Shaboozey

CTL-E-5404 · Person · musician · 2020s–present

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Shaboozey is the stage name of Collins Obinna Chibueze (born May 9, 1995, in Woodbridge, Virginia), the Nigerian American singer whose fusion of country, hip-hop, and Americana produced the defining song of 2024. On April 12, 2024, he released 'A Bar Song (Tipsy),' built on an interpolation of J-Kwon's 2004 'Tipsy'; the single climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there for nineteen weeks, tying the record set by Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' for the longest-running No. 1 in the chart's history. The same season, Beyoncé (CTL-E-1771) featured him twice on Cowboy Carter — on 'SPAGHETTII,' alongside Linda Martell, and on 'SWEET HONEY BUCKIIN'' — and his third album, Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going, followed on May 31, 2024. At the 2025 Grammy Awards he earned five nominations without a win; at the 2026 awards he won Best Country Duo/Group Performance for 'Amen,' with Jelly Roll — the Academy's artist page totals one win against eight nominations. A Black artist tying country's biggest chart record, on a song descended from a St. Louis rap hit, is the genre's whole history in a single single.

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• Also known as: Collins Obinna Chibueze

Notes

Statistics: 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)': released April 12, 2024; 19 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, tying 'Old Town Road' (ABC Audio; Billboard). Grammys: 1 win / 8 nominations (GRAMMY.com artist page, accessed 2026-10-15). Staged edge: collaborated_with Beyoncé (CTL-E-1771) on the Cowboy Carter features. · Curator's Judgment: DRAFT — for founder review: The paste listed Shaboozey first among its names, and the audit shows why he belongs beside senators: a nineteen-week No. 1 is a census, not a trend — the country audience, counted weekly, ratified a Black artist's record-tying run. The graph files the count, and the count is the claim. · Photo slot: CLEARED CANDIDATE — Wikimedia Commons File:Shaboozey on the CwE 01.jpg, CC BY 3.0 (the CwE), license verified from Commons API metadata on 2026-10-15; not downloaded — visual pass follows merge per standing pattern.

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• Beyoncé — collaborated with
  Shaboozey is featured on two tracks of Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter (2024) — 'SPAGHETTII' (with Linda Martell) and 'SWEET HONEY BUCKIIN'' — as documented by the Recording Academy's GRAMMY.com profile coverage of his 2024 album.

Sources

• Recording Academy / GRAMMY.com, 'Shaboozey — Grammy Awards and Nominations' — supports: the five 2025 nominations, the 2026 Best Country Duo/Group Performance win for 'Amen' with Jelly Roll, and the career totals (1 win, 8 nominations) — https://grammy.com/artists/shaboozey/56863 (primary source)
• Recording Academy / GRAMMY.com, 'Shaboozey On His New Album, Beyoncé & Why He'll Never Be A 'Stereotypical' Artist,' May 31, 2024 — supports: the Cowboy Carter features ('SPAGHETTII,' 'SWEET HONEY BUCKIIN'') and the May 31, 2024 album Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going — https://www.grammy.com/news/shaboozey-new-album-where-ive-been-isnt-where-im-going-interview-beyonce-cowboy-carter/
• ABC Audio syndicated report via Krater 96, 'Shaboozey's 'A Bar Song' ties Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' for longest-running #1 song of all time,' December 2, 2024 — supports: the 19 weeks at No. 1 and the record tie — http://www.krater96.com/2024/12/02/shaboozeys-a-bar-song-ties-lil-nas-xs-old-town-road-for-longest-running-1-song-of-all-time/
• Billboard via DJ Frosty, 'Shaboozey Scores First No. 1s on Billboard Charts Thanks to 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)',' April 24, 2024 — supports: the April 12, 2024 release and the J-Kwon 'Tipsy' interpolation — https://djfrosty.com/2024/04/24/shaboozey-scores-first-no-1s-on-billboard-charts-thanks-to-a-bar-song-tipsy/

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