LOS ANGELES – Rankings for the Grammy Awards dipped from final yr, regardless of the nail-biting pressure of whether or not Beyoncé would win album of the year and a shock look by The Weeknd.
Sunday evening’s broadcast on CBS was seen by 15.4 million viewers based on Nielsen. That represents a decline from 2024, which was seen by 16.9 million, a 34% improve from the yr earlier than.
The numbers up to now solely account for viewers on CBS. The telecast was additionally obtainable to stream by those that bought the Paramount+ With Showtime package deal.
The three-hour-plus show — with Trevor Noah as soon as once more internet hosting — befell in a Los Angeles nonetheless reeling from the wildfires and celebrated the previous yr’s hottest artists, with performances by Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter and Charli xcx.
The present raised practically $9 million for wildfire relief efforts.
Kendrick Lamar won song and record of the year for his diss monitor “Not Like Us,” taking house two of the evening’s most prestigious awards, and Shakira gained Latin pop album for “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran.”
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