Shaboozey Deserves More Than What the CMA Awards Gave Him. Including an Apology

Larisha Paul

November 21, 2024

Rolling Stone

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Shaboozey was on a high coming into the 2024 CMA Awards, having received two nods in his debut year as a nominee and a performance slot to showcase a mix of his breakthrough hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” and his recent single “Highway.” But what should have been a night of celebrating country — a genre in which the 29-year-old musician has been a history-making force for the duration of the year — was plagued by microaggressions being played off as jokes.

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Shaboozey a Black man in a mint green suit with black detailing and sunglasses posing at the CMA Awards event, standing in front of a blue backdrop with event logos.

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