Every time someone presented one of the show’s major prizes — album of the year, record of the year, song of the year, best new artist — he or she rattled off the line before revealing the winner. It was a small but telling detail that demonstrated how the academy wants to be perceived after years of being portrayed as a shadowy record-industry cabal.

Singer had won 32 Grammys going into 2025 awards but never the biggest prize. Lamar the other big winner, along with Chappell Roan.

Beyoncé won her first career Album of the Year award tonight at the 67th annual Grammy Awards — a prize presented by representatives of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Presented in a surprise appearance by Diana Ross,