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Black America Web
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- Black America Web
The Beyoncé Effect? BeyHive Questions New Grammy Country Switch-Up
Source: Kevin Winter / Getty Okay, we all know that Beyoncé can make the whole world stop with the snap of her fingers, but did she REALLY just convince the Recording Academy to switch up their Grammy categories… just by winning?! Billboard reports that the 'Best Country Album' category will be renamed 'Best Contemporary Country Album.' Meanwhile, a new category, 'Best Traditional Country Album,' will be added. The new change will take effect at the 2026 Grammys 'The community of people that are making country music in all different subgenres came to us with a proposal and said we would like to have more variety in how our music is honored,' Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. tells Billboard . 'They said, we think we need more space for our music to be celebrated and honored.' The timing of the change is notable, as it comes months after Beyoncé's big night at the 2025 Grammys. In addition to finally winning 'Album of The Year,' Bey's Cowboy Carter won 'Best Country Album.' With that, she became the first Black woman to win the category. However, many in the country music world slammed her win. Notably, John Rich of country duo Big & Rich called Beyoncé's win 'a total joke' and said that the Recording Academy 'outed themselves' as pushing an agenda. It is also not the first time that a Beyoncé win seemingly created a Grammy shake-up. Previously, she won 'Best Dance/Electronic Album' for Renaissance at the 2023 Grammys. The following year, a new category was introduced, 'Best Dance Pop Recording.' Whether it's simply coincidental or part of a bigger conspiracy, the BeyHive is definitely buzzing! Check out some reactions below! The Beyoncé Effect? BeyHive Questions New Grammy Country Switch-Up was originally published on Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE
Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Cody Johnson coming to Thunder Ridge this summer
RIDGEDALE, Mo. — Thunder Ridge Nature Arena has announced an additional concert coming to the venue in August. Cody Johnson, a CMA award-winner and multi-platinum selling artist, is bringing his Leather Deluxe Tour to Ridgedale on Saturday, August 23. His numerous industry honors include recognition as a CMT Artist of The Year, three CMT Music Awards wins, four CMA Awards including Album of The Year (2024) for Leather, and being named 'Best New Country Artist' at the iHeart Music Awards. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, March 21 at 10 a.m. at the website located here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
14-02-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Beyoncé to perform in Maryland as part of "Cowboy Carter" tour, tickets on sale Friday
BALTIMORE -- Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter Beyoncé is coming to Maryland as part of her "Cowboy Carter" tour. The performances will take place at Northwest Stadium in Landover on July 4, and July 7, with general ticket sales opening up Friday at noon. Beyoncé announced the Tour earlier this month with a social media video showing a rodeo-style billboard with "COWBOY CARTER TOUR" spelled out in lights. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce) The announcement came after Beyoncé won the coveted Album of The Year award for her eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter at the 2025 Grammy's. She also won awards in multiple other categories. Fans anticipated a tour announcement after Beyoncé's halftime performance at the Houston NFL game on Christmas Day. Netflix filmed the performance or the streaming special "Beyoncé Bowl." Beyoncé's summer performance won't be her first time visiting Maryland. Last year she performed two shows at FedEx field in Landover. Amid the excitement of that visit, Gov. Moore proclaimed that Aug. 6, 2023, be recognized as "Beyonce Day" in Maryland. Where can you buy tickets? Tickets to Beyonce's performances are available on Ticketmaster. General ticket sales open on Feb. 14 at noon.
