In addition to the prominent categories previously mentioned, the 2025 Grammy Awards include several other noteworthy categories featuring a diverse array of artists across rap, pop, country, and global music.
Best Rap Performance
- Cardi B – Enough (Miami)
- Common and Pete Rock featuring Posdnuos – When the Sun Shines Again
- Doechii – Nissan Altima
- Eminem – Houdini
- Future and Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar – Like That
- GloRilla – Yeah Glo!
- Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Best Melodic Rap Performance
- Jordan Adetunji featuring Kehlani – Kehlani
- Beyoncé featuring Linda Martell and Shaboozey – Spaghettii
- Future and Metro Boomin featuring The Weeknd – We Still Don’t Trust You
- Latto – Big Mama
- Rapsody featuring Erykah Badu – 3
Best Rap Song
- Rapsody featuring Hit-Boy – Asteroids
- ¥$ [Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign] featuring Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti – Carnival
- Future and Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar – Like That
- Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
- GloRilla – Yeah Glo!
Best Rap Album
- J. Cole – Might Delete Later
- Common and Pete Rock – The Auditorium, Vol 1
- Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal
- Eminem – The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)
- Future and Metro Boomin – We Don’t Trust You
Best Country Solo Performance
- Beyoncé – 16 Carriages
- Jelly Roll – I Am Not Okay
- Kacey Musgraves – The Architect
- Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
- Chris Stapleton – It Takes a Woman
Best Country Song
- Kacey Musgraves – The Architect
- Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
- Jelly Roll – I Am Not Okay
- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help
- Beyoncé – 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 Together
- Olivia Rodrigo – Can’t Catch Me Now from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
- Jon Batiste – It Never Went Away from American Symphony
- Barbra Streisand – Love Will Survive from The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Best Comedy Album
- Ricky Gervais – Armageddon
- Dave Chappelle – The Dreamer
- Jim Gaffigan – The Prisoner
- Nikki Glaser – Someday You’ll Die
- Trevor Noah – Where Was I
Best Latin Pop Album
- Anitta – Funk Generation
- Luis Fonsi – El Viaje
- Kany García – García
- Shakira – Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran
- Kali Uchis – Orquídeas
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
- Chiquis – Diamantes
- Carín León – Boca Chueca, Vol 1
- Peso Pluma – Éxodo
- Jessi Uribe – De Lejitos
Best Global Music Album
- Matt B Featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Alkebulan II
- Ciro Hurtado – Paisajes
- Rema – Heis
- Antonio Rey – Historias de Un Flamenco
- Tems – Born in the Wild
Best African Music Performance
- Yemi Alade – Tomorrow
- Asake and Wizkid – MMS
- Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay – Sensational
- Burna Boy – Higher
- Tems – Love Me JeJe
Best Musical Theater Album
- Hell’s Kitchen
- Merrily We Roll Along
- The Notebook
- The Outsiders
- Suffs
- The Wiz
Best Alternative Music Album
- Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Wild God
- Clairo – Charm
- Kim Gordon – The Collective
- Brittany Howard – What Now
- St Vincent – All Born Screaming
Best Alternative Music Performance
- Cage the Elephant – Neon Pill
- Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Song of the Lake
- Fontaines DC – Starburster
- Kim Gordon – Bye Bye
- St Vincent – Flea
Best Rock Album
- The Black Crowes – Happiness Bastards
- Fontaines DC – Romance
- Green Day – Saviors
- Idles – Tangk
- Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
- The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds
- Jack White – No Name
Best Rock Song
- The Black Keys – Beautiful People (Stay High)
- St Vincent – Broken Man
- Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
- Green Day – Dilemma
- Idles – Gift Horse
Best Metal Performance
- Gojira, Marina Viotti and Victor Le Masne – Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)
- Judas Priest – Crown of Horns
- Knocked Loose featuring Poppy – Suffocate
- Metallica – Screaming Suicide
- Spiritbox – Cellar Door
Best Rock Performance
- The Beatles – Now and Then
- The Black Keys – Beautiful People (Stay High)
- Green Day – The American Dream Is Killing Me
- Idles – Gift Horse
- Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
- St Vincent – Broken Man
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- Kelsea Ballerini with Noah Kahan – Cowboys Cry Too
- Beyoncé featuring Miley Cyrus – II Most Wanted
- Brothers Osborne – Break Mine
- Dan + Shay – Bigger Houses
- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help
With such a wide range of nominations across genres, the 2025 Grammy Awards promises to be an exciting celebration of musical talent from around the world.
