Kendrick Lamar & Beyoncé Make History At 2025 Grammys With Major Wins

Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé both wrote themselves further into the history books at the 2025 Grammy Awards on Sunday night (February 2).

Already a record-breaking song based on streams and chart performance (and cultural impact, some might say), Kendrick’s “Not Like Us” won all five awards it was nominated for, including the coveted Record of the Year and Song of the Year.

The hit diss track, which secured him victory in his high-profile beef with Drake last summer, also took home Best Rap Song, Best Rap Performance and Best Music Video.

It is the first ever diss song to win a Grammy and the most awarded rap song in Grammys history.

Kendrick is also just the second rapper to win Record of the Year and Song of the Year — two of the “Big Four” Grammys — following Childish Gambino in 2019.

Beyoncé won the night’s biggest prize, Album of the Year, for her country-inspired Cowboy Carter, claiming a trophy that had long eluded her, much to the dismay of her fans and some of her peers (including husband JAY-Z).

She is the first Black woman to win the award since Lauryn Hill in 1999.

Queen Bey also emerged victorious in the Best Country Album and Best Country Duo/Group Performance categories for Cowboy Carter and “II Most Wanted” with Miley Cyrus, respectively.

The former Destiny’s Child star, who was already the most decorated artist in Grammys history entering the night, has extended her lead with 35 Grammys to her name.

Her Album of the Year win also pushed Hov’s career total to 25 thanks to his songwriting contribution to Cowboy Carter, specifically “Jolene,” breaking a tie with Kanye West as the rapper with the most Grammys.

It was also a historic night for Doechii, whose acclaimed mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal won Best Rap Album over more commercially successful efforts from Future and Metro Boomin, Eminem and J. Cole.

Rapsody also walked away with her first Grammy, winning Best Melodic Rap Performance for her “3:AM” collaboration with Erykah Badu.

While accepting the Song of the Year award, Kendrick shouted out some of the West Coast rappers who inspired him in his early career, including Glasses Malone, JasonMartin (f.k.a. Problem) and fellow Black Hippies Jay Rock, ScHoolboy Q and Ab-Soul.

“Nothing more powerful than rap music, I don’t care what it is,” he said. “We are the culture, it’s gon’ always stay here and live forever. And to the young artists, like my man Punch say, respect the artform. I appreciate y’all, I love y’all.”

During his Record of the Year acceptance speech, Kendrick dedicated the award to his late auntie who he revealed had passed away the day before, as well as the city of Los Angeles which was ravaged by wildfires in January.

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Beyoncé, meanwhile, said she felt “very full and very honored” after finally winning Album of the Year.

“It’s been many, many years,” she joked. “I just want to thank the Grammys, every songwriter, every collaborator, every producer, all of the hard work.”

“I want to dedicate this to Miss Martell,” she added, referencing the pioneering Black female country singer Linda Martell, “and I hope we just keep pushing forward, opening doors. God bless y’all, thank you so much.”

Check out the full list of 2025 Grammys winners below.

Best Rap Album

• J. Cole — Might Delete Later
• Common & Pete Rock — The Auditorium, Vol. 1
• Doechii — Alligator Bites Never Heal — WINNER
• Eminem — The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)
• Future & Metro Boomin — We Don’t Trust You

Best Rap Song

• Rapsody feat. Hit-Boy — “Asteroids”
• Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign feat. Rich The Kid & Playboi Carti — “Carnival”
• Future & Metro Boomin feat. Kendrick Lamar — “Like That”
• Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us” — WINNER
• GloRilla — “Yeah Glo!”

Best Rap Performance

• Cardi B — “Enough (Miami)”
• Common & Pete Rock feat. Posdnuos — “When the Sun Shines Again”
• Doechii — “Nissan Altima”
• Eminem — “Houdini”
• Future & Metro Boomin feat. Kendrick Lamar — “Like That”
• GloRilla — “Yeah Glo!”
• Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us” — WINNER

Best Melodic Rap Performance

• Jordan Adetunji feat. Kehlani — “Kehlani”
• Beyoncé feat. Linda Martell & Shaboozey — “Spaghettii”
• Future & Metro Boomin feat. The Weeknd — “We Still Don’t Trust You”
• Latto — “Big Mama”
• Rapsody feat. Erykah Badu — “3:AM” — WINNER

Album of the Year

• André 3000 — New Blue Sun
• Beyoncé — Cowboy Carter — WINNER
• Sabrina Carpenter — Short n’ Sweet
• Charli XCX — Brat
• Jacob Collier — Djesse Vol. 4
• Billie Eilish — Hit Me Hard and Soft
• Chappell Roan — The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
• Taylor Swift — The Tortured Poets Department

