Grammys 2025: the winners, the losers, the performances – reside | Grammy awards 2025

And we’re off! Host Trevor Noah kicks issues off by acknowledging the elephant within the room: it’s bizarre to have an award present in LA so near the devastating wildfires. “This metropolis has simply been via one of many largest pure disasters in American historical past,” he mentioned.

Because of heroic firefighters, “the fires have now been contained,” he continued. “And regardless of all of the devastation, the spirit of the town has endured.”

Noah summarily defined the mission of the night: have fun music, sure, but in addition “the town that introduced us a lot of that music.” He shouted out the LA inspirations for hometown heroes Billie Eilish and Snoop Dogg, in addition to Chappell Roan and Stevie Marvel, earlier than introducing native band Doorways, who misplaced a number of houses and their studio within the fires, for a gap efficiency with an all-star band together with John Legend, Sheryl Crow, St Vincent, Brad Paisley and Brittany Howard. Repeating the mantra “We Love LA,” they create the group to their ft.

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Tonight will function a starry tribute to Quincy Jones who died final November. Right here’s a glance again to an incredible tribute from Alexis Petridis:

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It’s shut to point out time, so the A-list pop stars are lastly right here, led by Taylor Swift in a shiny pink mini gown paying homage to her Eras Tour stage costumes.

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Finest new artist nominees taking advantage of their Grammy second:

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Additionally a banner 12 months of country-pop crossovers, persevering with on the pink carpet (no Beyoncé but!)

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This video of returning host Trevor Noah preparing for the evening is much less attention-grabbing for his preparation and extra for the slight seating chart reveals …

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A banner 12 months for the ladies of pop continues on the pink carpet:

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Will Beyonce lastly win album of the 12 months? Who can be named greatest “new” artist out of Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan? Can Kendrick Lamar piss Drake off much more? Right here’s the Guardian’s Ben Beaumont-Thomas having a guess:

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Properly, we appear to have a winner for many baffling pink carpet outfit … Jaden Smith and his head/housepiece.

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After teasing after which delaying an enormous announcement (a results of the wildfires), tonight’s most-nominated star, Beyoncé, has now formally revealed that she can be happening tour this 12 months to assist her most up-to-date album, Cowboy Carter.

Right here’s the teaser she launched on Instagram:

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If there’s one factor the Grammys love, it’s a controversial award alternative – regardless of a decade-plus value of abuse allegations outlined a latest documentary, the recording academy gave Chris Brown the award for greatest R&B album for 11:11. The movie, Chris Brown: A Historical past of Violence, contains testimony from a girl who sued Brown for sexual assault in 2022 and explicitly asks why he’s nonetheless embraced by followers and the music business. Brown has sued Warner Bros Discovery over the movie, claiming defamation.

There can even doubtless be blowback over famous transphobe Dave Chappelle’s win for greatest comedy album, his third win in a row in that class and sixth total.

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The vast majority of tonight’s winners have been revealed earlier than the official ceremony kicks off, as is the bizarre method of the Grammys. There’s an terrible lot to burn via so maybe it’s a reduction for these of us in for the long-haul.

Listed here are a few of the winners we have now to this point:

Finest dance/digital music album

Charli xcx – Brat

Finest pop solo efficiency

Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso

Finest rock efficiency

The Beatles – Now and Then

Finest rap efficiency

Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us

Finest nation duo/group efficiency

Beyoncé that includes Miley Cyrus – II Most Wished

Finest dance pop recording

Charli xcx – Von Dutch

Finest R&B music

SZA – Saturn

Finest rock album

The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds

Finest dance/digital recording

Justice and Tame Impala – Neverender

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It was a query requested by many throughout the business: will the Grammys nonetheless go forward? The Oscar nominations have been delayed twice and the Critics Alternative awards postponed, however the Recording Academy has caught to the unique date, hoping the evening can act as a second of coming collectively for an business vastly affected by the wildfires.

Right here’s a bit extra about what to anticipate from an uncommon ceremony:

Welcome again!

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The pink carpet is open and the musicians are right here – welcome to the 67th annual Grammy awards, reside from the Crypto.com area (previously and ceaselessly the Staples Middle) in Los Angeles.

This 12 months guarantees to be a bit extra somber than regular, because the Grammys happen only a couple weeks after wildfires devastated the town. After some debate over whether or not to postpone the ceremony, the recording academy determined to let the present go on, albeit with a “renewed sense of function” and fundraising efforts. As for the awards, of which there can be few within the music-heavy telecast – Beyoncé leads the evening with 11 nominations for Cowboy Carter, adopted by Kendrick Lamar, Charli xcx, Submit Malone and Billie Eilish with seven every.

Will Beyoncé lastly win album of the 12 months? Will Brat summer season dominance proceed? How will the vibes be on this version of “music’s largest evening”? Keep on with us for all of the highlights.