The biggest names in music were honored at the 2025 Grammy Awards — but it’s what went on behind the scenes that really lit up Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena.
Gathering in style on Sunday, February 2, the industry’s most celebrated musical talents partied and mingled between tables as the night’s prestigious awards and acclaimed acts unfolded on stage.
From a heart-warming Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter post-Eras Tour reunion to Miley Cyrus and mom Tish Cyrus cuddling up on a girls’ night out, a string of backstage and untelevised antics helped celebrate a glittering year of outstanding musical achievements.
Check out the best photos of the night — plus moments observed inside by Us Weekly‘s reporters — below.
Blue Ivy Carter, 13, was spotted chatting to Swift during a commercial break after Swift walked over to mom Beyoncé's table. The pair also shared a sweet hug.
Willow Smith and father, Will Smith, horsed around, marking Will's first awards show appearance since his infamous 2022 Oscars slap. Us also saw Willow, 24, talking passionately to Jacob Collier at one stage.
Billie Eilish, Carpenter and Chappell Roan were seen hugging it out during a mammoth night for Roan, 26, who took out the award for Best New Artist. During Roan's acceptance speech, Swift was seen listening particuarly intently. Roam was also spotted chatting to Lady Gaga and posing for photos with her.
Alicia Keys was joined by husband Swizz Beatz and their two sons, Egypt and Genesis. Keys, 44, was also seen giving music producer Jimmy Jam a warm embrace before she exited the venue.
Jay-Z, wife Beyoncé and Bruno Mars posed for photos together. Us saw Jay-Z, 55, chatting happily to Swift towards the end of Mars' peformance with Lady Gaga.
Miley and Tish Cyrus posed for photos with Keys and her two sons. The mother-daughter duo also posed for snaps on their own, celebrating their special girls' night out.
Cynthia Erivo, Lady Gaga and Carpenter shared a lovely moment together, which was documented in photos snapped during a commercial break. Us noted that Lady Gaga's emotionally charged speech, that paid tribute to the transgender community, drew one of the night's largest applauses.
Lady Gaga and Jay-Z were seen catching up during the ceremony, with the "99 Problems" rapper reaching out to place a supportive arm on the singer.
Shakira attended the Grammys with her two sons, Milan and Sasha Mebarak, accepting the award for Best Latin Pop Album. Us spotted Beyoncé rocking out to Shakira's performance, dancing and cheering her on enthusiastically.
With another year’s worth of Grammys handed out, it’s high time to check in on Grammy Award records and all the big names who have broken them over the course of the awards show’s six-decade history.
Taylor Swift skipped the 2019 Grammys — instead opting to attend the British Academy Film Awards with boyfriend Joe Alwyn — but she broke a Grammy record back in 2010 when she was still verging on the country side of pop music. Swift was barely out of her teens at the time, but the record holder for youngest Grammy winner was 12 years younger when she won.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z were also no-shows at the 2019 ceremony, but they returned in 2021 — and have always remained legends in the Recording Academy’s eyes. Jay-Z tied with Quincy Jones for most nominations (80), and Beyoncé broke a record in 2010 that Adele tied in 2012, as detailed in the gallery below. Queen Bey is also the most decorated female artist of all time.
Billie Eilish, for her part, swept the 2020 awards show with wins in the biggest categories of the night, including Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best New Artist. Plus, she was just 18 years old at the time.
“[Billie] was very grateful, obviously, and a lot of her friends were there,” her brother, Finneas O’Connell, told Vogue in February 2020. “She has more ‘go with the flow’ than I do, but we were both kind of embarrassed to win so much; you hope that it will be kind of equal, but after the third in a row … Well, we love all our fellow nominees.”
The producer noted that he was pulling for Lizzo or Lil Nas X. “If I’d bet on anyone, I would have lost money in us winning everything,” he said.
O’Connell continued: “I thought ‘Truth Hurts’ would win Record of the Year. And I thought ‘Old Town Road’ would win Song of the Year because it was. I was hopeful about Album of the Year, and that’s one that I’m really proud of because I love listening to that album front to back. That was the only one that I was like, ‘Maybe!’”
And though Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Bruce Springsteen, Kanye West and Stevie Wonder have all earned 20 or more Grammy Awards so far, not one of those artists are close to beating the record for the most lifetime Grammy wins. Scroll down to see that record holder and several more stars whose award shelves must be needing reinforcements.
President Jimmy Carter, who died at age 100 in December 2024, received his fourth Grammy posthumously. He took home the Best Audiobook award for his 2024 book Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration.
The Beatles took home the award for Best Rock Performance trophy in 2025 for their song "Now and Then," which used AI to enhance the late John Lennon’s voice from a demo from the '70s.
Beyoncé won her 32nd Grammy Award in February 2023. The trophy for Best Dance/Electronic Album for Renaissance broke the record for most Grammy wins by one artist. “This is an honor — because we are witnessing history,” James Corden said while presenting the category.
Two years later, Beyoncé received three more Grammy wins during the 2025 awards show, upping her total to 35. She also took home her first Album of the Year trophy.
Taylor Swift earned her third Album of the Year Grammy during the 2021 ceremony for her eighth studio album, Folklore. The achievement made her the first female artist to win the award three times.
At 18, Billie Eilish walked away with five Grammy awards during the 62nd annual ceremony in January 2020. Eilish won for Best New Artist, Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Pop Vocal Album.
When Lil Nas X attended his first Grammys at 20 in January 2020, he won two awards for Best Music Video and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for his hit “Old Town Road.”
When the O Brother, Where Art Thou soundtrack won Album of the Year in 2002, Leah Peasall was just 8 years old as she and her sisters accepted trophies for their song “In the Highways.”
Taylor Swift was 20 when her album Fearless won the Album of the Year honor in 2010. However, 10 years later, Billie Eilish broke the record at 18 when she won for When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
U2’s How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb and Santana’s Supernatural both received a record nine Grammy wins. In fact, the U2 album won three in 2005 and another six the following year.
Aretha Franklin won Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for every year between 1968 and 1975 — then triumphed in the category again in 1982, 1986 and 1988.
U2 has earned 22 Grammys to date. In 2005, the Irish rock band won Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, Best Rock Song and Best Rock Album.
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The Album of the Year category at the 2025 Grammy Awards was stacked with talent, but only one artist walked away with the trophy.
Beyoncé ultimately earned the honor for Cowboy Carter during the Sunday, February 2, ceremony at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, marking her first-ever Album of the Year win. André 3000’sNew Blue Sun, Sabrina Carpenter’sShort n’ Sweet, Charli XCX’sBrat, Jacob Collier’sDjesse Vol. 4, Billie Eilish’sHit Me Hard and Soft, Chappell Roan’sThe Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess and Taylor Swift’sThe Tortured Poets Departmentwere also nominated in the category.
Beyoncé, who was joined on stage by her daughter Blue Ivy, 13, was presented the award by members of the Los Angeles Fire Department. She began her acceptance speech by thanking the first responders who have kept people “safe” amid the L.A. wildfires.
“I just feel very full ad very honored. It’s been many, many years, and I just want to thank the Grammys, every songwriter, every collaborator, every producer, all of the hard work,” she continued. “I want to dedicate this to Ms. [Linda] Martell, and I hope we just keep pushing forward, opening doors. God bless y’all. Thank you so much.”
Album of the Year is one of several awards Beyoncé, 43, took home on Sunday, including Best Country Album and Best Country Duo/Group Performance for her and Miley Cyrus‘ Cowboy Carter Collab “II Most Wanted.”
Her fellow nominee Swift, who presented her with Best Country Album earlier in the evening, has a long history with the Album of the Year category. In February 2024, she became the first artist to ever receive the award four times when she won for Midnights. Swift, 35, previously dominated the category with Fearless in 2010, 1989 in 2016 and Folklore in 2021.
