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UPDATED November 8, 2024

When: Sunday February 2, 2025 at 8PM ET

Where: Televised live on CBS from the Crypto.com Arena in LA


Music awards shows may come and go, but the original Grammys remain The Oscars of the music industry representing the entire music spectrum from classical, country and gospel to rock, rap and reggae.

This year, the 2025 Grammy Awards took place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles airing on CBS at 8PM ET.

Your host for the Grammys was funnyman and 2025 Grammy nominee Trevor Noah, who returned this year for the fifth consecutive time as master of ceremonies.

2025 Grammy Award nominees

2025 Grammy nominees (also see WINNERS, below) led with Beyoncé with 11 nominations for her country album "Cowboy Carter" (making her the most-nominated artist in the award show's history, with 99
nominations).



Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, and Kendrick Lamar were top 2025 Grammy nominees.

Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone and Charli XCX followed with seven Grammy nods. Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter garnered six nominations each.


2025 Grammy Awards performers & presenters

Performances during the show were cked with 2025 Grammy nominees including Benson Boone, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Doechii, Raye, Sabrina Carpenter, Shakira and Teddy Swims.

The rest of the star-studded list included performances by Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Stevie Wonder, Cynthia Erivo, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Lainey Wilson, Herbie Hancock, Brittany Howard, Brad Paisley, Janelle Monáe, John Legend, Sheryl Crow, St. Vincent and Jacob Collier.


Trevor Noah returned for the fifth consecutive time as Grammy host this year.


Presenters at the 2025 Grammys included Taylor Swift, a 2025 nominees for best album, song and record of the year.

Joining her was Red Hot Chili Peppers' Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith, Gloria Estefan, Olivia Rodrigo, Queen Latifah and Victoria Monét handing out awards on the big night.

Just up ahead, check out the complete list of 2025 Grammy winners and nominees along with Grammy fun facts and related resources around the web:


DID YOU KNOW? Top Grammy Awards fun facts

• The Grammy Awards presentation is the second-most-watched awards show after the Oscars.

first Grammy winners for rap
The first ever Grammy for Best Rap
performance was awarded in 1989
to Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff for
"Parents Just Don't Understand".

• The Grammy Awards are the only music awards that are voted upon by music peers. Nominations and winners are determined by the Recording Academy's voting membership, which is composed of music artists, producers, songwriters, and engineers.

• Taylor Swift made history in 2024 with her fourth Best Album of the Year win surpassing Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon with three wins each.

• In 2025, Beyoncé earned her 99th Grammy nomination, becoming a record holder for most Grammy nominations of all time..

• In 1989, the Fresh Prince (Will Smith) and DJ Jazzy Jeff won the first Grammy for a Rap performance.

• The first artists to be stripped of their Grammys were Milli Vanilli in 1989, when it was discovered that their album was not originally sung by them. The duo, which won for Best New Artist that year, lip-synced a live performance during the program.

• Rapper Snoop Dogg has been nominated 12 times for a Grammy but has never won.

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also see -> Latin Grammys

 

2025 Grammy Award Nominees & WINNERS

 

Album of the Year

André 3000 - New Blue Sun

Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter - WINNER

Sabrina Carpenter - Short n Sweet

Charli XCX - Brat

Jacob Collier - Djesse Vol 4

Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft

Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess

Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department

Record of the Year

The Beatles - “Now and Then”

Beyoncé - “Texas Hold ‘Em”

Sabrina Carpenter - “Espresso”

Charli XCX - “360”

Billie Eilish - “Birds of a Feather”

Kendrick Lamar - “Not Like Us” - WINNER

Chappell Roan - “Good Luck Babe!”

Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone - “Fortnight”

Best New Artist

Benson Boone

Sabrina Carpenter

doechii

Raye

Chappell Roan - WINNER

Shaboozey

Khruangbin

Teddy Swims

Song of the Year

“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 - songwriters (Billie Eilish)

“Die With a Smile” - Dernst 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)

“Not Like Us” - Kendrick Lamar - songwriter (Kendrick Lamar) - WINNER

“Please Please Please” - Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff and Sabrina Carpenter - songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)

“Good Luck, Babe!” - Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Daniel Nigro and Justin Tranter - songwriters (Chappell Roan)

“Not Like Us” - Kendrick Lamar - songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)

“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 Country Album

Cowboy Carter - Beyoncé - WINNER

F-1 Trillion - Post Malone

Deeper Well - Kacey Musgraves

Higher - Chris Stapleton

Whirlwind - Lainey Wilson

Best Country Song

“The Architect” - Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves and Josh Osborne - songwriters (Kacey Musgraves) - WINNER

”A Bar Song (Tipsy)” - Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry and Mark Williams - songwriters (Shaboozey)

“I Am Not Okay” - Casey Brown, Jason DeFord, Ashley Gorley and Taylor Phillips - songwriters (Jelly Roll)

“I Had Some Help” - Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Morgan Wallen and Chandler Paul Walters - songwriters (Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen)

“Texas Hold ’Em” - Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Kelsea Ballerini with Noah Kahan - “Cowboys Cry Too”

Beyoncé featuring Miley Cyrus - “II Most Wanted” - WINNER

Brothers Osborne - “Break Mine”

Dan + Shay - “Bigger Houses”

Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen - “I Had Some Help”

Best Country Solo Performance

Beyoncé - “16 Carriages”

Jelly Roll - “I Am Not Okay”

Kacey Musgraves - “The Architect”

Shaboozey - “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”

Chris Stapleton - “It Takes a Woman” - WINNER

Best Melodic Rap Performance

Beyoncé, Linda Martell & Shaboozey - “Spaghettii”

Future, Metro Boomin & The Weeknd - “We Still Don’t Trust You”

Jordan Adetunji Featuring Kehlani - “Kehlani (Remix)”

Latto - “Big Mama”

Rapsody Featuring Erykah Badu - “3:AM” - WINNER

Best R&B Song

“After Hours” - Diovanna Frazier, Alex Goldblatt, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes and Daniel Upchurch - songwriters (Kehlani)

“Burning” - Ronald Banful and Temilade Openiyi - songwriters (Tems)

“Here We Go (Uh Oh)” - Sara Diamond, Sydney Floyd, Marisela Jackson, Courtney Jones, Carl McCormick and Kelvin Wooten - songwriters (Coco Jones)

“Ruined Me” - Jeff Gitelman, Priscilla Renea and Kevin Theodore - songwriters (Muni Long)

“Saturn” - Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon and Scott Zhang - songwriters (SZA) - WINNER

Best Progressive R&B Album

So Glad to Know You - Avery*Sunshine - JOINT WINNER

En Route - Durand Bernarr

Bando Stone and the New World - Childish Gambino

Crash - Kehlani

Why Lawd? - NxWorries (Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge) - JOINT WINNER

Best Rap Performance

Cardi B - “Enough (Miami)”

Common and Pete Rock featuring Posdnuos - “When the Sun Shines Again”

Doechii - “Nissan Altima”

Eminem - “Houdini”

Future and Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar - “Like That”

GloRilla - “Yeah Glo!”

Kendrick Lamar - “Not Like Us” - WINNER

Best Rap Song

“Asteroids” - Marlanna Evans - songwriter (Rapsody featuring Hit-Boy)

“Carnival” - Jordan Carter, Raul Cubina, Grant Dickinson, Samuel Lindley, Nasir Pemberton, Dimitri Roger, Ty Dolla $ign, Kanye West and Mark Carl Stolinski Williams - songwriters (¥$ [Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign] featuring Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti)

“Like That” - Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Kobe “BbyKobe” Hood, Leland Wayne and Nayvadius Wilburn - songwriters (Future and Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar)

