Everything that happened at the 2025 Grammy Awards

“As selected by the 13,000 voting members of the Recording Academy…”

Did you notice that bit of verbiage at the 67th Grammy Awards on Sunday night? Every time someone presented one of the show’s major prizes — album of the year, record of the year, song of the year, best new artist — he or she rattled off the line before revealing the winner.

When presenter Miley Cyrus appeared onstage at Crypto.com Arena toward the end of the Grammys telecast Sunday, she told the audience she was there for two very important reasons.

“No. 1, look at this gown!”

While accepting the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award at the 67th Grammys on Sunday, Alicia Keys celebrated trailblazing female producers, her fellow musicians and the power of diversity.

Keys, who won the award for musical theater album during the Grammys Premiere Ceremony held earlier in the day for “Hell’s Kitchen,” was described as “a global force” as she was presented the Impact Award by Queen Latifah.

SZA brought home the Grammy for R&B song, “Saturn,” making her a five-time Grammy winner.

The melodic R&B track romanticizes life on another planet and was inspired by a Stevie Wonder song of the same name.

“ ‘Saturn’ is so funny because it’s such a casually written song. Stevie Wonder talks about how in that place [‘Saturn’] there is less destruction. I think part of me realizes that there is nowhere else to go. There is no Saturn,” SZA said backstage after winning her award. “But I am always practicing escape in this song and in all my songs. You have to accept where you are and also desire to be somewhere else.”

Backed by internet it girls/supermodels Gabbriette and Alex Consani, Charli XCX kicked off her “Von Dutch” performance, champagne glass in hand.

The 365 party girl re-created the feeling of a European warehouse party somewhere in the bowels of Crypto.com Arena. Making her way to the main stage, in matching baby blue lingerie, she asserted her unfaltering confidence over the crowd.

The infectious energy of “brat” summer radiated from the ceremony, as the Dare made out with a girl in a Union Jack miniskirt and Julia Fox wore a see-through white tank top.

The raunchy performance showed the 32-year-old British pop star’s legacy may truly be “undebated” — just as she sings in “Von Dutch.”

She finally did it.

Beyoncé, the most decorated artist in Grammy history, brought home its top prize. After 15 years of near misses, her country-infused LP “Cowboy Carter,” an all-star trip through the Black roots of and modern influence on Americana, won for album and country album (perhaps an equally challenging feat for a Black pop crossover artist).

While “Cowboy Carter” didn’t dominate culture in the way that “Renaissance” or “Lemonade” did, the album spoke to deep questions about who the idea of America belongs to — and who built it. The academy, perhaps desperately hoping not to miss the moment, finally obliged her with its highest honor.

In the other top categories, Compton’s own Kendrick Lamar swept the song and record awards for “Not Like Us,” his brutal diss track against Drake that rallied the Southland and put some giddy venom back into his intellectual achievements in music.

Meanwhile, Chappell Roan — the L.A. electro-pop newcomer whose “Pink Pony Club” and “Good Luck, Babe!” became rallying cries for young queer people the world over — took home the new artist prize, a clear statement of both her eccentric, politically uncompromising star power and her virtuosity as a singer and performer.

The 67th Grammy Awards returned to Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena today, hosted by Trevor Noah, and featuring performances by Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Road, the Weeknd, Shakira and Charli XCX. The telecast, which also served as a fundraiser to support music professionals and Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts, turned out to be a big night for Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé. See the complete list of Grammy winners below.

Album of the Year

“Cowboy Carter” — Beyoncé | WINNER

“New Blue Sun” — André 3000

“Short n’ Sweet” — Sabrina Carpenter

“Brat” — Charli XCX

“Djesse Vol. 4” — Jacob Collier

“Hit Me Hard and Soft” — Billie Eilish

“Chappell Roan, the Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess” — Chappell Roan

“The Tortured Poet’s Department” — Taylor Swift

Beyoncé, the most-awarded artist in Grammy history, has finally won album of the year. Beyoncé picked up the top prize at Sunday night’s 67th Grammy Awards with “Cowboy Carter,” her bold yet scholarly exploration of the Black roots of country music.

