Beyoncé won the Album of the Year award for “Cowboy Carter” on Sunday at the 2025 Grammys, finally achieving the top honor of the ceremony that had eluded her.
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The superstar, who is both the most awarded and nominated artist in Grammy history, had been a candidate in this category four times before and many felt she had been snubbed.
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By winning the Album of the Year award with "Cowboy Carter," Beyoncé also became the first black woman to win the top Grammy award in the 21st century. The last one was Lauryn Hill with "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill," 26 years ago. Before her, there were Natalie Cole and Whitney Houston. This means that Beyoncé is only the fourth black woman to win the Album of the Year award at the Grammys.
Members of the Los Angeles Fire Department presented the trophy to Beyoncé on Sunday, one of several times the show reflected the recent wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes.
"Many, many years have passed," Beyoncé said in her speech. "I want to dedicate this to Mrs. Martell," she said, referring to Linda Martell, the first black woman to perform at the famous country music venue Grand Ole Opry.
"Finally, we saw it happen, everyone," said host Trevor Noah, acknowledging the long-awaited achievement for one of the groundbreaking music artists.
Kendrick Lamar won the Song and Record of the Year award for his diss track "Not Like Us", taking home two of the top honors of the night.
"We are going to dedicate this to the city," Lamar said before mentioning the neighborhoods in the Los Angeles area.
It is the second hip hop single to win in this category. The first one was "This Is America" by Childish Gambino.
Below is a partial list of the winners of the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, held on Sunday in Los Angeles:
- Album of the year: "Cowboy Carter", Beyoncé.
— Record of the year: "Not Like Us", Kendrick Lamar.
- Song of the Year (award for songwriters): "Not Like Us", Kendrick Lamar.
— Best new artist: Chappell Roan.
— Composer of the year: Amy Allen.
— Best pop solo performance: "Espresso", Sabrina Carpenter.
— Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: "Die with a Smile", Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars.
— Best rap performance: "Not Like Us", Kendrick Lamar.
- Best Pop Vocal Album: "Short n' Sweet" by Sabrina Carpenter.
- Best rap album: "Alligator Bites Never Heal", Doechii.
— Best country album: "Cowboy Carter" by Beyoncé.
— Best Americana Album: "Trail of Flowers", Sierra Ferrell.
- Best R&B Album: "11:11 (Deluxe)", Chris Brown.
- Best Dance/Electronic Album: "BRAT", Charli XCX.
— Best rock album: "Hackney Diamonds" by The Rolling Stones.
- Best alternative music album: "All Born Screaming", St. Vincent.
— Best progressive R&B album (tie): "So Glad to Know You" by Avery((asterisk))Sunshine and "Why Lawd?" by NxWorries (Anderson .Paak and Knxledge).
— Best vocal jazz album: "A Joyful Holiday", Samara Joy.
- Best instrumental jazz album: "Remembrance", Chick Corea and Béla Fleck.
- Best Latin jazz album: "Cubop Lives!", Zaccai Curtis.
— Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: "Visions", Norah Jones.
- Best gospel album: "More Than This", CeCe Winans.
— Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: "Heart of a Human", DOE.
- Best Latin Pop Album: "Las mujeres ya no lloran" by Shakira.
- Best Latin Urban Music Album: "Las letras ya no importan", Residente.
— Best Latin Rock or Alternative Music Album: "¿Quién trae las cornetas?", Rawayana.
- Best Mexican music album (including Texan): "Boca Chueca, Vol. 1", Carín León.
- Best Tropical Latin Album: "Alma, corazón y salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional)" by Tony Succar, Mimy Succar.
—Best global music performance: "Bemba Colorá", Sheila E. with Gloria Estefan and Mimy Succar.
- Best reggae album: "Bob Marley: One Love - Music Inspired by the Film (Deluxe)", various artists.
— Best spoken word album (includes poetry, audiobooks, and narration): "The Heart, the Mind, the Soul", Tank and the Bangas.
-Best audiobook recording and narration: "Last Sundays In Plains: A Centennial Celebration", Jimmy Carter.
- Best comedy album: "The Dreamer", Dave Chappelle.
- Best soundtrack compiled for an audiovisual medium: "Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein".
— Best song composed for an audiovisual medium: "It Never Went Away" from "American Symphony", by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson.
— Best soundtrack for an audiovisual medium: "Dune: Part Two", Hans Zimmer.
— Non-classical Producer of the Year: Daniel Nigro.
- Best music video: "Not Like Us", Kendrick Lamar.
- Best musical movie: "American Symphony".