2025 GRAMMY: See The Full Winners & Nominees List

The 2025 GRAMMY celebrated a landmark year in music, recognizing a diverse range of talent across genres. From historic wins to captivating performances, the ceremony showcased the power and evolution of music.  

The 2025 GRAMMY Awards marked a historic moment in the music world, featuring unforgettable wins and electrifying performances. Beyoncé made history by winning her first-ever Album of the Year GRAMMY for COWBOY CARTER and became the first Black woman to secure the Best Country Album award. Kendrick Lamar also shone brightly, taking home all five of his nominations, including Record of the Year for “Not Like Us.”

Historic Wins and Standout Performances

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The night was filled with electrifying performances, including:

• Doechii  
• Chappell Roan
• Coldplay’s Chris Martin & Grace Bowers (In Memoriam tribute)  
• Stevie Wonder & Janelle Monáe (Quincy Jones tribute)  
  
  The night also celebrated incredible talent across a range of genres. Chappell Roan won Best New Artist and used her platform to advocate for fairer practices in the music industry. Performances from artists like Doechii and Chappell Roan energized the crowd at Crypto.com Arena, amplifying the excitement. The evening also featured a touching In Memoriam tribute, with Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Grace Bowers, and a star-studded tribute to Quincy Jones, with Stevie Wonder and Janelle Monáe paying their respects.

Key Category Winners

Pop & Dance/Electronic

Rock, Metal & Alternative

R&B, Rap & Spoken Word Poetry

Jazz, Traditional Pop, Contemporary Instrumental & Musical Theater

Country & American Roots Music

Gospel & Contemporary Christian Music

Latin, Global, Reggae & New Age

Children’s, Comedy, Audio Books, Visual Media & Music Video/Film

Package, Notes & Historical

Engineered, Producer, Immersive, Composition, Arrangement

The winners were chosen by the Recording Academy’s voting members, a group of music creators, ensuring that the GRAMMYs remain one of the most prestigious honors in the industry. The 2025 ceremony also reflected the Academy’s commitment to inclusivity and progress, with several category updates and eligibility adjustments aimed at better representing the evolving music landscape.

Other notable winners included Sabrina Carpenter, who won Best Pop Solo Performance for Espresso, and her album Short n’ Sweet which took home Best Pop Vocal Album. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” earned Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Neverender by Justice and Tame Impala won Best Dance/Electronic Recording, and Charli xcx’s BRAT claimed Best Dance/Electronic Album. The Beatles’ Now and Then was honored with Best Rock Performance, while Gojira, Marina Viotti, and Victor Le Masne won Best Metal Performance for “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!).”

In the R&B categories, Muni Long’s Made For Me (Live On BET) earned Best R&B Performance, and Lucky Daye’s “That’s You” took home Best Traditional R&B Performance. SZA’s Saturn won Best R&B Song. Avery*Sunshine’s So Glad to Know You and NxWorries’ Why Lawd? tied for Best Progressive R&B Album. Chris Brown’s 11:11 (Deluxe) won Best R&B Album, while Rapsody featuring Erykah Badu claimed Best Melodic Rap Performance for “3.” Doechii’s Alligator Bites Never Heal was named Best Rap Album, and Tank and The Bangas’ The Heart, The Mind, The Soul earned the award for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album.

The jazz category saw wins for Samara Joy (Best Jazz Vocal Album), Chick Corea & Béla Fleck (Best Jazz Instrumental Album), and Dan Pugach Big Band (Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album). Other genre-specific winners included Sierra Ferrell (Best American Roots Performance, Best Americana Performance, and Best Americana Album), CeCe Winans (Best Gospel Album and Best Contemporary Christian Music Song for “That’s My King”), and Shakira (Best Latin Pop Album). In the global music categories, Sheila E. featuring Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar’s “Bemba Colorá” won Best Global Music Performance, and Matt B with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s ALKEBULAN II won Best Global Music Album. The Bob Marley compilation album Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By The Film (Deluxe) won Best Reggae Album.

The GRAMMYs also recognized excellence in visual media, with Maestro: Music By Leonard Bernstein winning Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media and Dune: Part Two earning Hans Zimmer the award for Best Score Soundtrack. Olivia Rodrigo’s “Can’t Catch Me Now” from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes won Best Song Written for Visual Media, while Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” secured Best Music Video. Jon Batiste’s American Symphony won Best Music Film.

Other notable awards included Best Recording Package for Charli xcx’s BRAT, Best Album Notes for John Culshaw’s John Culshaw — The Art Of The Producer – The Early Years 1948-55, and Best Engineered Album wins for Lucky Daye’s Algorithm (Non-Classical) and Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit (Classical). Elaine Martone was named Classical Producer of the Year, and Peter Gabriel’s i/o (In-Side Mix) won Best Immersive Audio Album. André 3000’s “I Swear, I Really Wanted To Make A “Rap” Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time” took home Best Instrumental Composition, while Jacob Collier featuring John Legend & Tori Kelly’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” won Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella. Säje featuring Regina Carter’s “Alma” won Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals.

In the classical category, the Los Angeles Philharmonic won Best Orchestral Performance for Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina, and the San Francisco Symphony’s Saariaho: Adriana Mater won Best Opera Recording. The Crossing’s Ochre won Best Choral Performance, and Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion’s Rectangles and Circumstance won Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance. Other classical wins included Víkingur Ólafsson for Bach: Goldberg Variations (Best Classical Instrumental Solo), Karen Slack’s Beyond The Years – Unpublished Songs Of Florence Price (Best Classical Solo Vocal Album), and Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic for Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina (Best Classical Compendium). Gabriela Ortiz was honored with Best Contemporary Classical Composition for Revolución Diamantina.