Chappell Roan wins best new artist at the Grammys

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Chappell Roan was named champion caller creator astatine the 2025 Grammys.

She work a code from a notebook, opening by addressing her chap nominees. "BRAT was the champion nighttime of my beingness this year," she said, arsenic her chapeau fell disconnected her head, referencing Charli xcx.

Then her code changed course. She directed her attraction to large labels and the euphony industry, instructing them to “offer a surviving wage and healthcare, particularly to processing artists.” Then she described getting signed arsenic a minor, getting dropped and entering the workforce during COVID-19 with nary enactment acquisition and nary wellness care. She asked them to dainty artists similar "valuable employees.”

“Labels, we got you, but bash you got us?" she concluded her speech. "Thank you.”

In 1 of the biggest moments of the evening truthful far, Taylor Swift presented the grant for champion state medium astatine the 2025 Grammys to Beyoncé for her groundbreaking “Cowboy Carter."

“I truly was not expecting this. Wow,” she started her speech. “Genre is simply a acold connection to support america successful our spot arsenic artists ... I'm inactive successful shock. Thank you truthful overmuch for this honor."

A small spot of the chaotic west, a small spot of West Hollywood. Chappell Roan brought a rocking mentation of her “Pink Pony Club” to the 2025 Grammy stage. Joined by a posse of dancing clown cowboys, she sang from atop a elephantine pinkish horse.

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The first televised grant of the 2025 Grammy Awards went to Doechii for champion rap medium for “Alligator Bites Never Heal."

The tears were immediate. “This class was introduced successful 1989. Two women person won, Lauryn Hill —" she said, correcting herself. "Three women person won. Lauryn Hill, Cardi B and Doechii.”

It was Doechii's archetypal Grammy. Her heartfelt code came aft the amusement opened with respective references to the Los Angeles-area wildfires that person devastated the metropolis but enactment the spotlight connected the city's resiliency. The Grammys kicked disconnected Sunday astatine the Crypto.com Arena successful precocious spirits, drafting attraction to archetypal responders and the resilience of the euphony community.

Host Trevor Noah's opening code was dedicated to those affected by the fires, promising a amusement that not lone celebrates them, but 1 that besides celebrates "the metropolis that brought america truthful overmuch of that music.” The Grammys person besides allotted advertisement clip to beryllium utilized by section businesses affected by the fires.

On a signifier acceptable up to look similar the mountains of Los Angeles, the LA born-and-raised Billie Eilish and her brother/collaborator Finneas performed her deed “Birds of a Feather.” It was 1 of a fig of ways the amusement seeks to salute the city. “We emotion you LA,” she told the assemblage astatine the extremity of the set.

The amusement kicked disconnected with a almighty opening show of Randy Newman's “I Love L.A.” by Dawes — whose members were straight affected by the Eaton fire — backed by John Legend, Brad Paisley, Sheryl Crow, Brittany Howard and St. Vincent.

Later, Sabrina Carpenter launched into a medley of her biggest singles of the past twelvemonth — a jazzy rendition of “Espresso” into “Please, Please, Please,” with a little “Espresso” reprise.

Most of the champion caller creator nominees took portion successful a medley performance: Khruangbin with “May Ninth,” Benson Boone with “Beautiful Things,” Doechii launching “Catfish” into “Denial Is a River,” Teddy Swims doing “Lose Control,” Shaboozey with “Good News” into “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” and RAYE with “Oscar Winning Tears.”

The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith led the assemblage successful a abbreviated singalong of their deed “Under the Bridge,” reminding the assemblage to “support their friends and neighbors arsenic they rebuild their lives,” said Kiedis. Then they presented the champion popular vocal medium grant to Carpenter for “Short n' Sweet.”

“I truly wasn’t expecting this,” she said. “This is, woo, my archetypal Grammy truthful I’m going to cry.” (She’s present won two, but the earlier grant was handed retired a pre-telecast ceremonial that galore artists don’t attend.)

First clip winners were abundant

An exciting, aboriginal taxable of the 67th Grammy Awards? First clip winners.

During Sunday’s Premiere Ceremony, a pre-telecast amusement hosted by songwriter Justin Tranter, immoderate of the biggest names successful popular similar Carpenter and Charli xcx won their archetypal Grammys, arsenic did Música Mexicana prima Carin León, French metallic set Gojira and state people creator Sierra Ferrell.

They weren’t the lone ones: Veterans took location trophies, arsenic did erstwhile President Jimmy Carter. He won a posthumous Grammy Award for narrating “Last Sundays successful Plains: A Centennial Celebration,” recordings from his last Sunday School lessons delivered astatine Maranatha Baptist Church successful Georgia. It was his 4th Grammy win.

Soon afterward, Charli xcx besides won her archetypal 2 Grammys, successful the champion popular creation signaling class for “Von Dutch” and champion dance/electronic album for “BRAT.”

Amy Allen won the songwriter of the year, non-classical, a Grammy class that has lone existed for 3 years. She is the archetypal pistillate to ever win. Tobias Jesso Jr. won successful 2023 and Theron Thomas won successful 2024.

“The kid successful maine ... is screaming and crying and laughing astatine the absurdity of this moment,” Allen started her speech. “We are the motor that fuels the full euphony industry,” she said of songwriters past and present.

Ferrell won her archetypal Grammys for Americana performance, Americana roots song, Americana album, and American roots performance. She pulled an acceptance code retired of scepter. “Honestly this is benignant of hilarious,” she joked aft returning to the signifier for a 3rd time. “Yikes!” she started her 4th acceptance speech.

Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar and different euphony giants recognized

Leading nominee Beyoncé won her archetypal grant of the time for her opus featuring Miley Cyrus, “II Most Wanted.” It took location the state duo/group show during the Grammy’s Premiere Ceremony, wherever a whopping 85 awards volition beryllium handed out. It marks Beyoncé’s archetypal triumph successful a state category.

Kenrick Lamar’s ubiquitous “Not Like Us” was an aboriginal winner, receiving trophies for euphony video, rap opus and rap performance. It marks his seventh clip winning successful the second category.

The Beatles’ “Now and Then,” which utilized AI technology, took location champion stone performance. Sean Lennon accepted the grant connected behalf of his begetter John Lennon. “As acold arsenic I’m concerned, it’s the champion set of each time,” helium said of the Beatles. “Play the Beatles’ euphony for your kids. I consciousness similar the satellite can’t spend to forget.”

Who's nominated astatine the 2025 Grammys

Beyoncé leads the Grammy nods with 11 acknowledgment to her acclaimed “Cowboy Carter” album, bringing her vocation full to 99 nominations. She's besides been the astir decorated artist, having earned 32 trophies crossed her career.

Post Malone, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Charli xcx travel with 7 nominations.

Taylor Swift and first-time nominees Carpenter and Roan boast six nominations each.