Beyoncé congratulates “Queen Linda Martell” on first Grammy nomination for ‘Cowboy Carter’ collab

nme.com:

Beyoncé has shared a social media post congratulating “Queen Linda Martell” on her first Grammy nomination for her feature on ‘Cowboy Carter’.The pop icon took to her official Instagram account and posted a photo of Martell – the first commercially successful black female artist in the country music field and the first to play the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville – to congratulate her for her first Grammy nomination for their collaboration on ‘Spaghettii’ from Beyoncé’s eighth studio album.The caption of her post read: “Congratulations to my queen Linda Martell on your nomination and your contribution to Country Music.”A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce)Along with her feature on ‘Spaghettii’, the pioneering country artist also provided a spoken-word segment on the track ‘The Linda Martell Show’ on that same album.

In an interview with Billboard, Martell shared that she was “very, very glad” to be featured on ‘Cowboy Carter’ and added that he had appreciated the attention Beyoncé has brought to her music.The ‘Crazy In Love’ singer received 11 nominations at the 67th annual Grammy Awards for the album, including categories for Album of the Year and Best Country Album while the LP’s single ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ earned nominations for Record of the Year, and Song of the Year.With a total of 99 nominations throughout her career, Beyoncé has made history as the most Grammy-nominated artist ever.

Back in 2023, she broke the record for most Grammy wins of all time, with 32 trophies to her name.In a glowing five-star review of ‘Cowboy Carter’, NME shared: “In the age of stan culture, sceptics will argue that objective criticism of Beyoncé can feel hard to come by.