The Recording Academy has worked to reshape its voting pool, but the triumph of “Cowboy Carter” as album of the year can’t be traced to any one factor.

Beyoncé will take her hit record "Cowboy Carter" on tour in 2025. She shared the news in a pair of social media posts that dropped ahead of the Grammy Awards.

When Beyoncé won album of the year for “Cowboy Carter” at the end of the Grammys more than eight years later, Blue Ivy accompanied her to the stage. She dedicated the win to Linda Martell, 83, the trailblazing Black country singer who can be heard on the album.