Kacey Musgraves’s Response to Viral Beyoncé Reaction
February 4, 2025
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During her years in the magazine business, Abby Tegnelia has served as News Director at In Touch, reporter/writer at Us Weekly, reporter at New York magazine, and has written for national and international titles including Marie Claire, Glamour,Women’s Wear Daily, Grazia, Voici and many more. She has a particular passion for celebrating local communities and served many years as editor in chief of Vegas magazine among others. Before moving to New York State’s Capital Region in 2019, Tegnelia lived in Northern California, where she was a prolific food and wine writer for publications and web sites such as Robb Report, Huffington Post, Expedia, Viator, The Purist and Napa Sonoma. She was most recently the CEO of an Upstate New York media company, where she ran two magazines and programs for the New York City Ballet, Philadelphia Orchestra and Albany Symphony Orchestra. A lifelong supporter of the performing arts, she currently sits on the Board of Opera Saratoga in Saratoga Springs, NY.
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Kacey Musgraves has issued a bold statement about a now-viral moment from the 2025 Grammy Awards.
During the Sunday, February 2 awards show, the singer lost Best Country Album to Beyoncé, 43, who pulled off a surprise win after being snubbed even a nomination at the Country Music Awards. But while Musgraves, 36, stood up and clapped for Beyoncé as she made her way to the stage, fans took to social media to declare that the look on her face was anything but genuinely happy for the Cowboy Carter triumph.
Taylor Swift presents Beyoncé with the Best Country Album award for “COWBOY CARTER” onstage during the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Taylor Swift presents Beyoncé with the Best Country Album award for “COWBOY CARTER” onstage during the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy
“It’s a sensationalistic false narrative meant to pit two talented female artists against each other,” a rep for Musgraves told E! News in a February 3 statement. “There was simply no scowl or expression made.”
Beyoncé, in a low-cut gold gown, won the award over Musgraves’ Deeper Well, Post Malone’s F-1 Trillion, Chris Stapleton’s Higher, and Lainey Wilson’s Whirlwind. It was the first of three wins for the singer, who also took home Best Country Duo/Group Performance and Album of the Year — her first time winning the top prize despite being the most decorated Grammy winner of all time, with 35 wins in 99 nominations, including 11 from Sunday night. Beyoncé was so surprised when her name was called for Top Country Album that her 13-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy, had to urge her to walk to the stage.
Musgraves, who wore a shimmering Ralph Lauren look, didn’t go home empty-handed, snagging her eighth Grammy Award for Best Country Song for “The Architect.” She was also nominated for Best Country Solo Performance and Best Americana Performance.
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