When Lady Gaga sang, “Pop culture was in art, now art’s in pop culture, in me,” she fully meant it. The multihyphenate is no stranger to outrageous outfits or iconic moments in her nearly two-decade-long career, especially at the Grammy Awards. She’s attended music’s biggest night pretty much every year since breaking into the scene with her bedazzler in the 2000s, and over the years, she’s earned a whopping 45 nominations from the Recording Academy.
18 years and plenty of genres later, Gaga has racked up an impressive collection of 14 golden gramophones for her musical contributions to society. From her songwriting prowess, superstar stage presence, and versatility across genres, Gaga has proved time and time again that she was born to be a star. And, dare we say, “Bad Romance” alone should be in the Library of Congress? @ Recommendation officers… please consider.
Anyway, in the spirit of her seven nominations for Mayhem at this year’s ceremony (including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year), let’s go back in time and see all of Lady Gaga’s Grammy wins over the years.
2010: Best Electronic/Dance Album and Best Dance Recording
While Gaga received a nod for “Just Dance” in 2009, she didn’t win her first batch of Grammys until the following year, when she took home awards for The Fame and “Poker Face.” This also marked her first time performing on the Grammys stage—with Elton John, no less—as she sang a medley of “Poker Face,” “Speechless,” and “Your Song.”
2011: Pop Vocal Album, Female Pop Vocal Performance, and Music Video/Short Form
The next year, her deluxe re-issuing of her debut album, The Fame Monster, won Gaga her first Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album, and Miss “Rah Rah” earned another award in the Music Video/Short Form category for “Bad Romance.”
During her acceptance speech, she thanked the late Whitney Houston for her impact on pop music. “When I wrote ‘Born This Way,’ I imagined she was singing it because I wasn’t secure enough in myself to imagine I was a superstar,” she said at the time.
All the while, she pulled up to the show in a literal egg and hatched onstage for her live debut of “Born This Way.” The girlies just aren’t doing it like this anymore!
2015: Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Though she was seriously snubbed for Artpop, Gaga’s first collaborative jazz album with Tony Bennett, Cheek to Cheek, took home the award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.
This marked a turning point in Gaga’s artistic legacy, as it was her first public foray into another genre outside of pop, dance, and electronic. Oh, and the pair performed the album’s title track during the show, too.
2019: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Best Pop Solo Performance, and Best Song Written for Visual Media
After Gaga’s buzzy film debut in Bradley Cooper’s remake of A Star Is Born in 2018, it was truly impossible to escape “Shallow”…which is exactly why it took home the award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Song Written for Visual Media. Her heartwarming homage to her late aunt, “Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Going),” also won for Best Pop Solo Performance.
Oh, and Gaga fully performed a glam rock rendition of “Shallow” alongside Mark Ronson at the show. We couldn’t track down the official video, but believe us when we say you simply had to be there.
2020: Best Song Written for Visual Media and Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
While Gaga skipped the ceremony, this was another big year for A Star Is Born at the Grammys. She made history by winning Best Song Written for Visual Media two years in a row for “Shallow” in 2019 and “I’ll Never Love Again (Film Version)” in 2020. Ofc, the film’s soundtrack also won a gramophone.
And in the spirit of this win, allow me to remind you of this banger:
2021: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
This is another year that Gaga skipped the ceremony, but her Chromatica hit with Ariana Grande, “Rain on Me,” still won, because…how could you not award these queens for this masterpiece?
2022: Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Gaga’s second album with Tony, Love for Sale, also received love from the Recording Academy. To celebrate, she performed a heartwarming tribute to the legendary jazz performer, who had long suffered with Alzheimer’s disease before he tragically passed away in July 2023.
2025: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Despite the fact that Gaga and Bruno Mars had barely made the Grammys’ eligibility period with their powerhouse ballad, “Die With a Smile,” they still won the award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance against artists like Billie Eilish and Charli xcx. As a bicon and longtime advocate for the queer community, Gaga took a moment to uplift trans folks during her acceptance speech.
“It’s such an honor to sing for all of you. I just want to say tonight that trans people are not invisible,” Gaga said at the time. “Trans people deserve love. The queer community deserves to be lifted up. Music is love. Thank you.”
She also extended her gratitude with an Instagram post after the ceremony, writing, “My 14th Grammy award is a very special one. Being a songwriter, all I want to do is tell stories that touch people’s hearts. Telling this story with Bruno about love is truly a piece of my soul—love is what we all need right now. Thank you little monsters—wherever you go that’s where I’ll follow.”
