Feb 2, 2025 - Business

Milestones from the 2025 Grammy Awards

Beyoncé and Lady Gaga led the charge as women set historical benchmarks and broke records on Sunday, as predicted.

The big picture: Among the breakthrough moments, Beyoncé became the first Black artist to win Best Country Album for "Cowboy Carter."

Other milestones from the 67th Grammy Awards

With five wins, Kendrick Lamar's hit record "Not Like Us" is the most awarded rap song in Grammy's history.

Maine native Amy Allen is the first woman to be awarded Songwriter of the Year.

Allen was considered for writing Sabrina Carpenter's Grammy-winning song "Espresso" in addition to songs by Justin Timberlake, Tate McRae and Olivia Rodrigo.

The record for wins in the Best Pop/Duo Performance category was broken by Lady Gaga, who now has three.

She won this year for "Die With A Smile," a collaboration with Bruno Mars.
Her previous wins were for "Rain On Me" with Ariana Grande (2021) and "Shallow" with Bradley Cooper (2019).