

Welcome to MXDWN’s official 2025 Grammy Awards live blog! The 67th annual Grammy Award ceremony is here and we are dedicated to bringing you quality Grammys coverage, with consistent updates throughout the preshow and ceremony. So keep up with MXDWN, if you don’t want to miss a thing when it comes to the 2025 Grammy Awards.
This year, the ceremony is being hosted by Trevor Noah for the fifth year in a row and is taking place at the Crypto Arena in Los Angeles. The official ceremony starts at 5 pm Pacific Time. Performances tonight are sure to dazzle and captivate audiences, alongside what we expect to be iconic red-carpet looks.
Performers for tonight include some major pop girls that have taken over 2024, including Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan, who have both seen similarly large growths in their audience this year. Charli XCX will also be taking the stage, who, despite being a notable figure in the music industry for several years, saw massive success in 2024 with her innovative album Brat. Billie Eilish will also be performing at the ceremony tonight. Perhaps, she may perform her nominated song “Birds Of A Feather”. Vocal powerhouse, Best New Artist nominee and Songwriter of the Year nominee Raye is also set to perform. Raye is known for powerful performances, so she is expected to be a standout tonight. We will even see 2025 Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo on stage tonight. Doechii and Benson Boone will be ones to watch when it comes to bringing captivating performances to the Grammys’ stage. Other performances will be from Stevie Wonder, Shakira, John Legend, Janelle Monáe, Brad Paisley, Chris Martin, Brittany Howard, Jacob Collier, Lainey Wilson, Sheryl Crow, St. Vincent and Teddy Swims.
It is sure to be fascinating to see how the awards shake out this year. How many Grammys will Beyonce take home? She’s nominated 11 times this year with the release of Cowboy Carter. Will Taylor Swift take home Album of the Year for the second year in a row? Or, possibly newer mainstream artist Chappell Roan may win the big award. It’ll also be interesting to see if the Grammy’s award Kendrick Lamar and his diss track against Drake, “Not Like Us”, as predicted by Eminem. This year has tough competition among its categories. It’s really feeling like anyone’s game.
Watch alongside us! The 2025 Grammys will air on CBS and live on Paramount+ for users with the Showtime add-on. The show will also be available on multiple Live TV streaming services including Hulu + Live TV, Fubo, YouTube TV and more.
Live Updates:
Premiere Ceremony:
1:00 pm: The Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance is awarded to Sabrina Carpenter, who recently wrapped up her highly praised Short N’ Sweet Tour. This was her first win of the night, but we did not see her make a speech for this award. She can finally eat McDonald’s!
can’t believe sabrina is finally allowed to eat mcdonald’s after today pic.twitter.com/qCmgjuVZcT
— head taybrina⸆⸉ 合 (@headtaybrina) February 2, 2025
1:02 pm: The Grammy for Best Dance Electronic Performance goes to “Neverender” by Justice & Tame Impala. Neither went up to accept the award.
1:04 pm: Best Dance Pop Recording Grammy goes to “Von Dutch” by Charli XCX, a standout single from Brat. Charli was not there yet to accept the award, but her collaborator did accept the award on her behalf.
Fans are thrilled to see the song recognized by The Recording Academy.
SHE WON! CHARLI’S GOT A GRAMMY!!!#CharliXCX #VonDutch #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/3VZZrIX1Fx
— SpinMeRoundStore (@Spin_MeRound) February 2, 2025
1:05 pm: Brat by Charli XCX earns the Grammy for Best Dance Pop Recording. This time, no one goes on stage to accept the award for Charli.
1:06 pm: Best Remixed Recording Grammy goes to the “Espresso (Working Late Remix)” ft. Mark Ronson, making this Sabrina’s second award of the night!
1:07 pm: Sierra Farrell wins the award for Best Americana Roots Performance. During her acceptance speech, she makes sure to thank her mom, dog and production crew, amongst others.
1:10 pm: Right after winning that award, Farrell accepts the Best American Root Song Grammy for her song “America Dreaming”. She’s joined onstage by her songwriting collaborator.
1:12 pm: Farrell accepts her third award of the night for Best Americana Album for her project, Trail of Flowers.
1:14 pm: The Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album is presented to Billy Strings for Live Vol. 1. No one goes on stage to accept the award. It’s been quite an eventful year for Billy Strings, as earlier this year, he performed with Ringo Starr of the Beatles.
1:14 pm: “Woodland” by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings is awarded for Best Folk Album.
1:15 pm: Best Regional Roots Performance is presented to “Kuini” by Kalani Pe’a, who gives the first part of his speech in Hawaiian, then goes one to complete the rest of his speech in English, giving nods to his mother, grandmother and matriarchs alike. This is Pe’a’s fourth Grammy of his career!
1:19 pm: “One Hallelujah” wins the Grammy for Best Gospel Performance Song. As shared by The New York Times, contributors to this song include Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell and Israel Houghton featuring Jonathan McReynolds and Jekalyn Carr; G. Morris Coleman, Israel Houghton, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Naomi Raine and songwriters.
1:20 pm: “That’s My King” by Cece Winans wins the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Performance / Song. Cece is joined on stage for a speech with contributing songwriters.
1:22 pm: The Best Gospel Album Grammy is presented to Cece Winans for her album More Than This. Making this Cece’s 2nd win of the night within the gospel genre.
1:23 pm: The Best Contemporary Christian Music Album Grammy is given to “Heart Of A Human” by Doe, who does not make a speech at this time.
1:24 pm: The Best Roots Gospel album is presented to Church by Cory Henry, who does not make a speech for this win.
1:26 pm: A performance by Joe Bonamassa takes place. He’s performing his song “Twenty-Four Hour Blues”, accompanied by his guitar playing and a live band. The performance was good, not too many bells and whistles, but his voice is full of soul and the guitar solo is a great addition to the performance.
Joe Bonamassa is eating wtf his guitar game is INSANE #GRAMMYs
— III (@pinkafric) February 2, 2025
1:34 pm: Best Country Duo/Group Performance is presented to “II Most Wanted” by Beyonce & Miley Cyrus. This is both of their first Grammy wins tonight.
1:35 pm: Country Song of The Year is given to Kacey Musgraves’ “The Architect”. The award is accepted on stage by Musgraves herself. She thanked her team and fans before making a statement about “fighting darkness through song”. After accpepting the award, Musgraves posts her gratitude on X.
Country Song Of The Year Thank you pic.twitter.com/uQAcsIB1Sv
— K A C E Y (@KaceyMusgraves) February 2, 2025
1:37 pm: The Best American Roots Performance Grammy is given to Sierra Ferrell for “Lighthouse”, adding onto her list of wins tonight.
1:39pm: The Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album is given to The Taj Mahal Sextet for their project Swingin’ Live At The Church in Tulsa. Taj Mahal goes on stage to accept the award.
1:41 pm: The Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album is awarded to Mileage by Ruthie Foster.
1:43 pm: Best Musica Urbana Album is awarded to Las Letras Ya No Importan by Residente.
