Nigerian Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems wins Best African Music Performance at the 2025 Grammy Awards.
Tems won Best African Music Performance for her outstanding track, “Love Me Jeje.” Her music is a reflection of her experiences, her environment, and her aspirations, making it deeply relatable.
Tems recent triumphs on the international stage are not just personal victories but monumental wins for African music as a whole.
These achievements underscore the growing influence of African artists in the global music industry, a testament to the rich musical heritage of the continent and its ability to resonate with audiences far beyond its borders.
On the other hand, Beyoncé won three awards, while Kendrick Lamar took home the trophies for Song of the Year and Record of the Year for “Not Like Us” at the 2025 Grammy Awards.
Check out the full list of winners:
Best African Music Performance
Yemi Alade – TomorrowAsake and Wizkid – MMSChris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay – SensationalBurna Boy – HigherTems – Love Me JeJe – WINNER
Album of the Year
André 3000 – New Blue SunBeyoncé – Cowboy Carter – WINNERSabrina Carpenter – Short n’ SweetCharli xcx – BratJacob Collier – Djesse Vol 4Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and SoftChappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest PrincessTaylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department
Song of the Year
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)Billie Eilish – Birds of a FeatherLady Gaga and Bruno Mars – Die With a SmileTaylor Swift featuring Post Malone – FortnightChappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us – WINNERSabrina Carpenter – Please Please PleaseBeyoncé – Texas Hold ’Em
Record of the year
The Beatles – Now and ThenBeyoncé – Texas Hold ’EmSabrina Carpenter – EspressoCharli xcx – 360Billie Eilish – Birds of a FeatherKendrick Lamar – Not Like Us – WINNERChappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – Fortnight
Best pop duo/group performance
Gracie Abrams featuring Taylor Swift – Us.Beyoncé featuring Post Malone – Levii’s JeansCharli xcx and Billie Eilish – GuessAriana Grande, Brandy and Monica – The Boy Is MineLady Gaga and Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile – WINNER
Best Latin pop album
Anitta – Funk GenerationLuis Fonsi – El ViajeKany García – GarcíaShakira – Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran – WINNERKali Uchis – Orquídeas
Best new artist
Benson BooneSabrina CarpenterDoechiiKhruangbinRayeChappell Roan – WINNERShaboozeyTeddy Swims
Best country album
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter – WINNERPost Malone – F-1 TrillionKacey Musgraves – Deeper WellChris Stapleton – HigherLainey Wilson – Whirlwind
Best pop vocal album
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet – WINNERBillie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and SoftAriana Grande – Eternal SunshineChappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest PrincessTaylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department
Best rap album
J Cole – Might Delete LaterCommon and Pete Rock – The Auditorium, Vol 1Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal – WINNEREminem – The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)Future and Metro Boomin – We Don’t Trust You
Best pop solo performance
Beyoncé – BodyguardSabrina Carpenter – Espresso – WINNERCharli xcx – AppleBillie Eilish – Birds of a FeatherChappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!
Best dance/electronic music album
Charli xcx – Brat – WINNERFour Tet – ThreeJustice – HyperdramaKaytranada – TimelessZedd – Telos
Best rock performance
The Beatles – Now and Then – WINNERThe Black Keys – Beautiful People (Stay High)Green Day – The American Dream Is Killing MeIdles – Gift HorsePearl Jam – Dark MatterSt Vincent – Broken Man
Best rap performance
Cardi B – Enough (Miami)Common and Pete Rock featuring Posdnuos – When the Sun Shines AgainDoechii – Nissan AltimaEminem – HoudiniFuture and Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar – Like ThatGloRilla – Yeah Glo!Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us – WINNER
Best rap song
Rapsody featuring Hit-Boy – Asteroids¥$ [Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign] featuring Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti – CarnivalFuture and Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar – Like ThatKendrick Lamar – Not Like Us – WINNERGloRilla – Yeah Glo!
