Beyoncé and Jay-Z's 13-year-old daughter Blue Ivy Carter made a fashion statement Sunday as she attended the 2025 Grammy Awards Sund...
Beyoncé and Jay-Z's 13-year-old daughter Blue Ivy Carter made a fashion statement Sunday as she attended the 2025 Grammy Awards Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles in a strapless blue ballgown.
In Sunday's outing, the teenager rounded out her ensemble with a necklace, hoop earrings and a bracelet, leading some online commenters to echo previous sentiments that she was dressing too mature for her age.
Blue Ivy faced some criticism earlier over the outfit she wore to the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California - a shoulderless gold gown with a long train - while accompanied by her famous parents and grandmother Tina Knowles.
'My gorgeous baby girl,' Beyonce, 43, wrote on Instagram last month the evening of the debut. 'This is your night. You worked hard and you did such a beautiful job as the voice of Kiara. Your family could not be prouder. Keep shining.'
Blue Ivy's ensemble generated a mass of social media reactions, as some lauded the second-generation celeb for her fashion sense and budding star presence on music's biggest night of the year.
'That gown is absolutely stunning!' said one user. 'Talk about making a statement at the #GRAMMYs!'
Another added, 'She’s growing up so fast and becoming a style icon like her mom. I bet she was serving some serious looks on that red carpet.'
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Said one user: 'Blue Ivy commands the spotlight with effortless elegance, her presence a perfect blend of poise and star power. A fashion icon in the making, stealing the show without saying a word.'
Other remarks in support of Blue Ivy included, 'Gorgeous like her mom' and 'so beautiful,' with one user observing she was 'no longer a baby.'
Others felt on X/Twitter said they felt the look inappropriate for Blue Ivy's age range.
One user described the daughter of the musical superstars as a 'talentless nepobaby' while another said she was 'looking way too old' in her outfit.
'Why do children dress like grown-ups?' one user asked, while another said, 'Isn’t she like 12 ????why die she look and act like a 40 some ys old woman?'
One user took Beyoncé and Jay-Z to task for encouraging their teen daughter to dress in a mature manner: 'Good Lord why are they dressing this little girl as a grown a** adult?'
In a GQ interview published this past September, Beyoncé said that her daughter worked hard to prove to her she deserved a spot on the stage during the tour.
'She’s a natural, but I did not want Blue onstage,' the singer said. 'Blue wanted it for herself. She took it seriously and she earned it.
'And most importantly, she had fun! We all watched her grow more and more every night before our eyes.'
Beyoncé said that accommodations had to be made with Blue Ivy's school to streamline her academic schedule to the five-month, 56-show trek, noting that her eldest child has demonstrated talent in multiple areas.
'Blue is an artist,' she added. 'She has great taste in music and fashion. She is a fantastic editor, painter, and actress. She has been creating characters since she was three.'
In the GQ interview, Beyoncé specifically mentioned that she wanted to keep her children's upbringings as normal as possible amid the family's rare level of fame and wealth.
'One thing I’ve worked extremely hard on is making sure my kids can have as much normalcy and privacy as possible, ensuring my personal life isn’t turned into a brand,' she said. 'It’s very easy for celebrities to turn our lives into performance art.
'I have made an extreme effort to stay true to my boundaries and protect myself and my family. No amount of money is worth my peace.'
The 2025 Grammys were hosted by Trevor Noah for the fifth consecutive year and set to raise funds to support fire relief efforts after the devastation caused by the Los Angeles fires which began on January 7 in Pacific Palisades.
Superstar singer Beyonce dominated the list of Grammy Award contenders with 11 nods, including an Album Of The Year nomination for her venture into country music, Cowboy Carter. Behind Beyonce, Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone tie with seven nominations each.
Pop phenomenon Taylor Swift and newcomers Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter scored six each. Women dominated the Album of the Year category, the top Grammy honor.
Beyonce, winner of more Grammys over her career than any other artist, has never taken home the album trophy. Swift has won the honor four times and is in the running again with her breakup album The Tortured Poets Department.
