It was an emotional Grammys for Beyonce as she finally took home the Best Album of the Year for ‘Cowboy Carter’.
The queen bee, who has missed out on this prestigious prize four times in the past, was presented with the award by two members of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
“I'd like to thank and acknowledge and praise all of the firefighters for keeping us safe,” said the ‘Texas Hold 'Em’ hitmaker after hugging her daughter Blue Ivy and husband Jay-Z before taking to the stage for her acceptance speech.
After thanking the first responders for their work in tackling the wildfires that broke out across the state last month, Beyonce shared that she felt ‘very full and very honoured’ to finally win.
The former Destiny’s Child singer is now the first Black woman to win the coveted and dedicated it to Linda Martell, one of the first commercially successful Black female artists in country music who was also the first to play the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee.
Linda is actually featured on two Cowboy Carter tracks.
"I just want to thank the Grammys, every songwriter, every collaborator, every producer for all of the hard work,” she told a popular music news platform. “I hope we keep pushing forward opening doors. God bless y'all, thank you so much.
The Texas-born singer also won Best Country Album, beating out Kacey Musgraves, Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson, and Post Malone.
“Wow, I really was not expecting this," said a stunned Beyoncé after Taylor Swift called out her name as the winner.
The recognition came five months after she was snubbed at the Country Music Awards.