Beyoncé has received Finest Nation Album on the 2025 Grammy Awards for Cowboy Carter. Beyoncé triumphed within the class over Chris Stapleton (Increased), Kacey Musgraves (Deeper Effectively), Publish Malone (F-1 Trillion) and Lainey Wilson (Whirlwind). Taylor Swift offered the award.
In her acceptance speech, Beyoncé stated, “Wow, I actually was not anticipating this. Wow. I wish to thank God. Oh my God! That I’m in a position to nonetheless do what I really like after so a few years. Oh, my God. I’d prefer to thank the entire unimaginable nation artists that accepted this, this album. We labored so laborious on it. I feel generally style is a code phrase to maintain us in our place as artists, and I simply wish to encourage folks to do what they’re obsessed with and to remain persistent. Wow! I’d prefer to thank my lovely household, the entire artists that had been collaborators, thanks; this wouldn’t have been this album with out you. I’d prefer to thank God once more and my followers, and I nonetheless am in shock, so thanks a lot for this honor.”
Finest Nation Album is a vital win for Beyoncé—an artist who already boasts essentially the most Grammy wins within the ceremony’s historical past. In truth, that is the primary 12 months Beyoncé has been nominated within the nation class, regardless of coming into her Lemonade observe “Daddy Classes” practically a decade in the past. (The Recording Academy rejected it from that group.) Upon revealing the paintings for Cowboy Carter, again in March 2024, Beyoncé spoke of the criticism she’s confronted whereas searching for acceptance inside nation music.
Earlier within the night, Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus received the 2025 Grammy Award for Finest Nation Duo/Group Efficiency for the Cowboy Carter observe “II Most Wished.” She went on to win Album of the Yr.
