Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar Lead Grammy Awards in Aftermath of La Fires | Grammy Awards 2025

Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar ruled Grammys during an evening that also paid tribute to those affected by California.

Night’s biggest prize for this year’s album went to Beyoncé for Cowboy Carter, the first time she has won the award. It was presented by members of the Los Angeles Country Fire Department in one of many of the night’s tribute to those affected by the fire. The ceremony took place at the Crypto.com Arena in LA.

The singer is only the fourth black woman who wins the award. “It’s been many many years,” she said to high applause.

A visibly shocked Beyoncé also won to the best country album and said she “really didn’t expect this” when she accepted the award. “Sometimes genre is a password to keep us in our place as artists, and I just want to encourage people to do what they are passionate about,” she said.

She got the award from Taylor Swift. “I will never forget to stand here almost exactly 15 years ago,” she said, looking back at her victory in this category.

Beyoncé, who also won for best Landduo performance with Miley Cyrus, became the first black woman to win a country Grammy in 50 years. Chris Stapleton took the award for the award for Best Country Solo performance.

Lamar won five awards for his controversial Drake Diss -track not like us, which is currently the subject of a defamation direction. He went home both Song and Record of the Year. During one of his speeches, Lamar, who appears on next week’s Super Bowl -half -time show, said he would “dedicate this one to the city.”

After last year, Taylor Swift, Sza, Miley Cyrus and Billie Eilish Dominers saw this year another strong women’s position with Beyoncé, Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX, Doechii and Chappell Roan win many of the big awards.

In the competitive best new artist category, Chappell Roan knocked out Shaboozey, Raye, Benson Boone and Sabrina Carpenter. She used her speech to encourage the industry to “offer a lively salary and healthcare especially to new artists” before telling the story of how she struggled to survive in her early days as a musician. “Labels, we got you, but do you have us?” She asked.

Charli XCX picked up three awards in the pop categories, but lost on Pop Solo Performance and Pop Vocal Album to Sabrina Carpenter. Doechii won for best rap album and became only the third woman who did.

Other female winners included SZA who picked up best R&B song for Saturn, St Vincent, who took home the best alternative music albums, best Rock Song and Best Alternative Music performance, Kacey Musgraves, who picked up best country song for architect and Shakira, who Won Best Latin Pop Album. The Colombian singer dedicated his award to “all my immigrant brothers and sisters”.

Jimmy Carter was also a postume winner for the Audio Book category, while Dave Chappelle and Chris Brown were controversial choices for comedy albums and R&B albums respectively.

Host Trevor Noah began the night by referring to the “unusual” circumstances that have changed the tone and motivation for this year’s awards. “This city has just been through one of the biggest national disasters in American history,” he said, talking about the devastating Wilde Brande in California and drawing attention to the spirit of those who have endured.

To start the show, he introduced Dawes, a band that has lost home and instruments as a result of fires. They have also helped raise money for almost 100 other families. Together with artists, including John Legend, Sheryl Crow and St Vincent, became a special performance that pays tribute to Los Angeles.

Noah drew attention to a number of charities and organizations and told them in space and viewers at home that there would be a QR code that would allow people to contribute. Later, he said Amazon Music, CBS and Mastercard had donated.

He also said that the night would highlight local businesses affected by fires with the room, both taken and decorated by some and with a certain amount of advertising space given to others.

While presenting the award to Song of the Year, Diana Ross said, “May this moment remind us all of the power we have to rebuild, to lift and get along with compassion.”

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars performed a duet of California Dreamin ‘after a montage that highlighted Californians who had lost their homes in fires. The couple later won the award Best Pop Duo Performance for their song Die with a smile. In her acceptance, she said: “Transgender people are not invisible. Transgender people deserve love. The queer community deserves to be lifted up. “

Noah had a number of jabs at the recurring US president and joked that millions of immigrants were also part of this year’s voting rights. When he talked about Beyoncé’s just announced tour, he joked: “There is duty, we can’t afford a new tour! Maple Syrup is about to be $ 50. ”

Alicia Keys got Dr. Dre Global Impact Award and spoke with the importance of diversity in music. “Female producers have always run the industry,” she said. She also added that “this is not time to close the diversity of voices” and that “dei is not a threat, it is a gift”.

Other performances during the night included Billie Eilish, who ended her performance with “I LOVE LA,” Sabrina Carpenter, who sang a rejection and physically comic tag on her hits espresso, and please thank you, Chappell Roan, which was introduced by Olivia Rodrigo (Vampire singer called her “my extraordinary friend”) and a surprising performance from The Weeknd, who had previously promised a permanent boycott of Grammys. His performance was introduced by Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr, who talked about the many structural changes he had helped to implement, which then lured The Weeknd Back.

There was also a star -studded tribute to Quincy Jones, who died last year. Will Smith, who made his first performance on a larger TV ceremony since the notorious clap, called Jones “one of the most groundbreaking and influential characters in our time” in an introduction to a performance containing Janelle Monae, Herbie Hancock , Cynthia Erivo and Stevie Wonder, who led a reproduction of We Are The World with a choir wearing special LA sweaters. Smith explained that the singers represented two schools lost in fires.

Chris Martin also sang an accompaniment to this year in the Memoriam section, which included late stars, including Liam Payne, Kris Kristofferson, Cissy Houston, Marianne Faithfull, Bob Newhart, Wayne Osmond and Sergio Mendes.

Last year, Taylor Swift became the first artist to win the year four times four times, but tonight she saw her walk empty despite six nominations. Other nominees who left without any prices included Shaboozey, Post Malone, Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish.