And men…also performed!
In addition to keeping us all entertained, women artists also had a huge night of Grammys 2025 wins. That shouldn’t be too surprising, considering how much they dominated the nominations. Out of the 16 nominations in the biggest two awards (album of the year and record of the year), men got four.
The rest of the spots were filled by the women who have been ruling music this year: Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Billie Eilish, and Charli XCX.
Beyoncé not only made history as the first Black woman to ever win best country album, but she also made an instantly iconic new meme when she was visibly shocked by winning it.
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Doechii and Roan used their time on stage to speak truth to power. In Doechii’s case, her message was for all those who want to follow in her footsteps.
“I know there is some Black girl out there, so many Black women out there, who are watching me right now, and I wanna tell you, you can do it,” she said. “Anything is possible. Don’t allow anybody to project any stereotypes on you that tell you that you can’t be here, that you’re too dark, or that you’re not smart enough, or that you’re too dramatic or you’re too loud. You are exactly who you need to be to be right where you are and I am a testimony.”
Roan, who was dropped by her label in 2020, used her speech for winning best new artist to call on record labels to treat their up-and-coming talent better.
“I told myself if I ever won a Grammy…I would demand that labels and the industry profiting millions of dollars off of artists would offer a livable wage and healthcare, especially to developing artists,” she said.
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