On the morning of February 3, the 2025 Grammy Awards took place in Los Angeles (USA) with MC Trevor Noah as host.
The event attracted attention with the appearance of famous artists such as Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, Shakira, Taylor Swift, Beyonce...
Through the 2025 Grammys, the organizers want to honor the career of music legend Quincy Jones; encourage and raise funds for relief in Los Angeles amid the devastating wildfires.
In terms of nominations, Beyonce leads with 11 nominations; Charli XCX and Post Malone have 8 categories; Billie Eilish, rapper Kendrick Lamar have 7 nominations; Taylor Swift and 2 rookies Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter each have 6 nominations.
Regarding the results in some outstanding categories, the award for "Outstanding Rap Album" was given to Doechii - a 27-year-old female artist born in Tampa (USA) with "Alligator Bites Never Heal".
Her real name is Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon, famous from "Oh the Places You'll Go", released in 2020.
In 2023, Doechii entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart with the single "What It Is (Block Boy)".
Rookie Sabrina Carpenter won the award for "Best Pop Vocal Album" with "Short n' Sweet". The album was released in late August 2024, and has continuously achieved many impressive achievements, debuting at number 1 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
Meanwhile, Beyonce won the award for "Best Country Album" for "Cowboy Carter". The award was presented by "Country Princess" Taylor Swift.
Before the 2025 Grammys, Beyonce was also nominated in the category "Best Country Duo/Group Performance" for the song "II MOST WANTED", featuring Miley Cyrus.
Artist Chappell Roan beat out Sabrina Carpenter to win the "Best New Artist" award. The 1998-born girl had a busy year with the album "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess" and the single "Good Luck, Babe!".
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars won the "Best Pop Duo/Group Performance" category with their hit "Die with a Smile".
Surpassing names like Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish... Kendrick Lamar won the double award "Record of the Year" and "Song of the Year" with "Not Like Us", bringing the total number of Grammy awards for the male rapper to 23.
The song was written amid a feud between the rapper and Drake. "Not Like Us" is the fifth installment in Kendrick Lamar's diss track series aimed at Drake.
In the end, the award for "Album of the Year" went to Beyonce's "Cowboy Carter."
This is the singer's eighth studio album, depicting a journey to redefine Americana, honoring the forgotten contributions of pioneering black artists in the history of American music and culture.
In the secondary categories, Alicia Keys won the special Grammy "Global Impact" award, created to honor artists whose influence goes beyond the music industry.
Daniel Nigro received the award for "Producer of the Year, Non-Classical". He is the one who contributed to the success of many young artists such as Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo...
"Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical" belongs to Amy Allen. She is the writer of a series of hits by Sabrina Carpenter such as "Espresso", "Please Please Please", "Taste"...
Before the awards ceremony, Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX also took home their first Grammys this year.
Sabrina Carpenter won “Best Pop Solo Performance” and “Best Remixed Recording” for “Espresso.”
Charli XCX won Grammys in the categories of “Best Pop Dance Recording,” “Best Dance/Electronic Album,” and “Best Recording Package.”
Kendrick Lamar won “Best Music Video,” “Best Rap Song,” and “Best Rap Performance” for “Not Like Us.”
In the R&B category, Muni Long won “Best R&B Performance,” SZA won “Best R&B Song,” and Chris Brown won “Best R&B Album.”
