Find out whether icons like Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone, and many other music legends clinched top honors at the 2025 Grammy Awards ceremony, which was hosted once again by Trevor Noah on February 2nd 2025.
When did the 2025 Grammy Awards begin?
The 2025 Grammy Awards officially began on Sunday, February 2, ushering in what is widely regarded as the most important evening in music. Now in its fifth consecutive year with Trevor Noah at the helm, the Recording Academy’s annual extravaganza was staged at Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles. This year’s celebration spotlighted the breakout stars of 2024, the chart-topping hits that defined the year, and the artists whose music you just couldn’t stop playing.
Who was the most awarded winner at the 2025 Grammy Awards?
It comes as no surprise that Beyoncé led the pack in nominations—her 2024 album Cowboy Carter secured an impressive 11 nods. (You can view the entire list of nominees here.) Not only is Beyoncé the most awarded singer in Grammy history, but she also recently became the artist with the highest number of nominations ever, totaling 99 to date.
Even with nearly 100 categories covering a vast spectrum of genres, Beyoncé faced fierce competition from other heavily nominated acts such as Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone, Billie Eilish, and Charli XCX. In addition, rising stars like Sabrina Carpenter, Shaboozey, and Chappell Roan are making waves this year.
Wondering who will take home coveted 2025 Grammy Awards like Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year? Fans will have to stay tuned to CBS and Paramount+ at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT to catch all the excitement live.
But this evening is about much more than just the music. In a show of solidarity and support, tonight’s ceremony will also pay tribute to the courageous first responders who risked everything amid last month’s devastating Los Angeles wildfires. A portion of the proceeds is dedicated to helping those affected by the catastrophic weather events that left thousands of Southern Californians homeless and upended entire communities.
What you need to know about 2025 Grammy Awards
Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. summed it up perfectly:
“The 2025 Grammy Awards are not only a celebration of the best in music—they are a testament to the power of music to rebuild, uplift, and support those in need. We’re honored that so many artists are coming together to show their support for both their fellow musicians and those impacted by the recent wildfires.”
Scroll down to see every winner from tonight’s show, and be sure to check back for continuous live updates as the awards are presented.
The Complete Winners and Nominees List at 2025 Grammy Awards
Album of the Year | 2025 Grammy Awards
- New Blue Sun – André 3000
- Cowboy Carter – Beyoncé
- Short N’ Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter
- Brat – Charli XCX
- Djesse Vol. 4 – Jacob Collier
- Hit Me Hard and Soft – Billie Eilish
- The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan
- The Tortured Poets Department – Taylor Swift
Best Pop Vocal Album
- Short N’ Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter
- Hit Me Hard and Soft – Billie Eilish
- Eternal Sunshine – Ariana Grande
- The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan
- The Tortured Poets Department – Taylor Swift
Song of the Year | 2025 Grammy Awards
- “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey
- “Birds of a Feather” – Billie Eilish
- “Die With a Smile” – Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
