When Taylor SwiftannouncedCowboy Carteras Best Country Album at Sundays Grammys, Beyonce looked genuinely shocked.

And why would she?

The Recording Academy has also worked through issues of representation in recent years.

LOS ANGELES - FEBRUARY 2: Beyoncé wins the award for Best Country Album at The 67th Annual Grammy Awards, airing live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, Sunday, Feb. 2 (8:00-11:30 PM, live ET/5:00-8:30 PM, live PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+.* (Photo by Sonja Flemming/CBS via Getty Images)

Beyoncé seemed genuinely shocked to win the Grammy for Best Country Album for ‘Cowboy Carter’ at this year’s ceremonies.Sonja Flemming/CBS/Getty Images

The Academy took these critiques seriously.

And he shared real metrics reflecting that progress.

We have completely remade our membership, adding more than 3,000 women voting members, Mason said.

Her deep dive resulted in a groundbreaking collection of songs rooted in country music past and present.

But its also disappointing that Beyonce had to share those words in the first place.

The Grammys know this and are acting accordingly.