Grammys 2025: Beyoncé finally wins Album of the Year with ‘Cowboy Carter’

Beyonce accepts the award for best country album for “Cowboy Carter” during the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. Image: AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
This ain’t Texas. But Beyoncé laid her cards down and emerged victorious at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards after taking home the coveted Album of the Year award, and two other gramophones.
Held at the Cryto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California on February 2 (morning of February 3 in the Philippines), Beyoncé bagged the Album of the Year, Best Country Album, and Best Country Duo/Group Performance with “Cowboy Carter,” an album that marked a departure from her signature R&B-, pop-, soul-, and dance-infused genres. This solidifies her spot as the most-awarded artist at the Grammys, as she currently has 35 awards in total.
“I just feel full and very honored. It’s been many, many years,” Beyoncé said during her Album of the Year acceptance speech, visibly stunned by the recognition. “I just want to thank the Grammys, every songwriter, every collaborator, every producer, all of the hard work.”
“I want to dedicate this to Miss [Linda] Martell, and I hope we just keep pushing forward, opening doors,” she said, referring to an artist who was the first commercially successful Black American female singer in the United States.
Article continues after this advertisementOther big winners were Kendrick Lamar with five gramophones (the most-awarded artist of the night), Sabrina Carpenter, and Charli XCX.
Here is the full list of winners:
Album of the Year: “Cowboy Carter” by Beyoncé
Song of the Year: “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar
Record of the Year: “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar
Best New Artist: Chappell Roan
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Die With A Smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
Best Latin Pop Album: “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran” by Shakira
Best Country Album: “Cowboy Carter” by Beyoncé
Best Pop Vocal Album: “Short n’ Sweet” by Sabrina Carpenter
Best Rap Album: “Alligator Bites Never Heal” by Doechii
Best Classical Compendium: “Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina” by Gustavo Dudanel and Dmitriy Lipay
Best Arrangement, Instruments, and Vocals: “Alma” by Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johanye Kendrick, and Amanda Taylor, featuring Regina Carter
Best Arrangement, Instrumental, or Acappella: “Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Jacob Collier, John Legend, and Tori Kelly
Best Musical Theater Album: “Hell’s Kitchen”
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album: “The Heart, the Mind, the Soul” by Tank and the Bangas”
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: “Beyond the Years — Unpublished Songs of Florence Price” by Karen Slack (soloist) and Michelle Cann (pianist)
Best Classical Instrumental Solo: “Bach: Goldberg Variations” by Vikingur Olafsson
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: “Rectangles and Circumstance” by Caroline Shaw and So Percussion
Best Choral Performance: “Ochre” by Donald Nally (conductor)
Best Contemporary Classical Composition: “Ortiz: Revolucion Diamantina” by Gabriela Oritz, Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Los Angeles Master Chorale
Best Orchestral Performance: “Ortiz: Revolucion Diamantina” by Gustavo Dudamel and Los Angeles Philharmonic
Best Instrumental Composition: “Strands” by Pascal Le Boeuf, Akropolis Reed Quintet, and Christian Euman
Best Immersive Audio Album: “i/o (In-Side Mix)” by Hans-Martin Bugg, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, and Richard Russell
Producer of the Year, Classical: Elaine Martone
Best Engineered Album, Classical: “Bruckner: Symphony No. 7”; “Bates Resurrexit” by Mark Donahue, John Newton, Manfred Honeck, and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album: “Triveni” by Wouter Kellerman, Eru Matsumoto, and Chandrika Tandon
Best Reggae Album: “Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired by the Film (Deluxe)” by Various Artists
Best Global Music Album: “Alkebulan II” by Matt B and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Best African Music Performance: “Love Me JeJe” by Tems
Best Global Music Performance: “Bemba Colora” by Sheila E., Gloria Estefan, and Mimy Succar
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album: “Plot Armor” by Taylor Eigsti
Best Alternative Jazz Album: “No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin” by Meshell Ndegeocello
Best Latin Jazz Album: “Cubop Lives!” by Zaccai Curtis
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: “Bianca Reimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence” by Dan Pugach Big Band
Best Jazz Instrumental Album: “Remembrance” by Chick Corea and Bela Fleck