- “Fortnight” (featuring Post Malone) – Taylor Swift
- “Good Luck, Babe!” – Chappell Roan
- “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
- “Please Please Please” – Sabrina Carpenter
- “Texas Hold ‘Em” – Beyoncé
Record of the Year | 2025 Grammy Awards
- “Now and Then” – The Beatles
- “Texas Hold ‘Em” – Beyoncé
- “Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter
- “360” – Charli XCX
- “Birds of a Feather” – Billie Eilish
- “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
- “Good Luck, Babe!” – Chappell Roan
- “Fortnight” (featuring Post Malone) – Taylor Swift
Best New Artist
- Benson Boone
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Doechii
- Chappell Roan
- Shaboozey
- Teddy Swims
- Khruangbin
Best Comedy Album
- Armageddon – Ricky Gervais
- The Dreamer – Dave Chappelle
- The Prisoner – Jim Gaffigan
- Someday You’ll Die – Nikki Glaser
- Where Was I – Trevor Noah
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- “Us” – Gracie Abrams (featuring Taylor Swift)
- “LEVII’S JEANS” – Beyoncé (featuring Post Malone)
- “Guess” – Charli XCX (featuring Billie Eilish)
- “The Boy Is Mine” – Ariana Grande (with Brandy and Monica)
- “Die With A Smile” – Lady Gaga (featuring Bruno Mars)
Best Country Album | 2025 Grammy Awards
- Cowboy Carter – Beyoncé
- F-1 Trillion – Post Malone
- Deeper Well – Kacey Musgraves
- Higher – Chris Stapleton
- Whirlwind – Lainey Wilson
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- “Cowboys Cry Too” – Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan
- “II Most Wanted” – Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus
- “Break Mine” – Brothers Osborne
- “Bigger Houses” – Dan + Shay
- “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone and Morgan Wallen
Best Country Solo Performance
- “16 Carriages” – Beyoncé
- “I Am Not Okay” – Jelly Roll
- “The Architect” – Kacey Musgraves
- “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey
- “It Takes A Woman” – Chris Stapleton
Best Country Song | 2025 Grammy Awards
(Songwriters credited)
- “The Architect” – Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves, and Josh Osborne
- “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry, and Mark Williams
- “I Am Not Okay” – Casey Brown, Jason DeFord, Ashley Gorley, and Taylor Phillip
- “I Had Some Help” – Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Morgan Wallen, and Chandler Paul Walters
- “Texas Hold ‘Em” – Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bulow, Nate Ferraro, and Raphael Saadiq
Best Dance/Electronic Album
- WINNER: Brat – Charli XCX
- Three – Four Tet
- Hyperdrama – Justice
- Timeless – Kaytranada
- Telos – Zedd
Best Dance Pop Recording
- “Make You Mine” – Madison Beer
- WINNER: “Von Dutch” – Charli XCX
- “L’Amour de Ma Vie [Over Now Extended Edit]” – Billie Eilish
- “yes, and?” – Ariana Grande
- “Got Me Started” – Troye Sivan
Best Latin Pop Album | 2025 GRAMMY AWARDS
- Funk Generation – Anitta
- El Viaje – Luis Fonsi
- GARCÍA – Kany García
- Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran – Shakira
- ORQUÍDEAS – Kali Uchis
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album | 2025 Grammy Awards
- Compita del Destino – El David Aguilar
- Pa’ Tu Cuerpa – Cimafunk
- Autopoiética – Mon Laferte
- GRASA – NATHY PELUSO
- ¿Quién trae las cornetas? – Rawayana
Best Music Video
- “Tailor Swif” – A$AP Rocky
- “360” – Charli XCX
- “Houdini” – Eminem
- “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
- “Fortnight” (featuring Post Malone) – Taylor Swift
Best Música Urbana Album
- nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana – Bad Bunny