It was the pop superstar’s first time taking the show’s flagship prize, which she’d previously lost four times for albums including the critically lauded “Lemonade” and “Renaissance.” Members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department presented the award during the ceremony dedicated to L.A. fire relief.

Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” became the de facto song of 2024 when it dropped in May, and now it’s a Grammy Award winner.

The diss track aimed at rapper Drake topped the Billboard singles charts and crowned Lamar as the victor of the long-simmering beef between the two artists. Lamar is a double Grammy nominee in two categories thanks to another song that fueled the feud: “Like That” by Future and Metro Boomin, which features Lamar. Through his verse in the March track, Lamar rejected the idea that he, Drake and J. Cole were on the same level. Cole had implied this in a verse in Drake’s 2023 song “First Person Shooter.”

Like any other memorable Shakira performance, the Colombian superstar, on her 48th birthday, focused her time slot around her signature Latin rhythms, gyrating hips and distinguishable vibrato.

With rhinestones glued onto her stomach, her belly dancing ability took center stage as she sang “Ojos Asi.”

As she transitioned to a bigger stage and the Latin trap beat of “Sessions” took over, she stopped to give Beyoncé a hug before commanding an entire stage of backup dancers.

Shakira also brought home the Latin pop album for “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran,” making her a four-time Grammy winner and 14-time Latin Grammy winner. It is the first album she has released in seven years.

When accepting the award for pop duo/group performance with Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga closed with words of affirmation and love for the trans and queer community.

“I just want to say tonight that trans people are not invisible,” Gaga said after thanking Mars and her fiancé Michael Polansky. “Trans people deserve love. The queer community deserves to be lifted up. Music is love.”

Gaga’s support comes amid a bleak time for LGBTQ+ people — particularly the transgender community. In January, President Trump signed executive orders declaring that the U.S. government will recognize only two sexes that are “not changeable.” He also issued an executive order aiming to stop various forms of gender-affirming care for trans youth and rescinded orders established during the Biden administration protecting LGBTQ+ rights.

Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monáe, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Lainey Wilson, Jacob Collier and Will Smith joined forces for an expansive tribute to the late Quincy Jones at the Grammy Awards on Sunday.

The esteemed musician, composer and producer, who shaped some of the biggest stars and most memorable songs in the second half of the 20th century, died in November after a years-long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 91.

It all started with a joke about Timothée Chalamet’s wispy mustache.

As comedian and host of the 67th Grammy Awards Trevor Noah patrols the crowd, he arrives at the table where Benson Boone is seated. He makes a jab about how Boone sported the facial hair first and announces the performance. The lights shine down on Boone and he puts on a somewhat believable look of shock. Within a matter of seconds, he pulls a microphone out of his jacket pocket.

In her speech accepting the award for new artist at the 67th Grammys on Sunday, Chappell Roan called on record labels to do right by their artists.

Roan, who rose to fame last year with her hits “Good Luck, Babe!,” “Hot to Go!” and “Pink Pony Club,” was nominated for six Grammys, including pop solo performance and pop vocal album. Earlier in the telecast, Roan took the stage along with her entourage of western clowns and scarecrow dancers for a performance of “Pink Pony Club,” her anthem celebrating queer nightlife in West Hollywood.

Right before Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars performed a cover of the Mamas & the Papas’ “California Dreamin’,” a montage of wildfire footage was shown.

Viewers were taken back to what the daily news cycle looked like a few weeks ago in L.A.

The montage was a compilation of footage of the fires that destroyed Pacific Palisades and Altadena and the aftermath.

On-screen, residents, without proper protection, were shown digging through the rubble, searching for surviving items.

