Beyoncé finally wins album of the year at Grammys 2025 after losing 4 times

Beyoncé finally got her Grammy for album of the year.

After losing the prestigious category four times, the music superstar came out victorious during Sunday’s 2025 ceremony at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Her country record, “Cowboy Carter,” beat out Billie Eilish’s “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department,” Charli XCX’s “Brat,” Chappell Roan’s “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess,” Sabrina Carpenter’s “Short n’ Sweet,” André 3000’s “New Blue Sun” and Jacob Collier’s “Djesse Vol. 4.”

Beyoncé won album of the year at the 2025 Grammys for “Cowboy Carter.” Getty Images for The Recording Academy The singer released her country record last year. Parkwood Entertainment This marks the first time Beyoncé (seen here in 2024) has come out victorious in the prestigious category. Netflix

While Beyoncé, 43, is the most-awarded artist in Grammy history with 35 career wins, this marks the first time she has taken home album of the year.

She was previously up for 2008’s “I Am… Sasha Fierce,” 2013’s “Beyoncé,” 2016’s “Lemonade” and 2022’s “Renaissance,” but lost to Taylor Swift, Beck, Adele and Harry Styles, respectively.

During the 2024 show, Jay-Z brazenly called out the Recording Academy for having never recognized his wife with a golden gramophone in the category.

Beyoncé (seen here in 2024) is the most-awarded artist in Grammy history with 32 career wins. Getty Images The music superstar (seen here in 2024) had the most nominations this year with 11. AP

“I don’t want to embarrass this young lady, but she has more Grammys than everyone and never won album of the year,” the “Empire State of Mind rapper said onstage while looking at Beyoncé in the audience.

“So even by your own metrics, that doesn’t work. Think about that. Most Grammys, never won album of the year. That doesn’t work.”

Notably, Queen Bey herself addressed her album of the year snubs on “Cowboy Carter,” which she is taking on tour this summer.

Jay-Z (seen here in 2018) called out the Recording Academy in 2024 for having never awarded his wife album of the year. Getty Images for Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 Beyoncé (seen here in 2023) later vowed to take her snubs “on the chin.” Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

“AOTY, I ain’t win / I ain’t stuntin’ ’bout them / Take that s–t on the chin / Come back and f–k up the pen,” she sang in the track “Sweet Honey Buckiin’,” vowing to take her songwriting to even greater heights.

Beyoncé topped the list of nominations this year with 11, making “Cowboy Carter” the third-most recognized album in the event’s history behind Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” (13) and Quincy Jones’ “The Dude” (12).

The Destiny’s Child alum also won best country album and best country duo/group performance for her collaboration with Miley Cyrus, “II Most Wanted.”