Grammy Awards: Beyonce takes Album of the Year

3 February 2025

Beyonce has won her first ever Album of the Year Grammy Award.

Beyonce won Album of the Year

The 44-year-old singer is the ceremony's most decorated artist ever, but has never won the prestigious prize in her four previous nominations, so was thrilled her country record 'Cowboy Carter' finally secured her the acccolade on Sunday (02.02.25).

Joined on stage by her 13-year-old daughter Blue Ivy Carter, Beyonce said: “I just feel very full and very honoured. It’s been many, many years and I just want to thank the Grammys, every songwriter, every collaborator, every producer, all the hard work.”

The 'Texas Hold 'Em' hitmaker - who is only the fourth Black female artist to win the award - ended her short speech with a dedication to Linda Martell, a Black trailblazer in country music.

She added: "I want to dedicate this to Miss Martell, and I’ll just hopefully keep pushing forward, opening doors. God Bless y'all."

The award was handed out by dozens of Los Angeles firefighters, who received the biggest standing ovation of the night at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Fire chief Anthony Marrone thanked first responders “who came from near and far” to battle the blazes.

He said: “Their selfless acts of courage and commitment were nothing short of inspiring. I am confident that we will recover and rebuild together, because we are LA strong.”

When she took to the stage, Beyonce took a moment to pay tribute to them before giving her acceptance speech.

She said: “I'd like to thank and acknowledge and praise all the firefighters for keeping us safe."

Referencing Beyonce's husband Jay Z's hit '99 Problems', host Trevor Noah quipped afterwards: "She had 99 nominations, and now an album of the year win is one."

The other Album Of The Year nominees were 'New Blue Sun' by André 3000, Sabrina Carpenter's 'Short n' Sweet', Charli XCX's 'Brat', Jacob Collier's 'Djesse Vol. 4', Billie Eilish's 'Hit Me Hard and Soft', Chappel Roan's 'The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess', and Taloy Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department'.