Beyoncé is finally the winner of the highly coveted Album of the Year at the 2025 Grammy Awards, having previously failed to win the award in the last four nominations.
That night, he came away with 11 nominations for his album “Cowboy Carter”, making him the artist with the most number of nominations in Grammy history, 99 throughout his career. Apart from winning Album of the Year, he also won awards for Best Country Album and Best Country Duo/Group Performance.
Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone, and Charli XCX each earned seven nominations this year, while Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, and Chappell Roan earned six. Lamar managed to win in all five categories he entered, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Roan also stole the show by winning the award for Best New Artist.
The 2025 Grammy Awards took place at the Crypto.com Arena located in Los Angeles. The event was broadcast live on the CBS network and can also be watched on Paramount+.
Grammy Awards 2025 Winners

Album of the Year
Cowboy Carter – Beyonce
Record of the Year
Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar
Song of the Year
Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar
Best New Artist
Chappell Roan
Dr. Dre Global Impact Award
Alicia Keys
Best Pop Solo Performance
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With A Smile
Best Dance Pop Recording
Best Pop Vocal Album
Short N’ Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
Neverender – Justice & Tame Impala
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Brat – Charli XCX
Best Rock Album
Hackney Diamonds – The Rolling Stones
Best Rock Performance
Now and Then – The Beatles
Best Metal Performance
Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!) – Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne
Best Rock Song
Broken Man – St Vincent
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 R&B Song
Saturn – SZA
Best R&B Album
11:11 (Deluxe) – Chris Brown
Best Rap Performance
Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap Song
Best Rap Album
Alligator Bites Never Heal – Doechii
Best Melodic Rap Performance
3:AM – Rapsody feat Erykah Badu
Best Country Solo Performance
It Takes a Woman – Chris Stapleton
Best Country Album
Cowboy Carter – Beyonce
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
II MOST WANTED – Beyonce feat Miley Cyrus
Best Country Song
The Architect – Kacey Musgraves
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Dune: Part Two
Best Song Written for Visual Media
It Never Went Away – American Symphony
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
The Heart, The Mind, The Soul – Tank and The Bangas
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
Best Music Video
Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Daniel Nigro