Photo: Amy Allen | By Lauren Turner, BBC News | You may not have heard of the first woman to be named best songwriter at the Grammys before – but you may well have sung along to one of her hits.
Amy Allen is behind a string of pop chart-toppers including Sabrina Carpenter’s Espresso and Please Please Please, and was also nominated for co-writing tracks with Olivia Rodrigo, Justin Timberlake and Tate McRae.
Allen was one of four women nominated for songwriter of the year, non-classical, in the third year since it was launched as a standalone category.
In her acceptance speech, she highlighted the prior lack of recognition for songwriters, adding: “Without us, there would be no songs for anyone to win awards for.”
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Photo: Amy Allen
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2025 GRAMMYs: See The Full Winners & Nominees List
By Nina Frazier | GRAMMYs | The 2025 GRAMMYs marked a historic year for Music’s Biggest Night, filled with monumental moments. Check out the complete list of winners and nominees from the 2025 GRAMMYs. Https://www.grammy.com The 2025 GRAMMYs telecast was reimagined to raise funds for MusiCares Fire Relief, a dedicated campaign to support the people affected by the recent wildfires in the Greater Los Angeles Area. Donate now.
From Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter making history, winning her first Album Of The Year award and becoming the first Black woman to ever take home a golden gramophone in the Best Country Album, to Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” sweeping in all five categories he was nominated in, the 2025 GRAMMYs were a monumental show that showcases why GRAMMY Sunday is Music’s Biggest Night. Aside from notable award wins, electrifying performances from artistslike Doechii and Chappell Roan rattled Crypto.com Arena and entirely transformed the energy in the room.
The Recording Academy’s Voting Members, composed of music creators, including artists, producers, songwriters, and engineers determine the GRAMMY winners across all categories revealed on every GRAMMY night. This thorough process underscores the integrity of the GRAMMY Awards as music’s only industry-recognized, peer-voted honor.
This year, the Recording Academy, the organization behind the GRAMMY Awards, introduced several key updates to the annual GRAMMY Awards process, including adjustments to eligibility criteria and Category renaming, which went into effect immediately at the 2025 GRAMMYs. All these changes were designed to enhance the integrity and inclusivity of the GRAMMY Awards and reflect the Recording Academy’s commitment to supporting and progressing the evolving music industry.
For more information about the 2025 GRAMMY Awards season, learn more about the annual GRAMMY Awards process and visit the GRAMMY Award Update Center for a list of real-time changes to the GRAMMY Awards process.
The OFFICIAL 2025 GRAMMY Nominations Full List at https://www.grammy.com
CATEGORY 1 – Record Of The Year
Award to the Artist(s), Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), and/or Mixer(s), and Mastering Engineer(s) if other than the artist
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
Sean Momberger, Mustard & Sounwave, producers; Ray Charles Brown Jr. & Johnathan Turner, engineers/mixers; Nicolas de Porcel, mastering engineer
“Now and Then” – The Beatles
Giles Martin & Paul McCartney, producers; Geoff Emerick, Steve Genewick, Jon Jacobs, Greg McAllister, Steve Orchard, Keith Smith, Mark ‘Spike’ Stent & Bruce Sugar, engineers/mixers; Miles Showell, mastering engineer
“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” – Beyoncé
Beyoncé, Nate Ferraro, Killah B & Raphael Saadiq, producers; Hotae Alexander Jang, Alex Nibley & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
“Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter
Julian Bunetta, producer; Julian Bunetta & Jeff Gunnell, engineers/mixers; Nathan Dantzler, mastering engineer
“360” – Charli xcx
Cirkut & A. G. Cook, producers; Cirkut & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Idania Valencia, mastering engineer
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Billie Eilish
FINNEAS & Billie Eilish, producers; Thom Beemer, Jon Castelli, Billie Eilish, Aron Forbes, Brad Lauchert, FINNEAS & Chaz Sexton, engineers/mixers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer
“Good Luck, Babe!” – Chappell Roan
Dan Nigro, producer; Mitch McCarthy & Dan Nigro, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
“Fortnight” – Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone
Jack Antonoff, Louis Bell & Taylor Swift, producers; Louis Bell, Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Michael Riddleberger & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
CATEGORY 2 – Album Of The Year
Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s) credited with 20% or more playing time of the album.)
COWBOY CARTER – Beyoncé – WINNER
Beyoncé, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant & Dave Hamelin, producers; Matheus Braz, Brandon Harding, Hotae Alexander Jang, Dani Pampuri & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Ryan Beatty, Beyoncé, Camaron Ochs, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, Dave Hamelin, S. Carter & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
New Blue Sun – André 3000
André 3000 & Carlos Niño, producers; André 3000, Carlos Niño & Ken Oriole, engineers/mixers; André 3000, Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau & Carlos Niño, songwriters; Andy Kravitz, mastering engineer
Short n’ Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter
Jack Antonoff, Julian Bunetta, Ian Kirkpatrick & John Ryan, producers; Bryce Bordone, Julian Bunetta, Serban Ghenea, Jeff Gunnell, Oli Jacobs, Manny Marroquin, John Ryan & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff, Julian Bunetta, Sabrina Carpenter, Ian Kirkpatrick, Julia Michaels & John Ryan, songwriters; Nathan Dantzler & Ruairi O’Flaherty, mastering engineers
BRAT – Charli xcx
Charli xcx, Cirkut & A. G. Cook, producers; A. G. Cook, Tom Norris & Geoff Swan, engineers/mixers; Charlotte Aitchison, Henry Walter, Alexander Guy Cook, Finn Keane & Jonathan Christopher Shave, songwriters; Idania Valencia, mastering engineer
Djesse Vol. 4 – Jacob Collier
Jacob Collier, producer; Ben Bloomberg, Jacob Collier & Paul Pouwer, engineers/mixers; Jacob Collier, songwriter; Chris Allgood & Emily Lazar, mastering engineers
HIT ME HARD AND SOFT – Billie Eilish
FINNEAS, producer; Thom Beemer, Jon Castelli, Billie Eilish, Aron Forbes, Brad Lauchert, FINNEAS & Chaz Sexton, engineers/mixers; Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters; Dale Becker, mastering engineer
Chappell Roan The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan
Daniel Nigro, producer; Mitch McCarthy & Daniel Nigro, engineers/mixers; Daniel Nigro & Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT – Taylor Swift
Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, producers; Zem Audu, Bella Blasko, Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea, David Hart, Mikey Freedom Hart, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Jonathan Low, Michael Riddleberger, Christopher Rowe, Laura Sisk & Evan Smith, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
Song Of The Year
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar) – WINNER
Best New Artist
This category recognizes an artist whose eligibility-year release(s) achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.
Chappell Roan – WINNER
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
Amy Allen – WINNER (First time a WOMAN has won!) (See Separate Story)
Adrian L. Maclin Named Recipient Of The 2025 Music Educator Award
https://www.grammy.com/news/2025-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list
Photo: Midwest Princess (Chappell Roan) | https://www.iamchappellroan.com/