Cowboy Carter earned Beyoncé her first Grammy Award for Album of the Year as a credited artist. The album won at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards on February 2, 2025, after its release on March 29, 2024.
The album is the second act in a planned trilogy that began with Renaissance. It explores country, Americana, rock, soul, and other styles while examining Black contributions to country music and American musical history. Its title is a play on Beyoncé’s married surname and the cowboy imagery associated with the project.
Cowboy Carter also won Best Country Album, making Beyoncé the first Black woman to win that Grammy category. “Texas Hold ’Em” became her first number-one single on the Billboard country chart and helped bring renewed attention to the album’s genre-crossing approach. Earlier Beyoncé albums, including Lemonade and Renaissance, had received Album of the Year nominations but did not win the category.