Grammy 2025 Best Moments and Winners
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On a historic night, the 2025 Grammys were marked by the great victory of Beyoncé in the album of the year category. Other names like Chapel Roan, Sabrina Carpenter e Kendrick Lamar left with golden gramophones. See the highlights from the big night right now.
Presentations
The 67th edition of Grammy was marked by many political acts. Amid President Donald Trump's sanctions, Lady Gaga highlighted that the lives of trans people must be remembered and, without this, the LGBTQIA+ community would not exist.
Presentations by artists such as Sabrina Carpenter and the rookie doechii were the most talked about on the internet. Let's go through each one of them.
Sabrina Carpenter
Dominating the music charts in 2024 with the hits "Espresso" e “Please Please Please”, Sabrina Carpenter arrived at the 2025 Grammys with a medley of his most famous singles.
The blonde showed why she was so talked about last year with a very theatrical performance lasting around five minutes with lots of references to the shows on her last tour, without leaving humor aside at any point.
Chappell roan
Chappell roan made her debut on the awards stage with a vibrant performance of “Pink Pony Club,” a track from her album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.
The show featured a pink-hued western theme, including a huge pink pony, rodeo clowns and Roan dressed in a brown cowgirl outfit and a bright pink hat.
doechii
Nominated in two categories, the rapper doechii had one of the most talked about performances of his greatest hits Selfish e Denial is a River. A newcomer to the music world, she enlisted a team of dancers, all dressed in matching designer suits. Thom Browne.
In a remarkable moment, doechii had her costume removed by the dancers, revealing haute couture underwear, while interacting with her therapist alter-ego, played by DJ Miss Milan, in a dynamic scenario with a sliding floor.
Benson Boone
Benson Boone took the stage at the awards show to give a memorable performance of her hit “Beautiful Things.” The show began in an unusual way, with Boone dressed in a classic suit in the middle of the audience, next to Heidi Klum and Nikki Glaser. The two celebrities helped remove his suit jacket, revealing a sheer blue jumpsuit.
Demonstrating its characteristic energy, Boone delivered a dynamic performance, incorporating his powerful vocals and acrobatics, including his famous backflips, which have become a trademark of his live performances.
Tribute to Quincy Jones
O Grammy 2025 paid a moving tribute to Quincy Jones, the legendary composer, arranger, conductor and music producer, who passed away in November last year at the age of 91. The performance celebrated his everlasting impact on music, bringing together different generations to remember his unforgettable legacy.
Will Smith opened the celebration by recalling his partnership with Jones, followed by Cynthia Erivo e Herbie Hancock interpreting fly me to the moon. Lainey Wilson e Jacob Necklace presented Let the Good Times Roll, While Stevie Wonder moved by We Are the World alongside choirs from schools affected by fires in Los Angeles.
Janelle Monáe closed the tribute with a vibrant performance of Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough, wearing a tank top in tribute to Jones.
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
Nominated in two main award categories, Bruno Mars e Lady Gaga took to the stage at the 2025 Grammy Awards to honor the victims of the Los Angeles fires with “California Dreamin,” originally sung by the group The Mamas and The Papas.
After the release of testimonies from people affected by the environmental disaster in California, Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga appeared on another stage, delivering an intimate, emotional and very beautiful performance.
The Weeknd's Return
That was the big surprise of the night. In 2021, The Weeknd was snubbed by the academy Grammy, even though he was successful and broke records with his album After Hours, which features the hit Blinding Lights. At the time, he went as far as to say that the awards were corrupt and that they should be more transparent. Since then, the singer has stopped submitting his work to the Recording Academy as a protest.
Back in 2025, the Grammy CEO, Harvey Jay Mason Jr., took to the stage at the awards ceremony for the first time in history, to publicly apologize to the singer and also announce that “in recent years, artists have been heard so that changes can be implemented”. Check out the full speech below:
Thereby, The Weeknd went up on stage to sing Timeless, with the rapper Playboy Cart, and his other single, Cry For Me, from his album released at the end of January.
Shakira
Shakira made a triumphant return to the awards show stage after 18 years, celebrating her 48th birthday with an electrifying performance. The Colombian singer performed a medley of her hits “Eyes Like This” e “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53“, incorporating her iconic belly dance.
The singer was also honored at the awards ceremony with a video showing her entire journey as a Latin symbol, from when she won her first golden gramophone to the release of her latest album, which also won an award that night.
