Annual Grammy Awards: Beyoncé vs Taylor Swift

The annual Grammy Awards is the most prestigious award in the music industry. But where do Beyoncé and Taylor Swift stand in the list? Who won the most?

Grammy Awards are considered the most prestigious award in the music industry, honoring 5those who have made the most exceptional music the previous year. It represents the highest achievement in the industry. Having a Grammy is significant for musicians in any genre because it automatically attaches respect to your name and craft.

Beyoncé and Taylor Swift are two of the biggest names in the global music industry. It has been more than a decade that these two artists have been performing and paving the way for other female musicians. With truly remarkable albums and work in their names, it is no surprise that they are also some of the most awarded female music artists. But when it comes to the prestigious Grammy awards, who won the most?

Beyoncé won her first Album of the Year award on Sunday at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards. She also made history this year as the first black female artist to win the Best Country Album award for her 2024 album 'Cowboy Carter'. Meanwhile, Swift left the ceremony empty-handed after being one of the most nominated artists of the night. Both artists have been compared to each other their whole lives as musicians, based on their popularity, album sales, concert sales, and more.

While both artists have had their fair share of Grammy awards, who has won the most? Here is a complete breakdown.

Beyoncé and her Grammys

The 'Halo' singer holds the record for being the most nominated artist in Grammy history. That is not it, she is also the most awarded artist in the history of Grammy Awards. Sh4e has 99 GGrammy nominations and has been awarded 35 times. Her win on Sunday included Album of The Year and Best Country Album for 'Cowboy Carter'. It also included the award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for 'II Most Wanted' with Miley Cyrus. The singer was nominated for eight awards this Grammy season.

Taylor Swift and her Grammys

The iconic singer-songwriter Taylor Swift is also a Grammy sweetheart. In her long career, the ‘Bad Blood’ singer has scored a total of 58 nominations and won 14 Grammys. Among her recent career heights, Swift’s Eras Tour is the most significant one because it became the highest-grossing tour of all time. For this year’s Grammys, Swift was nominated for six awards, including Album of The Year, Song of The Year, and Record of The Year for ‘The Tortured Poets Department’, her eleventh studio album released in 2024.

Here is the list of 2025 Grammy winners - 

    • Album of the year: ‘Cowboy Carter’ -  Beyoncé

    • Song of the year (goes to songwriter): ‘Not Like Us’ - Kendrick Lamar

    • Record of the year: ‘Not Like Us’ - Kendrick Lamar

    • Best pop duo/group performance: ‘Die With A Smile’ - Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars

    • Best Latin pop album: ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran’ -  Shakira

    • Best new artist: Chappell Roan

    • Best country album: ‘Cowboy Carter’ - Beyoncé

    • Best pop vocal album: ‘Short n' Sweet’ - Sabrina Carpenter

    • Best rap album: ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal’ - Doechii

    • Best musical theater album: ‘Hell’s Kitchen’

    • Best song written for visual media: ‘It Never Went Away’ from American Symphony - Jon Batiste

    • Best rock album: ‘Hackney Diamonds’ - The Rolling Stones

    • Best rock song: ‘Broken Man’ - St. Vincent (written by Annie Clark)

    • Best rock performance: ‘Now and Then’ - The Beatles

    • Best comedy album: ‘The Dreamer’ - Dave Chappelle

    • Best music video: ‘Not Like Us’ - Kendrick Lamar

    • Best rap song: ‘Not Like Us’ - Kendrick Lamar

    • Best rap performance: ‘Not Like Us’ - Kendrick Lamar

    • Best R&B album: ‘11:11 (Deluxe)’ - Chris Brown

    • Best R&B song: ‘Saturn’ - SZA

    • Best R&B performance: ‘Made For Me’ - Muni Long

    • Best música urbana album: ‘Las Letras Ya No Important’ - Residente

    • Best country song: ‘The Architect’ - Kacey Musgraves

    • Best country duo/group performance: ‘II Most Wanted’ - Beyoncé featuring Miley Cyrus

