Sabrina Carpenter won the first Grammy 2025 award, taking home the best pop solo performance for her missed summer anthem, Espresso.
British star Charli XCX also won an early prizes clutch – including the best dance/pop album for her album Razor Sharp Club Brother; And the best dance/pop song for your leading single von Dutch. They are the first Grammys stars as a solo act.
The awards are divided into the “Grammy Prime Minister” ceremony, which precedes the main event at 17:00 Los Angeles / 1:00 London Time.
The show began with the performance of the Simon & Garfunkel All-Star through problematic water, dedicated to the victims of La Wildfires.
Yolanda Adams and Angelique Kidjo were among the artists who performed a raw, gospel version of the 1960s classics, dedicated to the first answers that took risks their lives to deal with hellish and protect vulnerable.
Executive director Grammy Harvey Mason Jr told the audience at Arena Crypto.com that the prizes “will honor the great power of music for inspiration, treatment and unification”.
He added: “Because of the recent fires that devastated Los Angeles, we will also recognize the resistance of our community and celebrate our first answers and do our best to raise this city we love.”
Beyoncé is the main candidate at this year’s ceremony, and her album that followed in the land cowboy Carter has been lived for 11 awards.
However, so far he has not been able to win any of the categories in which he has been nominated, including the best pop solo performance and the best American performance.
She is one of the eight Night Award artists, the album of the year, along with works like Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan and rapper André 3000, who was nominated for his spiritual jazz flate New Blue Sun album.
Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter are also ready for the award – and fans will speculate whether their early victories will increase their prospects to convey the main prize.
No artist was in person to collect his trophies, as they should perform at the title ceremony later in the evening.
However, Charli’s producer, Finn Keane, accepted the Von Dutch Award on her behalf, calling her a “incredible associate.”
“He has been making this music for 10 years, but everyone is just caught,” he added.
