Grammy 2025: Beyoncé wins album of the year for the first time and Kendrick Lamar shines with five awards

Kendrick Lamar was also one of the big winners, taking five awards for “Not Like US”, including music of the year and recording of the year. The track, which contains criticism of rapper Drake, was acclaimed by its lyrical depth and impact on the scene musical. Another highlight of the night was Chappell Roan, who won the revelation artist award. In his speech, Roan took the opportunity to draw the attention of record labels, asking for better working and health conditions for beginner artists.

The ceremony also featured surprises, such as The Weeknd’s presentation, which had announced a Grammy boycott in 2017. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars won the best pop performance prize in duo or group, and Shakira took the best album Grammy for best album in Latin pop with “Las Mujeres Ya no Lloran”, defeating the Brazilian Anitta. The Beatles won the best rock performance award with “Now and then”, which was possible thanks to a music video produced with the help of artificial intelligence.

The night was also marked by honors to figures such as Quincy Jones and Lyam Payne, and the presence of artists such as Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder and Janelle Monáe.

See the winners of the main prizes

Album of the year

• New Blue Sun – Andre 3000
• Cowboy Carter – Beyoncé (winner)
• Short n’ Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter
• Brat – Charli XCX
• Djesse Vol. 4 – Jacob Collier
• Hit Me Hard and Soft – Billie Earls
• The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan
• The Tortured Poets Department – Taylor Swift

Year of the year

• A Bar Song (Tipsy) – Shaboozey
• Birds of a Feather – Billie Earls
• Die with a Smile – Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
• Fortnight – Taylor Swift e Post Malone
• Good Luck, Babe! – Chappell Roan
• Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar (winner)
• Please Please Please – Sabrina Carpenter
• Texas Hold’em – Beyoncé

Recording of the year

• Now and Then – The Beatles
• Texas Hold’em – Beyoncé
• Espresso – Sabrina Carpenter
• 360 – Charli XCX
• Birds of a Feather – Billie Earls
• Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar (winner)
• Good Luck, Babe! – Chappell Roan
• Fortnight – Taylor Swift e Post Malone

Revelation artist

• Sabrina Carpenter
• DOECHII
• Rema
• Raye
• Khruangbin
• Chappell Roan (winner)
• Shaboozey
• Teddy Swims

Best Latin Pop Album

• Funk Generation – Anitta
• The trip – Luis Fonsi
• García – Kany García
• Women no longer cry – Shakira (winner)
• Orchids – Kali Uchis

Best Solo Pop Performance

• Beyoncé – Bodyguard
• Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso (winner)
• Charli XCX – Apple
• Billie Earn – Birds of a Feather
• Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!

Best vocal pop album

• Short n’ Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter (winner)
• Hit Me Hard and Soft – Billie Earls
• Eternal Sunshine – Ariana Grande
• The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan
• The Tortured Poets Department – Taylor Swift

Best Pop Performance in Duo or Group

• Gracie Abrams e Taylor Swift – Us
• Beyoncé e Post Malone – Levi’s Jeans
• Charli XCX and Billie Eilish – Guess
• Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica – The Boy is Mine
• Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – Die with a Smile (winners)

Best Clip

• Tailor Swift – A$AP Rocky
• Fortnight – Taylor Swift e Post Malone
• 360 – Charli XCX
• Houdini – Eminem
• Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar (winner)

Best Pop Dance Recording

• Madison Beer – Make You Mine
• Charli XCX – Von Dutch (winner)
• Billie Earn – The love of my life (Over Now Extended Edit)
• Ariana Grande – Yes, and?
• Troye Sivan – Got Me Started

Best dance/electronics album

• Brat – Charli XCX (winner)
• Three – Four Tet
• Hyperdrama – Justice
• Timeless – Kaytranada
• Telos – Zedd

Best Dance/Electronics Recording

• Disclosure – She’s Gone, Dance On
• Four Tet – Loved
• Fred Again.. e Baby Keem – Leavemealone
• Justice e Tame Impala – Snowrender (winners)
• Kaytranada feat. Childish Gambino – Witchy

Best R&B Album

• 11:11 (Deluxe) – Chris Brown
• Vantablack – Hathaway
• Revenge – Muni Long
• Algorithm – Lucky Daye
• Coming Home – Usher

Best R&B Performance

• JHELI TERM – Guidance
• Chris Brown – Residuals
• Coco Jones – Here We Go (Uh Oh)
• Muni Long – Made for Me (Live on BET) (vencedora)
• SZA – Saturn

Best R&B Music

• Klow – After Hours
• Tems – Burning
• Coco Jones – Here We Go (Uh Oh)
• Muni Long – Ruined Me
• SZA – Saturn (winner)

Best melodic rap performance

• Jordan Adetunji feathed. Kehlanni – Kick
• Beyoncé, Linda Martell e Shaboozey – Spaghetti
• Future & Metro Boomin feat. The Weeknd – We Still Don’t Trust You
• Lactto – Big Mama
• Rapsody feat. Eryksah Badu – 3: AM (winners)

Best rap music

• Rapsody E Hit-Boy – Asteroids
• ¥$ (Mane of the West & Tyet of $ign), Rido The Kyaloi Carti Carti – Carnival
• Future, Metro Boomin e Kendrick Lamar – Like That
• Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us (vencedor)
• Glorilla – Yeah Glo!

Best Rock Album

• Happiness Bastards – The Black Crowes
• Romance – DC fountains
• Saviors – Green Day
• Tangk Tangk – IDLES
• Dark Matter – Pearl Jam
• Hackney Diamonds – The Rolling Stones (vencedor)
• No Name – Jack White

Best Rock Song

Best Rock Performance

Best Latin Jazz Album

• Spain Forever Again – Michel Camilo & Tomatito
• Cubop Lives! – Zaccai Curtis (winner)
• COLLAB – Hamilton from Holland and Gonzalo Rubalcaba
• Time and Again – Eliane Elias
• El Trio: Live in Italy – Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernández, John Beasley and José Gola
• Cuba and Beyond – Chucho Valdés and Royal Quartet
• As I Travel – Donald Vega, Lewis Nash, John Tatitusci e Luisito Quintero

Best vocal album of jazz

• My Ideal – Catherine Russell & Sean Mason
• Journey in Black – Christie Dashiell
• Wildflowers Vol. 1 – Kurt Elling & Sullivan Fortner
• Milton + Esperanza – Milton Nascimento & Esperanza Spalding
• Samara Joy – To JoyFul Holiday (winner)

Published by Felipe Dantas

*Report produced with the aid of AI