LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 yr and a shock look by The Weeknd.
Sunday night time’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 out there to stream by those that bought the Paramount+ With Showtime bundle. As a result of final month’s devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, the Grammys scaled again advertising efforts forward of the Grammys and canceled a number of pre-Grammy occasions.
The three-hour-plus present — with Trevor Noah as soon as once more internet hosting — happened 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 almost $9 million for wildfire aid efforts.
Kendrick Lamar received tune and report of the yr for his diss observe “Not Like Us,” taking house two of the night time’s most prestigious awards, and Shakira received Latin pop album for “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran.”
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