- Rayo – J Balvin
- FERXXOCALIPSIS – Feid
- LAS LETRAS YA NO IMPORTAN – Residente
- att. – Young Miko
Best Rap Song | 2025 GRAMMY AWARDS
(Songwriters credited)
- “Asteroids” – Marlanna Evans
- “Carnival” – Jordan Carter, Raul Cubina, Grant Dickinson, Samuel Lindley, Nasir Pemberton, Dimitri Roger, Ty Dolla $ign, Kanye West, and Mark Carl Stolinski Williams
- “Like That” – Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Kobe “BbyKobe” Hood, Leland Wayne, and Nayvadius Wilburn
- “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
- “Yeah Glo!” – Ronnie Jackson, Jaucquez Lowe, Timothy McKibbins, Kevin Andre Price, Julius Rivera III, and Gloria Woods
Best Rap Performance
- “Enough (Miami)” – Cardi B
- “When the Sun Shines Again” – Common and Pete Rock (featuring Posdnuos)
- “Nissan Altima” – Doechii
- “Houdini” – Eminem
- “Like That” – Future & Metro Boomin (featuring Kendrick Lamar)
- “Yeah Glo!” – GloRilla
- “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap Album | 2025 GRAMMY AWARDS
- Might Delete Later – J. Cole
- The Auditorium, Vol. 1 – Common and Pete Rock
- Alligator Bites Never Heal – Doechii
- The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) – Eminem
- We Don’t Trust You – Future and Metro Boomin
Best R&B Song | 2025 Grammy Awards
(Songwriters credited)
- “After Hours” – Diovanna Frazier, Alex Goldblatt, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes, and Daniel Upchurch
- “Burning” – Ronald Banful and Temilade Openiyi
- “Here We Go (Uh Oh)” – Sara Diamond, Sydney Floyd, Marisela Jackson, Courtney Jones, Carl McCormick, and Kelvin Wooten
- “Ruined Me” – Jeff Gitelman, Priscilla Renea, and Kevin Theodore
- “Saturn” – Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon, and Scott Zhang
Best R&B Performance
- “Guidance” – Jhené Aiko
- “Residuals” – Chris Brown
- “Here We Go (Uh Oh)” – Coco Jones
- “Made for Me (Live on BET)” – Muni Long
- “Saturn” – SZA
Best Pop Solo Performance
- “Bodyguard” – Beyoncé
- WINNER: “Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter
- “Apple” – Charli XCX
- “Birds of a Feather” – Billie Eilish
- “Good Luck, Babe!” – Chappell Roan
Best Rock Performance
- “Now and Then” – The Beatles
- “Beautiful People (Stay High)” – The Black Keys
- “The American Dream Is Killing Me” – Green Day
- “Gift Horse” – Idles
- “Dark Matter” – Pearl Jam
- “Broken Man” – St. Vincent
Best Rock Album | 2025 Grammy Awards
- Happiness Bastards – The Black Crows
- Romance – Fontaines D.C.
- Saviors – Green Day
- Tangk – IDLES
- Dark Matter – Pearl Jam
- Hackney Diamonds – The Rolling Stones
- No Name – Jack White
Best R&B Album | 2025 Grammy Awards
- 11:11 (Deluxe) – Chris Brown
- Vantablack – Lalah Hathaway
- Revenge – Muni Long
- Algorithm – Lucky Daye
- Coming Home – Usher
Best Americana Performance
- “Ya Ya” – Beyoncé
- “Subtitles” – Madison Cunningham
- “Don’t Do Me Good” – Madi Diaz (featuring Kacey Musgraves)
- “American Dreaming” – Sierra Ferrell
- “Runaway Train” – Sarah Jarosz
- “Empty Trainload of Sky” – Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
Best Musical Theater Album | 2025 Grammy Awards
- Hell’s Kitchen
- Merrily We Roll Along
- The Notebook
- The Outsiders
- Suffs
- The Wiz
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
- Raye
- Jessie Jo Dillon
- Amy Allen
- Jessi Alexander
- Edgar Barrera
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical | 2025 GRAMMY AWARDS
- Alissia
- Ian Fitchuk
- D’Mile
- Daniel Nigro
- Mustard
Best Alternative Music Performance
- “Neon Pill” – Cage The Elephant
- “Song of the Lake” – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
- “Starburster” – Fontaines D.C.
- “Bye Bye” – Kim Gordon
- “Flea” – St. Vincent
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- À Fleur De Peau – Cyrille Aimée
- Visions – Norah Jones
- Good Together – Lake Street Dive
- Impossible Dream – Aaron Lazar
- Christmas Wish – Gregory Porter
Best Metal Performance | 2025 Grammy Awards
- “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)” – Gojira, Marina Viotti, and Victor Le Masne
- “Crown of Horns” – Judas Priest
- “Suffocate” – Knocked Loose (featuring Poppy)
- “Screaming Suicide” – Metallica
- “Cellar Door” – Spiritbox
Best Rock Song | 2025 Grammy Awards
(Songwriters credited)
- “Beautiful People (Stay High)” – Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Beck Hansen, and Daniel Nakamura
- “Broken Man” – Annie Clark (St. Vincent)
- “Dark Matter” – Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder, and Andrew Watt
- “Dilemma” – Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool
- “Gift Horse” – Jon Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernan, and Joe Talbot
Best Alternative Music Album
- Wild God – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
- Charm – Clairo
- The Collective – Kim Gordon
- What Now – Brittany Howard
- All Born Screaming – St. Vincent
Best Traditional R&B Performance
- “Wet” – Marsha Ambrosius
- “Can I Have This Groove” – Kenyon Dixon
- “No Lie” – Lalah Hathaway (featuring Michael McDonald)
- “Make Me Forget” – Muni Long
- “That’s You” – Lucky Daye
Best Progressive R&B Album | 2025 Grammy Awards
- So Glad to Know You – Avery*Sunshine
- En Route – Durand Bernarr
- Bando Stone and the New World – Childish Gambino
- Crash – Kehlani
- Why Lawd? – NxWorries (Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge)
Best Melodic R&B Performance
- “Kehlani” – Jordan Adetunji (featuring Kehlani)
- “Spaghettii” – Beyoncé (featuring Shaboozey and Linda Martell)
- “We Still Don’t Trust You” – Future and Metro Boomin (featuring The Weeknd)
- “Big Mama” – Latto
- “3:AM” – Rapsody (featuring Erykah Badu)
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album | 2025 Grammy Awards
- Civil Writes: The South Got Something To Say – Queen Sheba
- Concrete & Whiskey Act II Part 1: A Bourbon 30 Series – Omari Hardwick
- Good M.U.S.I.C. Universe Sonic Sinema: Episode 1 In the Beginning Was the Word – Malik Yusef
- The Heart, the Mind, the Soul – Tank and the Bangas
- The Seven Number Ones – Mad Skillz
Best Remixed Recording | 2025 Grammy Awards
- “Alter Ego – Kaytranada Remix” – Kaytranada and Doechii (featuring JT)
- “A Bar Song (Tipsy) [Remix]” – David Guetta and Shaboozey
- “Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix)” – FNZ, Mark Ronson, and Sabrina Carpenter
- “Jah Sees Them – Amapiano Remix” – Alexx Antaeus, Footsteps & MrMyish, Julian Marley, and Antaeus
- “Von Dutch” – A.G. Cook, Charli XCX (featuring Addison Rae)
Best American Roots Performance
- “Blame It On Eve” – Shemekia Copeland
- “Nothing In Rambling” – The Fabulous Thunderbirds (featuring Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal, and Mick Fleetwood)
- “Lighthouse” – Sierra Ferrell
- “The Ballad Of Sally Anne” – Rhiannon Giddens
Best American Roots Song
(Songwriters credited)
- “Ahead of the Game” – Mark Knopfler
- “All In Good Time” – Sam Beam
- “All My Friends” – Aoife O’Donovan
- “American Dreaming” – Sierra Ferrell and Melody Walker
- “Blame It on Eve” – John Hahn and Will Kimbrough
Best Americana Album | 2025 Grammy Awards
- The Other Side – T Bone Burnett
- $10 Cowboy – Charley Crockett
- Trail Of Flowers – Sierra Ferrell
- Polaroid Lovers – Sarah Jarosz
- No One Gets Out Alive – Maggie Rose
- Tigers Blood – Waxahatchee
Best Bluegrass Album | 2025 Grammy Awards
- I Built A World – Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
- Songs of Love and Life – The Del McCoury Band
- No Fear – Sister Sadie
- Live Vol. 1 – Billy Strings
- Earl Jam – Tony Trischka
- Dan Tyminski: Live From the Ryman – Dan Tyminski
Best Traditional Blues Album
- Hill Country Love – Cedric Burnside
- Struck Down – The Fabulous Thunderbirds
- One Guitar Woman – Sue Foley
- Sam’s Place – Little Feat
- Swingin’ Live at the Church In Tulsa – The Taj Mahal Sextet
Best Contemporary Blues Album
- Blues Deluxe Vol. 2 – Joe Bonamassa
- Blame It On Eve – Shemekia Copeland
- Friendlytown – Steve Cropper and The Midnight Hour
- Mileage – Ruthie Foster
- The Fury – Antonio Vergar
Best Folk Album | 2025 Grammy Awards
- American Patchwork Quartet – American Patchwork Quartet
- Weird Faith – Madi Diaz
- Bright Future – Adrianne Lenker
- All My Friends – Aoife O’Donovan
- Woodland – Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
Best Regional Roots Album
- 25 Back To My Roots – Sean Ardoin and Kreole Rock And Soul
- Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and The Golden Eagles (featuring J’Wan Boudreaux)
- Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – New Breed Brass Band (featuring Trombone Shorty)
- Kuini – Kalani Pe’a
- Stories From The Battlefield – The Rumble (featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.)