Best Jazz Vocal Album: “A Joyful Holiday” by Samara Joy
Best Jazz Performance: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Me” by Samara Joy featuring Sullivan Fortner
Best Engineered Album, Nonclassical: “i/o” by Tchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May, Dom Shaw, Matt Colton, Peter Gabriel
Best Song Written for Visual Media: “It Never Went Away,” “American Symphony” by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media: “Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord” by Winifred Phillips
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (includes Film and Television): “Dune: Part Two” by Hans Zimmer
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: “Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein” by London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and Bradley Cooper
Best Alternative Music Album: “All Born Screaming” by St. Vincent
Best Alternative Music Performance: “Flea” by St. Vincent
Best Rock Album: “Hackney Diamonds” by The Rolling Stones
Best Rock Song: “Broken Man” by St. Vincent and Annie Clark (songwriter)
Best Metal Performance: “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)” by Gojira, Marina Viotti, and Victor Le Masne
Best Rock Performance: “Now and Then” by The Beatles
Producer of the Year, Nonclassical: Daniel Nigro
Best Historical Album: “Centennial” by Meagan Hennessey, Richard Martin, mastering engineer, King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band, and various artists
Best Album Notes: “Centennial” by Ricky Riccardi, King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band, and various artists)
Best Boxed of Special Limited Edition Package: “Mind Games by Simon Hilton, Sean Ono Lennon, and John Lennon
Best Recording Package: “Brat” by Charli XCX, Brent David Freaney, and Imogene Strauss
Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording: “Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration” by Jimmy Carter
Best Comedy Album: “The Dreamer” by Dave Chappelle
Best Children’s Music Album: “Brillo, Brillo!” by Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: “Visions” by Norah Jones
Best Music Film: “American Symphony” by Jon Batiste, Matthew Heineman, Lauren Domino, and Joedan Okun
Best Music Video: “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar, Dave Free, Jack Begert, Sam Canter, and Jamie Rabineau
Best Rap Song: “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar
Best Melodic Rap Performance: “3:AM” by Rapsody featuring Erykah Badu
Best Rap Performance: “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar
Best R&B Album: “11:11 (Deluxe)” by Chris Brown
Best Progressive R&B Album: “So Glad to Know You” by Avery*Sunshine
Best R&B Song: “Saturn” by SZA, Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon, Scott Zhang, SZA
Best Traditional R&B Performance: “That’s You” by Lucky Daye
Best R&B Performance: “Made For Me (Live on BET)” by Muni Long
Songwriter of the Year, Nonclassical: Amy Allen
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album: “¿Quién trae las cornetas?” by Rawayana
Best Traditional Blues Album: “Swingin’ Live at the Church in Tulsa” by The Taj Mahal Sextet
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: “That’s My King” by CeCe Winans, Taylor Agan, Kellie Gamble, Lloyd Nicks Jess Russ
Best Gospel Performance/Song: “One Hallelujah”— Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell, Israel Houghton featuring Jonathan McReynolds and Jekalyn Carr
Best Tropical Latin Album: Alma, Corazon y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional)” by Tony Succar and Mimy Succar
Best Musica Mexicana Album (including Tejano): “Boca Chueca, Vol. 1”
Best Musica Urbana Album: “Las Letras Ya No Importan” by Residente
Best Gospel Album: “More Than This” by CeCe Winans
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: “Heart of a Human” by Doe
Best Roots Gospel Album: “Church” by Cory Henry
Best Country Song: “The Architect” by Kacey Musgraves, Shane McAnally, and Josh Osborne
Best Country Solo Performance: “It Takes A Woman” by Chris Stapleton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance: “II Most Wanted” by Beyoncé featuring Miley Cyrus
Best Bluegrass Album: “Live Vol. 1” by Billy Strings
Best Folk Album: “Woodland” by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
Best Regional Roots Music Album: “Kuini” by Kalani Pe’a
Best American Roots Song: “American Dreaming” by Sierra Ferrell
Best American Roots Performance: “Lighthouse” by Sierra Ferrell
Best Americana Album: “Trail of Flowers” by Sierra Ferrell
Best Americana Performance: “American Dreaming” by Sierra Ferrell
Best Remixed Recording: “Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix)” by FNZ and Mark Ronson
Best Dance/Electronic Recording: “Neverender” by Justice and Tame Impala
Best Dance/Electronic Album: “Brat” by Charli XCX
Best Dance Pop Recording: “Von dutch” by Charli XCX
Best Pop Solo Performance: “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter