The 2025 Grammy Awards celebrated some of the biggest names in music, many of whom have left their mark on South African audiences. From global superstars like Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar, these artists have brought their award-winning talent to local stages, shaping unforgettable cultural moments. Here’s a look at this year’s Grammy winners who have performed in South Africa:

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Here’s the list of artists mentioned:

• Beyoncé
• Shakira
• Jon Batiste
• Meshell Ndegeocello
• Dave Chappelle
• John Legend
• Erykah Badu
• CeCe Winans
• Kendrick Lamar
• Anderson .Paak
• Chris Brown
• Tems
• Wouter Kellerman

Here’s the full list of the 2025 Grammy Award winners:

Album of the Year: Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé

Song of the Year: “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)

Record of the Year: “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Die With a Smile,” Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars

Best Latin Pop Album: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, Shakira

Best New Artist: Chappell Roan

Best Country Album: Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé

Best Pop Vocal Album: Short n’ Sweet, Sabrina Carpenter

Best Rap Album: Alligator Bites Never Heal, Doechii

Best Contemporary Classical Composition: “Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina,” Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Los Angeles Master Chorale)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals: “Alma,” Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johanye Kendrick, and Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje featuring Regina Carter)

Best Classical Compendium: “Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina,” Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album: The Heart, the Mind, the Soul, Tank and the Bangas

Best Musical Theater Album: Hell’s Kitchen, Original Broadway Cast

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella: “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly, and John Legend, arrangers (Jacob Collier featuring John Legend and Tori Kelly)

Best Engineered Album, Classical: Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit, Mark Donahue and John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

Producer of the Year, Classical: Elaine Martone

Best Immersive Audio Album: I/O (In-Side Mix), Peter Gabriel

Best Instrumental Composition: “Strands,” Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf and Christian Euman)

Best Classical Instrumental Solo: “Bach: Goldberg Variations,” Víkingur Ólafsson

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: Beyond the Years — Unpublished Songs of Florence Price, Karen Slack, soloist; Michelle Cann, pianist

Best Orchestral Performance Award: “Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina,” Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)

Best Opera Recording Award: Saariaho: Adriana Mater, Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan, and Christopher Purves; Jason O’Connell, producer (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)

Best Choral Performance: “Ochre,” Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: “Rectangles and Circumstance,” Caroline Shaw and Sō Percussion

Best Rock Performance: “Now and Then,” The Beatles

Best Metal Performance: “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!),” Gojira, Marina Viotti, and Victor Le Masne

Best Rock Song: “Broken Man,” St. Vincent

Best Rock Album: Hackney Diamonds,The Rolling Stones

Best Alternative Music Performance: “Flea,” St. Vincent

Best Alternative Music Album: All Born Screaming, St. Vincent

Best Jazz Performance: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Me,” Samara Joy featuring Sullivan Fortner

Best Jazz Vocal Album: A Joyful Holiday, Samara Joy

Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Remembrance, Chick Corea and Béla Fleck

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Bianca Reimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence, Dan Pugach Big Band

Best Latin Jazz Album: Cubop Lives!, Luques Curtis, Zaccai Curtis, Willie Martinez, Camilo Molina, and Reinaldo de Jesus

Best Alternative Jazz Album: No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin, Meshell Ndegeocello

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album: Plot Armor, Taylor Eigsti

Best Global Music Performance: “Bemba Colora,” Sheila E. featuring Gloria Estefan and Mimy Succar

Best African Music Performance: “Love Me JeJe,” Tems

Best Global Music Album: Alkebulan II, Matt B Featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Best Reggae Album: Bob Marley: One Love — Music Inspired by the Film (Deluxe), Various Artists

Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album: Triveni, Wouter Kellerman, Eru Matsumoto, and Chandrika Tandon

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: Dune: Part Two, Hans Zimmer, composer

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television: Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media: Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

Best Song Written for Visual Media: “It Never Went Away,” Jon Batiste, from American Symphony

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: I/O, Tchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May, Dom Shaw, and Mark “Spike” Stent, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Peter Gabriel)

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Daniel Nigro

Best Melodic Rap Performance: “3:AM,” Rapsody featuring Erykah Badu

Best Rap Song: “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Visions, Norah Jones

Best Children’s Music Album: Brillo, Brillo!, Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band

Best Comedy Album: The Dreamer, Dave Chappelle

Best Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Recording: Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration, Jimmy Carter

Best Music Video: “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar

Best Music Film: American Symphony

Best Recording Package: “Brat,” Charli XCX, Brent David Freaney and Imogene Strauss, art directors (Charli XCX)

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: “Mind Games,” Simon Hilton and Sean Ono Lennon, art directors (John Lennon)

Best Album Notes: “Centennial,” Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band and Various Artists)

Best Historical Album: Centennial, King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band and Various Artists

Best R&B Album: 11:11 (Deluxe), Chris Brown

Best Rap Performance: “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical: Amy Allen

Best R&B Performance: “Made for Me (Live on BET),” Muni Long

Best Traditional R&B Performance: “That’s You,” Lucky Daye

Best R&B Song: “Saturn,” SZA

Best Progressive R&B Album: So Glad to Know You, Avery*Sunshine & Why Lawd?, NxWorries (Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge)

Best Country Solo Performance: “It Takes a Woman,” Chris Stapleton

Best Country Duo/Group Performance: “II Most Wanted,” Beyoncé featuring Miley Cyrus

Best Country Song: “The Architect,” Kacey Musgraves

Best American Roots Performance: “Lighthouse,” Sierra Ferrell

Best Traditional Blues Album: Swingin’ Live at the Church in Tulsa, The Taj Mahal Sextet

Best Contemporary Blues Album: Mileage, Ruthie Foster

Best Música Urbana Album: Las Letras Ya No Importan, Residente

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album: ¿Quién Trae las Cornetas?, Rawayana

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano): Boca Chueca, Vol. 1, Carín León

Best Tropical Latin Album: Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional), Tony Succar, Mimy Succar

Best Pop Solo Performance: “Espresso,” Sabrina Carpenter

Best Dance/Electronic Recording: “Neverender,” Justice and Tame Impala

Best Dance Pop Recording: “Von Dutch,” Charli XCX

Best Dance/Electronic Album: Brat, Charli XCX

Best Remixed Recording: “Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix),” Sabrina Carpenter

Best Americana Performance: “American Dreaming,” Sierra Ferrell

Best American Roots Song: “American Dreaming,” Sierra Ferrell

Best Americana Album: Trail of Flowers, Sierra Ferrell

Best Bluegrass Album: Live Vol. 1, Billy Strings

Best Folk Album: Woodland, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

Best Regional Roots Music Album: Kuini, Kalani Pe’a

Best Gospel Performance/Song: “One Hallelujah,” Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell, and Israel Houghton featuring Jonathan McReynolds and Jekalyn Carr

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: “That’s My King,” CeCe Winans

Best Gospel Album: More Than This, CeCe Winans

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: Heart of a Human, Doe

Best Roots Gospel Album: Church, Cory Henry