Kelsea Ballerini defended Beyoncé's country Grammy nods by saying: “You don’t have to be a country artist to make a country record."

Beyoncé performed 'Cowboy Carter' songs live for the first time in Houston Album of the year, however, is always a trickier guess. "Cowboy Carter" is up against several heavyweights. Taylor Swift has won the award a record-setting five times and is nominated again for "The Tortured Poets Department.