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Shaboozey Jumps for Joy Over Song of the Year Grammy Nomination for ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’

"Let's go!!!!" the country phenom cheered upon learning the news.

Shaboozey attends the 2024 People's Choice Country Awards at The Grand Ole Opry on Sept. 26, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Shaboozey attends the 2024 People's Choice Country Awards at The Grand Ole Opry on Sept. 26, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Shaboozey has a lot of reasons to dance on Friday (Nov. 8), with the 29-year-old breakout country star nabbing five nominations for the 2025 Grammys.

In addition to best new artist and best melodic rap performance for his “Spaghettii” duet with Beyoncé, Shaboozey’s smash hit single “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” was recognized for best country solo performance, best country song and, last but not least, song of the year. When his name was announced in the latter category Friday, the initially nervous-looking singer — as captured by his guitarist Stephen Musselman and reposted by Shaboozey on Instagram Stories — let out a huge cheer and jumped up from his seat, bursting with joy.


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“Let’s go!!!!” he cheered while doing a happy dance as his friends applauded.

Shaboozey also tweeted Friday, “GRAMMY NOMINATED BOOZEY!!!!!!!! I LOVE Y’ALL, THANK YOU @RecordingAcad !!!!” In another post on X, he simply wrote, “We did it!!!!”

The Virginia native’s nods are well-earned. After his star skyrocketed following Bey’s Cowboy Carter — for which he lent his talents to two tracks — Shaboozey quickly leveraged the opportunity into lasting success with “A Bar Song,” which has spent 16 weeks (so far) at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Earlier this week, the track tied for the second-longest reign in the chart’s history, bested only by Lil Nas X’s 19-week rule with “Old Town Road.”

“That’s the homie,” Shaboozey said of Lil Nas in his October Billboardcover story. “We haven’t had deep conversations, but I can tell what’s happening to me now is probably very similar to what he experienced.”

Shaboozey is just one of many artists who received good news Friday, with Beyoncé leading the way with 11 nominations, followed by Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone with seven nods apiece and Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan and Taylor Swift with six each. Shaboozey shares the best new artist category with Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Benson Boone, Doechii, Khruangbin, Raye and Teddy Swims.

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The 2025 Grammys will take place Sunday, Feb. 2. See Shaboozey’s tweets below.

This article was originally published by Billboard U.S.

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