    • Best country solo performance: ‘It Takes A Woman’ - Chris Stapleton

    • Best pop solo performance: ‘Espresso’ - Sabrina Carpenter

Now that this year's Grammy Awards is out of the hair, let's look at the history of Grammys and what is the relationship between the award and these two artists -

Taylor Swift's history with the Album of the Year category -

Taylor Swift was the youngest artist to ever win the Album of the Year Grammy award. She secured her first win in the category in 2010 with her album 'Fearless' and since then she has been a regular. Now she has four wins in the category of Album of the Year, which is more than anyone else in history. She won it for '1989', 'Folklore', and 'Midnights'. The 'Shake It Off' singer was nominated a total of seven times. She secured nominations in the same category for 'Evermore', 'Red', and this year for 'The Tortured Poets Department'.

Beyoncé's history with the Album of the Year category -

Since 2010, Beyoncé has set a record at the prestigious Grammy Awards. At 32 wins, the artist set the record for being the most awarded individual. However, this year marks the first time the singer was awarded the most prestigious Album of the Year award. Despite being nominated five times for 'I Am …Sasha Fierce', 'Beyoncé', 'Lemonade', 'Renaissance' and 'Cowboy Carter', she has only won for the latest album.

Though the 'Crazy in Love' singer has not spoken about her losses in the category throughout the years, she did mention it in the song ' Sweet Honey Buckiin' from 'Cowboy Carter'. She sings, "F--k it, do it again (That's cool) / A-O-T-Y, I ain't win (That's cool) / I ain't stuntin' 'bout them / Take that s--t on the chin / Come back and f--k up the pen (Yeah)."

The lyrics suggest that Beyoncé is not all that bothered by the decision and she will do it again, meaning not winning the Album of the Year award did not dishearten her and she is ready to put most effort in her craft again.

Her husband, the American rapper and businessman Jay Z on the other hand was pretty vocal about his wife not receiving the win in the category. While accepting the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award in 2024, he appeared on stage to call out the Recording Academy. "I don't want to embarrass this young lady, but she has more Grammys than everyone, and never won album of the year," he continued, presumably about his wife. "So even by your own metrics, that doesn't work. Think about that. The most Grammys, never won album of the year. That doesn't work."

Beyoncé vs Taylor Swift at the Grammys throughout the years - 

2010: Album of the Year

Beyoncé: ‘I Am … Sasha Fierce’

Taylor Swift: ‘Fearless’ 

Winner: ‘Fearless’

2010: Record of the Year

Beyoncé: ‘Halo’ 

Taylor Swift: ‘You Belong With Me’

Winner: Kings of Leon, ‘Use Somebody’

2010: Song of the Year

Beyoncé: ‘Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)’ 

Taylor Swift: ‘You Belong With Me’

Winner: ‘Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)’

2010: Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Beyoncé: ‘Halo’ 

Taylor Swift: ‘You Belong With Me’

Winner: ‘Halo’

2020: Best Pop Vocal Album

Beyoncé: ‘The Lion King: The Gift’

Taylor Swift: ‘Lover’

Winner: Billie Eilish, ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’

2020: Best Pop Solo Performance

Beyoncé: ‘Spirit’

Taylor Swift: ‘You Need to Calm Down’

Winner: Lizzo, ‘Truth Hurts’

2021: Song of the Year

Beyoncé: ‘Black Parade’ 

Taylor Swift: ‘Cardigan’

Winner: H.E.R., ‘I Can’t Breathe’

2023: Song of the Year

Beyoncé: ‘Break My Soul’

Taylor Swift: ‘All Too Well (10 Minute Version)’

Winner: Bonnie Raitt, ‘Just Like That’

2023: Best Song Written for Visual Media

Beyoncé: ‘Be Alive’ from King Richard

Taylor Swift: ‘Carolina’ from Where the Crawdads Sing

Winner: ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’ from Encanto

2025: Album of the Year

Beyoncé: ‘Cowboy Carter’

