The 2025 Grammy Awards took place on Sunday, February 2, celebrating music’s biggest night, and Nigeria was well represented. The night saw Tems clinching a Grammy win, reinforcing Afrobeats’ global dominance.
Hosted by Trevor Noah for the fifth year, the event at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles honored 2024’s biggest stars and chart-topping artists.
Nigerian Winners at the 67th Grammy Awards
Best African Music Performance
🏆 Tems – Love Me JeJe
Best Global Music Album
🏆 Matt B Featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Alkebulan II (Rema and Tems were nominated)
Nigerian artists continue to make waves on the international stage, cementing their place as global icons.
Full List of 2025 Grammy Winners
Best Pop Solo Performance
🏆 Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
🏆 Charli XCX – Brat
Best Rock Performance
🏆 The Beatles – Now and Then
Best Rap Performance
🏆 Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Best Rap Song
🏆 Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Best Alternative Music Album
🏆 St. Vincent – All Born Screaming
Best Country Solo Performance
🏆 Chris Stapleton – It Takes a Woman
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
🏆 Beyoncé featuring Miley Cyrus – II Most Wanted
Best Melodic Rap Performance
🏆 Rapsody featuring Erykah Badu – 3:AM
Best Dance Pop Recording
🏆 Charli XCX – Von Dutch
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
🏆 Justice and Tame Impala – Neverender
Best R&B Performance
🏆 Muni Long – Made for Me (Live on BET)
Best Traditional R&B Performance
🏆 Lucky Daye – That’s You
Best Comedy Album
🏆 Dave Chappelle – The Dreamer
Best R&B Song
🏆 SZA – Saturn
Best Progressive R&B Album (Tie)
🏆 Avery*Sunshine – So Glad to Know You 🏆 NxWorries (Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge) – Why Lawd?
Best R&B Album
🏆 Chris Brown – 11:11 (Deluxe)
Best Folk Album
🏆 Gillian Welch and David Rawlings – Woodland
Best Música Urbana Album
🏆 Residente – Las Letras Ya No Importan
Best Metal Performance
🏆 Gojira, Marina Viotti and Victor Le Masne – Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)
Best Rock Song
🏆 St. Vincent – Broken Man
Best Rock Album
🏆 The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds
Best Alternative Music Performance
🏆 St. Vincent – Flea
Best Global Music Album
🏆 Matt B Featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Alkebulan II
Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
🏆 Jimmy Carter – Last Sundays in the Plains: A Centennial Celebration
Best Country Song
🏆 Kacey Musgraves – The Architect
Best Song Written for Visual Media
🏆 Jon Batiste – It Never Went Away (from American Symphony)
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
🏆 Carín León – Boca Chueca, Vol 1
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
🏆 Amy Allen
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
🏆 Daniel Nigro
Best Musical Theater Album
🏆 Hell’s Kitchen
Nigerians in the UK and worldwide can take pride in the remarkable success of their homegrown talent. Tems’ win is a testament to the ever-growing influence of Afrobeats and Nigerian music on the world stage. 🇳🇬🎶
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