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On the night of February 2-3, the 67th Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony took place in Los Angeles, recognizing the best songs, albums, recordings, compositions, and performers of the year, as determined by the members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

Kendrick Lamar received the most awards, with his song "Not Like Us" winning five categories, including "Record of the Year" and "Song of the Year" making it the most awarded rap song in Grammy history.

Beyoncé received the most nominations, eleven in total, winning three awards, including "Album of the Year" and "Best Country Album" for Cowboy Carter.

Having accumulated 99 nominations throughout her career, Beyoncé became the most-nominated artist in Grammy history, and her album Cowboy Carter became the most-nominated album by a female artist in the history of the ceremony.

Another pop music superstar, Taylor Swift, set a record by being the first artist to be nominated seven times for "Album of the Year". However, she did not win in any of the six nominations for the 2025 Grammys.

The award for "Best Rock Performance" was given to the band The Beatles for their AI-generated track "Now and Then". The song, based on an archival demo recording by John Lennon, was supplemented with parts recorded by Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr in 1995 and 2022. The track was released in late 2023. The award was accepted by Lennon’s son, Sean (pictured above).

“This is truly incredible when you think about it. The Beatles did so much incredible work, and they’re still in the culture, people still listen to their music. In my opinion, they are the greatest band of all time. I think I should have been here with Giles Martin, who mixed this track with Paul, and he did an amazing job. I don’t know. I just want to say: play The Beatles’ music for your kids. I feel like the world can’t afford to forget people like The Beatles. We need that music in the world. We need peace and love, and we need the magic of the ‘60s to stay alive” said Sean Lennon.

Another 1960s legend, The Rolling Stones, received the award for "Best Rock Album" for Hackney Diamonds.

The oldest-ever recipient of a Grammy Award was former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who passed away in December at the age of 100. His posthumous Grammy in the "Best Audiobook, Narration & Storytelling Recording" category became his fourth and joined three previous awards for spoken word albums. The award was presented to his grandson, Jason Carter.

List of Winners:

Album of the Year – Cowboy Carter by Beyoncé

Record of the Year – "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar

Song of the Year – "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar

Best New Artist – Chappell Ron

Best Music Video – "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar

Best Pop Vocal Album – "Short n’ Sweet" by Sabrina Carpenter

Best Country Album – "Cowboy Carter" by Beyoncé

Best Dance Pop Song – "Von Dutch" by Charli XCX

Best Pop Duo or Group Performance – "Die With A Smile" by Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

Best Country Duo Performance – Beyoncé & Miley Cyrus for "II Most Wanted"

Best Rock Album – "Hackney Diamonds" by The Rolling Stones

Best Rock Performance – "Now and Then" by The Beatles

Best R&B Song – "Saturn" by SZA

Best Progressive R&B Album – "So Glad to Know You" by Avery Sunshine and "Why Lawd?" by NxWorries (Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge)

Best Rap Performance – "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar

Best Rap Song – "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar

Best Melodic Rap Performance – "3:AM" by Rapsody featuring Erykah Badu

Best Dance Album – "Brat" by Charli XCX

Best Solo Pop Performance – "Espresso" by Sabrina Carpenter

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album – "Visions" by Norah Jones

Best Latin Pop Album – "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran" by Shakira

Best Rock Song – "Broken Man" by St. Vincent

Best Alternative Performance – "Flea" by St. Vincent

Best Alternative Album – "All Born Screaming" by St. Vincent

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media – Music By Leonard Bernstein by London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bradley Cooper

Best Soundtrack for Visual Media – "Dune: Part Two" by Hans Zimmer

Best Music Film – "American Symphony" by Jon Batiste

Songwriter of the Year – Amy Allen

Best Remixed Recording – "Espresso" by Mark Ronson

Producer of the Year – Daniel Nigro

Best African Music Performance – "Love Me JeJe" by Tems

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