Best alternative music album
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Wild GodClairo – CharmKim Gordon – The CollectiveBrittany Howard – What NowSt Vincent – All Born Screaming – WINNER
Best country solo performance
Beyoncé – 16 CarriagesJelly Roll – I Am Not OkayKacey Musgraves – The ArchitectShaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)Chris Stapleton – It Takes a Woman – WINNER
Best country duo/group performance
Kelsea Ballerini with Noah Kahan – Cowboys Cry TooBeyoncé featuring Miley Cyrus – II Most Wanted – WINNERBrothers Osborne – Break MineDan + Shay – Bigger HousesPost Malone featuring Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help
Best melodic rap performance
Jordan Adetunji featuring Kehlani – KehlaniBeyoncé featuring Linda Martell and Shaboozey – SpaghettiiFuture and Metro Boomin featuring the Weeknd – We Still Don’t Trust YouLatto – Big MamaRapsody featuring Erykah Badu – 3:AM – WINNER
Best dance pop recording
Madison Beer – Make You MineCharli xcx – Von Dutch – WINNERBillie Eilish – L’Amour de Ma Vie (Over Now Extended Edit)Ariana Grande – Yes, And?Troye Sivan – Got Me Started
Best dance/electronic recording
Disclosure – She’s Gone, Dance OnFour Tet – LovedFred Again.. and Baby Keem – LeavemealoneJustice and Tame Impala – Neverender – WINNERKaytranada featuring Childish Gambino – Witchy
Best R&B performance
Jhené Aiko – GuidanceChris Brown – ResidualsCoco Jones – Here We Go (Uh Oh)Muni Long – Made for Me (Live on BET) – WINNERSZA – Saturn
Best traditional R&B performance
Marsha Ambrosius – WetKenyon Dixon – Can I Have This GrooveLalah Hathaway featuring Michael McDonald – No LieMuni Long – Make Me ForgetLucky Daye – That’s You – WINNER
Best comedy album
Ricky Gervais – ArmageddonDave Chappelle – The Dreamer – WINNERJim Gaffigan – The PrisonerNikki Glaser – Someday You’ll DieTrevor Noah – Where Was I
Best R&B song
Kehlani – After HoursTems – BurningCoco Jones – Here We Go (Uh Oh)Muni Long – Ruined MeSZA – Saturn – WINNER
Best progressive R&B album
Avery*Sunshine – So Glad to Know You – WINNER – tieDurand Bernarr – En RouteChildish Gambino – Bando Stone and the New WorldKehlani – CrashNxWorries (Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge) – Why Lawd? – WINNER – tie
Best R&B album
Chris Brown – 11:11 (Deluxe) – WINNERLalah Hathaway – VantablackMuni Long – RevengeLucky Daye – AlgorithmUsher – Coming Home
Best folk album
American Patchwork Quartet – American Patchwork QuartetMadi Diaz – Weird FaithAdrianne Lenker – Bright FutureAoife O’Donovan – All My FriendsGillian Welch and David Rawlings – Woodland – WINNER
Best música urbana album
Bad Bunny – Nadie Sabe lo Que Va a Pasar MañanaJ Balvin – RayoFeid – FerxxocalipsisResidente – Las Letras Ya No Importan – WINNERYoung Miko – Att.
Best metal performance
Gojira, Marina Viotti and Victor Le Masne – Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!) – WINNERJudas Priest – Crown of HornsKnocked Loose featuring Poppy – SuffocateMetallica – Screaming SuicideSpiritbox – Cellar Door
Best rock song
The Black Keys – Beautiful People (Stay High)St Vincent – Broken Man – WINNERPearl Jam – Dark MatterGreen Day – DilemmaIdles – Gift Horse
Best rock album
The Black Crowes – Happiness BastardsFontaines DC – RomanceGreen Day – SaviorsIdles – TangkPearl Jam – Dark MatterThe Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds – WINNERJack White – No Name
Best alternative music performance
Cage the Elephant – Neon PillNick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Song of the LakeFontaines DC – StarbursterKim Gordon – Bye ByeSt Vincent – Flea – WINNER
Best global music album
Matt B Featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Alkebulan II – WINNERCiro Hurtado – PaisajesRema – HeisAntonio Rey – Historias de Un FlamencoTems – Born in the Wild
Best audio book, narration, and storytelling recording
Various Artists; Guy Oldfield, producer – All You Need Is Love: The Beatles in Their Own WordsGeorge Clinton – …And Your Ass Will FollowDolly Parton – Behind the Seams: My Life in RhinestonesJimmy Carter – Last Sundays in the Plains: A Centennial Celebration – WINNERBarbra Streisand – My Name Is Barbra
Best country song
Kacey Musgraves – The Architect – WINNERShaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)Jelly Roll – I Am Not OkayPost Malone featuring Morgan Wallen – I Had Some HelpBeyoncé – Texas Hold ’Em
Best song written for visual media
Luke Combs – Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma from Twisters: The Album’N Sync and Justin Timberlake – Better Place from Trolls Band TogetherOlivia Rodrigo – Can’t Catch Me Now from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & SnakesJon Batiste – It Never Went Away from American Symphony – WINNERBarbra Streisand – Love Will Survive from The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Best música Mexicana album (including Tejano)
Chiquis – DiamantesCarín León – Boca Chueca, Vol 1 – WINNERPeso Pluma – ÉxodoJessi Uribe – De Lejitos
Songwriter of the year, non-classical
Jessi AlexanderAmy Allen – WINNEREdgar BarreraJessie Jo DillonRaye
Producer of the year, non-classical
AlissiaDernst “D’Mile” Emile IIIan FitchukMustardDaniel Nigro – WINNER
Best musical theater album
Hell’s Kitchen – WINNERMerrily We Roll AlongThe NotebookThe OutsidersSuffsThe Wiz
