Beyoncé makes history at the 67th Grammy Awards.
Written by Zenna Issa on February 3, 2025
Beyoncé made history at the 67th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles by winning Best Album, correcting what many saw as a long-standing oversight.
She was honoured for her eighth album, “Cowboy Carter,” which celebrates and contextualises the Black roots of country music.
This achievement is significant, as she had previously been overlooked for the ceremony’s top prize on four occasions.
In her acceptance speech, Beyoncé dedicated the award to Linda Martell, a pioneer for Black musicians in country music and the first Black woman to perform solo at the Grand Ole Opry.
Martell is featured on several tracks of “Cowboy Carter.” “I hope we just keep pushing forward and opening doors,” Beyoncé added. “God bless you all. Thank you so much.”
This victory comes 25 years after Beyoncé received her first Grammy nomination as part of the R&B group Destiny’s Child.
She has since become the most awarded artist in Grammy history, amassing a total of 35 trophies, but had not won the main prize until this past Sunday night.
With this win, Beyoncé became the first Black woman to win Album of the Year since Lauryn Hill’s “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” secured the title in 1999.
Below are other winners from the awards.
The “Big Four” awards
Album of the year
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter
Record of the year
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Song of the Year
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Best new artist
Chappell Roan
Pop and dance
Best pop vocal album
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
Best pop solo performance
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
Best pop duo/group performance
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With A Smile
Best dance/electronic recording
Justice & Tame Impala – Neverender
Best dance/electronic album
Charli XCX – Brat
Best dance/pop recording
Charli XCX – Von Dutch
Best traditional pop vocal album
Norah Jones – Visions
Best Latin pop album
Shakira – Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran
Rock and metal
Best rock performance
The Beatles – Now And Then
Best rock song
St Vincent – Broken Man
Best rock album
The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds
Best alternative music album
St Vincent – All Born Screaming
Best alternative music performance
St Vincent – Flea
Best metal performance
Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne – Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)
Rap
Best rap performance
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Best melodic rap performance
Rapsody ft Erykah Badu – 3:AM
Best rap song
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Best rap album
Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal
Country
Best country solo performance
Chris Stapleton – It Takes A Woman
Best country duo/group performance
Beyoncé ft Miley Cyrus – II Most Wanted
Best country song
Kacey Musgraves – The Architect
Best country album
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter
R&B and Afrobeats
Best R&B performance
Muni Long – Made For Me (Live On BET)
Best R&B song
SZA – Saturn
Best progressive R&B album( Joint Winners)
Avery*Sunshine – So Glad to Know You
NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge) – Why Lawd?
Best R&B album
Chris Brown – 11:11 (Deluxe)
Best African music performance
Tems – Love Me JeJe
Production and songwriting
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Daniel Nigro
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
Amy Allen
Film and TV
Best comedy album
Dave Chappelle – The Dreamer
Best compilation soundtrack for visual media
Maestro: Music By Leonard Bernstein – London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bradley Cooper
Best score soundtrack for visual media (includes film and televison)
Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two
Best score soundtrack for video games and other interactive media
Winifred Phillips – Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Best song written for visual media
Jon Batiste – It Never Went Away (From American Symphony)
Best audiobook narration
Jimmy Carter – Last Sunday in Plains: A Centennial Celebration
Best music video
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Best music film
American Symphony
Jazz and classical
Best jazz vocal album
Samara Joy – A Joyful Holiday
Best jazz instrumental album
Chick Corea & Béla Fleck – Remembrance
Best alternative jazz album
Meshell Ndegeocello – No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin
Best jazz performance
Samara Joy feat. Sullivan Fortner – Twinkle Twinkle Little Me
Best musical theatre album
Hell’s Kitchen
Best opera recording
Saariaho: Adriana Mater – Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)
Best orchestral performance
Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina – Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)