Best Gospel Performance/Song
- “Church Doors” – Yolanda Adams; Donald Lawrence and Sir William James Baptist
- “Yesterday” – Melvin Crispell III
- “Hold On (Live)” – Ricky Dillard
- “Holy Hands” – DOE; Jesse Paul Barrera, Jeffrey Castro Bernat, Dominique Jones, Timothy Ferguson, Kelby Shavon Johnson, Jr., Jonathan McReynolds, Rickey Slikk Muzik Offord, and Juan Winans
- “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)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
- “Holy Forever (Live)” – Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson (featuring CeCe Winans)
- “Praise” – Elevation Worship (featuring Brandon Lake, Chris Brown, and Chandler Moore; Pat Barrett, Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake, and Chandler Moore)
- “Firm Foundation (He Won’t)” – Honor & Glory (featuring Disciple)
- “In The Name Of Jesus” – JWLKRS Worship and Maverick City Music (featuring Chandler Moore; Austin Armstrong, Ran Jackson, Chandler Moore, Sajan Nauriyal, Ella Schnacky, Noah Schnacky, and Ilya Toshinskiy)
- “In The Room” – Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine, and Chandler Moore (featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard)
- “That’s My King” – CeCe Winans (Taylor Agan, Kellie Gamble, Lloyd Nicks, and Jess Russ)
Best Gospel Album
- Covered Vol. 1 – Melvin Crispell III
- Choirmaster II (Live) – Ricky Dillard
- Father’s Day – Kirk Franklin
- Still Karen – Karen Clark Sheard
- More Than This – CeCe Winans
Best Contemporary Christian Album
- Heart Of A Human – DOE
- When Wind Meets Fire – Elevation Worship
- Child Of God – Forrest Frank
- Coat Of Many Colors – Brandon Lake
- The Maverick Way Complete – Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine, and Chandler Moore
Best Roots Gospel Album | 2025 Grammy Awards
- The Gospel Sessions, Vol 2 – Authentic Unlimited
- The Gospel According To Mark – Mark D. Conklin
- Rhapsody – The Harlem Gospel Travelers
- Church – Cory Henry
- Loving You – The Nelons
Best Musica Mexicana Album
- Diamantes – Chiquis
- Boca Chueca, Vol. 1 – Carín León
- ÉXODO – Peso Pluma
- De Lejitos – Jessi Uribe
Best Tropical Latin Album
- MUEVENSE – Marc Anthony
- Bailar – Sheila E.
