Will Cowboy Carter Ride High At The Grammys?

Billboard’s experts answer Five Burning Questions about two of the night’s likeliest central characters: Beyoncé and her country-Americana album

WITH PAUL GREIN, GAIL MITCHELL, MELINDA NEWMAN AND ANDREW UNTERBERGER

EVEN WITH all the pop greats and breakout stars likely to be involved in the Grammys in February 2025, one icon seems certain to garner outsize attention: Beyoncé, who is both the winningest artist in the show’s history and a perennial cause célèbre for having never received the marquee Grammy, album of the year. Bey’s presence on Music’s Biggest Night will be particularly fascinating, since her acclaimed country-Americana pivot set, Cowboy Carter, is at the center of a number of questions about genre — namely, who gets to decide what does and doesn’t constitute country music. Whether Cowboy Carter, its singles and its collaborators are recognized within the country categories will be a major subplot of the awards — one that got even thicker when Beyoncé was shut out entirely from…

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Billboard (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 5, 2024

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