2025 Grammys Winners List – See Who Took Home Awards

Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar both won in major categories at the 2025 Grammys. (Credit: YouTube/Recording Academy)

Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar were among the big winners on Sunday night at the 2025 Grammys.

The Cowboy Carter singer went into the ceremony with a leading 11 new nods. By the end of the night, she won the trophies for album of the year, best country album, and best country duo/group performance for “II Most Wanted” featuring Miley Cyrus.

Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar won the awards in two of the most coveted categories — record of the year and song of the Year for his Drake diss track “Not Like Us.” The fiery single also picked up awards during the pre-show ceremony — where most of the awards were handed out — for best rap song, best music video, and best rap performance.

Chris Brown made it into the winners circle as well, after picking up the best R&B album trophy for 11:11 (Deluxe).

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The Grammy Awards telecast opened with a tribute to L.A. following the devastating wildfires in the region that have claimed at least 29 lives.

The Recording Academy, which hands out the awards, raised money during the telecast and the pre-show awards to go toward “emergency assistance, essential supplies, and long-term recovery support to those affected” by the fires.

Comedian Trevor Noah hosted the main ceremony from the Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles. The nearly-four hour broadcast aired on the CBS network.

Below is the list of winners at the 2025 Grammy Awards:

Album of the Year
“Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé

Record of the Year
“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar

Song of the Year
“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)

Best New Artist
Chappell Roan

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Daniel Nigro

Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical
Amy Allen

Best Pop Solo Performance
“Espresso,” Sabrina Carpenter

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Die With A Smile,” Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

Best Pop Vocal Album
“Short n’ Sweet,” Sabrina Carpenter

Best Dance/Electronic Recording
“Neverender,” Justice & Tame Impala

Best Dance Pop Recording
“Von dutch,” Charli XCX

Best Dance/Electronic Album
“BRAT,” Charli XCX

Best Remixed Recording
“Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix),” FNZ & Mark
Ronson, remixers (Sabrina Carpenter)

Best Rock Performance
“Now and Then,” The Beatles

Best Metal Performance
“Mea Culpa (Ah! Ca ira!),” Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne

Best Rock Song
“Broken Man,” Annie Clark, songwriter (St. Vincent)

Best Rock Album
“Hackney Diamonds,” The Rolling Stones

Best Alternative Music Performance
“Flea,” St. Vincent

Best Alternative Music Album
“All Born Screaming,” St. Vincent

Best R&B Performance
“Made For Me (Live On BET),” Muni Long

Best Traditional R&B Performance
“That’s You,” Lucky Daye

Best R&B Song
“Saturn,” Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon & Scott
Zhang, songwriters (SZA)

Best Progressive R&B Album
“So Glad to Know You,” Avery*Sunshine
“Why Lawd?” by NxWorries (Anderson.Paak and Knxwledge)

Best R&B Album
“11:11 (Deluxe),” Chris Brown

Best Rap Performance
“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar

Best Melodic Rap Performance
“3:AM” Rapsody Featuring Erykah Badu

Best Rap Song
“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)

Best Rap Album
“Alligator Bites Never Heal,” Doechii

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
“The Heart, The Mind, The Soul,” Tank and The Bangas

Best Jazz Performance
“Twinkle Twinkle Little Me,” Samara Joy Featuring Sullivan Fortner

Best Jazz Vocal Album
“A Joyful Holiday,” Samara Joy

Best Jazz Instrumental Album
“Remembrance,” Chick Corea & Béla Fleck

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
“Bianca Reimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence,” Dan Pugach Big Band

Best Latin Jazz Album
“Cubop Lives!,” Zaccai Curtis

Best Alternative Jazz Album
“No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin,” Meshell Ndegeocello

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
“Visions,” Norah Jones

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
“Plot Armor,” Taylor Eigsti
“Rhapsody In Blue,” Béla Fleck
“Orchestras (Live),” Bill Frisell Featuring Alexander Hanson,
Brussels Philharmonic, Rudy Royston & Thomas Morgan
“Mark,” Mark Guiliana
“Speak To Me,” Julian Lage

Best Musical Theater Album
“Hell’s Kitchen,” Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis &
Meleah Joi Moon, principal vocalists; Adam Blackstone, Alicia Keys & Tom
Kitt, producers (Alicia Keys, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)

Best Country Solo Performance
“It Takes A Woman,” Chris Stapleton

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“II MOST WANTED,” Beyoncé Featuring Miley Cyrus

Best Country Song
“The Architect,” Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne,
songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)

