Grammys 2025 recap: Best moments from music's biggest night

Kendrick Lamar won the Grammy for song of the year for "Not Like Us," accepting the award from Diana Ross.

"This is what it's about, man, because at the end of the day, nothing [is] more powerful than rap music," the rapper said. "I don't care what it is. We are the culture. It's gonna always stay here and live forever."

He also offered advice to up-and-coming artists, saying, "To the young artists … I just hope you respect the art form."

Other nominees in the category included "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" by Shaboozey, "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" by Billie Eilish, "Die With a Smile" by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, "Fortnight" by Taylor Swift, "Good Luck, Babe!" by Chappell Roan, "Please Please Please" by Sabrina Carpenter and "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" by Beyoncé.

Alicia Keys was presented with the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award at the 2025 Grammys.

Queen Latifah presented Keys with the honor, calling her "a global force."

In her acceptance speech, Keys gave a shoutout to female musicians like Missy Elliott, Linda Perry and more, saying, "I always had to fight for a certain level of respect as a songwriter, composer, and especially a producer. It's strange that we don't think of women as producers like Quincy or Dre or Swizzy, but female producers have always powered the industry."

She continued, "This is for all the ladies that know the magic that they bring to the room. This is not the time to shut down the diversity of voices. We have seen on this stage talented, hardworking people from different backgrounds with different points of view, and it changes the game."

"DEI is not a threat. It's a gift," she said. "The more voices, the more powerful the sound. When destructive forces try to burn us down, we rise from the ashes like a phoenix, and as you see tonight, music is the unstoppable language that connects us all. It's so beautiful."

She added, "So, let's keep showing up with compassion, with empathy. What I call soul care. Keep opening the doors ... a dream of the world as it ought to be, as the great Toni Morrison said."

Shakira returned to the Grammys stage for the first time since 2007 and delivered an electrifying performance of her song "Ojos Así."

The singer also performed "Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53."

In a pre-taped piece ahead of the performance, Shakira reflected on her career and how "happy" it has made her to help pave the way for other Spanish artists over the years. She also opened up about the experience that came with working on her recent album, "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran."

"When I wrote this album, I was going through my separation, but that wasn't the only loss I was experiencing," she said. "Everything I always feared that would happen to me happened to me. I had to find a way to put myself back together. And so music played a super important role to transform all the pain, the anger, into something precious. It was a way of almost seeing my tears become diamonds."

Shakira won the Grammy earlier tonight for best Latin pop album.

Miley Cyrus presented the Grammy for record of the year to Kendrick Lamar for "Not Like Us."

Lamar, who grew up in Compton, dedicated his win to Los Angeles.

"This is my neck of the woods that's held me down since [I was] a young pup," he said. "I can't give enough thanks to these places that I rolled around since high school, most importantly, the people and the families out in the Palisades and Altadena."

Other nominees in the category included "Now and Then" by The Beatles, "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" by Beyoncé, "Espresso" by Sabrina Carpenter, "360" by Charli xcx, "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" by Billie Eilish, "Good Luck, Babe!" by Chappell Roan and "Fortnight" by Taylor Swift.