“I would love to tell you this is the best moment of my life, but I feel this happy when I write a song, or crack the code to a song I love, or when I’m shot-listing a music video or I’m practicing with my band or rehearsing with my dancers or getting ready to fly to Tokyo to perform,” Swift said in her 2024 acceptance speech. “For me, the reward is the work.”
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Elsewhere during the 2024 Grammys, Jay-Zslammed the awards show for never recognizing Beyoncé with an Album of the Year win.
“I don’t want to embarrass this young lady, but she has the most Grammys than everyone and never won Album of the Year. So even by your own metrics, that doesn’t work,” Jay-Z, 55, said while accepting the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award. “Think about that: The most Grammys. Never won Album of the Year. That doesn’t work.”
Prior to Sunday’s ceremony, Beyoncé had 32 Grammys and six nominations for Album of the Year — including for I Am… Sasha Fierce in 2010, Lady Gaga’sThe Fame Monster in 2011, Beyoncé in 2015, Lemonade in 2017, Renaissance in 2023 and Cowboy Carter in 2025 — throughout her career.
Of the remaining 2025 nominees, both André 3000, 49, and Eilish, 23, are past Album of the Year winners for OutKast’s Speakerboxxx/The Love Below in 2004 and Eilish’s When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? in 2020, respectively. André 3000 was also previously nominated in the category for Stankonia with OutKast in 2002, as a producer on Gwen Stefani’sLove. Angel. Music. Baby. in 2006 and as a featured artist on Frank Ocean’sChannel Orange in 2013, while Eilish received a nod for Happier Than Ever in 2022.
Collier, 30, was also previously nominated for Album of the Year twice: for Djesse Vol. 3 in 2021 and as a producer, songwriter and featured artist on Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres in 2023.
As for Carpenter, 25, Charli, 32, and Roan, 26, each received their first Album of the Year nods in 2025.
As the most-nominated artist at the 2025 Grammy Awards, Beyoncé was bound to have a memorable night.
The singer, 43, ultimately won a total of three awards during the Sunday, February 2, ceremony at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, taking home Album of the Year, Best Country Album and Best Country/Duo Group Performance for “II Most Wanted” With Miley Cyrus. The evening represented several major milestones for Beyoncé, who finally won her first Album of the Year trophy, becoming only the fourth Black woman in Grammys history to receive the honor. She also became the first Black woman ever to win Best Country Album and the first Black woman in 50 years to win in any country category with “II Most Wanted.”
“I just feel very full and very honored,” Beyoncé said while accepting her Album of the Year award. “It’s been many, many years. I just want to thank the Grammys, every songwriter, every collaborator, every producer, all of the hard work. I wanna dedicate this to Ms. Martell and I hope we just keep pushing forward, opening doors. God bless y’all, thank you so much.”
Prior to the 2025 awards show, Beyoncé received more Grammy nominations than any other artist. In addition to her three wins, her 11 nods included Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Country Song for “Texas Hold ‘Em,” Best Pop Solo Performance for “Bodyguard,” Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “Levii’s Jeans” featuring Post Malone, Best Melodic Rap Performance for “Spaghettii” featuring Linda Martell and Shaboozey, Best Country Solo Performance for “16 Carriages” and Best Americana Performance for “Ya Ya.”
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Prior to Sunday’s ceremony, Beyoncé had the most Grammy wins of any artist ever, with 32 trophies earned throughout her career.
In the Album of the Year category, Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter faced off against André 3000’sNew Blue Sun, Sabrina Carpenter’sShort n’ Sweet, Charli XCX’sBrat, Jacob Collier’sDjesse Vol. 4, Billie Eilish’sHit Me Hard and Soft, Chappell Roan’sThe Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess and Taylor Swift’sThe Tortured Poets Department.
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For Record of the Year, “Texas Hold ‘Em” went up against The Beatles’ “Now and Then,” Carpenter’s “Espresso,” Charli’s “360,” Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather,” Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!” and Swift and Malone’s “Fortnight.”
“Texas Hold ‘Em” competed against “Birds of a Feather,” “Fortnight,” “Good Luck, Babe!” and “Not Like Us” again in the Song of the Year category, with Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” and Carpenter’s “Please Please Please” rounding out the nominees.
In the country division, Beyoncé vied for multiple awards amid a field of country music mainstays and new acts. For Best Country Album, she faced Malone’s F-1 Trillion, Kacey Musgraves’Deeper Well, Chris Stapleton’sHigher and Lainey Wilson’sWhirlwind, while “Texas Hold ‘Em” was up against “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Musgraves’ “The Architect,” Jelly Roll’s “I Am Not Okay” and Malone and Morgan Wallen’s “I Had Some Help” for Best Country Song. In the Best Country Solo Performance category, Beyoncé competed against “I Am Not Okay,” “The Architect,” “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” and Stapleton’s “It Takes a Woman,” and for Best Country Duo/Group Performance, she went up against “I Had Some Help,” Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan’s “Cowboys Cry Too,” Brothers Osborne’s “Break Mine” and Dan + Shay’s “Bigger Houses.”
The rest of Beyoncé’s nominations were scattered throughout various genres. In her two pop categories, she competed against “Espresso,” “Birds of a Feather,” “Good Luck, Babe!” and Charli’s “Apple” for Best Pop Solo Performance and “Die With a Smile,” Charli and Eilish’s “Guess,” Gracie Abrams and Swift’s “Us.” and Ariana Grande, Brandy and Monica’s “The Boy Is Mine” for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.
For Best Melodic Rap Performance, Beyoncé faced Jordan Adetunji and Kehlani’s “Kehlani,” Future, Metro Boomin and The Weeknd’s “We Still Don’t Trust You,” Latto’s “Big Mama” and Rapsody and Erykah Badu’s “3.” For Best Americana Performance, she competed against Madison Cunningham’s “Subtitles,” Madi Diaz and Musgraves’ “Don’t Do Me Good,” Sierra Ferrell’s “American Dreaming,” Sarah Jarosz’s “Runaway Train” and Gillian Welch and David Rawlings’ “Empty Trainload of Sky.”
The singer, 26, walked away with a total of one win during the Sunday, February 2, ceremony at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Roan received nominations in each of the major four Grammys categories — Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist — as well as in the Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo Performance fields. This year marked the first time in Roan’s career that she was recognized by the Recording Academy.
She took home the coveted Best New Artist win, offering an emotional speech that had audience members in tears.
“I told myself if I ever won a Grammy and I got to stand up here in front of the most powerful people in music, I would demand that labels and the industry profiting millions of dollars off of artists would offer a livable wage and health care, especially to developing artists,” she told the crowd. “I got signed as a minor. And when I got dropped, I had zero job experience under my belt and like most people, I had a difficult time finding a job in the pandemic and could not afford health insurance.”
Roan beat out Sabrina Carpenter, Shaboozey, Benson Boone, Doechii, Khruangbin, Raye and Teddy Swims for the award.
“Record labels need to treat their artists as valuable employees with a livable wage and health insurance and protection,” she concluded. “Labels, we got you, but do you got us?”
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For Album of the Year, Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess competed against André 3000’sNew Blue Sun, Beyoncé’sCowboy Carter (which won), Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet, Charli XCX’sBrat, Jacob Collier’sDjesse Vol. 4, Billie Eilish’sHit Me Hard and Soft and Taylor Swift’sThe Tortured Poets Department.
In the Record of the Year category, Roan’s hit “Good Luck, Babe!” went up against The Beatles’ “Now and Then,” Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em,” Carpenter’s “Espresso,” Charli’s “360,” Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather,” Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” (who won) and Swift and Post Malone’s “Fortnight.”
“Good Luck, Babe!” also vied for Song of the Year against “Texas Hold ‘Em,” “Birds of a Feather,” “Not Like Us,” (which won) “Fortnight,” Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” and Carpenter’s “Please Please Please.”