- Radio Guira – Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
- Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional) – Tony Succar and Mimy Succar
- Vacilón Santiaguero – Kiki Valera
Best Children’s Music Album
- Brillo, Brillo! – Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band
- Creciendo – Lucy Kalantari and The Jazz Cats
- My Favorite Dream – John Legend
- Solid Rock Revival – Rock For Children
- World Wide Playdate – Divinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids
Best Audiobook, Narration and Storytelling Recording
- All You Need Is Love: The Beatles In Their Own Words – Guy Oldfield
- …And Your Ass Will Follow – George Clinton
- Behind The Seams: My Life In Rhinestones – Dolly Parton
- Last Sundays In Plains: A Centennial Celebration – Jimmy Carter
- My Name Is Barbra – Barbra Streisand
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Digital Media
- The Color Purple
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein
- Saltburn
- Twisters: The Album
Best Soundtrack for Visual Media | 2025 Grammy Awards
- American Fiction
- Challengers
- The Color Purple
- Dune: Part Two
- Shogun
Best Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
- God of War: Ragnorok
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Wizardry: Proving Grounds Over the Mad Overlord
Best Song Written for Visual Media
- “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma” – from Twisters
- “Better Place” – from Trolls Band Together
- “Can’t Catch Me Now” – from Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
- “It Never Went Away” – from American Symphony
- “Love Will Survive” – from The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Best Music Film | 2025 Grammy Awards
- American Symphony
- June
- Kings from Queens
- Stevie Van Zandt: Disciples
- The Greatest Night in Pop
Best Jazz Performance
- “Walk With Me, Lord (SOUND | SPIRIT)” – The Baylor Project
- “Phoenix Reimagined (Live)” – Lakecia Benjamin (featuring Randy Brecker, Jeff “Tain” Watts, and John Scofield)
- “Juno” – Chick Corea and Béla Fleck
- “Twinkle Twinkle Little Me” – Samara Joy (featuring Sullivan Fortner)
- “Little Fears” – Dan Pugach Big Band (featuring Nicole Zuraitis and Troy Roberts)
Best Jazz Vocal Album
- Journey In Black – Christie Dashiell
- Wildflowers Vol. 1 – Kurt Elling and Sullivan Fortner
- A Joyful Holiday – Samara Joy
- Milton + Esperanza – Milton Nascimento and Esperanza Spalding
- My Ideal – Catherine Russell and Sean Mason
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- Owl Song – Ambrose Akinmusir
- Beyond This Place – Kenny Barron
- Phoenix Reimagined (Live) – Lakecia Benjamin
- Remembrance – Chick Corea and Béla Fleck
- Solo Game – Sullivan Fortner
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- Returning To Forever – John Beasley and Frankfurt Radio Big Band
- And So It Goes – The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
- Walk A Mile In My Shoe – Orrin Evans and The Captain Black Big Band
- Bianca Reimagined: Music For Paws And Persistence – Dan Pugach Big Band
- Golden City – Miguel Zenón
Best Latin Jazz Album | 2025 Grammy Awards
- Spain Forever Again – Michel Camilo and Tomatito
- Cubop Lives! – Zaccai Curtis
- COLLAB – Hamilton de Holanda and Gonzalo Rubalcaba
- Time And Again – Eliane Elias
- El Trio: Live in Italy – Horacio “El Negro” Hernández, John Beasley, and José Gola
- Cuba And Beyond – Chucho Valdés and Royal Quartet
- As I Travel – Donald Vega (featuring Lewis Nash, John Patitucci, and Luisito Quintero)
Best Alternative Jazz Album
- Night Reign – Arooj Aftab
- New Blue Sun – André 3000
- Code Derivation – Robert Glasper
- Foreverland – Keyon Harrold
- No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin – Meshell Ndegeocello
Best Global Music Performance
- “Raat Ki Rani” – Arooj Aftab
- “A Rock Somewhere” – Jacob Collier (featuring Anoushka Shankar and Varijashree Venugopal)
- “Rise” – Rocky Dawuni
- “Bemba Colorá” – Sheila E. (featuring Gloria Estefan and Mimy Succar)
- “Sunlight To My Soul” – Angélique Kidjo (featuring Soweto Gospel Choir)
- “Kashira” – Masa Takumi (featuring Ron Korb, Noshir Mody, and Dale Edward Chung)
Best African Music Performance
- “Tomorrow” – Yemi Alade
- “MMS” – Asake & Wizkid
- “Sensational” – Chris Brown (featuring Davido and Lojay)
- “Higher” – Burna Boy
- “Love Me JeJe” – Tems