Taylor Swift: ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

Winner: ‘Cowboy Carter’

2025: Record of the Year

Beyoncé: “Texas Hold ‘Em” 

Taylor Swift: ‘Fortnight’ feat. Post Malone

Winner: Kendrick Lamar, ‘Not Like Us’

2025: Song of the Year

Beyoncé: ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’

Taylor Swift: ‘Fortnight’ feat. Post Malone

Winner: Kendrick Lamar, ‘Not Like Us’

2025: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Beyoncé: ‘Levii’s Jeans’ feat. Post Malone

Taylor Swift: ‘Us’ from Gracie Abrams’ The Secret of Us

Winner: Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, ‘Die With a Smile’

Beyoncé and Taylor Swift: what have they said about each other?

Since the infamous MTV VMAs in 2009, the two have been linked with each other. At the event, Ye, the American rapper formerly known as Kanye West took the mic from Taylor Swift during her acceptance speech on stage for winning the best female pop video. After interrupting Swift on stage, Ye took the mic from her and said Beyoncé should have won the award instead.

In a sweet gesture that evening, when 'Single Ladies' won the award for Video of the Year later that night, Beyoncé invited Swift on stage and gave her the opportunity to finish her speech. "I remember being 17 years old, up for my first MTV Award with Destiny's Child, and it was one of the most exciting moments in my life," Beyoncé said on stage at the time. "So, I'd like for Taylor to come out and have her moment."

“She’s always just been a great person before anything else,” Taylor Swift told reporters after the show. “Before the talented artist, the superstar, she’s always been a great person. And I just, I thought that I couldn’t love Beyoncé more ... and then tonight happened and it was just wonderful.”

Ever since that controversial incident, both singers have publicly supported each other. Taylor Swift also joined the list of celebrities to give Beyoncé birthday wishes for her 40th birthday in a Harper's Bazaar video. "The fact that you have paved the road that every female artist is walking down now. The fact that you've done so with such kindness and such grace. To say I admire you — there's just not a word for it," Swift said in the video clip.

Later that year, Beyoncé also sent a sweet note and flowers to Taylor Swift after they both took home Grammys. “Taylor, Congratulations on your GRAMMY. It was great seeing you on Sunday night,” the ‘Love on Top’ singer wrote. “Thank you for always being so supportive. Sending love to you & your family. B.”

Both the music superstars also attended each other’s concert film premieres in 2023. Swift later reflected on Beyoncé going to the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.’“I’m so glad I’ll never know what my life would’ve been like without @beyonce‘s influence,” the ‘Cruel Summer’ singer wrote in the caption of an Instagram post containing a picture of the two in the theater. “The way she’s taught me and every artist out here to break rules and defy industry norms. Her generosity of spirit. Her resilience and versatility. She’s been a guiding light throughout my career and the fact that she showed up tonight was like an actual fairytale.”

Their sweet reunion on the stage of the 67th Annual Grammy Awards this year when the 'Lover' singer came on stage to present the award. Swift appeared on stage to present the country music award. She reminisced on her own career beginnings in country music before opening the envelope and announcing the name with the brightest smile on her face.

Beyoncé seemed visibly surprised when Swift called out her name for the win. As she took the Grammy from Swift's hand on stage, the two laughed, embraced each other, and shared a sweet moment. Bey then went ahead to give a moving speech where she said, "Wow! I really was not expecting this." As the entirety of Los Angeles's Crypto.com Arena gave her a standing ovation, the singer went ahead to say, "I want to thank God—oh my, God—that I'm still able to do what I love after so many years. I want to thank all of the incredible country artists that accepted this album—we worked so hard on it. I think sometimes that genre is a cold word meant to keep us in our place as artists, and I just want to encourage people to do what they're passionate about and to stay consistent. Wow, I want to thank my beautiful family, all of the artists that were collaborators, thank you, this wouldn't have been this album without you. And I want to thank God again and my fans and I am still in shock so thank you so much for this honor."