Grammys 2025: All of the Performances

Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, Chappell Roan, Lady Gaga, and dozens more performed at the 2025 Grammy Awards, bringing elaborate stage shows, giant pink ponies, and more to Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena. The Trevor Noah–hosted show also featured a surprise appearance from the Weeknd; a tribute to the late Quincy Jones featuring Janelle Monáe, Stevie Wonder, Cynthia Erivo, and Herbie Hancock; an opening tribute to victims of the California wildfires featuring St. Vincent, Sheryl Crow, Brittany Howard, and more; an in memoriam performed by Coldplay’s Chris Martin; and bravura performances from the likes of Doechii and Sabrina Carpenter. Below, find footage of each performance.

Benson Boone
Benson Boone made his Grammys stage debut in his first year of nomination. The singer-songwriter played a glam-tastic “Beautiful Things” from Fireworks & Rollerblades, the album that earned him a Best New Artist nomination. (In the end, that award went to Chappell Roan.)

Billie Eilish
Following last year’s performance of her Barbie song “What Was I Made For?,” Billie Eilish returned to play Record of the Year nominee “Birds of a Feather” from Hit Me Hard and Soft. In a Los Angeles Dodgers hat, she sang live joined by Finneas and a live backing band, as an idyllic desert backdrop and childhood pictures played onscreen.

Chappell Roan
Chappell Roan sealed her Grammys breakout year with a Best New Artist win, as well as a performance of “Pink Pony Club.” She began the song—taken from Album of the Year nominee The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess—atop a giant pink pony on a desert set, eventually joined by a troupe of denim-clad rodeo clowns.

Charli XCX
Charli XCX made Brats of the Grammys gala with her debut performance at the ceremony, which began in underdog style with a sequence apparently filmed in a parking garage, before seguing from Best Dance Pop Recording winner “Von Dutch” into “Guess” on the main stage, joined by Julia Fox, the Dare, and dozens of uproarious dancers.

Chris Martin
Sans his Coldplay bandmates, Chris Martin led this year’s in memoriam, performing the band’s “All My Love” with a string section while we remembered the likes of Marianne Faithfull, Steve Albini, Liam Payne, Frankie Beverly, and Rich Homie Quan.

Dawes, St. Vincent, Sheryl Crow, Brittany Howard, John Legend, and Brad Paisley

After losing his home in the California wildfires, singer-songwriter Dawes opened the ceremony with a version of Randy Newman’s 1983 song “I Love L.A.” Joining him were Brittany Howard (a Best Alternative Music Album nominee for What Now), St. Vincent (who returned after an unlikely 2019 performance with Dua Lipa and ended up winning three awards), Sheryl Crow, John Legend, and Brad Paisley.

Doechii
Doechii became a first-time Grammy nominee this cycle, and she toasted the achievement by performing “Catfish” and “Denial Is a River,” rapping with her therapist alter-ego on a sliding floor on the latter. She went on to win Best Rap Album for Alligator Bites Never Heal and release a surprise new song, “Nosebleeds.”

Janelle Monáe, Stevie Wonder, Cynthia Erivo, and More Pay Tribute to Quincy Jones
For years, Quincy Jones was the most decorated Grammy winner of all time, so it is not surprise that the Recording Academy put on an all-star tribute to the great songwriter, composer, and musician. The ceremony welcomed Cynthia Erivo—who sang “Fly Me to the Moon” with Herbie Hancock on piano—as well as Lainey Wilson and multi-nominee Jacob Collier, who teamed up for “Let the Good Times Roll.” The tribute concluded with performances by Stevie Wonder and closer Janelle Monáe, with a rendition of Michael Jackson’s “Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough.”

Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
“Die With a Smile” collaborators Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars paid tribute to Los Angeles and the Southern Californians affected by the wildfires, playing a stripped-down version of the Mamas & the Papas’ “California Dreamin’” accompanied by acoustic guitar and backing singers.

Raye
Rising star of UK pop Raye has, officially, risen. She made her Grammys debut—following nominations including Best New Artist, behind My 21st Century Blues—with a stylish, orchestral rendition of “Oscar Winning Tears.”

Sabrina Carpenter
After years as a pop underdog, Sabrina Carpenter debuted at the Grammys in style, backing her six nominations with Short ’n Sweet tracks “Espresso” and “Please Please Please.” She pulled out all the showgirl stops for a comic medley that zigged and zagged between the two songs, in old- and new-school styles.

Shaboozey
First-time Grammy nominee Shaboozey—who picked up five nominations—took the stage for a rousing rendition of hit single “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” earning a big singalong, if not a golden gramophone, on the night.

Shakira
Three-time Grammy winner Shakira extended her tally with a Best Latin Pop Album win this year, and she marked the achievement with a medley of songs including hits from the album in question, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran.

Teddy Swims
Teddy Swims performed in his debut year of nomination, singing “Lose Control” from his debut album I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1). It earned him a Best New Artist nod, but Chappell Roan went on to pip him to it.

The Weeknd

After a years-long boycott of the awards show, the Weeknd was a surprise performer at the 2025 ceremony, playing “Cry for Me” from new album Hurry Up Tomorrow with special guest Playboi Carti. Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. introduced Abel Tesfaye with a speech proclaiming that the two parties had made amends.

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