Best Global Music Album
- Alkebulan II – Matt B. (featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
- Paisajes – Ciro Hurtado
- Heis – Rema
- Historias De Un Flamenco – Antonio Rey
- Born In The Wild – Tems
Best Immersive Audio Album
- Avalon
- Genius Loves Company
- Henning Sommerro: Borders
- i/o (In-Side Mix)
- Pax
Best Instrumental Composition | 2025 Grammy Awards
- “At Last”
- “Communion”
- “I Swear, I Really Wanted To Make A ‘Rap’ Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time”
- “Remembrance”
- “Strands”
Best Arrangement, Musical or A Capella
- “Baby Elephant Walk (Encore)” – Michael League
- “Bridge Over Troubled Water” – Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly, and John Legend
- “Rhapsody In Blue(Grass)” – Béla Fleck and Ferde Grofé
- “Rose Without The Thorns” – Erin Bentlage, Alexander Lloyd Blake, Scott Hoying, A.J. Sealy, and Amanda Taylor
- “Silent Night” – Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick, and Amanda Taylor
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
- “Alma” – Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johanye Kendrick, and Amanda Taylor
- “Always Come Back” – Matt Jones
- “b i g f e e l i n g s” – Willow
- “Last Surprise (From ‘Persona 5’)” – Charlie Rosen and Jake Silverman
- “The Sound Of Silence” – Cody Fry
Best Orchestral Performance
- “Adams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does The Spider Dance”
- “Kodály: Háry János Suite; Summer Evening & Symphony In C Major”
- “Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina”
- “Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava, & Lemminkäinen”
- “Stravinsky: The Firebird”
Best Opera Performance
- “Adams: Girls Of The Golden West”
- “Catán: Florencia En El Amazonas”
- “Moravec: The Shining”
- “Puts: The Hours”
- “Saariaho: Adriana Mater”
Best Choral Performance
- “Clear Voices In The Dark”
- “A Dream So Bright – Choral Music Of Jake Runestad”
- “Handel: Israel In Egypt”
- “Ochre”
- “Sheehan: Akathist”
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
- “Adams, J.L.: Waves & Particles” – JACK Quartet
- “Beethoven For Three: Symphony No. 4 And Op. 97, ‘Archduke’” – Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos, and Emanuel Ax
- “Cerrone: Beaufort Scales” – Beth Willer, Christopher Cerrone, and Lorelei Ensemble
- “Home” – Miró Quartet
- “Rectangles And Circumstance” – Caroline Shaw and So Percussion
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
- “Akiho: Longing” – Andy Akiho
- “Bach: Goldberg Variations” – Víkingur Ólafsson
- “Eastman: The Holy Presence Of Joan D’Arc” – Seth Parker Woods and Christopher Rountree
- “Entourer” – Mak Grgic (Ensemble Dissonance)
- “Perry: Concerto For Violin & Orchestra” – Curtis Stewart and James Blachly
Best Classical Vocal Solo Album
- Beyond The Years – Unpublished Songs Of Florence Price – Karen Slack (soloist) with Michelle Cann (pianist)
- A Change Is Gonna Come – Nicholas Phan (soloist) with Palaver Strings and ensembles
- Newman: Bespoke Songs – Fotina Naumenko (soloist) with Marika Bournaki (pianist) (with additional credits: Nadège Foofat; Julietta Curenton, Colin Davin, Mark Edwards, Nadia Pessoa, Timothy Roberts, Ryan Romine, Akemi Takayama, Karlyn Viña, and Garrick Zoeter)
- Show Me The Way – Will Liverman (soloist) with Jonathan King (pianist)
- Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder – Joyce DiDonato (soloist) with Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor) (performed by Il Pomo d’Oro)
Best Classical Compendium | 2025 Grammy Awards
- Akiho: BeLonging
- American Counterpoints
- Foss: Symphony No. 1; Renaissance Concerto; Three American Pieces; Ode
- Mythologies II
- Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
- “Seven For Solo Cello”
- “Revelry”
- “Composition As Explanation”
- “Revolución Diamantina”
- “Adriana Mater”
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
- “She’s Gone, Dance On” – Disclosure
- “Loved” – Four Tet
- “Leavemealone” – Fred Again and Baby Keem
- “Neverender” – Justice & Tame Impala
- “Witchy” – Kaytranada (featuring Childish Gambino)
Don’t miss the 2025 GRAMMY Awards live on Sunday, February 2, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS.
Enjoy the show and congratulations to all the incredible artists honored tonight!
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