Beyonce wins top country album honors at Grammys

I’d like to thank all of the incredible country artists that accepted this album. We worked so hard on it,

said Beyoncé, referencing the star-studded tracklist of Cowboy Carter including Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Linda Martell, Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, Shaboozey, Tanner Adell, Tiera Kennedy, Reyna Roberts, and Brittney Spencer

Her reaction omg, ... I’m screaming at Beyoncé’s reaction to winning the Grammy for Best Country Album. Queen!”

wrote one person, with another adding

I will never forget standing here, right on this spot, almost exactly 15 years ago, accepting the Grammy Award for Best Country Album,

said Swift, who won the prize for her album Fearless in 2010.

This would haven’t been this album without you.”

Beyoncé thanked her family and her collaborators, adding

Like to thank God again and my fans and I am still in shock,

she added

Don't allow anybody to project any stereotypes on you that tell you that you can't be here, that you're too dark or that you're not smart enough, or that you're too dramatic or you're too loud,

she said

Record labels need to treat their artists as valuable employees,

she said

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I just feel very full and very honored. It's been many, many years,

Beyoncé said on stage, standing next to her daughter Blue Ivy Carter

We have listened, we have acted and we have changed,

Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said on stage

Trevor Noahhost

Tonight, we decided we are not just celebrating our favorite music. We are also celebrating the city that brought us so much of that music,

said host Trevor Noah, who directed viewers to donation options

Taylor Swiftpop superstar

This is my first Grammy. I’m going to cry. I really wasn’t expecting this.”

The 25-year-old, who previously opened for Taylor Swift on The Eras Tour, was visibly emotional, saying

She was gagged!!!

a user quipped

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Sometimes the genre is just a code word to put us in our place as artists,

Beyonce said, referring to her genre-defying attempt with "Cowboy Carter."

I put my heart and soul into this mixtape,

she told the audience from the stage of her 2024 project, Alligator Bites Never Heal

Will Smith (pitcher)and

I’ve done everything I can through my career to live up to Quincy’s demand,

Smith told the audience

It is your job to take care of these people,

he apparently told Smith

Trans people are not invisible. Trans people deserve love. The queer community deserves to be lifted up.”

In her acceptance speech, she said

This city has just been through one of the largest national disasters in American history,

he said while speaking about the devastating California wildfires and calling attention to the spirit of those who have endured

Diana Rossthe money

May this moment remind us all of the power we hold to rebuild, to lift and to come together with compassion.”

While presenting the award for song of the year, Diana Ross said

There’s tariffs, we can’t afford a new tour! Maple syrup is about to be $50.”

When speaking about Beyoncé’s just-announced tour, he joked