Song of the Year

• Shaboozey — “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
• Billie Eilish — “Birds of a Feather”
• Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars — “Die With a Smile”
• Taylor Swift & Post Malone — “Fortnight”
• Chappell Roan — “Good Luck, Babe!”
• Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us” — WINNER
• Sabrina Carpenter — “Please Please Please”
• Beyoncé — “Texas Hold ‘Em”

Record of the Year

• The Beatles — “Now and Then”
• Beyoncé — “Texas Hold ‘Em”
• Sabrina Carpenter — “Espresso”
• Charli XCX — “360”
• Billie Eilish — “Birds of a Feather”
• Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us” — WINNER
• Chappell Roan — “Good Luck, Babe!”
• Taylor Swift & Post Malone — “Fortnight”

Best New Artist

• Benson Boone
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Doechii
• Khruangbin
• RAYE
• Chappell Roan — WINNER
• Shaboozey
• Teddy Swims

Best R&B Album

• Chris Brown — 11:11 (Deluxe) — WINNER
• Lalah Hathaway — Vantablack
• Muni Long — Revenge
• Lucky Daye — Algorithm
• Usher — Coming Home

Best Progressive R&B Album

• Avery*Sunshine — So Glad to Know You — WINNER (TIE)
• Durand Bernarr — En Route
• Childish Gambino — Bando Stone & The New World
• Kehlani — Crash
• NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge) — Why Lawd? — WINNER (TIE)

Best R&B Song

• Kehlani — “After Hours”
• Tems — “Burning”
• Coco Jones — “Here We Go (Uh Oh)”
• Muni Long — “Ruined Me”
• SZA — “Saturn” — WINNER

Best R&B Performance

• Jhené Aiko — “Guidance”
• Chris Brown — “Residuals”
• Coco Jones — “Here We Go (Uh Oh)”
• Muni Long — “Made For Me (Live On BET)” — WINNER
• SZA — “Saturn”

Best Traditional R&B Performance

• Marsha Ambrosius — “Wet”
• Kenyon Dixon — “Can I Have This Groove”
• Lalah Hathaway feat. Michael McDonald — “No Lie”
• Muni Long — “Make Me Forget”
• Lucky Daye — ““That’s You” — WINNER

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

• Queen Sheba — Civil Writes: The South Got Something to Say
• Omari Hardwick — Concrete & Whiskey Act II Part 1: A Bourbon 30 Series
• Malik Yusef — Good M.U.S.I.C. Universe Sonic Sinema: Episode 1 in the Beginning Was the Word
• Tank & The Bangas — The Heart, The Mind, The Soul — WINNER
• Mad Skillz — The Seven Number Ones

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Sabrina Carpenter — Short n’ Sweet — WINNER
• Billie Eilish — Hit Me Hard and Soft
• Ariana Grande — eternal sunshine
• Chappell Roan — The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
• Taylor Swift — The Tortured Poets Department

Best Pop Solo Performance

• Beyoncé — “Bodyguard”
• Sabrina Carpenter — “Espresso” — WINNER
• Charli XCX — “Apple”
• Billie Eilish — “Birds of a Feather”
• Chappell Roan — “Good Luck, Babe!”

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• Gracie Abrams feat. Taylor Swift — “Us”
• Beyoncé feat. Post Malone — “Levii’s Jeans”
• Charli XCX & Billie Eilish — “Guess”
• Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica — “The Boy Is Mine”
• Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars — “Die With a Smile” — WINNER

Best Dance/Electronic Album

• Charli XCX — BRAT — WINNER
• Four Tet — Three
• Justice — Hyperdrama
• KAYTRANADA — Timeless
• Zedd — Telos

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

• Disclosure — “She’s Gone, Dance On”
• Four Tet — “Loved”
• Fred Again.. feat. Baby Keem — “Leavemealone”
• Justice & Tame Impala — “Neverender”
• Kaytranada feat. Childish Gambino — “Witchy,”

Best Dance Pop Recording

• Madison Beer — “Make You Mine”
• Charli XCX — “Von Dutch” — WINNER
• Billie Eilish — “L’amour De Ma Vie [Over Now Extended Edit]”
• Ariana Grande — “yes, and?”
• Troye Sivan — “Got Me Started”

Best Country Album

• Beyoncé — Cowboy Carter — WINNER
• Post Malone — F-1 Trillion
• Kacey Musgraves — Deeper Well
• Chris Stapleton — Higher
• Lainey Wilson — Whirlwind

