JUST IN: More than 14 years after winning the Grammy for Best Country Album, Taylor Swift presented the award to Beyoncé for her industry-shifting CowboyCarter. Congrats! Grammys Well Deserved 🫶🔥🏆

If you’re wondering if Beyoncé saw this coming, it’s pretty clear she had no idea … just look at her face right after she got called — definition of “deer in headlights. Beyoncé quickly recovered … hugging her husband Jay-Z and their daughter Blue Ivy — before making her way to the stage where she received a warm embrace from T-Swift

In her speech, Beyoncé thanked all of the country artists who have embraced the album and talked about how hard she worked on the record. Watch the whole clip to hear her comments. This was a big moment between two artists who have pitted against each other in the press for years now … with comparisons made between Taylor’s “Eras” tour and Bey’s “Renaissance” tour.

Beyoncé’s still up for the big prize this year — Album of the Year, against Taylor and several other stars. If you don’t remember, last year Jay-Z blasted the academy for never giving his wife the top award and, despite the controversial nature of the speech, at least one star tells us there’s no asterisk if she wins

We’ve got a whole lot more backstage Grammys moments for you to look at by the way … ’cause a whole lot more interaction happens between stars when the broadcast cuts to commercial. Beyoncé’s a country girl through and through, and the Recording Academy recognized it … voting “Cowboy Carter” as the year’s Best Country Album — and having Taylor Swift hand over the trophy.