Us Central desk: \u00a0The 2025 Grammy Awards were filled with surprises, with Beyonc\u00e9 finally securing her first Album of the Year win\u2014just a year after her husband, Jay-Z, publicly criticized the Recording Academy for repeatedly overlooking her. Meanwhile, Taylor Swift faced a stunning shutout, failing to win any of the six categories she was nominated in, despite The Tortured Poets Department being the best-selling album of 2024.<\/p>\n
Kendrick Lamar\u2019s Big NightKendrick Lamar emerged as one of the night\u2019s biggest winners, taking home two of the \u2018big four\u2019 awards: Song of the Year and Record of the Year for his Drake diss track Not Like Us. The Best New Artist category, which featured a strong lineup of nominees, was won by Chappell Roan.<\/p>\n
However, the most anticipated win of the night belonged to Beyonc\u00e9, 43, who secured Album of the Year for Cowboy Carter, beating out strong contenders like Andr\u00e9 3000 (New Blue Sun), Billie Eilish (Hit Me Hard and Soft), Charli XCX (Brat), Chappell Roan (The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess), Jacob Collier (Djesse Vol 4), Sabrina Carpenter (Short n\u2019 Sweet), and Taylor Swift (The Tortured Poets Department).<\/p>\n
A Historic Moment for Beyonc\u00e9In a heartfelt moment, members of the Los Angeles Fire Department presented Beyonc\u00e9 with her award. She was joined on stage by her 13-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy, and used her acceptance speech to acknowledge their bravery.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d like to thank and acknowledge all the firefighters for keeping us safe,\u201d she said. \u201cI just feel very full and very honored. It\u2019s been many, many years. I want to thank the Grammys, every songwriter, every collaborator, every producer, all of the hard work. I want to dedicate this to Ms. Martell, and just keep pushing forward, opening doors. God bless. Thank you so much.\u201d
\nThe \u201cMs. Martell\u201d Beyonc\u00e9 referred to is Linda Martell, a Black country music pioneer whose influence was featured on Cowboy Carter.<\/p>\n
Jay-Z\u2019s Past Criticism of the GrammysThis historic win comes a year after Jay-Z\u2019s pointed remarks at the 2024 Grammy Awards, where he called out the Recording Academy for not awarding Beyonc\u00e9 Album of the Year despite her status as the most decorated artist in Grammy history. While accepting the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award, he famously stated:<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to embarrass this young lady, but she has more Grammys than everyone and never won Album of the Year. So even by your own metrics, that doesn\u2019t work. Think about that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Regardless, Beyonc\u00e9 finally received her long-overdue recognition, marking a major milestone in her career. Earlier in the night, she was also honored with the Best Country Album award for Cowboy Carter, presented by none other than Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n
2025 Grammy Awards Winners at a Glance:<\/mark> corporatenews24,Mehrab,MJA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Us Central desk: \u00a0The 2025 Grammy Awards were filled with surprises, with Beyonc\u00e9 finally securing her first Album of the Year win\u2014just a year after her husband, Jay-Z, publicly criticized the Recording Academy for repeatedly overlooking her. Meanwhile, Taylor Swift faced a stunning shutout, failing to win any of the six categories she was nominated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2486,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[131,140],"tags":[675,678],"class_list":["post-2485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news","category-all-news","tag-grammys-2025","tag-list-of-winners"],"yoast_head":"\n
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\nAlbum Of The Year: Beyonc\u00e9 \u2013 Cowboy CarterRecord Of The Year: Kendrick Lamar \u2013 Not Like UsSong Of The Year: Kendrick Lamar \u2013 Not Like UsBest New Artist: Chappell RoanBest Pop Solo Performance: Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 EspressoBest Pop Vocal Album: Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 Short n\u2019 SweetBest Pop Duo\/Group Performance: Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars \u2013 Die With a SmileBest Pop Dance Recording: Charli XCX \u2013 Von DutchBest Dance\/Electronic Music Album: Charli XCX \u2013 BratBest Rock Performance: The Beatles \u2013 Now and ThenBest Music Video: Kendrick Lamar \u2013 Not Like UsBest Rap Performance: Kendrick Lamar \u2013 Not Like UsBest Rap Song: Kendrick Lamar \u2013 Not Like UsBest Rap Album: Doechii \u2013 Alligator Bites Never HealBest Country Album: Beyonc\u00e9 \u2013 Cowboy CarterBest Country Solo Performance: Chris Stapleton \u2013 It Takes A WomanBest Country Duo\/Group Performance: Beyonc\u00e9 featuring Miley Cyrus \u2013 II Most WantedBest Country Song: Kacey Musgraves \u2013 The ArchitectBest Latin Pop Album: Shakira \u2013 Las Mujeres Ya No LloranProducer Of The Year, Non-Classical: Dan Nigro
\nThe 2025 Grammys delivered unexpected outcomes, powerful moments, and historic wins, ensuring it will be remembered as one of the most talked-about ceremonies in recent history.<\/p>\n