The Lost Stuffy Project on Instagram— just featured during the Grammys — is immeasurably important. It’s not top of mind when people think of the fires, but ask a kid whose home burned down what they lost, and chances are the first thing they will tell you about is their beloved stuffed animals and loveys they’ve had since they were babies and toddlers. The page allows parents and friends to fill out a form asking for a favorite — often discontinued stuffy — to be found and the page will post it until it is discovered and placed in the arms of a grieving child.

Something the TV audience definitely didn’t see: Chappell Roan has been creeping around the edges of the floor of the arena in that hat for at least 15 minutes. You could see it the whole time. It was as if she knew she was going to walk up in that getup. And zing! That healthcare line went over in a big way.

Chappell Roan, the Gen Z pop princess who reached superstardom seemingly overnight, took home the Grammy for best new artist Sunday night in Los Angeles.

Roan, who rose to fame last year with hits such as “Good Luck, Babe!” “Hot to Go!” and “Pink Pony Club,” delivered one of her unapologetic, fiery performances with her trademark drag aesthetic during the ceremony at Cryto.com Area.

Beyoncé was visibly stunned when her “Cowboy Carter” was announced as the winner of the country album Grammy.

“I really was not expecting this,” Queen Bey said as she accepted the award. “Wow.”

The shock is understandable: The Grammys has a reputation for its history of overlooking Beyoncé over the years — while she is often nominated, she has never won album of the year — and her “Cowboy Carter” was overlooked entirely by the the Country Music Assn. Awards last year despite dominating the charts.

Inside the arena, the crowd exploded when Beyoncé’s win was announced.

Attendees jumped out of their seats and were heard screaming “Beyoncé” and “Oh, my God” at the top of their lungs. The talking, screaming and, yes, crying had not stopped by commercial break.

“I think sometimes genre is a code word to keep us in our place as artists and I just want to encourage people to do what they’re passionate about,” said Beyoncé. “I still am in shock. Thank you so much for this honor.”

Beyoncé, who was nominated for 11 awards this year, also won country duo/group performance for “II Most Wanted” with Miley Cyrus on Sunday.

Charli XCX, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Chappell Roan and many other stars walked the red carpet at the Grammys.

See more photos of Grammys fashion.

From atop a larger-than-life pink pony, Chappell Roan delivered a hard-hitting performance of “Pink Pony Club,” a pop ballad dedicated to the queer nightlife of West Hollywood.

Surrounded by western clowns on stilts and scarecrow dancers, Roan hit every note with a resounding sense of confidence.

The Midwest Princess is no stranger to life-changing crowds as she spent the summer drawing record-breaking masses to music festivals all over the world.

During the chorus, Roan let the crowd sing the lyrics. Everyone began to sing — some mouthing the words from their front-row seats while others rose to their feet to dance. She even got “Riverdale” actor KJ Apa to join in.

Sabrina Carpenter barely had time to take a breather after her performance before her “Short n’ Sweet” was announced as the winner of pop vocal album.

“I’m still out of breath from the performance,” Carpenter said as she accepted the award. “I really was not expecting this.”

After recognizing her fellow nominees, she teared up as she took in her experience at her very first Grammys.

“Thank you Recording Academy for having me and having everyone here tonight in celebration and in honor of everything that’s happened,” said Carpenter. “I feel so lucky to be able to come together and do something so special and beautiful and celebrate music.”

Carpenter, who is nominated for six awards, also won the Grammy for pop solo performance earlier Sunday.

Cardi B presented Doechii with rap album of the year for “Alligator Bites Never Heal.”

The first-time nominee took the stage with tears in her eyes. Recognized for her recent moments of virality on NPR’s Tiny Desk concerts and “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” she recalled the category’s three-decade history onstage.

The self-proclaimed swamp princess is now the third woman to ever receive this award.

“I know that there is some Black girl out there right now, and I want to tell you it is possible. Don’t let anyone put any stereotypes on you,” Doechii said during her stirring acceptance speech. “You are exactly where you need to be right now, and I am a testament to that.”