“Not Like Us” - Kendrick Lamar - songwriter (Kendrick Lamar) - WINNER

“Yeah Glo!” - Ronnie Jackson, Jaucquez Lowe, Timothy McKibbins, Kevin Andre Price, Julius Rivera III and Gloria Woods - songwriters (GloRilla)

Best Rap Album

Might Delete Later - J Cole

The Auditorium, Vol 1 - Common and Pete Rock

Alligator Bites Never Heal - Doechii - WINNER

The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) - Eminem

We Don’t Trust You - Future and Metro Boomin

Best Alternative Music Album

Wild God - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Charm - Clairo

The Collective - Kim Gordon

What Now - Brittany Howard

All Born Screaming - St Vincent - WINNER

Best Alternative Music Performance

Cage the Elephant - “Neon Pill”

Fontaines DC - “Starburster”

Kim Gordon - “Bye Bye”

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - “Song of the Lake”

St Vincent - “Flea” - WINNER

Best Rock Album

The Black Crowes - Happiness Bastards

Fontaines DC - Romance

Green Day - Saviors

Idles - Tangk

Jack White - No Name

Pearl Jam - Dark Matter

The Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds - WINNER

Best Pop Dance Recording

Ariana Grande - Yes, And?

Billie Eilish - L’Amour de Ma Vie [Over Now Extended Edit]

Charli XCX - Von Dutch - WINNER

Madison Beer - Make You Mine

Troye Sivan - Got Me Started

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica - “The Boy Is Mine – Remix”

Beyoncé Featuring Post Malone - “Levii’s Jeans”

Charli XCX & Billie Eilish - “Guess Featuring Billie Eilish”

Gracie Abrams Featuring Taylor Swift - “Us.”

Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - “Die With a Smile” - WINNER

Best Pop Solo Performance

Beyoncé - “Bodyguard”

Billie Eilish - “Birds of a Feather”

Chappell Roan - “Good Luck, Babe!”

Charli XCX - “Apple”

Sabrina Carpenter - “Espresso” - WINNER

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 Dance/Electronic Recording

“She’s Gone, Dance On” - Disclosure

“Loved” - Four Tet

“Leavemealone” - Fred Again.. and Baby Keem

“Neverender” - Justice and Tame Impala - WINNER

“Witchy” - Kaytranada

Best Dance/Electronic Music Album

Brat - Charli XCX - WINNER

Three - Four Tet

Hyperdrama - Justice

Timeless - Kaytranada

Telos - Zedd

Best Rock Performance

“Now and Then” - The Beatles - WINNER

“Beautiful People (Stay High)” - The Black Keys

“The American Dream Is Killing Me” - Green Day

“Gift Horse” - Idles

“Dark Matter” - Pearl Jam

“Broken Man” - St Vincent

Best Metal Performance

“Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)” - Gojira, Marina Viotti and Victor Le Masne - WINNER

“Crown of Horns” - Judas Priest

“Suffocate” - Knocked Loose featuring Poppy

“Screaming Suicide” - Metallica

“Cellar Door” - Spiritbox

Best Rock Song

“Beautiful People (Stay High)” - Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Beck Hansen and Daniel Nakamura - songwriters (The Black Keys)

“Broken Man” - Annie Clark - songwriter (St Vincent) - WINNER

“Dark Matter” - Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder and Andrew Watt - songwriters (Pearl Jam)

“Dilemma” - Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool - songwriters (Green Day)

“Gift Horse” - Jon Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernan and Joe Talbot - songwriters (Idles)


Also see -> Billboard Music Awards   |   MTV VMAs

NAACP Image Awards | Oscars


More about the Grammys on the Web


GRAMMY.com - The official site with all the lastest news, complete list of nominees and winners, a comprehensive database searchable by year or category, related feature stories, Grammy trivia, an award process FAQ, photo gallery.

Grammy Award - Wikipedia - The online encyclopedia with a massive hyperlinked account of the awards with winner lists dating back to 1959.

 

 

 
 

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