Best Country Song

• Kacey Musgraves — “The Architect” — WINNER
• Shaboozey — “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
• Jelly Roll) — “I Am Not Okay
• Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen — “I Had Some Help”
• Beyoncé — “Texas Hold ‘Em”

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

• Kelsea Ballerini feat. Noah Kahan — “Cowboys Cry Too”
• Beyoncé feat. Miley Cyrus — “II Most Wanted” — WINNER
• Brothers Osborne — “Break Mine”
• Dan + Shay — “Bigger Houses”
• Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen — “I Had Some Help”

Best Country Solo Performance

• Beyoncé — “16 Carriages”
• Jelly Roll — “I Am Not Okay”
• Kacey Musgraves — “The Architect”
• Shaboozey — “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
• Chris Stapleton — “It Takes A Woman” — WINNER

Best Music Video

• A$AP Rocky — “Tailor Swif”
• Taylor Swift & Post Malone — “Fortnight”
• Charli XCX — “360”
• Eminem — “Houdini”
• Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us” — WINNER

Best African Music Performance

• Yemi Alade — “Tomorrow”
• Asake & Wizkid — “MMS”
• Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay — “Sensational”
• Burna Boy — “Higher”
• Tems — “Love Me JeJe” — WINNER

Best Reggae Album

• Collie Buddz — Take It Easy
• Vybz Kartel — Party With Me
• Shenseea — Never Gets Late Here
• Various Artists — Bob Marley: One Love — Music Inspired by the Film (Deluxe) — WINNER
• The Wailers — Evolution

Best Latin Pop Album

• Anitta — Funk Generation
• Luis Fonsi — El Viaje
• Kany García — García
• Shakira — Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran — WINNER
• Kali Uchis — Orquídeas

Best Música Urbana Album

• Bad Bunny — Nadie Sabe lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana
• J Balvin — Rayo
• Feid — Ferxxocalipsis
• Residente — Las Letras Ya No Importan — WINNER
• Young Miko — Att.

Best Alternative Jazz Album

• Arooj Aftab — Night Reign
• André 3000 — New Blue Sun
• Robert Glasper — Code Derivation
• Keyon Harrold — Foreverland
• Meshell Ndegeocello — No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin — WINNER

Best Americana Performance

• Beyoncé — “Yaya”
• Madison Cunningham — “Subtitles”
• Madi Diaz feat. Kacey Musgraves — “Don’t Do Me Good”
• Sierra Ferrell — “American Dreaming” — WINNER
• Sarah Jarosz — “Runaway Train”
• Gillian Welch & David Rawlings — “Empty Trainload of Sky”

Best Song Written For Visual Media

• Luke Combs — “Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma”
• *NSYNC & Justin Timberlake — “Better Place”
• Olivia Rodrigo — “Can’t Catch Me Now”
• Jon Batiste — “It Never Went Away” — WINNER
• Barbra Streisand — “Love Will Survive”

Best Music Film

• Jon Batiste — American Symphony — WINNER
• June Carter Cash — June
• Run-DMC — Kings From Queens
• Steven Van Zandt — Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
• Various Artists — The Greatest Night in Pop

Best Instrumental Composition

• Shelly Berg — “At Last”
• Christopher Zuar Orchestra — “Communion”
• André 3000 — “I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a ‘Rap’ Album but This Is Literally the Way the Wind Blew Me This Time”
• Chick Corea & Béla Fleck — “Remembrance”
• Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf & Christian Euman — “Strands” — WINNER

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

• Alissia
• Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
• Ian Fitchuk
• Mustard
• Daniel Nigro — WINNER

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

• Jessi Alexander
• Amy Allen — WINNER
• Edgar Barrera
• Jessie Jo Dillon
• RAYE

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

• Lucky Daye — Algorithm
• Charlotte Day Wilson — Cyan Blue
• Kacey Musgraves — Deeper Well
• Willow — Empathoge
• Peter Gabriel — I/O — WINNER
• Sabrina Carpenter — Short n’ Sweet

Best Remixed Recording

• Kaytranada — “Alter Ego (Remix)” originally by Doechii & JT
• David Guetta — “A Bar Song (Tipsy) [Remix]” originally by Shaboozey
• FNZ & Mark Ronson — “Espresso (Working Late Remix)” originally by Sabrina Carpenter — WINNER
• Alexx Antaeus, Footsteps & MrMyish — “Jah Sees Them (Amapiano Remix) originally by Julian Marley & Antaeus
• A.G. Cook — “Von Dutch (Remix)” originally by Charli XCX & Addison Rae