From inside the media center backstage, John Legend noticed the rapper’s win and excitedly said, “I love her.”

Moments after wrapping her performance and winning her first Grammy, the Tampa-born rapper stopped by the media center.

“It feels like this is bigger than me,” Doechii told reporters. “It feels like a movement of art. Authenticity wins, vulnerability wins.”

Starting off her performance in a fully bedazzled tuxedo, Sabrina Carpenter brought the fun to the 67th Grammys stage Sunday.

As she was singing a show tune-y version of the summertime hit “Espresso,” her tux promptly transformed into a classic showgirl outfit.

Followed by spiffy dancers, she jumped into one’s arms, giggled and exuded a sense of pure joy.

Taylor Swift is unmissable on the floor of Crypto.com Arena. In her sparkling red corseted Vivienne Westwood minidress, Swift is among the most excited and supportive audience members in the front. She stands for every artist, claps enthusiastically and dances with abandon. Nothing but love.

Kanye West faces photographers as Bianca Censori removes a coat to show off a revealing outfit on the red carpet of the 67th Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena.

(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Kanye West didn’t win the rap song Grammy — that went to Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” during the Premiere Ceremony, but West did show up to the Grammys red carpet with Bianca Censori, who stripped down to show off a very revealing outfit that appeared to be a dress made out of transparent hosiery.

West and Censori seemed dressed to replicate the album cover of “Vultures 1,” the 2024 release from West and Ty Dolla Sign’s collaboration ¥$. The album’s cover art features West in an all-black outfit and Censori in just black boots and a small piece of fabric hanging from around her waist.

While there were rumors that the couple was escorted out of the event by the police shortly after arriving on the red carpet and repeating the album cover’s pose for photographers, Variety reported that West simply “walked the carpet, got in his car and left.”

Nine-time Grammy winner Billie Eilish and her brother/producer/collaborator Finneas transported the Crypto.com Arena’s crowd into the dry brush of L.A.’s mountain ranges.

Eilish, in her signature baggy street style with an L.A. snapback, sang her three-time nominated track “Birds of a Feather.”

During the performance, the camera cut to global superstar Taylor Swift and Margaret Qualley of “The Substance,” who playfully danced to the heartfelt acoustic ballad.

Behind the siblings, who were born and raised in Highland Park, images from their childhood in L.A.’s very mountain ranges appeared on the screen.

Eilish, who is up for seven awards tonight, ended the performance with a genuine, “I love you L.A.”

The Times’ photo team was out in force at the Grammy Awards red carpet Sunday at Crypto.com Arena. Heading to the ceremony, again hosted by Trevor Noah, we caught the most noteworthy looks of the night from Charli XCX, Chappell Roan, Doechii, Olivia Rodrigo and others. Here’s a full rundown from the 2025 Grammys red carpet.

Janelle Monáe

Janelle Monáe wore a navy suit topped off by a hat and plenty of gold accents.

(Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)

Cynthia Erivo

Cynthia Erivo donned a dramatic navy gown with a cutout and silver inset, showing off her latest manicure.

(Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)

The last three and a half weeks have convinced Griffin Goldsmith that he might, as he puts it, be “living in a simulation.”

On Jan. 8, the drummer of the rootsy Los Angeles rock band Dawes lost his Altadena home in the devastating Eaton fire. On Jan. 25, Goldsmith’s wife gave birth to the couple’s first child, who made his appearance a month ahead of schedule. Last week, Dawes — which also includes Goldsmith’s older brother, Taylor Goldsmith, on vocals and guitar — performed as part of the all-star FireAid benefit concert at Inglewood’s Kia Forum.

For everybody watching from home, the arena is much bigger than it looks on TV. There is a class system too. Stars and their entourages walk to the right side of the red carpet, regular guests to the left. The lighted tables you see on the arena floor near the stage are for nominees and VIP, the rest of the arena is filled with regular ticketed guests. The two worlds rarely mix. The wildfires are top of mind tonight, with the evening’s program paying tribute to survivors and first responders, and every cup holder in the place being stocked with fire relief cards equipped with URLs to donate and help.

