Alex Gonzalez is an award-winning art and culture journalist, with a passion for music, film, and food. With over a decade of experience, he has penned several features, conducted intimate interviews ...

The people have spoken, and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and her eighth studio album "Cowboy Carter" are fan favorites, as determined by the 2025 American Music Awards (AMAs). Beyoncé took home two more ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, ...

Country singer Gavin Adcock criticized the "Cowboy Carter" album's placement on Apple Music's country chart. Adcock stated that Beyoncé's music "ain't country music" during a recent concert. Beyoncé's ...

Peter Parisi was a copy editor for The Daily Signal. In Las Vegas on Monday, the American Music Awards held its annual ceremony and presented its trophies, but to paraphrase Sin City’s tourism slogan: ...

The country music categories at the upcoming Grammy Awards in 2026 will look different than before. Months after Beyoncé took home the awards for "Best Country Album" and "Album of the Year" for her ...

The Recording Academy is making changes to its Best Country Album category after Beyoncé won the award in 2025. The Recording Academy is changing its Best Country Album category following Beyoncé’s ...

"Cowboy Carter" earned the singer her first Grammy in the country genre. Beyoncé, the most decorated Grammy artist in history, has won the 2025 award for best country album for her 2024 smash record, ...

This week, the Recording Academy announced a big change to the way it honors country music at the Grammys. From 1995 through this year, it presented the Best Country Album trophy to the best release ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Flashback to February. It's the 2025 Grammys, and Beyoncé has made history. Not only was she finally awarded the top prize of album of the year, but she also became the first Black ...

A country music singer shared his candid thoughts about Beyoncé‘s chart-topping country album during a recent performance. Gavin Adcock is going viral after video of him slamming Beyoncé‘s “Cowboy ...