Grammys 2025 best and worst moments from Beyoncs Album of the Year win to Billie Eilish and Chappell Roan

Bey’s day has finally come.After four previous Album of the Year nominations, Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” — a groundbreaking, genre-bucking country collection — lassoed the top Grammy that had long eluded the pop superstar.“I just feel very full and very honored.It’s been many, many years,” she said in a victory speech that was a long time coming.Despite her staggering success on music’s biggest night — she became the most-awarded artist in Grammy history in 2023 — Beyoncé had never won the award that matters most: Album of the Year.

But after losses for “I Am … Sasha Fierce” in 2010, “Beyoncé” in 2015, “Lemonade” in 2017 and “Renaissance” in 2023, she broke the streak on Sunday night at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.Her big victory comes one year after hubby Jay-Z called the Grammys out about as he accepted the Dr.Dre Global Impact Award last year: “She has more Grammys than everyone and never won Album of the Year.  So even by your own metrics, that doesn’t work.”Beyoncé led the contenders with 11 nominations on Sunday night — the most ever by a female artist in a single year.

And after setting another record with 99 nominations coming into the 67th annual awards, she added to her historic Grammy haul with three wins for “Cowboy Carter,” bringing her total to 35.The other big winner was Kendrick Lamar, who took home five trophies — including Record and Song of the Year” for “Not Like Us” — the week before he headlines the Super Bowl.Meanwhile, Charli xcx picked up three awards for her “Brat” album, while Sabrina Carpenter bagged two gramophones” for her “Short n’ Sweet” LP and Chappell Roan was crowned Best New Artist.Taylor Swift, though, was shut out for “The Tortured Poets Department.”After the devastation caused by the LA wildfires last month, the Grammys — hosted for the fifth consecutive year by Trevor Noah — went on by adding fundraising to the festivities.And on...