Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX and Beyoncé win ‘Early Grammy Awards’

Sabrina Carpenter won the first Grammy Award in 2025, taking the best pop solo for its percolating summer hymn, espresso.

British star Charlie XCX also won a clutch of early awards – including the best dance/pop album for its Razor Sharp Club Brat album; And the best dance/pop song for its leading single Dutch Dutch. They are the star’s first “Grammy” as an independent act.

The awards are distributed at the “Grammy Premiere Ceremony”, which precedes the main event at 5:00 pm Los Angeles / 1 am London time.

The show started with the All-Star transmission on the Simon & Garfunkel bridge over problem 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 classic of the 1960s, dedicated to the first responses who risk their lives to deal with inferno and protect the vulnerable ones.

Grammy Harvey Mason JR CEO told the Arena Crypto.com audience that the awards would “honor the big power of music to inspire, to heal and to unite.”

He added: “Due to the latest fires that have devastated Los Angeles, we will also recognize the stability of our community and celebrate our first answers and do our best to lift this city we love.”

Beyonce is the main nominee at this year’s ceremony, with her album, which is neighboring to country, Cowboy Carter, included in the 11 awards list.

She has already won the best performance of the country from a duet or group for her duet with Miley Cyrus, II most desirable.

However, she was beaten to Casey Musguets’s best country song, whose song the architect calls into question the existence of God after school shooting.

Going on the stage, Muszhevs said, “There is so much dark in the world at the moment and it just feels so good that you can fight some of this darkness through a song.”

Previously, Musgraves won the Album of the Year in 2019 for Golden Hour.

The nominees for this award this year include Billy Eilis, Beyonce (who has never won the category, despite four previous nominations), Taylor Swift, Chapel Roan and rapper Andre 3000, who has been nominated for his spiritual album on Jazz Flute New Blue Sun.

Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter are also for the best album -and fans are already speculating whether their early victories are increasing their chances of taking the biggest prize of the night.

No artist was personal to collect his initial trophies, as they must be presented at the title ceremony later in the evening.

However, Charlie’s producer, Finn Keane, accepted the award for von Holland on her behalf, calling her an “incredible associate”.

“She has been making this kind of music for 10 years, but everyone just got caught for her,” he added.

Her Brat album also won the Best Packaging Award, acknowledging the intentionally ugly, low -resolution lime -green work, which has become a key part of her branding last year.

Meanwhile, Kendrick Lamar won three consecutive awards -the best rap song, the best rap performance and the best music video -for not like us, his removal of Barry to get rid of a fellow musician Drake.

His producer, mustard, accepted the awards, noting: “He filled his ass on this song, right?”