1:43 pm: Poppy stuns on the red carpet in a cutesy poofy red and white dress! The dress is by Simone Rocha.
Poppy at the #GRAMMYs red carpet. pic.twitter.com/H3a7iaAsv1
— Poppy Updates (@PoppyUpdate) February 2, 2025
1:46 pm: The Grammy for Best Musica Mexicana Album (Including Tejano) is given to Carin Leon for for Boca Chueca, Vol. 1.
1:47 pm: The Grammy for Best Tropical Latin album is presented to mother-son duo Tony Succar and Mimy Succar for their project Alma Corazon Y Salsa (Live At Gran Teatro Nacional).
1:49 pm: Jaden Smith shows up to the Grammys, wearing a house on his head! The avant-garde head piece was sculpted by Dora Abodi.
Jaden Smith arrives to the 67th Annual #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/EMKKUiEnlY
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 2, 2025
POV: You’re sitting behind Jaden Smith https://t.co/0uQm2ajA6z pic.twitter.com/mMNUJm6Q2U
— #LiveLikeLucas (@VegasRebs) February 3, 2025
1:52 pm: Muni Long performs her song “Made For Me”, which has seen quite the rise in popularity recently through it’s virality on TikTok. Her voice is soft, yet strong and not afraid to take up the space it needs to shine.
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1:58 pm: Amy Allen wins the award for Best Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical. She has written multiple 2024 hits, including “Greedy” by Tate McRae along with “Espresso” and “Please, Please, Please” by Sabrina Carpenter. She was amongst many songwriters the boycotted Spotify’s Songwriter of the Year Grammy party, due to their alleged mistreatment of songwriters.
2:01 pm: The Best R&B Performance Grammy is given to Muni Long for the song she performed earlier in the night, “Made For Me”. She reads a beautiful speech, uplifting people to make the changes they want to see in their lives. She is now a two-time Grammy winner!
2:03 pm: The Best Traditional R&B Performance Grammy is awarded to “That’s You” by Lucky Daye. Daye has had quite the year in 2024, as she collaborated with huge artists such Kehlani and Alicia Keys with Khalid. No one goes on stage to accept this award.
2:06 pm: Best R&B Song is awarded to the massively popular and 2025 Super Bowl performer, SZA, for the first single off her album Lana, “Saturn”. SZA won this award prior, in 2024.
2:08 pm: The Best Progressive R&B Album Grammy is a tie given to “Why Lawd?” by Anderson. Paak & Knxwledge along with “So Good to Know You” by Avery Sunshine . Making this award the first tie of the night!
2:11 pm: The award for Best Rap Performance is given to Kendrick Lamar for her diss track against Drake, “Not Like Us”.
2:13 pm: Best Melodic Rap performance goes to “3:AM” by Rhapsody by Erykah Badu.
2:14 pm: The Grammy for Best Rap Song is awarded to “Not Like Us”, becoming this song’s second win of the night.
2:16 pm: The Recording Academy awards Kendrick Lamar the Best Music Video Grammy for his work on the video for “Not Like Us”. Watch the Grammy-winning music video below:
2:18 pm: The Grammy for Best Music Film is given to Jon Batiste’s American Symphony. Get a taste of what this project has to offer through the movie’s trailer, released by Netflix.
2:20 pm: Best Traditional Pop Vocal album is awarded to Visions by Norah Jones.
2:22 pm: Chappell Roan arrives to the Grammy’s Red Carpet wearing an eye-catching teal and golden gown that was made by Jean Paul Gaultier.
Chappell Roan at the #GRAMMYs. pic.twitter.com/9lx0hNlbhX
— Pop Base (@PopBase) February 2, 2025
2:24 pm: The Best Children Music Album Grammy goes to Brillo, Brillo! by Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band, who show a lot of gratitude in their acceptance speech.
2:26 pm: The Dreamer by Dave Chappelle wins the Grammy for Best Comedy Album. Chappelle is not there to accept his award.
2:27 pm : The recently deceased former-president Jimmy Carter is awarded for the Best Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Recording for his book Last Sunday In Plains: A Centennial Celebration. This is actually Carter’s fourth Grammy award. The award is accepted by family members.
2:31 pm: Charli XCX wins another award for Brat, this time it’s for Best Recording Package.
2:33 pm: The Grammy for Best Boxed or Special-Edition Package is awarded to by Simon Hilton and Sean Ono Lennon for their work on John Lennon’s Mind Games. The Grammy awarding box set can be purchased here, for the small price of a bit over $1350.
2:35 pm: The Grammy for Best Album Notes is given to Centennial by Ricky Riccardi. Who accepts the award with his wife by his side.
2:37 pm: The Grammy for Best Historical Album is given to the same project as the award before, Centennial.
2:39 pm: A performance from 1- time Grammy award-winning artist Bela Fleck takes place. He dazzles the crowd with his banjo playing. He does a soft and folky instrumental performance on the Grammy stage. View the performance here.
2:45 pm: Daniel Nigro is presented with the Grammy for Producer Of The Year, most known for his work with Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan. He makes sure to thank the two during his speech.
2:49 pm: The Grammy for Best Rock Performance goes to “Now and Then” by the Beatles. This is a song that utilized AI to enhance the vocals of the late John Lennon. This makes the Beatles 8x Grammy winners!
2:52 pm: The Best Metal Performance Grammy is awarded to Gojira’s “Mea Culpa”, but the band plays “Enter Sandman” by Metallica while this award is being presented.
2:55 pm: The Grammy for Best Rock Song is given to “Broken Man” by St. Vincent, who goes on stage to accept the award.
2:58 pm: Hackney Diamonds by The Rolling Stones is awarded the Grammy for Best Rock Album. A shoutout is given to Pearl Jam during the acceptance speech.
2:59 pm: The Best Alternative Music Performance Grammy Award is given to “Flea” by St. Vincent.
3:01 pm: Best Alternative Music Album goes to St. Vincent again. Three wins in a row for her!
3:03 pm: The Grammy for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media goes to Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein. Watch the trailer here:
3:06 pm: The Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television Grammy goes to Hanz Zimmer for his work on the score for Dune: Part Two.
3:07 pm: The Best Score For Video Games and Interactive Media Grammy Award is given to Wizardry. The album was composed by Winifred Phillips. While accepting the award, she thanks the academy for recognizing music in games.
3:09 pm: The Grammy for Best Song Written For Visual Media goes to “It Never Went Away” from John Batiste’s American Symphony.
3:10 pm: Billie Eilish arrives to the Red Carpet in an all black Prada look, accessorized with a hat.
Billie Eilish arrives at the #GRAMMYs. pic.twitter.com/aJfRH7hc74
— Pop Base (@PopBase) February 2, 2025
3:13 pm: Best Engineer Album (Non-Classical) is given to I/O by Peter Gabriel. The award was accepted by engineers.
3:15 pm: Sabrina Carpenter arrives on the Red Carpet sporting baby blue dress with feathers.
