which appeared in his Netflix documentary American Symphony, took home Best Song Written for Visual Media. The film itself won the award for Best Music Film. Labelmate Samara Joy, meanwhile, picked up two awards of her own.
Meshell Ndegeocello’s No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin took home the award for Best Alternative Jazz Album. Jacob Collier’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” featuring John Legend and Tori Kelly won Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella.