At the awards ceremony in February, the Beyonce and Swift records will compete with Carpenter's Short n' Sweet, Brat from Charli XCX, Eilish's Hit Me Hard and Soft, and Roan's The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.
The two male artists nominated in the album field were rapper Andre 3000 with New Blue Sun and jazz artist Jacob Collier for Djesse Vol. 4.
Winners will be chosen by the roughly 13,000 singers, songwriters, producers, engineers and others who make up the Recording Academy.
Beyonce's Cowboy Carter was viewed by experts and fans as a reclamation and homage to an overlooked legacy of Black Americans within country music and culture. It became the first album by a Black woman to land at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart when it was released last spring.
The Beyonce album was snubbed, however, by voters for the Country Music Awards in September.
Beyonce's other Grammy nods included record and song of the year for single 'Texas Hold 'Em.' Her 11 nominations brought her lifetime total to 99, more than any other artist. Prior to Friday, she had been tied for the lead with her husband, rapper Jay-Z, who has 88.
Beyonce's other Grammy nods included record and song of the year for single 'Texas Hold 'Em.' Her 11 nominations brought her lifetime total to 99, more than any other artist.
Prior to Friday, she had been tied for the lead with her husband, rapper Jay-Z, who has 88.
In the best new artist field, 'Espresso' singer Carpenter will face fellow pop singer Roan, pop-rock singer Benson Boone, hip-hop/country artist Shaboozey, multi-genre musician Teddy Swims and others.
Another name on the Grammy nominations list? The Beatles. 'Now and Then,' produced with artificial intelligence to bring the voice of John Lennon to life, was nominated for song of the year.
Best Pop Solo Performance nominations went to Beyonce, Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, and Chappell Roan. Best New Artist went to Benson Boone, Sabrina Carpenter, Doechii, Khruangbin, Raye, Chappell Roan, Shaboozey and Teddy Swims. Best Country Album went to Cowboy Carter, F-1, Deeper Well, Higher, and Whirlwind.
Song of the Year went to Beyoncé - Texas Hold 'Em, Billie Eilish - Birds of a Feather, Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!, Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us, Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With a Smile, Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please, Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) and Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone - Fortnight.
Best Country Solo Performance was: Beyoncé - 16 Carriages, Chris Stapleton - It Takes a Woman, Jelly Roll - I Am Not Okay, Kacey Musgraves - The Architect, Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy).
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television) went to American Fiction, Challengers, The Color Purple, Dune: Part Two and Shogun.
There were several stars that listed off the nominations including Gayle King and Jim Gaffigan.
Past Grammy winners also jumped in: Brandy Clark, Kirk Franklin, David Frost, Robert Gordon, Kylie Minogue, Gaby Moreno, Deanie Parker, Ben Platt, Mark Ronson, Hayley Williams and last year's best new artist recipient, Victoria Monét.
Will Smith was set to make a surprise appearance to introduce a musical tribute to legendary hitmaker Quincy Jones who was executive producer on Smith's breakout show, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Other presenters at the show include Victoria Monét, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cardi B, Gloria Estefan, Olivia Rodrigo, Queen Latifah, and SZA.
Six of the best new artist nominees – Benson Boone, Chappell Roan, Doechii, Raye, Sabrina Carpenter and Teddy Swims – are set to perform. Billie Eilish, Shakira and Charli XCX will also take to the stage.
Only recordings commercially released in the U.S. between September 16, 2023 through August 30, 2024 were eligible for nominations.
Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. and Tammy Hurt, the chair of the Academy’s board of trustees said in a joint statement: 'This year’s show, however, will carry a renewed sense of purpose: raising additional funds to support wildfire relief efforts and honoring the bravery and dedication of first responders who risk their lives to protect ours. In challenging times, music has the power to heal, comfort, and unite like nothing else.
'The Grammys will not only honor the artistry and achievements of our music community but also serve as a platform to amplify the spirit of resilience that defines this great city of Los Angeles.'
MusiCares and the Recording Academy have created the Los Angeles Fire Relief Effort and pledged $1 million to support musicians and those working in the industry who are impacted by the wildfires.
The 2025 Grammy Awards will air February 2 live on CBS and Paramount+ from 5pm PST.
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