Cody Johnson’s producer Trent Willmon seemingly shaded Shaboozey at the 2024 CMA Awards. Keep watching to see what he said, how Shaboozey responded and more.
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00:00Shaboozie is keeping it classy after some online believe he was shaded at the CMAs.
00:05It was by country star Cody Johnson's producer Trent Willman during the acceptance speech for Album of the Year.
00:11This is for this cowboy who's been kicking Shaboozie for a lot of years.
00:17Not one to take things to heart, Shaboozie took to X with a selfie and a caption that read,
00:23Ain't nobody kicking me.
00:25There's a party downtown near Fish Street. Everybody at the bar getting tipsy.
00:31Shaboozie's a bar-sung tipsy has sat atop the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 for 18 non-consecutive weeks.
00:37He's currently one week away from setting a new record and has also made history as the first black man to top the Hot Country Songs chart.
00:44Though fans are saying he was snubbed at the CMAs, he's still in the award hunt this season as he's nominated for five Grammys in 2025
00:52for Best Country Song, Best Country Solo Performance and Song of the Year.
00:57Shaboozie is also up for Best New Artist and Best Melodic Rap Performance for his collaboration with Beyoncé and Linda Martell on Spaghetti.
01:05So as they say, it's on to the next one. The good news is we're looking forward to seeing Shaboozie at the Grammys on February 2nd.
01:13Billboard reached out to reps for both Johnson and Willman for comment. Stay tuned for music news here at Billboard.