Kendrick Lamar won the most trophies of any artist, Bad Bunny made history by taking home the album of the year award and Olivia Dean won best new artist.

For three decades with the Grateful Dead and three more after the group ended following the 1995 death of his bandmate Jerry Garcia, Weir helped build and sustain the band's legacy across generations.

2025 had no shortage of major music news stories. Here's a rundown of some of the biggest of the year.

The son of Cuban immigrants, Malo and his band blended country, rock and roll, folk, jump blues, Latin music and Cajun rhythms into a distinct sound anchored by his unmistakable voice.

The musician and actor helped propel reggae into the international spotlight, thanks in part to his songs and starring role in the 1972 film The Harder They Come.

Known for his cosmic-stoner songwriting and freewheeling tunes, Todd Snider's career spanned three decades.

"Sam Rivers wasn't just our bass player — he was pure magic. The pulse beneath every song, the calm in the chaos, the soul in the sound," Limp Bizkit said in a social media post Saturday.

The co-founding member of the band was known as the Spaceman and had a hit single of his own in "New York Groove."

The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, on Thursday, alleging that the company willingly misleads consumers about ticket prices and cooperates with scalpers to markup resale prices.

The Sea.Hear.Now festival returned to Asbury Park on September 13th & 14th bringing with it 35 thousand people per day to the waterfront, this time with and expanded perimeter covering from 4th Avenue to around 8th Avenue. Bands included: Hozier, Blink 182, LCD Soundsystem, Sublime, and many more.