Beyoncé has been nominated for multiple Grammy Awards in 2025, but historically, she has been left out of the top awards on multiple occasions.
her latest album cowboy carter has been nominated for Album of the Year, but that’s one Grammy she’s never won. While fans are supporting her, there is a high possibility that she will miss out again.
Understand, this is not a criticism. However, in the past, Beyoncé has been favored to win Album of the Year at the Grammys several times, but has always fallen short when the final award is handed out.
In our humble opinion, cowboy carter She definitely deserves the award, but it cannot be said with certainty whether she will receive the award next year or not. And as we’ve learned again and again this year, history has a way of repeating itself.
Plus, even though Bey is nominated in multiple categories (including Album of the Year), she has some stiff competition, going up against rising popstars like Chappelle Rhone, Sabrina Carpenter, and Charli XCX. Previous Album of the Year winners Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish are also nominated this year, and honestly, it’s anyone’s game.
How many Grammys does Beyonce have?
It should come as no surprise that Queen B is the artist with the most Grammy Awards of all time. She is also the most nominated artist of all time. She shares this honor with her husband Jay-Z.
Beyoncé has won 32 Grammys throughout her career. As of 2024, he has been nominated 88 times, which is certainly no small feat!
The “Crazy in Love” singer received her first solo nomination in 2004. He has been nominated for his work as a member of Destiny’s Child and for his collaborative album with Jay-Z as The Carters.
Beyoncé has been nominated multiple times in the general field, but has only won Song of the Year once. Their only win came in 2010 for the megahit “Single Ladies”.
Next year, Beyoncé has an opportunity to extend her lead as the most awarded Grammy winner in history. his album cowboy carter Received 11 nominations for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, making her the most nominated artist this year.
Despite winning multiple Grammys, Beyoncé has been left out of many of the Recording Academy’s General Field Awards. And this isn’t the only time he’s felt jealous.
Beyonce’s CMA shutout
One of the most intense criticisms for Bey actually came in September 2024. When the Country Music Awards announced its nominees, cowboy carter Was clearly absent.
Even though Beyoncé has never been nominated for a CMA before, many were surprised to see arguably the world’s most famous singer bow out, because cowboy carter It is a country album.
CMA has not explained why they ignored cowboy carterBut Vocal It was suggested that perhaps lack of promotion or the fact that the awards show favors male pop crossovers could be the reason.
Despite the obvious country influences, Beyoncé may have hurt her reputation in the country world when she announced the album. “It’s not a country album. This is a ‘Beyoncé’ album,” she wrote on Instagram.
Although CMA did not provide clarification Cowboy Carter’s By the way, some country stars have offered their opinions on why Beyoncé did not receive a nomination. Some of them suggested that Beyoncé was not enough in the country world to get recognition.
Luke Bryan said the “Halo” singer hasn’t been part of the country “family,” which is probably why she was kicked out. He expressed his views during an interview andy cohen live,
“If you want to make a country album, come to our world and be a little country with us,” he said. “Come to an awards show and high-five us and have fun and connect with the family too. And I’m not saying he didn’t do it… but country music is about family.”
Dolly Parton, featured on the album, also shared her thoughts on the controversy Diversity Interview. He said, “I think there are so many amazing artists in the country music scene that they probably thought, we really can’t leave out some of them who spend their whole lives doing this.”
The lack of CMA nominations clearly didn’t affect Cowboy Carter’s Run for the Grammys, as it was nominated in several country music categories, including Best Country Album.
That being said, it’s still unclear whether Beyoncé will win in a country category, as she’s up against some artists who are more strongly present in the country world, like Chris Stapleton, Lanny Wilson, and Kacey Musgraves. His cowboy carter Collaborators Post Malone and Shaboozie are also nominated against him, and received a CMA nomination.
Beyonce’s biggest snubs
Even though she hasn’t won many awards in the general field, Beyoncé has appeared as a nominee countless times. In recent years, there has been outrage over Bey’s losses in those categories.
Beyonce’s first major defeat was in 2015. He lost the Album of the Year award for his self-titled album to Beck’s album. Early morning. Still, he accepted the loss graciously, but the same cannot be said for everyone.
After Beck won, Kanye West stormed the stage in what appeared to be a repeat of his 2009 VMAs incident. After coming on stage, he smiled and walked back towards the audience. He did not escalate the situation further.
Luckily, Beck took it in good humor. He also hinted at Kanye coming back on stage, but the rapper did not accept his offer.
After the show, Kanye clarified his thoughts in an interview E! newsHe said, “Beck needs to respect artistry and should have given his award to Beyoncé.”
Beyonce’s album suffered another big loss in 2017 lemonade Was a significant hit. The album topped many outlets’ year-end lists. This record was definitely favored to come out on top at the Grammys.
Adele finally wins for her album 25. As she accepted the award, the “Someone Like You” singer revealed she thinks Beyoncé should have won.
During her speech, Adele showed a lot of love towards Queen B. “I can’t possibly accept this award,” she said. “I’m very humble, and I’m very grateful and kind.”
“My artist in my life is Beyoncé, and this album, for me, is lemonade The album is very monumental,” she said. “All of us artists here, we worship you the king. You are our light.”
After her speech, Adele broke her Grammy to share the glory with Beyoncé.
Jay-Z speaks out against the Grammys
In 2024, Beyoncé’s husband Jay-Z received the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award at the Grammys. After giving thanks, the rapper took a shot at the Recording Academy during his speech.
After speaking out about instances where rappers have boycotted the Grammys, Jay criticized the institution. “We want you all to fix this. We love you all,” he said. “Obviously it’s subjective. It’s music, and it’s opinion-based.”
As he continued, Jay talked about Beyoncé. “I don’t want to embarrass this young lady, but she has more Grammys than everyone else and she’s never won album of the year. So, even by your own metrics it doesn’t work,” he said. “Think about it: Most of the Grammys never won album of the year. It doesn’t work.”
Beyonce’s reaction to her insult
Beyoncé has mostly let her resentment roll off her back. That being said, his album cowboy carter Answers some of his past neglects.
In the opening song “American Requiem”, Beyoncé clapped back at critics. “They said I spoke too country/And the rejection came, told I wasn’t country enough,” she sings.
This line references the reaction that Beyoncé received for performing with The Chicks at the CMA Awards in 2016. Following the performance, some fans spoke out against Bey’s inclusion in the awards show.
Rekha is also seen clapping at the Grammys. The Academy rejected her song “Daddy’s Home” from the country categories. After the CMA snub, the line feels even more fitting on the album.
What awards has he been nominated for this year?
As mentioned above, Beyoncé is up for 11 awards at the 2025 Grammys. If she wins any, she will extend her lead as the most awarded artist.
Beyoncé has nominations in all three major categories. She’s up for album of the year cowboy carterWhile “Texas Hold ‘Em” is up for both Song of the Year and Record of the Year.
In addition to these two, Beyoncé is up for the following awards: Best Country Album (cowboy carter), Best Country Song (“Texas Hold ‘Em”), Best Pop Solo Performance (“Bodyguard”), Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (“Levi’s Jeans”), Best Melodic Rap Performance (“Spaghetti”), Best Country Solo Performance (“16 Carriages”), Best Country Duo/Group Performance (“Second Most Wanted”), and Best Americana Performance (“Yeah Yeah”).
This year, the Beyhive is definitely supporting her in every category!