The 2025 Grammy Awards created an atmosphere unlike any awards show that came before it. With genre-bending, historical, and cultural wins it was a night that will be remembered for years to come, for myself and many others. It was a night that proved that the music industry and those in it are evolving. Whether that evolution is happening on or off the stage, with social media, we are more tuned in than ever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the CMA Awards snubbed Beyonc\u00e9 <\/strong>for anything related to Cowboy Carter<\/em>, it was refreshing to see her and all of the historic collaborators on the album finally receive the recognition they deserved. Along with winning \u201c<\/em>Album of the Year\u201d for it,, Beyonc\u00e9 made history as the first Black woman to win \u201c<\/em>Best Country Album.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n While accepting \u201c<\/em>Album of the Year,\u201d Beyonc\u00e9 thanked “her beautiful family, all of the artists that were collaborators, God, and (her) fans.” She also addressed her fellow musicians, both in the room and at home, stating, “genre is a cold word to keep us in our place as artists.” Since the release of her album, we have seen more artists venture outside their traditional genres\u2014a trend we can only hope continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While Beyonc\u00e9 took home one of the largest awards of the night, I couldn\u2019t go without mentioning one of the biggest stars of <\/em>this past \u201chot girl summer\u201d<\/em>– Sabrina Carpenter.<\/strong> Carpenter was nominated for six awards, and took home \u201cBest Pop Vocal Album\u201d for Short N\u2019 Sweet<\/em> and \u201cBest Pop Solo Performance\u201d for her hit song \u201c<\/em>Espresso\u201d. She expressed tons of gratitude and adoration for the stars nominated alongside her, even while winning these highly sought-after awards. Following the awards show, Carpenter released a teaser for a Deluxe Version of her hit album Short N\u2019 Sweet<\/em>, which will feature our hometown hero Dolly Parton on the track \u201c<\/em>Please, Please, Please!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Her set was something like a baby blue Phantom of the Opera<\/em> staircase meets Vegas showgirl. It was electrifying, with a performance infused with her signature stage humor and a surprising tap dance routine to the song of the summer, \u201cEspresso.\u201d However, it was her performance of \u201c<\/em>Please, Please, Please\u201d where she truly found her footing. The choreography, visual aesthetics, and raw vocals all served as a reminder that there is a new pop princess in town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Speaking of female powerhouses, Doechii <\/strong>took home a Grammy for \u201c<\/em>Best Rap Album.\u201d <\/em>for Alligator Bites Never Heal<\/em>. She was also nominated for \u201c<\/em>Best New Artist\u201dand \u201cBest Rap Performance.\u201d This makes her the third woman ever to win \u201c<\/em>Best Rap Album,\u201d sharing the honor with Lauryn Hill and Cardi B.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While accepting the award, Doechii dedicated her win to Black girls and women watching, stating:<\/p>\n\n\n\n “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!”<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n We couldn’t have said it better ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Following her speech, Doechii performed her songs \u201c<\/em>Catfish\u201d and \u201c<\/em>Denial Is A River\u201d the latter of which having gone viral on TikTok. Her album has taken the world by storm, with her vocals at the center of every track. The set design for her performance- featuring stacks of speakers, circular stage lights, and a prominent clock- reinforced the message that her time is now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A trained dancer with a background in theatre, Doechii delivered one of the most technically demanding performances of the night, complete with a quick costume change mid-performance. In a golden era for women in rap, she is defining her legacy in real-time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Charli XCX<\/strong> also took The Grammys to another level, turning her performance into an underground rave. After winning \u201cBest Dance\/Electronic Album\u201d for Brat, <\/em>she hit the stage to perform tracks from the winning album\u201cVon Dutch\u201d and “Guess.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The performance opened with Charli stepping out of a black limo and being met by a lineup of It-girls, including Gabriette Bechtel and \u201cModel of the Year\u201d Alex Consani.. Consani, the world’s youngest transgender supermodel, took the stage with a powerful expression of femininity and a reminder that the trans community continues to thrive through anything. It was also a meaningful nod to the LGBTQ+ community which has supported Charli throughout her career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After \u201cVon Dutch,\u201d Charli transformed the stage into a runway, strutting in a custom lingerie set for \u201cGuess\u201d before the performance took an unexpected turn when lingerie began raining from the top of the stage. These were donated pieces from Victoria\u2019s Secret and PINK, later sent to a women\u2019s domestic violence shelter. Watching Charli support different aspects of womanhood while confidently owning the stage made this one of the most unforgettable moments of the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Grammys was a night of wins for the female powerhouses of the music industry, and we\u2019re hoping that this marks a shift in wins for women in general. Women for so long have been the backup vocalists, and it\u2019s been a great pleasure to witness them moving into the spotlight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Anna Trevathan, Editor The 2025 Grammy Awards created an atmosphere unlike any awards show that came before it. 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