Sabrina Carpenter arrives at the #GRAMMYs red carpet. https://t.co/VGWLXDarLr
— Pop Base (@PopBase) February 2, 2025
The look is a reference by Shirley Mclaine in the movie What a Way to Go from 1964.
brina’s inspo from shirley mclaine in what a way to go (1964) im speechless she’s so divine pic.twitter.com/Ku6AeGs66W
— ཐི fabi ཋྀ (@everlorence) February 2, 2025
3:13 pm: Best Engineer Album (Non-Classical) is given to I/O by Peter Gabriel. The award was accepted by engineers.
3:19 pm: The Grammy for Best Jazz Performance goes to “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Joy” by Samara Joy Featuring Sullivan Fortner.
3:21 pm: The Grammy for Jazz Vocal Album goes to A Joyful Holiday by Samara Joy.
3:22 pm: “Pink Pony Club” singer Chappell Roan advocates for trans rights on the Red Carpet by saying “It’s brutal right now, but trans people have always existed, and they will forever exist, and they will never no matter what happens take trans joy away, and that has to be protected more than anything.”
Chappell Roan speaking about Trans Rights on the #GRAMMYs red carpet:
“It’s brutal right now, but trans people have always existed, and they will forever exist, and they will never no matter what happens take trans joy away, and that has to be protected more than anything” pic.twitter.com/4k6elyhKne
— Chappell Roan Philippines (@chappellroanPH) February 2, 2025
3:23 pm: Remembrance by Chick Corea and Bela Fleck wins the Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Album.
3:26 pm: An Interviewer with the Alternative Press prematurely ends their interview with Babyface to talk with Chappell Roan. Users on X are a bit offput by this move.
this is nasty as fuck… may they never interview on a red carpet ever again https://t.co/IoMpSltFRU
— taurus (@AY0EDEBIRI) February 2, 2025
3:24 pm: Best Large Jazz Ensemble goes to Bianca Reimagined: Music For Paws and Persistence by Dan Pugach Big Band.
3:26 pm: Raye and Gracie Abrams make appearances on the Red Carpet. Both of the women are nominated tonight.
RAYE arrives at the #GRAMMYs. pic.twitter.com/ZQa1m6J8ib
— Pop Base (@PopBase) February 2, 2025
Gracie Abrams at the #GRAMMYs. pic.twitter.com/fkqg61teAa
— Pop Base (@PopBase) February 2, 2025
3:28 pm: The Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album is presented to Cubop Lives!, a live album by Zaccai Curtis.
3:30 pm: No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin by Meshell Ndegeocello is awarded Best Alternative Jazz Album.
3:32 pm: The Grammy for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album is given to Plot Armor by Taylor Eigsti.
3:34 pm: Best Global Music Performance is awarded to Sheila E. for “Bemba Colora”, which also features Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar. The three of them accepted the award together, with Sheila E. making the speech.
3:38 pm: Tems wins the Grammy for Best African Performance for her song “Love Me Je Je”. Happy birthday to her mom!
tems wins best african music performance category with “love me jeje” #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/Jh269SwNKP
— the.vbe (@thejpgvibe) February 2, 2025
3:24 pm: Benson Boone arrives to the Red Carpet, wearing an all-black tuxedo.
— media (@ENTplus_) February 2, 2025
3:40 pm: The Best Global Music Album Grammy is awarded to Matt B featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for Alkebulan II. They were extra hyped-up while walking up to accept this award. Late last year, when the nominations were announced, Matt B shared his reaction to being nominated.
‘ALKEBULAN II’ has been nominated for a GRAMMY this morning. Thank you God for this blessing. Thank you to all of my fans. My endless gratitude to the @RecordingAcad for this prestigious honor. Thank you to the voting body for nominating my album. Words cannot describe how… pic.twitter.com/HFea06i0H4
— Matt B (@mattbworld) November 8, 2024
3:44 pm: Best Reggae Album goes to Bob Marley’s One Love: Music inspired by the album, by Various artists, from the recent biopic.
3:46 pm: Troye Sivan arrives to the Red Carpet wearing an interesting purple suit!
— media (@ENTplus_) February 2, 2025
3:46 pm: Grammy winner Muni Long thanks streamer Kai Cenat for pushing her song out, attributing his support to part of why she won the award tonight.
Muni Long thanks Kai Cenat for helping her win a Grammy pic.twitter.com/LEQIBetPf1
— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) February 2, 2025
3:47 pm: The Grammy Best New Age, Ambient, Or Chant album is given to Triveni by Wouter Kellerman.
3:49 pm: The trio consisting of Renee Fleming, Joyce DiDonato and Kelli O’Hara bring Opera to the Grammy stage with a performance of “Final Trio” from The Hours, which is also nominated for Best Opera Recording. They showcase their technique by using their voices to fill the room with soul and power.
3:51 pm: Kali Uchis stuns on the red carpet in a leopard print gown by Roberto Cavalli.
— media (@ENTplus_) February 2, 2025
3:57 pm: Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit, engineered by Mark Donahue and John Newon wins the Grammy for Best Engineered Album (Classical)
3:58 pm: Elaine Martone wins the Grammy for Producer of The Year (Classical).
3:59 pm: Best Immersive Audio Album goes to I/O by Peter Gabriel.
4:00 pm: Charli XCX and Doechii turn looks on the Red Carpet. Both looks are very on point to each artist’s brand. Charli’s is designed by Jean Paul Gaultier, while Doechii’s look was done by Thom Browne
— media (@ENTplus_) February 3, 2025
— media (@ENTplus_) February 2, 2025
4:01 pm: Pascal Le Boeuf is awarded for Best Instrumental Composition for his work on Strands.
4:04 pm: Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, is presented with the Grammy for Best Orchestral Performance
4:05 pm: Saariaho by Adriana Mater and Esa-Pekka Salonen wins for Best Opera Recording.
4:09 pm: Best Spoken Word Poetry album is given to The Heart, Mind and Soul by Tank And The Bangas.
4:09 pm: Olivia Rodrigo arrives to the Red Carpet, wearing a gorgeous and sophisticated vintage black gown by Versace.
Olivia Rodrigo stuns at the 2025 #Grammys pic.twitter.com/zu4A8r0NDA
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 3, 2025
4:13 pm: The Best Musical Theater Album Grammy goes to Hell’s Kitchen.
4:15 pm: The Grammy for Best Arrangement Instrumental or Acapella Goes to the rendition of Simon and Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly and John Legend.
4:17 pm: Miley Cyrus arrives at the Red Carpet, wearing a modern black dress.
Miley Cyrus arrives at the #GRAMMYs. pic.twitter.com/eulYPji9nS
— Pop Base (@PopBase) February 3, 2025
Check out this full circle moment with Cyrus and Sabrina Carpenter!
the cutest full circle moment ever !! #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/YuTUIvTlt5
— popculture (@notgwendalupe) February 3, 2025
4:18 pm: “Alma” by säje wins the award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals.
4:21 pm: Best Classical Compendium Album Goes to Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina by Gustavo Dudamel.
