When Shaboozey heard that The Carter Family “basically invented country music,” he had about as honestly Black a reaction as one can have—shade. The American Music Awards (AMAs) took place over the ...

Country rapper and singer Shaboozey had a hard time hiding his confusion at the 2025 American Music Awards. The ceremony, which aired on Monday, was the first production of the show since November ...

Over the past few years, an array of musicians, historians, researchers, and critics have helped upend the history of country music. They’ve brought overdue attention to the myriad, yet long-ignored ...

Fans were quick to clock Shaboozey’s reaction to Megan Moroney saying the Carter Family invented country music while presenting at the 2025 American Music Awards Monday night. The awkward moment ...

Shaboozey’s side-eye at Megan Moroney’s Carter Family comment during the 2025 AMAs lit up social media and reignited debate over country music’s roots. Shaboozey didn’t hold back his reaction Monday ...

Dan + Shay won. Shaboozey had reason to be stunned. Foundational country icons the Carter Family were among the genre's early breakout stars, but they were far from the genre's inventors. Looking for ...

“When you uncover the true history of country music, you find a story so powerful that it cannot be erased," the "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" singer wrote on X on Tuesday. By McKinley Franklin Shaboozey has ...

It was that last comment about the Carter family inventing country music that earned an eye roll into a side-eye and squint ...

Shaboozey wasn’t “tipsy” but, rather, appeared to have reached some kind of tipping point in reaction to the patter that he and fellow country star Megan Moroney read as presenters at the American ...

As Shaboozey and Megan Moroney - two of the biggest names in today's country music landscape - presented Dan + Shay with the American Music Award for Favorite Country Duo or Group, Moroney drew a side ...

Shaboozey is defending Megan Moroney following his now viral reaction at Monday’s American Music Awards. During the ceremony, the pair presented the award in the category for favorite country duo or ...