In the pop division, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess vied for Best Pop Vocal Album against Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet (which won), Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft, Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department and Ariana Grande’sEternal Sunshine, while “Good Luck, Babe!” was up against Beyoncé’s “Bodyguard,” Carpenter’s “Espresso,” Charli’s “Apple” and Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” for Best Pop Solo Performance. (Carpenter and “Espresso” also took home that award.)
In December 2024, Roan reacted to her Grammy nods on A Carpool Karaoke Christmas, calling the awards show a “double-edged sword” and comparing it to a “talent show for the popular kids.” Still, she appreciated the recognition.
“How amazing is it that a gay artist wrote a gay song that went No. 1 with a gay writer who did not grow up in the industry, did not have an in, has been busting her ass for a decade?” she said at the time. “It’s an honor to be nominated with some of the other artists.”
Roan then shared that she had not written an acceptance speech yet but teased that she would make the moment memorable if it happened.
“You know me. I’m going to say something controversial,” she quipped. “Why not?”
The pop star, 35, didn’t win any trophies during the Sunday, February 2, ceremony at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Ahead of Sunday’s ceremony, Swift lost Best Music Video to Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us,” later losing Best Pop Vocal Album to Eras Tour opener Sabrina Carpenter. When Carpenter, 25, won, Swift lept to her feet to cheer for her pal. Record of the Year and Song of the Year then both went to Lamar, 37, as Swift was seen dancing to “Not Like Us” in the crowd. At the end of the broadcast, it was announced that Beyoncé‘s Cowboy Carter took home the prize for Album of the Year, her first in the category. Swift subsequently toasted the honor in the crowd with Beyoncé’s husband, Jay-Z.
Swift landed six Grammy nominations this year: Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for The Tortured Poets Department, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Music Video for “Fortnight” featuring Post Malone and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for her “Us.” collaboration with Gracie Abrams. The Best Pop Duo/Group Performance hardware ultimately went to Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars‘ “Die With a Smile.”
In each of the categories, Swift faced some tough competition. For Album of the Year, she was up against André 3000’sNew Blue Sun, Beyoncé’sCowboy Carter, Sabrina Carpenter’sShort n’ Sweet, Charli XCX’sBrat, Jacob Collier’sDjesse Vol. 4, Billie Eilish’sHit Me Hard and Soft and Chappell Roan’sThe Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.
As for Best Pop Vocal Album, Swift competed against Short n’ Sweet, Hit Me Hard and Soft, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess and Ariana Grande’sEternal Sunshine.
For Record of the Year, Swift’s “Fortnight” went up against The Beatles’ “Now and Then,” Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em,” Carpenter’s “Espresso,” Charli’s “360,” Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather,” Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” and Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!”
In the Song of the Year category, “Fortnight” competed against “Birds of a Feather,” “Good Luck, Babe!,” “Not Like Us,” “Texas Hold ‘Em,” Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” and Carpenter’s “Please Please Please.”
For Best Music Video, “Fortnight” faced off against A$AP Rocky’s “Tailor Swif,” Charli’s “360,” Eminem’s “Houdini” and Lamar’s “Not Like Us.”
Finally, Swift’s “Us.” vied for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance in a field of nominees that included Beyoncé and Malone’s “Levii’s Jeans,” Charli and Eilish’s “Guess,” Grande, Brandy and Monica’s “The Boy Is Mine” and Gaga and Mars’ “Die With a Smile.”
Prior to the 2025 Grammys, Swift racked up 14 wins throughout her career, including four Album of the Year trophies for Fearless in 2010, 1989 in 2016, Folklore in 2021 and Midnights in 2024. She also received accolades for Best Country Album for Fearless and Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance for “White Horse” in 2010, Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance for “Mean” in 2012, Best Song Written for Visual Media for “Safe & Sound” from The Hunger Games in 2013, Best Music Video for “Bad Blood” and Best Pop Vocal Album for 1989 in 2016, Best Music Video for All Too Well: The Short Film in 2023 and Best Pop Vocal Album for Midnights in 2024.
The singer, 25, earned a total of two wins during the Sunday, February 2, ceremony at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Carpenter took home the award for Best Pop Solo Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album.
Prior to the awards show, Carpenter racked up six nominations, which were her first-ever Grammy nods. She received nominations in all four of the major categories — Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist — as well as in the Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo Performance fields.
In addition to Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet, Album of the Year nominees included André 3000’sNew Blue Sun, Beyoncé’sCowboy Carter, Charli XCX’sBrat, Jacob Collier’sDjesse Vol. 4, Billie Eilish’sHit Me Hard and Soft, Chappell Roan’sThe Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess and Taylor Swift’sThe Tortured Poets Department. (Beyoncé took home the award.)
For Record of the Year, Carpenter’s hit “Espresso” competed against The Beatles’ “Now and Then,” Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em,” Charli’s “360,” Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather,” Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!” and Swift and Post Malone’s “Fortnight.” (Lamar won the award.)
“Please Please Please,” another of Carpenter’s recent hits, vied for Song of the Year against “Texas Hold ‘Em,” “Birds of a Feather,” “Not Like Us,” “Good Luck, Babe!,” “Fortnight,” Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” and Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile.” (Lamar earned the award.)
In the Best New Artist category, Carpenter was up against Roan, Shaboozey, Benson Boone, Doechii, Khruangbin, Raye and Teddy Swims. (Roan took home the award.)
As for Carpenter’s pop contenders, Short n’ Sweet competed against Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft, Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department and Ariana Grande’sEternal Sunshine for Best Pop Vocal Album, and “Espresso” vied for Best Pop Solo Performance against Beyoncé’s “Bodyguard,” Charli’s “Apple,” Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” and Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!”
Carpenter reacted to her nominations via Instagram in November 2024, sharing videos of herself screaming while watching the announcement on her tour bus.
“This is the first year I’ve watched the live stream where I heard my name!” she captioned the post. “I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t dreamt about this day my whole life so I am filled with gratitude — Thank you @recordingacademy :’)).”
In January, Carpenter reflected on her decade-long journey to becoming a first-time Grammy nominee.
“I’ve always been true to myself and believed in my work since I was young,” she told People. “I’ve realized that it’s always been about the small baby steps that you take over time to get you to this point.”
Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys.Kevin Mazur/Child2014/WireImage
Alicia Keys has been falling even more in love with her husband, Swizz Beatz, with every decade, but she didn’t instantly connect with her partner.
Keys first crossed paths with Beatz (real name Kasseem Daoud Dean) in the ‘90s when they were both teenagers living in New York. “We talked for a minute about nothing deep, and then as I walked off, he asked if we could exchange numbers,” Keys revealed in her 2020 memoir, More Myself. “I was like, ‘Nah, I’m good. I’ll just see you when I see you.'”
By the mid-2000s, the pair had begun working on music together before connecting romantically, and in 2010, they got married. Keys and Beatz have since welcomed two sons and learned each other’s rhythm.
“We understand each other and we communicate,” Beatz exclusively told Us Weekly in June 2019 of the couple’s secret to a happy marriage. “We’re just the f–king best.”
Scroll down to see Keys and Beatz’s relationship from the beginning:
Mid-1990s
Keys revealed in her 2020 memoir, More Myself, that she met Beatz when she was 14 and he was 16. The twosome had mutual friends in the Bronx.
The pair continued to run in the same circles for years before their relationship turned romantic. Keys and Beatz began dating after he split from Mashonda Tifrere in 2008. (Beatz and Tifrere, who share son Kasseem Jr., finalized their divorce in 2010. Beatz also shares son Prince with ex Nicole Levy and daughter Nicole with ex Jahna Sebastian.)
Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys.Bryan Bedder/Getty Images
January 2009
Beatz proposed to Keys on her birthday.
July 2010
The musicians tied the knot during an intimate ceremony overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Keys was pregnant with her and Beatz’s first child when they said “I do.”
October 2010
The couple welcomed their first son, Egypt.
