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Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé both wrote themselves further into the history books at the 2025 Grammy Awards on Sunday night.
Already a record-breaking song based on streams and chart performance, Kendrick’s “Not Like Us” won all five awards it was nominated for, including the coveted Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
The hit diss track, which secured him victory in his high-profile beef with Drake last summer, also took home Best Rap Song, Best Rap Performance and Best Music Video.
It is the first ever diss song to win a Grammy and the most awarded rap song in Grammys history.
Kendrick is also just the second rapper to win Record of the Year and Song of the Year, following Childish Gambino in 2019.
Beyoncé won the night’s biggest prize, Album of the Year, for her country-inspired Cowboy Carter, claiming a trophy that had long eluded her, much to the dismay of her fans and some of her peers, including husband JAY-Z.
She is the first Black woman to win the award since Lauryn Hill in 1999.
Queen Bey also emerged victorious in the Best Country Album and Best Country Duo/Group Performance categories for Cowboy Carter and “II Most Wanted” with Miley Cyrus, respectively.
The former Destiny’s Child star, who was already the most decorated artist in Grammys history entering the night, has extended her lead with 35 Grammys to her name.
