Grammys 2025 recap: Best moments from music's biggest night

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.

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.

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 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."