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz.Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images
July 2013
The “Girl on Fire” singer confessed to Marie Claire U.K. that it wasn’t love at first sight with her and Beatz. “Honestly, I didn’t really like him that much,” Keys said of their initial meeting. “I thought he was too ostentatious.”
She explained, “Swizz will have the fastest car, the biggest jewelry, the loudest jacket. Everything with him is really over the top. I used to see him and think, ‘He is so annoying.'” I
n time, she warmed up to Beatz and the pair began working together before becoming a couple.
December 2014
Keys gave birth to her and Beatz’s second son, Genesis.
Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys.Johnny Nunez/Getty Images
August 2017
“We’ve been married for 7 years today and I’m like ????????? **SO excited!!!!!?? We’re even more in love, more full of potential and more excited about our future,” Keys wrote via Instagram, paying homage to her husband. “We look at each other with the wonder of a child and I’m in awe of us everyday!”
She continued: “I’m proud of the love we emanate and share with all we connect with and I can’t wait for every day of the rest of our lives!! Thank you for showing me what love freedom feels like. Here’s to endless blessings, growth, communication and Bliss! ??? #deananniversary #7 #love #loveuniverse.”
June 2019
“I think my wife inspired me to be a better artist just by letting me have my freedom,” Beatz gushed to Us. “We let each other have our freedom, we don’t own each other and we just let things flow. We have fun and we support each other’s passions. I think that’s the key to happiness, honestly.”
He added” “We help each other grow and that’s where people are teamed up to be. It’s to help one another grow.”
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz.Jerritt Clark/WireImage
August 2020
When Keys became “the most certified female R&B artist of the millennium,” Beatz couldn’t help but gush about her accomplishment.
“This is serious! The highest selling R&B female artist of the decade, 16 million worldwide, beating everybody — everybody,” he said in an Instagram video, poking fun at how Keys was celebrating. “And you’re just going to walk around the house, wash dishes, don’t say nothing about that?” After sharing a laugh with his spouse, Beatz added, “That’s big. Congrats baby.”
Alicia Keys.Courtesy of Alicia Keys/Instagram
October 2021
Keys dedicated her song “Best of Me” to her husband, including him in the romantic music video. “This song continues to give me chills. As do you @therealswizzz ,” she revealed via social media.
January 2022
When Beatz won GQ’s Man of the Year, his wife joined him at the awards ceremony for the ultimate “date night.” Keys later gushed, “He’s the MAN of EVERY YEAR like seriously this king is literally like no one I’ve EVER known!!! I am constantly in awe of you!! I I’ve you swizzzzyyyyyyyy!!!!!!”
Keys toasted to her husband’s birthday by throwing a lavish party in his honor. “My love! There are no words to describe this special year and how special YOU are!! What a night,” the singer captioned an Instagram video from the affair. “What a blessing to be with our family in places none of us could’ve ever imagined.”
Keys continued: “The most amazing part about you, to me, is that you give SO much, ALL the time, to SO many. The way everyone celebrated you and shared their stories of how you have transformed and touched their lives made it the most genuine and unforgettable night!”
She thanked everyone who came to celebrate, adding that she loves Beatz with “all my heart.”
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz.Courtesy of Alicia Keys/Instagram
January 2024
“It’s a real Queen BDAY The 25th of Jan never felt so blessed,” Beatz wrote via his Instagram tribute to Keys. “I wish you many more blessings on your amazing journey We love you and sending the Biggest love to you Queen AK.”
February 2024
Keys and Beatz teamed up with the Brooklyn Museum to put their private collection of art on display for a new exhibit called “Giants.” Their curated pieces feature the works of nearly 40 Black artists and will be available to see in person until July 2024.
“This is a portion of our collection that we’ve been collecting for the past 20 years,” Keys explained during a joint appearance on the Today show. Beatz added, “We collect from our heart. It’s not transactional for us. All of the artists that’s living, that’s in the show, are actually friends. They come to our house and stay at our house.”
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Keys won the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award at the Grammy Awards, which she attended with her husband and kids.
In her speech, she gave a sweet shout-out to Beatz.
“To my brilliant husband, my ultimate soulmate, dream weaver, Swizzy,” Keys said.
The Recording Academy remembered Liam Payne during the 2025 Grammys on Sunday, February 2, nearly five months after his death.
Footage of Payne during his One Direction days was shown at the top of the In Memoriam segment. His voice could be heard as music played in the background.
“We never expected any of this to happen,” Payne said, before Chris Martin started singing. “We have done some amazing things.”
Payne was launched into fame alongside Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik, who met when One Direction was formed on U.K.’s The X Factor in 2010. They released four albums over the years before Malik’s departure from the group in March 2015. The remaining four members released their fifth album later that year before going on an indefinite hiatus in December 2015.
Each member subsequently went their separate ways, kicking off solo singing careers over the years, but showing each other major support. Prior to his sudden October 2024 death, Payne was a huge champion for his former bandmates when it came to their music releases.
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While Styles, Malik, Tomlinson and Horan were not in attendance during Sunday’s awards show, the remaining four members briefly reunited at Payne’s November 2024 funeral in England.
“[Liam’s death] was a wake-up call for all of them. Prior, they kept in touch sporadically but didn’t have close friendships at all,” a source told Us Weeklyexclusively in December 2024. “They’re all still mourning but are checking in on each other and feel closer than they have in years. It brought them back together.”
Payne died at age 31 after falling from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires. The day following Payne’s death, Styles, Malik, Tomlinson and Horan released a joint statement to mourn their former bandmate. (Each singer also shared separate tributes on their own social media pages.)
“We’re completely devastated by the news of Liam’s passing. In time, and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say,” they said at the time. “But for now, we will take some time to grieve and process the loss of our brother, who we loved dearly. The memories we shared with him will be treasured forever. For now, our thoughts are with his family, his friends, and the fans who loved him alongside us. We will miss him terribly. We love you Liam.”
A preliminary autopsy stated that Payne’s cause of death was “multiple traumas,” including hemorrhages in his chest, skull and abdomen. It has also been widely reported that a partial autopsy found “pink cocaine” — a mix of methamphetamine, ketamine and MDMA — along with cocaine, benzodiazepine and crack in Payne’s system at the time of his death.
Christine Brown Woolley and Janelle Brown.Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images
Janelle Brown and Christine Brown are still a united front after their respective divorces from Kody Brown — but they don’t agree when it comes to sex and spirituality.
“Apparently until you have sex with the next guy, you’re not divorced,” Christine, 52, told Janelle, 55, during the Sunday, February 2, episode of Sister Wives as the two discussed whether Janelle wanted to get a spiritual divorce from Kody, 55.
Janelle was appalled by that way of thinking, saying, “I just think that’s bulls—. I think that’s dogmatic. I’m like, whatever. I mean, that’s a dogma I used to hear, and I used to be like, ‘OK, whatever.’”
Christine later explained that it was Kody’s fourth wife — and only remaining spouse — Robyn Brown who told her the church’s take on sex and divorce.
“Robyn said in the church that we used to belong to, they teach that you’re not divorced until you basically have sex with the next guy,” Christine alleged to the cameras.
She noted that if she was Janelle, she’d “skip it all” and just “go have sex with somebody then that marriage is over” and she can “move on.”
Christine, who left Kody in November 2021, called Robyn’s explanation of church’s stance “the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard,” but seemingly agreed that Janelle should start moving on romantically. (Christine has since remarried, tying the knot with David Woolley in October 2023.)
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“It kind of bothers me that Christine’s so flippant about, ‘Well you should just go sleep with somebody,’ because my brain doesn’t work that way,” Janelle confessed, noting that when she entered into a spiritual union with Kody in 1993 there were “boundaries” set into place for their family.
She explained, “Otherwise, if it’s just some guy [that] goes and gets a girlfriend, starts sleeping around with just a bunch of baby mamas.”
