Beyoncé was in shock when she accepted the Grammy Award for best country album.

Before the superstar was awarded the honor at 2025 Grammys On February 2, Taylor Swift presented the category and recalled at the moment she won the specific award. The nominees, who also included Post Malone, Kacey Musgraves, Chris Stapleton and Lainey Wilson, were announced before Beyoncé was named the winner.

With this victory, Beyoncé became the first black woman to win Grammy for best country album.

Bey sat next to man Jay-Z and daughter Blue Ivy and was visibly surprised, her jaw dropped when she heard her name announced.

“Wow, I want to thank God,” Beyoncé started after Swift gave her Grammy. “I want to thank God for still being able to do what I love after so many years.”

She went on to thank all the incredible country artists who contributed to “Cowboy Carter” and accepted the idea of ​​her album.

“We worked so hard on it,” she said. “I just want to encourage people to do what they are passionate about. To remain persistent. “

To add another “wow”, added the singer, “I want to thank my beautiful family, all the artists who were employees, thank you. This would not have been this album without you. I want to thank God again, in my hands, and I am still in shock. So thank you so much for this honor. ”

In front of the awards ceremony, Beyoncé led the list of nominees with 11 awards. During the pre-ceremony, she and Miley Cyrus Grammy won in the best country duo/group performance for “II Most Wanted.”

This article was originally published on Today.com