Beyoncé Submitted for Grammys Country Category: Reports

BeyonceThe album “Cowboy Carter” may not have garnered much awards season fame yet, but it could be gearing up for a Grammy showdown – the album is rumored to have been submitted for a major category at next year’s awards.

The Recording Academy’s screening committee met last week to decide which albums and songs will compete at the awards on February 2 at the Crypto.com Arena in LA – and Beyoncé’s country album emerged as the favorite…and is expected to appear on the ballot in the Best Country Album category, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

They also reportedly crowned Sabrina Carpenter as a leading contender for Best New Artist, ready to compete against other possible contenders like… Chappell Roan, Shaboozey, Benson Boone, Teddy swimsAnd Megan Moroney.

But as for Queen Bey – her reported submission for Best Country Album comes a whopping seven years after her 2016 country crossover hit “Daddy Lessons” from Lemonade received the cold shoulder from the Recording Academy.

But this time around, B’s country album is one of the biggest of the year, so she has a much better chance of being recognized – although let’s not forget the major upset when she received no nominations at the last CMA Awards, and then did so last week He placed 17th at the People’s Choice Country Music Awards.