Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Follow our live updates for the 2025 Grammy Awards.Despite a potentially big night ahead for artists like Beyoncé, Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift, most of the Grammys’ 94 categories are handed out at a ceremony before the televised event on Sunday night.At the preshow event, Beyoncé won her first award of the night — best country duo/group performance — for “II Most Wanted,” featuring Miley Cyrus, and she picked up another, for best country album, during the main ceremony. Beyoncé entered the night the top nominee at the 67th annual Grammy Awards, and will go on to compete for album of the year, song of the year and record of the year, among others.Also taking home early prizes: Kendrick Lamar, who won three awards for “Not Like Us” — best rap song, best rap performance and best music video — and Charli XCX, who took home three Grammys stemming from her hit album “Brat.”Both will face off in top categories with Eilish and Lamar (who scored seven nods in all), as well as Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter and Taylor Swift, who each entered the day with six.Here’s a rundown of the winners so far.Best Rock Performance“Now and Then,” The BeatlesBest Metal Performance“Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!),” Gojira, Marina Viotti and Victor Le MasneBest Rock Song“Broken Man,” Annie Clark, songwriter (St. Vincent)Best Rock Album“Hackney Diamonds,” The Rolling StonesRead our profile.Best Alternative Music Performance“Flea,” St. VincentRead our profile.Best Alternative Music Album“All Born Screaming,” St. VincentBest R&B Performance“Made for Me (Live on BET),” Muni LongBest Traditional R&B Performance“That’s You,” Lucky DayeBest R&B Song“Saturn,” Rob Bisel, Cian Ducrot, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon and Scott Zhang, songwriters (SZA)Best Progressive R&B Album“So Glad to Know You,” Avery*Sunshine“Why Lawd?,” NxWorries (Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge)Best R&B Album“11:11 (Deluxe),” Chris BrownBest Rap Performance“Not Like Us,” Kendrick LamarHear the Popcast.Best Melodic Rap Performance“3:AM,” Rapsody featuring Erykah BaduBest Rap Song“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)Best Rap Album“Alligator Bites Never Heal,” DoechiiBest Spoken Word Poetry Album“The Heart, the Mind, the Soul,” Tank and the BangasBest Jazz Performance“Twinkle Twinkle Little Me,” Samara Joy featuring Sullivan FortnerBest Jazz Vocal Album“A Joyful Holiday,” Samara JoyBest Jazz Instrumental Album“Remembrance,” Chick Corea and Béla FleckBest Large Jazz Ensemble Album“Bianca Reimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence,” Dan Pugach Big BandBest Latin Jazz Album“Cubop Lives!,” Luques Curtis, Zaccai Curtis, Willie Martinez, Camilo Molina and Reinaldo de JesusBest Alternative Jazz Album“No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin,” Meshell NdegeocelloBest Traditional Pop Vocal Album“Visions,” Norah JonesBest Contemporary Instrumental Album“Plot Armor,” Taylor EigstiBest Musical Theater Album“Hell’s Kitchen,” Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis and Maleah Joi Moon, principal vocalists; Adam Blackstone, Alicia Keys and Tom Kitt, producers (Alicia Keys, composer and lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)Best Country Solo Performance“It Takes a Woman,” Chris StapletonBest Country Duo/Group Performance“II Most Wanted,” Beyoncé featuring Miley CyrusBest Country Song“The Architect,” Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves and Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)Best Country Album“Cowboy Carter,” BeyoncéRead our review.Best American Roots Performance“Lighthouse,” Sierra FerrellBest Americana Performance“American Dreaming,” Sierra FerrellBest American Roots Song“American Dreaming,” Sierra Ferrell and Melody Walker, songwriters (Sierra Ferrell)Best Americana Album“Trail of Flowers,” Sierra FerrellBest Bluegrass Album“Live Vol. 1,” Billy StringsBest Traditional Blues Album“Swingin’ Live at the Church in Tulsa,” The Taj Mahal SextetBest Contemporary Blues Album“Mileage,” Ruthie FosterBest Folk Album“Woodland,” Gillian Welch and David RawlingsBest Regional Roots Music Album“Kuini,” Kalani Pe’aBest Gospel Performance/Song“One Hallelujah,” Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell and Israel Houghton featuring Jonathan McReynolds and Jekalyn Carr; G. Morris Coleman, Israel Houghton, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Naomi Raine, songwritersBest Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song“That’s My King,” CeCe Winans; Taylor Agan, Kellie Gamble, Lloyd Nicks and Jess Russ, songwritersBest Gospel Album“More Than This,” CeCe WinansBest Contemporary Christian Music Album“Heart of a Human,” DoeBest Roots Gospel Album“Church,” Cory HenryBest Música Urbana Album“Las Letras Ya No Importan,” ResidenteBest Latin Rock or Alternative Album“¿Quién Trae las Cornetas?,” RawayanaBest Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)“Boca Chueca, Vol. 1,” Carín LeónRead our profile.Best Tropical Latin Album“Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional),” Tony Succar, Mimy SuccarBest Global Music Performance“Bemba Colora,” Sheila E. featuring Gloria Estefan and Mimy SuccarBest African Music Performance“Love Me JeJe,” TemsBest Global Music Album“Alkebulan II,” Matt B featuring Royal Philharmonic OrchestraBest Reggae Album“Bob Marley: One Love — Music Inspired by the Film (Deluxe),” (Various Artists)Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album“Triveni,” Wouter Kellerman, Eru Matsumoto and Chandrika TandonBest Children’s Music Album“Brillo, Brillo!,” Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam BandBest Comedy Album“The Dreamer,” Dave ChappelleBest Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Recording“Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration,” Jimmy CarterBest Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media“Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein,” Bradley Cooper, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (London Symphony Orchestra)Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)“Dune: Part Two,” Hans Zimmer, composerBest Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media“Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord,” Winifred Phillips, composerBest Song Written for Visual Media“It Never Went Away,” from “American Symphony”; Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)Best Music Video“Not Like Us” (Kendrick Lamar), Dave Free and Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jack Begert, Cornell Brown, Sam Canter, Jared Heinke, Jamie Rabineau and Anthony Saleh, video producersBest Music Film“American Symphony” (Jon Batiste) Matthew Heineman, video director; Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman and Joedan Okun, video producersBest Recording Package“Brat,” Charli XCX, Brent David Freaney and Imogene Strauss, art directors (Charli XCX)Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package“Mind Games,” Simon Hilton and Sean Ono Lennon, art directors (John Lennon)Best Album Notes“Centennial,” Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band and Various Artists)Best Historical Album“Centennial,” Meagan Hennessey and Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer; Richard Martin, restoration engineer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band and Various Artists)Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical“I/O,” Tchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May, Dom Shaw and Mark “Spike” Stent, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Peter Gabriel)Best Engineered Album, Classical“Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit,” Mark Donahue and John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)Producer of the Year, ClassicalElaine MartoneBest Immersive Audio Album“I/O (In-Side Mix),” Hans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Peter Gabriel, immersive producer (Peter Gabriel)Best Instrumental Composition“Strands,” Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf and Christian Euman)Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella“Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly and John Legend, arrangers (Jacob Collier featuring John Legend and Tori Kelly)Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals“Alma,” Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johanye Kendrick and Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje featuring Regina Carter)Best Orchestral Performance Award“Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina,” Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)Best Opera Recording Award“Saariaho: Adriana Mater,” Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan and Christopher Purves; Jason O’Connell, producer (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)Best Choral Performance“Ochre,” Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance“Rectangles and Circumstance,” Caroline Shaw and Sō PercussionBest Classical Instrumental Solo“Bach: Goldberg Variations,” Víkingur ÓlafssonBest Classical Solo Vocal Album“Beyond the Years — Unpublished Songs of Florence Price,” Karen Slack, soloist; Michelle Cann, pianistBest Classical Compendium“Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina,” Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producerBest Contemporary Classical Composition“Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina,” Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Los Angeles Master Chorale)
