"I'd like to thank all the incredible country artists that accepted this album," Beyoncé continued. "I think sometimes genre is a cold word to keep us in our place as artists, an

The 2025 album of the year category might be the most high-stakes Grammys race in years. But let’s back up. The category has a little something for everyone this year – from the pink-drenched newcomer Chappell Roan’s velvety vocals in her debut album “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess” to André 3000’s flute-centric “New Blue Sun.

The superstar is the first Black woman to take the prize this century, and the fourth in Grammy history. It was her fifth nomination for the show’s top award.