Look: The 2025 Grammy Winners Are Out!

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The eagerly awaited annual gathering of the brightest and most celebrated names in the music industry is here once again. The 67th Grammy Awards is back for another year of historical feats, unforgettable performances, and new set of title holders for the Academy’s categories. Hosted by Emmy-winning comedian and host, Trevor Noah, the Grammys was held all the way from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.

Given the tight competition for the major categories of the award show, the prestigious celebration has been the talk of the town days before the actual event. Leading the race with a total of 11 nominations is multi-platinum, award-winning artist,  Beyoncé – who is also now crowned as the most nominated artist in the history of the awards ceremony with a record-breaking 99 career nominations. Trailing behind her are Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, Post Malone, and Charli XCX with seven nods each, while pop stars Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, and Sabrina Carpenter are close behind with 6 nominations.

The awards night will not be complete without the much awaited performances from the world’s most celebrated artists. Opening the show is folk rock band Dawes with an inspiring rendition of Randy Newman’s “I Love L.A.” joined by Brad Paisley, Brittany Howard, John Legend, Sheryl Crow, and St. Vincent. Sabrina Carpenter, who just won her first Grammy, also took the stage for a short and sweet medley performance of her hit songs “Espresso” and “Please, Please, Please.” Billie Eilish together with her older brother, Finneas performed a heartfelt performance of her chart-topper track, “Birds of a Feather.” For her first-ever performance, the Grammy Best New Artist Chappell Roan gave an electrifying rendition of her hit song “Pink Pony Club.”

For this year’s “In Memoriam” segment, Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monáe, and Stevie Wonder, led the ceremony to honor the legendary music career of the late Quincy Jones, who is most known as the producer and songwriter behind Michael Jackson’s chart-topping hits like “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough,” “Thriller,” and “Bad.”

Another big surprise of the night was the unexpected performance of The Weeknd, who was previously very vocal and open in boycotting the Awards. According to to the Chief Executive Officer of the Recording Academy, Harvey Mason Jr., who introduced The Weeknd,  who’s performance was a testament to the Academy’s continuous efforts to improve the quality and credibility of the organization. Lastly, the Grammys also paid tribute to the victims of the devastating wildfires in the city of Los Angeles, with a special performance from this year’s Best Pop Duo/Group Performance winner Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars with the classic “California Dreamin.’”

For the 67th Grammy Awards, Beyoncé held victory as she received the most prestigious award of the night with the Album of the Year, Best Country Album, and Best Country Duo/Group Performance, which further solidifies her spot as the most-awarded artist at the Grammys, with 35 awards in total. Meanwhile, Kendrick Lamar walked away from the evening with the Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song, and Best Music Video for his hit song “Not Like Us.” The night was also filled with first time Grammy winners including Sabrina Carpenter for Best Pop Solo Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album, Chappell Roan for Best New Artist, and Doechii for Best Rap Album.

Get to know the rest of the winners and check out SEA Wave’s list here:

Record of the Year:

“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar

Album of the Year:

“Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé

Song of the Year:

“Not Like Us,” 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 and Bruno Mars

Best Pop Vocal Album:

“Short n’ Sweet,” Sabrina Carpenter

Best Dance/Electronic Recording:

“Neverender,” Justice and 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 and Mark Ronson, remixers (Sabrina Carpenter)

Best Rock Performance:

“Now and Then,” The Beatles

Best Metal Performance:

“Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!),” Gojira, Marina Viotti and 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, Cian Ducrot, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon and Scott Zhang, songwriters (SZA)

Best Progressive R&B Album:

“Why Lawd?,” 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 and Béla Fleck

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album:

“Bianca Reimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence,” Dan Pugach Big Band

Best Latin Jazz Album:

“Cubop Lives!,” Luques Curtis, Zaccai Curtis, Willie Martinez, Camilo Molina and Reinaldo de Jesus

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

Best Musical Theater Album:

“Hell’s Kitchen,” Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis and Maleah Joi Moon, principal vocalists; Adam Blackstone, Alicia Keys and Tom Kitt, producers (Alicia Keys, composer and 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 and Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)

Best American Roots Performance:

“Lighthouse,” Sierra Ferrell

Best Americana Performance:

“American Dreaming,” Sierra Ferrell

Best American Roots Song:

“American Dreaming,” Sierra Ferrell and 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 and David Rawlings

Best Regional Roots Music Album:

“Kuini,” Kalani Pe’a

Best Gospel Performance/Song:

“One Hallelujah,” Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell and Israel Houghton featuring Jonathan McReynolds and Jekalyn Carr; G. Morris Coleman, Israel Houghton, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Naomi Raine, songwriters

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song:

“That’s My King,” CeCe Winans; Taylor Agan, Kellie Gamble, Lloyd Nicks and 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 Colora,” Sheila E. featuring Gloria Estefan and 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, Eru Matsumoto and 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,” Bradley Cooper, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (London Symphony Orchestra)

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 and Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)

Best Music Video:

“Not Like Us” (Kendrick Lamar), Dave Free and Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jack Begert, Cornell Brown, Sam Canter, Jared Heinke, Jamie Rabineau and Anthony Saleh, video producers

Best Music Film:

“American Symphony” (Jon Batiste) Matthew Heineman, video director; Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman and Joedan Okun, video producers

Best Recording Package:

“Brat,” Charli XCX, Brent David Freaney and Imogene Strauss, art directors (Charli XCX)

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package:

“Mind Games,” Simon Hilton and Sean Ono Lennon, art directors (John Lennon)

Best Album Notes:

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

Best Historical Album:

“Centennial,” Meagan Hennessey and Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer; Richard Martin, restoration 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 and Mark “Spike” Stent, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Peter Gabriel)

Best Engineered Album, Classical:

“Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit,” Mark Donahue and John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck and 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; Peter Gabriel, immersive producer (Peter Gabriel)

Best Instrumental Composition:

“Strands,” Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf and Christian Euman)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella:

“Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly and John Legend, arrangers (Jacob Collier featuring John Legend and Tori Kelly)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals:

“Alma,” Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johanye Kendrick and Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje featuring Regina Carter)

Best Orchestral Performance Award:

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

Best Opera Recording Award:

“Saariaho: Adriana Mater,” Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan and 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 and Sō 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 and Los Angeles Master Chorale)

 

And that has been the winners for the 67th Grammy Awards, did your favorites make it to the list? Let’s talk about it in the comment section below!