Following Beyonce's win for Best Country Album with "Cowboy Carter", the Recording Academy is restructuring the country music ...

More than a year after its release, “Cowboy Carter” is still sparking conversations and upending perceptions about genre, ...

However, time has shown that Beyoncé will not back down from exploring new sounds and genres. The Recording Academy might be making up new categories for 2027 because Act iii is on the way.

The Best Country Album category has been divided into contemporary and traditional branches, among other rule tweaks for 2026 ...

Country singer Gavin Adcock claims Beyoncé's "Cowboy Carter" isn't real country music after his album ranks below hers on the ...

The Recording Academy’s decision doesn’t just account for the ways in which country music has shifted over time. It also creates one more chance for artists to win the industry’s most ...

The Recording Academy has announced the introduction of two new categories for the 2026 Grammys, and fans are speculating that Beyoncé's 2025 win may have something to do with it ...

Recording Academy Adds 'Traditional Country' Album Category Months After Beyoncé Win The country music community said it would "like to have more variety" in how their music is honored.

The long-standing Best Country Album category is being retired. In its place, two new categories will debut: Best Contemporary Country Album and Best Traditional Country Album. While the Academy cites ...

The Grammys announced on Thursday that they would add "best traditional country album" to the category of awards after Beyonce’s victory in the genre’s sole 2025 classification.