Grammys 2025 recap: Best moments from music's biggest night
The ceremony took place Sunday, Feb. 2.
Some of the biggest names in music were honored at the 2025 Grammys on Sunday.
Beyoncé took home the Grammy Award for album of the year for "COWBOY CARTER" and Chappell Roan won the Grammy for best new artist. Kendrick Lamar snagged both record of the year and song of the year for his song "Not Like Us."
The Grammys took place nearly a month after the Los Angeles wildfires began, which devastated the region and resulted in at least 29 deaths. The telecast was "reimagined to raise funds to support wildfire relief efforts and aid music professionals impacted by the L.A. wildfires," with funds raised during the show going to support music professionals and Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts.
Near the end of the show, Trevor Noah, who returned this year as host for the fifth year in a row, announced viewers at home had already raised $7 million.
The night was filled with epic performances from artists like Charli xcx, Shakira, Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter and more. A moving musical tribute was also performed to honor the late music legend Quincy Jones.
Keep reading for a recap of all the biggest moments from the 2025 Grammys.
Key moments:
Shakira performs at the Grammys for the 1st time since 2007
Shakira returned to the Grammys stage for the first time since 2007 and delivered an electrifying performance of her song "Ojos Así."
The singer also performed "Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53."
In a pre-taped piece ahead of the performance, Shakira reflected on her career and how "happy" it has made her to help pave the way for other Spanish artists over the years. She also opened up about the experience that came with working on her recent album, "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran."
"When I wrote this album, I was going through my separation, but that wasn't the only loss I was experiencing," she said. "Everything I always feared that would happen to me happened to me. I had to find a way to put myself back together. And so music played a super important role to transform all the pain, the anger, into something precious. It was a way of almost seeing my tears become diamonds."
Shakira won the Grammy earlier tonight for best Latin pop album.
Kendrick Lamar wins Grammy for record of the year
Miley Cyrus presented the Grammy for record of the year to Kendrick Lamar for "Not Like Us."
Lamar, who grew up in Compton, dedicated his win to Los Angeles.
"This is my neck of the woods that's held me down since [I was] a young pup," he said. "I can't give enough thanks to these places that I rolled around since high school, most importantly, the people and the families out in the Palisades and Altadena."
Other nominees in the category included "Now and Then" by The Beatles, "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" by Beyoncé, "Espresso" by Sabrina Carpenter, "360" by Charli xcx, "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" by Billie Eilish, "Good Luck, Babe!" by Chappell Roan and "Fortnight" by Taylor Swift.
Grammys honor those who died in the past year during 'In Memoriam' segment
The Grammys took a moment to recognize those in the music industry who died over the past year in its annual "In Memoriam" segment. Coldplay's Chris Martin performed during the segment and sang his song, "ALL MY LOVE."
The segment opened with a tribute to Liam Payne, who died after falling from the third floor balcony of his hotel room in Argentina last October.
Others who were honored during the tribute included Kris Kristofferson, Cissy Houston, Fatman Scoop, Sam Moore, Tito Jackson, Marianne Faithfull, Frankie Beverly, Rich Homie Quan, Toby Keith, Phil Lesh, Bob Newhart, Wayne Osmond and more.
Lady Gaga highlights trans community while accepting Grammy for best pop duo group/performance
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars won the Grammy for best pop duo group/performance for their song "Die with a Smile."
Lady Gaga highlighted transgender people in her acceptance speech, saying, "It is a privilege to be a songwriter and producer and musician. I just want to say tonight that trans people are not invisible."
She continued, "Trans people deserve love. The queer community deserves to be lifted up. Music is love."
She also called Mars "an incredible human being" and thanked her fiance Michael Polansky.
Mars, who accepted the award alongside Lady Gaga, gave a shoutout to his collaborator in his acceptance speech, saying, "I'm so honored to have a small part in your giant musical legacy."