4:22 pm: The Best Contemporary Classical Composition Grammy is presented to Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina, again! Their second win in a row!
4:24 pm: Reports say that Kanye and Bianca Censori were allegedly escorted out of the Grammys after not being invited.
Kanye West and Bianca Censori were reportedly escorted out from the #Grammys after showing up uninvited source @etnow pic.twitter.com/SKEC9MnUlM
— MaskedMortal (@MaskedMortal_) February 3, 2025
4:25 pm: David Guetta is interviewed on the Red Carpet by Taylor Hale, who became the first black woman to win Big Brother after being a fan-favorite on the show’s 24th season! Guetta shares that he’s extra excited for Raye’s performance tonight. Hale is interviewing multiple stars for the academy tonight.
David Guetta is such a gem. pic.twitter.com/iS1Gh7r47w
— Diandra (@diandraspov) February 3, 2025
4:27 pm: Will Smith arrives to the Red Carpet, wearing an outfit the resembles the fashions from My Chemical Romance’s The Black Parade era. Perhaps he’s excited for their upcoming tour!
Will Smith posing for photos at the #GRAMMYs. pic.twitter.com/gct80NdxxE
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) February 3, 2025
why does will smith look like he was a young boy whos father took him into the city to see a marching bandpic.twitter.com/stDHKCX5o4
— catie is seeing MCR / #1 betty stan 🍉 (@TheGhostofCatie) February 3, 2025
4:32 pm: The iconic, show-stopping, phenomenon known as Taylor Swift shows up the Grammy Red Carpet in a ravishing red dress by Vivienne Westwood! Her dress is accessorized by a chain with a T charm on it, somewhat representitive of lyrics from her “Call It What You Want” from Reputation. This could maybe be overthinking, but maybe it’s a hint at Reputation Taylor’s Version being announced soon.
Taylor Swift arrives at the #GRAMMYs. pic.twitter.com/MhR3xzOosU
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) February 3, 2025
Taylor Swift poses for photos at the #GRAMMYs. pic.twitter.com/1WkvQrWjlS
— Variety (@Variety) February 3, 2025
the T hanging from her dress… i want to wear his initial on a chain ‘round my neck (thigh??) https://t.co/DOQqNF12TL
— addis♡n (@blythrry) February 3, 2025
— photo gala (@24metgala_) February 3, 2025
This fan had an interesting theory on Swift’s Grammy dress.
WHAT IF she wearing red because it’s the end of the ttpd era (mimicking a curtain closing at the end of a play) pic.twitter.com/FbHHaclhBk
— ari (@happilyariii) February 3, 2025
4:35 pm: Miley Cyrus and Shaboozey pose together on the Red Carpet.
Miley Cyrus and Shaboozey at the #GRAMMYs. pic.twitter.com/k77Z3caek2
— Pop Base (@PopBase) February 3, 2025
4:39 pm: During a Red Carpet interview, Cardi B gives an update on her upcoming long-awaited second album.
Cardi B reveals on the #GRAMMYs red carpet that her sophomore album is now “wrapped in a bow.” pic.twitter.com/RxXjnPR9DZ
— Pop Base (@PopBase) February 3, 2025
4:40 pm: Lady Gaga is interviewed on the red carpet, wearing a black gown with intricate details by Samuel Lewis. She revealed that her and Bruno Mars have something special planned. Taylor Hale asked Gaga for a sneak peak, but Gaga told us that we’ll have to wait and see. She spoke on her excitement for her upcoming album, Mayhem, telling the fans to “Get ready to dance!”
Lady Gaga arrives at the #GRAMMYs red carpet. https://t.co/ZplQ2UF1h7
— Pop Base (@PopBase) February 3, 2025
Lady Gaga’s #GRAMMYs glambot. pic.twitter.com/RI6W8k4K0N
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) February 3, 2025
Lady Gaga at the #GRAMMYs on her new album ‘MAYHEM’:
“Get ready to dance.” pic.twitter.com/7xPcUdyif4
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) February 3, 2025
Take a look at this compilation of Grammy looks Gaga has worn over the years!
LADY GAGA LOOKS AT THE #GRAMMYs RED CARPET THROUGHOUT THE YEARS pic.twitter.com/TN10CUfXiJ
— Gaga Crave (@AMENARTPOP) February 3, 2025
4:52 pm: Metallica’s bass player Robert Trujillo is interviewed on the red carpet and shares his appreciation for the first responders who tended to the Los Angeles wildfires.
The 67th-Annual Grammys Ceremony:
5:01 pm: The official 67th Grammys Ceremony begins. Trevor Noah gives a speech about the Los Angeles wildfires and the unity amongst the city. Noah announces that the 67th Grammys won’t just be a celebration of music, but a celebration of Los Angeles. He then goes on to name multiple iconic music moments inspired by LA.
5:03 pm: Trevor Noah explains the loss the band Dawes suffered from the wildfires. Then, Dawes opens the show with a performance alongside Brittany Howard, John Legend, St. Vincent, Brad Paisley and Sheryl Crow. Together, they cover Randy Newman’s “I Love L.A.” and they bring a lot of energy, making the performance a great kick-off to the night.
Dawes kicking off the Grammys with a cover of Randy Newman’s “I Love L.A.” ft. St. Vincent, Brittany Howard, Sheryl Crow & more pic.twitter.com/PDkHuffyP0
— BrooklynVegan (@brooklynvegan) February 3, 2025
5:08 pm: Trevor Noah reveals Beyonce will be late.
5:13 pm: Billie Eilish takes the stage with her brother Finneas with a performance of her massively-streamed song “Birds Of A Feather” off of Hit Me Hard And Soft. Billie’s Vocals are definitely live, sounding so clean and clear. Honestly, I’d consider this one of the best performances from Billie vocal-wise. Alongside her, Finneas keeps the groove of the song with his acoustic guitar playing. The performance is done on a set that resembles. LA dessert inspired scenery. Billie Ends the performance with “I love you LA.”
billie eilish performing ‘birds of a feather’ #grammys pic.twitter.com/A3EThDlhvt
— 2000s (@PopCulture2000s) February 3, 2025
5:18 pm: Trevor Noah reveals that The Academy kindly decided to give some of it’s commercial air time to local businesses to help support the community of Los Angeles. Doja Cat features in a commercial for LA-based company, Orlafloral.
.@DojaCat supporting Orla Floral Studio in new video that aired during the #GRAMMYs tonight. pic.twitter.com/d6Vbg9KCDP
— Doja HQ (@DojaHQs) February 3, 2025
5:19 pm: Taylor Swift and Cynthia Erivo recreate the “holding space” meme from the Wicked press tour.
Taylor Swift and Cynthia Erivo recreate the holding space meme at the #GRAMMYs.
— Pop Base (@PopBase) February 3, 2025
5:24 pm: Billboard posts an interview from earlier in the night on the Red Carpet with Raye, who shares that Chappell Roan kindly sent her flowers! It’s nice to see artists supporting each other!
