Meanwhile, Essex-born Charli XCX wins three Grammys and rapper Kendrick Lamar nabs song and record of the year. Copy link. twitter. facebook. whatsapp. Beyoncé has won album of the year for Cowboy Carter at the 2025 Grammys, delivering her the show’s elusive top award at last. The superstar, who is both the most awarded and nominated artist in Grammys history, has been up for the category four times before.
Members of the Los Angeles Fire Department presented Beyoncé with the trophy on Sunday, one of several times the awards ceremony reflected the recent wildfires that burned thousands of homes. “It’s been many, many years,” Beyoncé said in her speech. “I want to dedicate this to Ms. Martell,” she said, referencing Linda Martell, the performer who became the first black woman to play the Grand Ole Opry.
“We finally saw it happen, everyone,” host Trevor Noah said, nodding to the long overdue achievement for one of music’s transcendent artists. Beyoncé also secured best country album for Cowboy Carter, which was presented by Taylor Swift. Ahead of the ceremony, Beyoncé announced she would be taking Cowboy Carter on tour with an Instagram post featuring a light-up billboard. She picked up her first award of the night during the pre-ceremony for her song featuring Cyrus, titled II Most Wanted, winning the country duo/group performance gong.
British star Charli XCX was among the early winners, taking out best dance/electronic album for her culture-shaping sixth record Brat and best dance pop recording for its lead single Von Dutch. She also won best recording package for Brat. Australian singer Troye Sivan, who was nominated for best dance pop recording for his song Got Me Started, praised Charli XCX for picking up the prize, describing her as an “incredible” artist.
Sivan, who features on a remix of the British singer’s Talk Talk, said on the Grammy red carpet: “We’re sitting together tonight. I mean this from the bottom of my heart, tonight, for me, is about her. “I’m just so, so, so excited for her and I’ve been lucky enough to spend the last year with her, celebrating her, and seeing the rest of the world catch up to just how incredible she is. “And so I feel like this is her big night, so it’s very exciting, it’s beautiful.”.
The hashtag £BRATSWEEP has been gaining traction on social media off the back of the album Brat, which inspired a summer trend, already securing a number of prizes. Kendrick Lamar also won song and record of the year for his track Not Like Us, taking home two of the night’s most prestigious awards. “We’re gonna dedicate this one to the city,” Lamar said before shouting out Los Angeles area neighbourhoods.
It is the second hip-hop single to ever win in the category. The first was Childish Gambino’s This Is America. Pop star Sabrina Carpenter secured her first two Grammy wins, picking up best pop vocal album award for her sixth studio album Short n’ Sweet and best pop solo performance award for her summer hit Espresso. The US singer was cheered on by fellow nominees Swift and Billie Eilish as she made her way to the stage shortly after performing a medley of Espresso and Please Please Please from the winning album.
Collecting the award, she said: “I’m still out of breath from the performance, so I really was not expecting this. “And all those nominees that were just on the screen are some of my favourite artists in the world, and I can’t believe I’m nominated against them, or even in this room right now. This is my first Grammys.”. The Beatles picked up best rock performance for their new song Now And Then, which was written and sung by John Lennon and later finished by Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Ringo Starr using overdubs and guitar tracks by George Harrison.
