The 2025 Grammy Awards delivered a night of unforgettable moments, celebrating the best in music across multiple genres.
The ceremony showcased the industry’s top talent and emerging stars, from record-breaking wins to surprise upsets.
Hereunder is a full breakdown of the winners who took home the golden gramophones.
Album of the year
Winner: Beyonce – Cowboy Carter
Andre 3000 – New Blue Sun
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
Winner: Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
The Beatles – Now And Then
Beyonce – Texas Hold ‘Em
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
Charli XCX – 360
Billie Eilish – Birds Of A Feather
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!
Taylor Swift ft Post Malone – Fortnight
Song of the year
Winner: Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Beyonce – Texas Hold ‘Em
Sabrina Carpenter – Please Please Please
Billie Eilish – Birds Of A Feather
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With A Smile
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Taylor Swift ft Post Malone – Fortnight
Best new artist
Winner: Chappell Roan
Benson Boone
Sabrina Carpenter
Doechii
Khruangbin
Raye
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Best pop vocal album
Winner: Sabrina Carpenter – Short N’ Sweet
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard And Soft
Ariana Grande – Eternal Sunshine
Chappell Roan – The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess
Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department
Best pop solo performance
Winner: Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
Beyonce – Bodyguard
Charli XCX – Apple
Billie Eilish – Birds Of A Feather
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!
Best pop duo/group performance
Winner: Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With A Smile
Gracie Abrams ft Taylor Swift – Us
Beyonce ft Post Malone – Levii’s Jeans
Charli XCX & Billie Eilish – Guess
Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica – The Boy Is Mine
Best dance/electronic recording
Winner: Justice & Tame Impala – Neverender
Disclosure – She’s Gone, Dance On
Four Tet – Loved
Fred Again & Baby Keem – Leavemealone
Kaytranada ft Childish Gambino – Witchy
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Best dance/electronic album
Winner: Charli XCX – Brat
Four Tet – Three
Justice – Hyperdrama
Kaytranada – Timeless
Zedd – Telos
Best dance/pop recording
Winner: Charli XCX – Von Dutch
Madison Beer – Make You Mine
Billie Eilish – L’Amour De Ma Vie [Over Now Extended Edit]
Ariana Grande – Yes, And?
Troye Sivan – Got Me Started
Best traditional pop vocal album
Winner: Norah Jones – Visions
Cyrille Aimee – A Fleur De Peau
Lake Street Dive – Good Together
Aaron Lazar – Impossible Dream
Gregory Porter – Christmas Wish
Best Latin pop album
Winner: Shakira – Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran
Anitta – Funk Generation
Luis Fonsi – El Viaje
Kenny García – García
Kali Uchis – Orquídeas
Best rock performance
Winner: The Beatles – Now And Then
The Black Keys – Beautiful People (Stay High)
Green Day – The American Dream Is Killing Me
Idles – Gift Horse
Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
St Vincent – Broken Man
Best rock song
Winner: St Vincent – Broken Man
The Black Keys – Beautiful People (Stay High)
Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
Green Day – Dilemma
Idles – Gift Horse
Best rock album
Winner: The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds
The Black Crowes – Happiness B****s
Fontaines DC – Romance
Green Day – Saviors
Idles – TANGK
Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
Jack White – No Name
Best alternative music album
Winner: St Vincent – All Born Screaming
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Wild God
Clairo – Charm
Kim Gordon – The Collective
Brittany Howard – What Now
Best alternative music performance
Winner: St Vincent – Flea
Cage The Elephant – Neon Pill
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Song of the Lake
Fontaines D.C. – Starburster
Kim Gordon – Bye Bye
Best metal performance
Winner: Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne – Mea Culpa (Ah! Ca ira!)
Judas Priest – Crown of Horns
Knocked Loose Featuring Poppy – Suffocate
Metallica – Screaming Suicide
Spiritbox – Cellar Door
Best rap performance
Winner: Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Cardi B – Enough (Miami)
Common & Pete
Rock ft Posdnuos – When The Sun Shines Again
Doechii – Nissan Altima
Eminem – Houdini
Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar – Like That
GloRilla – Yeah Glo!
Best melodic rap performance
Winner: Rapsody ft Erykah Badu – 3:AM
Jordan Adetunji ft Kehlani – Kehlani
Beyoncé ft Linda Martell & Shaboozey – Spaghettii
Future & Metro Boomin ft The Weeknd – We Still Don’t Trust You
Latto – Big Mama
Best rap song
Winner: Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Rapsody ft Hit-Boy – Asteroids
Kanye West & Ty Dolla $Ign – Carnival
Future & Metro Boomin ft Kendrick Lamar – Like That
GloRilla – Yeah Glo!
Best rap album
Winner: Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal
J Cole – Might Delete Later
Common & Pete Rock – The Auditorium, Vol 1
Eminem – The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grace)
Future & Metro Boomin – We Don’t Trust You
Best country solo performance
Winner: Chris Stapleton – It Takes A Woman
Beyoncé – 16 Carriages
Jelly Roll – I Am Not Okay
Kacey Musgraves – The Architect
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Best country duo/group performance
Winner: Beyoncé ft Miley Cyrus – II Most Wanted
Kelsea Ballerini With Noah Kahan – Cowboys Cry Too
Brothers Osborne – Break Mine
Dan + Shay – Bigger Houses
Post Malone ft Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help
Best country song
Winner: Kacey Musgraves – The Architect
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Jelly Roll – I Am Not Okay
Post Malone ft Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help
Beyonce – Texas Hold ‘Em
Best country album
Winner: Beyonce – Cowboy Carter
Post Malone – F-1 Trillion
Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well
Chris Stapleton – Higher
Lainey Wilson – Whirlwind
R&B and Afrobeats
Best R&B performance
Winner: Muni Long – Made For Me (Live On BET)
Jhené Aiko – Guidance
Chris Brown – Residuals
Coco Jones – Here We Go (Uh Oh)
SZA – Saturn
Best R&B song
Winner: SZA – Saturn
Kehlani – After Hours
Tems – Burning
Coco Jones – Here We Go (Uh Oh)
Muni Long – Ruined Me
Best progressive R&B album
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