The 2025 Grammys have come and gone for another year in Los Angeles, despite talk of the ceremony being postponed in the wake of the deadly wildfires that tore through the city in January.
Trevor Noah hosted for the fifth time, while stars like Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, John Legend, Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga graced the stage with performances.
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Among the nominees were several megastars like Taylor Swift, Charli XCX, and Beyoncé, as well as a string of rising stars.
It was an historic night for Beyoncé, who took home Album of the Year for the first time in her musical career.
Keep reading for all the biggest moments, winners, and surprises from music’s night of nights as they happened.
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The award of the night
It’s the category viewers wait hours to see announced: Album of the Year.
In a moving nod to the devastation of the Los Angeles wildfires, members of the city’s fire department took to the stage to unveil the winner.
With the likes of Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Beyonce, Charli XCX and Taylor Swift all up for the award, competition is fierce.
But there can only be one winner, and it’s…
Beyonce!!!!
It’s hard to believe, but the singer, who has a whopping 32 Grammys to her name, has never won Album of the Year.
Her country record Cowboy Carter has finally done it, and the singer was emotional as she brought daughter Blue Ivy on stage with her.
“I just feel very full and very honoured. It’s been many, many years,” she said on stage.
“I just want to thank the Grammys, every songwriter, every collaborator, every producer.”
Before Album of the Year, Kendrick Lamar took home Song of the Year for Not Like Us.
The Weeknd returns to the Grammys four years after ‘boycott’
Megastar the Weeknd has returned to the stage to perform at the 2025 Grammys four years after announcing he was boycotting the awards.
In 2021, he criticised the role anonymous expert committees played in deciding which songs, albums and artists win Grammys, calling the whole thing “corrupt”.
“Because of the secret committees,” the Weeknd told the New York Times, “I will no longer allow my label to submit my music to the Grammys.”
His comments came after his album After Hours received zero nominations, prompting him to tweet: “The Grammys remain corrupt. You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency.”
Now he’s returned to the Grammys after the Recording Academy, the people behind the awards, took several steps to improve the voting process and make it more equitable and transparent.
Lady Gaga’s subtle message to Trump administration
While accepting her Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance with Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga said five words that were clearly directed at the Trump administration.
As she closed out her speech, she said: “Trans people are not invisible.”
Cheers sounded out as she continued: “Trans people are not invisible. Music is love.”
The Shallow singer’s comments fly in the face of several anti-transgender executive orders signed by US President Donald Trump in the few short weeks since his inauguration.
Chappell Roan’s on-stage wardrobe malfunction
Chappell Roan won the Best New Artist award and took to the stage wearing her fourth outfit of the evening, a grey dress with a white princess hat.
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As she accepted her trophy and tried to juggle it with her speech, which was written in a small journal, her headpiece began to tremble.
”My hat’s gonna fall,” she said mid-way through her speech, “And it’s gonna be – OK.”
As predicted, the Pink Pony Club singer’s tall pointed hat toppled off her head right there on stage.
Watch the video below.
Not one to be put out by a minor wardrobe malfunction, she continued with her speech after losing the hat and demanded that the music industry do better by its developing artists.
Benson Boone’s shocking costume change
He’s known for his breakout hit Beautiful Things but Benson Boone had fans talking for a whole different reason at the Grammys.
First he whipped a microphone out of his suit in the middle of the crowd to start singing the song, then he performed a shock costume change with the help of a few friends.
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Model Heidi Klum and TV host Nikki Glaser tore his suit jacket away to reveal the top half of an icy blue jumpsuit underneath.
Boone then tore away his trousers to reveal the rest of his outfit before running onstage, mounting the grand piano, and flipping off it to belt out the chorus.
Beyoncé snags historic Best Country Album win
Beyoncé made history today as she became the first Black woman to win a country Grammy in more than 50 years – and she did it twice.
The Texas Hold ‘Em singer looked shocked as she headed to the stage to collect the award for Best Country Album for her record Cowboy Carter, which she accepted from Taylor Swift.