Raye shares a heartfelt moment, revealing that Chappell Roan sent her flowers, talks about her #GRAMMYs nomination and more. pic.twitter.com/qwQkFeor3W
— billboard (@billboard) February 3, 2025
5:24 pm: The Grammys take a look at Sabrina Carpenter’s career, bringing her up to this point. They nod at her iconic hair and song-of-the-summer “Espresso”. She described finding out she was nominated as being “an explosion of happiness, excitement, tears. It was so euphoric.”
5:26 pm: She starts off with a jazzed-up version of “Espresso”. The performance has campy choreography, including a tap dance solo and an outfit change where Sabrina gets into a blue bejeweled bodysuit. Then, she transitions to a new set with a small house to sing “Please Please Please”, but later returns to the stairs to finish off singing “Espresso”. The blue color really pops on stage and adds an elegance to the visual element of the performance. The performance ends with big belts followed by her simply saying “That’s that me espresso,” while striking a pose in the middle of the stage!
Sabrina Carpenter switches back to performing “Espresso” during her 2025 #Grammys performance pic.twitter.com/BR8am8L9R1
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 3, 2025
Sabrina Carpenter performs ‘Espresso’ and ‘Please Please Please’ at the #GRAMMYs. pic.twitter.com/NmYSpMCTY6
— Pop Base (@PopBase) February 3, 2025
The performance was similar to Ariana Grande’s 2015 AMA performance of “Focus”:
5:31 pm: Cardi B presents the award for Best Rap Album, sharing how the genre changed her life.
Cardi B presenting ‘Best Rap Album’ for 1x Grammy Winner Doechii. #Grammys pic.twitter.com/Bg956KEDag
— ໊ (@BardisMedia) February 3, 2025
After the crowd went wild from hearing the title, the Grammy goes to Alligator Bites Never Heal by Doechii. As it should! Doechii was brought to tears while accepting her award. She seems truly grateful, making to sure to thank god, her mom, her label and her fans. She joins Lauryn Hill and Cardi B to become the third woman to win the award, which she gave note to in her acceptance speech. Doechii also took time to encourage industry higher ups to look at talent in her hometown of Tampa, Florida. She ends her speech with an uplifting message to black women and girls: “I know there’s some black girl, so many black women watching me right now. And I wanna tell you, you can do it. Anything is possible. Don’t allow anybody to project any stereotypes on you.”
Doechii reacts to winning Best Rap Album at the #GRAMMYs. pic.twitter.com/HJ3aXgRsdP
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) February 3, 2025
Doechii correcting herself during her Grammys acceptance speech for Best Rap Album:
“This category was introduced in 1989, and two women have won–THREE women have won! Lauryn Hill, Cardi B., and Doechii!” pic.twitter.com/Tprv9AlAjM
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) February 3, 2025
Fans on X seem to be quite over-the-moon about the Swamp Princess’ win!
DOECHII BEAT ALL THOSE MEN!!!!!!!!! WE LOVE TO SEE IT pic.twitter.com/ek32FHIMfI
— 💫 (@heyjaeee) February 3, 2025
5:43 pm: Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers present the award for Best Pop Vocal Album. They sing an acapella snippet of “Under The Bridge” before going on to announce that the Grammy goes to Short N’ Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter. Although it’s nice to see Sabrina win it, but it’s disappointing to see Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine be paid dust, especially considering its lack of nominations. Carpenter makes sure to thank her fans, mom, dad, sisters, team, producers and writers. She’s happy to win the award. This is Sabrina’s first award during the main show.
this was really sweet
the entire Grammys audience just started impromptu singing “Under the Bridge” with Chad Smith and Anthony Kiedis from the Red Hot Chili Peppers pic.twitter.com/JBp6BeKlwQ
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) February 3, 2025
Sabrina’s full acceptance speech for Best Pop Vocal Album at the #Grammys pic.twitter.com/PhflvHuXGu
— bob. (@bedchem_) February 3, 2025
sabrina carpenter with her grammy pic.twitter.com/PPge7NfDC3
— 2000s (@PopCulture2000s) February 3, 2025
SABRINA CARPENTER: GRAMMY WINNER! pic.twitter.com/hTK0F8JZvn
— ✦ (@brinajpg) February 2, 2025
5:55 pm: Three-time Grammy winner Olivia Rodrigo introduces her friend and collaborator Chappell Roan to the stage.
“I was her friend and a big fan back when she was working at a donut shop not so long ago. What an honor it is to watch the world embrace the talent and vision of my friend.”
— Olivia Rodrigo presenting Chappell Roan’s #GRAMMYs performance. pic.twitter.com/NOOdcBCCIl
— Pop Base (@PopBase) February 3, 2025
5:56: The compilation notes her huge crowd at Lollapalooza of over 110,000 people. She shares about her first talent show performance where she sang and played piano. Following that, she shares about her upbringing and how LA inspired not only her song “Pink Pony Club”, but for her to be herself.
5:58 pm: Chappell Roan Takes the stage in a black and pink outfit for a performance of “Pink Pony Club”. Fittingly, Chappel sits upon a giant pink pony. She’s definitely singing live and her vocals sound fantastic. She belts out the song like no one’s business! The choreography with the country-inspired set adds so much life to her performance! It seems like Chappel is having a ton of fun on the stage during the performance. Chappell brings so much energy with her eccentricness, beautiful voice and perfectly over-the-top costumes!
Chappell Roan performs “Pink Pony Club” at the 2025 #Grammys pic.twitter.com/iEmNJAKx2H
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 3, 2025
6:03 pm: Taylor Swift presents the award for Best Country Album, remembering the moment when she won the award. She shares her admiration for George Strait, The Chicks, Shania Twain and more. After the nominees are shared, Swift presents Beyonce with the award for Cowboy Carter! She looks shocked when she won and says that she did not expect the award during her speech. Beyonce was very moved and in shock to win the award. Her reaction is sure to be a popular gif.
Taylor Swift presenting Beyoncé with the Grammy Award for Best Country Album. #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/xKqb5vxJSq
— Pop Base (@PopBase) February 3, 2025
BEYONCÉ’S REACTION #grammys pic.twitter.com/QmvClOTkyv
— 2000s (@PopCulture2000s) February 3, 2025
6:15 pm: Benson Boone begins his performance of “Beautiful Things” at his table, before doing an outfit change into a baby blue jumpsuit. With the outfit change, the performance is brought to a whole new intensity. Boone’s live vocals are great, as always. His runs deliver a powerful energy throughout the room. And of course, he does his signature flip during the performance. Boone really showcased himself as a performer you don’t want to miss.