Gustavo Dudamel is taking home two Grammys for “Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina.” He was recognized in the orchestral performance and classical compendium categories.

The 44-year-old L.A. Philharmonic conductor from Venezuela is now a seven-time Grammy winner.

Previously, he won awards for the orchestral performances of “Adès: Dante,” “Ives: Complete Symphonies,” “Norman: Sustain,” “Brahms: Symphony No. 4” and the choral performance of “Mahler: Symphony No. 8, ‘Symphony of a Thousand.’”

He will be leaving the Los Angeles Philharmonic for the New York Philharmonic in 2026.

During the Premiere Ceremony, Tems took home the award for African music performance with her single, “Love Me JeJe.”

Featured on the 29-year-old Lagos native’s debut album “Born in the Wild,” the song plays with an interpolation of Seyi Sodimu’s track with the same name.

The African music performance category is fairly new to the Grammys. Last year, the inaugural award went to Tyla’s “Water.”

“The success of Afrobeats is why people from other countries like tapping into the sound. But that happens to all genres,” Tems told The Times in December. “It’s happened to R&B, to reggae, to dancehall. At the end of the day, the Grammys is an American awards organization, but I think they’re fair and doing what they’re meant to do.”

Half a century after he threw a small music-industry soirée to toast Barry Manilow’s first Grammy nomination for record of the year, 92-year-old Clive Davis on Saturday night celebrated the 50th anniversary of what quickly became his famous annual pre-Grammy gala.

There were drinks. There were speeches. And there was Manilow, still trim and impeccably coiffed at 81, performing his classic “Mandy” as video screens cut between today and clips from an appearance he and Davis made on “The Midnight Special” in 1975.

In what Annie Clark of St. Vincent called “an embarrassment of riches,” the 42-year-old singer took home three Grammys in the Premiere Ceremony.

She won rock song with “Broken Man,” alternative music performance with “Flea” and alternative music album with “All Born Screaming.”

The wins bring her total number of Grammys to six and with the award for “All Born Screaming,” the musician is now the only solo female artist to win the category three times.

In a good sign for their record of the year category hopes, the Beatles have won for rock performance for “Now and Then.”

The song was notable as the final single all four members performed on, with a little help from artificial intelligence-driven mixing technology that cleaned up an old demo from the late John Lennon.

“‘Now and Then,’ as the last record to me is incredibly poignant, a song that John [Lennon] wrote to Paul [McCartney],” producer Giles Martin, son of the Beatles’ longtime producer George Martin, told The Times. “Paul lost his best friend. Whatever differences they had, they lived an incredibly close life. I think Paul missed him, like he missed my dad. He missed him creatively, and he wanted to work with him again, to collaborate again. This technology was a pathway towards that.”

The Beatles bested the Back Keys, Green Day, Idles, Pearl Jam and St. Vincent for the category.

Whatever controversy came with the use of the tech, it’s clear that the Recording Academy was ready to reward the effort.

“I think AI is a bit like nuclear power. It can split the atom — is that a good idea? Yes, if you’re creating energy but no if it’s a bomb,” Martin said. “For me, when I listen to John’s voice without fabrication, I felt like I was with him. That’s almost the opposite of AI.”

Former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at 100, was honored with a Grammy for the narration of his book, “Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration.”

The win for audio book, narration, and storytelling recording marked Carter’s fourth Grammy.

He previously won three Grammys in the spoken word album category, for “Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis” in 2007, “A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety” in 2016 and “Faith - A Journey for All” in 2019.

His grandson Jason Carter was on stage to accept the award on his behalf.

“I just want to say that having his words captured in this way for my family and for the world is truly remarkable,” Carter said. “I think it really means so much at this moment in our history as a country to bring people together to preach that love and kindness.”

If the former president were alive, he would’ve been the oldest Grammy winner.

