As gossip circulates about Kacey Musgraves’ reaction to Beyoncé winning Best Country Album at the 2025 Grammys, the country singer’s rep has responded to the claims.
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In a viral video, Musgraves seemingly reacted unenthusiastically when Beyoncé was announced as the award winner for her album Cowboy Carter. Musgraves’ Deeper Well was also nominated for the award.
Many speculated that the “Golden Hour” songstress felt ill-will towards the “Texas Hold ‘Em” hitmaker.
However, Musgraces’ rep stated that wasn’t the case. “It’s a sensationalistic false narrative meant to pit two talented female artists against each other,” the rep told E! News in a Monday, Feb. 3, statement. “There was simply no scowl or expression made.”
Along with Kacey Musgraves and Beyoncé, others nominated for the award were Chris Stapleton’s Higher, Post Malone’s F-1 Trillion, and Lainey Wilson’s Whirlwind.
According to Grammy organizers, Beyoncé made history by becoming the first black woman to win Best Country Album.
“Wow, I really was not expecting this,” Beyoncé declared on stage during her acceptance speech. She then thanked both God and the many country artists she collaborated with on the album.
“I think sometimes ‘genre’ is a code word to keep us in our place as artists,” she shared. “And I just want to encourage people to do what they’re passionate about and to stay persistent.”
Before accepting the Best Country Album award, Beyoncé scored the Best Country Duo/Group Performance for her and Miley Cyrus’ collab single, ” II Most Wanted.” Cowboy Carter also won Album of the Year. Beyoncé entered the night with the most nominations, 11.
Kacey Musgraves Previously Praised Beyoncé For Entering Country Music Genre
In a March 2024 interview with The Cut, Kacey Musgraves discussed Beyoncé’s entry into country music.
“The more the f–king merrier,” Kacey declared. “I don’t really care. It doesn’t affect what I’m doing. It doesn’t affect me. I’ve always been just doing my own thing.”
She further pointed out, “It’s just fun to watch.”
Beyonce also spoke out about her move into the country space during her Grammys speech. “’I think sometimes ‘genre’ is a cold word to keep us in our place as artists,” she said. “And I just want to encourage people to do what they’re passionate about. And to stay persistent,’ she noted amid the controversy around her genre-bending collection of songs.”
