Grammys 2025 | Chappell Roan wins best new artist, Beyonce clinches best country album

Taylor Swift presented the award for best country album at the 2025 Grammys to Beyoncé for her ground-breaking ‘Cowboy Carter’

Chappell Roan was named best new artist at the 2025 Grammys. She read a speech from a notebook, beginning by addressing her fellow nominees. "BRAT was the best night of my life this year," she said, as her hat fell off her head, referencing Charli xcx

Then her speech changed course. She directed her attention to major labels and the music industry, instructing them to “offer a living wage and healthcare, especially to developing artists.” Then she described getting signed as a minor, getting dropped and entering the workforce during COVID-19 with no work experience and no health care. She asked them to treat artists like "valuable employees.”

“Labels, we got you, but do you got us?" she concluded her speech. "Thank you.”

In one of the biggest moments of the evening so far, Taylor Swift presented the award for best country album at the 2025 Grammys to Beyoncé for her ground-breaking Cowboy Carter.

“I really was not expecting this. Wow,” she started her speech. “Genre is a cold word to keep us in our place as artists ... I'm still in shock. Thank you so much for this honour."

A little bit of the wild west, a little bit of West Hollywood. Chappell Roan brought a rocking version of her Pink Pony Club to the 2025 Grammy stage. Joined by a posse of dancing clown cowboys, she sang from atop a giant pink horse.

The first televised award of the 2025 Grammy Awards went to Doechii for best rap album for Alligator Bites Never Heal. The tears were immediate. “This category was introduced in 1989. Two women have won, Lauryn Hill —" she said, correcting herself. "Three women have won. Lauryn Hill, Cardi B and Doechii.”