Janelle — who welcomed six children with Kody prior to their separation in December 2022 — added that they are a “family” and it’s not about the sex part. (Kody and Janelle’s son Garrisondied in March 2023 at the age of 25.)
“We are raising children together as a family structure, not just a whole bunch of women who are sleeping with some guy,” she concluded.
Kody’s first wife, Meri Brown, who confirmed her split from the patriarch in January 2023, was more aligned with Janelle on the matter.
“Until I have sex with somebody, that means I’m still attached to Kody? I don’t think it means that,” Meri, 53, said in a confessional. “I think it really is more for if you’re going to go outside of your marriage and have sexual relations, then now — that marriage is nullified.”
During Christine and Janelle’s road trip from Arizona to North Carolina, which is where Janelle recently bought land, they toyed with the idea of spiritual releases.
While Christine considered herself divorced from Kody the moment she exited the marriage, Meri went to the church elders to terminate their spiritual union. Janelle, meanwhile, expressed that she’d been unsure if she wanted to take that step because religion is so important.
“I know Meri has just recently gotten a release, like, what we call a release, which is a divorce,” Janelle told the cameras after the trip. “And it’s made me think, ‘Huh, I kind of like the idea of getting a spiritual release, but I don’t even know who to call.’”
Kody, meanwhile, weighed in on the end of his first three marriages and how they all differ.
“I didn’t feel like I needed a spiritual divorce from Meri. And I didn’t feel like I needed a spiritual divorce from Christine,” he recalled. “I don’t know if there’s some kind of karmic connection that Janelle and I are obligated to, still.”
Kody noted that when it comes to Robyn’s beliefs, she thinks they “need to have these marriages dissolved or whatever.” However, he revealed that his thought process is “in the end, God will be able to sort it out.”
Sister Wives returns with new episodes this spring on TLC.
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Jennifer Garner and boyfriend John Miller appear to be more loved-up than ever.
In photos obtained by the Daily Mail and published by the outlet on Sunday, February 2, Garner, 52, was seen wrapping an arm around Miller, 47, on a street in Los Angeles as he held a firm hand on the actress’ waist.
Another snap showed Garner, who began dating the tech CEO in 2018, cheekily holding her hand over Miller’s rear denim pocket as he reached a hand into his other back pocket.
The outing serves as a rare public appearance for Miller and Garner, who regularly reunites with ex-husband Ben Affleck as she and Affleck, 52, coparent their children, Violet, 19, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12.
In the new photos, Garner and Miller appeared relaxed in one another’s company, sporting casual attire as they seemingly got into their individual parked cars. Garner wore a black hoodie and green leggings while Miller opted for a flannel shirt and jeans.
The pair’s romance began the same year Garner’s divorce from Affleck was finalized. (Garner and Affleck ended their 10-year marriage in 2015.) For Miller’s part, he was still legally married to ex-wife Caroline Campbell at the time.
A source told Us Weekly in January 2023 that Garner and Miller share a strong union, despite the pair’s short-term split in August 2020. (Us confirmed in May 2021 that Garner and Miller had rekindled their romance.)
“Jennifer adores John and still sees a long-term future with him,” the insider detailed before adding that Garner was in no “rush down the aisle” at the time.
“She feels perfectly happy cherishing and enjoying what they have — for now — without a formal label,” the insider said.
While the couple have long strived to keep their relationship out of the spotlight, a source revealed that Garner and Miller did celebrate Thanksgiving together in 2023. “They used to go out of their way to keep a low profile, but they’ve both become very secure with their relationship and how it’s all worked out,” the insider told Us in November 2023.
Meanwhile, Garner’s relationship with ex Affleck also appears to be healthy. In photos obtained by the Daily Mail last week, Affleck and Garner were seen arriving at a school play in Santa Monica, California. The Sunday, January 26, outing saw Garner keep things casual with a jacket over a sweater and jeans, while Affleck was photographed stepping out for a smoke amid the event.
Garner and Affleck were seen out with their children on multiple occasions during Affleck’s recent divorce from Jennifer Lopez, which was finalized in the first week of January. An insider told Us in July 2024 that Garner proved to be a pillar of support to both Affleck and Lopez, 55.
“She’s been helpful to J.Lo, and they’ve been relating to each other,” the source told Us at the time. “Jennifer has been a surprising person for J.Lo to talk to.”
Nikki Glaser may have just remembered that Hollywood is a very small town.
While attending the 2025 Grammys on Sunday, February 2, in Los Angeles, the comedian found herself sitting just one table away from Jennifer Lopez.
Cameras spotted the duo’s seating arrangement when Benson Boone kicked off the Best New Artist performance segment.
While it’s unclear if the pair caught up during the show, fans will remember Glaser, 40, made an OMG-worthy joke about Lopez’s ex, Ben Affleck, while hosting the 2025 Golden Globes just a couple of weeks prior.
In her opening monologue, Glaser gave a shout-out to the actor — who wasn’t even at the award ceremony or nominated.
“Tonight we celebrate the best of film,” she told the crowd on January 5. “Wicked. Queer. Nightbitch. These are not just words Ben Affleck yells after he orgasms.”
The next day, Glaser appeared on SiriusXM’s “The Howard Stern Show” and revealed she cut another joke about Affleck, 52, from her monologue.
“I just did all these toasts that were roasts,” she explained of her cut bit. “Like, ‘Here’s to Ben Affleck, I can’t wait to see which Jennifer you try to ruin next.’”
Lopez, 55, filed for divorce from Affleck in August 2024 after two years of marriage. The “On the Floor” singer later opened up to Glaser about her turbulent summer in a chat with Interview.
As for Affleck, he later married Jennifer Garner in 2005. They announced their separation, however, 10 years later. They continue to coparent their kids Violet, 19, Seraphina, 16, and Samuel, 12.
Exes and jokes aside, both Glaser and Lopez appeared to be focused on enjoying their night and celebrating the best of music, even getting in on Boone’s performance.
Lopez later appeared onstage in a Stephane Rolland dress to present the award for Best Latin Pop Album to Shakira.
“Hola Grammys ,” Lopez wrote via Instagram after posing backstage for photos.
As for Glaser, she arrived on the red carpet in a Stella McCartney dress to celebrate her nomination for Best Comedy Album. Unlike the Golden Globes, Glaser was able to simply chill for this award show.
“It is soexciting that I’m here and I don’t have to do anything!” she told E! News on Live From E!: Grammys. “[ While hosting,] you’re worried about what’s going to happen and you don’t even get to watch the show ’cause you’re backstage doing quick changes. And this one I’m just going to be sitting there, getting to take it all in and see the best concert of my life.”
Kanye West and Bianca Censori attend the 67th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Kanye West and wife Bianca Censori chose to leave the 2025 Grammys before the awards show even began after making a wild entrance at the red carpet.
A source confirmed to Us Weekly that West, 47, and Censori, 30, departed “on their own accord” on Sunday, February 2, right after posing for photos. “They just got in their car and left,” the insider added.
West and Censori were seen exiting the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, according to a photo obtained by the Daily Mail. Multiple outlets, including the Daily Mail and Page Six, reported that the pair left after attempting to replicate the cover of West’s Vultures album.
The music mogul, who was nominated for Best Rap Song, posed at the red carpet on Sunday in an all-black T-shirt and jeans while Censori took off her fur coat to reveal a completely sheer dress.
Us Weekly has reached out to West’s rep for comment.
West and Censori took their romance public in January 2023 after she started working for his clothing company Yeezy. Their debut came two months after West finalized his divorce from Kim Kardashian.
Kanye West and Bianca Censori attend the 67th GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
Us confirmed that same month that West and Censori previously had “a small marriage ceremony.” A second insider exclusively discussed West and Censori’s strong bond, telling Us, “Things couldn’t be better for Kanye and Bianca and they’re doing amazing. Kanye feels like he finally met someone who truly gets him and loves him for the person he is.”
