The singer is the first black woman to be awarded in this category since Lauryn Hill’s victory in 1999
The 67th edition of Grammy It was historic! Besides reaching the mark of 99 nominations in the award, Beyoncé He became the first black woman to be awarded in a country music category, and beat her own record as the biggest winner in the history of the prize, now with 35 gramophones.
The singer won the categories of Best Performance Duoor country group with “II Most Wanted“in collaboration with Miley Cyrus, Best country album and Album of the year to Cowboy Carter (2024). She competed with the albums of André 3000 (New Blue Sun), Sabrina Carpenter (Short n ‘Sweet), 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 TOTURED POETS DEPARTMENT).
This was the fourth time the artist won the award – she was also nominated for Beyoncé (2013), Lemonade (2016) and Renaissance (2022). The defeats, always questioned, gained an even bitter taste because no black woman won in the category since the classic The MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL (1998) of LAURYN HILLwhich won the statuette in 1999.
Cowboy Carter is the second part of a trilogy that started with Renaissancein which the artist explores musical genres that has black roots. In the first album she dedicated herself to House Music, already in the big winner of the Grammyshe leans over the country.
The award was delivered to Queen B By representatives of the Los Angeles Fire Department, who works to combat forest fires that affect the city, to whom the artist made a point of thanking. “I would like to thank and recognize the firefighters for keeping us safe. I’m very grateful and honored,” he said.
“It’s been so many, so many years… I just would like to thank Grammy, every composer, every employee, every producer, all the hard work. I would like to dedicate this award to the lady [Linda] Martell And I hope we continue to advance and opening doors. God bless you. Thank you, ”finished the singer.
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Source: Rollingstone
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