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Beyoncé won her first-ever Grammy award as a country music artist for her first country-inspired album Cowboy Carter on Sunday.
After her album was snubbed at the 2024 Country Music Awards, Beyoncé won the Best Country Album trophy on Sunday.
Beyoncé was nominated for 11 Grammys, making her the most-nominated artist of the evening and still the most-nominated artist of all time.
The mom-of-3 was stunned when pop superstar Taylor Swift announced Cowboy Carter had won the best country album award. Beyoncé was startled and looked around the room for confirmation.
Her dumbstruck reaction quickly became an instant meme on social media.
I’m screaming at Beyoncé’s reaction to winning the Grammy for Best Country Album. queen!!!!! pic.twitter.com/BArMrfQG4q
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) February 3, 2025
According to reports, Bey and her daughter, Blue Ivy Carter had just arrived moments before the announcement, so Beyoncé was caught off guard.
Beyoncé is the first Black woman to win a country Grammy in 50 years since the Pointer Sisters.
The “Crazy In Love” singer also won the Best Country Duo/Group Performance Grammy for “II Most Wanted” with Miley Cyrus.
Beyoncé took home the coveted Album of the Year award for Cowboy Carter. She tearfully accepted the Album of the Year trophy from a member of the L.A. fire department while her daughter, Blue Ivy, looked on.
The accolade comes after Bey announced her Country Cowboy 2025 World tour on Saturday. If you recall, she delayed the announcement due to the deadly Los Angeles wildfires.
The Houston native wrote on Instagram, “The January 14th announcement will be postponed to a later date due to the devastation caused by the ongoing wildfires around areas of Los Angeles. I continue to pray for healing and rebuilding for the families suffering from trauma and loss.”
Beyoncé’s BeyGOOD Foundation donated $2.5 million to wildfire relief efforts.
“Los Angeles we stand with you,” the pop star’s charity captioned an Instagram post.
“BeyGOOD is taking action by announcing the LA Fire Relief Fund with a donation of 2.5 million dollars. The fund is earmarked to aid families in the Altadena/Pasadena area who lost their homes, and to churches and community centers to address the immediate needs of those affected by the wildfires.”
In other Grammy news, Super Bowl halftime performer Kendrick Lamar swept the rap category.
Kendrick won 5 Grammys: best rap performance, best rap song, best music video, and best song and record of the year for his Drake diss track “Not Like Us.”
The mediocre rap song beat out hits by Beyoncé, Taylor Swift with Post Malone, Lady Gaga with Bruno Mars, Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, and Shaboozey in the Song of the Year category.
Kendrick’s sweep inspired social media users to rename the 2025 Grammys “The DEI Awards.”
His Grammy haul proves once again that the Grammy Awards ceremony is a popularity contest with the awards going to whomever goes viral. The award has nothing to do with the quality of the music.
“At the end of the day, nothing more powerful than rap music,” Kendrick said after accepting the song of the year award from Diana Ross. The R&B icon has never won a Grammy in her illustrious career.
Let that sink in.
