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Billboard Names Beyoncé Artist of the Year After Cowboy Carter Breakthrough

Billboard has named Beyoncé its Artist of the Year, honoring the sweeping impact of her genre-crossing album Cowboy Carter and her continued dominance across the music industry. The recognition reflects a year in which Beyoncé delivered chart success, cultural influence and record-setting streaming performance, particularly in country music, where the album helped broaden the genre’s audience and conversation.…