ENTERTAINMENT
Beyonce Wins Album Of The Year For ‘Cowboy Carter’ at the 67th Grammy Awards

Beyoncé has finally secured the coveted “Album of the Year” award at the 67th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, marking a historic moment in her career. Her eighth studio album, “Cowboy Carter,” which celebrates the Black roots of country music, earned her the top prize after years of being passed over in the category.
As her name was announced, Beyoncé embraced her daughter, Blue Ivy, and husband, Jay-Z, before making her way to the stage.”I just feel very full and very honoured,” she said in her acceptance speech. “It’s been many, many years.”
The singer dedicated the award to Linda Martell, a pioneer for Black musicians in country music and the first Black woman to perform solo at the Grand Ole Opry. “I hope we just keep pushing forward [and] opening doors,” Beyoncé added. “God bless y’all. Thank you so much.”
Her win comes 25 years after her first Grammy nomination with Destiny’s Child. Now the most-awarded artist in Grammy history with 35 trophies, this marks her first-ever “Album of the Year” win.
In a remarkable shift, Beyoncé’s genre-bending album, “Cowboy Carter,” which fuses country and Americana, secured her victory.
The album is part of a trilogy exploring American musical traditions and highlighting the often-overlooked contributions of Black artists.
Notably, Beyoncé becomes the first Black woman to win “Album of the Year” since Lauryn Hill’s “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” in 1999.
Earlier in the night, “Cowboy Carter” also won “Best Country Album”—to Beyoncé’s clear surprise. The award was presented by Taylor Swift, who had previously bested Beyoncé for “Album of the Year” in 2010. “Wow, I really was not expecting this,” Beyoncé said, expressing gratitude to the country artists who voted for her.
Her recognition at the Grammys follows her snub at the Country Music Awards, despite making history as the first Black woman to top the “Hot Country Songs” chart with “Texas Hold ‘Em.”
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