Beyoncé accepting the award for Best Country Album at the 2025 Grammys

It’s fair to assume that Beyoncé was not expecting to pick up the Best Country Album prize during Sunday night’s Grammys ceremony.

Last year, Bey made her first major foray into country music with her eighth album Cowboy Carter, which went on to make her the most-nominated artist at this year’s Grammy Awards.

During the live broadcast, Taylor Swift arrived on stage to present the award for Best Country Album, where the Texas Hold ’Em singer faced stiff competition from some big players from the country genre, including Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson and Kacey Musgraves.

And when Taylor announced that Cowboy Carter had picked up the accolade – making her the first Black artist to win the award in Grammys history – let’s just say that the music icon was taken a little off guard.

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