Beyoncé makes history at the 67th Grammy Awards.

Written by on February 3, 2025

   

Beyoncé made history at the 67th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles by winning Best Album, correcting what many saw as a long-standing oversight. 

She was honoured for her eighth album, “Cowboy Carter,” which celebrates and contextualises the Black roots of country music. 

This achievement is significant, as she had previously been overlooked for the ceremony’s top prize on four occasions.

In her acceptance speech, Beyoncé dedicated the award to Linda Martell, a pioneer for Black musicians in country music and the first Black woman to perform solo at the Grand Ole Opry. 

Martell is featured on several tracks of “Cowboy Carter.” “I hope we just keep pushing forward and opening doors,” Beyoncé added. “God bless you all. Thank you so much.”

This victory comes 25 years after Beyoncé received her first Grammy nomination as part of the R&B group Destiny’s Child. 

She has since become the most awarded artist in Grammy history, amassing a total of 35 trophies, but had not won the main prize until this past Sunday night.

With this win, Beyoncé became the first Black woman to win Album of the Year since Lauryn Hill’s “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” secured the title in 1999.

Below are other winners from the awards.

The “Big Four” awards

Album of the year

Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter

Record of the year

Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us

Song of the Year

Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us

Best new artist

Chappell Roan

Pop and dance

Best pop vocal album

Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet

Best pop solo performance

Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso

Best pop duo/group performance

Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With A Smile

Best dance/electronic recording

Justice & Tame Impala – Neverender

Best dance/electronic album

Charli XCX – Brat

Best dance/pop recording

Charli XCX – Von Dutch

Best traditional pop vocal album

Norah Jones – Visions

Best Latin pop album

Shakira – Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran

Rock and metal

Best rock performance

The Beatles – Now And Then

Best rock song

St Vincent – Broken Man

Best rock album

The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds

Best alternative music album

St Vincent – All Born Screaming

Best alternative music performance

St Vincent – Flea

Best metal performance

Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne – Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)

Rap

Best rap performance

Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us

Best melodic rap performance

Rapsody ft Erykah Badu – 3:AM

Best rap song

Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us

Best rap album

Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal

Country

Best country solo performance

Chris Stapleton – It Takes A Woman

Best country duo/group performance

Beyoncé ft Miley Cyrus – II Most Wanted

Best country song

Kacey Musgraves – The Architect

Best country album

Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter

R&B and Afrobeats

Best R&B performance

Muni Long – Made For Me (Live On BET)

Best R&B song

SZA – Saturn

Best progressive R&B album( Joint Winners)

Avery*Sunshine – So Glad to Know You

NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge) – Why Lawd?

Best R&B album

Chris Brown – 11:11 (Deluxe)

Best African music performance

Tems – Love Me JeJe

Production and songwriting

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Daniel Nigro

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

 Amy Allen

Film and TV

Best comedy album

Dave Chappelle – The Dreamer

Best compilation soundtrack for visual media

Maestro: Music By Leonard Bernstein – London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bradley Cooper

Best score soundtrack for visual media (includes film and televison)

Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two

Best score soundtrack for video games and other interactive media

Winifred Phillips – Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

Best song written for visual media

Jon Batiste – It Never Went Away (From American Symphony)

Best audiobook narration

Jimmy Carter – Last Sunday in Plains: A Centennial Celebration

Best music video

Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us

Best music film

American Symphony

Jazz and classical

Best jazz vocal album

Samara Joy – A Joyful Holiday

Best jazz instrumental album

Chick Corea & Béla Fleck – Remembrance

Best alternative jazz album

Meshell Ndegeocello – No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin

Best jazz performance

 Samara Joy feat. Sullivan Fortner – Twinkle Twinkle Little Me

Best musical theatre album

Hell’s Kitchen

Best opera recording

Saariaho: Adriana Mater – Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)

Best orchestral performance

Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina – Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)

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