2025 GRAMMY AWARDS: Tems Wins Best African Music Performance [SEE FULL LIST OF WINNERS]

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The 2025 Grammy Awards was held on Sunday, February 2, celebrating music’s biggest night with Nigeria’s Tems among the winners on the night.


Hosted by Trevor Noah for the fifth year, the event at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, USA honors 2024’s top breakout stars, chart-topping hits, and fan-favorite artistes.


Here Is The Full List Of Winners At The 67th Grammy:


ALBUM OF THE YEAR
 
André 3000 – New Blue Sun
 
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter – WINNER
 
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
 
Charli xcx – Brat
 
Jacob Collier – Djesse Vol 4
 
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft
 
Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
 
Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department

 
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
 
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
 
Charli xcx – 360
 
Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
 
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us – WINNER
 
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!
 
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – Fortnight

 
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
 
Gracie Abrams featuring Taylor Swift – Us.
 
Beyoncé featuring Post Malone – Levii’s Jeans
 
Charli xcx and Billie Eilish – Guess
 
Ariana Grande, Brandy and Monica – The Boy Is Mine
 
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile – WINNER


BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
 
Anitta – Funk Generation
 
Luis Fonsi – El Viaje
 
Kany García – García
 
Shakira – Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran – WINNER
 
Kali Uchis – Orquídeas

 
BEST NEW ARTISTE
 
Benson Boone
 
Sabrina Carpenter
 
Doechii
 
Khruangbin
 
Raye
 
Chappell Roan – WINNER
 
Shaboozey
 
Teddy Swims

 
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
 
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter – WINNER
 
Post Malone – F-1 Trillion
 
Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well
 
Chris Stapleton – Higher
 
Lainey Wilson – Whirlwind


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 RAP ALBUM
 
J Cole – Might Delete Later
 
Common and Pete Rock – The Auditorium, Vol 1
 
Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal – WINNER
 
Eminem – The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)
 
Future and Metro Boomin – We Don’t Trust You


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 DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC ALBUM


Charli xcx – Brat – WINNER
Four Tet – Three
Justice – Hyperdrama
Kaytranada – Timeless
Zedd – Telos


BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE


The Beatles – Now and Then – WINNER
The Black Keys – Beautiful People (Stay High)
Green Day – The American Dream Is Killing Me
Idles – Gift Horse
Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
St Vincent – Broken Man


BEST RAP PERFORMANCE


Cardi B – Enough (Miami)
Common and Pete Rock featuring Posdnuos – When the Sun Shines Again
Doechii – Nissan Altima
Eminem – Houdini
Future and Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar – Like That
GloRilla – Yeah Glo!
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us – WINNER


BEST RAP SONG


Rapsody featuring Hit-Boy – Asteroids
¥$ [Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign] featuring Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti – Carnival
Future and Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar – Like That
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us – WINNER
GloRilla – Yeah Glo!


BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM


Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Wild God
Clairo – Charm
Kim Gordon – The Collective
Brittany Howard – What Now
St Vincent – All Born Screaming – WINNER


BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE


Beyoncé – 16 Carriages
Jelly Roll – I Am Not Okay
Kacey Musgraves – The Architect
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Chris Stapleton – It Takes a Woman – WINNER


BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE


Kelsea Ballerini with Noah Kahan – Cowboys Cry Too
Beyoncé featuring Miley Cyrus – II Most Wanted – WINNER
Brothers Osborne – Break Mine
Dan + Shay – Bigger Houses
Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help


BEST MELODIC RAP PERFORMANCE


Jordan Adetunji featuring Kehlani – Kehlani
Beyoncé featuring Linda Martell and Shaboozey – Spaghettii
Future and Metro Boomin featuring the Weeknd – We Still Don’t Trust You
Latto – Big Mama
Rapsody featuring Erykah Badu – 3:AM – WINNER


BEST DANCE POP RECORDING


Madison Beer – Make You Mine
Charli xcx – Von Dutch – WINNER
Billie Eilish – L’Amour de Ma Vie (Over Now Extended Edit)
Ariana Grande – Yes, And?
Troye Sivan – Got Me Started

BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC RECORDING

Disclosure – She’s Gone, Dance On
Four Tet – Loved
Fred Again.. and Baby Keem – Leavemealone
Justice and Tame Impala – Neverender – WINNER
Kaytranada featuring Childish Gambino – Witchy