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Earlier in the night, she also snagged the award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for II Most Wanted, which features Miley Cyrus.
That win was announced during the Premiere Ceremony, which isn’t televised.
The last time a Black woman won in a country category happened last in 1974, when The Pointer Sisters won an award for their song Fairytale.
‘Someone’s getting fired’: Cheeky quip in Sabrina’s performance
Grammy nominee Sabrina Carpenter took to the stage for a delightful medley of some of her greatest hits, including chart-topper Espresso.
The performance began with a cheeky skit in which the singer, dressed in a sparkly black tuxedo jacket with a mini skirt, appeared to suffer several stage malfunctions.
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First the spotlight couldn’t focus on her, then the stairs fell into the floor, and finally her tearaway outfit didn’t tear away as intended.
That’s when the backup singers jokingly serenading, “Someone’s getting fired!”
Minutes later, Carpenter snagged the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album for her album Short n’ Sweet.
Carpenter’s medley came after a moving rendition of Birds of a Feather by Billie Eilish and FINNEAS, who performed on a grassy set meant to represent Los Angeles’ natural landscape.
Several stars were spotted dancing in the crowd as Eilish sang, including Chrissy Teigen, Taylor Swift and The Substance actress Margaret Qualley.
Tiny detail in Taylor’s outfit that had everyone talking
Taylor Swift looked ravishing as she arrived at the 2025 Grammys in this glittering ruby-red mini dress, which paired perfectly with her signature red pout.
The Fortnight singer paired the corsetted frock with dangling red earrings and strappy red pumps in what was an unexpectedly reserved look for the star.
But it was a tiny detail on her thigh that had fans obsessed.
Upon closer inspection, Swift appeared to be wearing a delicate jewelled garter on her left thigh which had a tiny charm hanging off it in the shape of the letter ‘T’.
It’s unclear exactly what the charm was a tribute to, but fans immediately started speculating on social media.
T for Taylor? T for Travis? T for Troy? (That last one is a reference to High School Musical, for those who aren’t stuck in the early 2010s like us).
Only time will tell if Swift will reveal the meaning behind it.
The red carpet arrival that had everyone speechless
Photographers were in a frenzy by the time Kanye West arrived on the Grammys red carpet with wife Bianca Censori in matching black outfits.
He was in a casual ensemble paired with black glasses while she wowed in a huge black coat, which she dropped to reveal… nothing.
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Australian model Censori, 30, wore nothing but a sheer nude mesh dress underneath, with no bra or underwear.
She posed with West, 47, at her side as gasps erupted and flashes went off as photographers raced to capture the moment that stopped everyone in their tracks.
Stars reveal their Grammys preparation
Shakira was among the big names who took to social media to share how they were preparing for the annual awards.
The singer, who performed at the 2025 Grammys, shared two behind the scenes photos to her Instagram story showing her practicing with her backup dancers the day before the show.
Dressed in a white tracksuit and singlet, fans had to do a double take when they spotted something unusual peeking out from under her shirt.
The unusual design on Shakira’s stomach appeared to be crystals which formed an elaborate design up the centre of her stomach.
It was later revealed to be part of her Grammys costume.
She shared two more photos to her Instagram feed with the caption: “I’m coming back to the GRAMMYs stage and on my birthday! See you tomorrow night. 🎶✨ #GRAMMYs”
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What we already know
The 67th Annual Grammy Awards, hosted at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, went ahead on February 2 (US time) with Trevor Noah returning to host for the fifth time.
Among the star-studded list of nominees were artists like Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Charli XCX, Post Malone, Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, and many more.
The night also included performances from many of the nominees and other artists, from Benson Boone, to Lainey Wilson, Shakira, and even Stevie Wonder.
Megastars Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga revealed on the morning of the show that they would be taking to the stage together to perform “a special tribute” to Los Angeles as it rebuilds in the wake of devastating wildfires that tore through the city in January.
The 67th Grammy Awards will broadcast live and on demand from Los Angeles on February 3, only on Stan.
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