Sabrina Carpenter, Charli xcx win their first Grammy Awards, Beyoncé wins first country award
The 67th Grammy Awards has been reformatted its award show as a vehicle to help wildfire victims.
By MARIA SHERMAN, Associated Press Music Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 67th Grammy Awards are taking place Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, and joy was felt from the start.
Leading nominee Beyoncé won her first award of the night for her song featuring Miley Cyrus, “II Most Wanted.” It took home the country duo/group performance during the Grammy’s Premiere Ceremony, where a whopping 85 awards will be handed out. It marks Beyoncé’s first win in a country category.
The Premiere Ceremony, a pre-telecast show, began with host/songwriter Justin Tranter setting the scene — giving out the first award of the day, best pop solo performance given to Sabrina Carpenter for “Espresso.” It is her first Grammy win.
FILE – Grammy Awards are displayed at the Grammy Museum Experience at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on Oct. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)First-time winners were abundant. Soon afterward, Charli xcx also won her first two Grammys, in the best pop dance recording category for “Von Dutch” and best dance/electronic album for “BRAT.” Carin León won his first Grammy for his first nomination: Música Mexicana album (including Tejano) for his blockbuster “Boca Chueca, Vol. 1.”
Amy Allen won the songwriter of the year, non-classical, a Grammy category that has only existed for three years. She is the first woman to ever win. Tobias Jesso Jr. won in 2023 and Theron Thomas won in 2024.
“The child in me … is screaming and crying and laughing at the absurdity of this moment,” Allen started her speech. “We are the engine that fuels the entire music industry,” she said of songwriters past and present.
Sierra Ferrell won her first Grammys for Americana performance, Americana roots song, Americana album, and American roots performance. She pulled an acceptance speech out of scepter. “Honestly this is kind of hilarious,” she joked after returning to the stage for a third time. “Yikes!” she started her fourth acceptance speech.
The energy was high from minute one: Yolanda Adams, Wayne Brady, Deborah Cox, Pentatonix’s Scott Hoying, Angelique Kidjo and Taj Mahal opened the premiere ceremony with a soulful rendition of “Bridge Over Troubled Water.”
As Los Angeles continues to recover from fires that destroyed more than 14,000 structures and displaced tens of thousands, the Recording Academy has reformatted its award show to benefit to help wildfire victims.
“We’re also going to recognize the resilience of our community and celebrate our first responders and do our very best to lift up this city that we love,” Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. said in his opening remarks.
Last night, at the annual pre-Grammy benefit gala hosted by Clive Davis, Mason jr. revealed the Grammys and its affiliated MusiCares charity has raised “almost $5 million in aid” to those in the music industry impacted by the wildfires.
The Grammys will seek to add to those donations.
Viewers and attendees will still see trophies handed out and a bespoke concert experience — but they will also watch the show raise awareness, drive donations and resources to funds that benefit people in need.
Comedian Trevor Noah will host for a fifth year in a row and history could be made when some of the biggest names in music gather. Here’s some key things to know ahead of Sunday’s show at the Crypto.com Arena:
How to watch the show and red carpetThe Grammys will air live on CBS and Paramount+ beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern. Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers can also watch live and on demand.
The award show can also be watched through live TV streaming services that include CBS in their lineup, like Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV and FuboTV.
The premiere ceremony is taking place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles It can be streamed at the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel and on live.GRAMMY.com.
The Associated Press is streaming a four-hour red carpet show with interviews and fashion footage. It’s watchable on YouTube and APNews.com.
E! will air a live red carpet show, “Live From E!: Grammys,” beginning at 6 p.m. Eastern.
Who’s nominated at the 2025 GrammysBeyoncé leads the Grammy nods with 11 thanks to her acclaimed “Cowboy Carter” album, bringing her career total to 99 nominations. That makes her the most nominated artist in Grammy history.
Since 2023 she’s also been the most decorated artist, having earned 32 trophies across her career.
Is it finally her time to take home the top prize? If she wins the album of the year, she’ll become the first Black woman to do so in the 21st century.
She capitalized on the Grammys spotlight by announcing her Cowboy Carter Tour late Saturday on Instagram and her website. No details on when it will start or which cities she’ll visit were included, but the posts created an immediate frenzy.
Post Malone, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Charli xcx follow with seven nominations.
Taylor Swift and first-time nominees Carpenter and Chappell Roan boast six nominations each.
Who’s attending and performing at the GrammysCarpenter, Eilish, Roan, Shaboozey, Charli xcx, Doechii, RAYE, Benson Boone, Shakira, Teddy Swims, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars will perform at the 2025 Grammys.
Stevie Wonder, Janelle Monáe and Will Smith will pay tribute to the late, legendary producer Quincy Jones.
Brad Paisley, Brittany Howard, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Cynthia Erivo, Herbie Hancock, Jacob Collier, John Legend, Lainey Wilson, Sheryl Crow and St. Vincent will also appear.
Taylor Swift, who last month wrapped her massive Eras tour, will be a presenter.
Other presenters will include Smith, Cardi B, Gloria Estefan, Olivia Rodrigo, Queen Latifah, SZA, Victoria Monét and the Red Hot Chili Pepper’s Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith.
For more coverage of this year’s Grammy Awards, visit: www.apnews.com/GrammyAwards
Originally Published: February 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM PST
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So, if you're tired of this trope and want some heart-fluttering romances where the male and female leads didn't know each other before falling in love in the present, you're in for a treat! Here are four K-drama romances with zero childhood or past connections.
Warning: while all of these dramas will make you giggle, some might also have you crying your eyes out—so, beware!
Summer Strike
Summer Strike, based on the webtoon I Don't Feel Like Doing Anything, is a slice-of-life romance revolving around the life of Yeo Reum (Seolhyun), a young woman living in Seoul and working at a publishing house. Her life might not be perfect, but she has a stable job and a boyfriend—until one day, everything goes south. First, she loses her job, then her boyfriend, and finally, tragedy strikes hardest when her beloved mother passes away.
After going through so much pain, Yeo Reum decides to go on a healing journey and moves to a small seaside town for a year, where she plans to do literally nothing and just spend her days idly. There, she meets a math prodigy-turned-librarian, Dae Bum (Yim Si Wan), and the chemistry just flows!
While most K-drama romantic comedies—or rom-coms in general—feature loud and eccentric characters that quickly grab your attention, Summer Strike is a K-drama that takes pride in its main couple being introverts. The male lead is so introverted that he doesn't speak for the entirety of the second episode, where he is first introduced. But even when words fall short, the chemistry between the couple is palpable and heart-fluttering.
Mostly a romantic comedy, Summer Strike also features a half-baked thriller subplot sprinkled throughout the show, which, thankfully, does not disrupt the flow of the story.
Start watching Summer Strike:
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Crash Landing on You
Crash Landing on You is one of those K-dramas that opened up the world of K-dramas to a newer audience during the start of the pandemic, so it's often thought of as a drama that everyone has already seen. But if you haven't, it's time to put it on your watch-later list.
The tvN drama begins with one of South Korea's richest heiresses, Yoon Se Ri (Son Ye Jin), paragliding during rough weather. The wind blows so hard that tractors are flying in the air. As she is near the North Korean border, she ends up flying to North Korea and gets stuck in a tree on the other side of the border, unable to get down. The night passes, and the next day, she meets the male lead, a North Korean soldier named Ri Jung Hyuk (Hyun Bin), and falls from the tree and crash lands on him, hence the name. Their story begins there: the soldier agrees to hide her in his house and help her return to South Korea, but somewhere along the way, they both fall in love.
While past connections in K-dramas have been overdone to death, they cannot compete with the star-crossed lovers trope. Nothing can come close to the longing and slow burn of Crash Landing on You, which keeps you on the edge of your seat. The romance between the main leads was so palpable that the actors ended up falling in love and got married in real life.
Because This Is My First Life
Because This Is My First Life is a 2017 K-drama featuring the marriage-of-convenience or contract-marriage trope. The story revolves around Se Hee (Lee Min Ki), an academically gifted man working in tech in his late 30s, with a personality as dry as sandpaper. Unlike most people his age in Seoul, he owns a house of his own, though he has a lot of mortgage to pay off. His plan? Get a housemate and use the rent to pay off the debt. The only problem? He's extremely picky about his tenants. His other quirk? He doesn't want to get married and is tired of his mother trying to set him up with a new girl every week.
On the other side is Ji Ho (Jung So Min), a K-drama writer in her early 30s who hasn't had her big break yet and works as an assistant writer. Though Ji Ho's biggest desire is to be loved, she has never dated anyone. One thing leads to another—Ji Ho loses her job and her place, and she is about to move back in with her dysfunctional family in her hometown, leaving her dream of becoming a writer behind. Before she leaves, Se Hee offers a unique proposal: marry him so he can stop his mother's pestering, and she can live in Seoul at a cheaper rent than the market rate. And she accepts the offer, of course!
Because This Is My First Life is similar to Summer Strike in that both K-dramas feature main couples who are introverts. However, while Yeo Reum and Dae Bum communicate healthily despite their shyness, the main leads in Because This Is My First Life are awkward and don't open up until the final episodes. This lack of communication is frustrating at times and makes viewers want to pull their hair out. However, the trope is used effectively, is entertaining, and makes the ending all the more satisfying.
Start watching Because This Is My First Life:
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Twinkling Watermelon
Twinkling Watermelon is the only K-drama on this list that doesn't exclusively belong to the romance or rom-com genre. Although this drama focuses more on family, friendship, and music, the love plot is so heart-fluttering that it's a must-watch!
The story of Twinkling Watermelon begins in 2023 with Eun Gyeol (Ryeoun), a high school student who is also a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults). During the day, Eun Gyeol is a diligent student working hard to get into a medical university as his father Yi Chan (Choi Hyun Wook) wishes. However, by night, he takes to the streets with his electric guitar, busking the night away under the city lights.
When his father discovers his nighttime routine, a major argument ensues, prompting Eun Gyeol to run away from home. In a twist of fate, he is magically transported to the past—a time when his father was a high school student himself. Initially, Eun Gyeol is focused on returning to the future, but he soon realizes that, in this timeline, his father has fallen for another girl and hasn't even met his mother, Chung Ah (Shin Eun Soo). To prevent his existence from vanishing, Eun Gyeol takes on the mission to make his parents fall in love again.
While childhood or past-life connections are overdone in K-dramas, Twinkling Watermelon stands out due to its time-travel element, which introduces a future connection. Some viewers might consider it similar, but even without Eun Gyeol's interference, Chung Ah and Yi Chan had fallen for each other in the original timeline.
What makes their relationship so endearing is Yi Chan's dedication to learning Chung Ah's language from the moment he realizes she is deaf, just so he can communicate with her better. This was long before he fell in love with her—he simply wanted to connect with and understand a friend, who he later grows to love.
Start watching Twinkling Watermelon:
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Hello Soompiers! What is your favorite K-drama romance with no past connections? Let us know in the comments section below!
Javeria is a binge-watching specialist who loves devouring entire K-dramas in one sitting. Good screenwriting, beautiful cinematography, and a lack of cliches are the way to her heart. As a music fanatic, she listens to multiple artists across different genres and stans the self-producing idol group SEVENTEEN. You can talk to her on Instagram @javeriayousufs.
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