Beyoncé took house album of the 12 months for the primary time throughout the 2025 Grammys on Sunday night time.
The singer was nominated alongside André 3000 (New Blue Solar), Sabrina Carpenter (Quick n’ Candy), Charli xcx (BRAT), Jacob Collier (Djesse Vol. 4), Billie Eilish (HIT ME HARD AND SOFT), Chappell Roan (The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess), and Taylor Swift (THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT).
Members of the L.A. Fireplace Division had been available to current the award throughout a telecast that made hearth aid central to the present and, as host Trevor Noah revealed towards the present’s finish, raised $7 million for aid efforts.
When the singer’s title was introduced to finish the night time, she emotionally embraced her daughter Blue Ivy and husband Jay-Z. The Cowboy Carter singer-songwriter additionally obtained a standing ovation from the viewers.
“I simply really feel very full and really honored,” Beyoncé mentioned when taking the stage, acknowledging the second. “It’s been many, a few years and I simply need to thank the Grammys, each songwriter, each collaborator, each producer, all the arduous work. I need to dedicate this to [country music pioneer] Ms. Martell. And I hope we simply preserve pushing ahead. Opening doorways. God bless ya’ll. Thanks a lot.”
She hugged her daughter who joined her onstage whereas Taylor Swift was proven within the viewers sharing a toast with Jay-Z.
With the win, Beyoncé’s “document” as probably the most nominated feminine artist with no win within the album of the 12 months class has now ended. The singer’s albums I Am…Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé, Lemonade, Renaissance had been all nominated within the class earlier than however didn’t win.
Earlier within the night time, Beyoncé made historical past as the primary Black girl to win in the perfect nation album class for Cowboy Carter. The award introduced by Swift, who beforehand gained finest nation album in 2010 for Fearless.
“Wow, I actually was not anticipating this,” she mentioned after hugging Swift on the stage. “Wow, I wanna thank God — Oh my God! — that I’m capable of nonetheless do what I like after so a few years. Oh my God!”
Earlier, throughout the premiere ceremony, Beyoncé additionally grew to become the primary Black girl to win a rustic Grammy in 50 years after profitable the award for finest nation duo/group efficiency for “II MOST WANTED” that includes Miley Cyrus. (The Pointer Sisters beforehand gained the Grammy for finest nation vocal efficiency by a duo or group in 1975.)
Heading into this 12 months’s awards, Beyoncé led the nominees with 11, together with album of the 12 months and finest nation album for Cowboy Carter. Her music “Texas Maintain ‘Em” additionally scored nods for music of the 12 months, document of the 12 months and finest nation music.
Going into this 12 months’s Grammys, Beyoncé was already acknowledged because the most-awarded Grammy artist in historical past, setting a document in 2023 along with her album Renaissance. However along with her wins on Sunday night time, the singer prolonged her document along with her three awards, bringing her whole to 34.
When accepting the Dr. Dre World Impression Award throughout final 12 months’s Grammys, Jay-Z had addressed his spouse, Beyoncé, by no means profitable within the prime class of album of the 12 months.
“I don’t need to embarrass this younger woman, however she has probably the most Grammys than everybody and by no means gained album of the 12 months. So even by your individual metrics, that doesn’t work. Take into consideration that: Essentially the most Grammys. By no means gained album of the 12 months. That doesn’t work. A few of you gonna go house and really feel such as you’ve been robbed. A few of you might get robbed. A few of you don’t belong within the class,” he mentioned, getting an audible response from the viewers.
“Once I get nervous I inform the reality,” he added. “However outdoors of that, we obtained to maintain displaying up,” he continued. “Preserve displaying up till they offer you all these accolades you’re feeling you deserve. Till they name you chairman. Till they name you genius. Till they name you the best of all time.”
Following its March 2024 launch, Cowboy Carter marked a historic second for the singer given she put a highlight on different Black artists within the nation music area. When asserting the album on the time, Beyoncé vocalized not feeling “welcomed” within the nation music style after going through criticisms when she carried out on the CMAs.
Forward of the Grammys, Beyoncé took to her Instagram to tease a Cowboy Carter Tour.
Noah returned as Grammys host for the fifth consecutive 12 months and in addition served as a producer on the present. The Grammys aired reside on Sunday from the Crypto.com Area in Los Angeles. The present was produced by Fulwell 73 Productions for the Recording Academy. Ben Winston, Raj Kapoor and Jesse Collins govt produced.
The Hollywood Reporter shared a roundup of the various crimson carpet appears to be like forward of the ceremony. See all of the winners right here.