Benson Boone desafia guitarra elétrica em performance de “Beautiful Things” #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/l7Ysr2YXsb
— estrepolia (@estrepolianox) February 3, 2025
BENSON BOONE#GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/ztYmjIRLMl
— Benson Boone Argentina (@BensonBooneARG) February 3, 2025
Heidi Klum and Nikki Glaser ripping off Benson Boone’s clothes before he does a front flip off a piano on the Grammys stage…okay hello pic.twitter.com/OuVIt2vLB9
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) February 3, 2025
6:19 pm: Doechii performs “Denial Is A River” and “Catfish”. The styling of the dances and Doechii herself is impeccable, but the choreography is really what shines. It’s so interesting. The dancers contort themselves in a way that compliments the song beautifully, especially when the floor begins to move. The performance is just so intriguing! You can’t look away! Vocally, Doechii barely misses a word. Her rapping is so clear. It was a phenomenal first Grammy performance. She brought so much entertainment to the stage.
Doechii full performance of “catfish” and “denial is a river” at the #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/hVQYA2Y1ja
— Keyv’ (@Kvn_bjx) February 3, 2025
The audience was dazzled by Doechii’s “Denial Is A River” performance, especially SZA.
THE REACTIONS TO DOECHII’S PERFORMANCE pic.twitter.com/sNlxdVr4ri
— amir (@youwereoffkey) February 3, 2025
SZA cheering for Doechii after her #GRAMMYs performance. pic.twitter.com/V1WkFYGnTh
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) February 3, 2025
6:22 pm: Teddy Swims takes center stage, surrounded by fog, to sing his hit song “Lose Control”. His white coat, embellished with roses and black tattered fabric, is a focal point of the visuals in this performance. His voice is strong and clean. The performance is understated, not too over the top. Nothing outshines the musical talent coming out of Teddy Swims in this moment.
Teddy Swims performs his song “Lose Control” at the 2025 #Grammys pic.twitter.com/f30MjcFwEE
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 3, 2025
6:24 pm: Shaboozey follows up Teddy Swims with a performance of his hugely popular song “Tipsy.” The song took over 2024, tying Lil Nas X for the running number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, so it’s only fitting. The performance features country-inspired choreography, live vocals and beautiful strings. It’s totally country!
Shaboozey performs “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” at the 2025 #Grammys pic.twitter.com/alWRPUhYUe
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 3, 2025
6:28 pm: Raye begins her performance of “Oscar Winning Tears”. The performance is similar to her other performances. Raye’s vocals are show-stopping. She’s such a talented vocalist! The way she is able to control her voice and be so dynamic with her singing is a talent non many people on this earth possess. She brings power to the stage by performing with an intense amount of passion. Then, the high notes at the end round out the song perfectly. She definitely stood out tonight, as expected.
RAYE you will ALWAYS be FAMOUS. A REAL SINGER WITH PURE TALENT #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/5XCDaCrhvl
— ໊ (@dieforyous) February 3, 2025
Fans online are notably impressed with Raye’s vocal abilities.
raye showing some attendees real vocals pic.twitter.com/e5dKVP7mFI
— alex (@userctrI) February 3, 2025
Let me get into Raye’s music because she is SANGING!!! SANG GIRL!!!! #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/5b40Vn882C
— Mr. B’rownlee (@_MrBrownlee) February 3, 2025
6:36 pm: Last year’s winner, Victoria Monet, presents the award for Best New Artist. She makes sure to mention that many winners of the award put tons of years of work into building their careers before being nominated.
Victoria Monét presenting the #GRAMMYs award for Best New Artist. pic.twitter.com/vcUYAHocLc
— Pop Base (@PopBase) February 3, 2025
The award goes to Chappell Roan, who promised to say something controversial during her speech if she won. During the speech, she starts by thanking the other nominees, Dan Nigro and Island Records, her listeners and family. Then, the controversial yet important statement is made. She asks for label higher-ups to give their signed artists a livable wage and health insurance.
chappell roan’s speech at the #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/eqRB3nZTaK
— SITA (@raspberhrriies) February 3, 2025
Roan is met with a standing ovation from artists such as Benson Boone, Sabrina Carpenter and Taylor Swift. Some are even brought to tears. It was a really powerful and brave moment.
sabrina and taylor’s reaction to chappell roan winning are everything #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/VtGhKo5KGV
— e (@honeym00nfadess) February 3, 2025
6:45 pm: Instead of “Die With A Smile“, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars surprise the crowd by singing a cover of The Mama & the Papa’s “California Dreamin'”. The performance grooves well. The music is what takes your attention. Similarly to Teddy Swim’s performance earlier in the night, there isn’t many bells and whistles to this performance, outside of Gaga and Mars’ bright, strong and bold vocals. Their voices complicate each other so well, just like on their Grammy-nominated song “Die With A Smile”. It was a great performance, showcasing even greater vocals.
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars perform “California Dreamin'” at the 2025 #Grammys pic.twitter.com/xfQUkWJJ81
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 3, 2025
6:52 pm : It is revealed that a big surprise is coming up after the commercial break! What could it be?!
6:55 pm: Lifetime achievement awards are given to Prince and The Clash, amongst other winners of different Trustee awards.
6:57 pm: Harvey Mason Jr. speaks about criticism the Grammys has received, such as The Weeknd’s boycott of the award show. He accepts the criticism and states, “We want a music organization dedicated to all music makers.” Then, Mason Jr. goes on to explain all the initiatives they’ve implanted to make sure every voice matters when it comes to crowning the Grammy winners. After explaining that, he goes on to introduce The Weeknd as a surprise performer.
the grammys making a powerpoint of what the weeknd said about them pic.twitter.com/yqlltgl5mh
— alex (@userctrI) February 3, 2025
7:00 pm: With his hood over his head, The Weeknd performs an over-the-top performance of his songs “Cry For Me” and “Timeless” featuring Playboi Carti. The tech during this show is amazing. The lasers bring so much life to the performance. When Playboi Carti gets on stage to perform his voice, the two’s voices melt together like butter. The Weeknd provides perfect harmonies under Carti’s verse. The dancers are stationary, dancing on different levels of a pyramid that The Weekend stands on top of. Then, The Weeknd wraps his performance up with a legendary high note! It was a great performance and a nice surprise!
THE WEEKND
PLAYBOI CARTITIMELESS
LIVE AT THE GRAMMYS pic.twitter.com/19R5mnXGu0
— NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) February 3, 2025
Fans are elated to see The Weeknd take the stage, but so is Taylor Swift!
Taylor Swift dancing to The Weeknd’s performance. pic.twitter.com/hkk9fdcUTb
— Taylor Swift Charts+ (@chartstswift) February 3, 2025
7:05 pm: During a commercial break, Lady Gaga debuts her new single and video for “Abracadabra” from her upcoming album Mayhem. It includes dark red, black and white visuals matched with a dark edm pop beat. The song is super dancable with strong vocals. The song features some gibberish parts, which Lady Gaga has utilized in past songs throughout her career, such as “Scheiße” and “Bad Romance”. It’s experimental and interesting and you can’t look away from the innovative fashion. But, that’s expected as Gaga is just as much of a fashion icon as she is music icon.
ABRACADABRA
SONG & VIDEO
ONLINE IN 15 MINUTES pic.twitter.com/WoC2ej9yzZ— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) February 3, 2025
7:11 pm: Jennifer Lopez graces the stage to present the Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album. The Grammy goes to Shakira for her album Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran (Women No Longer Cry). Shakira dedicates the award to immigrants in the United States, hard-working women and her children.