BEST R&B PERFORMANCE


Jhené Aiko – Guidance
Chris Brown – Residuals
Coco Jones – Here We Go (Uh Oh)
Muni Long – Made for Me (Live on BET) – WINNER
SZA – Saturn


BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE


Marsha Ambrosius – Wet
Kenyon Dixon – Can I Have This Groove
Lalah Hathaway featuring Michael McDonald – No Lie
Muni Long – Make Me Forget
Lucky Daye – That’s You – WINNER


BEST COMEDY ALBUM


Ricky Gervais – Armageddon
Dave Chappelle – The Dreamer – WINNER
Jim Gaffigan – The Prisoner
Nikki Glaser – Someday You’ll Die
Trevor Noah – Where Was I


BEST R&B SONG


Kehlani – After Hours
Tems – Burning
Coco Jones – Here We Go (Uh Oh)
Muni Long – Ruined Me
SZA – Saturn – WINNER


BEST PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUM


Avery*Sunshine – So Glad to Know You – WINNER – tie
Durand Bernarr – En Route
Childish Gambino – Bando Stone and the New World
Kehlani – Crash
NxWorries (Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge) – Why Lawd? – WINNER – tie


BEST R&B ALBUM


Chris Brown – 11:11 (Deluxe) – WINNER
Lalah Hathaway – Vantablack
Muni Long – Revenge
Lucky Daye – Algorithm

Usher – Coming Home


BEST FOLK ALBUM


American Patchwork Quartet – American Patchwork Quartet
Madi Diaz – Weird Faith
Adrianne Lenker – Bright Future
Aoife O’Donovan – All My Friends
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings – Woodland – WINNER


BEST MÚSICA URBANA ALBUM


Bad Bunny – Nadie Sabe lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana
J Balvin – Rayo
Feid – Ferxxocalipsis
Residente – Las Letras Ya No Importan – WINNER
Young Miko – Att.


BEST METAL PERFORMANCE


Gojira, Marina Viotti and Victor Le Masne – Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!) – WINNER
Judas Priest – Crown of Horns
Knocked Loose featuring Poppy – Suffocate
Metallica – Screaming Suicide
Spiritbox – Cellar Door


BEST AFRICAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE


Yemi Alade – Tomorrow
Asake and Wizkid – MMS
Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay – Sensational
Burna Boy – Higher
Tems – Love Me JeJe – WINNER


BEST ROCK SONG


The Black Keys – Beautiful People (Stay High)
St Vincent – Broken Man – WINNER
Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
Green Day – Dilemma
Idles – Gift Horse


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 ALTERNATIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE


Cage the Elephant – Neon Pill
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Song of the Lake
Fontaines DC – Starburster
Kim Gordon – Bye Bye
St Vincent – Flea – WINNER


BEST GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM


Matt B Featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Alkebulan II – WINNER
Ciro Hurtado – Paisajes
Rema – Heis
Antonio Rey – Historias de Un Flamenco
Tems – Born in the Wild


BEST AUDIO BOOK, NARRATION, AND STORYTELLING RECORDING


Various Artists; Guy Oldfield, producer – All You Need Is Love: The Beatles in Their Own Words
George Clinton – …And Your Ass Will Follow
Dolly Parton – Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones
Jimmy Carter – Last Sundays in the Plains: A Centennial Celebration – WINNER
Barbra Streisand – My Name Is Barbra


BEST COUNTRY SONG


Kacey Musgraves – The Architect – WINNER
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Jelly Roll – I Am Not Okay
Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help
Beyoncé – Texas Hold ’Em


BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA


Luke Combs – Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma from Twisters: The Album
’N Sync and Justin Timberlake – Better Place from Trolls Band Together
Olivia Rodrigo – Can’t Catch Me Now from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Jon Batiste – It Never Went Away from American Symphony – WINNER
Barbra Streisand – Love Will Survive from The Tattooist of Auschwitz


BEST MÚSICA MEXICANA ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)


Chiquis – Diamantes
Carín León – Boca Chueca, Vol 1 – WINNER
Peso Pluma – Éxodo
Jessi Uribe – De Lejitos


SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL


Jessi Alexander
Amy Allen – WINNER
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
Raye



PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICALALAL


Alissia
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
Ian Fitchuk
Mustard
Daniel Nigro – WINNER


BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM


Hell’s Kitchen – WINNER
Merrily We Roll Along
The Notebook
The Outsiders
Suffs
The Wiz

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