The insider added: “Bianca complements Kanye on so many levels and he loves that they can work and collaborate together on projects. He appreciates and respects her opinions, even if they don’t always agree. She really keeps him grounded and he’s feeling better than ever.”
After West and Censori became official, the model was spotted spending time with his kids. West, who was in a lengthy legal battle with Kardashian, 44, after the end of their six-year marriage, shares daughters North, 11, and Chicago, 6, and sons Saint, 8, and Psalm, 5, with his ex-wife.)
“Even to this day, I’ll still give Kim advice on things that could help because that’s going to go to the kids,” he said on the “Alo Mind Full” podcast in September 2022. “She’s still got them 80 percent of the time, [to] raise those children. So what people saw when I was going back and forth is that I still have to be able to throw my version of what people would throw into the curriculum.”
While West and Censori sparked spilt rumors in October 2024, Us confirmed that they were figuring out a rough patch.
“Their relationship is definitely rocky,” another source shared at the time about how the duo is “working through” their issues. “Bianca knew what she was getting herself into when marrying Kanye, but, as months went on, the lifestyle took a toll on her.”
Alicia Keys, Genesis Ali Dean, Egypt Daoud Dean, and Swizz Beatz attend the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy
The couple were pictured sitting inside the awards show on Sunday, February 2, alongside sons Egypt, 14, and Genesis, 10. (Beatz is also dad to son Prince, 24, with ex Nicole Levy, son Kaseem Jr., 18, with ex-wife Mashonda Tifrere and daughter Nicole, 16, with Jahna Sebastian.)
Keys, 44, stunned in a floor-length black gown with a gold metal corset that snatched her waist, pairing the look with matching shoulder-length earrings. Beatz, for his part, rocked an all-black double-breasted suit and black shades. Egypt donned a black leather USA Basketball jacket with glasses while Genesis wore a classic black tux.
Once inside the show, Keys and Genesis posed with his musical idol, Billie Eilish. (Nearly one year ago, Genesis asked the singer, 23, if they could be “friends,” to which she agreed.)
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Keys was in attendance at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday to receive the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award and to celebrate Hell’s Kitchen, a musical loosely based on her life story that uses her discography. Hell’s Kitchen, which opened on Broadway in April 2024, received the award for Best Musical Theater Album.
“We’re at the Grammys, we’re having a ball already,” Keys said in an Instagram Story video of her riding in the back of a golf cart. “Hell’s Kitchen just won. They didn’t even start, the night hadn’t even start[ed]. We’re having a ball. Big love.”
Keys and Beatz, 46, first crossed paths when they were both teenagers living in New York. Years later, the pair collaborated musically and began pursuing a romantic relationship. Keys and Beatz (real name Kasseem Daoud Dean) tied the knot in 2010 and went on to welcome their two sons.
While reflecting on their romance, Keys revealed to Marie Claire U.K. in 2013 that it wasn’t love at first sight for her and Beatz.
“Honestly, I didn’t really like him that much. I thought he was too ostentatious,” Keys told the outlet at the time. “Swizz will have the fastest car, the biggest jewelry, the loudest jacket. Everything with him is really over the top. I used to see him and think, ‘He is so annoying.’”
The pair have continued to gush over each other through the years, sharing sweet social media tributes to commemorate special occasions.
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE QUEEN OF NEW YORK @aliciakeys ,” Beatz wrote via Instagram in January. “Today all the planets align in your favor because you’re out of this world with greatness We love you so much Happy AK Day 1-25-25 .”
The pop star, 38, debuted “Abracadabra,” the third single from her seventh studio album, and the song’s music video in a commercial break during the Sunday, February 2, awards show. “The category is dance or die,” Gaga says at the beginning of the video, which features numerous dance sequences and the kind of outlandish looks that the singer favored in the early years of her career.
Fans are already living for the new song, which is a return to the upbeat dance music that originally made Gaga famous — think “Poker Face” and “Bad Romance.” “THIS IS EVERYTHING,” tweeted one fan. “LADY GAGA IS SO BACK.”
Another listener added, “OH MY GOD ABRACADABRA SOUNDS LIKE VINTAGE LADY GAGA MOTHA MONSTA IS BACK YALL #GRAMMYs.”
Gaga is nominated for two Grammys this year, with her “Die With a Smile” collaboration with Bruno Mars receiving nods for Song of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. While the duet was initially promoted as a standalone single upon its August 2024 release, it was later included on Mayhem.
Earlier in the evening, Gaga and Mars teamed up for a performance of “California Dreamin'” in tribute to those affected by the Los Angeles wildfires.
In November 2024, Gaga and Mars, 39, reacted to their double nomination.
“I’m so grateful for these 2 GRAMMY NOMINATIONS! ,” Gaga gushed via Instagram at the time. “Because of our amazing fans we are so blessed to be nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Duo recording for Die With A Smile!! @recordingacademy We love y’all! Monsters and Hooligans did that! .”
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Mars added in the comments section, “(Monsters Hooligans) Thank you! We love you!”
Gaga teased the project in a press release at the time, noting that “the album started as me facing my fear of returning to the pop music my earliest fans loved.”
She went on to describe Mayhem as “resembling a shattered mirror: even if you can’t put the pieces back together perfectly, you can create something beautiful and whole in its own new way.”
According to the press release, the album is about “chaos and transformation, celebrating music’s power to unite, provoke and heal.”
As for Gaga’s history with the Grammys, she had 13 trophies and 38 nominations under her belt prior to Sunday’s ceremony, previously winning for Best Electronic/Dance Album for The Fame and Best Dance Recording for “Poker Face” in 2010, Music Video/Short Form and Female Pop Vocal Performance for “Bad Romance” and Pop Vocal Album for The Fame Monster in 2011, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for Cheek to Cheek in 2015, Best Song Written for Visual Media and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “Shallow” and Best Pop Solo Performance for “Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?)” in 2019, Best Song Written for Visual Media for “I’ll Never Love Again (Film Version)” and Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for A Star Is Born in 2020, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “Rain on Me” in 2021 and Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for Love for Sale in 2022.
Mandy Moore and Taylor Goldsmith fell head over heels for each other, and their quiet love story slowly captured all of our hearts.
The This Is Us alum didn’t stop believing in love after she finalized her divorce from Ryan Adams. Moore and Adams called it quits in January 2015 following nearly six years of marriage. She and Goldsmith met through Instagram in May 2015 after she outed herself as a fan of his band, Dawes, by posting the cover of one of their albums. When Goldsmith noticed his famous new fan, the two began DMing and bonded over their shared love of music.
The twosome got engaged in September 2017, and it was only fitting that Moore said they were planning a low-key wedding. “I don’t think I’m going to have a big, old affair,” Moore told Us one month later. “I think it will be small, and quiet, and private.”
In November 2018, Moore and Goldsmith exchanged vows at sunset in the actress’ backyard in front of friends and family, including This Is Us costars Milo Ventimiglia, Chrissy Metz and Sterling K. Brown.
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After nearly six years of marriage, the Golden Globe nominee filed for divorce from her estranged husband, Ryan Adams. Later that year, she met Taylor Goldsmith, lead singer of the band Dawes. “I was still dealing with the trauma of my divorce when we started dating,” Moore told Glamour in a 2018 profile. “Taylor was steadfast in his support — that was a huge sign for me.”
The This Is Us star was spotted wearing what seemed to be an engagement ring at Caffe Luxxe in L.A.’s Brentwood neighborhood, igniting rumors that the Dawes singer had proposed. Shortly after Us first reported that the pair might be heading down the aisle soon, Moore and Goldsmith confirmed they would be taking the next step.
One month into their quiet engagement and the wedding planning was already off to a running start! Moore revealed to Us and other reporters at The Rape Foundation’s Annual Brunch in 2017 that she and her then-fiancé were hoping to host a small, private ceremony. “I’ve never dreamed about a wedding, or a dress, or any of those details,” the former popstar said. “No judgment on women that do. I get it!”