Jennifer Lopez presents Shakira with the #GRAMMYs award for Best Latin Pop Album. pic.twitter.com/xeZ0KOp1mi
— Pop Base (@PopBase) February 3, 2025
Shakira wins the #GRAMMY for Best Latin Pop Album. pic.twitter.com/I9iveQenyn
— Variety (@Variety) February 3, 2025
Shakira dedicated her Grammy win to “all the immigrants” in the United States:
“In this country, you are loved. You are worth it, and I will always fight for you.” pic.twitter.com/9LncOn70Iv
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) February 3, 2025
Here’s a photo of Shakira when she won her first Grammy next to one of when she won today!
Shakira in 2001 Shakira in 2025 pic.twitter.com/vqGczeySp8
— Noah (@NoahFentys) February 3, 2025
7:21 pm: A performance accompanied by Herbie Hancock on piano honoring Quincy Jones is introduced by actor and musician, Will Smith. Smith speaks on Jones’ legendary career and how he brought the best out of legends such as Aretha Franklin. The tribute performance starts with Jazz, honoring Jones’ collaborations with Frank Sinatra. Cynthia Erivo is the first to perform, with a jazzy performance of Sinatra’s “Fly Me to The Moon”. The performance was slowed down. The piano playing was brillant and Erivo’s voice sounds just as strong as it does when she’s belting “Defying Gravity” on screen in Wicked. Her vocal technique is nothing short of masterful, with soaring high notes and beautifully controlled runs. The stage later opens up to reveal a live band, kicking the performance’s energy up a notch. Erivo keeps up perfectly with the band.
Cynthia Erivo delivers a powerhouse performance at the #GRAMMYs
pic.twitter.com/9KFySPDn9k— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) February 3, 2025
Then, Lainey Wilson follows Cynthia Erivo up with a country rendition of “Let The Good Times Roll” by the legend Ray Charles. She brings it with her vocals. Every note is perfect, with powerful belts and interesting dictation. After she sings, she introduces the next person to take the stage for Jones’ tribute performance, legacy act Stevie Wonder.
Lainey Wilson and Jacob Collier perform during the tribute to Quincy Jones at the 2025 #Grammys pic.twitter.com/AAXHMTXWF9
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 3, 2025
Wonder, gets the party going with his harmonica playing! It sounds great! Wonder truly can turn any instrument into magic! He follows that up with a short speech, telling stories about Jones. After that, Wonder performs “We Are The World”, by himself, Paul Simon, Kenny Rogers, James Ingram, Tina Turner, Billy Joel and Michael Jackson. It was great to see Wonder do a solo rendition of this iconic track to wrap up his part of the warm-hearted tribute.
Stevie Wonder performs during the tribute to Quincy Jones at the 2025 #Grammys pic.twitter.com/ERacxsBahH
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 3, 2025
Notably, the student singers, who lost their schools in the Los Angeles fires, were a great addition to this performance.
7:36 pm: Will Smith describes his relationship with Quincy Jones by saying that he was a “friend” and “father figure”. He tells stories about his times with Quincy Jones while working on The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air. Smith noted that an important thing Jones told him what “It is your job to take care of these people.” That really inspired Smith to live up to that statement, as he admires the way Jones took care of the people around him.
Will smith giving his tribute to Quincy Jones. We probably wouldn’t have even know Will Smith the actor without Quincy #Grammy #willsmith pic.twitter.com/tfGn766WLu
— JAYT🇱🇷 (@JaytMusiq) February 3, 2025
7:38 pm: Janelle Monet takes the stage with her version of Michael Jackson’s “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough”. Everything about the performance is song is so Michael, from the vocal stylings and ad-libs, to the outfit she’s wearing, to the choreography. She notably does an outfit reveal into a shirt that says “I <3 QJ”. Her voice is nothing but impeccable and the energy she brought was a perfect end to the tribute.
Janelle Monáe the PERFORMER. PLEASE PUT RESPECT ON HER NAME pic.twitter.com/oINgCBNbyJ
— ✧✶ ★・ˎˊ˗ (@CELESTlALY) February 3, 2025
Outfit reveals seem to be a trend tonight!
7:47 pm: Ad advertisement for The Weeknd’s Hurry Up Tomorrow Stadium Tour airs.
7:48 pm: SZA, who has previously won this award, presents Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga with the Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for their collaboration “Die With A Smile”. Bruno honors Gaga during the speech and shares his gratitude to be a part of Gaga’s musical legacy. Gaga returns the favor, nodding the Mars’ collaborations to the music industry. Lady Gaga gives a powerful message during the speech. “Trans people are not invisible. Trans people deserve love.” It’s heartwarming to see Gaga still being so supportive of the LGBTQ+ community, specifically trans people, considering the uncertain times we’re in.
Lady Gaga speaking facts during her Grammys speech:
“Trans people are not invisible. Trans people deserve love. The queer community deserves to be lifted up. Music is love. Thank you.” pic.twitter.com/YUiW4D3Elq
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) February 3, 2025
7:52 pm: The In Memoriam segment begins. The Recording Academy first honors the late Liam Payne, before Coldplay begins performing their new song “All My Love”. Notable figures that had their memory honored honored include Steve Albini, Fatman Scoop, Tito Jackson, Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead and Toby Kieth amongst many more. Coldplay’s performance was a perfect match for this emotional moment of the show.
LINDO! Chris Martin performando ‘ALL MY LOVE’ no segmento ‘In Memoriam’ do #GRAMMYs. ️
— Forum Coldplay ꩜ (@forumcoldplay) February 3, 2025
8:00 pm: Miley Cyrus presents the award for Record Of The Year. She comes onto the stage dancing, filled with positive energy and continues that energy throughout her short speech. Cyrus even gives a shout out to Beyonce’s win for Best Country Album. After stating, “If It’s not you beyonce, I might just say it is,” Cyrus opens the envelope to reveal a Kendrick Lamar win for “Not Like Us”, one of multiple awards the song drake is pressing legal action over has received tonight. Tonight, Lamar joins Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” as the only rap songs in history to win this award. He dedicates the award to the cities, noting multiple places in Los Angeles. “I can’t give enough thanks to these places.”
Again, Gloria Estefan is the epitome of LEGEND. Know that. #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/62ok9YFnQy
— XO, ANTY (@XOANTY) February 3, 2025
KENDRICK LAMAR WINS RECORD OF THE YEAR FOR “NOT LIKE US”
AND THE WHOLE ARENA WAS SINGING ALONG WHEN WE WENT UP TO THE STAGE
LMFAOOOOO#GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/RYaCh0Sk3W
— FADE (@FadeAwayMedia) February 3, 2025
KENDRICK LAMAR NOT LIKE US RECORD OF THE YEAR #GRAMMYS SPEECH
“Dedicate this to my city!” pic.twitter.com/idQpLeaLfE
— NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) February 3, 2025
8:05 pm: Legendary Artist, Gloria Estefan gets on stage to introduce 15-time Latin Grammy award winner and 4-time Grammy winning artist, Shakira!
