Every time someone presented one of the show’s major prizes — album of the year, record of the year, song of the year, best new artist — he or she rattled off the line before revealing the winner. It was a small but telling detail that demonstrated how the academy wants to be perceived after years of being portrayed as a shadowy record-industry cabal.

This article was originally published on February 6, 2023. At the 2025 Grammy Awards, Beyoncé won the awards for Album of the Year, Best Country Duo/Group Performance, and Best Country Album.

Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' and its songs saw a huge surge in Spotify streams following her big wins at the Grammy Awards.

After nearly 20 years and 99 nominations, the star’s album of the year win for “Cowboy Carter” ends a confounding chapter in the awards’ history.

This ain’t just Texas. It's also the U.S. and Europe. Starting in April, Beyoncé will bring her Grammy-winning “Cowboy Carter” to stadiums on both continents.

Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” has won a Grammy for best country album, an award presented to her by Taylor Swift. She is the first Black female artist to win in this category. “I was not expecting this,” Beyoncé told the room ahead of her acceptance speech.

In other top categories, Kenrick Lamar won record and song of the year at the 67th annual Grammy Awards on CBS.

Beyoncé, the most-awarded artist in Grammy history, won album of the year at the the 67th Grammys, finally securing that elusive golden gramophone.

"I'd like to thank all the incredible country artists that accepted this album," Beyoncé said. Swift won the award herself in 2010.

But her groundbreaking win wasn’t the only thing that stole the show Sunday. The singer’s shocked reaction after Taylor Swift announced her as the winner quickly went viral on