The wait is over—Beyoncé finally took home Album of the Year, and let’s be real, the Grammys needed this win more than she did. The whole 2025 ceremony felt like a countdown to one thing: just give Beyoncé her damn award already!
This all traces back to 2015, when Bey’s self-titled lost to Beck’s Morning Phase, one of the biggest Grammy upsets ever. Since then, it’s been loss after loss—Lemonade, Renaissance—each snub making it clear the Academy had a problem. But now, the curse is broken.
With Cowboy Carter, Bey delivered a culture-shifting masterpiece, and the competition was stacked—Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX, and even André 3000’s flute. But the night belonged to Queen Bey. Finally.
