{"id":20222,"date":"2025-02-03T09:26:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T09:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=20222"},"modified":"2025-02-03T09:26:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T09:26:04","slug":"beyonce-makes-history-again-with-country-music-wins-at-grammys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=20222","title":{"rendered":"Beyonce\u0301 makes history again with country music wins at Grammys"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Beyonce\u0301 Knowles-Carter<\/a>, who is already the most-decorated and nominated artist in Grammy history, has set a new bar adding another three awards to her name, including the elusive album of the year prize.<\/p>\n

When accepting the night’s top prize on Sunday, she only mentioned one person by name.<\/p>\n

“I want to dedicate this to Miss Martell, and I hope we keep pushing forward and opening doors,” Beyonce\u0301 said at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles<\/p>\n

Linda Martell is an 83-year-old singer who became the first Black female artist to perform solo at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville in 1969. Martell, known for songs “Color Him Father” and “Bad Case of the Blues,” opened up doors for women of color in country music. Beyonce brought on Martell as a collaborator for “Cowboy Carter,” featuring her on tracks “Spaghetti” and “The Linda Martell Show.”<\/p>\n

Beyonce\u0301 had been nominated for album of the year four times previously. But despite being the most-awarded artist in Grammys history, she had yet to win it.\u00a0With her groundbreaking country music album<\/a>, the award is finally hers.<\/p>\n

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Beyonce\u0301 had started the awards strong by taking home the award for best country duo\/group performance for “II Most Wanted” with Miley Cyrus. Beyonce\u0301 became the first Black woman to win a Grammy for a country music song since the Pointer Sisters won in a similar category in 1975.<\/p>\n

The “16 Carriages” singer then won best country album for “Cowboy Carter.” Taylor Swift\u00a0presented the award<\/a>, an accolade Swift won in 2010.<\/p>\n

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“Wow I really was not expecting this,” Beyonce\u0301 said. “I want to thank God that I am able to still do what I love after so many years. Oh my God.”<\/p>\n

This year,\u00a0Beyonce\u0301 became the leading nominee with a total of 11 nods,<\/a>\u00a0including the top prize \u2014 album of the year \u2014 for her acclaimed eighth studio album,\u00a0“Cowboy Carter.”<\/a>\u00a0For the first time, she was also up for awards in the Country & American Roots field. In total, seven different songs from the album were nominated across four different genres.<\/p>\n

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