Beyoncé has received her first ever win for Album of the Year at the 2025 Grammy Awards.
She secured a triumphant win at the 2025 Grammys with her country album, ‘Cowboy Carter’ clinching the Album of the Year award on Sunday February 2nd.
Beyoncé becomes the first black woman to win ‘Album of the Year’ at the Grammys this century.
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She is the first black woman to win ‘Album of the Year’ at the Grammys since Lauryn Hill in 1999.
‘Cowboy Carter’ also won the Best Country Album of the Year, making Beyoncé the first black woman to win a Grammy award in a country category in over 50 years.
Beyoncé has extended her record as the most awarded in the Grammys’ history with a total of 35 awards.
Last year, her husband Jay-Z openly criticised the Recording Academy’s sense of judgment, pointing out that despite Beyoncé being the most awarded person in the Grammy’s history, she has never won the Album of the Year category.
In same light, Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, aka Tems, has dedicated her win at the 2025 Grammys to her mum.
Tems won the award for Best African Music Performance award for her song ‘Love Me Jeje’ at the 67th Grammy Awards.
She clinched the award, beating Yemi Alade, Asake & Wizkid, Davido & Lojay, and Burna Boy, who were also nominated in the same category.
Accepting the award, Tems in an emotional state expressed gratitude to God and appreciated her mum.
“Wow, dear God. Thank you so much for putting me on this stage and bringing me this team.
“Tomorrow is my mum’s birthday, and this is her first Grammys. I just want to thank you ma because she has really done a lot for me and my brother.
“Happy birthday mum. And I want to thank my team. Muyiwa, Wale, my beautiful stylist, and lovely girls… I love you guys.
“Thank you so much. To God be the glory. Honestly, He has changed my life so much,” she said.