Best Country Album
“COWBOY CARTER,” Beyoncé

Best American Roots Performance
“Lighthouse,” Sierra Ferrell

Best Americana Performance
“American Dreaming,” Sierra Ferrell

Best American Roots Song
“American Dreaming,” Sierra Ferrell & Melody Walker, songwriters
(Sierra Ferrell)

Best Americana Album
“Trail Of Flowers,” Sierra Ferrell

Best Bluegrass Album
“Live Vol. 1,” Billy Strings

Best Traditional Blues Album
“Swingin’ Live at The Church in Tulsa,” The Taj Mahal Sextet

Best Contemporary Blues Album
“Mileage,” Ruthie Foster

Best Folk Album
“Woodland,” Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

Best Regional Roots Music Album
“Kuini,” Kalani Pe’a

Best Gospel Performance/Song
“One Hallelujah,” Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel
Houghton Featuring Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr; G. Morris Coleman,
Israel Houghton, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine,
songwriters

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“That’s My King,” CeCe Winans; Taylor Agan, Kellie Gamble, Llyod
Nicks & Jess Russ, songwriters

Best Gospel Album
“More Than This,” CeCe Winans

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
“Heart Of A Human,” DOE

Best Roots Gospel Album
“Church,” Cory Henry

Best Latin Pop Album
“Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran,” Shakira

Best Música Urbana Album
“LAS LETRAS YA NO IMPORTAN,” Residente

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
“Quién trae las cornetas?,” Rawayana

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
“Boca Chueca, Vol. 1,” Carín León

Best Tropical Latin Album
“Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional),” Tony Succar,
Mimy Succar

Best Global Music Performance
“Bemba Colorá,” Sheila E. Featuring Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar

Best African Music Performance
“Love Me JeJe,” Tems

Best Global Music Album
“ALKEBULAN II,” Matt B Featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Best Reggae Album
“Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By The Film (Deluxe),”
(Various Artists)

Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album
“Triveni,” Wouter Kellerman, Éru Matsumoto & Chandrika Tandon

Best Children’s Music Album
“Brillo, Brillo!,” Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band

Best Comedy Album
“The Dreamer,” Dave Chappelle

Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
“Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration,” Jimmy Carter

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
“Maestro: Music By Leonard Bernstein,” London Symphony Orchestra,
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bradley Cooper

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
“Dune: Part Two,” Hans Zimmer, composer

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
“Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord,” Winifred Phillips,
composer

Best Song Written For Visual Media
“It Never Went Away [From `American Symphony’],” Jon Batiste & Dan
Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)

Best Music Video
“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar; Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video
directors; Jack Begert, Sam Canter & Jamie Rabineau, video producers

Best Music Film
“American Symphony,” Jon Batiste; Matthew Heineman, video director;
Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman & Joedan Okun, video producers

Best Recording Package
“BRAT,” Brent David Freaney & Imogene Strauss, art directors (Charli
xcx)

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
“Mind Games,” Simon Hilton & Sean Ono Lennon, art directors (John Lennon)

Best Album Notes
“Centennial,” Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (King Oliver’s
Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists)

Best Historical Album
“Centennial,” Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation
producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band
And Various Artists)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
“i/o,” Tchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May & Dom Shaw, engineers;
Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Peter Gabriel)

Best Engineered Album, Classical
“Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit,” Mark Donahue & John
Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck &
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

Producer Of The Year, Classical
Elaine Martone

Best Immersive Audio Album
“i/o (In-Side Mix),” Hans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Brian
Eno, Peter Gabriel & Richard Russell, immersive producers (Peter Gabriel)

Best Instrumental Composition
“Strands,” Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal
Le Boeuf & Christian Euman)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
“Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly & John
Legend, arrangers (Jacob Collier Featuring John Legend & Tori Kelly)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
“Alma,” Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda
Taylor, arrangers (s*je Featuring Regina Carter)

Best Orchestral Performance
“Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina,” Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los
Angeles Philharmonic)

Best Opera Recording
“Saariaho: Adriana Mater,” Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur
Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan & Christopher Purves; Jason O*Connell,
producer (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo
Kurkikangas)

Best Choral Performance
“Ochre,” Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
“Rectangles and Circumstance,” Caroline Shaw & So Percussion

Best Classical Instrumental Solo
“Bach: Goldberg Variations,” Víkingur Ólafsson

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
“Beyond The Years – Unpublished Songs of Florence Price,” Karen
Slack, soloist; Michelle Cann, pianist

Best Classical Compendium
“Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina,” Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy
Lipay, producer

Best Contemporary Classical Composition
“Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina,” Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Gustavo
Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)


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