While high-wattage dance music from Charli XCX and Chappell Roan is in contention for top prizes, the French duo Justice won for dance/electronic recording.

“Neverender,” a velvety single off their eight-years-in-the-making comeback album “Hyperdrama” (featuring Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker on vocals), bested tracks from Disclosure, Four Tet, Fred Again.. and Kaytranada.

It’s the duo’s third Grammy.

“We had these type of tracks where they have these abrupt ruptures, kind of like a hardcore aesthetic, but composed in a way that is a bit melancholic,” Justice’s Xavier De Rosnay told The Times backstage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival last year.

“We wrote as many parts as possible, until we could get to the juice of our music, that one loop we can listen to forever, and scrub the rest. Everything is rave, then everything is disco, with no overlapping elements.”

This Grammy adds to what has become one of the most accomplished careers in modern electronic music, even as the scene finds its footing in the chaotic post-pandemic nightlife and festival environment.

“It’s harder in terms of like purely commercial achievements, but that’s fine,” De Rosnay said. “We want as many people as possible to listen to it. But not at any price or by any means. We don’t like to be too exposed.”

The progressive R&B album Grammy went to both Avery Sunshine’s “So Glad to Know You” and Nxworries’ “Why Lawd?”

“This is a win for all the independent soul music artists,” Sunshine said in her acceptance speech. “We’ve been working in the dark for a minute, but the light is shining.”

Once Sunshine and her team left the stage, Nxworries, the duo made of Anderson .Paak. and Knxwledge, accepted their award.

“Why Lawd?” is the second studio album from the R&B duo.

“It’s the best birthday gift ever,” said Anderson .Paak. “This album was really tough to make, and it’s because of you I was able to take tough times and turn them into inspiration and therapy.”

This is the first win and nomination for both acts.

Kacey Musgraves won her eighth Grammy award early Sunday afternoon, taking home the award for country song for “The Architect,” which is off her sixth studio album, “Deeper Well.”

She previously won Grammys for country song for “Space Cowboy” in 2019 and “Merry Go Round” in 2014.

“Ultimately, I just want to say there’s so much darkness in this world right now, and it just feels so good to be able to fight some of that darkness with a song,” said Musgraves. “It’s such an honor.”

Immediately after Musgraves’ win, Sierra Ferrell took her fourth award of the day for American roots performance, for “Lighthouse.”

Beyoncé, who netted 11 nominations for the 67th Grammys, won her first award of the day for best country duo/group performance for “II Most Wanted” with Miley Cyrus, bringing her Grammy total to 33 and counting.

The superstar was already the most decorated artist in Grammy history and with the 67th edition she became the most nominated artist as well.

Neither Beyoncé nor Cyrus was on hand to accept the award at the Premiere Ceremony.

In a decadent, all-white gown, Americana singer Sierra Ferrell accepted three consecutive Grammys during the Premiere Ceremony.

“Honestly, this is kinda hilarious,” she said.

She won Grammys for Americana album for “Trail of Flowers,” Americana performance and American roots song for “American Dreaming.”

During the Premiere Ceremony, 85 Grammys will be handed out and the first one went to a notable star.

The first award given was for pop solo performance, which had heavy-hitting nominees Beyoncé, Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX, Billie Eilish and Chappell Roan.

Carpenter’s “Espresso” won the prize, but she was not present to accept.

“Cheers for Sabrina!” premiere ceremony host and charismatic songwriter Justin Tranter said before moving on to the next award.

See the full list of winners, which we are updating live.

Hours before millions tune in on TV to watch the Grammys, dozens of awards are given out during the Grammys Premiere Ceremony.

The ceremony began with a gospel and blues-tinged performance of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” from Yolanda Adams, Wayne Brady, Deborah Cox, Scott Hoying, Angelique Kidjo and Taj Mahal.

Most of the genre awards are announced in this early ceremony, which is happening at the Peacock Theater in L.A.