At the same event, the Tangled star opened up about her plans for the future with her new love. Relating to her This Is Us character, Rebecca Pearson, Moore admitted that she and Goldsmith would both be open to adopting children one day. “It’s something my guy and I have talked a lot about,” she explained to Extra. “Perhaps that’s going to be a part of our life at some point.”
It was wedding bells for Moore and Goldsmith on November 18, 2018. The pair tied the knot in front of friends, family and Moore’s This Is Us costars at a romantic sunset ceremony. Just days before their wedding, the Princess Diaries actress got candid about how meaningful their special moment would be. “I’m with my person. I’m with the right person.”
The newlyweds returned from their Chilean honeymoon at the end of 2018. The A Walk to Remember star shared a handful of her favorite moments from the trip on her Instagram Stories, writing at the time, “can’t wait for our next adventure.”
In a revealing New York Times profile, the Emmy nominee opened up about her failed marriage to singer Ryan Adams, claiming that he was verbally and emotionally abusive. “His controlling behavior essentially did block my ability to make new connections in the industry during a very pivotal and potentially lucrative time — my entire mid-to-late 20s,” she said at the time. After the allegations came to light, Adams told Us: “To anyone I have ever hurt, however unintentionally, I apologize deeply and unreservedly.”
Despite the trauma she experienced in her previous marriage, Moore always knew she would find love again. “I knew that past situations didn’t define me and didn’t even define what love or marriage or relationships or any of that had to be,” the actress told Michigan Avenue Magazine in April.
To celebrate his wife’s 35th birthday, the Dawes singer gushed over the “bravest, baddest, bestest wife a guy could ever dream of.” His adorable Instagram caption continued, “I’m so stoked I get to know you forever. Thanks for hanging out with me ❤️.”
One year down, forever to go! In honor of their first anniversary, Moore shared throwback photos of the couple’s special day. “A year ago I married my favorite person in the world and I still pinch myself over whatever magic brought us into each other’s lives,” the actress wrote on Instagram. “I am the luckiest for knowing, loving and being loved by you.”
Moore gushed over her husband as he celebrated his 35th birthday on August 16. "I’m not sure what I did in a past life to deserve you but it must have been something big. You are undeniable," she captioned six photos on Instagram that showed them together as well as a couple of throwbacks of Goldsmith as a kid. "Your inherent light, humility, grace, humor, and compassion are contagious and I feel lucky to get the chance to bask in your goodness with outstretched arms. Thank you for trusting me with your heart. Thank you for being the best travel companion, crossword puzzler, songwriting partner, pet parent, and my favorite person. 2020 has certainly been a wild ride but I really can’t wait for what this next year will bring. Happy Birthday, T. I love you more than anything."
"2 years have flown by in the blink of an eye and I remain taken aback at my incredible fortune to spend the rest of my days by your side. I'm not sure any declaration of love (here or otherwise) could do justice for just how I feel about you, about us... for what I get to carry around in my heart," Moore gushed via Instagram as she marked her second year of marriage with the Dawes singer. "Thank you for your grace, patience, humor, understanding and so much more. There is no one better, Taylor. Oh and I can't wait to meet this baby boy of ours!! Happy Anniversary, my love."
Earlier that month, the actress thanked her husband for his endless support as she accepted the Drama TV Star of 2020 trophy at the People's Choice Awards. "To the love of my life Taylor, I'm so excited to bring this baby boy into the world with you," she said during her speech. "This has been a challenging year for everybody so let's please keep each other safe."
“Sending all the well wishes for a happy and healthy holiday to you and yours, no matter what our celebrations might look like this year. Personally, @taylordawesgoldsmith and I cancelled plans to see family and are hunkering down at home, staying safe/binging plenty of tv and eating lots of baked goods,” the actress wrote alongside a photo of the pair at the piano in December 2020 via Instagram. “The holidays are a tricky time, exacerbated all the more by this wild year … so I’m holding extra space for those who have lost a loved one or a job, those weathering this time solo or away from loved ones, those just overwhelmed by the magnitude of all this year has been … We got this, friends. As the inimitable @glennondoyle says: we can do hard things. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Xoxo.”
"We're both not big on Valentine's Day but I sure am the luckiest to have landed you, @taylordawesgoldsmith. Love you the most, T," the "Candy" songstress wrote in a sweet tribute to her husband on Valentine's Day in 2021.
The couple debuted their baby boy with a touching Instagram post. “Gus is here,” the new mom wrote. "Our sweet boy, August Harrison Goldsmith. He was punctual and arrived right on his due date, much to the delight of his parents. We were prepared to fall in love in all sorts of brand new ways, but it goes beyond anything we could have ever imagined."
Nearly one month after the couple celebrated their three-year wedding anniversary, a source revealed that their marriage was stronger than ever. “Mandy is such a fan of Taylor in every way. He’s a genuinely sweet and nice guy and is so kind to Mandy,” the insider exclusively told Us. “They are always holding hands [and] cuddling and look so in love. Mandy has truly found her soulmate; after her abusive marriage, this is what she deserved. They both sing and play music for their son. It truly is her fairy-tale ending.”
“One incredibly seminal chapter of my life just ended and the next one, as a mother of two, is about to start … and are we ever so deeply grateful and excited,” Moore captioned a June 3 Instagram snap announcing her second pregnancy. “Baby Boy Goldsmith #2 coming this fall! Tour is gonna be slightly different than I expected but I can’t wait and Gus is gonna be the BEST big brother!!”
The couple starred alongside son August in an adorable holiday campaign for Gymboree. "There aren’t many times I get to work with @taylordawesgoldsmith AND our sweet Goosey, so this campaign with @Gymboree is one for the books," Moore wrote via Instagram. "What makes this even more special is that it was our last shoot as a family of 3 ❤️❤️❤️."
Shortly after welcoming baby No. 2, Moore gushed over her husband's commitment to their growing family. "He has just surpassed any expectation I had [as] a partner and a parent," she exclusively told Us. "He's just exceptional in every way. And I knew he was going to be, but ... he's exceeded every expectation I ever could have had. I feel so lucky that I get to do this with him."
Goldsmith was "remarkable" toward the end of Moore's second pregnancy, which she said was more "challenging" during the summer months. "But he just really stepped up in such a [big] way to help with chasing after a very energetic toddler," she added. "It was taxing in a way that I wasn't expecting, but he's the very best. I feel very lucky for all of us that these guys get to have him as their dad. And he's stuck with me now forever."
"Thankful doesn't even begin to cover it," Moore captioned a sweet Instagram tribute to Goldsmith and their kids while celebrating Thanksgiving. "Not sure what I did to deserve these 3 (and so many other wonderful parts of life) but I try to live in the gratitude every day. Wishing you and yours a celebration of love and good food today. Xo."
Moore announced via Instagram that the couple's third baby is on the way, sharing a sweet pic of their sons holding hands. "Sometimes life imitates art. The third in our own Big Three coming soon. Can’t wait for these boys to have a baby sister. 💓💓💓," she wrote.
“Lou is here! Louise Everett Goldsmith arrived happy, healthy, expeditiously and right in time for Virgo season,” Moore captioned an Instagram pic of herself and Goldsmith welcoming their daughter in the hospital. “She is our absolute dream girl and her big brothers are already as obsessed with her as we are. Endlessly grateful for our family of 5 (and our very own big three) and soaking in every moment of this special time 💓💓💓.”
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Fans are calling out red carpet reporters at the 2025 Grammys for snubbing Babyface mid-interview in order to speak to Chappell Roan.
Video from the Associated Press’ red carpet coverage of the Los Angeles awards show on Sunday, February 2, circulated on social media following two reporters’ interview with the producer, 65. The 12-time Grammy winner was mid-sentence when he was cut off by the first reporter, Krysta Fauria, as she noticed Roan, 26, walking by.