Charli XCX
Before the presentation of the Album of the Year award, for which she was also nominated, Charli XCX brought the energy of the parties to the Grammy 2025. The Englishwoman sang Von Dutch, which opened the works of the era Brat, and Guess, in an electrifying performance with panties falling from the ceiling.
Winners
the night of Grammy 2025 was marked by several historic achievements. In addition to Beyoncé finally being awarded in the Album of the Year category, names such as rapper doechii and Sabrina Carpenter They went home with gramophones. Let's go through the main ones.
song of the year
- Shaboozey – "A Bar Song (Tipsy)"
- Billie Eilish - "Birds of a Feather"
- Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile”
- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone - "Fortnight"
- Chappell Roan - "Good Luck, Babe!"
- Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” (winner)
- Sabrina Carpenter - "Please Please Please"
- Beyoncé – "Texas Hold 'Em"
Record of the Year
- The Beatles - "Now and Then"
- Beyoncé – "Texas Hold 'Em"
- Billie Eilish - "Birds of a Feather"
- Chappell Roan - "Good Luck, Babe!"
- Charli XCX – "360"
- Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” (winner)
- Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
- Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight”
best new artist
- Benson Boone
- Sabrina Carpenter
- doechii
- Khruangbin
- RAYE
- Chappell Roan (winner)
- Shaboozey
- Teddy Swims
Best Pop Solo Performance
- Beyoncé – “BODYGUARD”
- Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” (WINNER)
- Charli XCX – "Apple"
- Billie Eilish – “BIRDS OF A FEATHER”
- Chappell Roan - "Good Luck, Babe!"
Best Pop Vocal Album
- Sabrina Carpenter – “Short n' Sweet” (WINNER)
- Billie Eilish – “HIT ME HARD AND SOFT”
- Ariana Grande – “eternal sunshine”
- Chappell Roan – "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess"
- Taylor Swift - "The Tortured Poets Department"
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- Gracie Abrams ft. Taylor Swift – “Us”
- Beyoncé ft. Post Malone – “Levii’s Jeans”
- Charli XCX & Billie Eilish – "Guess"
- Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica – "The Boy Is Mine"
- Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile” (WINNER)
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
- Justice & Tame Impala – “Neverender” (WINNER)
- Disclosure – “Telos”
- Four Tet – “Three Drums”
- Fred Again.. & Baby Keem – “Leavemealone”
- Kaytranada & Childish Gambino – “Witchy”
Best Electronic Album
- Charli XCX – “BRAT” (WINNER)
- Four Tet – “Three”
- Justice – “Hyperdrama”
- KAYTRANADA – “TIMELESS”
- Zedd – “Telos”
best rap album
- Might Delete Later, J. Cole
- The Auditorium, Vol. 1, Common & Pete Rock
- Alligator Bites Never Heal, Doechii (WINNER)
- The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce), Eminem
- We Don't Trust You, Future & Metro Boomin
Best Rock Album
- The Black Crowes – "Happiness Bastards"
- Fontaines DC – "Romance"
- Green Day - "Saviors"
- Idles – "TANGK"
- Pearl Jam - "Dark Matter"
- The Rolling Stones – “Hackney Diamonds” (WINNER)
- Jack White - "No Name"
Best Latin Pop Album
- Anitta – “Funk Generation”
- Luis Fonsi – “The Journey”
- Kany García – “García”
- Shakira – “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran” (WINNER)
- Kali Uchis – “Orchids”
Album of the year
- André 3000 – "New Blue Sun"
- Beyoncé – “Cowboy Carter” (WINNER)
- Billie Eilish - "Hit Me Hard and Soft"
- Chappell Roan – "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess"
- Charli XCX – "Brother"
- Jacob Collier – “Jesse Vol. 4"
- Sabrina Carpenter – “Short 'n' Sweet”
- Taylor Swift - "The Tortured Poets Department"
The big winner of the night was Beyoncé, chosen as champion in the album of the year category with her album Cowboy Carter. She became the first black woman to receive this honor in 26 years and, in addition to this historic achievement, Beyoncé also took the prize for Best Country Album, also for Cowboy Carter, becoming the first black artist to win in that category.
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With information: Vogue l LA Times l The Recording Academy
reviewed by Tiago Rodrigues in 03 / 02 / 2025
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