8:06 pm: A compilation video honoring Shakira is played before the performance. She speaks on the struggles she went through to break through in American radio and how happy she is that Spanish artists are becoming more visible in the United States. This part of the show really shows how resilient Shakira is and how she turned all that pain and hardship into music.
8:08 pm: Shakira takes the stage, in a gorgeous gold look. Sounding like an angel, she performs her song “Ojos Así”. Her dance moves are signature to her performance style and stand out just as much as her singing. She makes it look so effortless up there! Then, the performance gets darker before going totally latin-pop by transitioning into another song. Shakira cements herself as a legendary performer time and time again. Her set at this year’s Grammy Awards was nothing but electric!
the one and only SHAKIRA at the grammys pic.twitter.com/SeUfgiW5UI
— 2000s (@PopCulture2000s) February 3, 2025
Shakira performs at the 2025 #Grammys pic.twitter.com/mYvnEIXdzI
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 3, 2025
Interestingly, today is the 5 year anniversary of Shakira’s Super Bowl halftime show!
8:20 pm: The Dr Dre Global Impact Award is presented by Queen Latifah, wearing a coat that demands attention. This year, the award goes to Alicia Keys.
If your mood doesn’t instantly shift for the better every time Queen Latifah pops up on the screen, then you are not to be trusted.
I do not make the rules. #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/mJOkS6B9Dr
— XO, ANTY (@XOANTY) February 3, 2025
A video then plays, recapping Keys’ career up to Broadway’s Hell’s Kitchen. They made sure to put emphasis on the humanitarian work Keys has done throughout her career as well.
Alicia gracefully accepts the award, making sure to give thanks to Dr Dre. She talks about fighting for respect as a song writer, composer and producer, placing emphasis on the producer part. She then goes on to name multiple female producers such as Missy Elliot, Grimes and Solange. She then goes on to state “Now is not the time to shut down diversity of voices.” She continues with calling DEI “a gift.” The part of her speech that stood out was when she said, “Music is the unstoppable language that connects us all.”
Fans share their support for Alicia online:
Alicia Keys’ Grammy’s speech #TheGrammys pic.twitter.com/E32HrrvDpz
— BLURAYANGEL (@blurayangel) February 3, 2025
Beyoncé tearing up at Alicia Key’s speech, y’all don’t understand these women raised me. This ish is important to ME #Grammys pic.twitter.com/yqAw7dglCz
— Storm ⛈⚡️ (@Stormviking010) February 3, 2025
8:29 pm: Diana Ross goes on stage to present the award for Song Of The Year. She shows solidarity with the victims of the Los Angeles Wildfires.
The legendary Diana Ross presenting the #GRAMMYs award for Song of the Year. pic.twitter.com/of2vCQvlZ5
— Pop Base (@PopBase) February 3, 2025
everyone’s reactions when Diana Ross walked out! I know that’s right!!! pic.twitter.com/EScQHGrlHU
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) February 3, 2025
The recording academy also shared a backstage video featuring Ross:
With over 13,000 academy votes, Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” wins the award!
KENDRICK LAMAR GIVES SHOUTOUT TO WESTCOAST AND HIS FELLOW BLACK HIPPY RAPPERS AFTER WINNING SONG OF THE YEAR ️pic.twitter.com/odo33Y3zDz
— Hiiipower – TDE News (@hiiipowers) February 3, 2025
As expected, pop stans are spiraling online.
“and the grammy for song of the year goes to… kend-” pic.twitter.com/wg28DB4eYd
— deniz ✧ (@smhbillie) February 3, 2025
sorry but him winning song of the year too is unserious. this might be among the biggest grammy snubs ever for Billie, Sabrina, and Chappell #GRAMMYs https://t.co/j5zyUR6DGb pic.twitter.com/88UfAovk6g
— peacekeeper (@blueprintnic) February 3, 2025
good luck babe, you were MY song of the year. pic.twitter.com/js2ZBEyW6q
— alexa (@glusong) February 3, 2025
8:33 pm: It’s almost time for Charli XCX to take the stage, but not before a video showing the impact of Brat and the Brat Summer movement played.
When the performance, starts, Charli struts out of a Black SUV singing “Von Dutch”. Similarly to the concerts during her tour, there’s flashing lights, club dancing and she struts like no tomorrow. Luckily, we get to see Charli perform two songs, as she gets on the mainstage to perform “Guess”. It’s a complete party when Charli is on stage. The most exciting of the performance of the night! And she ends it by wishing mogul Julia Fox a happy birthday before dancing to the beat of “365”.
WE JUST WITNESSED THE BEST GRAMMY PERFORMANCE IN HISTORY, CHARLI XCX YOU’RE THE MUSIC INDUSTRY pic.twitter.com/FDilSsmrfz
— leon (@skyferrori) February 3, 2025
8:45 pm: The Recording Academy honors firefighters. They thank the audience and academy for their support and honor the victims who lost their lives, homes, memories, community and more.
8:47 pm: Without a presenter, the nominees for Album Of The Year are named. And the award goes to Cowboy Carter. Many thought this award would go to Brat, due to the movement of Brat summer, but with such a monumental album, Beyonce winning was a terrific choice as well. She is joined by her daughter Blue Ivy while accepting the Grammy. With this project, Beyonce became the first black woman to earn a number one on Billboard’s Country Album Chart. And tonight, she comes the first black woman to win the Grammy for Album of the Year since Lauryn Hill in 1999 for The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. This is Beyonce’s first Album Of The Year win and she is thrilled about it, making sure to thank everyone who worked on her album. The historic win was a great way to round out the night.
Final Takeaways:
The 67th-Annual Grammy awards were a pretty good show! Eminem was right with his prediction that Kendrick Lamar would be a big winner. Lamar was awarded five Grammys. Doechii especially lit up the stage with her performance and made history as the third woman to win the Grammy for Best Rap Album! Her winning that award will be a Grammy moment remembered for years to come.
Although it was a little disappointing not to see Raye take home an award tonight, she showcased her voice so well tonight. And so did Cynthia Erivo, her rendition of “Fly Me to The Moon” during the Quincy Jones tribute was phenomenal. How could you not smile while watching Charli XCX’s performance? It was so alive. With the pulsating beat, carefree dancing and Charli’s free-spirited attitude, it all worked so well. Chappell Roan’s performance brought a similar type of fun to the show. Finding out The Weeknd and The Recording Academy were abel to build a bridge was great because it brought us his show-stopping performance!
The most memorable speech had to be the one for Best New Artist, where Chappell Roan advocated for better compensation and health care to be offered to artists. It was a special moment to witness her peers stand in solidarity with her message. In addition to Chappell’s moment, it was beautiful to see Los Angeles and the world come together to raise money for FireAid to help those affected by the wildfires. If you’d like to donate, please visit their website.
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