Everything Country Fans Should Know About The 2025 Grammy Awards
Sheryl Crow joined the all-star lineup of performers who graced the stage during the 2025 Grammy Awards. This year’s event was held on Sunday, February 2nd, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. It aired live on CBS at 8 PM ET.
Country singers, songs, and albums were recognized in four country-specific categories. The nominees were:
The Award For Best Country Album
- Cowboy Carter by Beyoncé
- F-1 Trillion by Post Malone
- Deeper Well by Kacey Musgraves
- Higher by Chris Stapleton
- Whirlwind by Lainey Wilson
Grammy For Best Country Solo Performance
- “16 Carriages” by Beyoncé
- “I Am Not Okay” by Jelly Roll
- “The Architect” by Kacey Musgraves
- “A Bar Song (Tipsy) by Shaboozey
- “It Takes a Woman” by Chris Stapleton
The Award For Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- “Cowboys Cry Too” by Kelsea Ballerini with Noah Kahn
- “II Most Wanted” by Beyoncé featuring Miley Cyrus
- “Break Mine” by Brothers Osborne
- “Bigger Houses” by Dan + Shay
- “I Had Some Help” by Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
Grammy For Best Country Song (Given To Songwriters)
- “The Architect” by Kacey Musgraves – Written by Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, and Kacey Musgraves
- “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey – Written by Collins Chibueze, Nevin Sastry, Sean Cook, Jerrell Jones, and Mark Williams
- “I Am Not Okay” by Jelly Roll – Written by Jason DeFord, Taylor Phillips, Ashley Gorley, and Casey Brown.
- “I Had Some Help” by Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen – Written by Austin Post, Morgan Wallen, Louis Bell, Ryan Vojtesak, Jonathan Hoskins, Ernest Keith Smith, Ashley Gorley, and Chandler Paul Walters
- “Texas Hold ‘Em” by Beyoncé – Written by Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, and Megan Bülow
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The Grammys scaled down surrounding celebrations this year due to the wildfires that tore through the Los Angeles area. Parts of this year’s ceremony were devoted to tributes, raising support for relief efforts, and showing appreciation to first responders.
The Grammys occurred just a few days after the massive FireAid benefit concert, also held in Los Angeles. That concert featured an inspirational performance from Grammy nominee Jelly Roll.
Sheryl Crow Delivers Moving Tribute During 2025 Grammy Awards
As mentioned previously, Sheryl Crow was one of the artists who agreed to perform at the 2025 Grammy Awards. Ahead of the ceremony, Billboard reported that she would perform during one of the tribute segments.
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Crow was one of several artists who delivered the opening performance of the night. The performance was led by Dawes, a folk-rock band from Los Angeles. The group’s members, brothers Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith, lost their house in the wildfires.
Crow joined Dawes, Brad Paisley, John Legend, St. Vincent, and Brittany Howard in performing “I Love L.A.” by Randy Newman. Newman released the song in 1983.
Dawes led the performance vocally. But Crow and the other artists chimed in with backing vocals and musical accompaniment. Overall, their performance served as an upbeat and hopeful ode to the city that’s suffered a lot of heartache in recent weeks.
Watch the video below to see Sheryl Crow’s tribute at the 2025 Grammy Awards.