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Grammys 2025: Kendrick Lamar, Beyonce and Charli XCX win big

Rapper Kendrick Lamar won five honours for ‘Not Like Us’, while Beyoncé and Charli XCX followed with three awards each at the 67th Grammy Award, which was hosted by Trevor Noah. The awards took place in the early hours of...
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Rapper Kendrick Lamar won five honours for ‘Not Like Us’, while Beyoncé and Charli XCX followed with three awards each at the 67th Grammy Award, which was hosted by Trevor Noah. The awards took place in the early hours of Monday in Los Angeles.

Kendrick Lamar

Lamar's ‘Not Like Us’ bagged five Grammy awards for record of the year, song of the year, rap performance, best rap song and best music video categories, making the Compton-bred rapper a 22-time Grammy winner.

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The producer behind the hit, DJ Mustard, accepted the first awards on Lamar's behalf, as the audience in the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles erupted into a thunderous applause.

Beyonce took the lead with 11 Grammy nominations, a career-high, for her country album “Cowboy Carter.” After years of missing out on album of the year, she finally took home the trophy, in addition to best country album and best country duo/group performance for “II Most Wanted” featuring Miley Cyrus. In winning album of the year with “Cowboy Carter,” Beyonce has become the first Black woman to win the top prize in the 21st century. The last was Lauryn Hill with “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” 26 years ago.

Lamar, Billie Eilish, Post Malone and Charli XCX each had seven nods apiece, followed by Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter with six each. Charli XCX took home dance pop recording for “Von Dutch”, dance electronic album for “Brat” and best recording package.

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Carpenter won for best pop solo performance for “Espresso” and pop vocal album, while Roan was named best new artist. For the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance was won by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars for “Die With a Smile”.

Carpenter also took home the Best Pop Vocal Album for “Short n' Sweet”. She was contending alongside Billie Eilish for “Hit Me Hard and Soft”, Ariana Grande's “Eternal Sunshine”, ““The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess” by Chappell Roan and Taylor Swift's “The Tortured Poets Department.”

Shakira dedicates award to her ‘immigrant brothers, sisters'

Shakira

During her Grammy acceptance speech, singer-songwriter Shakira took the opportunity to talk about the political turmoil surrounding President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Jennifer Lopez presented the award to Shakira in the Best Latin Pop Album for “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran”. The “Waka Waka” hit-maker thanked her children and dedicated the award ‘to all my immigrant brothers and sisters in this country’ she said. “You are loved. You are worth it and I will always fight with you,” added the Colombian singer.

On the podium

Best New Artist - Chappell Roan

Best Pop Vocal Album - “Short n' Sweet,” Sabrina Carpenter

Best Pop Solo Performance - “Espresso,” Sabrina Carpenter

Best Rap Album - ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal’, Doechii

Best Rap Song - “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar

Best Country Album - “Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé

Best Traditional Blues Album- “Swingin' Live at The Church in Tulsa,” The Taj Mahal Sextet

Best Latin Pop Album - “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran”, Shakira

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