You can watch the premiere ceremony live on YouTube.

Just hours before tonight’s 67th Grammy Awards, Beyoncé has announced the Cowboy Carter tour via Instagram. Supporting her 2024 release, the tour comes less than a year after her Renaissance world tour. No dates for the tour have been announced yet.

Beyoncé leads the pack with 11 nominations, bringing her career total to 99 Grammy nominations. “Cowboy Carter,” the singer’s country exploration, is in the running for album of the year, a category she has never won.

With 32 Grammys to her name, the most of any recording artist, all eyes are on the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer to see if she can finally bring it home.

During last year’s ceremony, her husband Jay-Z publicly called out the Recording Academy saying, “I don’t want to embarrass this young lady, but she has more Grammys than everyone and never won album of the year. So even by your own metrics, that doesn’t work.”

But tonight might be the night it all changes.

As soon as Harvey Mason Jr. was convinced that firefighters had gotten a handle on this month’s devastating Los Angeles wildfires, the head of the Recording Academy turned his mind to a somewhat less dramatic matter.

Hotel rooms.

Deadheads mixed with bigwigs Friday night at the annual MusiCares Persons of the Year gala, where the members of the Grateful Dead were honored by the Recording Academy for their philanthropy and cultural impact 60 years after the iconic jam band formed in 1965.

“Longevity was never a major concern of ours,” the Dead’s Bobby Weir said to laughs in the audience as he accepted the award. “Lighting folks up and spreading joy through the music was all we ever really had in mind, and we got plenty of that done.”

The record of the year category for the 2025 Grammys is full of zesty pop hits from young female acts such as Chappell Roan, Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter. There’s also Kendrick Lamar’s operatically vicious “Not Like Us” and some poignant, expansive work from Beyoncé and Billie Eilish.

Then there’s the Beatles’ “Now and Then.” The quartet is back on the Grammy leaderboard a full six decades after winning their first statuette. “Now and Then,” salvaged from a famously muddy demo from John Lennon, was made possible with the AI-driven, instrument-isolating mix technology first showcased in the documentary series “The Beatles: Get Back.”

What makes a record of the year? At the Grammy Awards, it can be a stunning performance or an ingenious production, a glimpse into the future or a glance at the past, a worldwide smash or an obscurity by a longtime fave. Ahead of Sunday’s 67th Grammys, here’s a ranked list of all 66 songs that have won record of the year since the Recording Academy’s first ceremony in 1959. Arranged from worst to best, the rundown includes expert commentary from half a dozen previous winners: Sheryl Crow, Toto’s Steve Lukather, producer Mark Ronson, Michael McDonald, Chic’s Nile Rodgers and Charles Kelley of the country trio Lady A.

In the aftermath of wildfires that devastated much of Southern California this month, the Recording Academy says it has reoriented Sunday’s 67th Grammy Awards around fundraising efforts and a mission to celebrate “the spirit of the city of Los Angeles.”

But of course, there are still awards to hand out: Beyoncé leads the field with 11 nominations, followed by Charli XCX and Post Malone with eight apiece and Billie Eilish and Kendrick Lamar, each of whom has seven. The telecast, set to air live on CBS from Crypto.com Arena, will be hosted by Trevor Noah and will feature performances by Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Doechii, Shakira, Stevie Wonder, Brad Paisley, Sheryl Crow and Herbie Hancock, among others.

Here is the full list of nominees for the 67th Grammy Awards.

This year’s list of top nominees include Beyoncé (11), Charli XCX (seven), Billie Eilish (seven), Kendrick Lamar (seven), Post Malone (seven), Sabrina Carpenter (six), Chappell Roan (six), and Taylor Swift (six).

The 67th Grammy Awards will have a bit of a pall over them Sunday after the devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area.

However, after a blockbuster year for pop music, with huge singles and albums from veterans Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and the Beatles, alongside newcomers Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter, there’s still a lot to celebrate and debate. Here’s everything you need to know to watch and weigh in.