Shaboozey has been making big waves in the country music world this year. His megahit “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” broke chart several chart records. Additionally, he has performed on some of the biggest broadcasts the genre has to offer including the recent CMA Awards. The “Good News” singer always leaves an impression when he takes the stage. His showing at tonight’s (December 12) Billboard Music Awards was no exception.
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Shaboozey delivered a performance of “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” that left the crowd staggering and slurring. More than just a vocal powerhouse, the Virginia native was a site to behold in a white suit accented with black fringe.
Shaboozey came into tonight’s awards show with six nominations under his belt. He was up for Top New Artist, and Top Song Sales Artist. Additionally, “A Bar Song” brought him nods for Top Hot 100 Song, Top Streaming Song, Top Selling Song, and Top Country Song.
Shaboozey on the Massive Success of “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Shaboozey had a massive hit with “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” It spent 19 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, breaking a record on the all-genre survey. It was the song of the summer and hasn’t gotten any less play since the temperature started dropping.
Earlier this year, the hitmaker spoke to Variety about the success and impact of the song. “It has an American feeling to it, that feeling when you think of apple pie,” he said of the track. “You got construction workers, firefighters, teachers, everybody just holding their drink up, arms around each other’s shoulders, having a damn ball. That’s America,” he added.
The idea for the song came to him during a studio break. He played J-Kwon’s 2004 club banger “Tipsy” and the magic happened. “My two producers picked up the guitar, started playing the chords, and then we started writing it,” he recalled. “I sang, ‘They know me and Jack Daniels got a history,’ and everyone was just like ‘F**k,’” he added.
“It was definitely a lighting-in-a-bottle thing,” he said of the songs creation.
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