An album that wasn't even created to be a country record won Best Country Album at the Grammy Awards? Alrighty then... This evening at the Grammys, Beyoncé took home the coveted Best Country Album award for Cowboy Carter, which was presented by Taylor Swift, a former winner of this award herself. The mega star beat out Post Malone, Kacey Musgraves, Lainey Wilson and Chris Stapleton for the award. Beyoncé herself noted before she released the record that it was explicitly not a country album, though there were obvious country influences, and many country artists featured on it as well. From legends like Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton to younger artists like Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Shaboozey and more. She looked pretty stunned to hear her name, walking up to the stage and giving a short and sweet speech about how limiting genres can be, in addition to thanking her family, fans and fellow artists who were featured on the record: "Wow, I really was not expecting this. Wow. I wanna thank God, oh my God, that I'm able to still do what I love after so many years. Oh my god. I'd like to thank all of the incredible country artists that accepted this album, we worked so hard on it. I think sometimes  genre is a cold word to keep us in our place as artists, and I just wanna encourage people to do what they're passionate about... to stay persistent, wow. I'd like to thank my beautiful family, all of the artists  that were collaborators. Thank you, this wouldn't have been this album without you. I'd like to thank God again, and my fans, and I still am in shock. So thank you so much for this honor." You can watch her speech here: Beyoncé's speech as she accepted the #GRAMMYs award for Best Country Album. pic.twitter.com/2k1zYRVdjb — Beyoncé News (@BeyonceHiveNews) February 3, 2025 It will be interesting to hear the reaction from the country music community on this win, but I can't say I'm shocked by this and kind of saw it coming, honestly. I liked some of the songs on the record, but it certainly wasn't my first pick. The 67th GRAMMY Awards are currently airing live on CBS and Paramount+, from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles with Trevor Noah as the host. You can view all of the country nominees below. COUNTRY Best Country Solo Performance: Beyoncé – 16 Carriages Chris Stapleton – It Takes a Woman Jelly Roll – I Am Not Okay Kacey Musgraves – The Architect Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy) Best Country Duo/Group Performance: Beyoncé & Miley Cyrus – II Most Wanted Brothers Osborne – Break Mine Dan + Shay – Bigger Houses Kelsea Ballerini & Noah Kahan – Cowboys Cry Too Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help Best Country Song: Beyoncé – Texas Hold ’Em Jelly Roll – I Am Not Okay Kacey Musgraves – The Architect Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy) Best Country Album: Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter Chris Stapleton – Higher Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well Lainey Wilson – Whirlwind Post Malone – F-1 Trillion AMERICANA/ROOTS Featuring nominations for Sierra Ferrell, Beyoncé, Charley Crockett and more. Best American Roots Performance: The Fabulous Thunderbirds Featuring Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal & Mick Fleetwood – Nothing in Rambling Rhiannon Giddens – The Ballad of Sally Anne Shemekia Copeland – Blame It on Eve Sierra Ferrell – Lighthouse Best Americana Performance: Beyoncé – Ya Ya Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – Empty Trainload of Sky Madi Diaz & Kacey Musgraves – Don’t Do Me Good Madison Cunningham – Subtitles Sarah Jarosz – Runaway Train Sierra Ferrell – American Dreaming Best American Roots Song: Aoife O’Donovan – All My Friends Iron & Wine & Fiona Apple – All in Good Time Mark Knopfler – Ahead of the Game Shemekia Copeland – Blame It on Eve Sierra Ferrell – American Dreaming Best Americana Album: Charley Crockett – $10 Cowboy Maggie Rose – No One Gets Out Alive Sarah Jarosz – Polaroid Lovers Sierra Ferrell – Trail of Flowers T Bone Burnett – The Other Side Waxahatchee – Tigers Blood Best Bluegrass Album: Billy Strings – Live Vol. 1 Bronwyn Keith-Hynes – I Built a World Dan Tyminski – Dan Tyminski: Live From the Ryman The Del McCoury Band – Songs of Love and Life Sister Sadie – No Fear Tony Trischka – Earl Jam ALL-GENRE Record of the Year: The Beatles – Now and Then Beyoncé – Texas Hold ’Em Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe! Charli XCX – 360 Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – Fortnight Album of the Year: André 3000 – New Blue Sun Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess Charli XCX – Brat Jacob Collier – Djesse Vol. 4 Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department Song of the Year: Beyoncé – Texas Hold ’Em Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe! Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile Sabrina Carpenter – Please Please Please Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy) Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – Fortnight Best New Artist: Benson Boone Doechii Chappell Roan Khruangbin Raye Sabrina Carpenter Shaboozey Teddy Swims Additionally, country songwriters Jessi Alexander and Jessie Jo Dillon are both nominated in the Songwriter of the Year category, which is worth noting. Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical: Amy Allen Edgar Barrera Jessi Alexander Jessie Jo Dillon Raye