Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Wins Album of the Year at 2025 Grammy Awards: ‘It’s Been Many, Many Years’

Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter has won album of the year at the 2025 Grammy Awards. Queen Bey continued her historic night with her first win in the album of the year category.

She’s the first Black woman to take home the album of the year Grammy as the lead artist this century. After hearing her name called, Bey shared a hug with her husband Jay-Z and walked to the stage to accept the prestigious honor, which was presented by members of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

“I’d like to thank and acknowledge and praise all of the firefighters for keeping us safe,” she began her heartfelt speech at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena. “I just feel very full and very honored. It’s been many, many years.”

Bey continued: “I just want to thank the Grammys, every songwriter, every collaborator, every producer for all of the hard work. I want to dedicate this to Ms. [Linda] Martell. I hope we keep pushing forward opening doors.”

Jay-Z shared a toast with Taylor Swift following Beyoncé’s speech. “We’ve finally seen it happen, everyone,” host Trevor Noah added.

It was already a decorated night for Bey as Cowboy Carter won best country album earlier in Sunday’s (Feb. 2) ceremony. She’s the first Black woman to win that award. Additionally, she was victorious in the best country duo/group performance for “II Most Wanted,” which featured Miley Cyrus.

Beyoncé came into the ceremony as the most-nominated artist with 11 nominations in total. Following its arrival in April, Cowboy Carter spent two weeks atop the Billboard 200. It’s her eighth album to reach the chart’s summit. Prior to the Grammys ceremony, Bey announced her Cowboy Carter Tour dates.