US rapper Kendrick Lamar etched his name in history during the Grammy Awards on Sunday night as his single ‘Not Like Us’ swept the show winning all five categories it was nominated in.
The song, which was a diss track to Drake during the peak of their rap beef in 2024, won Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Rap Song, Best Rap Performance, and Best Music Video. Kendrick Lamar now has 22 total Grammy awards in his career two behind Kanye West and Jay Z with 24 Grammys each.
Sierra Ferrell swept the Grammys, winning in all Americana categories. She was nominated for Best American Roots Performance, Best Americana Performance, Best American Roots Song, and Best Americana Album.
Beyoncé went home with three awards in total, including Best Country Album for Carter and Best Country Duo/Group Performance for ‘II Most Wanted’. Charli XCX and St. Vincent had three wins while Jon Bastiste, Sabrina Carpenter, Gustavo Dudamel, Samara Joy and CeCe Winans went home with two.
On the Nigerian scene, Tems beat strong contenders such as Davido, Asake, Wizkid, and Temi Alade in the Best African Music Performance category for her song ‘Love me JeJe’ making her the only Nigerian female artist and the first Nigerian artist with two consecutive Grammy wins. In 2024 Tems won the Grammy for Best Melodic Rap Performance for her feature in Future and Drakes ‘Wait For U’.
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See the list of some major category winners below
Album of the Year
André 3000 – New Blue Sun
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter Winner
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
Charli XCX – Brat
Jacob Collier – Djesse Vol. 4
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft
Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department
Record of the Year
The Beatles – “Now and Then”
Beyoncé – “Texas Hold ‘Em”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
Charli XCX – “360”
Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” winner
Chappell Roan – “Good Luck, Babe!”
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Song of the Year
Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather”
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile”
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Chappell Roan – “Good Luck, Babe!”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” winner
Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please”
Beyoncé – “Texas Hold ‘Em”
Best New Artist
Benson Boone
Sabrina Carpenter
Doechii
Khruangbin
RAYE
Chappell Roan winner
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Best Music Video
A$AP Rocky – “Tailor Swif”
Charli XCX – “360”
Eminem – “Houdini”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” Winner
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Best R&B Album
Chris Brown – 11:11 (Deluxe) winner
Lalah Hathaway – Vantablack
Muni Long – Revenge
Lucky Daye – Algorithm
Usher – Coming Home
Best R&B Song
Kehlani – “After Hours”
Tems – “Burning”
Coco Jones – “Here We Go (Uh Oh)”
Muni Long – “Ruined Me”
SZA – “Saturn” winner
Best Rap Performance
Cardi B – “Enough (Miami)”
Common and Pete Rock featuring Posdnuos – “When the Sun Shines Again”
Doechii – “Nissan Altima”
Eminem – “Houdini”
Future and Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar – “Like That”
GloRilla – “Yeah Glo!”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” winner
Best Rap Song
Rapsody featuring Hit-Boy – “Asteroids”
¥$ (Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign) featuring Rich the Kid & Playboi Carti – “Carnival”
Future and Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar – “Like That”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” winner
GloRilla – “Yeah Glo!”
Best Rap Album
J. Cole – Might Delete Later
Common and Pete Rock – The Auditorium, Vol. 1
Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal Winner
Eminem – The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)
Future and Metro Boomin – We Don’t Trust You
Best African Music Performance
Yemi Alade – “Tomorrow”
Asake and Wizkid – “MMS”
Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay – “Sensational”
Burna Boy – “Higher”
Tems – “Love Me JeJe” winner
Best Global Music Performance
Arooj Aftab – “Raat Ki Rani”
Jacob Collier featuring Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal – “A Rock Somewhere”
Rocky Dawuni – “Rise”
Sheila E. featuring Gloria Estefan and Mimy Succar – “Bemba Colorá” winner
Angélique Kidjo featuring Soweto Gospel Choir – “Sunlight to My Soul”
Masa Takumi featuring Ron Korb, Noshir Mody and Dale Edward Chung – “Kashira”
Best Global Music Album
Matt B featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Alkebulan II winner
Ciro Hurtado – Paisajes
Rema – Heis
Antonio Rey – Historias De Un Flamenco
Tems – Born in the Wild
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