As Shaboozey celebrated his first two CMA Awards nominations on Monday (September 9), he took a moment to acknowledge one artist who didn't get a nod at the country awards show: Beyoncé.
The country newcomer shared his excitement on social media that he scored two nods at the Nov. 20 show — New Artist of the Year and Single of the Year for his hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” which spends its ninth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week — but he also expressed his excitement with praise for Beyoncé, whose first country album, Cowboy Carterreceived no nod.
In his Instagram Story sharing the news of his two nominations, Shaboozey used the Hot 100 No. 1 by Beyoncé Cowboy Carter “Texas Hold 'Em” single for the slide soundtrack. And in the next Story he wrote: “This goes without saying. Thank you @Beyonce for opening the door, starting a conversation, and giving us one of the most innovative country albums of all time!” He shared the same sentiment on X (see his post below).
Before “A Bar Song” took over the Hot 100 this summer, Shaboozey debuted on the charts as a feature on two Cowboy Carter Songs: “Spaghettii” (also featuring country legend Linda Martell) and “Sweet * Honey * Buckiin.” 'Boozey and Bey' then made history in April when 'A Bar Song' replaced 'Texas Hold 'Em' at the top of the Hot Country Songs chart — marking the first time two black artists led the chart back with back.
In addition to spotlighting Beyoncé, Shaboozey also shared his heartfelt thanks for the two nominations to X. “Wrote a song for the CMA win in 2016 and now I'm nominated for 2! Thank you @CountryMusic and congrats to the rest of the nominees. What price would be an understatement. #CMAawards.”
Morgan Wallen is the top contender for the 2024 CMA Awards, earning seven nods on Monday. Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton follow with five nods each, while Post Malone and Lainey Wilson each earned four. Louis Bell, Luke Combs, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Jelly Roll, Megan Moroney and Kacey Musgraves each secured three nominations. The 58th annual CMA Awards will air live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, November 20 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and the following day on Hulu.
