Few artists have dominated the music industry (across genres, mind you) for as long as Beyoncé Knowles. As the most nominated artist in Grammys history, the singer made the 2025 ceremony extra special by becoming the first Black woman to take home the award for Best Country Album. Accepting the award from fellow (slash former) country music singer Taylor Swift, Beyoncé told the audience she was “shocked.”
“Wow, I really was not expecting this,” she said. “I want to thank God. Oh, my God, that I’m able to still do what I love after so many years. I want to thank all the amazing country artists that accepted this album. I think sometimes genre is a Cold War to keep us in a place as artists. And I just want to encourage people to do this,” she said, adding, “Stay persistent.”
2025 wasn’t the first time Beyoncé made history at the Grammys, of course. In 2023, she became the most awarded artist ever after she took home the Best Dance/Electronic Album award for Renaissance. Ahead, a breakdown of her long tenure with the awards show, going all the way back to her first nomination (and first win) in 2004.
How Many Grammys Has Beyoncé Won?
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Beyoncé is both the most nominated and most awarded artist in Grammys history, with 99 nominations and 35 wins. Prior to 2025, she was the most nominated female artist without a win for Album of the Year (this year, of course, she broke that curse with Cowboy Carter).
A Full List of Beyoncé’s Grammys
2004: Five Grammys
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Beyoncé kicked off her solo career with a bang at the 2004 Grammys, where she took home a whopping five awards, almost all of which were thanks to her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love. With that record, she won Best Contemporary R&B Album, Best R&B Song (“Crazy in Love”), Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (also “Crazy in Love”), and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. She also took home the award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal alongside Errol McCalla, Jr.
2006: One Grammy
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Two years later, Beyoncé once again took home the award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, this time thanks to a track called “So Amazing” that she sang opposite Stevie Wonder.
2007: One Grammy
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Beyoncé’s second solo album was received just a well as her first, and, like its predecessor, also earned the singer the award for Best Contemporary R&B Album in 2007.
2010: Six Grammys
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2010 was the year that “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” took the Grammys by storm, earning Beyoncé the awards for Song of the Year, Best R&B Song, and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. She also won Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for her rendition of “At Last,” Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for “Halo,” and Best Contemporary R&B Album for I Am… Sasha Fierce.
2013: One Grammy
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Beyoncé left the 55th annual Grammy Awards with one win, Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance, thanks to her hit single “Love on Top.”
2015: Three Grammys
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In 2015, Beyoncé snagged three Grammy Awards: Best Surround Sound Album (Beyoncé), Best R&B Performance (“Drunk in Love”), and Best R&B Song (“Drunk in Love,” again).
2017: Two Grammys
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Beyoncé took the stage at the 2017 Grammys as both a performer and an award-winner. Following the release of Lemonade, the singer won Best Urban Contemporary Album and Best Music Video for “Formation.”
2019: One Grammy
Though she and Jay-Z skipped the ceremony, Beyoncé still took home one award for Best Urban Contemporary Album thanks to Everything Is Love, the first album from the couple’s new musical group the Carters.
2020: One Grammy
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The couple returned to the Grammys the following year just in time to celebrate another win for Beyoncé for Best Music Film, thanks to her documentary Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé.
2021: Four Grammys
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At the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, Beyoncé walked away from four new trophies: Best R&B Performance for “Black Parade,” Best Music Video for “Brown Skin Girl,” and both Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance for Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage,” on which Queen Bey was featured.
2023: Four Grammys
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The 2023 Grammys were all about one album: Renaissance. Beyoncé took home the award for Best Dance/Electronic Album, Best Dance/Electronic Recording (“Break My Soul”), Best Traditional R&B Performance (“Plastic Off the Sofa”), and Best R&B Song (“Cuff It”).
2025: Three Grammys
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Beyoncé’s historic evening at the 2025 Grammys included a joint win with Miley Cyrus for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for their song “II Most Wanted.” The real highlight, however, was the triumph of Cowboy Carter, which (finally) earned Beyoncé her first win in two categories: Best Country Album and Album of the Year.
