The 67th Annual Grammy Awards took place in Los Angeles in
early 2025, with Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar and breakout star Chappell Roan among
the night’s biggest winners. This post, based on an episode from my YouTube
channel Cinema Awards Archive, rounds up every major category
winner in an easy, section‑by‑section format.
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from my YouTube episode on Cinema Awards Archive: 2025 Grammys:
Every Major Winner & Biggest Surprises
The “Big Four” General Field Awards
These are the headline trophies everyone talks about on
Grammy night.
- Album
of the Year
Winner: Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter - Record
of the Year
Winner: Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” - Song
of the Year
Winner: Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” - Best
New Artist
Winner: Chappell Roan
Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” completed a rare clean sweep
across Record, Song and rap categories, while Beyoncé finally claimed Album of
the Year with Cowboy Carter.
Pop and Dance
Pop and dance categories were dominated by Sabrina
Carpenter, Charli XCX and cross‑genre collaborations.
- Best
Pop Vocal Album
Winner: Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet - Best
Pop Solo Performance
Winner: Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” - Best
Pop Duo/Group Performance
Winner: Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile” - Best
Dance/Electronic Recording
Winner: Justice & Tame Impala – “Neverender” - Best
Dance/Electronic Album
Winner: Charli XCX – Brat - Best
Dance/Pop Recording
Winner: Charli XCX – “Von Dutch” - Best
Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Winner: Norah Jones – Visions - Best
Latin Pop Album
Winner: Shakira – Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran
Charli XCX left with three Grammys across dance and pop
categories, underlining how Brat reshaped the year’s pop
conversation.
Rock and Metal
Classic names and modern innovators shared the spotlight in
rock and metal.
- Best
Rock Performance
Winner: The Beatles – “Now And Then” - Best
Rock Song
Winner: St. Vincent – “Broken Man” - Best
Rock Album
Winner: The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds - Best
Alternative Music Album
Winner: St. Vincent – All Born Screaming - Best
Alternative Music Performance
Winner: St. Vincent – “Flea” - Best
Metal Performance
Winner: Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne – “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)”
Between The Beatles’ emotional “Now And Then” win and St.
Vincent’s haul in alternative categories, the rock field spanned generations.
Rap
Kendrick Lamar delivered one of the most dominant rap
showings in recent Grammy history.
- Best
Rap Performance
Winner: Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” - Best
Melodic Rap Performance
Winner: Rapsody feat. Erykah Badu – “3:AM” - Best
Rap Song
Winner: Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” - Best
Rap Album
Winner: Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal
Between performance, song and video categories, “Not Like
Us” emerged as the defining track of the night.
Country
Country categories told a story of both established names
and Beyoncé’s historic crossover.
- Best
Country Solo Performance
Winner: Chris Stapleton – “It Takes A Woman” - Best
Country Duo/Group Performance
Winner: Beyoncé feat. Miley Cyrus – “II Most Wanted” - Best
Country Song
Winner: Kacey Musgraves – “The Architect” - Best
Country Album
Winner: Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter
With Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé became the first
Black woman to win Best Country Album, adding to her Album of the Year triumph.
R&B and Afrobeats
R&B and African categories highlighted both chart‑toppers
and critical darlings.
- Best
R&B Performance
Winner: Muni Long – “Made For Me (Live On BET)” - Best
R&B Song
Winner: SZA – “Saturn” - Best
Progressive R&B Album (Joint Winners)
- Avery*Sunshine
– So Glad to Know You
- NxWorries
(Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge) – Why Lawd?
- Best
R&B Album
Winner: Chris Brown – 11:11 (Deluxe) - Best
African Music Performance
Winner: Tems – “Love Me JeJe”
The joint win in Progressive R&B underlined how diverse
and experimental that field has become.
Production and Songwriting
These categories recognise the people behind the boards and
the pen.
- Producer
of the Year, Non‑Classical
Winner: Daniel Nigro - Songwriter
of the Year, Non‑Classical
Winner: Amy Allen
Both have fingerprints across many of the year’s biggest pop
and alternative hits.
Film, TV and Visual Media
From soundtracks to stand‑up, visual media categories
brought film and TV into the Grammys spotlight.
- Best
Comedy Album
Winner: Dave Chappelle – The Dreamer - Best
Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Winner: Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein – London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet‑Séguin, Bradley Cooper - Best
Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Film & TV)
Winner: Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two - Best
Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Winner: Winifred Phillips – Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord - Best
Song Written for Visual Media
Winner: Jon Batiste – “It Never Went Away” (American Symphony) - Best
Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording
Winner: Jimmy Carter – Last Sunday in Plains: A Centennial Celebration - Best
Music Video
Winner: Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” - Best
Music Film
Winner: American Symphony
Kendrick’s “Not Like Us” extended its run with a win in Best
Music Video, while American Symphony scored both song and
music film recognition.
Jazz and Classical
Jazz and classical fields showcased legends, rising stars
and adventurous projects.
- Best
Jazz Vocal Album
Winner: Samara Joy – A Joyful Holiday - Best
Jazz Instrumental Album
Winner: Chick Corea & Béla Fleck – Remembrance - Best
Alternative Jazz Album
Winner: Meshell Ndegeocello – No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin - Best
Jazz Performance
Winner: Samara Joy feat. Sullivan Fortner – “Twinkle Twinkle Little Me” - Best
Musical Theater Album
Winner: Hell’s Kitchen - Best
Opera Recording
Winner: Saariaho: Adriana Mater – Esa‑Pekka Salonen (San Francisco Symphony & Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas) - Best
Orchestral Performance
Winner: Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina – Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Samara Joy and Meshell Ndegeocello’s wins underlined how
jazz continues to evolve in both traditional and experimental forms.
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