Beyoncé gets history again with country music women at Grammys

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Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, already the most decorated and nominated artist in Grammy History, has set a new bar and added three more awards to her name, including the award for Esgusive Album of the Year.

When she accepted the night’s top prize on Sunday, she only mentioned one person by name.

“I want to dedicate this to Miss Martell and I hope we continue to push forward and open doors,” Beyoncé said in Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles

Linda Martel up doors for women with color in country music. Beyonce brought Martell on as a partner for “Cowboy Carter” with her on track “Spaghetti” and “The Linda Martell Show.”

Beyoncé had been nominated for the year four times four times. But despite the fact that she was the most assigned artist in Grammy’s history, she had not yet won it. With its groundbreaking country musical albumThe price is finally hers.

Beyoncé had started prices strong by taking the award for the best rural/group performance for “II Most Wanted” with Miley Cyrus. Beyoncé became the first black woman to won a Grammy for a country music -song since the Pointer Sea Sea won in a similar category in 1975.

“16 Carriages” singer then won the best country album for “Cowboy Carter.” Taylor Swift presented the awardAn Accolade Swift won in 2010.

“Wow, I really didn’t expect this,” said Beyoncé. “I would like to thank God for still being able to do what I love after so many years. Oh my God.”

This year, Beyoncé became the leading nominees with a total of 11 nods, including the top prize – this year’s album – for her acclaimed eighth studio album, “Cowboy Carter.” For the first time, she was also ready for awards in the country and American roots. In total, seven different songs from the album were nominated over four different genres.

Full List of Beyoncés 2025 Grammy -Nominations

  1. This year’s record: “Texas Hold them”
  2. Album of the Year: “Cowboy Carter” (Won)
  3. Song of the Year: “Texas Hold them”
  4. Best Pop Solo Performance: “Bodyguard” (lost to “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter)
  5. Best pop duo/group performance: “Leviis Jeans” with Post Malone
  6. Best melodic rap performance: “Spaghettii” with Linda Martell and Shaboozey (Lost to “3: Am” by Rapsody with Erykah Badu)
  7. Best Country Solo performance: “16 wagons” (lost to “It takes a woman” by Chris Stapleton)
  8. Best Landduo/Group Performance: “II most wantes” with Miley Cyrus (Won)
  9. Best Country -Sang: “Texas Hold them” (lost to “The Architect” by Kacey Musgraves)
  10. Best Country Album: “Cowboy Carter” (Won)
  11. Best Americana Performance: “Ya Ya” (Lost to “American Dreaming” by Sierra Ferrell)

Beyoncé makes history (again) with victory

Before Sunday, no black female solo artist had ever won a grammy for country music. Four years ago, Mickey Guyton became the first black female solo artist to be recognized in a country music category when she received a nomination for her song “Black Like Me.”

Tina Turner’s debut album “Tina turns on the country!” Was nominated for a Grammy in the best female R&B vocal performance category in 1975.

This year also marked the first time that a black woman has been nominated for the top prize for the year for a land album. Ray Charles was nominated for this year’s album for “Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music” in 1962.

Not only is her country music wins a history of history, but they are especially important for Beyoncé.

In the fall, Beyoncé headlines came when she was snubbed with zero nominations for the 2024 Country Music Association Awards despite her groundbreaking album. She was the leading nominees for People’s Choice Country Awards with a total of 12 nods. However, she did not bring any awards home. She won her first Country Awards at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards when she was named the top female artist in December.

Before he releases “Cowboy Carter”, Beyoncé became sincere About her matches in the industry and referred to her 2016 performance at the CMA Awards with the chickens.

“This album has been over five years in creation. It was born of an experience that I had many years ago when I didn’t feel welcome … and it was very clear that I wasn’t,” she wrote further Instagram. “The criticism I was facing when I first entered this genre forced me to drive past the limitations set on me. Act II is a result of challenging myself and taking my time to bend and mix genres together to create this body of work. ”

Not only was her CMA performance met in 2016 with an icy reception, that year Beyoncé also submitted her song “Daddy Lessons” from her album “Lemonade” to a country category for Grammys, but it was denied.

Since the release of “cowboy carter”, Beyoncé has broken many records and made history on several fronts. The album has also been a huge catalyst for the recent spotlight on Black Country artists and the genre’s roots. And now she has created history again.

Plus, “Cowboy Carter” doesn’t go anywhere soon. Beyoncé announced at midnight the previous evening that she will be touring this year with the album.

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