Beyoncé can certainly make history. She has done so in the past and is continuing to do so. However, it seems that while fans expect nothing less from her, she's the one who still cannot believe she can create the magic that everyone sees.

This was clear when she appeared genuinely shocked after winning the Best Country Album award at the 2025 Grammys.

Her surprised expression quickly went viral as a result.

According to Deadline, fans are thrilled, though, that she reacted in this way.

Beyoncé certainly made history on Sunday by becoming the first Black woman to win Best Country Album at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.

She received the honor from fellow megastar and former country music sensation Taylor Swift after being nominated among other celebrities, including Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson, Post Malone, and others.

Since she had not walked the red carpet earlier in the evening, her win for Best Country Album was the first time fans actually got the chance to see the star on the biggest night in music.

For this astounding moment, she was joined by her daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, and her husband, Jay Z.

"Wow! I really was not expecting this," the singer said onstage while the entirety of Los Angeles's Crypto.com Arena gave her a standing ovation. "I want to thank God — oh my, God—that I'm still able to do what I love after so many years. I want to thank all of the incredible country artists that accepted this album — we worked so hard on it. I think sometimes that genre is a cold word meant to keep us in our place as artists and I just want to encourage people to do what they're passionate about and to stay consistent. Wow, I want to thank my beautiful family, all of the artists that were collaborators, thank you, this wouldn't have been this album without you. And I want to thank God again and my fans and I am still in shock so thank you so much for this honor."

This win is more momentous because the album received zero nominations at the Country Music Awards 2024.

When Beyoncé's debut country album, "Cowboy Carter," was released, the music industry was ecstatic. However, audiences were surprised to learn that Beyoncé had not been nominated for any Country Music Awards for the record.

In an appearance on SiriusXM's "Andy Cohen Live," country music veteran Luke Bryan discussed the lack of nominations for Beyoncé's "Cowboy Carter" album at the 2024 CMA Awards. "Good Morning America," he said, says it's all part of the process.

He shared, "I'm all for everybody coming in and making country albums," he said, but added, "Sometimes you don't get nominated."

He gave the earnest explanation that a voting body selects CMA nominees, and there's no bias involved, saying, "Everybody loved that Beyoncé made a country album. Nobody's mad about it."

Originally published on Music Times

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