Charli XCX Wins Her First Grammys Ever, Taking Home Two Early Dance Awards

Charli XCX is livin’ that life, with her ferocious “Von Dutch” winning the Grammy for best dance pop recording at the 2025 awards and her year-defining Brat winning for best dance/electronic album.

Charli was not present at the Grammy Premiere Ceremony to accept the award, with the song’s producer Finn Keane accepting for dance pop recording on her behalf. “She has been making this kind of music for, like, 10 years and everybody’s kind of caught up to it and realized what she can do, so thank you very much,” said Keane.

The win marks Charli’s first ever Grammy wins. “Von Dutch” won over Madison Beer’s “Make You Mine,” Billie Eilish’s “L’Amour De Ma Vie (Over Now Extended Edit),” Ariana Grande’s “Yes, And?” and Troye Sivan’s “Got Me Started.”

Brat, meanwhile, won over Four Tet’s Three, Justice’s Hyperdrama, Zedd’s Telos and Kaytranada’s Timeless.

Charli XCX and Brat were nominated for a whopping eight awards at Sunday’s ceremony, including for album of the year. The album’s “360” is up for record of the year, while “Apple” was up for best pop solo performance (which went to Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” in the Premiere Ceremony). Charli will perform during Sunday’s prime-time ceremony, with other performers during the night including Chappell Roan, Carpenter and Eilish.

The first single to be released from Brat, the electro throwback “Von Dutch,” is now the second song to ever win the best dance pop award, which was introduced at the Grammy Awards in 2024. The award’s addition created more space for dance and electronic music at the Grammys, shining a light on the more pop-oriented area of the broad spectrum of electronic music. Kylie Minogue was the first artist to ever win the award, with her unstoppable “Padam Padam” taking home the trophy in 2024.