“Chappell!” Fauria exclaimed in the video, trying to get the “Good Luck, Babe!” singer’s attention. She said her name one more time while colleague Leslie Ambriz looked on.
“You guys want to do that? Go do that,” Babyface could be seen telling the reporters when he noticed the singer behind him.
“So sorry, Babyface. I’m so sorry,” Ambriz told him as he walked away and Roan stepped up to take his place.
Fans — including Khloé Kardashian — quickly took to social media to criticize the journalists’ slight of the legendary producer.
“This is so disrespectful how Babyface was treated in this interview,” Kardashian, 40, wrote via X. “Babyface has had such a significant impact on the music industry, in sooo many ways. Its maddening to see a LEGEND not get the respect and attention they deserve. He is a pioneer and deserves so much better than this.”
She continued: “With decades of groundbreaking work as a songwriter, producer and performer, he’s shaped the sound of multiple generations. I love you @babyface and I am a forever fan and thankful for all that you have blessed us with.”
Calling Babyface a “class act,” Kardashian concluded that “you don’t treat people like this. At least not in my eyes. There’s a way to handle this and this was wrong in my opinion.”
Other fans chimed in to share their takes on the video as well.
“Cutting off the musical icon who is babyface and taking his mic abruptly while he was speaking to talk to chappell roan is so incredibly disrespectful and rude,” one user wrote via X. “Especially during black history month.”
Another user added: “Treating THEE Babyface as if he’s some sort of random person off the street?! Wow.. Pathetic…”
Roan is up for six awards at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist for her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, and Record of the Year for her song “Good Luck, Babe!” This is her first time attending the Grammys.
Roan is up against Benson Boone, Sabrina Carpenter, Doechii, Khruangbin, Raye, Shaboozey and Teddy Swims for the coveted Best New Artist award.
Babyface earned his first Grammy nomination in 1989 when he earned nods for Producer of the Year and Best R&B Song for his work on Bobby Brown’s “Don’t Be Cruel.” Throughout his decades-long career, the music legend has taken home 12 total Grammys from 54 nominations, including Producer of the Year three years in a row from 1995 to 1997.
He most recently took home a Grammy for Best R&B Song for his work on SZA’s “Snooze” at last year’s awards ceremony.
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The 2025 Grammy Awards crowned a Best New Artist winner on Sunday, February 2.
Chappell Roan ultimately earned the honor during the 67th annual awards ceremony at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Benson Boone, Sabrina Carpenter, Doechii, Khruangbin, Raye, Shaboozey and Teddy Swimswere also nominated in the category.
During her acceptance speech, the “Pink Pony Club” singer read from a notebook to call out her issues with the music industry, specifically the lack of healthcare provided to up-and-coming artists.
“I told myself if I ever won a Grammy and I got to stand up here in front of the most powerful people in music, I would demand that labels and the industry profiting millions of dollars off of artists would offer a livable wage and health care, especially to developing artists,” Roan said to an enthusiastic reaction from the crowd. “Because I got signed so young, I got signed as a minor. When I got dropped, I had zero job experience under my belt, and like most people, I had a difficult time finding a job in the pandemic and could not afford health insurance.”
Roan continued, “It was so devastating to feel so committed to my art and feel so betrayed by the system. If my label would have prioritized artists’ health, I could have been provided care by a company I was giving everything to.”
“Labels, we got you,” Roan said in conclusion, “but do you got us?”
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After their respective breakout years, Carpenter, 25, and Roan, 26, each earned six Grammy nominations and both landed nods in all of the major four categories, which include Best New Artist, Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
Carpenter received nominations for Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for “Espresso,” Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Short n’ Sweet and Song of the Year for “Please Please Please.” Roan, for her part, scored nods for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for “Good Luck, Babe!” and Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.
Shaboozey, 29, followed closely behind with five nominations, including Song of the Year, Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song for “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” and Best Melodic Rap Performance for his “Spaghettii” collaboration with Beyoncé and Linda Martell.
With a total of three nods, Doechii, 26, was also up for Best Rap Performance for “Nissan Altima” and Best Rap Album for Alligator Bites Never Heal.
Meanwhile, Raye, 27, earned two nominations, including for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical.
As for Boone, 22, Swims, 32, and the trio Khruangbin, which consists of Laura Lee Ochoa, Mark Speer and DJ Johnson, they were only nominated in the Best New Artist category.
Ever since the inception of the Best New Artist award in 1959, some of the most popular acts in the history of music have won the accolade. In decades past, The Beatles, Mariah Carey, John Legend, Adele, Sam Smith, Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, Chance the Rapper and Dua Lipa took home the trophy. More recently, Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion, Olivia Rodrigo, Samara Joy and Victoria Monét received the award between 2020 and 2024.
The pop star, 31, didn’t attend the Sunday, February 2, ceremony at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Grande’s absence marked the fifth year in a row that she didn’t make an appearance at music’s biggest night.
Grande was nominated for three Grammys this year: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “The Boy Is Mine” with Brandy and Monica, Best Pop Vocal Album for Eternal Sunshine and Best Dance Pop Recording for “Yes, And?”
Prior to Sunday’s ceremony, Grande was already a two-time Grammy winner, taking home the coveted trophy for Best Pop Vocal Album for Sweetener in 2019 and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for her “Rain on Me” collaboration with Lady Gaga in 2021. Throughout her career, she has earned a total of 18 nominations.
Grande notably opted not to attend the 2019 awards show — the same year that she won her first Grammy — after producers reportedly refused to allow her to sing “7 Rings.” However, she returned in 2020 to perform a medley of her hits, including “7 Rings,” “Imagine” and “Thank U, Next.” This marked her most recent Grammys appearance.
Grande was once again missing from the crowd in 2021, when she earned her second Grammy alongside Gaga, 38, who was filming House of Gucci in Italy at the time.
Despite her three nominations in 2022, Grande skipped that ceremony too, writing via Instagram that it was “an honor to be recognized” and wishing her fellow nominees “a beautiful time” at the event while emphasizing that she was “celebrating all of you there.”
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The 2025 Grammy Awards come amid a very busy season in Grande’s life. In January, she earned her first Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Galinda in the 2024 musical Wicked. (Grande will compete against A Complete Unknown’s Monica Barbaro, The Brutalist’s Felicity Jones, Conclave’s Isabella Rossellini and Emilia Pérez’s Zoe Saldaña for Actress in a Supporting Role at the March 2 ceremony.)
“Picking my head up in between sobs to say thank you so much to @theacademy for this unfathomable recognition. I cannot stop crying, to no one’s surprise,” Grande gushed via Instagram after her Oscar nomination was announced. “I’m humbled and deeply honored to be in such brilliant company and sharing this with tiny Ari who sat and studied Judy Garland singing ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ just before the big, beautiful bubble entered. I’m so proud of you, tiny.”
Ballerini showed up to Music’s Biggest Night in a beaded Tamara Ralph mini dress featuring pointed breasts and thin straps, but later changed into a loosely-fitted black design once inside the Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, February 2. The one-shoulder second look showed just the right amount of skin with a thigh-high slit.
Cyrus also said goodbye to her leather Saint Laurent gown, equipped with a cutout over her chest and a halter neck, and hello to a knit floor-length frock. Her second look featured a sheer silhouette that gave fans a glimpse of her black thong, long sleeves and a mock neck.
Keep scrolling to see every outfit change at the 2025 Grammys.
Charli looked so brat in a black Ann Demeulemeester outfit while posing with her Grammy. Earlier in the night, she rocked a gray Jean Paul Gaultier gown featuring a corset and voluminous skirt.
Carpenter, who walked the red carpet in a custom JW Anderson dress, changed into a sparkling gown — that matched her Grammy — while accepting the award for Best Pop Vocal Album.
Ballerini commanded attention in a beaded Tamara Ralph mini dress on the red carpet, but changed into a one-shoulder sheer dress once inside the awards.
